Mailing & Fulfillment — Looming Changes for Mailers

By the end of the 60-day comment period, the USPS reportedly received about 2,500 comments--and they had an impact. On February 29, the Postmaster General announced that the original January 2009 target for IMB implementation was being pushed back to May 2009, that the current barcode would still be valid to earn discounts through May 2010, and that the agency would soon address other concerns raised in the comments. The Postal Service was expected to issue its next proposal for finalization and publication before the National Postal Forum in late May.