In January 2009, mailers will be required to meet one of two options using Intelligent Mail[supreg] barcodes to access automation prices for letters and flats. Automation prices will no longer be available for the use of the POSTNET barcode. This Federal Register notice provides advance information to help mailers understand the mail preparation

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On January 7, 2008, we published in the Federal Register (Volume 73, Number 4) an advance notice of our intention to require the use of Intelligent Mail barcodes on all letters and flats mailed at automation prices as of January, 2009. We presented our Intelligent Mail vision and asked for comments from our customers. We described two options for

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The Postal Service announces the issuance of Issue 300, dated January 8, 2006; Issue 300, dated March 15, 2007; and Issue 300, dated May 14, 2007, of the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), and their incorporation by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations.

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In this proposed rule the Postal Service provides new mailing standards to require the use of a concatenated UCC/EAN Code 128 Service barcode with a unique Service Type Code ``55'' on all Priority Mail[reg] Open and Distribute container address labels. A proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on May 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 100,

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The Postal Service adopts new address placement and formatting requirements for Periodicals, Standard Mail[supreg], Bound Printed Matter, Media Mail[supreg], and Library Mail flatsize pieces sent at automation, presorted, or carrier route prices. We also adopt related revisions for automation and presorted FirstClass Mail[supreg] flats.

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The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to reflect changes to the prices and standards for the following competitive products, now referred to as Shipping Services:

Express Mail[supreg]

Priority Mail[supreg]

Parcel Select[supreg]

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This revised proposed rule will modify the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[reg]) 604.9.0 to establish a minimum dollar amount for the issuance of checks by the USPS[reg] for the refund of unused postage value in postage meters and PC Postage[reg] accounts. In addition, we provide specific time

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The Postal Service is developing new mailing standards for folded selfmailers, booklets, and folded booklets mailed at automation and machinable letter prices. This notice provides advance information about the mail preparation changes to help mailers plan for future mailings.

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On February 27, 2008, the Postal Service\TM\, in accordance with the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, gave notice to the Postal Regulatory Commission, that the Governors of the Postal Service established Repositionable Notes (RPNs) as a permanent classification. The 3 by 3 removable, paper notes are an optional feature

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The Postal Service is proposing new standards to prohibit the mailing of replica or inert munitions such as grenades or other simulated explosive devices.

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Effective September 14, 2008, the Postal Service is proposing to require mailers to place presort bundles on pallets with the addresses facing up.

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This final rule revises the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to provide the eligibility standards for the OutsideCounty Limited Circulation rate that has been approved by the Governors of the United States Postal Service. Eligible issues of publications entitled to use this rate will receive

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This final rule revises Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to make Premium Forwarding Service (PFS) a permanent mail classification. There are no major changes in the permanent PFS classification compared with the experimental service offering.

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This final rule revises the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]), to add the new Priority Mail[supreg] Large FlatRate Box that has been approved by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service.

The new Priority Mail large flatrate box is approximately 50 percent larger than the

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The Postal Service^TM is revising ExpressMail[supreg] service to reflect a premium of $12.50 in addition to current postage for guaranteed Sunday or holiday delivery of Express Mail pieces.

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