[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 4031-4035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1499]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111


Streamlining Hard-Copy Postage Statement Processing

AGENCY: Postal Service\TM\.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service\TM\ is proposing to revise Mailing 
Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 
(DMM[supreg]), to reflect changes in the processing of hard-copy 
postage statements accompanying commercial and permit imprint mailings 
at PostalOne! [supreg] facilities.

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before February 25, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written comments to the Manager, Mailing 
Standards, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Room 3436, 
Washington, DC, 20260-3436. You may inspect and photocopy all written 
comments at USPS Headquarters Library, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., 11th 
Floor N, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday. E-mail comments concerning the proposed rule, containing the 
name and address of the commenter, may be sent to: 
[email protected], with a subject line of ``Postage Statement 
Processing.'' Faxed comments are not accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cher Rupp-Ruggeri at 202-268-4019, 
Anthony Frost at 202-268-8093, or Michael F. Lee at 202-268-7263.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In coordination with ongoing efforts to 
improve efficiencies of USPS[supreg] business mail acceptance 
operations, the Postal Service proposes to revise its procedures and 
policies relating to the processing of postage statements in facilities 
with PostalOne! [supreg] capability.
    The PostalOne! system, which can be accessed by business customers 
as well as by postal employees, is an automated, streamlined method of 
managing the business mail acceptance process. Expanded use of 
PostalOne! allows the Postal Service to contain costs and provide 
greater visibility and ease of use to the mailing community.
    With this proposal, the Postal Service would not complete the 
``USPS Use Only'' section of, or round date, hard-copy postage 
statements (including duplicates) accompanying mailings accepted at 
PostalOne! facilities. Mailers with PostalOne! access would obtain 
documentation of their mailings by accessing their account via the 
Business Customer Gateway. Additional information on the Business 
Customer Gateway is found at https://gateway.usps.com/bcg or by 
contacting their district Manager, Business Mail Entry.
    In the upcoming March 15, 2010 release of PostalOne!, PS Form 3607, 
Weighing and Dispatch Certificate, would be revised and re-titled PS 
Form 3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt.
    Any mailing entered at other than single-piece prices and all 
permit imprint mailings must be accompanied by a postage statement. In 
accordance with current mailing standards, hard-copy postage statements 
must be completed and signed by the mailer or agent. Postal facilities 
with PostalOne! capability would enter mailing data electronically and 
produce a PS Form 3607-R to document the mailing. Upon request, a 
mailer could obtain a copy of PS Form 3607-R after acceptance and 
verification are completed. PS Form 3607-R would not be mailed.
    There would be no changes in acceptance/postage statement processes 
for mailings accepted at Post Offices TM without PostalOne! 
access.
    Although we are exempt from the notice and comment requirements of 
the Administrative Procedure Act [5 U.S.C. of 553(b), (c)] regarding 
proposed rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410 (a), we invite public comments on 
the following proposed revisions to Mailing Standards of the United 
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated by 
reference in the Code of

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Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR Part 111.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111

    Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service.

    Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 111 is proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 111--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 39 CFR Part 111 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 414, 
416, 3001-3011, 3201-3219, 3403-3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 3633, 
and 5001.

    2. Revise the following sections of Mailing Standards of the United 
States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), as follows:

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail 
Manual (DMM)

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200 Commercial Mail Letters and Cards

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230 First Class Mail

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234 Postage Payment and Documentation

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4.0 Mailing Documentation

4.1 Completing Postage Statements

    [Revise 4.1 as follows:]
    Any mailing claiming other than single-piece prices and all permit 
imprint mailings must be accompanied by a postage statement using one 
of the following approved methods:
    a. Electronic, at PostalOne! facilities only. Copies of finalized 
postage statements are available online at the Business Customer 
Gateway. A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer 
(agent) to cancel the postage statement online and submit a corrected 
version.
    b. By hard-copy, if the hard-copy postage statements are completed 
and signed by the mailer (agent). The mailer (agent) may submit a 
computer-generated facsimile (see 4.10, Facsimile Postage Statements). 
A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to 
correct the postage statement accordingly and document the correction. 
Hard-copy postage statements are processed as follows:
    1. At PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will enter 
hardcopy mailing data manually to document the mailing and produce a PS 
Form 3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt. Receipts are available to 
customers upon request but will not be mailed. Copies of finalized 
postage statements from PostalOne! facilities are available online at 
the Business Customer Gateway.
    2. At non-PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will 
provide a signed and round-dated copy of the postage statement when the 
copy is provided by the mailer (agent).
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240 Standard Mail

