83056 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 28, 2023 / Proposed Rules 

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(Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10) 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26124 Filed 11–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Electronic Verification System 

Migrated to USPS Ship 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is 

proposing to amend Mailing Standards 

of the United States Postal Service, 

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) in 

various sections to require the use of 

USPS ShipTM (aka Package Platform) for 

the acceptance and payment of all 

commercial domestic and international 

parcel mailings and discontinue the use 

of the Electronic Verification System 

(eVS®). 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 28, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written 

comments to the Director, Product 

Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475 

L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room 4446, 

Washington, DC 20260–5015. If sending 

comments by email, include the name 

and address of the commenter and send 

to PCFederalRegister@usps.gov, with a 

subject line of ‘‘eVS Migrated to USPS 

Ship.’’ Faxed comments are not 

accepted. 

You may inspect and photocopy all 

written comments, by appointment 

only, at USPS® Headquarters Library, 

475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, 11th Floor 

North, Washington, DC, 20260. These 

records are available for review on 

Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., 

by calling 202–268–2906. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane Smith at (202) 268–8091, Vicki 

Bosch (202) 268–4978 or Garry 

Rodriguez at (202) 268–7281. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All 

submitted comments and attachments 

are part of the public record and subject 

to disclosure. Do not enclose any 

material in your comments that you 

consider to be confidential or 

inappropriate for public disclosure. 

Background 

The Postal ServiceTM currently has 

the following options/channels to pay 

and enter commercial parcel mailings: 

• Click-N-Ship®

• ePostage®

• PC Postage®

• eVS®

• non-eVS (BMEU entered permit 

imprint) 

• USPS Ship 

The Postal Service has streamlined, 

simplified, and improved the payment 

and acceptance processes for parcels. 

Most commercial shippers are currently 

enrolled in eVS for payment and 

acceptance of their commercial package 

mailings. eVS has enabled many 

companies to easily ship parcels with 

the Postal Service. Over the past 20 

years since eVS started, the Postal 

Service has upgraded equipment to 

automatically capture package attributes 

such as weight, dimensions, USPS 

packaging, zone, and entry. This robust 

infrastructure has enabled the 

simplification of verifications that 

currently require offline and manual 

processes. 

Proposal 

The Postal Service is proposing to 

require the use of USPS Ship for the 

acceptance and payment of all 

commercial domestic and international 

parcel mailings. 

USPS Ship combines the attributes 

captured from scan data and manifested 

attributes to ensure customers are 

charged accurate postage. For 

consolidators, if there are adjustments to 

inaccurate original postage, those 

individual package costs can be 

provided to the mail owners. 

USPS Ship is the next generation 

package platform for payment and 

acceptance. USPS Ship offers online 

enrollment, individual package pricing, 

automated adjustments, online reports, 

and data feeds via IV–MTR. The 

automated capture enables individual 

package attributes to be compared to 

manifest data to validate accurate 

postage. Shortpaid (postage due) or 

overpaid (refunds) will be assessed 

upon package delivery and applied to 

the Enterprise Payment Account (EPA) 

on file. This new platform automates 

and simplifies the acceptance and 

validation process. 

Requirements to participate in USPS 

Ship are as follows: 

• Customers must enroll in USPS 

Ship and be assigned a unique MID for 

use on packages. 

• Customers must submit valid rate 

ingredients for payment for each 

package within their shipment. 

• Customers must upload manifests 

to USPS using the Parcel Data Exchange 

or Electronic Interchange (SFTP or AS2) 

for payment as noted in eVS Pub 205. 

• Customers must pay postage 

through an Enterprise Payment 

Account. 

• Packages must include a Tracking 

Number that is unique for 120 days. 

• Customers must ship the following 

products: 

Æ Domestic Products—Priority Mail 

Express®, Priority Mail®, USPS Ground 

AdvantageTM (formerly First-Class 

Package® Service), Bound Printed 

Matter, Media Mail®, Library Mail, 

USPS Marketing Mail® parcels, USPS 

Marking Mail Nonprofit parcels, Parcel 

Select® Destination Entry, USPS 

ConnectTM Local, USPS Connect Local 

Mail, and USPS Returns®. 

Æ International Products—Global 

Express Guaranteed®, Priority Mail 

Express International®, Priority Mail 

International®, and First-Class Package 

International Service®. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 28, 2023 / Proposed Rules 83057 

Manifest Mailing Operations in USPS 

Ship 

Mailers and shippers who meet 

program requirements may ship parcels 

using the following procedure: 

1. The mailer/parcel shipper transmits 

an electronic manifest to the Postal 

Service detailing all USPS Ship parcels 

to be deposited into the mailstream on 

or before the date of mailing. 

2. USPS Ship will validate the 

electronic manifest and calculate 

postage based on rate ingredients. 

3. Postage is charged to the EPA on 

the day that the manifest was submitted 

and processed. Transactions and 

manifest summary information can be 

accessed through the online reports or 

data feeds. 

4. The mailer/parcel shipper 

transports and enters the mail at the 

appropriate origin or destination entry 

(NDC, SCF, DHub, DDU) Postal Service 

facility. 

