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MTAC Update

MTAC Update. Northeast Area Focus Group Meeting October 3, 2013 Chris Lien MTAC Industry Vice-Chair. An association of associations Representatives of the industry – not companies Currently 52 Association members

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MTAC Update

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  1. MTAC Update Northeast Area Focus Group Meeting October 3, 2013 Chris Lien MTAC Industry Vice-Chair

  2. An association of associations Representatives of the industry – not companies Currently 52 Association members One Association Executive and up to Three Association Representatives per Association Focused on sharing information between the USPS and Mailing Quarterly Meetings at USPS Headquarters in Washington, DC Industry elected leadership 2013 Focus Areas – defined by PMG Entry and Preparation Mail Piece Design and Product Development Acceptance Visibility/Service Performance Payment Industry and USPS leaders for each focus area 4 industry leaders representing mail classes Postmaster General’sMailers Technical Advisory Committee

  3. MTAC – 48 Years of Technical Leadership • Address Quality • Barriers to 100% delivery point barcoding • Implementing CASS cycle L (DPV, LACSLink) • Move Update implementation • Mail Preparation • Product Reclassification in 1996 • FSS Sortation and Implementation • Mixed class commingling • Entry and Payment • Drop Ship Appointment System and now the Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) • PostalOne! • Intelligent Mail barcodes • From 2-state (POSTNET) to 4-state to Full Service IMb

  4. 2008 NPF Partnership for Progress Award MTAC received the NPF Partnership for Progress Award at the 2008 National Postal Forum

  5. Types of Committees

  6. Current User Groups • User Group 1 - PostalOne!, SASP, Intelligent Mail • Primarily focusing on Full Service IMb readiness for January 2014 • User Group 2 - eVS/Product Tracking System • Focusing on the Intelligent Mail package barcode thresholds • Mid to upper 90% in January 2014 and USPS proposing 100% by January 2015 • User Group 3 - FAST User Group • User Group 4 – CONFIRM • User Group 5 – Addressing • Very active group currently focusing on items for 2015 CASS • User Group 6 – Product Sampling • User Group 7 – MTEOR (newly formed) • Proposed New User Group focused on new promotions

  7. Current Workgroups • ??? – Single Piece Residual FCM • 160 – Mail Owner & Nonprofit Identification in eDoc • New Workgroup looking for immediate and active participants • 159 – Evaluation/Recommendation of entering product at Hubs • 158 – Streamlining workflow PS3526 and PS3510 • 157 – Load leveling proposals • 156 – Utilizing the Mail Optimization Matrix (MOP) • 155 – Communication process for emergency situations • 151 – Streamlined weight and ad percentage capture • 150 – RIBBS improvements • 149 – Certification of Mail Service Providers for Full-Service • 143 – Seamless Acceptance

  8. Current Task Teams • TT 13 – Hardcopy Address Corrections • Gain an understanding by the USPS and the industry as to the cause of the hardcopy ACS notifications for periodicals. • Recommend change to practices and procedures to limit the number of hardcopy ACS notifications returned to the mailer. • Determine procedural and financial options the mailer may have with the USPS when hardcopy ACS notifications are provided when requesting electronic. • TT 17 – Shipping Services File for Full Service • To determine the feasibility of creating a solution for mailers who currently send files for eVS that would allow them to use the same file structure for Full-Service mailpieces. • TT 18 – Gateway Simplification • Review and recommend improvements to the registration process for incentives. • Review and recommend improvements to streamline registration and access to business services. • Define approach to eliminate the creation of multiple CRIDs. • Recommend improvements to simplify the Business Service Administration (BSA) functionality. • Recommend optimal channels for education and training around the business customer gateway. • TT 19 – IMpb Compliance and Thresholds • The Task Team will recommend equitable, graduated thresholds for each of the three major elements of IMpb requirements (barcode use, shipping services file format, and content of ZIP+4 or destination delivery address) and methods to measure and assess compliance

