Shape-Based Labeling Lists

<RULE> POSTAL SERVICE <CFR>39 CFR Part 111</CFR> <SUBJECT>Shape-Based Labeling Lists</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Postal Service. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Final rule. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The Postal Service (USPS®) is amending <E T="03">Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,</E> Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) in various sections to implement shape-based labeling lists for SCF letters, flats, and parcels. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> <E T="03">Effective Date:</E> February 1, 2025. </DATES> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Doriane Harley at (202) 268-2537 or Dale Kennedy at (202) 268-6592. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> The Postal Service (USPS®) is implementing shape-based labeling lists for SCF prepared mailpieces. Labeling lists L005, L016, and L051 will be used for letters, flats, and parcels respectively. Market Dominant comments on Proposed changes and USPS responses. <E T="03">The Postal Service did not receive any formal comments on the April 2024 proposed rule (90 FR 52266-52270).</E> The Postal Service adopts the following changes to <E T="03">Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,</E> Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated by reference in the <E T="03">Code of Federal Regulations.</E> We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect these changes. <LSTSUB> <HD SOURCE="HED">List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111</HD> Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service. </LSTSUB> Accordingly, the Postal Service amends Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations as follows (see 39 CFR 111.1): <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 111—[AMENDED]</HD> <REGTEXT TITLE="39" PART="111"> 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 continues to read as follows: <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority:</HD> 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301-307; 18 U.S.C. 1692-1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401-404, 414, 416, 3001-3018, 3201-3220, 3401-3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3629, 3631-3633, 3641, 3681-3685, and 5001. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="39" PART="111"> 2. Revise the <E T="03">Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service,</E> Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) as follows: <HD SOURCE="HD1">Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">207 Periodicals</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">18.0 General Mail Preparation</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">18.3 Presort Terms</HD> Terms used for presort levels are defined as follows: <STARS/> <E T="03">[Revise items (p) and (q) to read as follows:]</E> p. <E T="03">SCF:</E> the separation includes pieces for two or more 3-digit areas served by the same sectional center facility (SCF)/local processing center (LPC [letters/flats]) or regional processing and distribution center (RPDC [parcels]) (see L005, Column B for letters, L016, Column B for flats, and L051, Column B for parcels). q. <E T="03">Origin/entry SCF:</E> the separation includes bundles for one or more 3-digit areas served by the same sectional center facility (SCF)/local processing center (LPC [letters/flats]) or regional processing and distribution center (RPDC [parcels]) (see L005, Column B for letters, L016, Column B for flats, and L051, Column B for parcels) in whose service area the mail is verified/entered. <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">18.4 Mail Preparation Terms</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">22.0 Preparing Nonbarcoded (Presorted) Periodicals</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">22.6 Sack Preparation</HD> <E T="03">[Revise items (c) and (d) to read as follows:]</E> c. <E T="03">SCF/LPC,</E> required at 72 pieces, optional at 24 pieces minimum. 1. Line 1: use L016, Column B for flats, L051, Column B for parcels. 2. Line 2: “PER” or “NEWS” as applicable; followed by “FLTS” or “NONSTD” as applicable; followed by “SCF”; followed by “NON BC” for flats. d. <E T="03">Origin/entry SCF/LPC,</E> required for the SCF/LPC of the origin (verification) office, optional for the SCF/LPC of an entry office other than the origin office, (no minimum). 1. Line 1: use L016, Column B for flats, L051, Column B for parcels. 2. Line 2: use “PER” or “NEWS” as applicable; followed by “FLTS” or “NONSTD” as applicable; followed by “SCF”; followed by “NON BC” for flats. <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">22.7 Tray Preparation—Flat-Size Nonbarcoded Pieces</HD> <STARS/> <E T="03">[Revise items (d) and (e) to read as follows:]</E> d. <E T="03">SCF/LPC,</E> required at 72 pieces, optional at 24 pieces minimum. 