January–June 2010
PB 22276–22287
The following articles are updated regularly in the Postal Bulletin and are not listed in the Index:
n Changes to Post Office Box Service and Caller Service Fee Groups (Publication 431 Revision).
n Domestic Orders.
n Money Orders.
n Counterfeit Canadian Money Order Forms.
n Missing, Lost, or Stolen Canadian Money Order Forms.
n Missing, Lost, or Stolen U.S. Money Order Forms.
n Toll-Free Number Available to Verify Canadian Money Orders.
n Verifying U.S. Postal Service Money Orders.
n How to Order the First Day of Issue Digital Color or Traditional Postmarks.
n Invalid Express Mail Corporate Account Numbers.
n Mail Alert.
n Missing Children Posters.
n Overseas Military Mail.
n Pictorial Postmarks Announcement.
n Post Office Changes.
n Stamps by Mail — Brochure Ordering Information.
n Thrift Savings Plan Fact Sheet.
n Withholding of Mail Orders.
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Awards
EPS Merchandiser Display Wins Gold and Holiday Countercard Wins Bronze 22283 (04-22-10)
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Barcodes
Retirement of POSTNET and PLANET Code Barcodes 22283 (04-22-10)
Business Connect
Business Connect Quarterly Contest Postmaster Kit 22282 (04-08-10)
Business Connect Quarterly Contest — Quarter 3, Fiscal Year 2010 22282 (04-08-10)
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Change of Address
Change-of-Address Orders for Department of State Addresses — Update (DMM Revision) 22282 (04-08-10)
Internet Change of Address — the Best Choice 22276 (01-14-10)
Consumer/Customer Relations
See also Publicity Kits.
Collection Boxes
Changes to Disposal of USPS Collection Boxes (Handbook AS-701 Revision) 22283 (04-22-10)
Proper Disposal of USPS Collection Boxes 22283 (04-22-10)
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Directives
See also Domestic Mail Manual, Employee and Labor Relations Manual, Handbooks, International Mail Manual, Management Instructions, Posters, and Publications.
Ordering Information for Updated Publications and Postage Statements 22285 (05-20-10)
Directives and Forms Update
Directives and Forms Update (Publication 223 Revision) 22277 (01-28-10)
Directives and Forms Update (Publication 223 Revision) 22283 (04-22-10)
Directives and Forms Update (Publication 223 Revision) 22287 (06-17-10)
Domestic Mail Manual
See also Labeling Lists.
2010 Standard Mail Incentive Program (aka 2010 Summer Sale) (DMM Revision) 22284 (05-06-10)
Advertisements for Animals and Sharp Instruments for Use in Animal Fighting
Ventures are Nonmailable (DMM Revision) 22277 (01-28-10)
APO, FPO, and DPO Mailpieces Bearing a Customs Declaration — Clarification and Update (DMM Revision) 22282 (04-08-10)
Business Reply Mail Online Application Option (DMM Revision) 22287 (06-17-10)
Change-of-Address Orders for Department of State Addresses — Update (DMM Revision) 22282 (04-08-10)
Clarification of Nonregulated Patient Specimen Packaging Standards (DMM Revision) 22280 (03-11-10)
Click-N-Ship Insurance Indemnity Coverage Increase — Feasibility Test Extension (DMM Revision) 22285 (05-20-10)
Deposit of APO, FPO, DPO, and U.S. Territory Mailpieces Bearing a Customs Declaration (DMM Correction) 22282 (04-08-10)
Deposit of APO, FPO, DPO, and U.S. Territory Mailpieces Bearing a Customs Declaration — Update (DMM Revision) 22281 (03-25-10)
Deposit of Stamped Mail Over 13 Ounces Sent to APO, FPO, and DPO Destinations —
Clarification and Update (DMM Revision) 22287 (06-17-10)
Express Mail Open and Distribute and Priority Mail Open and Distribute Changes and Updates (DMM Revision) 22281 (03-25-10)
Extension of Not Flat-Machinable Prices and Eligibility of Mailpieces Specifically Approved as
Automation Flats (DMM Revision) 22281 (03-25-10)
General Delivery Service Restrictions (DMM Revision) 22280 (03-11-10)
Move Update Assessment Charges for Automation and Presort First-Class Mail and All Standard
Mail Mailings (DMM Revision) 22277 (01-28-10)
New Deflection Standards for Commercial Flat-Size Mail (DMM Revision) 22286 (06-03-10)
New Facing Identification Mark E Pattern (DMM Revision) 22285 (05-20-10)
New Optional Design for Letter-Sized Booklets (DMM Revision) 22286 (06-03-10)
New Optional Designs for Letter-Sized Booklets (DMM Revision) 22281 (03-25-10)
New Options for Pallet Placards Bearing Intelligent Mail Container Barcodes (DMM Revision) 22280 (03-11-10)
Nomenclature Change Relating to the Network Distribution Center Transition (DMM Revision) 22280 (03-11-10)
Parcel Return Service Mailer ID Clearance (DMM Revision) 22281 (03-25-10)
Priority Mail Commercial Plus Cubic Prices (DMM Revision) 22277 (01-28-10)
