C-4.6 Assessment Calculation Example for Mail Characteristic PAF

The example below explains the process and calculation of assessments for Mail Characteristic Errors. The example shows the PAF and assessment calculation for one mail owner, and the aggregation calculation for an eDoc submitter.

Table C-4.6a

Assessment Calculation Example Parameters

Mail Owner #1 eDoc and Monthly Seamless Verification Results:

 

Category	Example Parameters
Total Mail Owner eDoc Monthly Postage	$7,550
Total Mail Owner eDoc Postage For Sampled Pieces	$1,268
Mail Owner eDoc Postage for Sampled Pieces with No errors	$846
Mail Owner eDoc Postage for Sampled Pieces with Errors	Mail Characteristic: $422
Statistically Significant Errors for Mail Owner’s Population	Mail Characteristic: Yes
Adjusted Postage For Mail Owner Pieces with Postage Errors	Mail Characteristic: $537
PAF Threshold	1.05

The process to calculate Postage Verification error verification results and assessments is below:

1. Mail Owner #1 PAF Calculation:

 

Mail Owner # 1 Mail Characteristic PAF	=	Sum of Adjusted Postage for Pieces Sampled with Statistically Significant Sampling Errors (Mail Characteristic) + eDoc Postage for Pieces Sampled not in Error + eDoc Postage for Pieces with Sampling Errors not Statistically Significant
		Sum of eDoc Postage for all Sampled Pieces
	=	$537 + $846 + $0
		$1268
	=	$1383
		$1268
	=	1.091

2. Mail Owner #1 Pieces Assessment Calculation:

 

Mail Owner #1 Additional Postage Due	=	Mail Owner #1 Original eDoc Monthly Postage	X	(	PAF	-	PAF Threshold	)
	=	$ 7550	X	( 1.091 - 1.05 )
	=	$ 7550	X	.041
	=	$309.55

Table C-4.6b

Assessment Calculation Example Parameters

Mail Owner #2 eDoc and Monthly Seamless Verification Results:

 

Category	Example Parameters
Total Mail Owner eDoc Monthly Postage	$25,469
Total Mail Owner eDoc Postage For Sampled Pieces	$7,592
Mail Owner eDoc Postage for Sampled Pieces with No errors	$7,468
Mail Owner eDoc Postage for Sampled Pieces with Errors	Mail Characteristic: $124
Statistically Significant Errors for Mail Owner’s Population	Mail Characteristic: Yes
Adjusted Postage For Mail Owner Pieces with Postage Errors	Mail Characteristic: $435
PAF Threshold	1.05

The process to calculate Postage Verification error verification results and assessments is below:

1. Mail Owner #2 PAF Calculation:

 

Mail Owner # 2 Mail Characteristic PAF	=	Sum of Adjusted Postage for Pieces Sampled with Statistically Significant Sampling Errors (Mail Characteristic) + eDoc Postage for Pieces Sampled not in Error + eDoc Postage for Pieces with Sampling Errors not Statistically Significant
		Sum of eDoc Postage for all Sampled Pieces
	=	$435 + $7468 + $0
		$7592
	=	$7903
		$7592
	=	1.041

2. Mail Owner #2 Postage Assessment Calculation: $0, mailer is below PAF Threshold.

Table C-4.6c

Assessment Calculation Example Parameters

Mail Owner #3 eDoc and Monthly Seamless Verification Results:

 

Category	Example Parameters
Total Mail Owner eDoc Monthly Postage	$682
Total Mail Owner eDoc Postage For Sampled Pieces	$95
Mail Owner eDoc Postage for Sampled Pieces with No errors	$78
Mail Owner eDoc Postage for Sampled Pieces with Errors	Mail Characteristic: $17
Statistically Significant Errors for Mail Owner’s Population	Mail Characteristic: Yes
Adjusted Postage For Mail Owner Pieces with Postage Errors	Mail Characteristic: $25
PAF Threshold	1.05

The process to calculate Postage Verification error verification results and assessments is below:

1. Mail Owner #3 PAF Calculation:

 

Mail Owner # 3 Mail Characteristic PAF	=	Sum of Adjusted Postage for Pieces Sampled with Statistically Significant Sampling Errors (Mail Characteristic) + eDoc Postage for Pieces Sampled not in Error + eDoc Postage for Pieces with Sampling Errors not Statistically Significant
		Sum of eDoc Postage for all Sampled Pieces
	=	$25 + $78 + $0
		$95
	=	$103
		$95
	=	1.084

2. Mail Owner #3 Postage Assessment Calculation:

 

Mail Owner #3 Additional Postage Due	=	Mail Owner #3 Original eDoc Monthly Postage	X	(	PAF	-	PAF Threshold	)
	=	$682	X	( 1.084 - 1.05 )
	=	$682	X	.034
	=	$23.19

3. Aggregation of Mail Owner Assessments:

 

Mail Owner	Assessment for Mail Characteristic
Mail Owner	$309.55
Mail Owner	$0
Mail Owner	$23.19
Total eDoc Submitter Postage Assessment	$332.74