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244 Postage Payment and Documentation

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4.0 Mailing Documentation

4.1 Completing Postage Statements

    [Revise 4.1 as follows:]
    Any mailing claiming Standard Mail prices must be accompanied by a 
postage statement using one of the following approved methods:
    a. Electronic, at PostalOne! facilities only. Copies of finalized 
postage statements are available online at the Business Customer 
Gateway. A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer 
(agent) to cancel the postage statement online and submit a corrected 
version.
    b. By hard-copy, if the hard-copy postage statements are completed 
and signed by the mailer (agent). The mailer (agent) may submit a 
computer-generated facsimile (see 4.10, Facsimile Postage Statements). 
A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to 
correct the postage statement accordingly and document the correction. 
Hard-copy postage statements are processed as follows:
    1. At PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will enter 
hardcopy mailing data manually to document the mailing and produce a PS 
Form 3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt. Receipts are available to 
customers upon request but will not be mailed. Copies of finalized 
postage statements from PostalOne! facilities are available online at 
the Business Customer Gateway.
    2. At non-PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will 
provide a signed and round-dated copy of the postage statement when the 
copy is provided by the mailer (agent).
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300 Commercial Flats

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330 First Class Mail

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334 Postage Payment and Documentation

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4.0 Mailing Documentation

4.1 Completing Postage Statements

    [Revise 4.1 as follows:]
    Any mailing claiming other than single-piece prices and all permit 
imprint mailings must be accompanied by a postage statement using one 
of the following approved methods:
    a. Electronic, at PostalOne! facilities only. Copies of finalized 
postage statements are available online at the Business Customer 
Gateway. A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer 
(agent) to cancel the postage statement online and submit a corrected 
version.
    b. By hard-copy, if the hard-copy postage statements are completed 
and signed by the mailer (agent). The mailer (agent) may submit a 
computer-generated facsimile (see 4.10, Facsimile Postage Statements). 
A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to 
correct the postage statement accordingly and document the correction. 
Hard-copy postage statements are processed as follows:
    1. At PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will enter 
hardcopy mailing data manually to document the mailing and produce a PS 
Form 3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt. Receipts are available to 
customers upon request but will not be mailed. Copies of finalized 
postage statements from PostalOne! facilities are available online at 
the Business Customer Gateway.
    2. At non-PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will 
provide a signed and round-dated copy of the postage statement when the 
copy is provided by the mailer (agent).
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340 Standard Mail

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344 Postage Payment and Documentation

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4.0 Mailing Documentation

4.1 Completing Postage Statements

    [Revise 4.1 as follows:]
    Any mailing claiming Standard Mail prices must be accompanied by a 
postage statement using one of the following approved methods:
    a. Electronic, at PostalOne! facilities only. Copies of finalized 
postage statements are available online at the Business Customer 
Gateway. A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer 
(agent) to cancel the postage

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statement online and submit a corrected version.
    b. By hard-copy, if the hard-copy postage statements are completed 
and signed by the mailer (agent). The mailer (agent) may submit a 
computer-generated facsimile (see 4.10, Facsimile Postage Statements). 
A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to 
correct the postage statement accordingly and document the correction. 
Hard-copy postage statements are processed as follows:
    1. At PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will enter 
hardcopy mailing data manually to document the mailing and produce a PS 
Form 3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt. Receipts are available to 
customers upon request but will not be mailed. Copies of finalized 
postage statements from PostalOne! facilities are available online at 
the Business Customer Gateway.
    2. At non-PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will 
provide a signed and round-dated copy of the postage statement when the 
copy is provided by the mailer (agent).
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360 Bound Printed Matter

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364 Postage Payment and Documentation

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2.0 Mailing Documentation

2.1 Completing Postage Statements

    [Revise 2.1 as follows:]
    All mailings must be paid by permit imprint and must be accompanied 
by a postage statement using one of the following approved USPS 
methods:
    a. Electronic, at PostalOne! facilities only. Copies of finalized 
postage statements are available online at the Business Customer 
Gateway. A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer 
(agent) to cancel the postage statement online and submit a corrected 
version.
    b. By hard-copy, if the hard-copy postage statements are completed 
and signed by the mailer (agent). The mailer (agent) may submit a 
computer-generated facsimile (see 2.10, Facsimile Postage Statements). 
A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to 
correct the postage statement accordingly and document the correction. 
Hard-copy postage statements are processed as follows:
    1. At PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will enter 
hardcopy mailing data manually to document the mailing and produce a PS 
Form 3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt. Receipts are available to 
customers upon request but will not be mailed. Copies of finalized 
postage statements from PostalOne! facilities are available online at 
the Business Customer Gateway.
    2. At non-PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will 
provide a signed and round-dated copy of the postage statement when the 
copy is provided by the mailer (agent).
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370 Media Mail

