MTAC 102 Advance Notification, Streamlined Acceptance

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MTAC 102Advance Notification, Streamlined
Acceptance Visibility for First-Class Mail
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Issue Statement
MTAC 102

• Define capabilities of advance notification,
  streamlined acceptance and visibility for
  First-Class mail

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Desired Results
MTAC 102

• Advance Notification for first-class mailings
• Electronic Documentation Postage for
  First-Class mailings using mail.dat, web services
  or postage statement wizard.
• Communicate Advance Notification downstream
  through postal supply chain.
• Leverage barcodes (EDL, 4 State) to identify
  assets and mailpieces to streamline acceptance
  and for additional visibility.
• Provide visibility at asset level, such as tray
  scans from air carriers, in conjunction with the
  piece level information.

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Impact
MTAC 102

• FAST provide advance notification of
  first-class mailings to enable USPS to better
  plan resources to accommodate expected workload.
• MPTQM current standards and processes outlined
  in MPTQM program.
• Business Mail Acceptance current acceptance and
  verification process
• Mailing Standards and Preparation current
  regulation assessment and development of new
  requirements
• USPS Mail Processing Operations current
  preparation to processing assessment, business
  process integrity, data collection/management,
  and exception reporting
• USPS Intelligent Mail and Engineering
  assessment and alignment of current and future
  processing capabilities
• Mail Service Providers Mail Owners
  post-acceptance evaluation of mail preparation,
  additional data requirements for mail makeup
  support information, and postage adjustment
  processes.
• USPS Confirm Service enhancements to Confirm
  service to provide additional visibility such as
  tray scans.

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Management
MTAC 102

• Workgroup Leaders
• John Sexton
• Cynthia Mallonee
• Pritha Mehra
• Expected Completion September, 2007
• First Meeting Held May 16