Postal Service Proposed Rule

2017-03723: Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process

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Summary

The Postal Service is revising its pending proposal to amend Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]), to introduce a newly proposed measurement and assessment procedure for evaluating address quality for mailers who enter eligible letter- and flat-size pieces of First-Class Mail[supreg] (FCM) and USPS Marketing Mail<SUP>TM</SUP> (formerly Standard Mail[supreg]) that meet the requirements for Basic or Full-Service mailings. In addition, the Postal Service is proposing to extend free Address Change Service (ACS<SUP>TM</SUP>) to mailers who enter qualifying mailpieces.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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