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374 Postage Payment and Documentation

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2.0 Mailing Documentation

2.1 Completing Postage Statements

    [Revise 2.1 as follows:]
    Any mailing claiming other than single-piece prices and all permit 
imprint mailings must be accompanied by a postage statement using one 
of the following approved methods:
    a. Electronic, at PostalOne! facilities only. Copies of finalized 
postage statements are available online at the Business Customer 
Gateway. A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer 
(agent) to cancel the postage statement online and submit a corrected 
version.
    b. By hard-copy, if the hard-copy postage statements are completed 
and signed by the mailer (agent). The mailer (agent) may submit a 
computer-generated facsimile (see 2.7, Facsimile Postage Statements). A 
change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to 
correct the postage statement accordingly and document the correction. 
Hard-copy postage statements are processed as follows:
    1. At PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will enter 
hardcopy mailing data manually to document the mailing and produce a PS 
Form 3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt. Receipts are available to 
customers upon request but will not be mailed. Copies of finalized 
postage statements from PostalOne! facilities are available online at 
the Business Customer Gateway.
    2. At non-PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will 
provide a signed and round-dated copy of the postage statement when the 
copy is provided by the mailer (agent).
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384 Library Mail

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384 Postage Payment and Documentation

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2.0 Mailing Documentation

2.1 Completing Postage Statements

    [Revise 2.1 as follows:]
    Any mailing claiming other than single-piece prices and all permit 
imprint mailings must be accompanied by a postage statement using one 
of the following approved methods:
    a. Electronic, at PostalOne! facilities only. Copies of finalized 
postage statements are available online at the Business Customer 
Gateway. A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer 
(agent) to cancel the postage statement online and submit a corrected 
version.
    b. By hard-copy, if the hard-copy postage statements are completed 
and signed by the mailer (agent). The mailer (agent) may submit a 
computer-generated facsimile (see 2.7, Facsimile Postage Statements). A 
change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to 
correct the postage statement accordingly and document the correction. 
Hard-copy postage statements are processed as follows:
    1. At PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will enter 
hardcopy mailing data manually to document the mailing and produce a PS 
Form 3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt. Receipts are available to 
customers upon request but will not be mailed. Copies of finalized 
postage statements from PostalOne! facilities are available online at 
the Business Customer Gateway.
    2. At non-PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will 
provide a signed and round-dated copy of the postage statement when the 
copy is provided by the mailer (agent).
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400 Commercial Parcels

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420 Priority Mail

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424 Postage Payment and Documentation

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2.0 Postage Paid With Permit Imprint

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2.3 Postage Statement

    [Revise 2.3 as follows:]
    Unless manifested using eVS under 705.2.9, any mailing claiming 
other than single-piece prices and all permit imprint mailings must be 
accompanied by a postage statement using one of the following approved 
methods:
    a. Electronic, at PostalOne! facilities only. Copies of finalized 
postage statements are available online at the

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Business Customer Gateway. A change made to any postage statement 
requires the mailer (agent) to cancel the postage statement online and 
submit a corrected version.
    b. By hard-copy, if the hard-copy postage statements are completed 
and signed by the mailer (agent). The mailer (agent) may submit a 
computer-generated facsimile (see 2.4, Facsimile Postage Statements). A 
change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to 
correct the postage statement accordingly and document the correction. 
Hard-copy postage statements are processed as follows:
    1. At PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will enter 
hardcopy mailing data manually to document the mailing and produce a PS 
Form 3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt. Receipts are available to 
customers upon request but will not be mailed. Copies of finalized 
postage statements from PostalOne! facilities are available online at 
the Business Customer Gateway.
    2. At non-PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will 
provide a signed and round-dated copy of the postage statement when the 
copy is provided by the mailer (agent).
    [Add 2.4 as follows:]

