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NATIONAL PCC DAY 2007: CELEBRATING AMERICA'S PARTNERSHIP

They know how mail works best for businesses across the nation and they share that knowledge with businesses in their local communities. These efforts by Postal Customer Councils (PCCs) and their role in helping to keep America's mailing industry strong will be honored Sept. 19 on National PCC Day.

"With more than 200 PCCs and 100,000 members, the Postal Service is committed to its partnership with PCCs throughout the country," says Susan Plonkey, vice president of Customer Service for the Postal Service.

NATIONAL PCC DAY 2007
LIVE SATELLITE BROADCAST
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
12 NOON ET

National PCC Day will feature a live keynote address by Postmaster General John Potter who will be speaking live by satellite from the Cincinnati, OH, PCC. He'll be joined by Deputy Postmaster General Pat Donahoe, Chief Marketing Officer Anita Bizzotto and Vice President of Product Development Nick Barranca.

Nearly every PCC across the nation will be hosting an event to celebrate "America's Partnership," the theme of National PCC Day. PCC members can expect to hear about USPS plans to enhance its partnership with PCCs as a result of feedback gained from more than two dozen focus groups conducted this year by postal executives. Additionally, workshops on "Intelligent Mail" and the "Value of Mail" will be conducted at these events.

Made up of community business owners and managers, mailing service providers, and postal and industry experts, PCCs exist to accomplish one mission: to help companies be more successful using the mail.

Want to learn more about PCCs and National PCC Day activities in your community? Log on to the National PCC Network at www.usps.com/pcc.

MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR REUSABLE ENVELOPES

In response to the growing interest in "green" products, the Postal Service is paving the way for a cost-effective, simple-to-use solution that eliminates the need for a separate reply mail envelope and helps to conserve precious resources.

A company called ecoenvelopes has developed a reusable envelope design that gives mailers more flexibility for printing, distributing and mailing reusable envelopes. To facilitate this new design, the Postal Service worked with the company to change a Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) requirement that prohibited the placement of a facing identification mark (FIM) on the front (address) side of window reusable envelopes.

Prior to the change, mailers were required to place the FIM on the reverse side of a reusable envelope which limited the design and use of a window reusable envelope. Earlier this year, DMM sections 601.6.5 and 708.9.1 were revised to allow the use of a FIM on the address side of window reusable envelopes. Since permit imprint mailings do not pass through facer-canceler operations, the placement of a FIM on the address side of a reusable envelope does not affect processing operations.

Ecoenvelopes' design for the originating mailpiece requires the permit imprint indicia to be printed on the insert and displayed to the right of the address block through a glassine window. The appropriate FIM (A or C) is printed on the actual envelope.

When the return method is Business Reply Mail, the address block, barcode, legend, horizontal bars and No Postage Necessary indicia all appear through the same glassine window. With Courtesy Reply Mail, the return address and barcode are displayed through the window and the postage is affixed to the envelope as usual.