5. As parcels are deposited at the 

origin entry facilities, packages are run 

across MPE and captured attributes 

(weight, dimensions, entry, packaging) 

are transmitted to USPS Ship. The 

captured attributes are compared to 

manifested attributes to ensure the 

correct postage has been paid. If there 

are discrepancies, shortpaid/overpaid 

will be applied to the EPA. 

6. As parcels are deposited at the DDU 

facilities, packages are sampled, and the 

sampled attributes are compared to the 

manifested attributes. A Statistical 

Quality Assessment is performed, and 

additional postage will be charged to the 

EPA. 

7. Assessment details can be accessed 

through the online reports or data feeds. 

Postage Assessments 

USPS Ship will collect postage daily 

based on the electronic manifest(s) 

received that day from mailers. In 

addition, postage will be calculated and 

assessed for the following types of errors 

when detected: 

• Census Verification occurs for 

packages that are automatically 

captured while packages are processed 

on Mail Processing Equipment (MPE). 

The individual package information 

captured may include the weight, 

dimensions, USPS packaging, ZIP Code 

of scan, and destination ZIP Code. The 

captured information will be compared 

to the manifest information after the 

delivery scan for the package. The 

correct postage will be assessed, 

additional postage will be charged or 

refunded to reflect the accurate postage 

for the individual packages. 

Æ Misshipped is include in the 

Census Verification. The manifest is 

matched to a scan and the Destination 

ZIP Code and Destination Rate Indicator 

of the is compared to the Mail Direction 

File MDF) to determine the correct 

Dropship location. The ZIP Code of the 

first scan event is compared to the 

expected Dropship location indicated in 

the MDF. If the ZIP Code of the first 

scan event does not match the expected 

Dropship location, then a Misshipped 

error is logged, and additional postage 

will be charged. 

• Unmanifested packages are 

identified by scanned packages without 

a manifest for payment in USPS Ship. 

• Duplicate packages are identified 

by scanned packages with duplicate 

barcodes without a payment for each 

package in USPS Ship. 

• IMpb noncompliance is measured 

using the same evaluation and 

established thresholds for the month 

period as previously required by eVS. 

• Presort is measured by the 24-hour 

period to meet presort minimums by 

mail class as previously required by 

eVS. 

• Statistical Quality Assessment 

(SQA) occurs for Parcel Select, Parcel 

Select Lightweight, Bound Printed 

Matter, USPS Marketing Mail packages 

that are entered and claimed at 

Destination Delivery Unit (DDU) prices. 

This verification is similar to the 

Postage Adjustment Factor (PAF), but is 

limited to DDU entered packages. If the 

postage for the packages that are 

sampled at DDU compared to the 

manifested data, exceeds 1.5% 

underpayment, the percentage in error 

will be multiplied by the total postage 

for the mail class for the month and this 

calculated additional postage charge 

will be assessed. Only packages that are 

prompted for sampling will be part of 

this verification, any non-prompted 

samples will be part of the Census 

Verification. 

• Content Audit is measured using 

the same business rules as previously 

required by eVS. 

Postage Payment 

Commercial shippers currently 

entering at a Business Mail Entry Unit 

(BMEU) with small quantities may use 

Click-N-Ship or USPS Ship to enter 

their parcels. The proposed rule would 

apply as follows: 

• Parcel shippers/consolidators and 

mailers using permit imprint as the 

payment method and claiming 

Commercial or NSA prices that are not 

using Click-N-Ship would be required to 

use USPS Ship for postage manifesting 

and payment. 

• Parcel shippers/consolidators and 

mailers who use USPS APIs to create 

labels and submit their manifest files 

will also be required to enroll in USPS 

Ship. 

Postage Payment Schedule 

• Daily—Postage for manifest files is 

charged the day of the manifest receipt/ 

processing. The census verification is 

charged/refunded the day of delivery. 

• Monthly—Unmanifested, 

duplicates, IMpb, presort, content audit 

and SQA are assessed monthly and 

charged on the 15th of the following 

month. 

Retrieving Data 

USPS Ship enables customers to view 

manifest and assessment data by 

accessing online reports or subscribing 

to IV–MTR data feeds. 

• Accessing Online Reports—The 

Online Dashboard provides summary 

details for manifests that were charged 

and package level details for postage 

adjustments. Customers should 

complete the following to access the 

USPS Ship Reports: 

• Login to the BCG 

• Click ‘‘Go to Service’’ button on the 

USPS Ship Report service within 

Manage Services menu 

• Click ‘‘Summary Dashboard’’ 

• Monthly Activity Report will be 

displayed 

• Click ‘‘Reports’’ dropdown menu to 

view and select from the list of 

available reports 

Æ Reports can be filtered, sorted, and 

exported in Excel and CSV formats 

• Subscribing to IV–MTR Data 

Feeds—IV–MTR allows customer to 

customize to select and organize fields 

to be included, chose frequency, choose 

file format, and choose delivery 

location. Customers should complete 

the following to setup IV–MTR 

subscriptions: 

• Login to BCG 

• Click ‘‘Go to Service’’ button on the 

Informed Visibility service within 

Manage Services Menu 

• Click ‘‘Create and Manage Data 

Feeds’’ 

• Select Data Feed Type 

• Select File Format 

• Select Server for Data Feed Delivery 

• Select Frequency of Data Feed 

Delivery 

• Define Data Fields of Data Feed 

Æ Detailed Instructions for accessing 

IV–MTR can be found under 

Applying for Access to Informed 

Visibility Mail Tracking and 

Reporting on PostalPro. Detailed 

instructions for customizing data 

feeds can be found under ‘Orientation 

Training for Informed Visibility Mail 

Tracking and Reporting’ on PostalPro. 


