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Note 1: You can find the Nondestructive 

Inspection Procedure attached to BHTI Alert 

Service Bulletin (ASB) No. 205B–02–39, 

Revision B, dated November 22, 2002, or 

BHTI ASB No. 212 02–116, Revision A, dated 

October 30, 2002. 

(4) At intervals not to exceed 1,200 hours 

TIS or 24 months, whichever occurs first: 

(i) Remove each main rotor blade, and 

(ii) Inspect each grip buffer pad on the 

inner surfaces of each grip tang for 

delamination (see Figure 1 of this AD). If 

there is any delamination, remove the buffer 

pad and inspect the grip surface for corrosion 

or other damage. 

Note 2: This inspection interval coincides 

with the main rotor tension-torsion strap 

replacement times. 

(5) Within 2,400 hours TIS, or at the next 

overhaul of the main rotor hub, whichever 

occurs first, and thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed 2,400 hours TIS: 

(i) Remove each main rotor blade. 

(ii) Remove each grip buffer pad (if 

installed) from the inner surfaces of each grip 

tang. 

(iii) Visually inspect the grip tang surfaces 

for corrosion or other damage. 

(iv) Fluorescent-penetrant inspect (FPI) the 

grip for a crack, paying particular attention 

to the upper and lower grip tangs. When 

inspecting any grip, P/N 204–011–121–005, 

–009, –113, or ASI–4011–121–9, pay 

particular attention to the leading and 

trailing edges of the grip barrel. 

Note 3: FPI procedures are contained in 

BHTI Standard Practices Manual, BHT–ALL– 

SPM. 

(6) Before further flight: 

(i) Replace any cracked grip with an 

airworthy grip. 

(ii) Replace any grip with any corrosion or 

other damage with an airworthy grip, or 

repair the grip if the corrosion or other 

damage is within the maximum repair 

damage limitations found in the applicable 

Component and Repair Overhaul Manual. 

(iii) Replace any grip, P/N 204–011–121– 

009 or ASI–4011–121–9, which has been in 

service for 15,000 or more hours TIS. 

(iv) Replace any grip, P/N 204–011–121– 

121, which has been in service for 25,000 or 

more hours TIS. 

(7) Revise the Airworthiness Limitations 

sections of the applicable maintenance 

manuals or the Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness (ICAs) by establishing a new 

retirement life of 15,000 hours TIS for grip 

P/N 204–011–121–009 or ASI–4011–121–9, 

and 25,000 hours TIS for grip P/N 204–011– 

121–121, by making pen and ink changes or 

inserting a copy of this AD into the 

applicable maintenance manual or ICAs. 

(8) Record a 15,000 hours TIS life limit for 

each grip P/N 204–011–121–009 or ASI– 

4011–121–9, and a 25,000 hours TIS life limit 

for each grip P/N 204–011–121–121, on the 

applicable component history card or 

equivalent record. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Rotorcraft Certification 

Office, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Michael Kohner, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Rotorcraft 

Certification Office, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Fort Worth, Texas 76137, telephone (817) 

222–5170, fax (817) 222–5783, email 

mike.kohner@faa.gov or 7-avs-asw170@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a Part 

119 operating certificate or under Part 91, 

Subpart K, we suggest that you notify your 

principal inspector, or lacking a principal 

inspector, the manager of the local flight 

standards district office or certificate holding 

district office before operating any aircraft 

complying with this AD through an AMOC. 

