# Presentation: 362907

## R2006-1 

- Mail Preparation Changes
- NCSC
- January 18, 2007

## Letters and Cards

-  Maximum letter weight
-  3.5 ounces
-  No automation carrier route
-    preparation
-  Overflow trays are optional
-  No change to rate eligibility and
-    required tray prep (85% full trays)

- First-Class Mail

## Letters and Cards

- First-Class Mail

**5-Digit/Scheme**
**optional**

**3-Digit/Scheme**
**L002**

**AADC**
**L801**

**Mixed AADC**
**L201**

- Automation

## Letters and Cards

- First-Class Mail

**5-Digit/Scheme**
**optional**

**3-Digit/Scheme**
**L002**

**AADC**
**L801**

**Mixed AADC**
**L201**

**5-digit/scheme**
**overflow mail**

**3-digit/scheme**
**overflow mail**

**AADC**
**overflow mail**

- Automation

## Letters and Cards

-  Maximum letter weight – 3.5 ounces
-  No 5-digit or 3-digit tray preparation
-    except for 3-digit origin trays
-  Required trays include 3-digit origin,
-    AADC, and mixed AADC

- First-Class Mail

## Letters and Cards

- First-Class Mail

**3-Digit origin**
**L002**

**AADC**
**L801**

**Mixed AADC**
**L201**

- Machinable

## Letters and Cards

- First-Class Mail

**3-Digit origin**

**AADC**

**Mixed AADC**

**AADC**
**overflow mail**

- Machinable

## Letters and Cards

-  Nonmachinable letters pay flat-size
-    price based on weight
-  Eliminate nonmachinable surcharge
-  Eliminate “manual only” option
-  No prep changes

- First-Class Mail

## Flats

- Automation
-  AFSM 100 standards
-  New flexibility standards
-  Eliminate nonmachinable surcharge
-  Rigid flats pay the parcel price

- First-Class Mail

## Flats

- Nonautomation
-  Eliminate nonmachinable
-    surcharge
-  Rigid flats pay the parcel price
-  Rectangular requirement
-  Uniform thickness

- First-Class Mail

## Parcels

- Presorted
-  Barcoding required
-  Either UCC-EAN 128 postal routing
-    or POSTNET** **code
-  No bundling
-  Added 5-digit/scheme prep
-  Optional

- First-Class Mail

## Parcels

- Presorted
-  Sacks – 10 lbs minimum for 5 digit/sch,
-    3-digit, and ADC
-  Separate prices for 5-digit, 3-digit,
-    and ADC
-  Remainder mixed ADC
- 	(single-piece prices)
- 	5d/sch L606 	3-dg L002   ADC L004   Mxd L201

- First-Class Mail

## Parcels

- Presorted Parcels
- Barcode Standard
-  $0.05 surcharge assessed to
-       pieces in 3-digit and ADC sacks if:
-  No barcode on parcel, or
-  Weight less than 2 ounces, or
-  Tubes, rolls, triangles, etc.
*	**No surcharge for pieces sorted to 5-digit sacks or if paying                                     single-piece rates*

- First-Class Mail

## Standard Mail

- Significant Changes

- DDU 5-digit drop ship option for parcels
- Add “Not Flat-Machinable” category

## Standard Mail

- Significant Changes

- Discontinue destination delivery unit rate for letters
- Charge for detached address labels (DALs) on ECR flats and parcels.

## Letters

- Automation
-  Maximum letter weight
-  3.5 ounces – remains the same
-  No automation carrier route
-    preparation
-  Overflow trays are optional

- Standard Mail

## Letters

**5-Digit/Scheme**
**optional**

**3-Digit/Scheme**
**L002**

**AADC**
**L801**

**Mixed AADC**
**L011**

- Automation

- Standard Mail

## Letters

**5-Digit/Scheme**
**optional**

**3-Digit/Scheme**
**L002**

**AADC**
**L801**

**Mixed AADC**
**L011**

**5-digit/scheme**
**overflow mail**

**3-digit/scheme**
**overflow mail**

**AADC**
**overflow mail**

- 				Automation

- Standard Mail

## Letters

-  Maximum letter weight – 3.3 ounces
-  No 5-digit or 3-digit tray preparation
-  Tray preparation includes 3-D origin, 	AADC, and mixed AADC

