8-3 Assessment Process Overview

Exhibit 8-3 

Postage Assessment Process

 

The mailer scorecard data and additional postage due amounts are locked on the 10^th of the month. If any metrics exceed the established threshold, a postage assessment is generated. On the 11^th of the following month, the Mail Entry Postage Assessment report is available for review in the Business Customer Gateway.

Along with providing the Mail Entry Postage Assessment reports through the Business Customer Gateway, the Postal Service sends email notifications alerting mailers of any additional postage due or a negative email if no additional postage is due.

These email notifications are sent to the eDoc submitters BSA and/or User Role associated with the VAE Service. The Postal Service strongly encourages all users to enroll in the VAE Service.

In the event an eDoc submitter does not have user accounts enabled for VAE Service, the Postal Service uses the order of precedence listed in 8-2 to identify a BCG user who can receive the notification email.

Payment and review requests are made on the Mail Entry Assessment Report summary view. During this time, the status of the assessment is “Pending Action” until the mailer selects to pay or request review.