1. MERLIN M ail Preparation Quality Workgroup MERLIN M ail Preparation Quality Workgroup MTAC Bob O’Brien Michele Denny May 2002 Update

2. MERLIN 2 Mail Preparation Quality Work Group Update n Industry/U. S Postal Service Group n Mail Preparation Quality n First Topic – MERLIN n First Meeting – February 20, 2002

3. MERLIN 3 Focused on: n Training/Communications n Equipment n Standard Operating Procedures Mail Preparation Quality Work Group

4. MERLIN 4 n Lift Moratorium June 1 (Flats) n 60 Day Grace Period n Second-level Review n 80% Threshold for Flats n Conduct Bar Code Correlation Study n Move Threshold to 90% based on Correlation Results Mail Preparation Quality Work Group Joint MTAC/USPS Agreement -- April 4, 2002

5. MERLIN 5 “Latest on Mail Quality” http://ribbs.usps.gov/mtac.htm http://www. uspspostalone.com/bma

6. MERLIN 6 Current Status (week of May 3, 2002) n n 244 Machines Deployed n n Mail Test Results: n n 92% Passed Letter Barcode Readability n n 88% Passed Flat Barcode Readability n n 98% Presort Accurate n n 99% with Correct Postage