Effective May 1, 2017, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), sections 708.4.3 and 708.7.1, to clarify barcode and optional endorsement line (OEL) information on automation-priced flat-size pieces.
The DMM states that when automation-priced flat-size pieces contain an OEL, the Intelligent Mail® barcode must contain OEL coding that includes information corresponding to the correct sortation level of each bundle. This revision further clarifies that when automation-priced flat-size pieces bear an Intelligent Mail barcode that contains OEL coding information corresponding to the correct sortation, an OEL is also required on the piece.
Although this clarification will not be published in the DMM until May 1, 2017, this standard is effective immediately.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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700 Special Standards
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708 Technical Specifications
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4.0 Standards for Intelligent Mail and POSTNET Barcodes
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4.3 Intelligent Mail Barcodes
4.3.1 Definition
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[Revise the third and fourth sentence of item b. to read as follows:]
b. ***When automation-priced flat-size pieces bear an Intelligent Mail barcode that contains OEL coding information corresponding to the correct sortation, an OEL is also required on the piece. See the Intelligent Mail Barcode Resource Guide available on PostalPro at postalpro.usps.com/ for more information on incorporating OELs in Intelligent Mail barcodes.
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7.0O Optional Endorsement Lines (OELs)
7.1 OEL Use
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7.1.2 Intelligent Mail Barcodes
[Revise the text of 7.1.2 to read as follows:]
When flat-size pieces bear an Intelligent Mail barcode (under 708.4.3) for automation-price eligibility, the barcode on a piece that contains an optional endorsement line (OEL) must contain OEL coding (which includes information in Exhibit 7.1.1) that corresponds to the correct sortation level of each bundle. When automation-priced flat-size pieces bear an Intelligent Mail barcode that contains OEL coding information corresponding to the correct sortation, an OEL is also required on the piece. See the Intelligent Mail Barcode Resource Guide available on PostalPro at postalpro.usps.com/ for more information on incorporating OELs in Intelligent Mail barcodes.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next online update of the DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Marketing, 3-30-17