(g) Additional Information 

(1) BHTI ASB No. 212–94–92, Revision A, 

dated March 13, 1995; BHTI ASB No. 212– 

02–116, Revision A, dated October 30, 2002; 

BHTI 205B–02–39, Revision B, dated 

November 22, 2002; BHTI ASB No. 204–02– 

58 and ASB No. 205–02–88, both dated 

November 26, 2002; BHTI ASB No. 210–08– 

02, dated September 10, 2008; BHTI 

Operations Safety Notice 204–85–6, 205–85– 

9, and 212–85–13, all dated November 14, 

1985; and BHTI Information Letter, 204–08– 

23, 205–08–38, 205B–08–21, and 212–08–62, 

Revision A, dated July 23, 2008; none of 

which are incorporated by reference, contain 

additional information about the subject of 

this AD. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact BHTI, P.O. Box 482, Fort 

Worth, TX 76101, telephone (817) 280–3391, 

fax (817) 280–6466, or at http:// 

www.bellcustomer.com/files/. You may 

review copies of this information at the FAA, 

Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort 

Worth, Texas 76137. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6220: Main Rotor Head. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 11, 

2012. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9569 Filed 4–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Advance Notice of Implementation of 

Full-Service Intelligent Mail Required 

for Automation Prices 

AGENCY: Postal Service. 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is planning 

to move to the Full-Service Intelligent 

Mail® option to access automation 

prices for letters, postcards and flats, 

effective January 2014. The ‘‘FullService’’ Intelligent Mail program 

requires use of unique Intelligent Mail 

barcodes (IMbTM) applied to letter, 

postcard and flat mailpieces, trays, 

sacks, and containers, such as pallets, 

and submission of electronic mailing 

documentation. This plan includes the 

transition to the use of eDocumentation, 

along with additional information to 

support the By/For relationships, and 

replacement of the 10/24 transition tray 

label with the full use of the 24-digit 

tray label Intelligent Mail barcode 

format. 

This Federal Register document 

provides advance information to help 

mailers prepare and plan for the 

transition to Full-Service and asks for 

information about the possible 

challenges mailers perceive to moving 

to Full-Service, the operational changes 

they will have to make, the costs and 

benefits of those changes, and steps the 

Postal Service could take to assist 

mailers in moving to Full-Service. The 

USPSTM looks forward to mailer 

feedback on all aspects of this plan. In 

addition, the USPS strongly encourages 

current Full-Service users to provide 

feedback about the benefits and valueadded they have experienced by 

converting to Full-Service. 

DATES: Comments on this advance 

notice of proposed rulemaking are due 

June 4, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written 

comments to the Manager, Product 

Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., Room 4446, 

Washington, DC 20260–5015. 

Comments and questions can also be 

emailed to mailingstandards@usps.gov 

using the subject line ‘‘Full-Service 

January 2014.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ana Cikowski; email: 

ana.cikowski@usps.gov; phone: 202– 

268–8079. 

Himesh Patel; email: 

himesh.a.patel@usps.gov; phone: 

703–280–7498. 

William Chatfield; email: 

william.a.chatfield@usps.gov; phone: 

202–268–7278. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In January 2009, USPS offered the 

mailing industry two Intelligent Mail 

barcode (IMbTM) options for automation 

discounts. The options included the 

‘‘Full-Service’’ option, requiring unique 

IMbs, and the ‘‘basic’’ IMb option, 

which does not require unique 

barcodes. Currently, a large number of 

mailers are using the Full-Service and 

basic IMb options and enjoy the 

additional benefits and value of using 

these options. 

As part of the transformation of data 

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technological innovations, the Postal 

Service is planning to move to the FullService Intelligent Mail option to 

qualify for any automation letter, 

postcard, and flat prices, effective 

January 2014. Full-Service Intelligent 

Mail combines use of unique scan codes 

with the provision of electronic 

information on mail makeup and 

preparation to enable a variety of highvalue services and efficient mail 

processing, and to establish a stronger 

partnership between mailers and the 

Postal Service. The vision is to create 

100 percent visibility into the mail 

stream by 2014. This vision means that 

customers will know in real time where 

their mail or packages are in the postal 

network and precisely when they are 

delivered. Use of the IMb, especially 

Full-Service, allows the mailing 

industry to use information and 

technology to build value in the mail. 

Even though the use of basic IMb is 

a good first step to create visibility in 

the mail stream, it does not require 

unique barcodes. Uniqueness of the IMb 

barcode provides customized 

information which is a major benefit to 

customers who can then use this 

information to create successful 

marketing campaigns. Thus, the 

movement to Full-Service is 

fundamental to the 100% visibility 

strategy and a major step into the future 

of the technology evolution. 