- Standard Mail

## Letters

**AADC**
**L801**

**Mixed AADC**
**L011**

- 			Machinable

- Standard Mail

**Origin**
**3d**
**optional**

## Letters

**AADC**
**L801**

- 			Machinable

- Standard Mail

**Mixed AADC**
**L011**

**Origin**
**3d**
**optional**

**AADC**
**overflow mail**

## Letters

- Standard Mail

- Nonmachinable
-  Nonmachinable letters separate price
-  Eliminate nonmachinable surcharge
-  Nonmachinable letters over 3.3 ounces
-    pay NFM price
-  Eliminate “manual only” option

## Letters

-  Full trays only for basic, high density,
-    and saturation letters
- Barcoded
- Up to 3 ounces
-  Group carrier routes within trays

- Standard Mail

## Letters

**Carrier Route**

**5-Digit**
**Carrier Routes**

**3-Digit**
**Carrier Routes**

-       Enhanced Carrier Route

- Standard Mail

## Letters

**Carrier Route**

**5-Digit**
**Carrier Routes**

**Carrier Route**
**overflow mail**

**5-digit/CRs**
**overflow mail**

-        Enhanced Carrier Route

- Standard Mail

**3-Digit**
**Carrier Routes**

## Letters

**Carrier Route**

**5-Digit**
**Carrier Routes**

**3-Digit**
**Carrier Routes**

-        Enhanced Carrier Route

- Standard Mail

## Flats

- Automation
-  AFSM 100 standards
-  New flexibility standards
-   Required 5-digit/sch bundles
-   Required 3-digit/sch bundles
-   Required 5-digit/sch sacks

- Standard Mail

## Flats

- Nonautomation
- New scheme preparation
-  Required 5-digit/sch bundles
-  Required 3-digit/sch bundles
-  Required 5-digit scheme sacks
- Rectangular requirement
- Uniform thickness
- Rigid pieces pay NFM or parcel rate

- Standard Mail

## Flats

- Enhanced Carrier Route
-  Maximum dimensions
-  Increased to 12" X 15"
-  Standardized for all flats

- Standard Mail

## Standard Mail

- Parcels

**	****Machinable rate tiers**** **
**Current ****	****     ****	****Proposed**

| 5-digit | 3-digit | ADC | Mixed ADC |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

| 3/5 | Basic |
| --- | --- |

**	**** ****Irregular rate tiers**** **
**  ****Current ****	****     ****	****Proposed**

| 3/5 | Basic |
| --- | --- |

| 5-digit | BMC | Mixed BMC |
| --- | --- | --- |

## Parcels

- Machinable
-  DDU entry discount if sorted to 5-digit
-   No minimum when entered at DDU
-  New prices – 5-digit, BMC, mixed BMC
-  Eliminate residual shape surcharge
- 5-d/sch L606, ASF L602, BMC L601, Mxd BMC L601

- Standard Mail

## Parcels

- Irregular Parcels
-  No bundling
-  Eliminate residual shape surcharge
-  DDU entry discount if sorted to 5-digit
-  No minimum when entered at DDU
- 2- 6 ounces, not tubes or rolls
- 5-d/sch L606, 3-d L002, ADC L004, Mxd ADC L009

- Standard Mail

## Parcels

- Irregular Parcels
-  No bundling
-  Eliminate residual shape surcharge
-  DDU entry discount if sorted to 5-digit
-  No minimum when entered at DDU
- Tubes or Rolls and pieces less than 2 ounces
- 5-d/sch L606, 3-d L002, ADC L603, Mxd ADC L604

- Standard Mail

## Standard Mail

- Significant Changes

- Not-Flat Machinable

**Proposed**** ****rate tiers**** **

| 5-digit | 3-digit | ADC | Mixed ADC |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

## Not Flat-Machinable

-  Rigid
-  UFSM 1000
-  Optional 5-digit bundles on pallets
-  5 piece minimum

- Standard Mail

## Not Flat-Machinable 

- Not Flat-Machinable
-  Less than 6 ounces
-  Sortation – 5-digit, 3-digit,
- 	   ADC and mixed ADC
-  Allow DDU entry if sorted to 5-digit
-  No minimum when entered at DDU

