New Mailpiece Design Options for Flat-Size Mail

In today’s Postal Bulletin we published DMM revisions that modify our mailpiece design requirements to make it easier for mailers to design flat-size pieces. We have removed the requirement for mailers to design folded automation flat-sized pieces so that the address is in view when the final folded edge is at the bottom of the piece and any intermediate bound or folded edge is to the right. This generally applies to newspapers and other "unbound" publications. We also give mailers the option to design flats, including automation flats, with slightly rounded corners when the mailpiece has finished corners that do not exceed a radius of 0.125 inch (1/8 inch).