The plan is that effective with the 

proposed starting date of January 2014 

only Full-Service mail pieces would be 

eligible for automation pricing. Also, as 

published in a separate Federal Register 

proposed rule, letters and flats with 

POSTNETTM barcodes would no longer 

be eligible for automation prices as of 

January 2013 (See http://www.gpo.gov/ 

fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-02/html/2012- 

5050.htm). 

There are secondary benefits to using 

Full-Service. Barcode uniqueness also 

enables preciseness of measurement of 

the amount of time between operations 

in the postal system and opens the door 

to the next level of achievement in 

processing efficiency and service 

performance. Full-Service Intelligent 

Mail offers a sound foundation for 

continued improvements in providing 

robust service for commercial mailers. 

Full-Service Intelligent Mail offers a 

number of advantages to mailers and the 

Postal Service. These advantages are 

tied directly to the Full-Service 

requirements. For mailers, these 

advantages include: 

• Unique barcodes enable the Postal 

Service to provide mailers with 

comprehensive information on the 

status of mailings as they progress 

through the postal system. 

• ‘‘Nesting’’ information provided by 

the mailer enables the tracking of the 

individual pieces and trays based on 

scans performed on larger containers. 

• Visibility allows mailers to more 

effectively respond to customer 

inquiries on the status of valuable bills, 

statements, catalogs, and publications. 

• Full service mailings receive access 

to free address change information and 

tracking information from mail entry to 

final destination. 

• Waiver of annual mailing fee for 

permits where all postage statements 

contain 90% or more Full-Service 

pieces. 

• eDocumentation combined with 

Full Service unique barcodes will 

provide access to Seamless Acceptance 

and eInduction. Both will be paperless 

processes: 

—Seamless acceptance will be an 

automated verification process based 

on comparing electronic 

documentation with scans of 

Intelligent Mail barcodes collected in 

postal operations and through the use 

of handheld scanning technology at 

points of induction. Data captured 

through scanning will be compared to 

mailer submitted electronic 

documentation and reports of overall 

mail quality will be trended over a 

period of time. Participation in 

seamless acceptance will allow 

mailers additional production cycle 

time prior to entering their mailings. 

—eInduction will leverage scanning 

technologies to simplify the induction 

process for mailer transported 

mailings. eInduction will allow 

containers with IM container barcodes 

and appropriate electronic 

documentation to be offloaded and 

inducted straight into postal 

operations without the use of hard 

copy PS Forms 8125 or 8017. 

• Full-Service also provides the ‘‘Mail 

Anywhere’’ model which allows for the 

use of a single permit at any PostalOne! 

site for mailings containing 90% or 

more Full-Service pieces (applies to 

First-Class, Standard, and Bound 

Printed Matter). 

Many mailers find the visibility 

information provided by Full-Service 

mail useful in planning their own 

operations, in assessing the success of 

advertising campaigns, and in 

improving their own customer 

interaction. Knowledge of where a 

mailpiece is located in the postal 

network and when that piece should be 

delivered can prove useful in 

communicating with customers. 

Advantages for the Postal Service 

include: 

• Visibility into the flow of mail 

through the postal network, enabling 

enhanced diagnostics of service 

performance. 

• Scan information on containers, 

trays and pieces allows us to measure 

the number of hours and minutes 

between operations. This data has been 

used to identify operational bottlenecks 

and that has enabled us to significantly 

improve service for commercial FirstClass Mail, Standard Mail, and 

Periodicals. 

• The ability to provide real-time 

alerts to operations enabling them to 

respond and avoid possible service 

failures. 

• Advance notification of volumes 

and makeup of commercial mail, 

enabling improved resource planning. 

• Accurate tracking of mail volumes 

as they move through the postal 

network, again enabling improved 

management of operations and resource 

planning. 

• Simplified mail acceptance 

processes. 

