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077°01′01′′ W; thence to latitude 

38°47′11′′ N, longitude 077°01′26′′ W; 

thence to latitude 38°47′25′′ N, 

longitude 077°01′33′′ W; thence to 

latitude 38°47′32′′ N, longitude 

077°01′08′′ W; thence to the point of 

origin, located at National Harbor, 

Maryland (NAD 1983). 

(b) Regulations. The general safety 

zone regulations found in 33 CFR 

165.23 apply to the safety zone created 

by this temporary section, 

§ 165.T05.0776. 

(1) All vessels and persons are 

prohibited from entering this zone, 

except as authorized by the Coast Guard 

Captain of the Port Baltimore. 

(2) Persons or vessels requiring entry 

into or passage within the zone must 

request authorization from the Captain 

of the Port Baltimore or his designated 

representative by telephone at 410–576– 

2693 or on VHF–FM marine band radio 

channel 16. 

(3) All Coast Guard assets enforcing 

this safety zone can be contacted on 

VHF–FM marine band radio channels 

13 and 16. 

(4) The operator of any vessel within 

or in the immediate vicinity of this 

safety zone shall: 

(i) Stop the vessel immediately upon 

being directed to do so by any 

commissioned, warrant or petty officer 

on board a vessel displaying a Coast 

Guard Ensign, and 

(ii) Proceed as directed by any 

commissioned, warrant or petty officer 

on board a vessel displaying a Coast 

Guard Ensign. 

(c) Definitions. Captain of the Port 

Baltimore means the Commander, Coast 

Guard Sector Baltimore or any Coast 

Guard commissioned, warrant or petty 

officer who has been authorized by the 

Captain of the Port to act on his behalf. 

Designated representative means any 

Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or 

petty officer who has been authorized 

by the Captain of the Port Baltimore to 

assist in enforcing the safety zone 

described in paragraph (a) of this 

section. 

(d) Enforcement. The U.S. Coast 

Guard may be assisted by Federal, State 

and local agencies in the patrol and 

enforcement of the zone. 

(e) Enforcement period. This section 

will be enforced from 6 p.m. through 11 

p.m. on November 17, 2010, and if 

necessary due to inclement weather, 

from 6 p.m. through 11 p.m. on 

November 18, 2010. 

Dated: October 26, 2010. 

Mark P. O’Malley, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Baltimore. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28898 Filed 11–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

2011 Changes for Domestic Mailing 

Services 

AGENCY: Postal Service. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service will revise 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM®) to incorporate standards for the 

introduction of Address Information 

System services, for the discontinuation 

of rigid flats claiming flats prices, and 

other clarifications. 

DATES: Effective January 2, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill 

Chatfield, 202–268–7278. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9 

2010, the Federal Register published 

the Postal Service proposed rule, New 

Standards for Domestic Mailing Services 

(75 FR 39477–39492). We are re-filing 

separately with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission (PRC) our request for two 

incentive programs and for changes in 

the Move Update tolerance and will 

publish related standards in a separate 

Federal Register notice. The Postal 

Service is postponing implementation of 

any changes directly related to a price 

change. 

This final rule includes changes in 

terminology for some Standard Mail 

letter prices, discontinuation of the 

current exception that allows some rigid 

flats to claim flats prices, a change in 

the expression of decimal pounds for 

Package Services parcels, the list of 

Address Information System services, 

and the mailing standards in the DMM 

to implement the changes. We received 

no customer comments on these 

elements of the prior proposed rule. 

Standard Mail Letters 

Currently, nonbarcoded or 

nonautomation-compatible Standard 

Mail letters that are mailed at saturation 

or high density prices pay the 

corresponding nonautomation Standard 

Mail flats prices. This causes confusion 

for both customers and employees 

regarding mail preparation. For 

example, mailers often ask if they can 

enter nonautomation saturation or high 

density letters at destination delivery 

unit (DDU) prices, which is allowed for 

flats but not for letters. Similar 

confusion exists regarding the price 

terminology for nonmachinable letters 

weighing more than 3.3 ounces, which 

currently default to nonautomation flats 

prices. 

