® MTAC Workgroup #121 Improving the ACS TM / OneCode ACS ® System MTAC Update – February 19, 2009 Postal Workgroup Leader:Industry Workgroup Leader: Lisa WestAdam Collinson

Issue Statement for Workgroup #121  Issue statement dated May 15, 2008  The Address Change Service (ACS TM ) and OneCode ACS ® are important tools for ●complying with Move Update requirements ●best practice for address quality  Mail owners and preparers have identified issues and questions related to ●Application and Approval Process ●Billing ●ACS data (transmission, content, and usage) ●Education and Documentation ●Need for New or Altered Services

Process & Results  Review of current processes and information. Generated: ●Process Maps ●Return and NIXIE Code extended descriptions  56 -> 77 -> 117 Topics / Issues Categorized into 73 issues  Updates to Pub 8b and 8a (future)  20 Enhancement Requests  Out of Scope items documented and sent to MTAC 122 and Move Update department

Process  Single source for tracking, details, discussion, status, tasks

Results - Final Report  Process Maps ●Registration ●First Use ●Recurring Use ●Billing ●USPS Processing

Results - Final Report  Return and NIXIE Code Explanation

Results - Final Report  Enhancement Request Format

Results - Final Report  Enhancement Requests Ranked and Documented * NOTE: efforts already underway to support this capability within PostalOne!.

Results - Final Report  Potential Topics for the Future ●Move Update Regulations:  clarification of rules and regulations along with testing and validation processes ●CAPS:  identify barriers to the effective use of CAPS and enhancements desired by the industry * NOTE: efforts already underway to support this capability within PostalOne!.

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