• The ability to measure service 

performance for each Full-Service 

mailer. 

Mailer use of Full-Service Intelligent 

Mail is a key part of the Postal Service’s 

ongoing strategy for providing costeffective and service-responsive mailing 

services. Efficient use of postal 

resources can be achieved with advance 

information on content and makeup of 

the mail that is flowing through the 

postal network. Postal sorting 

equipment captures volume and 

destination information on mail as it is 

sorted. The Postal Service has built and 

is refining systems that make 

information available to downstream 

facilities and operations so that it can be 

used for operational planning. This 

planning data offers significant 

opportunities for improved efficiency 

and service performance. However, 

these benefits cannot be fully captured 

when a significant proportion of mail 

(that prepared and entered by largevolume commercial mailers and mail 

preparers) does not provide similar 

information. The information on the 

content and makeup of mail that is 

provided by mailers who participate in 

Full-Service Intelligent Mail meets this 

information need. 

Full-Service Intelligent Mail also 

enables simplification of current mail 

acceptance procedures. Under seamless 

acceptance, which is possible only with 

the data and unique identifiers of FullService mailings (pieces nesting in trays 

and trays inside containers), business 

mail acceptance procedures will be 

scaled down, with automation mailings 

verified during mail processing 

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The Postal Service has worked closely 

with mailers, software providers, and 

mail service providers to simplify, 

refine and evolve our Full-Service 

offerings over the past four years since 

Full-Service requirements were 

introduced. Thousands of mailers, 

software providers and mail service 

providers have demonstrated their 

ability to meet the requirements for 

Full-Service Intelligent Mail. The Postal 

Service continues to develop new tools, 

and to enhance and simplify existing 

tools, to make it easier for mailers to 

prepare and submit Full-Service 

mailings. 

In support of the POSTNET 

discontinuation and Full-Service 

requirement, and to assist mailers 

transitioning to the Intelligent Mail 

barcode, the USPS is announcing two 

online self-service tools: The Automated 

Business Reply Mail (ABRM) tool and 

the Intelligent Mail Small Business 

(IMsb) tool. These tools allow mailers to 

print an Intelligent Mail barcode on 

reply mailpieces and outgoing mailings, 

respectively. 

The Postal Service recognizes that 

there are costs to converting to FullService Intelligent Mail. To help the 

industry offset those costs, we are 

investigating further increasing the 

incentive for Full-Service mail users. 

We are interested in gaining insight 

into the challenges mailers perceive in 

their ability to move to full participation 

in the IMb Full-Service offering, 

including the anticipated cost or, for 

those already using this offering the 

actual cost, of doing so and information 

on steps the Postal Service could take to 

assist mailers in moving to full 

participation. We are also interested in 

the perceived benefits, and for those 

already using this offering the actual 

benefits, to mailers from moving to full 

participation in the IMb Full-Service 

offering. Mailer input about the changes 

needed to make to move to Full Service 

and the costs of those changes is 

extremely important information to 

support the plan to move to the FullService requirement for automation 

discounts. We are looking for responses 

from both current Full Service users and 

non-users. Mailer responses to this 

advance notice of proposed rulemaking 

should address the following topics so 

that the Postal Service can develop 

appropriate plans and responses to 

these concerns: 

• Your role in the mailing industry 

(mail owner, mail preparer, software 

vendor, hardware vendor, or other). 

• Your business’s use of the mail, 

including approximate annual volume 

of mail by class (First-Class Mail®, 

Standard Mail®, Periodicals) and shape 

(cards, letters, flats) of mail and the 

frequency of your mailings (daily, 

weekly, monthly, quarterly, or 

annually). 

• The value your business has gained 

from the use of Full-Service. 

• Your recommendations for others to 

convert. 

• Your lessons learned and ideas to 

enhance the transition processes. 

• How your mailing patterns have 

changed based on the value added with 

Full-Service. 

• If not participating in Full-Service, 

the changes you will be required to 

make to move from your current mailing 

practices to the use of IMb Full-Service. 

