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MAILPIECE DESIGN FOR POSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS). PERSPECTIVE. 16.1% of Population Moves Each Year 43 Million Change-of-Address Orders Annually 2 Billion Pieces of Mail Forwarded Annually. PARS MOVIE. PHASE I DEPLOYMENT PLANS. 86 Computerized Forwarding System Sites. 15
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MAILPIECE DESIGN FOR POSTAL AUTOMATED REDIRECTION SYSTEM (PARS)
PERSPECTIVE • 16.1% of Population Moves Each Year • 43 Million Change-of-Address Orders Annually • 2 Billion Pieces of Mail Forwarded Annually
PHASE I DEPLOYMENT PLANS 86 Computerized Forwarding System Sites 15 Remote Encoding Centers National Customer Support Center 49 Processing & DistributionCenters Planned Phase I Deployment Completion – November 2004
MAILER AND POSTAL SERVICE BENEFITS • Service Improvement • Customer Satisfaction • Operational Efficiency
JAMES WARRICK RUSS GALLERY LTD 4016 MAIN ST FORT WORTH TX 76133-5559 Presorted First Class Mail U.S. Postage Paid Fort Worth TX Permit No. 1 JOHN DOE 10 ELM ST ANYTOWN NY 98765-4321 ENDORSEMENT ENDORSEMENT ENDORSEMENT ENDORSEMENT MAILER ENDORSEMENT REQUIREMENTS • Must have a Domestic Return Address • Must Place Any Ancillary Service Endorsement in One of These Four Positions
MAILER ENDORSEMENT REQUIREMENTS • Type Size of the Endorsement is at Least 8 Points • Read Direction of the Endorsement and Return Address is the Same as the Read Direction of the Delivery Address • Reasonable Degree of Color Contrast – A Brilliant Colored Background or Reverse Printing is not Permitted • A Clear Space of at Least ¼ inch is Placed Around the Total Area Containing the Endorsement
REVERSE PRINTING JAMES WARRICK RUSS GALLERY LTD 4016 MAIN ST FORT WORTH TX 76133-5559 PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Fort Worth TX CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED JOHN DOE 10 ELM ST ANYTOWN NY 98765-4321
INCORRECT PLACEMENT JAMES WARRICK RUSS GALLERY LTD 4016 MAIN ST FORT WORTH TX 76133-5559 PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Fort Worth TX JOHN DOE 10 ELM ST ANYTOWN NY 98765-4321 Address Service Requested
FONT SIZE TOO SMALL JAMES WARRICK RUSS GALLERY LTD 4016 MAIN ST FORT WORTH TX 76133-5559 PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Fort Worth TX Address Service Requested JOHN DOE 10 ELM ST ANYTOWN NY 98765-4321
READ DIRECTION OF ENDORSEMENT NOT CORRECT JAMES WARRICK RUSS GALLERY LTD 4016 MAIN ST FORT WORTH TX 76133-5559 Address Service Requested JOHN DOE 10 ELM ST ANYTOWN NY 98765-4321
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS • PARS will Improve Service and Operational Efficiency • PARS Recognition Technology Tuned to Domestic Mail Manual Requirements • Proper Mailer Endorsements will Ensure Proper PARS Handling