To reduce confusion, we are changing 

the terminology used for the pricing of 

nonbarcoded and/or nonautomationcompatible saturation and high density 

letters by establishing a separate price 

table for these pieces. Prices will be the 

same as for saturation and high density 

flats. This does not change the 

applicable prices for these pieces; it 

only clarifies the application of the 

current prices. 

We also will be using the term 

‘‘nonmachinable letter prices’’ to refer to 

presorted nonmachinable letters 

weighing more than 3.3 ounces, instead 

of using the current terminology. 

Nonmachinable letters over 3.3 ounces 

will continue to have the same prices as 

nonautomation flats over 3.3 ounces, 

but the prices will be called 

nonmachinable letter prices. 

Flats 

The Postal Service found that rigid 

flat-size pieces are generally less 

efficient to handle than non-rigid flats, 

even when they are able to be sorted by 

our flat-sorting machines. Therefore, we 

will eliminate the current option for 

rigid flats to be eligible for automation 

prices if they pass a Pricing and 

Classification Service Centeradministered testing process. The 

current flexibility test will remain as 

described in DMM 301.1.3. 

Parcels 

Parcel Post®, Bound Printed Matter 

(BPM), Media Mail®, and Library Mail 

single-piece parcel weights will be 

calculated by rounding off to two 

decimal places, instead of the current 

four decimal places. 

Special and Other Services 

Address Information System Products 

and Services 

Address Management at the USPS®

National Customer Support Center 

(NCSC) in Memphis, TN, provides 

value-added product and service 

offerings that enable customers to better 

manage the quality of their mailing lists 

while maximizing the Postal Service’s 

ability to deliver mail efficiently. Our 

changes add a comprehensive list of 

address information system products 

and services available from the NCSC. 

The prices for these items will be 

incorporated into Notice 123—Price 

List. 

The Postal Service hereby adopts the 

following changes to the Mailing 

Services of the United States Postal 

Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), 

which is incorporated by reference in 

the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 

CFR Part 111.1. 


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List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Postal Service. 

■ Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 111 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 111—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR 

Part 111 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C 301– 

307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 

401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201– 

3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 

3633, and 5001. 

■ 2. Revise the following sections of 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM), as follows: 

* * * * * 

200 Commercial Letters and Cards 

* * * * * 

240 Standard Mail 

243 Prices and Eligibility 

* * * * * 

3.0 Basic Standards for Standard Mail 

Letters 

* * * * * 

3.2 Defining Characteristics 

3.2.1 Mailpiece Weight 

All Standard Mail pieces must weigh 

less than 16 ounces. The following 

weight limits also apply to pieces 

mailed at Standard Mail letter prices: 

[Revise items a and b to read as follows:] 

a. Pieces mailed at machinable letter 

prices may weigh up to 3.3 ounces. 

Letter-size pieces weighing more than 

3.3 ounces are mailable at 

nonmachinable letter prices, unless they 

are barcoded and eligible to be mailed 

as automation letters. For saturation and 

high density letters over 3.5 ounces, see 

3.2.1b. 

b. Pieces mailed at automation letter 

prices may weigh up to 3.5 ounces. 

Saturation and high density letters 

weighing more than 3.5 ounces are 

mailable at applicable saturation or high 

density nonautomation letter prices. 

* * * * * 

5.0 Additional Eligibility Standards 

for Nonautomation Standard Mail 

Letters 

* * * * * 

5.5 Nonmachinable Price Application 

[Revise 5.5 to read as follows:] 

Nonmachinable prices in 1.0 apply 

only to Standard Mail letter-size pieces 

(including card-size pieces) that meet 

the criteria in 201.2.1 for 

nonmachinable letters. Nonmachinable 

saturation or high density letter-size 

pieces are subject to the applicable 

saturation or high density 

nonautomation letter prices. 

* * * * * 

6.0 Additional Eligibility Standards 

for Enhanced Carrier Route Standard 

Mail Letters 

6.1 General Enhanced Carrier Route 

Standards 

* * * * * 

6.1.2 Basic Eligibility Standards 

All pieces in an Enhanced Carrier 

Route or Nonprofit Enhanced Carrier 

Route Standard Mail mailing must: 

* * * * * 

[Revise item 6.1.2g to read as follows:] 

g. Meet the requirements for 

automation compatibility in 201.3.0 and 

bear an accurate delivery point 

POSTNET barcode (through April 2011) 

or Intelligent Mail barcode encoded 

with the correct delivery point routing 

code matching the delivery address and 

meeting the standards in 202.5.0, and 

708.4.0, except as provided in 6.1.2h. 

