1. ® MTAC WORKGROUP 113 ADDRESS / BARCODE REQUIREMENTS FOR FSS Update August 1, 2007

2. 2  Leaders: ●John Stark (Conde Nast) ●Tim Gribben (USPS) ●Mike Amato (USPS)  Objective: ●Develop recommended requirements for address construction, address quality and barcoding for mailers of flats that will result in the maximum number of pieces being processed on the FSS equipment. WG 113 Update

3. 3 Intelligent Mail® barcode testing update:  IDEAlliance conducted tests with various permutations ●Apple-to-apple test difficult to achieve ●.125” min height with.028” clearance  UFSM performed worse than expected but AFSM better ●UFSM software release expected Feb 2008  Test moved to Merrifield to evaluate reduced clearance spec on MERLIN WG 113 Update

4. 4 Federal Register notice  WG 101 on address block location  Expect August publication date  Address block standardization requirements: ●Font size ●Vertical and horizontal text spacing ●Spacing of City, State, ZIP line ●New OEL options for IM™BC users  Consistency between guidelines and specs WG 113 Update

5. 5 Federal Register font size requirement  Will reflect printed text size (in inches) and point size equivalent  8 point font size equivalent may cause issues ●Paper labels:  May need to reduce number of lines  Consider using a larger label ●Business titles typically use more address lines ●Periodicals need line for sponsored copies – ABC requirement WG 113 Update

6. 6 Next Steps:  Teleconference to discuss Federal Register notice  Focus on address / barcode accuracy WG 113 Update