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Postal Bulletin Semiannual Index

January - July 12, 2001

PB 22041 - PB 22054

The following articles are updated regularly in the Postal Bulletin and are not listed in the Index: 800 Number Available to Verify Canadian Money Orders; Counterfeit Canadian Money Order Forms; Invalid Express Mail Corporate Account Numbers; Mail Alert; Missing, Lost, or Stolen U.S. Money Order Forms; Missing, Lost, or Stolen Canadian Money Order Forms; Pictorial Cancellations Announcement; and Special Cancellation Die Hubs.

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ADDRESSES AND ADDRESSING

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT MANUAL

Display Flags at Half-Staff on May 15, Peace Officers Memorial Day (Reminder) 22048 (04-19-01)

MRC Headquarters Field Units (ASM Revision) 22046 (03-22-01)

Participation in Community Service Activities (ASM Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Plaque Inscription Updated - New Postmaster General (ASM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Postal Service Brand Equity and Commercial Advertising Policy (ASM Revision) 22045 (03-08-01)

Replacement Fee for Badges (ASM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

U.S. Burial Flags - Clarification (ASM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Use of Non-Authorized Credit Cards 22041 (01-11-01)

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BARCODES

See also Information Based Indicia.

Special Services Barcoded Label (2-24-01); Exception for Larger Mailings (5-1-01) (Revised Deadline) 22045 (03-08-01)

Special Services Barcoded Label Deadline - Internal Revenue Service Exception 22049 (05-03-01)

BUSINESS REPLY MAIL

Business Reply and Postage Due Mail (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Clinical Specimens Using Business Reply Mail (Reminder) 22042 (01-25-01)

New Annual Fees and Business Reply Mail Quarterly Fee (Handbook F- 1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Procedures for Authorized Representatives and Agents Using BRM Permits (Reminder) 22050 (05-17-01)

Standard Operating Procedures for Handling Qualified Business Reply Mail (QBRM) Applications (QBRM Notice) 22048 (04-19-01)

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CANCELLATIONS

See Philately.

CERTIFIED MAIL

PS Form 3800, Certified Mail Receipt (Correction) 22048 (04-19-01)

CHILD ALERT PROGRAM

Missing Children Posters 22044 (02-22-01)

Missing Children Posters 22046 (03-22-01)

Missing Children Posters 22048 (04-19-01)

Missing Children Posters 22050 (05-17-01)

Missing Children Posters 22052 (06-14-01)

Missing Children Posters 22053 (06-28-01)

CITY CARRIERS

See Postal Employees.

CONTRACT DISPUTES ACT

Interest Rate on Contract Claims (Update) 22041 (01-11-01)

Interest Rate on Contract Claims (Update) 22054 (07-12-01)

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

See also Retail.

Accessibility of Electronic and Information Technology to Persons With Disabilities 22050 (05-17-01)

Diabetes Awareness Stamp (Publicity Kit) 22043 (02-08-01)

Diabetes Information Sheet (Postmasters and Station Managers) 22045 (03-08-01)

Good News Recognition Program (Publicity Kit) 22054 (07-12-01)

Guidance on Section 508 Accessibility Issues After June 21, 2001 (Postal Managers) 22052 (06-14-01)

Honoring Veterans Stamp (Publicity Kit) 22048 (04-19-01)

"Make It Three" Letter Rally 22052 (06-14-01)

National Card and Letter Writing Month 22045 (03-08-01)

National Card and Letter Writing Month (Publicity Kit) 22046 (03-22-01)

USPS Pro Cycling Team (Publicity Kit) 22050 (05-17-01)

USPS Pro Cycling Team Coloring Pages: Where in France Is Lance? 22053 (06-28-01)

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DELIVERY SERVICES

Commercial Mail Receiving Agency Delivery Procedures (DMM Revision/Correction) 22043 (02-08-01)

Delivery Policy - Pickup Service Vs Collection Service 22047 (04-05-01)

Late Arrival of Scheduled Mailings at Delivery Units (Delivery Policy Notice) 22045 (03-08-01)

M-39, Management of Delivery Services, and M-4, City Delivery Carriers Duties and Responsibilities - Delivery
Confirmation and Signature Capture (Handbooks M-39 and M-41 Revisions) 22047 (04-05-01)

