Address Location for FSS

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• Address Location for FSS
• Workgroup 101
• February 21, 2007
• Marc McCrery
• USPS Manager, Operational Requirements
• James West
• Williams-Sonoma

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Address Location for FSS (WG 101)

• We have conducted four meetings.
• Work group includes participants from USPS
  Operations, USPS Engineering, printers, letter
  shops, publishers, retailers, catalogers, and FCM
  mailers.
• Solidified the need for potential address
  location requirements with background and status
  reports on the FSS program.
• Identified the need to reach out for feedback
  through surveys.

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Address Location for FSS (WG 101)

• The final report was discussed at our November
  meeting.
• The timeline for mailer conversion and necessary
  communications are areas of focus within the
  report.
• The report includes a list of issues outside the
  scope of address location but the group feels are
  in need of further consideration.
• After receiving a number of comments from work
  group participants, the report is now final.

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WG 101 Proposal Bound Flat Address
This could represent the front cover or back
cover of your mail piece. Customer address and
optional delivery endorsement can appear anywhere
in the address zone (top third above the dotted
line) when the bound edge is aligned to the
right. Customer number, source code and
messaging can appear anywhere on catalogs.
John Doe 123 Main St Anywhere, USA 12345
John Doe 123 Main St Anywhere, USA 12345
John Doe 123 Main St Anywhere, USA 12345
Can be left or right justified, or centered.
Can face left or right
John Doe 123 Main St Anywhere, USA 12345
Address orientation restrictions will be
determined by the USPS (e.g., cannot read upside
down when at the top) based on the needs of
delivery.
Bound edge on right
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Address Location for FSS (WG 101)

• The recommendations within the report will be
  used as the basis for the generation of mailing
  standards proposals.
• Address orientation proposals will be made based
  on the needs of delivery.
• An attempt will be made to incorporate as many
  address block-related changes as possible within
  a single Federal Register proposal.
• The goal is to have a final rule approximately
  one year prior to the effective dates of any
  required changes.

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