1. 1 MTAC Workgroup 117 October 22, 2007 Washington DC

2. 2 “Circle of Love” An Integrated Approach Electronic Mailing Information Electronic Centralized Payment Scan at Entry Induction Electronic Advance Notification Unique Barcodes Mail Preparation Electronic In-Process & Performance-Based Mail Verification

3. 3  Uniquely identifies the sender  Uniquely identifies the mailpiece or aggregate  Includes sortation & routing  Includes Product, Special Service, or other Unique indicators Intelligent Mail® Tray Barcode 6060 PRIMACY PKWY STE 201 MEMPHIS TN 38188 Address Change Service John Doe 6449 AMBERVIEW CV MEMPHIS TN 38141 - 8346 ABC Company Intelligent Mail® Package Barcode Intelligent Mail® Container Barcode Mail Preparation New Intelligent Mail® Barcodes Intelligent Mail® Barcode Information-Based Indicia

4. 4 Mail Preparation Inside the Intelligent Mail Barcode  Barcode ID: 2-digit field to specify presort makeup. “00” if you don’t use OEL  Special Services: 3-digit field used to identify extra services like Confirm, OneCode ACS. “700”: First-Class; “702”: Standard; “704”: Periodicals  Mailer ID (MID): 6- or 9-digit Mailer identifier assigned by USPS  Adjustable Field: 3-digit field used for MID (if 9-digit MID), or for Serial Number (if 6-digit MID)  Unique Serial Number: 6 or 9-digit field used to uniquely identify mailpieces  Destination ZIP: 11-digit Delivery Point ZIP Code 1516171819 Unique Serial Number 6N 202122232425262728293031 Routing ZIP 11N 3 45 Service Type 3N 67891011 Mailer ID 6N 12 Barcode ID 2N 121314 3N Adj Field

5. 5  A Mail Owner who mails 10 million or more pieces annually will be assigned a 6-Digit MID with a maximum of one MID per 10 million pieces in annual mail volume.  A Mail Owner who mails less than 10 million annually will be assigned a 9-Digit MID with a maximum of one 9-digit MID per 1 million pieces in annual mail volume.  A Mailing Agent at a location that mails 10 million or more mailpieces annually will be assigned one 6-Digit MID with a maximum of 1 MID per 10 million pieces per mailing location.  A Mailing Agent at a location that mails less than 10 million pieces annually will be assigned one 9-Digit MID with a maximum of 1 MID per 1 million pieces per mailing location. 1516171819 Unique Serial Number 6N 202122232425262728293031 Routing ZIP 11N 3 45 Service Type 3N 67891011 Mailer ID 6N 12 Barcode ID 2N 121314 3N Adj Field Mail Preparation Mailer ID (MID) Assignment

6. 6  Call PostalOne! Helpdesk at 800-522-9085 for Mailer ID assignments for Letter & Flat Mailers, and for Mailers looking to use Intelligent Mail barcodes on Trays, Sacks, Tubs and Containers  Call Confirmation Services Helpdesk at 877-264-9693 for Mailer ID assignments for Package Mailers  Call Confirm Helpdesk at 800-238-3150 for Mailer ID assignments for Mailers looking to use OneCode Confirm™  Call ACS Helpdesk at 800-238-3150 for Mailer ID assignments for Mailers looking to use OneCode ACS™ Mail Preparation Mailer ID (MID) Assignment

7. 7 10/24 Intelligent Tray Barcode label  Routing and content  Unique mail preparer ID  Unique tray, sack, or tub ID  Enables “nesting” of trays OLD NEW Mail Preparation Intelligent Mail® Tray Barcode L srT ID 1N Mailer IDAdjust FieldSerial No. 3 or 5 digit N3N6N3N5N ZIPCIN 123456789101112131415161718192021222324

8. 8 New Intelligent Mail ® Container Barcode  Applied to a placard  Unique mail preparer ID  Unique pallet, container, APC, rolling stock Mail Preparation Intelligent Mail® Container Barcode 123456789101112131415161718192021 T ID 1N App IDMailer IDAdjust FieldSerial Number 2N6N3N9N

