Rural Delivery Mail Count Data Controls – 13XG024DR000

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AUDIT OVERVIEW

Our survey objective is to assess the controls over rural mail count data. Mail counts are used to assemble data that provides the basis for individual rural route evaluations, as well as, data that is used by Postal Service Finance as part of their Rural Carrier Cost System (RCCS). Rural mail count data must be collected and processed accurately to ensure rural carrier cost estimates have integrity. The 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) require the Postal Service to report annual costs, revenues, volumes, and quality of service to the Postal Regulatory Commission. To comply with the PAEA, the data collected through the RCCS enables the Postal Service to allocate costs to each mail category, which aids in determining postal rates.