- Standard Mail

## Not Flat-Machinable 

- Not Flat-Machinable
-  less than 6 ounces (proposed)

- Standard Mail

**5-Digit/**
**Scheme**
**L606**
**optional**

**3-Digit**
**L002**

**ADC**
**L004**

**Mixed**
**ADC**
**L009**

## Not Flat-Machinable 

- Not Flat-Machinable
-  6 ounces or more
-  Sortation – 5-digit, BMC
-    and mixed BMC
-  Allow DDU entry if sorted to 5-digit
-  No minimum when entered at DDU

- Standard Mail

## Not Flat-Machinable 

- Not Flat-Machinable
-  6 ounces or more (proposed)

- Standard Mail

**5-Digit/**
**Scheme**
**L606**
**optional**

**ASF**
**L602**

**BMC**
**L601**

**Mixed**
**BMC**
**L601**

## Parcels

- Combining parcels at DDUs
-  Machinable
-  Nonmachinable
-  Not Flat-Machinable
- 5-digit/sch sacks or pallets
-  No minimum when entered at DDU

- Standard Mail

## Parcels

- Combining NFM and Mach parcels
-  Machinable
-  Not Flat-Machinable 6 ounces & over
- 5-d/sch, BMC/ASF, Mixed levels
- 5-d/sch L606, BMC L601, ASF L602, Mxd BMC L601

- Standard Mail

## Parcels

- Combining NFM/NM parcels
-  Irregular Parcels (over 2 ounces, not tube or roll)
-  Not Flat-Machinable less than 6 ounces
- Any container level
-  Optional 5-digit
- 5-d/sch, 3-d, ADC and Mixed ADC
-   	5-d/sch L606, 3-d L002, ADC L004, Mxd ADC L009

- Standard Mail

## Parcels

- Combining L607 parcels
- Expansion of L607
- Combining with Package Services
-  Machinable
-  Nonmachinable
-  Not Flat-Machinable
- 3-digit containers at SCF entry

- Standard Mail

## Periodicals

- Significant Changes

- Increase per-piece drop ship discounts
- New 85¢ container rate
- Enhanced drop ship incentives
- Particularly for high-editorial content

## Periodicals

- Pallet discounts eliminated
- Copalletization experiments                             expire

- Simplified Rate Structure

## Periodicals

- Applying the container rate
-  $0.85 per container in mailing
-  Pallets
-  Sacks
-  Trays
-  Paid on 3541 or 3541-C

- Outside-County Container Rate

## Periodicals

**For**
**Example**

- Outside-County Container Rate

**Quick Service**
**Guide**

| Outside-County mail prepared... | Pays the container charge for... |
| --- | --- |
| Pallets | Each pallet |
| Trays on pallets | Each pallet |
| Sacks on pallets | Each sack |
| Sacks | Each sack |
| Trays | Each tray |
| Not in containers; entered at a DDU | Each 5-digit/scheme serviced by the DDU |

## Periodicals

- Third Option for Printers
-  Prorate across the pool
-  Based on percentage of each title or 	edition on a pallet
-  Must use Mail.dat
- Mixed In-County and Outside County
-  No charge for carrier route, 5d carrier 	routes, or 5-digit containers

- Container Charge

## Periodicals

- Nonadvertising pound rate
-  DDU, DSF, DADC (Regular)
-  DDU, DSF, DADC, Zones 1 and 2 	(Science of Agr.)

- Rate Structure Changes

## Periodicals

- Pound Rate Postage

## Periodicals

-  Maximum weight 6 pounds
-  Maximum thickness 1.25 inches*** ***

- Automation Flats

## Timeline

**2006 ** **                                                ****2007**
- May      Jun      July      Aug      Sep      Oct      Nov      Dec      Jan      Feb      Mar       Apr      May     Jun

**Governors Decision**
**(March/April)**

**Implementation**
**(May/June)**

**PRC Recommendation**
**(Early March)**** **

**Litigation**
**(May through March 2007)**

**Filing Date**
**(May 3, 2006)**

**10 Months**

**1 Year**

- Questions