Reminder — 2010 Standard Mail Incentive Program (aka 2010 Summer Sale) (DMM Revision) 22287 (06-17-10)
Restricting the Mailing of Replica or Inert Explosive Devices (DMM Revision) 22287 (06-17-10)
Scheduled Pickup on Demand (DMM Revision) 22283 (04-22-10)
Treatment of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco as Nonmailable Matter (DMM Revision) 22287 (06-17-10)
Treatment of Undeliverable Books and Sound Recordings (DMM Revision) 22277 (01-28-10)
Updated Size and Weight Limits for Items Mailed to Department of State Addresses (DMM Revision) 22280 (03-11-10)
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Employee and Labor Relations Manual
Responsibilities of the Office of Inspector General (ELM Revision) 22276 (01-14-10)
Employees
See also Employee and Labor Relations Manual and Safety and Health.
Benefits
New FERS Accrued Unused Sick Leave Ruling in Effect 22284 (05-06-10)
General
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement 22284 (05-06-10)
Environment
USPS … Driving Toward a Sustainable Future 22283 (04-22-10)
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Field Information Kits
PACT Act (Field Information Kit) 22287 (06-17-10)
Finance
See also Handbooks.
Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule for Rural Routes 22282 (04-08-10)
Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement (2009 Tax Information) 22276 (01-14-10)
Migratory Bird Stamp Destruction 22282 (04-08-10)
New Bank for Payroll Checks 22276 (01-14-10)
Revenue Unit for Fiscal Year 2009 22281 (03-25-10)
SOX Testing at Postal Retail Units Begins July 1, 2010 22287 (06-17-10)
Forms
See also PS Form 8176.
Form W-4 Completion for Employees Claiming Exempt Status for 2010 22277 (01-28-10)
New PS Form 5542, Scheduled Pickup on Demand Service Agreement 22283 (04-22-10)
POS ONE Bank Secrecy Act Online Forms 22284 (05-06-10)
PS Form 1769, Accident Report, Is Changed to PS Form 1769/301 22281 (03-25-10)
Renewal of Form W-5, Earned Income Credit Advance Payment Certificate 22277 (01-28-10)
Revised Appointment Affidavit Form 22281 (03-25-10)
Revised PS Form 1527, Application for General Delivery Service 22280 (03-11-10)
Stop Submission of PS Forms 2976 and 2976-A to the Scanning and Imaging Center 22284 (05-06-10)
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Handbooks
Accounting Data Mart Report to Calculate POS Retail Floor Stock Limits (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22283 (04-22-10)
Assigned Cash and Stamp Credit Count Frequencies (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22280 (03-11-10)
Bank Deposits (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22286 (06-03-10)
Changes to Disposal of USPS Collection Boxes (Handbook AS-701 Revision) 22283 (04-22-10)
Delivery Point Sequencing Letter Mail Formal Review (Handbook PO-603 Revision) 22279 (02-25-10)
Handling Employee Receivables (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22279 (02-25-10)
Lobby Service Collections (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22284 (05-06-10)
Mileage Rates (Handbook F-15 Revision) 22277 (01-28-10)
New Addresses for Pacific and Southeast Office of Inspector General Field Offices (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22279 (02-25-10)
New Policy for Administrator and Supervisor Roles in POS (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22279 (02-25-10)
Notification to Destroy/Recycle Handbook PO-250, Consumer Answer Book (Reminder) 22277 (01-28-10)
Ordering Banking Supplies (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22286 (06-03-10)
Procedure for Reconciling Banking Activities (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22279 (02-25-10)
PS Form 1412, Daily Financial Report, Certified Electronically in eMOVES (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22278 (02-11-10)
PS Form 3294 Stamp/Cash Count Report at POS ONE Offices (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22286 (06-03-10)
Revised Handbook AS-805-A, Information Resource Certification and Accreditation Process 22283 (04-22-10)
Revised Handbook AS-805-C, Information Security for General Users 22285 (05-20-10)
Revised Handbook AS-805, Information Security 22276 (01-14-10)
Revised Handbook F-20A, Accounting Services Systems and Processes 22276 (01-14-10)
Supervisor Positions (Handbook EL-312 Revision) 22287 (06-17-10)
Vending Stamp Stock Sales (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22278 (02-11-10)
Household Diary Study
Household Diary Study 22279 (02-25-10)
Household Diary Study 22286 (06-03-10)
Human Resources
See Employees.