Pieces prepared with a simplified 

address format are exempt from the 

automation-compatibility and barcode 

requirements. Letters with Intelligent 

Mail barcodes entered under the fullservice Intelligent Mail automation 

option also must meet the standards in 

705.22.0. 

[Add new item 6.1.2h to read as 

follows:] 

h. All saturation and high density 

letters over 3.5 ounces, and saturation 

(other than pieces with a simplified 

address) and high density letter-size 

pieces not meeting the standards 6.1.2g 

must pay the applicable nonautomation 

saturation or high density prices. Basic 

carrier route letter prices are the same 

for barcoded automation-compatible 

pieces and nonautomation pieces. 

[Delete 6.1.3, Maximum Weight for 

Enhanced Carrier Route Letters, in its 

entirety.] 

* * * * * 

6.3 Basic Price Enhanced Carrier 

Route Standards 

* * * * * 

6.3.2 Basic Price Eligibility 

[Revise 6.3.2 by deleting items a and b 

in their entirety to read as follows:] 

Basic prices apply to each piece 

sorted under 245.6.0 or 705.8.0 in a full 

carrier route tray, in a carrier route 

bundle of 10 or more pieces, or in 

groups of 10 or more pieces placed in 

a 5-digit carrier routes or a 3-digit 

carrier routes tray. 

6.4 High Density Enhanced Carrier 

Route Standards 

6.4.1 Basic Eligibility Standards for 

High Density Prices 

[Revise 6.4.1, by deleting items a and b 

and incorporating those items into the 

text to read as follows:] 

High density letter-size mailpieces 

must be in a full carrier route tray or in 

a carrier route bundle of 10 or more 

pieces placed in a 5-digit carrier routes 

or 3-digit carrier routes tray. High 

density prices for barcoded letters apply 

to each piece that is automationcompatible according to 201.3.0, and 

has an accurate delivery point 

POSTNET barcode (through April 2011) 

or Intelligent Mail barcode encoded 

with the correct delivery point routing 

code matching the delivery address and 

meeting the standards in 202.5.0, and 

708.4.0. Except for pieces with a 

simplified address, pieces that are not 

automation-compatible or not barcoded 

are mailable only at the nonautomation 

high density letter prices. 

* * * * * 

6.4.3 High Density Discount for Heavy 

Letters 

[Revise 6.4.3 to read as follows:] 

High density pieces that are 

automation-compatible under 201.3.0, 

that are accurately barcoded with a 

delivery point barcode, and that weigh 

more than 3.3 ounces but not more than 

3.5 ounces, pay postage equal to the 

piece/pound price and receive a 

discount equal to the high density flatsize piece price (3.3 ounces or less) 

minus the high density letter piece price 

(3.3 ounces or less). The discount is 

calculated using nondestination entry 

prices only, regardless of entry level. 

This discount does not apply to pieces 

paying nonautomation high density 

letter prices. 

6.5 Saturation ECR Standards 

6.5.1 Basic Eligibility Standards for 

Saturation Prices 

[Revise 6.5.1 by deleting items a through 

c and incorporating those items into the 

text to read as follows:] 

Saturation letter-size mailpieces must 

be in a full carrier route tray or in a 

carrier route bundle of 10 or more 

pieces placed in a 5-digit carrier routes 

or 3-digit carrier routes tray. Saturation 

prices for barcoded letters apply to each 

piece that is automation-compatible 

according to 201.3.0, and has an 

accurate delivery point POSTNET 

barcode (through April 2011) or 

Intelligent Mail barcode encoded with 

the correct delivery point routing code 

matching the delivery address and 


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meeting the standards in 202.5.0 and 

708.4.0. Except for pieces with a 

simplified address, pieces that are not 

automation-compatible or not barcoded 

are mailable at nonautomation 

saturation letter prices. 

