MTAC WORKGROUP 113 ADDRESS BARCODE REQUIREMENTS FOR FSS

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MTAC WORKGROUP 113 ADDRESS / BARCODE REQUIREMENTS
FOR FSS

• Final Report

November 7, 2007
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WG 113 Update

• Leaders
• John Stark (Conde Nast)
• Tim Gribben (USPS)
• Mike Amato (USPS)
• Objective
• Develop recommended requirements for address
  construction, address quality and barcoding for
  mailers of flats that will result in the maximum
  number of pieces being processed on the FSS
  equipment.

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Barriers to barcoding
Issues Addressed by Workgroup

• MERLIN issues chance for skew
• Address block space limitations
• 11-digit not required to receive discount
• Space issues
• Inkjet block or label sizes
• Software changes easier to make than hardware
• Size of stock
• Hard for publishers to dedicate more space.
  Providing more requires internal negotiation

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Intelligent Mail Barcode specifications
Issues Addressed by Workgroup

• Worked through issues raised about printing the
  IMB at specified height
• Workgroup agreed in principle with new published
  specifications for
• height
• barcode clearance

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Address block requirements
Issues Addressed by Workgroup

• Decided to include new requirements with Federal
  Register notice on Address Block Location
• Workgroup agreed in principle with
• Delivery point barcoding
• Characters / Lines not touching
• Spacing between City, State and Zip
• Font size generated more discussion

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Addressing recommendations
Recommendations

• Utilize Best Practices detailed in MTAC Address
  Quality Methodologies Report to update address
  lists
• Print full and complete address
• Print a delivery point barcode that matches
  address
• Use DPV to identify missing secondary information
• Use SuiteLink for business addresses

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Other recommendations
Recommendations

• Barcode / Content error analysis should be
  incorporated into Dulles FSS test plan
• Possible workgroup if error rate too high
• Postal Service should update Notice 124
• Phased implementation of new font requirement
• Possible future workgroup to address
  implementation of Font Size, Line Spacing and IMB
  height

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Recommendation affecting letters and flats
WG 113 Update

• Possible MTAC workgroup(s) to discuss
• Barcode placement outside of address block
• Placement of return address