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Information Technology
Protecting Hardcopy Information 22280 (03-11-10)
Intelligent Mail
2010 Census 22277 (01-28-10)
Do Not Obliterate the Barcode 22277 (01-28-10)
Intelligent Mail Barcode Service Talk 22277 (01-28-10)
Postage Due Unit Address List 22279 (02-25-10)
International Mail Manual
Certificate of Mailing Service — Clarification (IMM Revision) 22287 (06-17-10)
Customer Deposit of International Mailpieces Bearing a Customs Declaration — Clarification (IMM Revision) 22287 (06-17-10)
Deposit of Global Express Guaranteed Mail Shipments (IMM Revision) 22282 (04-08-10)
Effective Date of IMM Revision Regarding Exchange Office for IPA and ISAL Service to Brazil (IMM Correction) 22282 (04-08-10)
Effective Date of IMM Revision Regarding Exchange Office for IPA Service to Cyprus (IMM Correction) 22282 (04-08-10)
Exchange Office for IPA and ISAL Service to Brazil (IMM Revision) 22280 (03-11-10)
Exchange Office for IPA Service to Cyprus (IMM Revision) 22280 (03-11-10)
Expansion of Express Mail International With Guarantee Service to Include France and Singapore (IMM Revision) 22278 (02-11-10)
Exporting Munitions (Defense Articles) and Related Technical Data (IMM Revision) 22284 (05-06-10)
Global Express Guaranteed Service — the Republic of Kosovo and San Marino (IMM Revision) 22280 (03-11-10)
Index of Countries and Localities (IMM Revision) 22287 (06-17-10)
Insurance for International Shipments (IMM Revision) 22278 (02-11-10)
Jewelry Items Mailed to Australia (IMM Revision) 22284 (05-06-10)
Maximum Insurance Coverage Limit and Fee for Global Express Guaranteed Service to Rwanda (IMM Update) 22281 (03-25-10)
New Maximum Insurance Coverage Limit for Global Express Guaranteed Service to Rwanda (IMM Revision) 22280 (03-11-10)
New “Observations” Added for Iran (IMM Revision) 22284 (05-06-10)
Replacement of Price Listings With References to Notice 123, Price List (IMM Revision) 22286 (06-03-10)
Restrictions for Belarus (IMM Revision) 22282 (04-08-10)
Revised PS Form 2976, Customs Declaration CN 22 — Sender’s Declaration (IMM Revision) 22284 (05-06-10)
Singapore Sets New Maximum Insurance Coverage Limit for Priority Mail International Parcels (IMM Revision) 22276 (01-14-10)
Size and Weight Limits for Azerbaijan, Canada, the Republic of Korea, and Russia (IMM Revision) 22282 (04-08-10)
U.S. Customs Service Locations (IMM Revision) 22280 (03-11-10)
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Labeling Lists
Labeling List Changes (DMM Correction) 22280 (03-11-10)
Labeling List Changes (DMM Revision) 22278 (02-11-10)
Labeling List Changes (DMM Revision) 22282 (04-08-10)
Labeling List Changes (DMM Revision) 22287 (06-17-10)
Labels
New Express Mail Label for Military Absentee Voting 22277 (01-28-10)
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Mailbox Improvement Week
Mailbox Improvement Week, May 16–22 22284 (05-06-10)
Mailing and Shipping
See also Domestic Mail Manual, International Mail Manual, Labeling Lists, Labels, Military Mail, and Mover’s Guide.
