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C-3.3 Assessment Calculation Example for Duplicate Errors

The example below explains the process and calculation of assessments for Duplicate Errors. The mailer in the scenario only exceeds the monthly error threshold for Duplicate Errors.

Table C-3.3a

Assessment Calculation Example Parameters

Example Mailer eDoc:

 

Category

Example Parameters

Total eInduction Containers in eDoc

9301

Total Mailer Submitted Containers

9731

Total Adjusted Postage

$5,655,313.91

Average Postage per Container

$581.16

Table C-3.3b

Assessment Calculation Example Results

Monthly eInduction Verification Results:

 

Error Level

Error Type

# of Errors

# eDoc EIN Containers

Error Percentage

Error Threshold

Errors Above Error Threshold

Container

Duplicate

19

9301

.20%

0.17%

3

The process to calculate Duplicate Error verification results and assessments is below:

  1. Error Percentage Calculation:

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  2. Containers Above Error Threshold Calculation

For Duplicate Errors, the containers above the error threshold are rounded down to the nearest whole number. Mailers must have more than one container above the error threshold to be assessed additional postage.

 

  1. Average Postage Calculation

For Duplicate Errors, an additional step of calculating a mailers total average postage per container is required.

 

  1. Postage Assessment Calculation:

    2.  




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