MTAC Workgroup 114 Establish Service Standards and Measurement Standard Mail Measurement July 30, 2007 Std Subgroup Meeting

 Letters/Cards: 60.5% (61,950,150,454 pcs) ●Automation = 90.4% (estimate of all letters) ●Manual = 9.6% (estimate)  Flats: 38.9% (39,908,898,270 pcs) ●Automation = 54.4% (estimate of all flats) ●Manual = 45.6%  Parcels: 0.56% (575,581,604 pcs) ●7.6% electronically manifested currently Standard Mail Product Mailstream

Standard Letters (Non-DDU Entry) PostalOne! Implied Delivery Stop the clock Start the clock Manifest Created Mailer Facility USPS Processing Facility Pallets scan compared against the manifest DBCS DPS scans Calculated Service Non-matching Pallets scans – Mailing Excluded Carrier Street Delivery Mail handler scans pallet barcodes Verification

Standard Letters (DDU Entry – arrives as whole tray) PostalOne! Implied Delivery Stop the clock Start the clock Manifest Created Mailer FacilityUSPS DU Facility Pallets scan compared against the manifest Carrier scans tray label when cased or taken to street Calculated Service Non-matching Pallets scans – Mailing Excluded Carrier Street Delivery DU clerk scans pallet barcodes Verification

Standard Flats (Non-DDU Entry) PostalOne! Implied Delivery Stop the clock Start the clock Manifest Created Mailer Facility USPS Processing Facility Pallets scan compared against the manifest Top piece scanning Calculated Service Non-matching Pallets scans – Mailing Excluded Street Delivery Mail handler scans pallet barcodes Use AFSM last en-route scan in conjunction with top piece scanning in each handling unit prior to casing USPS DU * Until FSS Verification

Standard Flats (DDU Entry – bundles at DU) PostalOne! Implied Delivery Stop the clock Start the clock* Manifest Created Mailer FacilityUSPS DU Facility Pallets scan compared against the manifest Carrier scans top of bundle when cased Verification Calculated Service Non-matching Pallets scans – Mailing Excluded Carrier Street Delivery DU clerk scans pallet barcodes * Could be drop shipped at plant, but bundle still sent to DU

Standard Parcels PostalOne! Stop the clock Start the clock Manifest Created Mailer FacilityUSPS DU Facility Pallets scan compared against the manifest Carrier scans parcel barcode Calculated Service Non-matching Pallets scans – Mailing Excluded Carrier Street Delivery Clerk scans pallet barcodes and 5 pieces upon arrival Verification

USPS Proposed Std Measurement Solutions Product Type/Entry % Product Volume Proposed Measurement Solution TimelineBarrier Letters/Cards – Origin-Entered 18.7% Electronic Manifest IM™ barcodes DPS scan 2008 Mandatory in CY2009 Adoption of IM™ and electronic manifesting Letters/Cards – Destination-Entered 41.8% Electronic Manifest IM™ barcodes DPS scan Tray scan for ECR 2008 Mandatory in CY2009 Adoption of IM™ and electronic manifesting Flats – Origin-Entered 5.7% Electronic Manifest IM™ barcodes Top piece in tub scan 2008 Mandatory in CY2009 Use of IM™ and electronic manifesting Flats – Destination-Entered 33.2% Electronic Manifest IM™ barcodes Top piece in tub scan or Bundle piece scan 2008 Mandatory in CY2009 Adoption of IM™ and electronic manifesting Parcels0.6% IM™ package barcode / DELCON Ready Use of DELCON Non-POS sites