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705Advanced Preparation: Cotraying and Cosacking Bundles of Automation and Presorted Flats705.9.3.2b. Pieces in the automation rate mailing must meet the criteria for a flat under301.3.0. Pieces in the Presorted rate mailing must meet the criteria for a flatunder 301.1.1.c. The automation rate mailing must meet the eligibility criteria in 343.7.0, exceptthat the sacking and documentation criteria in 9.3.1, 9.3.4, and 9.3.5 must bemet rather than the sacking and documentation criteria in 345.7.0.d. The Presorted rate mailing must meet the eligibility criteria in 343.2.0 and343.3.0, except that the sacking and documentation criteria in 9.3.1, 9.3.4,and 9.3.5 must be met rather than the sacking and documentation criteria in345.5.0.e. The rates for pieces in the automation rate mailing are applied based on thenumber of pieces in the bundle and the level of bundle to which they are sortedunder 343.7.0. The rates for pieces in the Presorted rate mailing are based onthe number of pieces in the bundle and the level of sack in which they areplaced under 343.3.6 and 343.3.7.f. The pieces must be marked according to 302.g. The bundles prepared from the automation rate mailing and the bundlesprepared from the Presorted rate mailing must be sorted into the same sacksas described in 9.3.4 and 9.3.5.h. A complete, signed postage statement(s), using the correct USPS form or anapproved facsimile, must accompany each mailing job prepared under theseprocedures. In addition to the applicable postage statement, documentationproduced by PAVE-certified software or standardized documentation under708.1.0 must be submitted with each cosacked mailing job that describes foreach sack sortation level the number of pieces qualifying for each applicableautomation rate and the number of pieces qualifying for each applicablePresorted rate.i. Barcoded sack labels under 708.6.0 must be used to label the sacks.9.3.2 Bundle PreparationExcept for mail prepared under the cobundling option in 9.3.3, the automation ratemailing must be bundled and labeled under 345.7.0 and the Presorted rate mailingmust be bundled and labeled under 345.5.0. Loose packing under 345.5.0 is notpermitted.9.3.3 Optional Cobundling PreparationAs an option to the basic bundling requirements in 9.3.2, a mailer may choose tocobundle automation rate and Presorted rate flat-size pieces, subject to theconditions in 11.0.9.3.4 Sacking Under 125-Piece or 15-Pound RulesWhen the minimum quantity of 125 pieces or 15 pounds of mail is specified for asack sortation level in 9.3.5, the provisions of 345.7.5.3 apply.Domestic Mail Manual Updated 3-15-07