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83058 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 28, 2023 / Proposed Rules 

eVS Discontinued 

Due to the ability to automatically 

capture package attributes, and the new 

system infrastructure, the Postal Service 

is proposing to discontinue eVS. 

Proposed Effective Date 

The Postal Service is proposing to 

implement USPS Ship by February 1, 

2025. This implementation period 

would provide mailers with ample time 

to comply with USPS Ship standards, as 

well as time to perform testing 

necessary to ensure satisfactory 

operation. 

We believe the proposed revisions 

will provide customers with a more 

efficient mailing experience. 

Although exempt from the notice and 

comment requirements of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 

553(b), (c)) regarding proposed 

rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the 

Postal Service invites public comment 

on the proposed revisions to Mailing 

Standards of the United States Postal 

Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), 

incorporated by reference in the Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

We will publish an appropriate 

amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect 

these changes. 

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Postal Service. 

Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is 

proposed to be amended as follows: 

PART 111—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for 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, 

401–404, 414, 416, 3001–3018, 3201–3220, 

3401–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631– 

3633, 3641, 3681–3685, and 5001. 

■ 2. Revise the Mailing Standards of the 

United States Postal Service, Domestic 

Mail Manual (DMM) as follows: 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM) 

* * * * * 

200 Commercial Mail Letters, Flats, and 

Parcels 

* * * * * 

202 Elements on the Face of a Mailpiece 

* * * * * 

3.0 Placement and Content of Mail 

Markings 

* * * * * 

3.8 Exceptions to Markings 

Exceptions are as follows: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the last sentence of the 

introductory text of item b to read as follows:] 

b. * * * Mail manifested using the USPS 

Ship system under 705.2.0 must bear the 

basic marking and the additional marking 

‘‘USPS Ship’’ in two places: 

* * * * * 

6.0 Barcode Placement for Parcels 

* * * * * 

6.3 Intelligent Mail Barcodes 

[Revise the first sentence of 6.3 to read as 

follows:] 

Intelligent Mail barcodes (IMb) do not meet 

barcode eligibility requirements for parcels 

and do not qualify for any barcode-related 

prices for parcels, but one barcode may be 

included only in the address block on a 

parcel, except on USPS Ship parcels. * * * 

* * * * * 

203 Basic Postage Statement, 

Documentation, and Preparation Standards 

1.0 Postage Statements 

1.1 Completing Postage Statements 

[Revise the first sentence under 1.1 to read 

as follows:] 

Unless manifested using USPS Ship under 

705.2.9, any mailing claiming a discount and 

all permit imprint mailings must be 

accompanied by a postage statement 

completed and signed by the mailer (in 

duplicate if the mailer wants a receipted 

copy). * * * 

* * * * * 

2.0 Documentation 

2.1 Basic Documentation Standards 

[Revise the second sentence of 2.1 to read 

as follows:] 

* * * Supporting documentation (see 3.0) 

of postage is required for each mailing except 

for USPS Ship mailings under 705.2.9, or 

unless the correct price is affixed to each 

piece or each piece is of identical weight and 

the pieces are separated by price and when 

applicable zone (including separation by InCounty and Outside-County prices and 

destination entry for Periodicals) when 

presented for acceptance. * * * 

* * * * * 

5.0 Letter and Flat Trays 

* * * * * 

5.13 Line 3 (Office of Mailing or Mailer 

Information Line) 

[Revise the text of 5.13 to read as follows:] 

Line 3 (origin line showing office of 

mailing or mailer information) must be the 

bottom line of required information unless 

the sack/flat tray contains mail manifested 

using the USPS Ship under 705.2.9. Line 3 

must show either the city and state of the 

entry Post Office or the mailer‘s name and 

the city and state of the mailer‘s location. It 

is recommended that the mailer‘s name also 

appear with the city and state of the entry 

Post Office. As an alternative to adding a 

fourth line for USPS Ship mailings as 

required by 5.6, ‘‘USPS Ship’’ may appear as 

the first element on Line 3. 

* * * * * 

6.0 Sacks 

* * * * * 

6.4 USPS Ship System 

[Revise the text of 6.4 to read as follows:] 

All sacks containing parcels prepared and 

identified using the USPS Ship program 

under 705.2.9 must show ‘‘USPS Ship’’ 

directly below Line 3 using the same size and 

lettering used for Line 3. As an option, 

‘‘USPS Ship’’ may be placed as the first 

element on Line 3. 