Include upgrades to software, hardware, 

changes to mail preparation procedures, 

and submission of edocumentation. 

• The estimated one-time investment 

cost and any ongoing costs of changes 

to mail preparation and printing. 

• Value of increased visibility, access 

to free or lower fees for address change 

information, and elimination of permit 

fees. 

• Value of simplified acceptance 

procedures. 

• Value of ability to use a single 

permit at multiple mailing locations. 

• Any mail volume patterns that you 

foresee as you convert. 

• Other specific areas of concern or 

challenges. 

Requirements for Full-Service 

Intelligent Mail 

Intelligent Mail Barcodes 

• Mailpiece barcode. The 65-bar 

Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) 

accommodates 31-digits of data on letter 

and flat mailpieces. The IMb contains 

additional fields that encode ancillary 

services, identify the mailer and the 

class of mail, and allow unique 

numbering/serialization of the 

mailpiece. The USPS will issue a 

unique Mailer ID to each full-service 

IMb mailer, which must be included in 

the Intelligent Mail barcode. Mailers are 

required to uniquely number each 

mailpiece in a mailing, and not reuse 

numbers for a period of 45 days from 

the date of induction. 

• Tray barcode. An Intelligent Mail 

tray barcode (IMtb) is required on letter 

trays, flat trays and sacks. Unlike 

today’s 10-digit tray barcode that 

contains only routing information, the 

24-digit Intelligent Mail tray barcode 

includes additional fields to identify the 

mailer and uniquely number each tray 

or sack. Mailers must include their 

USPS-assigned Mailer ID in the 

Intelligent Mail tray barcode. Mailers 

are required to uniquely number each 

tray or sack in a mailing, and not reuse 

each number for a period of 45 days 

from the date of induction. Pieces inside 

each tray must be linked or nested to the 

IMb tray barcode. 

• Container barcode. An Intelligent 

Mail container barcode (IMcb) is 

required on all containers used to 

transport mail such as pallets, all 

purpose containers (APCs), rolling 

stock, and gaylords. This 21-digit IMcb 

includes fields to identify the mailer 

and uniquely number each container. 

Mailers must include their USPSassigned Mailer ID in the IMcb. Mailers 

are required to uniquely number each 

container in a mailing, and not reuse 

each number for a period of 45 days 

from the date of induction. Trays inside 

the container must be linked or nested 

to the IMb container barcode. 

Electronic Documentation and 

Appointment Scheduling 

Full-Service mailings must be 

accompanied by electronic 

documentation in addition to or instead 

of the printed postage statement and 

presort documentation currently 

required to mail at automation rates. 

Mailers typically furnish hard copy 

postage statements and documentation, 

or supply a computer terminal at their 

site for USPS acceptance personnel to 

view their documentation. Many 

mailers have transitioned to electronic 

submission of their postage statements 

and mailing documentation to the Postal 

Service’s PostalOne!® system using 

Mail.dat®, Mail.XML, or Postal Wizard. 

Full-Service IMb mailers are required 

to use one of these three methods to 

send their electronic mailing 

information to the PostalOne! system. 

The PostalOne! system translates the 

customer-generated electronic 

information into postage statements and 

supporting documentation, such as 

qualification and container reports, that 

are used for verification, acceptance, 

and induction processes. By submitting 

documents electronically, mailers avoid 

the creation of paper-based forms, use 

this technology to manage their mailing 

data, and enable the Postal Service to 

capture its own efficiencies. 

