Effective January 27, 2019, the Postal Service™ will amend Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), section 705.18.5, to clarify the facility delivery address used for Priority Mail Express Open and Distribute® (PMEOD) and Priority Mail Open and Distribute® (PMOD) containers.
To ensure USPS® routes all PMEOD and PMOD containers to the appropriate facility for processing, the Postal Service will amend the PMEOD and PMOD addressing standards for SCF, ADC, NDC, and ASF labels. The current addressing standards using city, state, and ZIP Code™ will be revised to use the facility name, state, and National Air and Surface System (NASS) Code found in the Drop Entry Point View File available on the USPS Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST®) Web site: fast.usps.com. The Destination Delivery Units (DDU) addressing standards will remain the same (i.e., use the name of the DDU on the top line; the street address of the facility on the next line; and city, state, and ZIP+4® code on the last line of the address block).
These revisions are necessary to maximize operational efficiencies in the USPS network, which allows the Postal Service to provide the highest level of service. Although the Postal Service will not publish these revisions in the DMM until January 27, 2019, the standards are 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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705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems
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18.0 Priority Mail Express Open and Distribute and Priority Mail Open and Distribute
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18.5 Preparation
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18.5.9 SCF Address Labels
[Revise the first sentence in 18.5.9 to read as follows:]
For the SCF address label, use SCF followed by the facility name, state, and National Air and Surface System (NASS) Code found in the Drop Entry Point View File available at the USPS FAST Web site: fast.usps.com. (Click on Reports>Mail Direction Search>Drop Entry Point View.)***
Exhibit 18.5.9 SCF Address Label
[Revise the delivery address in Exhibit 18.5.9 to read as follows:]
SCF ROYAL PALM FL 330PM
[Revise the mail class and processing category line to read as follows:]
Mail Class Enclosed: Parcel Select Lightweight
[Revise the ZIP Code in the human readable text below the barcode to read as follows:]
420 33054***
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18.5.10 ADC Address Labels
[Revise the first sentence in 18.5.10 to read as follows:]
For the ADC address label, use ADC followed by the facility name, state, and NASS Code found in the Drop Entry Point View File available at the USPS FAST Web site: fast.usps.com. (Click on Reports>Mail Direction Search>Drop Entry Point View.)***
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18.5.11 NDC Address Labels
[Revise the first sentence in 18.5.11 to read as follows:]
For the NDC address label, use NDC followed by the facility name, state, and NASS Code found in the Drop Entry Point View File available at the USPS FAST Web site: fast.usps.com. (Click on Reports>Mail Direction Search>Drop Entry Point View.)***
Exhibit 18.5.11 NDC Address Label
[Revise the delivery address in Exhibit 18.5.11 to read as follows:]
NDC Denver CO 80Z
[Revise the mail class and processing category line to read as follows:]
Mail Class Enclosed: USPS Marketing Mail Parcels
[Revise the ZIP Code in the human readable text below the barcode to read as follows:]
420 80266***
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18.5.12 ASF Address Labels
[Revise the first sentence in 18.5.12 to read as follows:]
For the ASF address label, use ASF followed by the facility name, state, and NASS Code found in the Drop Entry Point View File under NDC available at the USPS FAST Web site: fast.usps.com. (Click on Reports>Mail Direction Search>Drop Entry Point View.)***
Exhibit 18.5.12 ASF Address Label
[Revise the delivery address in Exhibit 18.5.12 to read as follows:]
ASF Salt Lake City UT 840AN
[Revise the mail class and processing category line to read as follows:]
Mail Class Enclosed: USPS Marketing Mail Flats
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The Postal Service 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, 11-22-18