Mailbox Improvement Week, May 21-26 (All Offices With City Motorized, Rural, and Highway Contract Box
Delivery Routes) 22049 (05-03-01)

National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 20-26, 2001 22049 (05-03-01)

New Signature Confirmation Service Launch Date February 4, 2001 (Notice) 22041 (01-11-01)

Pallet Minimums for Mail Dropped at Delivery Units (DMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Priority Mail Drop Shipment With Delivery Confirmation (Pilot Test) 22052 (06-14-01)

PS Form 153, Signature Confirmation (Notice) 22042 (01-25-01)

Publication 91, Confirmation Services Technical Guide (Revised Publication) 22049 (05-03-01)

Publication 91, Confirmation Services Technical Guide (New Publication) 22050 (05-17-01)

DINERO SEGURO

Dinero Seguro Phone Card Suspension 22046 (03-22-01)

Dinero Seguro System Access Process Change 22052 (06-14-01)

New Process for Dinero Seguro Training and System Access (Sales and Service Associates and Supervisors) 22047 (04-05-01)

DIRECTIVES

See also Administrative Support Manual; Domestic Mail Manual; Employee and Labor Relations Manual;
International Mail Manual; Postal Operations Manual; Purchasing Manual; Handbooks; Management Instructions;
and Publications.

Directives and Forms Update 22041 (01-11-01)

Directives and Forms Update 22044 (02-22-01)

Directives and Forms Update 22045 (03-08-01)

Directives and Forms Update 22047 (04-05-01)

Directives and Forms Update 22051 (05-31-01)

Directives and Forms Update 22054 (07-12-01)

Directives and Forms Update - Correct Unit of Issue (Correction) 22045 (03-08-01)

PS Form 153, Signature Confirmation (Correction) 22049 (05-03-01)

PS Form 3800, Certified Mail Receipt (Correction) 22048 (04-19-01)

DIVERSITY

See Postal Employees.

DOMESTIC MAIL

See also individual classes of mail, Domestic Mail Manual, Labeling Lists, and Military Mail.

Application Process for Priority Mail Presort Experiment (Notice) 22051 (05-31-01)

Clinical Specimens Using Business Reply Mail (Reminder) 22042 (15-25-01)

Congressional Franked Mail: Do Not Return For Postage (Reminder) 22048 (04-19-01)

Extra Copies of Publications 22044 (02-22-01)

Handbook DM-110 (New Handbook) 22043 (02-08-01)

Information Required on Pallet Labels (Correction) 22054 (07-12-01)

Late Arrival of Scheduled Mailings at Delivery Units (Delivery Policy Notice) 22045 (03-08-01)

Limited Alternative Flats Preparation Test - Correct E-Mail Address (Correction) 22045 (03-08-01)

Limited Alternative Flats Preparation Test for Periodicals Automation Flats for AFSM 100 (Notice) 22044 (02-22-01)

Limited Alternative Flats Preparation Test for Periodicals Automation Flats for AFSM 100 (Notice) 22051 (05-31-01)

New Look for Xpresspost-USA, One of Canada Post's Southbound International Mail Products (Notice) 22051 (05-31-01)

New Signature Confirmation Service Launch Date February 4, 2001 (Notice) 22041 (01-11-01)

Notice 123, Ratefold (New Edition) 22044 (02-22-01)

Periodicals Rate References (Notice) 22054 (07-12-01)

Postal Service/FedEx Business Alliance 22044 (02-22-01)

Priority Mail Drop Shipment With Delivery Confirmation (Pilot Test) 22052 (06-14-01)

PS Form 153, Signature Confirmation (Notice) 22042 (01-25-01)

PS Form 3749, Irregularities in the Preparation of Mail Matter (Revised Form and Process) 22043 (02-08-01)

Publication 49, Getting Started with Standard Mail (New Edition) 22044 (02-22-01)

Publication 91, Confirmation Services Technical Guide (Revised Publication) 22049 (05-03-01)

Publication 91, Confirmation Services Technical Guide (New Publication) 22050 (05-17-01)

Requests for Special Treatment of Improperly Prepared Mail (Management Instruction) 22046 (03-22-01)

Required Pallets (Reminder) 22046 (03-22-01)

Retrieval of Plastic Label Holders 22043 (02-08-01)