1. Line 1: L016, Column B. 2. Line 2: “PER” or “NEWS” as applicable; followed by “FLTS”; followed by “SCF NON BC.” e. <E T="03">Origin SCF/LPC</E> (required) and entry SCF/LPC(s) (optional), no minimum, labeling: 1. Line 1: L016, Column B. 2. Line 2: “PER” or “NEWS” as applicable; followed by “FLTS”; followed by “SCF NON BC.” <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">23.0 Preparing Carrier-Route Periodicals</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">25.0 Preparing Flat-Size Barcoded (Automation) Periodicals</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">25.4 Sacking and Labeling</HD> <STARS/> <E T="03">[Revise items (c) and (d) to read as follows:]</E> c. <E T="03">SCF/LPC,</E> required at 72 pieces, optional at 24 pieces; fewer pieces not permitted; labeling: 1. Line 1: use L016, Column B. 2. Line 2: use “PER FLTS SCF BC” or “NEWS FLTS SCF BC,” as applicable. d. <E T="03">Origin SCF/LPC</E> (required) and <E T="03">entry SCF/LPC(s)</E> (optional), no minimum; labeling: 1. Line 1: use L016, Column B. 2. Line 2: use “PER FLTS SCF BC” or “NEWS FLTS SCF BC,” as applicable. <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">25.5 Tray Preparation—Flat-Size Barcoded Pieces</HD> <STARS/> <E T="03">[Revise items (d) and (e) to read as follows:]</E> d. <E T="03">SCF/LPC</E> (required), 72-piece minimum, optional at 24 pieces, fewer pieces not permitted; labeling: 1. Line 1: L016, Column B. 2. Line 2: “PER” “NEWS” as applicable; followed by “FLTS”; followed by “SCF BC.” e. <E T="03">Origin SCF/LPC</E> (required) and <E T="03">entry SCF/LPCs)</E> (optional), no minimum, labeling: 1. Line 1: L016, Column B. 2. Line 2: “PER” “NEWS” as applicable; followed by “FLTS”; followed by “SCF BC.” <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">29.0 Destination Entry</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">29.3 Destination Sectional Center Facility/Local Processing Center</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">29.3.1 Definition</HD> <E T="03">[Revise the text of 29.3.1 to read as follows:]</E> For this standard, destination sectional center facility (DSCF)/local processing center (LPC [letters/flats])/regional processing and distribution center (RPDC [parcels]) includes a USPS-designated facility or the facilities listed in L005 for letters, L016 for flats, L051 for parcels. <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">235 Mail Preparation</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">1.0 General Definition of Terms</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">1.3 Terms for Presort Levels</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">1.3.1 Letters and Cards</HD> Terms used for presort levels are defined as follows: * * * <E T="03">[Revise item (f) to read as follows:]</E> f. <E T="03">Origin/optional entry SCF:</E> the separation includes bundles for one or more 3-digit areas served by the same sectional center facility (SCF)/local processing center (LPC) (see L005, Column B) in whose service area the mail is verified/entered. Subject to standard, this separation is required regardless of the mail volume. <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">1.3.2 Flats</HD> Terms used for presort levels are defined as follows: * * * <E T="03">[Revise item (b) to read as follows:]</E> b. 3-digit: The ZIP Code in the delivery address on all pieces begins with the same three digits (see L002, Column C). <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">7.0 Preparation of Nonautomation Flats</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">7.4 Traying and Labeling</HD> Preparation sequence, tray size, and labeling: * * * b. 3-digit (optional); full tray or 50 piece minimum (no overflow), except for one less-than-full tray for each origin 3-digit(s); labeling: <E T="03">[Revise item b(1) to read as follows:]</E> 1. Line 1: L002, Column C. <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">8.0 Preparation of Automation Flats</HD> <STARS/> <HD SOURCE="HD1">8.5 Traying and Labeling</HD> <E T="03">[Revise the text of 8.5 to read as follows:]</E> Tray size, preparation sequence, and Line 1 labeling: a. 5-digit scheme: optional, but required for 5-digit price (full tray or 50-piece minimum); one less-than-full or overflow tray allowed; see 8.6 for scheme; labeling: 1. Line 1: L007, Column B. 2. Line 2: “FCM FLTS BC 5D SCHEME” b. 5-digit: optional, but required for 5-digit price (full tray or 50-piece minimum); one less-than-full or overflow tray allowed; labeling: 1. Line 1: city, state, and 5-digit ZIP Code on mail (see 204.3.0, for overseas military mail). 2. Line 2: “FCM FLTS 5D BC” c. 3-digit: optional, but required for 3-digit price (full tray or 50-piece minimum); one less-than-full or overflow tray allowed; labeling: 1. Line 1: L002, Column C. 2. Line 2: “FCM FLTS 3D BC.” d. Origin 3-digit: required for each 3-digit ZIP Code served by the SCF/LPC of the origin (verification) office; no minimum; labeling: 1. Line 1: L002, Column C. 2. Line 2: “FCM FLTS 3D BC.” e. ADC: optional, but required for ADC price (full tray or 50-piece minimum); one less-than-full or overflow tray allowed; group pieces by 3-digit ZIP Code prefix; labeling: 1. Line 1: L004, Column B. 2. Line 2: “FCM FLTS ADC BC.” Exception: Pieces are not required to be grouped by 3-digit ZIP Code prefix in ADC trays if the mailing is prepared using an ML ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Preview showing 10k of 26k characters. Full document text is stored and available for version comparison. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━