Customer Service Standardization Business Reply Mail Standard Operating Procedures 22286 (06-03-10)
Management Instructions
Back Pay (New Management Instruction) 22278 (02-11-10)
Management Instruction FM 640-2010-1 22287 (06-17-10)
New Management Instruction EL-810-2009-1, Electrical Work Plan 22280 (03-11-10)
New Management Instruction EL-810-2010-1, Confined Space Safety Program 22279 (02-25-10)
Standard Training Course Numbering Guidelines (Obsolete Management Instruction) 22278 (02-11-10)
Military Mail
APO, FPO, and DPO Mailpieces Bearing a Customs Declaration — Clarification and Update (DMM Revision) 22282 (04-08-10)
Deposit of APO, FPO, DPO, and U.S. Territory Mailpieces Bearing a Customs Declaration (DMM Correction) 22282 (04-08-10)
Deposit of APO, FPO, DPO, and U.S. Territory Mailpieces Bearing a Customs Declaration — Update (DMM Revision) 22281 (03-25-10)
Free Mail Program for U.S. Armed Forces 22279 (02-25-10)
Free Mail Program for U.S. Armed Forces 22280 (03-11-10)
Mover’s Guide
January 2010 Mover’s Guide Has Been Distributed (Mover’s Guide News) 22276 (01-14-10)
January 2010 Mover’s Guide Has Been Distributed (Mover’s Guide News) 22277 (01-28-10)
The May 2010 Mover’s Guide Is on Its Way! (Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News) 22283 (04-22-10)
The May 2010 Mover’s Guide Has Been Distributed (Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News) 22284 (05-06-10)
The May 2010 Mover’s Guide Has Been Distributed (Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News) 22285 (05-20-10)
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PACT Act
PACT Act (Field Information Kit) 22287 (06-17-10)
Treatment of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco as Nonmailable Matter (DMM Revision) 22287 (06-17-10)
Personnel
See Employees.
Philately
General
Migratory Bird Stamp Destruction 22282 (04-08-10)
Philatelic Products Approved for Sale in Quarter 2, Fiscal Year 2010 22276 (01-14-10)
New Issues
Abstract Expressionists (Stamp Announcement 10-07) 22278 (02-11-10)
Abstract Expressionists (Update) 22279 (02-25-10)
Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet (Correction) 22283 (04-22-10)
Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet (Stamp Announcement 10-12) 22281 (03-25-10)
Bill Mauldin (Stamp Announcement 10-08) 22279 (02-25-10)
Ceremony Program Price (Correction) 22277 (01-28-10)
Cowboys of the Silver Screen (Stamp Announcement 10-10) 22280 (03-11-10)
Flags of Our Nation Set 4 (Stamp Announcement 10-09) 22280 (03-11-10)
Forever Stamp (Liberty Bell) (Stamp Announcement 10-06) 22277 (01-28-10)
Kate Smith (Stamp Announcement 10-13) 22282 (04-08-10)
Katharine Hepburn (Stamp Announcement 10-14) 22282 (04-08-10)
Love: Pansies in a Basket (Stamp Announcement 10-11) 22280 (03-11-10)
Mackinac Bridge (Priority Mail) Stamp (Correction) 22277 (01-28-10)
Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Stamp Announcement 10-17) 22285 (05-20-10)
Monarch (Butterfly) (Stamp Announcement 10-15) 22282 (04-08-10)
Negro Leagues Baseball (Stamp Announcement 10-18) 22287 (06-17-10)
Oscar Micheaux (Stamp Announcement 10-16) 22285 (05-20-10)
Premium Stamped Cards 22282 (04-08-10)
Premium Stamped Cards (Update) 22283 (04-22-10)
Prepaid Priority Mail Flat Rate Stamped Envelope (Update) 22282 (04-08-10)
Scouting (Stamp Announcement 10-20) 22287 (06-17-10)
Sunday Funnies (Stamp Announcement 10-19) 22287 (06-17-10)
Postmarks
FRESPEX Postmarks Correction 22282 (04-08-10)
Remaining on Sale, Removed From Sale, and Approved for Sale
Philatelic Products Approved for Sale 22278 (02-11-10)
Philatelic Products Removed From Sale 22278 (02-11-10)
Quarter 3 Philatelic Products Approved for Sale in Retail 22281 (03-25-10)
Stamp Stock Items Withdrawn From Regular Sale and From Sale at Philatelic Centers 22279 (02-25-10)
Stamp Stock Items Withdrawn From Regular Sale and From Sale at Philatelic Centers (Update) 22280 (03-11-10)
Stamps and Postal Stationery
2010 Stamps and Postal Stationery (Announcement 10-A) 22276 (01-14-10)
2010 Stamps and Postal Stationery (Updated Announcement 10-B) 22280 (03-11-10)
2010 Stamps and Postal Stationery (Updated Announcement 10-C) 22283 (04-22-10)
2010 Stamps and Postal Stationery (Updated Announcement 10-D) 22287 (06-17-10)
Postage Meters
Information-Based Indicia Postage Meter Requirements for Commercial Base Prices 22280 (03-11-10)
Postal Operations Manual
Philatelic Seasonal Postmarks (POM Revision) 22287 (06-17-10)
Philatelic Service Postmarks (POM Revision) 22285 (05-20-10)
Treatment of Undeliverable Items (POM Correction) 22280 (03-11-10)
Treatment of Undeliverable Items (POM Revision) 22277 (01-28-10)
Postal Service
Envisioning America’s Future Postal Service 22280 (03-11-10)
Posters
See also POW-MIA Flags.
