Effective March 16, 2017, the Postal Service™ is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), section 705.22, to add the Seamless Acceptance Program, which is an option for entering commercial mailings using scans from USPS® mail processing equipment and handheld devices to automate verification and payment for commercial First-Class Mail® cards, letters, and flats, Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail™ letters and flats, and Bound Printed Matter Flats.
Although these revisions will not be published in the DMM until April 3, 2017, the Seamless Acceptance Program is available immediately.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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700 Special Standards
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705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems
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[Add new section 22.0 to read as follows:]
22.0 Seamless Acceptance Program
22.1 Description
Seamless Acceptance uses Intelligent Mail barcodes, electronic documentation (eDoc), and scans from USPS mail processing equipment and handheld devices to automate verification of and payment for First-Class Mail cards, letters, and flats, Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail letters and flats, and Bound Printed Matter flats. Additional information, including information regarding verification and associated assessments on the Seamless Acceptance Program, is available in Publication 6850, Publication for Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats, available at https://postalpro.usps.com/node/581.
22.2 Approval
Mailers may seek authorization to participate in the Seamless Acceptance Program by contacting the PostalOne! Helpdesk at 800-522-9085.
22.3 Basic Standards
First-Class Mail, Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail letters and flats, and BPM barcoded flats are potentially eligible for Seamless Acceptance. All mailpieces, including basic and nonautomation, must be prepared as outlined in 23.0; mailers must meet the following standards:
a. Meet all the content and price eligibility standards for the price claimed;
b. Prepare 90% Full-Service eligible volume;
c. Participate in the Seamless Parallel Program; and
d. Participate in eInduction under 20.0 for DMU-verified origin entry or destination entry-drop shipments.
22.3.1 Intelligent Mail Barcode Exception
Under special circumstances where mailers are unable to use an Intelligent Mail barcode on every piece, an exception may be granted by Business Mailer Support (BMS); see 608.8 for contact information.
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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, 3-16-17