Mailer electronic documentation for 

Full-Service mailings contains 

information about Intelligent Mail 

barcodes applied to mailpieces, trays or 

sacks, and containers. Also, it identifies 

the unique Intelligent Mail barcodes 

applied to each mailpiece, tray or sack, 

and container; it describes how 

mailpieces are linked to handling units, 

such as trays and sacks, and how 

mailpieces and handling units are 

linked to containers. In addition, 

documentation provides linkage among 

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co-palletized, combined or comingled 

(in-house or at a different plant). The 

electronic documentation identifies 

spoilage or shortage of pieces in a 

mailing. Additionally it identifies the 

preparer of the mailing and the mailer 

for whom the mailing is prepared (i.e., 

Mail Owner). Mail Owner identification 

is required for all Full-Service pieces in 

the mailing. Mailers that otherwise meet 

the full-service standards and use Postal 

Wizard for mailings that do not require 

additional documentation to support 

presort (mailings of fewer than 10,000 

pieces with postage affixed to each 

piece at the correct price or if all pieces 

are of identical weight, the pieces are 

separated by price, or mailings all at an 

MAADC or MADC price) are not 

required to submit this additional 

documentation. 

Appointments play a critical role with 

service performance measurement, 

processing and delivery of mail. At the 

USPS facilities that support FAST®

(Facility Access and Shipment 

Tracking), mailers will be required to 

schedule appointments using the FAST 

system for drop-ship mailings and for 

all origin-entered mail verified at a 

detached mail unit (DMU) and 

transported by the mailer. Mailers may 

schedule appointments online using the 

FAST web site or they may submit 

appointment requests through 

PostalOne! FAST Web Services using 

the Mail.XML specification. For 

improved service performance 

measurement, visibility, and operational 

planning, USPS recommends that 

mailers link their Intelligent Mail 

container barcodes (IMcb) to their 

appointments. Mailers can provide 

container barcodes as part of the standalone content creation, appointment 

creation, and update processes through 

PostalOne! FAST Web Services. Mailers 

can also receive closeout data through 

FAST online reports or PostalOne! 

FAST Web Services. 

Additional Mailing Information 

Available With Full-Service 

Mailpiece quality and visibility 

information is available through the 

online USPS Business Customer 

Gateway tool and through PostalOne! 

Web Services (Mail.XML). Mailers can 

query the information or obtain an 

automated subscription. USPS, as part 

of the Full-Service program, is making 

the following information available: 

Container and tray induction and 

processing scans, IMb tracing bundle 

and piece scans; start-the-clock 

information; address correction data; 

and certain quality and documentation 

error reporting information. An IMb 

embeds the following data: 

• Barcode ID: The barcode identifier 

is a 2-digit field used to specify the 

presort makeup. 

• Service Type Identifier: Indicates 

class of mail and requested special 

services such as scan information or 

address correction. 

• Mailer ID: Mandatory 6- or 9-digit 

identifier of mail owners and/or mailing 

agents, assigned by the Postal Service 

based upon mail volume of owner/ 

agent. 

• Serial Number: Complementary 

with Mailer ID for a combined total of 

15 digits, leaves mailer/agent with 6 or 

9 digits for unique mailpiece identifier. 

Mailpiece IDs must not be reused within 

45 days of induction date. 

• Delivery Point Routing Code: The 

None, 5-, 9- or 11-digit ZIP Code 

corresponding to the delivery address. 

For accessing automation prices 

through Full-Service, information 

required in the Intelligent Mail barcode 

includes Service Type Identifier 

(showing class of mail), Mailer ID, 

delivery point routing code, OEL 

information (if printed on the mailpiece) 

and a unique serial number. 

To view final specifications and for 

detailed information on how to generate 

the Intelligent Mail barcode, access the 

Intelligent Mail barcode link from 

RIBBS http://ribbs.usps.gov. 

Intelligent Mail Tray Barcode for Trays 

and Sacks 

Starting in January 2014, Full Service 

automation discounts require pure 24- 

digit Intelligent Mail Tray barcodes 

(IMtb). An IMtb contains the following 

information: 

• ZIP Code:TM A 5 digit ZIP Code 

used to identify the destination of the 

tray or sack. 

• Content Identifier Number (CIN): 

Describes tray or sack content, including 

presort level and class. 

• Content Label Source (L SRC): 

Designates whether tray or sack contents 

are automation compatible. 

• Mailer ID: A 6-digit or 9-digit Mailer 

ID assigned by the Postal Service for use 

in the Intelligent Mail barcodes. 