* * * * * 

6.5.3 Saturation Discount for Heavy 

Letters 

[Revise 6.5.3 to read as follows:] 

Saturation pieces that are automationcompatible under 201.3.0, are accurately 

barcoded with a delivery point barcode, 

and weigh more than 3.3 ounces but not 

more than 3.5 ounces pay postage equal 

to the piece/pound price and receive a 

discount equal to the saturation flat-size 

piece price (3.3 ounces or less) minus 

the saturation letter piece price (3.3 

ounces or less). The discount is 

calculated using nondestination entry 

prices only, regardless of entry level. 

This discount also applies to saturation 

pieces with simplified addresses. This 

discount does not apply to pieces 

paying nonautomation saturation letter 

prices. 

* * * * * 

300 Commercial Flats 

301 Physical Standards 

* * * * * 

3.0 Physical Standards for 

Automation Flats 

* * * * * 

[Delete 3.3 in its entirety, and renumber 

current 3.4 through 3.6 as new 3.3 

through 3.5.] 

* * * * * 

400 Commercial Parcels 

* * * * * 

460 Bound Printed Matter 

463 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees for Bound Printed 

Matter 

* * * * * 

1.2 Commercial Bound Printed Matter 

* * * * * 

1.2.6 Determining Single-Piece Weight 

[Revise the last sentence of 1.2.6 to read 

as follows:] 

* * * Express all single-piece weights 

in decimal pounds rounded off to two 

decimal places. 

* * * * * 

470 Media Mail 

473 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Media Mail Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

1.5 Computing Postage for Media Mail 

1.5.1 Determining Single-Piece Weight 

[Revise the last sentence of 1.5.1 to read 

as follows:] 

* * * Express all single-piece weights 

in decimal pounds rounded off to two 

decimal places. 

* * * * * 

480 Library Mail 

483 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Library Mail Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

1.5 Computing Postage for Library 

Mail 

1.5.1 Determining Single-Piece Weight 

[Revise the last sentence of 1.5.1 to read 

as follows:] 

* * * Express all single-piece weights 

in decimal pounds rounded off to two 

decimal places. 

* * * * * 

500 Additional Mailing Services 

* * * * * 

507 Mailer Services 

* * * * * 

7.0 Mailing List Services 

* * * * * 

7.2 General Information 

* * * * * 

[Revise title and text of 7.2.2 to read as 

follows:] 

7.2.2 Carrier Route Information 

System 

The official city delivery scheme, 

called the Carrier Route Information 

System, is available to mailers. 

* * * * * 

509 Other Services 

1.0 Address Information System 

Services 

[Revise all of 509.1.0 to reorganize by 

adding additional address information 

system services as follows:] 

1.1 General Information 

Address Management provides 

services that enable customers to 

manage the quality of their mailing lists 

while maximizing the Postal Service’s 

ability to efficiently deliver mail. These 

services are described in 1.2 through 

1.38. Additional information on these 

services can be found on RIBBS at 

ribbs.usps.gov or by calling the National 

Customer Support Center (see 608.8.0 

for address) at 800–238–3150. See 

Notice 123ƒPrice List. 

1.2 Address Element Correction 

Address Element Correction (AEC) 

service identifies and corrects bad or 

incomplete addresses using enhanced 

computer logic. 

1.3 Address Matching System 

Application Program Interface 

Address Matching System 

Application Program Interface (AMS 

API) is a core set of compiled addressmatching software instructions 

available, for a set fee, to developers to 

incorporate into their software so that 

address lists can be updated with 

address data from the following 

databases, which are integrated into the 

AMS–API: City State, ZIP + 4, Five-Digit 

ZIP, eLOT, DPV, and LACS Link. The 

following services require payment of 

separate additional fees: 

a. Installing the AMS–API on multiple 

computers for its own use. 

b. Reselling its address-matching 

software. 

c. Obtaining computer software 

instructions that permit the API to 

access the RDI data when licensed 

separately. 

d. Reselling RDI–API. 

1.4 Advance Notification and 

Tracking System 

The Advance Notification and 

Tracking System provide mailers with 

delivery performance reports and data 

for qualified Standard Mail and 

Periodicals mailings with specific inhome delivery windows. 

