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POSTAL BULLETIN 22086 (10-3-02)
Domestic Mail
DMM REVISION
Additional Placement Option for Address Change Service Participant Code
Effective October 3, 2002, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM) M013 is revised to allow placement of an Address
Change Service (ACS) participant code on the mailpiece
directly above the address and below the ancillary service
endorsement when the endorsement is located directly
above the address block. This new optional location is limited
to letter-size machinable pieces (see DMM C050) with
or without a barcode. The ACS participant code and ancillary
service endorsement must be printed in a non-narrow
variant of Helvetica or Arial sans serif font in the range of 10
to 12 points.
This additional location allows the mail to become eligible
for the new Postal Automation Redirection System
(PARS). PARS is a pilot program designed to improve the
processing of undeliverable-as-addressed mail, as well as
the address notification process. It may also permit additional
mailers to participate in the ACS program.
Mailers are reminded that the only ancillary service endorsements
permitted with ACS are “Address Service Requested”
and “Change Service Requested.”
We will incorporate these revisions into the printed version
of DMM 58 and into the monthly update of the online
DMM available via Postal Explorer at http://pe.usps.gov.
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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M Mail Preparation and Sortation
M000 General Preparation Standards
M010 Mailpieces
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M013 Optional Endorsement Lines
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2.0 FORMAT
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[Revise headings and text of 2.3 and 2.4 to read as follows:]
2.3 ACS Code in OEL
If an Address Change Service (ACS) participant code
(see 3.0) is used in an OEL on a label or in an address
block, the delimiter symbol (#) must be in the first
position at the left margin of the OEL, followed by the
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seven-character USPS-assigned ACS participant code,
then one blank space. The remaining blank spaces between
the left-justified delimiter and ACS participant code
and the first character of the right-justified mail sortation information
of the OEL must be filled with asterisks.
2.4 No ACS Code in OEL
If an ACS participant code is not placed in the OEL as permitted
by 3.2 or is not used at all, the OEL must be filled
with asterisks from the left margin of the label or address
block (as defined by the position of the first character
printed at the left margin in the label or address block) up to
the first character in the OEL.
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[Add new 3.0 to read as follows:]
3.0 ADDRESS CHANGE SERVICE
3.1 Participant Code
The Address Change Service (ACS) participant code is
provided to authorized mailers by the National Customer
Support Center (NCSC) (see G043 for address). The participant
code consists of seven alpha characters, aligned
left, and must be preceded by a single pound sign (#)
delimiter.
3.2 Placement
The ACS participant code may be placed in one of two
positions:
a. In the optional endorsement line.The participant code
must occupy the first eight positions on the left side of
the OEL and be formatted as provided in 2.3.
b. On the mailpiece or an address label directly below
the ancillary service endorsement, left-justified, when
the endorsement is placed directly above the address
block, if these additional standards are met:
(1) The mailpiece must be letter-size and machinable
(see C050), with or without a barcode, or
letter-size
C810).
and automation-compatible (see
(2) If mailer keyline information is used, it must be
the top line of the address block. For automation-rate
letters, the delivery point barcode may
not be placed above a mailer keyline.