• Serial Number: A mailer will use 

this field to uniquely identify individual 

trays or sacks. If a 6-digit Mailer ID is 

assigned, the mailer will have 8 digits 

to uniquely identify the handling units. 

If a 9-digit Mailer ID is assigned, the 

mailer will have 5 digits to identify the 

handling units. To participate in the 

Full Service option, the Serial Number 

field is populated with a unique number 

for each handling unit (tray or sack) in 

the mailing. These unique mailpiece IDs 

must be maintained unique for 45 days 

from the date of induction. 

• Label Type: Indicates Mailer ID 

field length. 

To access automation prices through 

the Full Service option, mailers will be 

required to populate all fields in the 

Intelligent Mail tray barcode to include 

a unique serial number. 

To view the final specifications and 

for detailed information on how to 

generate the Intelligent Mail tray 

barcode, access the Intelligent Mail tray 

label link from http://ribbs.usps.gov/. 

Intelligent Mail Container Barcode for 

Pallets, APCs, Rolling Stock 

Mailers typically label containers of 

mail deposited with the Postal Service. 

For Full Service, mailers must apply a 

unique Intelligent Mail container 

barcode (IMcb) to container labels and 

keep the barcode unique for at least 45 

days from the date of induction. This 

IMcb includes fields to identify the 

mailer and uniquely identify each 

container. To comply with the Full 

Service option standards, mailers must 

apply a label to all containers such as 

pallets, APCs, rolling stock, and 

gaylords. 

The Intelligent Mail container barcode 

has two formats. The format a mailer 

uses depends upon the Mailer ID 

assigned by the Postal Service. The 

IMcb label specifications are available 

in two physical sizes for the IMcb 

barcode labels: One is the 8′′ min x 11′′ 

format available at RIBBS, and the other 

one is the 4′′ x 7′′ self adhesive format, 

also available at RIBBS. 

• Application ID (Appl ID): ‘‘99’’ 

indicates the source of the barcode. 

• Type Indicator: ‘‘M’’ indicates a 

mailer-generated barcode. 

• Mailer ID: A 6-digit or 9-digit Mailer 

ID assigned by the Postal Service for use 

in the Intelligent Mail barcodes. 

• Serial Number: A mailer will use 

this field to uniquely identify individual 

containers. If a 6-digit Mailer ID is 

assigned, the mailer will have 12-digits 

to uniquely identify the containers. If a 

9-digit MID is assigned, the mailer will 

have 9 digits to identify the containers. 

To participate in the Full Service 

option, the serial number field is 

populated with a unique number for 

each container in the mailing. These 

unique mailpiece IDs must not be 

reused for 45 days from the date of 

induction. To access the automation 

prices through the Full Service option, 

mailers will be required to populate all 

fields in the Intelligent Mail container 

barcode to include a unique serial 

number. To view the final specifications 

and for detailed information on how to 

generate the Intelligent Mail container 

barcode, access the Intelligent Mail 


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Container barcode link from RIBBS 

http://ribbs.usps.gov. 

Electronic Documentation 

To participate in Full Service, mailers 

must submit their postage statements 

and mailing documentation, when 

applicable, electronically using one of 

three methods: Mail.dat®, Mail.XML®, 

or Postal Wizard® to transmit electronic 

information. These data are transmitted 

to the Postal Service’s PostalOne! 

system, where they are used for 

verification, acceptance, payment, 

service performance measurement, and 

induction planning and processing. The 

PostalOne! system can also use this 

information to automate payment 

processes using ACH Debit or Credit 

payment methods. With the PostalOne! 

system, mailers have access to their 

mailing documentation and financial 

transaction information 24 hours a day, 

seven days a week. 

Mail.dat: Mail.dat file submission is 

part of the overall PostalOne! 

application and provides customers the 

capability to submit mailing 

documentation over a secure 

connection. Mail.dat uses industrystandard electronic file formats to 

facilitate communication. Mailing 

information is used to generate 

documentation to support verification, 

payment, and induction processes. 