* * * * * 

204 Barcode Standards 

* * * * * 

2.0 Standards for Package and Extra 

Service Barcodes 

2.1 Intelligent Mail Package Barcode 

* * * * * 

2.1.8 Compliance Quality Thresholds 

* * * * * 

Exhibit 2.1.8 IMpb Compliance Quality 

Thresholds 

Compliance Categories Compliance 

Codes Validations Compliance Thresholds 

* * * * * 

[Revise the fifth bullet under the 

‘‘Validations’’ column to read as follows:] 

• Customers using USPS Ship must 

provide the address information before the 

Arrival at Unit (07) Event Scan and nonUSPS Ship customers at the time of mailing. 

* * * * * 

210 Commercial Mail Priority Mail Express 

213 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

1.2 Determining Single-Piece Weight 

[Revise the first sentence of 1.2 to read as 

follows:] 

When determining single-piece weight, 

express all weights in decimal pounds 

rounded off to two decimal places (except 

mailers using USPS Ship). * * * 

1.3 Commercial Prices 

Priority Mail Express commercial prices 

are less than Priority Mail Express retail 

prices (see Notice 123—Price List). These 

prices are available to: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item d to read as 

follows:] 

d. Customers who pay postage with a 

permit imprint using the USPS Ship system 

to document and pay postage (see 705.2.9). 

* * * * * 

214 Postage Payment and Documentation 

* * * * * 

1.0 Basic Standards for Postage Payment 

Options 

* * * * * 


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1.2 Commercial Prices 

Commercial Priority Mail Express postage 

may be paid with: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item d to read as 

follows:] 

d. Permit imprint through the USPS Ship 

system under 705.2.9. 

* * * * * 

220 Commercial Mail Priority Mail 

223 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

1.3 Cubic 

1.3.1 Cubic Eligibility 

* * * * * 

[Revise the second sentence of item b to 

read as follows:] 

b. Permit imprint customers. * * * 

Customers are required to use the USPS Ship 

program or submit an electronic postage 

statement with a computerized manifest 

under 705.2.0. * * * 

* * * * * 

1.7 Determining Single-Piece Weight 

[Revise the third and fourth sentence in 1.7 

to read as follows:] 

* * * Except for mailers using USPS Ship, 

express all single-piece weights in decimal 

pounds rounded off to two decimal places. 

Mailers using USPS Ship may round off to 

four decimals, and USPS Ship will 

automatically round to the appropriate 

decimal place. * * * 

* * * * * 

240 Commercial Mail USPS Marketing 

Mail 

243 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

1.4 Fees 

1.4.1 Presort Mailing Fee 

[Revise the third sentence in 1.4.1 to read 

as follows:] 

* * * For mail manifested using the USPS 

Ship System under 705.2.9, only one annual 

mailing fee, paid at the Post Office of account 

where the permit imprint account is held, is 

required regardless of the number of Post 

Offices of mailing. * * * 

* * * * * 

244 Postage Payment and Documentation 

1.0 Basic Standards for Postage Payment 

[Revise the third sentence in 1.0 to read as 

follows:] 

* * * Mail manifested using the USPS 

Ship system under 705.2.9 must be paid with 

a permit imprint. * * * 

* * * * * 

250 Commercial Mail Parcel Select 

253 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

1.3 Computing Postage 

1.3.1 Determining Single-Piece Weight 

[Revise the third and fourth sentence in 

1.3.1 to read as follows:] 

* * * Except for mailers using the USPS 

Ship system or preparing Parcel Select 

lightweight mailings, when determining 

single-piece weight for Parcel Select 

mailpieces, express all weights in decimal 

pounds rounded off to two decimal places. 

Mailers using USPS Ship may round off to 

four decimals, and USPS Ship will 

automatically round to the appropriate 

decimal place. * * * 

* * * * * 

254 Postage Payment and Documentation 

1.0 Basic Standards for Postage Payment 

1.1 Postage Payment Options 

1.1.1 Parcel Select Destination Entry 

Parcel Select destination entry postage may 

be paid as follows: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the first and second sentence of 

item c to read as follows:] 

c. Except for plant-verified drop shipments 

(see 705.17.0), USPS Ship shipments (see 

705.2.9), and metered mail drop shipments 

(see 705.19.0), the mailer must have a meter 

license or permit imprint authorization at the 

destination facility parent Post Office for 

mailings deposited for entry at a DNDC or 

ASF, at a DSCF, or at the parent Post Office 

of a DDU. Except for manifested mail using 

USPS Ship under 705.2.9, postage and fees 

are paid to the Post Office that verifies the 

mailings. * * * 

* * * * * 

2.0 Mailing Documentation 

2.1 Completing Postage Statements 

[Revise the first sentence in 2.1 to read as 

follows:] 

All metered and permit imprint mailings of 

50 pieces or more, except manifested mail 

using USPS Ship under 705.2.9, must be 

accompanied by a postage statement 

completed and signed by the mailer (in 

duplicate if the mailer wants a receipted 

copy). * * * 

* * * * * 

256 Enter and Deposit 

* * * * * 

2.0 Deposit 

* * * * * 

2.5 Mail Separation and Presentation of 

Destination Entry Mailings 

[Revise the second and third sentence in 

2.5 to read as follows:] 

* * * Mailers may deposit only PVDS and 

USPS Ship mailings at a destination delivery 

unit not co-located with a Post Office or other 

Postal Service facility with a business mail 

entry unit. If authorized under 705.7.0, 

mailers may commingle Parcel Select with 

other approved parcel mail using USPS Ship. 