Know Signs/Symptoms of Heat-Related Illnesses Poster 22287 (06-17-10)
Revised Poster 62, Achieving a Violence-Free Workplace Together 22283 (04-22-10)
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Poster 22284 (05-06-10)
POW-MIA Flags
Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag 22283 (04-22-10)
Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag 22284 (05-06-10)
Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag 22286 (06-03-10)
Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag 22287 (06-17-10)
PS Form 8176
Stop Sending Copies of PS Form 8176, Premium Forwarding Service Application, to Headquarters 22277 (01-28-10)
Stop Sending Copies of PS Form 8176, Premium Forwarding Service Application, to Headquarters 22279 (02-25-10)
Stop Sending Copies of PS Form 8176, Premium Forwarding Service Application, to Headquarters 22281 (03-25-10)
Stop Sending Copies of PS Form 8176, Premium Forwarding Service Application, to Headquarters 22283 (04-22-10)
Stop Sending Copies of PS Form 8176, Premium Forwarding Service Application, to Headquarters 22285 (05-20-10)
Stop Sending Copies of PS Form 8176, Premium Forwarding Service Application, to Headquarters 22287 (06-17-10)
Publications
See also Changes to Post Office Box Service and Caller Service Fee Groups, Directives and Forms Update, and Mover’s Guide.
Clarification of Lithium Batteries Packaging Instructions (Publication 52 Revision) 22280 (03-11-10)
Clarification of Nonregulated Patient Specimen Packaging Reference (Publication 52 Correction) 22280 (03-11-10)
Clarification of Nonregulated Patient Specimen Packaging Standards (Publication 52 Revision) 22279 (02-25-10)
Publication 9, USA Philatelic Catalog, Is Now Available 22277 (01-28-10)
Publication 108, Threat Assessment Team Guide, Has Been Revised 22286 (06-03-10)
Publication 552, Manager’s Guide to Understanding, Investigating, and Preventing Harassment 22284 (05-06-10)
Publication 552, Manager’s Guide to Understanding, Investigating, and Preventing Harassment 22287 (06-17-10)
Publicity Kits
Adopt a Shelter Pet Commemorative Stamps (Publicity Kit) 22281 (03-25-10)
Flags of Our Nation Stamps (Publicity Kit) 22281 (03-25-10)
National Consumer Protection Week, March 7–13, 2010 22278 (02-11-10)
National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 16–22, 2010 22284 (05-06-10)
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Safety and Health
Buckle Up for Safety — It’s a Simple Choice 22282 (04-08-10)
Establishment and Installation Heads: Statutory Requirement to Review and Post OSHA Form 300A
Summary for Calendar Year 2009 22276 (01-14-10)
Know Signs/Symptoms of Heat-Related Illnesses Poster 22287 (06-17-10)
Maintaining an OSHA Form 300 Log (Correction) 22277 (01-28-10)
Stamps
See Philately.
Supply Management
Cleanwise LLC Helps USPS Save Money While Also Protecting the Environment 22287 (06-17-10)
Interest Rate on Contract Claims 22276 (01-14-10)
Material Service Centers Transitioned Into Asset Accountability Service Centers 22279 (02-25-10)
Omega Transaction Fee Schedule Change 22286 (06-03-10)
Semi-Annual Capital Property Reviews (USPS Headquarters Supply Management Managers and
Field Installation Heads) 22282 (04-08-10)
SmartPay Purchase Card Agency Program Coordinator Roles Transferred 22281 (03-25-10)
Sony Digital Passport Camera Systems Now Available 22283 (04-22-10)
Surface Transportation Category Management Center Moves to Largo, Maryland 22283 (04-22-10)
Transition Date From eBuy to eBuy2 Extended to April 16, 2010 22282 (04-08-10)
USPS Supplier W. W. Grainger Finds Success With Parcel Select Service 22286 (06-03-10)