9. 9 Mail Preparation & Mailing Information New Intelligent Mail Barcode Tray Pallet Pieces Intelligent Mail Tray Barcode Intelligent Mail Pallet Barcode Customer System PostalOne! System Electronic Mailing Information  Mail.dat  Web Services  Postage Statement Wizard  PTS/Delivery Confirmation

10. 10  Mail Preparation » Postage » Presort » Entry Location » Destination  Piece Level » PTS/Delivery Confirmation » Mail.dat PDR / ADIS » Web Services XML » Postage Statement Wizard Not Available  Nesting Relationships » Pieces to Bundles » Pieces to Trays » Bundles to Pallets » Trays to Pallets Mail Volumes Postage Statements Mail.dat Web Services Postage Statement Wizard High Low Mailing Information Electronic Documentation Mailers Provide  Mail Makeup  Address Information  Piece Counts  Logical Tray Counts  Pallet Counts  Entry Location & Schedule  Weight Mailers Provide  Mail Makeup  Address Information  Piece Counts  Logical Tray Counts  Pallet Counts  Entry Location & Schedule  Weight Low

11. 11 Verification Approach Current  Mail Verification Activities » Barcode Quality, Presort,, Mailpiece Count, Address Quality, Correct Meter, Bundle Integrity, Weight Verification  Mail Verification Approach »MERLIN & Manual (Sample-Based) »Labor Intensive and Time Consuming » Average 49 minutes – 1.28 hours  Verification Rules » Every mailing > 10,000, 1 in 6 < 10,000  Performance-Based Verification (PBV)

12. 12  Scan mailpieces, handling units, & containers with Intelligent Mail Barcode  Scan at induction points to start the clock  Scan during mail processing (interim data points)  Last scan (End Of Run) predicts delivery  Scan data (location, operation, time) compared to service benchmark establishes performance Determine service performance Processing Scans Induction Scans Automated Verifications

13. 13  Manifest Quality  Presort Errors  Barcode Quality  Mailpiece Count  Address Quality Optimized Manual/MERLIN Verifications In-Process Barcode-Enabled Verifications Optimized Verification Model New

14. 14 Intelligent Mail/Electronic Doc. Pilot Update  Pilot Underway » First-Class Letters » Standard Letters & Flats  Pilot Participants » JCPenney/ Harte-Hanks in Cincinnati, OH, Grand Prairie, TX, Fullerton, CA & Wilkes-Barre, PA » PSI, Omaha, NE & Dallas, TX » ZipSort, Minneapolis, MN » Prudential, Bellmawr, NJ » Netflix in North Texas, TX Total # of MailingsTotal # of Volume First Class Letters51717,398,207 pcs Standard Letters1758,655,479 pcs Standard Flats1018,160,900 pcs Total35794,510,554 pcs

15. 15 Pilot Weekly Report

16. 16 Pilot Weekly Report Address Quality Electronic Feedback on Invalid Delivery Points and Undeliverable as Addressed (UAA)

17. 17 Pilot Weekly Report Address Quality, Invalid Delivery Points Electronic Feedback on Invalid Delivery Points Electronic Feedback on UAA Intelligent Mail Barcode Pieces

18. 18 Intelligent Mail/eDOC Report Container & Tray Visibility BarcodeD&R TagUSPS Scan SiteScan Date/TimeScan Type 99P000493PSI-TEST012050056 Omaha9/12/2007 20:38UNLD 99P000493PSI-TEST012050057 Omaha9/13/2007 20:45UNLD 99P000493PSI-TEST012050058 Omaha9/14/2007 20:43UNLD 99P000493PSI-TEST012050061 Omaha9/19/2007 20:48UNLD 077312420123456000129391AV1DA399Q+PSI TMS9/14/2007 1:25ASSIGNMENT 077312420123456000129401BMTDA405C4PSI TMS9/14/2007 13:31ASSIGNMENT 077312420123456000129421AV1DA399QJPSI TMS9/14/2007 0:57ASSIGNMENT Electronic Feedback on Container/Tray Scans

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