* * * Mailers presenting destination entry 

mailings to the Postal Service must meet the 

following requirements: 

[Revise the last sentence of item a to read 

as follows:] 

a. * * * If USPS Ship is used, include the 

marking ‘‘USPS Ship’’ on each piece as 

described in 604.5.0. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the last sentence of items c and d 

to read as follows:] 

c. * * * USPS Ship mailings do not 

require these forms. 

d. * * * For PVDS mailings and USPS 

Ship mailings, separate mailings for deposit 

at different destination Postal Service 

facilities. 

* * * * * 

260 Commercial Mail Bound Printed 

Matter 

263 Prices and Eligibility 

1.0 Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

1.2 Presorted and Carrier Route Bound 

Printed Matter 

* * * * * 

1.2.5 Destination Entry Mailing Fee 

[Revise the second sentence of 1.2.5 to read 

as follows:] 

* * * For BPM Flats destination entry 

mail manifested using USPS Ship under 

705.2.9, only one annual BPM Flats 

destination entry mailing fee, paid at the Post 

Office where the USPS Ship permit imprint 

account is held, is required regardless of the 

number of Postal Service facilities where 

mailings are verified. * * * 

* * * * * 

265 Mail Preparation 

* * * * * 

8.0 Preparing Presorted Parcels 

* * * * * 

8.2 Preparing Irregular Parcels Weighing 

Less Than 10 Pounds 

8.2.1 Required Bundling 

* * * Each physical bundle must contain 

at least two addressed pieces (except mixed 

ADC bundles). Bundling also is subject to 

these conditions: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item c to read as 

follows:] 

c. Mailers must note on the postage 

statement whether they applied the piece 

count, weight, or both, except for USPS Ship 

mailings prepared under 705.2.9. 

* * * * * 

8.2.3 Required Sacking 

* * * Sacking also is subject to these 

conditions: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item c to read as 

follows:] 

c. Mailers must note on the postage 

statement whether they applied the piece 

count or weight except for USPS Ship 

mailings prepared under 705.2.9. 

* * * * * 


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8.4 Preparing Machinable Parcels Not 

Claiming DNDC Prices 

8.4.1 Required Sacking 

* * * Sacking also is subject to these 

conditions: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item c to read as 

follows:] 

c. Mailers must note on the postage 

statement whether they applied the piece 

count or weight except for USPS Ship 

mailings prepared under 705.2.9. 

* * * * * 

8.5 Preparing Machinable Parcels Claiming 

DNDC Prices 

8.5.1 Required Sacking 

* * * Sacking also is subject to these 

conditions: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item c to read as 

follows:] 

c. Mailers must note on the postage 

statement whether they applied the piece 

count or weight except for USPS Ship 

mailings prepared under 705.2.9. 

* * * * * 

266 Enter and Deposit 

* * * * * 

3.0 Destination Entry 

* * * * * 

3.2 Minimum Volume 

A destination entry price BPM mailing is 

subject to these minimum volume 

requirements: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the first sentence of item f to read 

as follows:] 

f. When Bound Printed Matter presorted 

parcel mailings are presented together under 

the USPS Ship system, a mailer may use the 

total piece count for all line items to all 

destinations reported within the 24-hour 

mailing period defined in 705.2.9. * * * 

* * * * * 

270 Commercial Mail Media Mail and 

Library Mail 

* * * * * 

274 Postage Payment and Documentation 

1.0 Basic Standards for Postage Payment 

[Revise the second sentence of 1.0 to read 

as follows:] 

* * * Mail manifested using USPS Ship 

under 705.2.9 must be paid with a permit 

imprint. * * * 

* * * * * 

275 Mail Preparation 

* * * * * 

6.0 Preparing Media Mail and Library Mail 

Parcels 

* * * * * 

6.2 Preparing Machinable Parcels 

6.2.1 Required Sacking 

* * * Sacking also is subject to these 

conditions: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item c to read as 

follows:] 

c. Mailers must note on the postage 

statement which sacking method was used 

except for USPS Ship mailings prepared 

under 705.2.9. 

* * * * * 

6.3 Preparing Irregular Parcels 

6.3.1 Required Bundling 

* * * Bundling is also subject to these 

conditions: 

* * * * * 

c. Mailers must note on the postage 

statement which sacking method was used 

except for USPS Ship mailings prepared 

under 705.2.9. 

* * * * * 

6.3.3 Required Sacking 

* * * Sacking is also subject to these 

conditions: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item c to read as 

follows:] 

c. Mailers must note on the postage 

statement which sacking method was used 

except for USPS Ship mailings prepared 

under 705.2.9. 