1.5 AEC ll Service 

AEC II Service sends addresses with 

errors that cannot be resolved through 

other Address Management services to 

the field for resolution based on 

knowledge of delivery personnel. The 

mailer is provided with the correct 

address or with information that the 

address is not a recognized deliverable 

address. 

1.6 Address Information Service 

Viewer 

The Address Information Service 

(AIS) Viewer is an interactive CD–ROM 

that provides the ability to retrieve, 

view, and print accurate and current ZIP 

Code information for all 50 states on 

demand, eliminating hardcopy reports. 

1.7 Barcode Certification 

The barcode certification program 

evaluates manufacturers’ printers, 

computer software, and computer 

systems that produce a barcode in order 

to certify that the barcode meets all 

dimensional specifications required by 

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1.8 Carrier Route Information System 

The Carrier Route Information System 

(CRIS) service provides reference 

information needed to apply carrier 

route codes to addresses. Copying is 

allowed for an additional fee. 

1.9 CASS Certification 

CASS evaluates and certifies the 

accuracy of address-matching software 

that applies ZIP + 4, DPV, LACS Link, 

Carrier Route Information System 

(CRIS), DSF2, eLOT, RDI, and Five-Digit 

ZIP. The Postal Service certifies 

software meeting its standards until the 

expiration of the applicable CASS cycle. 

Software must be re-certified for each 

CASS cycle. Ordinarily, a CASS testing 

cycle extends from August 1 through 

July 31 of the next year, and permits 

software use until the following July 31. 

1.10 Change-of-Address Information 

for Election Boards and Registration 

Commissions 

Change-of-Address Information for 

Election Boards and Registration 

Commissions service provides election 

boards and voter registration 

commissions with the current address of 

a resident addressee, if known to the 

Postal Service. 

1.11 City State 

The City State service is a 

comprehensive ZIP Code list associated 

with the appropriate city, county, and 

Post Office names. Copying is allowed 

for an additional fee. 

1.12 Computerized Delivery Sequence 

(CDS) 

CDS service provides and updates 

delivery sequence address information 

by carrier route for qualified mailers. 

The CDS No Stat service provides and 

updates nondelivery address 

information about new construction and 

rural route vacancies by carrier route for 

qualified mailers. 

1.13 Delivery Statistics 

The Delivery Statistics service 

provides statistical information 

regarding delivery by carrier route and 

Post Office box section. Copying is 

allowed for an additional fee. 

1.14 Delivery Type 

The Delivery Type service provides a 

file that indicates the type of deliveries 

(i.e., P.O. Box, street, unique, military, 

and general deliveries) made within 

each 5-digit ZIP Code area in the United 

States. Copying is allowed for an 

additional fee. 

1.15 Delivery Point Validation 

The Delivery Point Validation (DPV) 

service in conjunction with CASSCertified address matching software 

validates delivery points. Unlimited 

sublicensing is allowed by software 

developers without further payment. 

1.16 DSF2 Service 

The DSF2 service is used to check 

mailing address accuracy, identify 

address types, and obtain walk sequence 

statistics. The DSF2 database is the most 

complete Postal Service address 

database available, containing every 

deliverable mailing address in the 

United States, and is used to verify that 

address lists are correct and complete, 

identify business versus residential 

addresses, recognize commercial mail 

receiving agencies, provide walk 

sequence numbers and postal codes, 

identify seasonal addresses, detect 

addresses vacant for over 90 days, and 

categorize addresses by delivery type, 

e.g., curb, door slot, box, etc. DSF2 

processing includes address 

standardization that may be used to 

apply for CASS qualification. 

1.17 eLine-Of-Travel Service 

eLine-of-Travel (eLOT) service gives 

mailers the ability to sort their mailings 

in approximate carrier-casing line-oftravel sequence. Copying is allowed for 

an additional fee. 

1.18 FASTforward Multi-line Optical 

Character Reader 

The FASTforward system makes 

change-of-address information for 

moves available to mailers so that it can 

be applied to a mailpiece while it is 

being processed on a multi-line optical 

character reader (MLOCR). Customers 

use FASTforward Move Update 

Notification electronic files to update 

their databases with change-of-address 

information. 