2.4 Facsimile Postage Statements

    Facsimile postage statements must contain data and elements in 
locations as close as possible to where they appear on the USPS form. 
Data fields that do not pertain to information and prices claimed in 
the mailing and other extraneous information that appears on the USPS 
form do not have to be included. Facsimiles must include all other 
information pertaining to the mailing, including the class of mail (or 
subclass as appropriate), postage payment method (e.g., permit 
imprint), and four-digit form number (hyphen and suffix optional). All 
parts, and line numbers within each part, must reflect those on the 
USPS form. In some cases, this can include fields from multiple USPS 
forms onto a single facsimile. Most importantly, the facsimile must 
fully and exactly reproduce the ``Certification'' and ``USPS Use Only'' 
fields that appear on the USPS form. A facsimile postage statement 
produced by software certified by the USPS Presort Accuracy Validation 
and Evaluation (PAVE) or Manifest Analysis and Certification (MAC) 
program is considered a USPS-approved form for these standards. Others 
may be approved by the entry office postmaster.
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430 First Class Mail

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434 Postage Payment and Documentation

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3.0 Mailing Documentation

3.1 Completing Postage Statements

    [Revise 3.1 as follows:]
    Unless manifested using eVS under 705.2.9, any mailing claiming 
other than single-piece prices and all permit imprint mailings must be 
accompanied by a postage statement using one of the following approved 
methods:
    a. Electronic, at PostalOne! facilities only. Copies of finalized 
postage statements are available online at the Business Customer 
Gateway. A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer 
(agent) to cancel the postage statement online and submit a corrected 
version.
    b. By hard-copy, if the hard-copy postage statements are completed 
and signed by the mailer (agent). The mailer (agent) may submit a 
computer-generated facsimile (see 3.8, Facsimile Postage Statements). A 
change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to 
correct the postage statement accordingly and document the correction. 
Hard-copy postage statements are processed as follows:
    1. At PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will enter 
hardcopy mailing data manually to document the mailing and produce a PS 
Form 3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt. Receipts are available to 
customers upon request but will not be mailed. Copies of finalized 
postage statements from PostalOne! facilities are available online at 
the Business Customer Gateway.
    2. At non-PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will 
provide a signed and round-dated copy of the postage statement when the 
copy is provided by the mailer (agent).
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440 Standard Mail

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444 Postage Payment and Documentation

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3.0 Mailing Documentation

3.1 Completing Postage Statements

    [Revise 3.1 as follows:]
    Unless manifested using eVS under 705.2.9, any mailing claiming 
Standard Mail prices must be accompanied by a postage statement using 
one of the following approved methods:
    a. Electronic, at PostalOne! facilities only. Copies of finalized 
postage statements are available online at the Business Customer 
Gateway. A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer 
(agent) to cancel the postage statement online and submit a corrected 
version.
    b. By hard-copy, if the hard-copy postage statements are completed 
and signed by the mailer (agent). The mailer (agent) may submit a 
computer-generated facsimile (see 3.8, Facsimile Postage Statements). A 
change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to 
correct the postage statement accordingly and document the correction. 
Hard-copy postage statements are processed as follows:
    1. At PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will enter 
hardcopy mailing data manually to document the mailing and produce a PS 
Form 3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt. Receipts are available to 
customers upon request but will not be mailed. Copies of finalized 
postage statements from PostalOne! facilities are available online at 
the Business Customer Gateway.
    2. At non-PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will 
provide a signed and round-dated copy of the postage statement when the 
copy is provided by the mailer (agent).
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450 Parcel Select

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454 Postage Payment and Documentation

1.0 Basic Standards for Postage Payment

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1.3 Completing Postage Statements

    [Revise 1.3 as follows:]
    Unless manifested using eVS under 705.2.9, any mailing claiming 
Parcel Select prices must be accompanied by a postage statement using 
one of the following approved methods:
    a. Electronic, at PostalOne! facilities only. Copies of finalized 
postage statements are available online at the Business Customer 
Gateway. A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer 
(agent) to cancel the postage statement online and submit a corrected 
version.
    b. By hard-copy, if the hard-copy postage statements are completed 
and signed by the mailer (agent). The mailer (agent) may submit a 
computer-generated facsimile (see 1.10, Facsimile Postage Statements). 
A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to 
correct the postage statement accordingly and document the correction. 
Hard-copy postage statements are processed as follows:
    1. At PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will enter 
hardcopy

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mailing data manually to document the mailing and produce a PS Form 
3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt. Receipts are available to 
customers upon request but will not be mailed. Copies of finalized 
postage statements from PostalOne! facilities are available online at 
the Business Customer Gateway.
    2. At non-PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will 
provide a signed and round-dated copy of the postage statement when the 
copy is provided by the mailer (agent).