* * * * * 

276 Enter and Deposit 

1.0 Verification and Deposit 

[Revise the first sentence of 1.0 to read as 

follows:] 

Except for USPS Ship shipments (see 

705.2.9) or metered mail drop shipments (see 

705.20.0), all presorted mailings must be 

presented for verification and acceptance at 

the Post Office where the permit or license 

is held. * * * 

* * * * * 

280 Commercial Mail USPS Ground 

Advantage—Commercial 

* * * * * 

284 Postage Payment and Documentation 

* * * * * 

2.0 Postage Payment for USPS Ground 

Advantage—Commercial 

2.1 Permit Imprint Postage 

[Revise the second sentence of 2.1 to read 

as follows:] 

* * * All mail manifested using USPS 

Ship under 705.2.9 must be paid using a 

permit imprint. * * * 

* * * * * 

500 Additional Services 

* * * * * 

507 Mailer Services 

* * * * * 

3.0 Hold For Pickup 

* * * * * 

3.2 Basic Information 

* * * * * 

3.2.2 Basic Eligibility 

It is also available with commercial 

mailings of Priority Mail Express presented 

under 213.4.2 or 213.4.3, Priority Mail, USPS 

Ground Advantage—Commercial, Parcel 

Select Lightweight, and Bound Printed 

Matter parcels, when: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the last sentence of item b to read 

as follows:] 

b. * * * If the pieces are not of identical 

weight, then either the exact postage must be 

affixed to each piece or postage must be paid 

with permit imprint using USPS Ship 

(705.2.9). 

* * * * * 

508 Recipient Services 

* * * * * 

7.0 Premium Forwarding Services 

* * * * * 

7.3 Premium Forwarding Service 

Commercial 

* * * * * 

7.3.3 Conditions 

* * * PFS-Commercial service is subject to 

these conditions: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item b to read as 

follows:] 

b. The annual enrollment fee and 

applicable Priority Mail Express or Priority 

Mail postage for each shipment container is 

paid using an USPS Ship account linked to 

the Enterprise Payment System (EPS). 

* * * * * 

600 Basic Standards for All Mailing 

Services 

* * * * * 

604 Postage Payment Methods and Refunds 

* * * * * 

5.0 Permit Imprint (Indicia) 

5.1 General Standards 

5.1.1 Definition 

[Revise the second sentence of 5.1.1 to read 

as follows:] 

* * * This payment method may be used 

for postage and extra service fees for Priority 

Mail Express (‘‘USPS Ship’’ only), Priority 

Mail, First-Class Mail, USPS Ground 

Advantage—Commercial, USPS Marketing 

Mail, Package Services, and Parcel Select 

mailpieces. * * * 

5.1.2 Minimum Volume 

Permit imprint mailings must contain at 

least 200 pieces or 50 pounds of mail, except: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the first and second sentence of 

item g to read as follows:] 

g. A mailing containing 50 pieces or 50 

pounds of nonpresorted single-piece 


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domestic mail parcels submitted under the 

terms of an approved Manifest Mailing 

System (including USPS Ship) agreement 

under 705.2.0. Mailers may include any 

combination of the following products under 

this provision: Priority Mail Express (USPS 

Ship only), Priority Mail, USPS Ground 

Advantage—Commercial parcels, 

nonpresorted Bound Printed Matter parcels, 

and single-piece Media Mail and Library 

Mail parcels. * * * 

* * * * * 

5.1.5 Application Fee 

[Revise the first sentence of 5.1.5 to read 

as follows:] 

An application fee is required only when 

a permit imprint is used as the payment 

method for First-Class Mail, USPS Marketing 

Mail, Bound Printed Matter Flats and 

international mail, and the mailer does not 

use USPS Ship. *** 

* * * * * 

5.3.6 Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, 

First-Class Mail, and USPS Ground 

Advantage—Commercial Format 

A permit imprint indicia on Priority Mail 

Express, Priority Mail, First-Class Mail, or 

USPS Ground Advantage—Commercial 

mailpieces must be formatted as follows: 

[Revise the second sentence of item a to 

read as follows:] 

a. * * * If the USPS Ship program is used 

under 705.2.9, the marking ‘‘USPS Ship’’ 

must appear directly below the permit 

number. * * * 

* * * * * 

5.3.7 USPS Marketing Mail, Parcel Select 

and Package Services Format 

[Revise the second sentence of 5.3.7 to read 

as follows:] 

* * * If USPS Ship is used under 705.2.9, 

the marking ‘‘USPS Ship’’ must appear 

directly below the permit number. * * * 

* * * * * 

5.3.9 Use of a Company Permit Imprint 

[Revise the second and third sentence in 

the introductory text of 5.3.9 to read as 

follows:] 

* * * If a company permit imprint is used 

for USPS Ship under 705.2.9, the marking 

‘‘USPS Ship’’ is placed directly below the 

name on a separate line. As an option for 

USPS Ship mail only, ‘‘Permit No.’’ and the 

permit number used exclusively for USPS 

Ship may appear on a separate line between 

the company name and the marking ‘‘USPS 

Ship.’’ * * * 

* * * * * 

608 Postal Information and Resources 

* * * * * 

7.0 Trademarks and Copyrights of the 

USPS 

7.1 USPS Trademarks 

[Revise the list of trademarked items under 

7.1 by deleting ‘‘eVS’’ and ‘‘e-VS’’, and add 

USPS Ship alphabetically.] 