1.19 Five-Digit ZIP 

The Five-Digit ZIP service provides 

detailed street data for multi-coded 

cities (i.e., cities that have more than 

one 5-digit ZIP Code), so that the proper 

ZIP Code can be identified. Copying is 

allowed for an additional fee. 

1.20 Labeling Lists 

Labeling Lists contain destination ZIP 

Codes with the corresponding Postal 

Service facility destination information. 

1.21 LACS Link

LACS Link service provides mailers an 

automated method of obtaining new 

addresses when rural-style addresses are 

converted to street-style addresses. The 

three types of licenses are listed in 

1.21.1 through 1.21.3. 

1.21.1 Interface Developer 

Interface Developer service grants the 

right to develop an interface between 

address-matching software and the 

LACS Link database service. 

1.21.2 Interface Distributor 

Interface Distributor service grants the 

right to sublicense the interface and the 

LACS Link database service to third 

parties. 

1.21.3 End User 

End User service grants the right to 

obtain the LACS Link database service 

directly from the Postal Service for use 

in updating mailing lists. 

1.22 MAC Batch System Certification 

The MAC Batch System Certification 

service evaluates and certifies that 

manifest/presort mailing products 

accurately list and calculate postage for 

presorted non-identical piece mailings 

consistent with DMM, IMM, and 

manifest mailing system processing 

standards. Software is certified until the 

expiration of the applicable MAC Batch 

System cycle. 

1.23 MAC Gold System Certification 

The MAC Gold System Certification 

service evaluates and certifies that 

manifest mailing systems (software, 

weigh scales, and label printers) 

accurately list and calculate postage for 

nonidentical piece mailings consistent 

with DMM, IMM, and manifest mailing 

system itemized pricing standards. 

Software is certified until the expiration 

of the applicable MAC Gold System 

cycle. 

1.24 MAC System Certification 

The MAC System Certification service 

evaluates and certifies that manifest 

mailing software accurately lists and 

calculates postage for nonidentical piece 

mailings consistent with DMM, IMM, 

and manifest mailing system standards, 

until the expiration of the applicable 

MAC System cycle. 

1.25 MASS Certification 

MASS (Multiline Accuracy Support 

System) Certification service provides 

certification for multiline optical 

character readers, remote video 

encoding, local video encoding, and 

encoding stations (‘‘equipment’’). The 

MASS certification process is designed 

to evaluate the ability of the equipment 

to process address information using 

CASS-Certified software, and apply an 

accurate delivery point barcode to a 

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certifies the equipment for a 

manufacturer and the user. Certified 

equipment can be used until the 

expiration of the applicable MASS 

cycle. Ordinarily, a MASS testing cycle 

extends from August 1st through July 

31st of the next year, and permits use 

until the following July 31st. 

1.26 NCOA Link

The NCOA Link service makes changeof-address information for moves 

available to mailers. The Postal Service 

tests the systems under the Developer, 

Full Service Provider, Limited Service 

Provider, End User, and Mail Processing 

Equipment licenses to ensure that they 

meet Postal Service performance 

requirements. The six types of licenses 

are listed in 1.26.1 through 1.26.6. 

1.26.1 NCOA Link Interface Developer 

NCOA Link Interface Developer service 

grants the right to develop a software 

interface between address-matching 

software and the NCOA Link service 

database. 

1.26.2 NCOA Link Interface Distributor 

NCOA Link Interface Distributor 

service grants the right to unlimited 

sublicensing of software interfaces 

developed pursuant to an NCOA Link

Interface Developer License. 

1.26.3 NCOA Link Full Service 

Provider (FSP) 

NCOA Link FSP service grants the right 

to perform address list updating services 

for both the licensee and third party 

mailers using 48 months of change-ofaddress data. Postal Service database 

services such as DPV and LACS Link are 

included. 

1.26.4 NCOA Link Limited Service 

Provider (LSP) 

NCOA Link LSP service grants the right 

to perform address list updating services 

for third-party mailers, as well as for the 

licensee’s own mail using 18 months of 

change-of-address data. 

