Postal Bulletin 22086 - October 3, 2002 - USPS.com® - About

POSTAL BULLETIN 22086 (10-3-02)
Processing Category ADC/ Mixed ADC/
Mail Class and Presort Type AADC Mixed AADC
Standard Letters, nonmachinable L004 L004 2
Standard
Mail Letters, machinable L801 L803 2
Letters, automation L801 L803 2
Flats, nonautomation L004 L004 2
Flats, automation L004 L803 2
Irregular parcels L603 L604
Bound Flats, nonbarcoded L004 L004
Printed
M tt
Flats, barcoded L004 L803 1
Matter
Irregular parcels L004 L004
Media Mail Flats, nonautomation L004 L004
Irregular parcels L004 L004
Library Flats, nonautomation L004 L004
Mail Irregular parcels L004 L004
1 L802 if mail entered by mailer at a destination ASF or BMC.
2 L802 if mail prepared for a destination ASF or BMC pallet under option in
M045.3.2.
M040 Pallets
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M045 Palletized Mailings
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3.0 PALLET PRESORT AND LABELING
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3.2 Standard Mail Packages, Sacks, Irregular
Parcels, or Trays on Pallets
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[Revise items h and i to read as follows:]
h. ASF. Required, except that an ASF sort may not be
required if using package reallocation for flats to protect
the BMC pallet under 5.0. May contain carrier
route rate, automation rate, and/or Presorted rate
mail. Sort ADC packages, sacks, or trays to ASF pallets
based on the “label to” ZIP Code for the ADC
destination of the package, sack, or tray in L004 (letters
or flats) or in L603 (irregular parcels). Sort AADC
trays to ASF pallets based on the “label to” ZIP Code
for the AADC destination of the tray in L801. At the
mailer’s option, sort appropriate mixed ADC packages,
sacks, or trays and mixed AADC trays to ASF
pallets based on the “label to” ZIP Code for the ADC
or AADC destination of the package, sack, or tray in
L802. All optional mixed ADC packages, sacks, and
trays and mixed AADC trays on ASF pallets must
contain only pieces destinating within the ASF as
shown in Exhibit E650.5.1. See E650.5.0 for additional
requirements for DBMC rate eligibility.***
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[Items (1) and (2) are unchanged.]
i. BMC. Required. May contain carrier route rate, automation
rate, and/or Presorted rate mail. Sort ADC
packages, sacks, or trays to BMC pallets based on
the “label to” ZIP Code for the ADC destination of the
package, sack, or tray in L004 (letters or flats) or in
L603 (irregular parcels). Sort AADC trays to BMC
pallets based on the “label to” ZIP Code for the AADC
destination of the tray in L801. At the mailer’s option,
sort appropriate mixed ADC packages, sacks, or
trays and mixed AADC trays to BMC pallets based on
the “label to” ZIP Code for the ADC or AADC destination
of the package, sack, or tray in L802. All optional
mixed ADC packages, sacks, and trays and mixed
AADC trays on BMC pallets must contain only pieces
destinating within the BMC as shown in Exhibit
E650.5.1. See E650.5.0 for additional requirements
for DBMC rate eligibility.***
[Items (1) and (2) are unchanged.]
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M600 Standard Mail (Nonautomation)
M610 Presorted Standard Mail
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2.0 PREPARATION — MACHINABLE
LETTER-SIZE PIECES
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[Revise heading and text of 2.2 to read as follows:]
2.2 Traying and Labeling
Only mail eligible for the 3/5 rate (i.e., 150 or more pieces
for the 3-digit area) may be prepared in 5-digit and 3-digit
trays. Preparation sequence, tray size, and labeling:
a. 5-digit (optional); full trays (no overflow); labeling:
(1) Line 1: city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code on mail,
preceded for military mail by correct prefix under
M031.
(2) Line 2: “STD LTR 5D MACH.”
b. 3-digit (required); no minimum; labeling:
(1) Line 1: L002, Column A.
(2) Line 2: “STD LTR 3D MACH.”
c. Origin 3-digit(s) (required) and entry 3-digit(s)
(optional); no minimum; labeling:
(1) Line 1: L002, Column A.
(2) Line 2: “STD LTR 3D MACH.”