* * * * * 

609 Filing Indemnity Claims for Loss or 

Damage 

1.0 General Filing Instructions 

* * * * * 

1.3 Who May File 

A claim may be filed by: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item e to read as 

follows:] 

e. Only the mailer, for insured or collect on 

delivery (COD) parcels paid using USPS Ship 

under 705.2.9. 

* * * * * 

3.0 Providing Evidence of Insurance and 

Value 

3.1 Evidence of Insurance 

* * * Examples of acceptable evidence 

are: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the introductory text of item d to 

read as follows:] 

d. For insured mail or COD mail paid using 

MMS or USPS Ship under 705.2.0, or for 

insured mail paid using an EPS account for 

USPS Returns service under 505.3.0, the 

mailer must use one of the following: 

* * * * * 

700 Special Standards 

* * * * * 

705 Advanced Preparation and Special 

Postage Payment Systems 

* * * * * 

2.0 Manifest Mailing System 

2.1 Description 

* * * * * 

2.1.2 Eligible Mail 

[Revise the second sentence of 2.1.2 to read 

as follows:] 

* * * For Priority Mail Express (USPS 

Ship only) see 2.9. * * * 

* * * * * 

2.1.4 USPS Ship System 

[Revise the text of 2.1.4 to read as follows:] 

Mailers using a MMS when presenting 

Parcel Select destination entry mailings 

under 256.2.0 or commingled parcel mailings 

under 6.0 or 7.0, may document and pay 

postage using USPS Ship (see 2.9). Business 

Acceptance Solutions, USPS Headquarters, 

must approve these systems. Unless 

authorized by Business Acceptance 

Solutions, mailers may not commingle USPS 

Ship mail with non-USPS Ship mail within 

the same mailing or place USPS Ship mail 

and non-USPS Ship mail in or on the same 

mailing container. 

* * * * * 

2.4 Authorization 

2.4.1 Application 

The mailer must submit an MMS 

application and supporting documentation as 

specified on the application to the postmaster 

of each Post Office where mailings will be 

deposited and under the publications as 

follows: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item b to read as 

follows:] 

b. Publication 205, USPS Ship Technical 

Guide, provides the USPS Ship application 

procedures for mailers. Customers using an 

Electronic Manifesting Solution for Parcels 

must also establish a user account and mailer 

agreement with USPS in the Business 

Customer Gateway at https://

gateway.usps.com. 

* * * * * 

2.4.3 General Requirements for 

Authorization 

General requirements for authorization are 

as follows: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the introductory text of item c to 

read as follows:] 

c. For USPS Ship mailings prepared under 

2.9, USPS charges USPS Ship mailers for 

postage due for any underpaid, 

unmanifested, or mis-shipped destination 

delivery unit (DDU) parcels at the end of the 

review period following the monthly mailing 

period as follows: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the first sentence of item c2 to read 

as follows:] 

2. Unmanifested Parcels. USPS charges 

USPS Ship mailers for parcels not listed in 

the mailer‘s manifest files but identified by 

USPS processing scans or acceptance and 

delivery scans as being mailed. *** 

[Revise the first sentence of item c3 to read 

as follows:] 

3. Mis-Shipped DDU Parcels. USPS charges 

USPS Ship mailers the appropriate singlepiece price less the original price paid for 

parcels identified by acceptance scans to be 

deposited at incorrect destination delivery 

units. * * * 

* * * * * 

2.4.5 Approval Authority 

Approval authority for manifest mailing 

systems is as follows: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the text of item b to read as 

follows:] 

b. The director, Business Acceptance 

Solutions, USPS Headquarters, approves 

MMS that produce presorted First-Class Mail 

(except as noted in 2.4.5a) or USPS 

Marketing Mail mailings, Package Services or 

Parcel Select presort mailings, PVDS 

mailings, or USPS Ship mailings. 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading and text of 2.6 to read 

as follows:] 

2.6 USPS Ship System 

The USPS Ship program is an electronic 

manifest mailing system that allows mailers 

to document and pay postage and extra 

services fees by transmitting electronic files 

to the Postal Service without generating 

paper manifests, postage statements, or 

clearance documents. Additional information 

on USPS Ship can be found online and in 

Publication 205, USPS Ship Business and 


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https://postalpro.usps.com. 

* * * * * 

7.0 Combining Package Services and Parcel 

Select Parcels for Destination Entry 

7.1 Combining Parcels—DSCF and DDU 

Entry 

* * * * * 

7.1.2 Basic Standards 

Package Services and Parcel Select parcels 

that qualify as machinable, nonmachinable, 

and irregular under 201 and meet the 

following conditions may be combined in 5- 

digit scheme and 5-digit sacks or 5-digit 

scheme and 5-digit pallets under these 

conditions: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the second sentence of item b to 

read as follows:] 

b. * * * For mailings presented under 7.0, 

mailers may document and pay postage using 

USPS Ship under 2.9. 

