In general, the services of Distribution and the Meterline are general-funded. This means that there is no charge to departments for the processing done by Mailing Services in those areas, except for certain services that are considered to be beyond the scope of normal daily processing and are not funded by the general fund. Those certain services are detailed in the appropriate sections of this guide.
All postage is charged to the department sending the mail.
The Bulk Mail Processing Center and Computer Services are self-funded internal services, and as such must charge departmental accounts for all services. An MS-IN is always required for services in these two areas. All Mailing Services charges appear as summary charges on the department's monthly FRS statements. All charges appear in batch MSS01 and reference JE00055. The Detail Statement shows MS-IN number, date, and pertinent details for each mailing.