1. 1 First Class MTAC Workgroup 102 February 20, 2007

2. MTAC #102 2 Progress Goal  MTAC 102 is focused on developing an approach for First Class Mail Notification, Electronic Payment and Visibility Last MTAC meeting  Reviewed existing Web Service specifications  Reviewed Advance Notification needs  Determined need for additional specifications and Mail.dat mapping  Identified pilot customers

3. MTAC #102 3 Progress- Advance Notification Defined Advance Notification Specification  Mail.Dat & Web Services Worked with pilot participants to define processes for populating Advance Notification File  Frequency and latency (1 month to 3 days)  Source of Data –MLOCR Pilot will leverage forecasting data –Mail Preparer Pilot will leverage in-stream list data  Method of transfer to USPS

4. MTAC #102 4 Progress - Visibility Seamless Acceptance Data  Online Reports through PostalOne!  Data Files (push or pull) –Scheduled or On-Demand  Real Time Notifications –Web Service Messaging –Email alerts Tracking Data  Additional Visibility Points through Confirm

5. MTAC #102 5 Electronic Payment (Complete) Advance Notification  Pilot Advance Notification  Pilot participants develop data capture mechanism  Begin pilot analysis –Compare advance notification information to actuals –Understand decisions enabled using advance notification data Visibility  Define Data Available through Seamless Acceptance (MTAC 100)  Define Additional Visibility points as part of Confirm program Next Steps