Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 09/12/1999

Presentation of First-Class and Standard Mail (A) Automation Letter Mail for Verification Under New SAVE Verification Procedures and Revisions to Combined Postage Payment Standards

The Postal Service will implement new Standardized Acceptance and Verification (SAVE) procedures for First-Class and Standard Mail (A) automation letter mail in mid-December 1999. These new SAVE procedures will replace existing verification procedures for many First-Class and Standard Mail (A) automation letter mailings. To facilitate these new SAVE procedures, the Postal Service is proposing that, effective March 1, 2000, for mailings produced by MLOCRs and barcode sorters, and effective July 1, 2000, for mailings produced by other means, mailers of First-Class and Standard Mail (A) automation letter rate mailings must physically separate Mixed AADC trays from other mail when the mailings are presented to the Postal Service for verification. In addition, for mailings of 10,000 or more pieces, the Postal Service is proposing to eliminate the current option that standardized documentation is not required with a mailing when the exact rate of postage is affixed to each piece or when it consists of identical weight pieces and is physically separated by rate category when presented to the Postal Service for verification. Under the proposal, effective March 1 for mailings produced by ML