  9. Discussions from August 2013 Meeting Mail Preparation and Entry Track • FSS • FSS mail handling improvements – feeder testing complete – improvements implemented have reduced damage rates • FSS SW v3.1 – deploy Fall 2013 (Sept/Oct) • New separation belts planned for Fall 2013 (Oct/Nov) • Mail stack quality and management at feeders planned for Fall 2013 (Oct/Nov) • Infeed Line Injector planned for Fall 2013 (Oct/Nov) • Network Rationalization • 129 (87.8%) of 2013 Consolidations Completed • 92.8% of Mail Moves Completed • Mail Direction File and Labeling Lists • Concerns regarding shrinking 75 day implementation to 30 days

  10. Discussions from August 2013 Meeting Payment & Acceptance Track • By/For Data Discussions • Clarification of By/For rules when an MSP is doing a mailing for themselves, for another MSP, or has numerous small volume mailers that exceed the 5% threshold • Full Service Verification Process • Developing a detailed write-up explaining the acceptance and verification processes for Full-Service for January 2014 and July 2014. The write-up will contain descriptions on how assessments will occur in July 2014 for eDoc verification, including the role of the Verification Assessment Evaluator (VAE). • DSCF Discounts at BME’s in the event of consolidation • Seeking clarification on rules for claiming DSCF • Service Level Agreements for PostalOne file processing

  11. Discussions from August 2013 Meeting Visibility / Service Performance and Measurement • Full Service ACS Billing • Due to issues reported by industry, USPS will suspend billing for FS ACS until they can identify the issues • Address Product Fulfillment Change – October 2014 • The USPS will no longer be fulfilling CD/DVD media • PO Box Identification • USPS is enhancing their AIS product to flag a ZIP Code area where the only form of address is a PO Box. • Zone 9 for Freely Associated States (FAS) • Specific ZIP Codes in the 969 area

  12. Discussions from August 2013 Meeting Product Development and Mail Piece Design • First-Class Mail Single Piece Residual Rate • Blended rate (currently $0.48) for combining 1 ounce and 2 ounce pieces. • Option to separate pieces by weight and pay prevailing Single‐Piece prices (currently $0.46 for 1 ounce, $0.66 for 2 oz. etc). • New Proposed “METER” rate • Proposed Meter Rate is available for all single piece mail, whether mailed at retail or as a residual in a commercial mailing. • Available for meter, permit imprint, precancelledstamps, PC Postage. • Exiting requirements for single‐piece mail remain unchanged. • For permit imprint mailings, the minimum piece requirement of at least 200 pieces remains.

  13. Discussions from August 2013 Meeting Product Development and Mail Piece Design • Proposed Promotions for 2014 • First Class Mail • Earned Value Promotion April – June. • Color Print in First‐Class Mail Transactions Promotion August – December (5 months). • Promotions Standard and First‐Class Mail • Branded Color Mobile Technology Jan – March. • Mail and Digital Personalization Promotion May – June. • Premium Advertising Promotion April – June (new Business Class category – working with PrithaMehra’s group on details of how USPS handles these pieces). • Standard Mail Promotion • Near Field Communication (NFC) Promotion: July – September. • Mail Drives Mobile Commerce Promotion: November – December. • • EDDM Coupon Program: running all of 2014.

  14. Topics Planned to be Discussed at November 2013 MTAC Industry Leadership Elections • Mail Class Specific • First-Class Mail • Periodicals • Standard Mail • Package Services • Focus Area Specific • Preparation and Entry • Visibility / Service Performance Measurement • Payment and Acceptance • Mail Piece Design & Product Development • MTAC Leadership Election Process • Nominations are accepted from MTAC Representatives now through November 1, 2013 • MTAC members will vote at the November meeting to select one leader for each of the eight focus areas • The elected leader will serve through December 31, 2015

  15. MTAC Executive Committee Members

  16. MTAC Industry Leadership

  17. Questions? Northeast Area Focus Group Meeting October 3, 2013 Chris Lien MTAC Industry Vice-Chair

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