Understanding Postal

For more information, read the USPS’ final rules at http://pe.usps.com/FederalRegisterNotices.asp (“New Address Requirements for Automation, Presorted, and Carrier Route Flat-Size Mail”). There are some illustrations included in this notice, but they’re not always easy to understand. It’s likely the USPS will prepare more user-friendly tools over the next 10 months. What’s more, I expect that plenty of industry groups and service providers will offer seminars, webinars and podcasts to explain the new requirements and changes that companies need to make.

Kathy J. Siviter is president of Postal Consulting Services, a postal issues consulting firm. You can reach her at (703) 237-1740 or kathys@postalconsulting.com.