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Publication 685 - Publication for Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats - Contents
Publication 685 - Publication for Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats
July 2024
Update Notice
1 Introduction to the Publication for Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats
1-1 Streamlined Mail Acceptance
2 Intelligent Mail Full-Service
2-1 Program Overview
2-2 Participation Criteria
2-3 Full-Service Electronic Verification Policy
2-4 Full-Service Postage Assessment
2-5 Full-Service Mail Quality Reports
3 Move Update
3-1 Program Overview
3-2 Census Process Participation Criteria
3-3 Move Update Census Process Verification Policy
3-4 Move Update Mail Quality Reports
4 eInduction
4-1 Program Overview
4-2 eInduction Participation Criteria
4-3 eInduction Verification Policy
4-4 eInduction Postage Assessment
4-5 eInduction Mail Quality Reports
5 Automated Verification
5-1 Program Overview
5-2 Delivery Point Verification
5-3 Nesting/Sortation (MPE) Verification
6 Seamless Acceptance
6-1 Program Overview
6-2 Participation Criteria
6-3 Seamless Acceptance Postage Assessment
6-4 Seamless Acceptance Mail Quality Reports
7 Mail Irregularities
7-1 Program Overview
7-2 Mail Irregularities Mail Quality Reports
8 Postage Assessment After Verification
8-1 Program Overview
8-2 Postage Assessment Roles and Services
8-3 Assessment Process Overview
Appendix A
A-1 Full-Service Error Thresholds
A-2 Move Update Error Threshold
A-3 eInduction Error Thresholds
A-4 Seamless Acceptance Error Thresholds
Appendix B
B-1 Intelligent Mail Full-Service
B-2 Move Update
B-3 eInduction
B-4 Seamless Acceptance
Appendix C
C-1 Full-Service Assessment Calculation Examples
C-2 Move Update Assessment Calculation Examples
C-3 eInduction Assessment Calculation Examples
C-4 Seamless Acceptance Assessment Calculations
Appendix D
Appendix E