1.4 Documentation

    [Revise 1.4 as follows:]
    When presented for acceptance, all Parcel Select mailings must be 
documented as follows:
    a. Documentation of postage by entry office and presort level 
(e.g., by DBMC, OBMC Presort and BMC Presort mail and by 5-digit ZIP 
Code for DSCF and DDU prices) as required under 705.2.0 through 
705.4.0.
    b. Except for DSCF, mail palletized under the alternate preparation 
option that requires separate documentation, other documentation is not 
required when the correct price is affixed to each piece, or when each 
piece is of identical weight and the pieces are separated by zone and 
within each zone are grouped by pieces subject to the same combination 
of prices.
    c. DSCF mail palletized under the alternate preparation option in 
705.8.0 must submit the detailed documentation required in 705.8.20.2.
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460 Bound Printed Matter

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464 Postage Payment and Documentation

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2.0 Mailing Documentation

2.1 Completing Postage Statements

    [Revise 2.1 as follows:]
    Unless manifested using eVS under 705.2.9, all permit imprint 
mailings must be accompanied by a postage statement using one of the 
following approved methods:
    a. Electronic, at PostalOne! facilities only. Copies of finalized 
postage statements are available online at the Business Customer 
Gateway. A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer 
(agent) to cancel the postage statement online and submit a corrected 
version.
    b. By hard-copy, if the hard-copy postage statements are completed 
and signed by the mailer (agent). The mailer (agent) may submit a 
computer-generated facsimile (see 2.8, Facsimile Postage Statements). A 
change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to 
correct the postage statement accordingly and document the correction. 
Hard-copy postage statements are processed as follows:
    1. At PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will enter 
hardcopy mailing data manually to document the mailing and produce a PS 
Form 3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt. Receipts are available to 
customers upon request but will not be mailed. Copies of finalized 
postage statements from PostalOne! facilities are available online at 
the Business Customer Gateway.
    2. At non-PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will 
provide a signed and round-dated copy of the postage statement when the 
copy is provided by the mailer (agent).
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470 Media Mail

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474 Postage Payment and Documentation

* * * * *

2.0 Mailing Documentation

2.1 Completing Postage Statements

    [Revise 2.1 as follows:]
    Unless manifested using eVS under 705.2.9, any mailing claiming 
other than single-piece prices and all permit imprint mailings must be 
accompanied by a postage statement using one of the following approved 
methods:
    a. Electronic, at PostalOne! facilities only. Copies of finalized 
postage statements are available online at the Business Customer 
Gateway. A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer 
(agent) to cancel the postage statement online and submit a corrected 
version.
    b. By hard-copy, if the hard-copy postage statements are completed 
and signed by the mailer (agent). The mailer (agent) may submit a 
computer-generated facsimile (see 2.7, Facsimile Postage Statements). A 
change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to 
correct the postage statement accordingly and document the correction. 
Hard-copy postage statements are processed as follows:
    1. At PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will enter 
hardcopy mailing data manually to document the mailing and produce a PS 
Form 3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt. Receipts are available to 
customers upon request but will not be mailed. Copies of finalized 
postage statements from PostalOne! facilities are available online at 
the Business Customer Gateway.
    2. At non-PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will 
provide a signed and round-dated copy of the postage statement when the 
copy is provided by the mailer (agent).
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480 Library Mail

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484 Postage Payment and Documentation

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2.0 Mailing Documentation

2.1 Completing Postage Statements

    [Revise 2.1 as follows:]
    Unless manifested using eVS under 705.2.9, any mailing claiming 
other than single-piece prices and all permit imprint mailings must be 
accompanied by a postage statement using one of the following approved 
methods:
    a. Electronic, at PostalOne! facilities only. Copies of finalized 
postage statements are available online at the Business Customer 
Gateway. A change made to any postage statement requires the mailer 
(agent) to cancel the postage statement online and submit a corrected 
version.
    b. By hard-copy, if the hard-copy postage statements are completed 
and signed by the mailer (agent). The mailer (agent) may submit a 
computer-generated facsimile (see 2.7, Facsimile Postage Statements). A 
change made to any postage statement requires the mailer (agent) to 
correct the postage statement accordingly and document the correction. 
Hard-copy postage statements are processed as follows:
    1. At PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will enter 
hardcopy mailing data manually to document the mailing and produce a PS 
Form 3607-R, Mailing Transaction Receipt. Receipts are available to 
customers upon request but will not be mailed. Copies of finalized 
postage statements from PostalOne! facilities are available online at 
the Business Customer Gateway.
    2. At non-PostalOne! facilities--business mail acceptance will 
provide a signed and round-dated copy of the postage statement when the 
copy is provided by the mailer (agent).
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    We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR Part 111 to 
reflect these changes if our proposal is adopted.

Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 2010-1499 Filed 1-25-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-12-P