USPS

870.100

System Name:
Trust Funds and Transaction Records.

System Location

USPS Headquarters Marketing; Integrated Business Solutions Services Centers; district offices; Post Offices; and detached mailing units.

Categories of Individuals Covered by the System

Customers who are users of trust fund payment accounts.

Categories of Records in the System

  1. Customer information: Customer and key contact name, mail and e-mail address, phone and fax number(s); D-U-N-S Number; customer ID(s), taxpayer ID number.
  2. Transactional information: Permit authorizations and numbers, postage paid, postage class transaction dates, volume, weight, and revenue of mailing, postage indicium created, estimated annual postage, percent by mailing type, type of user, mailing data files including USPS location where the mail was entered.
  3. Information necessary for processing electronic payments: Bank name, contact name, bank address and telephone number, bank account number, bank transit ABA number, voided check, credit and/or debit card number, type, and expiration date; ACH information.

Authority for Maintenance of the System

39 U.S.C. 401, 403, and 404.

Purpose(s)

  1. To establish and maintain trust fund accounts and process payments.
  2. To ensure revenue protection.
  3. To provide information and updates to users of these accounts.
  4. To enhance understanding and fulfillment of customer needs.

Routine Uses of Records in the System, Including Categories of Users and the Purposes of Such Uses

Standard routine uses 1. through 7., 10., and 11. apply.

Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining, and Disposing of Records in the System

Storage

Automated database, computer storage media, and paper.

Retrievability

By customer name or customer ID(s), account number, and/or address.

Safeguards

Paper records, computers, and computer storage media are located in controlled-access areas under supervision of program personnel. Access to these areas is limited to authorized personnel, who must be identified with a badge.

Access to records is limited to individuals whose official duties require such access. Contractors and licensees are subject to contract controls and unannounced on-site audits and inspections.

Computers are protected by mechanical locks, card key systems, or other physical access control methods. The use of computer systems is regulated with installed security software, computer logon identifications, and operating system controls including access controls, terminal and transaction logging, and file management software. Online data transmissions are protected by encryption.

Retention and Disposal
  1. ACH records are retained up to 2 years.
  2. Other records in this system are retained up to 4 years after the relationship ends.

Records existing on paper are destroyed by burning, pulping, or shredding. Records existing on computer storage media are destroyed according to the applicable USPS media sanitization practice.

System Manager(s) and Address

President and Chief Marketing/Sales Officer, United States Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20260.

Notification Procedure

To access Permit records, customers must make a written request to their local postmaster. Correspondence must include name, address, account number, company name, mailing location, and a clear description of the issue.

To access all other records, customers must make a written request to the system manager. Correspondence must include name, address, account numbers, and other identifying information.

Record Access Procedures

Requests for access must be made in accordance with the Notification Procedure above and USPS Privacy Act regulations regarding access to records and verification of identity under 39 CFR 266.6.

Contesting Record Procedures

See Notification Procedure and Record Access Procedures above.

Record Source Categories

Customers.