MTAC Workgroup 129

Eliminating Obstacles

to Mail Growth

November 18, 2009

Issue Statement

Facilitate mail volume growth by identifying regulations or requirements that add no postal and/or customer value, hence hindering mail growth, and proposing modifications or elimination of those barriers as practical.

Progress

Workgroup formed March 24, 2009 72 workgroup members Bi-weekly conference calls, two face to face

meetings Revised Completion Date – February 2010 Generated issues list from mailers, focused

first on HIGH Impact items, then others

Recommendations – In Progress Business Reply Mail Design markings – Manager,

Transaction mail Mailpieces with non-paper surfaces – Manager,

Direct Mail Price incentive for Courtesy Reply Mail, over ounce

weight allotment - Manager, Transaction mail “Saturation CMM” – Manager, Direct Mail Secured destruction/recycling process for FCM –

Underway by VP, Sustainability

Recommendations – In Development Attachments to Mailpieces (Dry-release cards) –

DMM standards under development Customer friendly tool for ancillary endorsements –

draft of EXCEL tool, with recommendations for DMM/QSG revisions

Suggestions to clarify some DMM standards such as links to Customer Support Rulings, more diagrams/charts

Considering a Federal Register Notice regarding making electronic subscription/renewal requests for requester publications valid

Still Evaluating Restrictions on decorative markings around permit

imprint Requirements for return address on unendorsed

Standard Mail DMM Clarifications on “look-alike” markings

Next Steps

Complete review of feasibility of remaining ideas/issues remaining

Incorporate task group findings Finalize list of recommendations Submit to MTAC Leadership Team Enter recommendations into RITS

Workgroup LeadersGregory A. HallManager, USPS Pricing and Classification Service Center

United States Postal Service

90 Church Street, Suite 3100New York, NY 10007-2951212/330-5300

Gregory.A.Hall@usps.gov

Wanda SenneNational Director Postal Development

World Marketing, Inc.

1961 S Cobb Ind. Blvd., Smyrna, Georgia 30082-4915 770-431-2591

wsenne@worldmarkinc.com

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