Mail.dat specifications are available at 

http://ribbs.usps.gov. 

Mail.XML: The Mail.XML is an 

overarching communication 

specification that allows mailers to 

communicate electronic documentation 

and manage appointments with the 

Postal Service, while enabling it to 

provide quality, address correction, 

induction, and visibility information 

back to mailers. Mail.XML can also be 

used to communicate between mailers 

and consolidators/transporters. 

Mail.XML is part of the overall 

PostalOne! application that enables a 

just-in-time connection (send 

information when you are ready to 

share). The Mail.XML Web Service uses 

a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) 

to submit information in an Extensible 

Markup Language (XML) format that 

ensures data are sent and received by 

applications written in various 

languages and deployed on various 

platforms. Mailing information is sent 

via Mail.XML to the PostalOne! system 

where the information is stored and 

used to generate documentation to 

support verification and payment. 

Mail.XML specifications are available at 

the following link: http://ribbs.usps.gov. 

Postal Wizard: The Postage Statement 

Wizard is an online tool that allows 

mailers to enter their postage statement 

information using a secure PostalOne! 

account. The Postage Statement Wizard 

verifies completed information for an 

online postage statement and 

automatically populates the Permit 

Holder section of the postage statement 

based on the account number provided. 

It guides the user through items needed 

to complete the statement. The Postal 

Wizard automatically calculates postage 

and validates information entered. Once 

a postage statement is completed online, 

electronic statements will be submitted 

directly to the acceptance unit. 

For detailed information about 

electronic mailing information options, 

access the following RIBBS link http:// 

ribbs.usps.gov. 

Stanley F. Mires, 

Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9537 Filed 4–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2007–1179; FRL–9661–5] 

Approval of Air Quality Implementation 

Plans; Wisconsin; Disapproval of 

‘‘Infrastructure’’ SIP With Respect to 

Oxides of Nitrogen as a Precursor to 

Ozone Provisions and New Source 

Review Exemptions for Fuel Changes 

as Major Modifications for the 1997 

8-Hour Ozone and 24-Hour PM2.5

NAAQS 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to EPA’s authority 

under the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA is 

proposing to disapprove two narrow 

portions of submissions made by the 

Wisconsin Department of Natural 

Resources (WDNR) to address the 

section 110(a)(1) and (2) requirements of 

the CAA, often referred to as the 

‘‘infrastructure’’ State Implementation 

Plan (SIP). Specifically, we are 

proposing to disapprove the portions of 

WDNR’s submissions intended to meet 

certain requirements of section 

110(a)(2)(C) with respect to the 1997 8- 

hour ozone National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards (NAAQS) and 1997 

24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. Among other 

conditions, section 110(a)(2)(C) of the 

CAA requires states to correctly address 

oxides of nitrogen (NOX) as a precursor 

to ozone in their respective prevention 

of significant deterioration (PSD) 

programs. EPA is proposing to 

disapprove a portion of Wisconsin’s 

submissions intended to satisfy this 

requirement. EPA is also proposing to 

disapprove a portion of Wisconsin’s 

submissions because the SIP currently 

contains a new source review (NSR) 

exemption for fuel changes as major 

modifications where the source was 

capable of accommodating the change 

before January 6, 1975. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– 

OAR–2007–1179, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: aburano.douglas@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (312) 408–2279. 

4. Mail: Douglas Aburano, Chief, 

Attainment Planning and Maintenance 

Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J), 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604. 

5. Hand Delivery: Douglas Aburano, 

Chief, Attainment Planning and 

Maintenance Section, Air Programs 

Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 

Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the Regional Office normal hours 

of operation, and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. The Regional Office official 

hours of business are Monday through 

Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 

Federal holidays. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R05–OAR–2007– 

1179. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov 

or email. The www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means EPA will not know your 

identity or contact information unless 

you provide it in the body of your 

comment. If you send an email 

comment directly to EPA without going 

through www.regulations.gov your email 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 


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