MTAC

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MTAC
Workgroup 100 Seamless Acceptance for MLOCR
Environment
Co-chairs Industry Jay Gillotte USPS Pritha
Mehra
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Workgroup Objectives

• Issue Title
• Identify gaps define capabilities for seamless
  acceptance for MLOCR
• Issue Statement
• Define capabilities of seamless acceptance for
  MLOCR for First Class Mail.
• Desired Results
• Identify gaps that inhibit electronic statements
  and documentation.
• Evaluate Web Services and Mail.dat technologies
• Define capabilities of seamless acceptance. 
• Identify gaps in feedback of verification
  information to the mailer.

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Electronic Documentation

• Identified Gaps in Electronic Documentation
• Evaluated Mail.dat Web Services
• Modified Mail.dat specification to accommodate
  First-Class Mail
• Modified PostalOne! to accept First-Class Mail
  Mail.dat
• First-Class Mailers using Mail.dat

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Seamless Acceptance Pilot

• Pilot analysis for MLOCR mailers since Sept. 06
• Prudential (Intelligent Mail Barcode)
• PSI (Intelligent Mail Barcode, Intelligent Mail
  Tray Barcode, Intelligent Mail Container
  Barcode)
• ZipSort (IMB)
• Using piece scan data to verify
• Mailpiece Count
• Barcode Quality
• Presort Errors
• Minimum Piece Count per ZIP Group
• Address Validity
• Address Hygeine

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Pilot Achievements

• Mailers applying Intelligent Mail barcode with
  delivery point
• Mailers applying Intelligent Tray Barcode
• Mailers applying Intelligent Container Barcode
• Mailers submitting Mail.dat files
• Defined Postage Assessment Approach
• Defined Feedback Approach
• Mailers receiving results of automated
  verification

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Seamless Summary Report
123456
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Address Hygiene Results
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Address Hygiene Results (cont)
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Next Steps

• Sunset workgroup
• New Implementation Feedback Group

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Questions?
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Intelligent Mail Barcodes Decoded

• Intelligent Mail Container Barcode
• Intelligent Mail Tray Barcode
• Intelligent Mail Barcode

Container Barcode
21 Digits
24 Digits
Intelligent Mail Barcode
31 Digits