Oct. 19, 2007
MODERN SERVICE STANDARDS PROPOSED
Postal Service encourages mailers to review and comment
The Postal Service has published a Federal Register notice proposing modern service standards for market-dominant products. The new postal law requires the Postal Service, in consultation with the Postal Regulatory Commission, to establish a set of modern service standards for market-dominant products no later than Dec. 20, 2007.
According to the law, market-dominant products are: First-Class Mail letters and sealed parcels, First-Class Mail cards, Periodicals, Standard Mail, single-piece Parcel Post, Media Mail, bound printed matter, library mail, special services and single-piece international mail. The Postal Service proposes that outbound single-piece First-Class Mail International be included in the market-dominant category.
Mailers are encouraged to review and comment on the proposal before Nov. 16, 2007.
In addition to the Federal Register, this notice also is available at the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) website at http://ribbs/mtac.html.
ADDRESS STANDARDS
Proposals for presorted, carrier route and automation rate letters and flats
The Postal Service also published two Federal Register notices proposing new address standards for letters and flats mailed at presorted, carrier route, and automation rates. For flats, our proposal includes new barcode, address placement and address formatting requirements. For letters, we propose new address type size and spacing requirements.
Mailers are encouraged to review and comment before Dec. 10, 2007.
We plan to publish final rules in January and give mailers at least 12 months to update their mailing systems and make related changes to mailpiece design.
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