Subject: Changes to First-Class Mail Service Standards
From: "Bsn Gl Greater Michigan - Grand Rapids, MI" <[email-masked]>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 18:23:36 +0000

BSN Valued Customer,

There are Service Standard changes going into effect that I'd like to be sure you know about.

On August 1, 2014, the Federal Register published the "Revised Service Standards for Market-Dominant Mail Products; Notification of Implementation Date". This notice identifies the implementation date for the revised service standards as January 5, 2015.

There will be Service Standard Changes for presort First-Class Mail and Periodical Mail.

For First-Class Mail Presort: Properly prepared and containerized intra-Sectional Center Facility (SCF) Presort FCM volume entered at the SCF plant by the 08:00 Critical Entry Time (CET) for mixed Intra-SCF and by the 12:00 CET for 5-Digit/Scheme will receive overnight service.  Intra-SCF single-piece mail or maximum 6 hour drive time between originating facility and SCF facility will receive 2-Day Service and everything else will receive 3-5 day.

For BMEU (Business Mail Entry Unit) origin entered mail at the Plant (also known as a co-located BMEU) the existing CET of 1800 will remain for 2-5 day First-Class Mail. For a non-co-located BMEU (a BMEU that is not in a plant), the CET remains 1500 for all classes.

DMU (detached mail unit) origin entered mail will follow existing CETs for 2-5 day First-Class Mail.

End-to-End Periodicals transported with First-Class Mail pieces on surface transportation move to a minimum 3-day service standard (equal to the sum of 1 day plus the FCM service standard).  There is no change to destination entered Periodicals."

If you have any questions, please contact your local Business Mail Entry Unit or Mailing Requirements Office.  You may also contact me directly by email to [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> or phone at 888-276-1293.

Thank you for your business,
CAROLYN WHITE
BUSINESS SERVICE NETWORK
888-276-1293
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE!