Effective July 10, 2022, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) in various sections to clarify the use of Labeling List L051 for Parcel Select® nonmachinable parcels and Parcel Select Lightweight® (PSLW) irregular parcels.
The Postal Service is expanding the use of Labeling List L051 to include all Parcel Select and PSLW parcels with destination sectional center facility (DSCF) prices. Specifically, in addition to machinable parcels, the Postal Service will require Parcel Select nonmachinable and PSLW irregular parcels to be entered at the DSCF under Labeling List L051 for DSCF prices.
The Postal Service will also update Quick Service Guide 250 to include these revisions. Although these revisions will not be published in the DMM until July 10, 2022, the standards are effective April 3, 2022.
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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250 Commercial Mail Parcel Select Parcels
253 Prices and Eligibility
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4.0 Price Eligibility for Parcel Select and Parcel Select Lightweight
4.1 Destination Entry Price Eligibility
4.1.1 Definition
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[Revise the first sentence of item b. to read as follows:]
b. A destination sectional center facility (DSCF) includes all facilities in L051.***
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4.1.4 DSCF and DDU Prices
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[Revise the first sentence of item a. to read as follows:]
a. For DSCF prices, be part of a Parcel Select destination entry mailing of parcels deposited at an SCF in L051, or a USPS-designated facility.***
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255 Mail Preparation
1.0 General Information for Mail Preparation
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1.4 Terms for Presort Level
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[Revise the text of item c. to read as follows:]
c. SCF: the separation includes pieces for two or more 3-digit areas served by the same sectional center facility (SCF) (see L051).
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4.0 Preparing Destination Entry Parcel Select
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4.2 Preparing Destination SCF (DSCF) Parcel Select
4.2.1 Definition
[Revise the first sentence of 4.2.1 to read as follows:]
A destination sectional center facility (DSCF) includes all facilities in L051.***
4.2.2 Basic Standards
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[Revise the text of item b. to read as follows:]
b. DSCF pieces must be for the same SCF area under L051.
[Revise the second sentence of item c. to read as follows:]
c. ***Mailers must enter the pieces at the designated SCF, under L051, that serves the 5-digit ZIP Code destinations of the pieces.***
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4.2.3 Sacking and Labeling
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[Revise the text of item e. to read as follows:]
e. 3-digit nonmachinable sack labeling: Line 1, use L051; for Line 2, “PSVC IRREG 3D.”
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6.0 Preparing Parcel Select Lightweight
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6.3 Preparing Irregular Parcels
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6.3.3 Sacking and Labeling
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[Revise the text of 6.3.3b(1) to read as follows:]
1. For Line 1, L051.
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700 Special Standards
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705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems
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8.0 Preparing Pallets
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8.10 Pallet Presort and Labeling
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8.10.3 USPS Marketing Mail or Parcel Select Lightweight — Bundles, Sacks, or Trays
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[Revise the second sentence of item e. to read as follows:]
e. ***Pallet may contain carrier route, automation price, and/or Presorted price mail for the 3-digit ZIP Code groups in L005, or L051 for Parcel Select Lightweight sacks.***
[Revise the text of 8.10.3e(1) to read as follows:]
1. Line 1: L002, Column C, or L051 for Parcel Select Lightweight sacks.
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8.10.8 Irregular Parcels Weighing 2 Ounces or More — USPS Marketing Mail, Including Marketing Parcels, and Parcel Select Lightweight
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[Revise the text of 8.10.8c(1) to read as follows:]
1. For Line 1, L002, Column C, or L051 for Parcel Select Lightweight irregular parcels.
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8.18 Parcel Select DSCF Prices — Parcels on Pallets
8.18.1 Basic Preparation, Parcels on Pallets
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[Revise the text of 8.18.1g(1) to read as follows:]
1. Line 1: use L051.
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8.18.2 Alternate Preparation, Parcels on Pallets
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[Revise the text of 8.18.2g(1) to read as follows:]
1. Line 1: use L051.
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8.19 Parcel Select DSCF Prices — Sacks on Pallets
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[Revise the text of 8.19b(1) to read as follows:]
1. Line 1: use city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code destination of pieces.
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The Postal Service will incorporate these revisions into the July 10, 2022, edition of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification,
Product Solutions, 3-24-22