* * * * * 

7.2 Combining Parcel Select and Package 

Services Machinable Parcels for DNDC Entry 

* * * * * 

7.2.2 Basic Standards 

Parcel Select and Package Services parcels 

must meet the following conditions: 

* * * * * 

[Revise the second sentence of item d to 

read as follows:] 

d. * * * For mailings presented under 7.0, 

mailers may document and pay postage using 

USPS Ship under 2.9. 

* * * * * 

8.0 Preparing Pallets 

* * * * * 

8.6 Pallet Labels 

* * * * * 

8.6.6 Line 3 

[Revise the third sentence of the 

introductory text of 8.6.6 to read as follows:] 

* * * Labels on containers of parcels 

prepared using USPS Ship under 2.9 must 

show ‘‘USPS Ship’’ either to the left of 

required line 3 information or directly below 

line 3 using the same size and lettering used 

for line 3. * * * 

* * * * * 

18.0 Priority Mail Express Open and 

Distribute and Priority Mail Open and 

Distribute 

18.1 Prices and Fees 

* * * * * 

18.1.6 Postage Statement for Enclosed Mail 

[Revise the text of 18.1.6 to read as 

follows:] 

The mailer must provide the correct 

postage statement for the enclosed mail 

unless prepared under USPS Ship. If the 

enclosed mail is zone-priced, the mailer must 

either provide documentation that details the 

pieces and postage, by zone for each Priority 

Mail Express Open and Distribute or Priority 

Mail Open and Distribute shipment 

destination or provide a separate postage 

statement for each Priority Mail Express 

Open and Distribute or Priority Mail Open 

and Distribute shipment destination. The 

mailer must always present the mailing to the 

designated USPS acceptance unit for 

verification of postage and fees. A postage 

statement is not required for the Priority Mail 

Express or Priority Mail portion of the Open 

and Distribute shipment, unless Priority Mail 

postage is paid by permit imprint not 

prepared under USPS Ship. 

* * * * * 

18.5 Preparation 

* * * * * 

18.5.3 Tags 257 and 267—Priority Mail 

Express Open and Distribute 

[Revise the second sentence of the 

introductory text of 18.5.3 to read as follows:] 

* * * For mailings prepared under USPS 

Ship, use blue Tag 257–EVS and yellow Tag 

267–EVS. * * * 

* * * * * 

18.5.4 Tags 161 and 190—Priority Mail 

Open and Distribute 

[Revise the second sentence of the 

introductory text of 18.5.4 to read as follows:] 

* * * For mailings prepared under USPS 

Ship, use green Tag 161–EVS and pink Tag 

190–EVS. * * * 

* * * * * 

18.5.7 Address Label Service Barcode 

Requirement 

[Revise the first sentence in the 

introductory text of 18.5.7 to read as follows:] 

An electronic service barcode must include 

USS 128 or Intelligent Mail package barcode 

(IMpb) (USPS Ship approved mailers) 

symbology for Priority Mail Express Open 

and Distribute, and the IMpb symbology for 

Priority Mail Open and Distribute in the 

address label. * * * 

* * * * * 

18.6 Enter and Deposit 

* * * * * 

18.6.3 Postmark and Signing Tags and 

Labels 

[Revise the text of 18.6.3 to read as 

follows:] 

Upon completion of the verification and 

acceptance of the contents, all Open and 

Distribute tags and labels must be 

postmarked and signed in the space provided 

unless prepared under an authorized USPS 

Ship manifest mailing system. Open and 

Distribute USPS Ship tags and labels bear the 

marking ‘‘APPROVED USPS Ship MAILER’’ 

in the space normally designated for the 

postmark and signature. 

* * * * * 

21.0 Optional Combined Parcel Mailings 

21.1 Basic Standards for Combining Parcel 

Select, Package Services, and USPS 

Marketing Mail Parcels 

* * * * * 

21.1.2 Postage Payment 

[Revise the last sentence of 21.1.2 to read 

as follows:] 

* * * Mailers may document and pay 

postage using USPS Ship under 2.9. 

* * * * * 

Index 

* * * * * 

E 

* * * * * 

[Delete the ‘‘Electronic Verification System 

(eVS), 705.2.9’’ line item.] 

* * * * * 

U 

* * * * * 

[Alphabetically under ‘‘U’’ list the 

following:] 

USPS Ship, 705.2.9 

* * * * * 

Colleen Hibbert-Kapler, 

Attorney, Ethics and Legal Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26160 Filed 11–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2022–0660; FRL–11572– 

01–R4] 

Air Plan Approval; FL; Miscellaneous 

SIP Changes 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revision submitted by the Florida 

Department of Environmental Protection 

(FDEP) on April 1, 2022. The proposed 

revision corrects definitions, updates, 

and removes outdated references, 

clarifies rule applicability in several 

rules within the Florida SIP, and 

removes methods to determine visible 

emissions. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 28, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– 

OAR–2022–0660 at 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 

EPA may publish any comment received 

to its public docket. Do not submit 

electronically any information you 

consider to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 


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