Effective June 6, 2016, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), section 507.1.5.3, to specify that Parcel Select Lightweight® pieces, which currently include USPS Tracking® service, will no longer be required to include any specific ancillary service endorsements.
Prior to USPS Tracking service being included at no additional charge for Parcel Select Lightweight pieces, mailers were required to purchase USPS Tracking as a separate Extra Service. With this revision, the Postal Service is eliminating the standard that currently requires mailers to include specific ancillary service endorsements on Parcel Select Lightweight pieces, when these pieces include USPS Tracking. As a result, mailers will now be permitted to choose the ancillary service endorsement applicable to the treatment that they desire for their mailpieces according to the existing options under DMM 507.1, Treatment of Mail.
Although this revision will not be reflected in the DMM standards until June 6, 2016, mailers may immediately begin preparing their Parcel Select Lightweight pieces in accordance with these revised standards.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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500 Additional Mailing Services
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507 Mailer Services
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1.0 Treatment of Mail
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1.5 Treatment of Ancillary Services by Class of Mail
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1.5.3 Standard Mail and Parcel Select Lightweight
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[Revise the second sentence of 1.5.3 f to read as follows:]
f. ***Standard Mail pieces, except for Marketing parcels, with USPS Tracking must be endorsed “Address Service Requested,” “Forwarding Service Requested,” “Return Service Requested,” or “Change Service Requested.”
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We will incorporate these revisions into the June update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http:⁄⁄pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Marketing and Sales, 4-28-16
