Effective January 9, 2014, Handbook AS-701, Material Management, is revised to reflect the change in document retention requirements for bills of lading.
Handbook AS-701, Material Management
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2 Freight Transportation Management – Shipping and Receiving
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22 Documenting Transactions
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221 Information Requirements
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221.3 Document Retention
[Revise the text of 221.3 to read as follows:]
An electronic copy of each bill of lading is retained by the Transportation Management Service Provider (TMSP) for 7 years beginning with the year of issuance. Upon written request, the TMSP will furnish the USPS with the electronic and/or printed copies of the proof of delivery documentation and the bill of lading.
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We will incorporate this revision into the next online edition of Handbook AS-701, Material Management, on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:
n Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
n Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click PolicyNet.
n Click HBKs.
(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
— Asset Management
Supply Management, 1-9-14
