Effective March 6, 2017, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) in various related sections to reflect changes to mailing standards that were missed in the final rule published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2016.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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200 Commercial Mail Letters, Cards, Flats, and Parcels
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230 First-Class Mail
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235 Mail Preparation
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5.0 Preparing Nonautomation Letters
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5.2 Machinable Preparation
5.2.1 Machinable Bundling
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b. All pieces in a less-than-full origin tray.
5.2.2 Traying and Labeling
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a. AADC origin trays required, with pieces grouped by 3-digit ZIP Code prefix; no minimum piece requirement; one less-than-full tray permitted; labeling:
1. Line 1: 801
2. Line 2: “FCM LTR AADC MACH.”
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240 Commercial Mail USPS Marketing Mail
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243 Prices and Eligibility
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3.0 Basic Eligibility Standards for USPS Marketing Mail
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3.2 Defining Characteristics
3.2.1 Mailpiece Weight
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a. Pieces mailed at machinable letter prices may weigh up to 3.5 ounces. Letter-size pieces weighing more than 3.5 ounces are mailable at nonmachinable letter prices. For saturation and high density letters over 3.5 ounces, see 3.2.1b
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4.0 Price Eligibility for USPS Marketing Mail
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4.2 Minimum Per Piece Prices
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a. Basic Requirement. Automation and automation-compatible letters mailed at Regular, Enhanced Carrier Route, Nonprofit, and Nonprofit Enhanced Carrier Route prices are subject to minimum per piece prices when they weigh no more than 3.5 ounces (0.2188 pound). Nonautomation letters and flats mailed at Regular, Enhanced Carrier Route, Nonprofit, and Nonprofit Enhanced Carrier Route prices are subject to minimum per piece prices when they weigh no more than 4 ounces (0.25 pound).
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4.3 Piece/Pound Prices
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Letters that exceed 3.5 ounces (0.2188 pound) are subject to a two-part piece/pound price that includes a fixed charge per piece and a variable pound charge based on weight. Flats that exceed 4 ounces are subject to a two-part piece/pound price that includes a fixed charge per piece and a variable pound charge based on weight.
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5.0 Additional Eligibility Standards for Nonautomation USPS Marketing Mail Letters, Flats, and Presorted USPS Marketing Mail Parcels
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5.4 Machinable Price Application — Letters
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5.4.1 AADC Price
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The AADC price applies to qualifying letter-size machinable pieces (see 201.1.0) placed in origin/entry AADC trays (regardless of quantity), to quantities of 150 or more pieces prepared in AADC trays for a single AADC, and to pieces placed in mixed AADC trays in lieu of overflow AADC trays.
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246 Enter and Deposit
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4.0 Destination Sectional Center Facility (DSCF) Entry
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4.2 Eligibility
4.2.1 Letters
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a. When deposited at a DSCF or USPS-designated facility, and either:
1. Placed in a tray labeled to a destination within the SCF‘s service area, when all pieces in the tray are addressed for delivery within that SCF‘s service area.
2. Placed in an ADC or AADC tray labeled to a destination within the SCF’s service area, regardless of whether all pieces in the tray are addressed for delivery within that SCF‘s service area.
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700 Special Standards
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708 Technical Specifications
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1.0 Standardized Documentation for First-Class Mail, Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail, and Flat-Size Bound Printed Matter
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1.3 Price Level Column Headings
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a. Automation First-Class Mail, USPS Marketing Mail, and barcoded Periodicals:
b. Presorted First-Class Mail, barcoded and nonbarcoded Periodicals flats, nonbarcoded Periodicals letters, and machinable and nonmachinable USPS Marketing Mail:
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1.4 Sortation Level
The actual sortation level (or corresponding abbreviation) is used for the bundle, tray, sack, or pallet levels required by1.2 and shown below:
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification, Marketing, 2-16-17
