Effective July 14, 2024, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), section 604.9.4.10, to reflect a change in Postal Service requirements regarding who must complete and sign a PS Form 8096, Request to Pay Postage Refunds to Presenter of Mail, when it is required for a value-added refund (VAR).
Currently, DMM 604.9.4.10 states that when a PS Form 8096 is required for a VAR, each of the presenter’s customers whose metered mailpieces are eligible for the customer to receive a VAR must complete and sign a PS Form 8096. The Postal Service is revising section 604.9.4.10 to add the option that a presenter may complete and sign a PS Form 8096 on behalf of each customer whose metered mailpieces are eligible for the customer to receive a VAR.
Although the Postal Service will not publish this revision in the DMM until July 14, 2024, this standard is effective immediately.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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600 Basic Standards for All Mailing Services
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604 Postage Payment Methods and Refunds
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9.0 Exchanges and Refunds
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[Revise the title of 9.4 to read as follows:]
9.4 Value-Added Refunds
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9.4.10 PS Form 8096 Required
[Revise the first sentence of 9.4.10 to read as follows:]
An original PS Form 8096 must be completed and signed by the presenter on behalf of each customer whose metered mailpieces are eligible for the customer to receive a VAR, or signed by each of the presenter’s customers whose metered mailpieces are eligible for the customer to receive a VAR.***
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The Postal Service will incorporate this revision into the next edition of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
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