1.26.5 NCOA Link End User Mailer 

NCOA Link End User Mailer service 

grants a mailer the right to perform 

address list updating for its own mail 

using 18 months of change-of-address 

data. 

1.26.6 NCOA Link Mail Processing 

Equipment 

NCOA Link Mail Processing 

Equipment service grants a mailer the 

right to either perform address updating 

directly onto its mailpieces using 18 

months of change-of-address data and 

an MLOCR or to create an electronic file 

for address updating using other mail 

processing equipment. 

1.27 NCOA Link — ANK Link Service 

Option 

ANK Link provides an option for 

NCOA Link LSP and End User Mailer 

licensees to acquire an additional 30 

months of change-of-address 

information. ANK Link informs mailers 

that a customer has moved, along with 

the move effective date. It does not 

provide the new address. 

1.28 Official National Zone Charts 

The Official National Zone Charts 

identify the appropriate distance code 

assigned to each originating and 

destination pairing for every ZIP Code 

in the nation. 

1.29 Periodicals Accuracy, Grading, 

and Evaluation System Certification 

The Periodicals Accuracy, Grading, 

and Evaluation (PAGE) system evaluates 

and certifies the accuracy of publication 

and print planning (PPP) software that 

calculates virtual copy weight and the 

percentage of advertising consistent 

with Periodicals computation standards, 

and certifies users of PPP software who 

demonstrate knowledge of the software 

for Periodicals mailings based on DMM 

standards and applicable USPS 

Customer Support Rulings. Software 

and users are certified until the 

expiration of the applicable PAGE cycle. 

1.30 PAVE System Certification 

The PAVE (presort accuracy 

validation evaluation) system evaluates 

and certifies the accuracy of presort 

software that sorts mailing lists 

consistent with DMM mail preparation 

standards. Software is certified until the 

expiration of the applicable PAVE cycle. 

1.31 RDI Service 

The RDI service verifies whether a 

delivery type is classified as residential 

or business. 

1.32 Topological Integrated 

Geographic Encoding and Referencing 

Topological Integrated Geographic 

Encoding and Referencing (TIGER/ 

ZIP+4) service is a bridge file that 

allows mailers to access other 

information using the ZIP+4 codes they 

already have associated with their 

addresses. This file offers demographers 

and market researchers a method to 

relate ZIP+4 coded address lists to U. S. 

Census Bureau demographic data. 

1.33 Z4CHANGE 

The Z4CHANGE service provides the 

information necessary to facilitate 

frequent and cost-effective updating of 

very large computerized mailing lists for 

automation compatibility and improved 

deliverability. Copying is allowed for an 

additional fee. 

1.34 Z4INFO 

Z4INFO is an add-on utility to the 

ZIP+4 service that can be integrated into 

address-matching software to improve 

address quality. There is no charge for 

this service. 

1.35 ZIP+4 Service 

The ZIP+4 service is the base 

reference that can be used to assign the 

correct ZIP+4 code associated with a 

physical address. Copying is allowed for 

an additional fee. 

1.36 ZIPMove 

The ZIPMove data file assists addressmatching software in providing up-todate, accurate ZIP+4 codes. 

1.37 ZIP Code Sortation of Address 

Lists 

ZIP Code Sortation of Address Lists 

service provides sortation of addresses 

to the finest possible ZIP Code level. 

1.38 99 Percent Accurate Method 

The 99 Percent Accurate Method 

provides testing of mailers’ address lists 

to determine whether they are at least 

99 percent accurate. 

* * * * * 

We will publish an appropriate 

amendment to 39 CFR Part 111 to reflect 

these changes. 

Stanley F. Mires, 

Chief Counsel, Legislative. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28590 Filed 11–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

New Incentive Programs and Other 

Changes for Domestic Mailing 

Services 

AGENCY: Postal Service.TM

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service will revise 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM ®) to incorporate standards for 

the two new Mailing Services incentive 

programs filed in November 2010 with 

the Postal Regulatory Commission 

(PRC). This final rule also includes 

DMM revisions related to Move Update 

standards, also in the November 2010 

PRC filing. 

DATES: January 2, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill 

Chatfield, 202–268–7278. 


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