Signature Confirmation Launch (Service Talks, Talking Points, and FAQs) 22042 (01-25-01)

Special Services Barcoded Label (2-24-01); Exception for Larger Mailings (5-1-01) (Revised Deadline) 22045 (03-08-01)

Special Services Barcoded Label Deadline - Internal Revenue Service Exception 22049 (05-03-01)

Standard Operating Procedures for Handling Qualified Business Reply Mail (QBRM) Applications (QBRM Notice) 22048 (04-19-01)

Substitute Mailbag for the First-Class Mail Number 1 Pouch (All Mail Processing Offices) 22041 (01-11-01)

Tag 44, Sack Contents Warning (Revision) 22044 (02-22-01)

Undeliverable-as-Addressed Bound Printed Matter 22050 (05-17-01)

Use of No. 2 Domestic Canvas Pouches (Notice) 22041 (01-11-01)

Use of No. 2 Domestic Canvas Pouches (Notice) 22043 (02-08-01)

DOMESTIC MAIL MANUAL

Adding Return Receipt for Merchandise to Merchandise Return Service (DMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Additional Entry for Periodicals (DMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Authorized Agent (DMM and POM Revisions) 22053 (06-28-01)

Commercial Mail Receiving Agency Delivery Procedures (DMM Revision/Correction) 22043 (02-08-01)

Commercial Mail Receiving Agency Mail Delivery Procedures (DMM and POM Revision) 22045 (03-08-01)

Documentation for Automation Letters (DMM Correction) 22042 (01-25-01)

Documentation for Automation Letters (DMM Correction) 22044 (02-22-01)

Domestic Mail Manual Issue 56 22042 (01-25-01)

Domestic Mail Manual Issue 56 (New Edition) 22045 (03-08-01)

Eligibility Requirements for Attachments and Enclosures with Bound Printed Matter (DMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Express Mail (DMM Revision) 22053 (06-28-01)

General Mailability Standards Revision (DMM Revision) 22045 (03-08-01)

Information Required on Pallet Labels (DMM Revision) 22053 (06-28-01)

L606 5-Digit Scheme - Standard Mail and Package Services Parcels 22054 (07-12-01)

Labeling List Changes (DMM Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Labeling List Changes (DMM Revision) 22045 (03-08-01)

Labeling List Changes (DMM Revision) 22049 (05-03-01)

Labeling List Changes (DMM Revision) 22054 (07-12-01)

Labeling List L801 (DMM Revision) 22044 (02-22-01)

Limit of $1,000 for COD Mail (DMM Revision) 22044 (02-22-01)

Loose Enclosures at Periodicals Rates (DMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Magnetized Materials - Mailability Via Air Transportation (DMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Mail Preparation Changes for First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, and Bound Printed Matter Flats (DMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

NetPost Mailing Online for Nonprofit Standard Mail (DMM Revision) 22047 (04-05-01)

New Guidelines for Shipping Labels (DMM Revision) 22047 (04-05-01)

New Guidelines for Shipping Labels (DMM Revision) 22053 (06-28-01)

New Optional Endorsement Lines for Line-of-Travel (DMM Revision) 22051 (05-31-01)

Nonmachinable Surcharge for Parcel Post Parcels (DMM Revision) 22049 (05-03-01)

Optional 5-Digit Scheme for Parcels (DMM Revision) 22054 (07-12-01)

Optional Endorsement Lines for Carrier Route Periodicals (DMM Reminder) 22042 (01-25-01)

Parcel Post ZIP Code Additions (DMM Revision) 22043 (02-08-01)

Parcel Post ZIP Code Addition (DMM Revision) 22044 (02-22-01)

Parcel Post ZIP Code Addition (DMM Revision) 22051 (05-31-01)

Parcel Post ZIP Code Addition (DMM Revision) 22053 (06-28-01)

Parcel Post ZIP Code Addition (DMM Revision) 22053 (06-28-01)

Parcel Post ZIP Code Changes (DMM Revision) 22051 (05-31-01)

Parcel Post ZIP Code Changes (DMM Revision) 22054 (07-12-01)

Parcel Post ZIP Code Changes (DMM Revision) 22054 (07-12-01)

Parcel Post ZIP Code Deletions (DMM Revision) 22043 (02-08-01)

Parcel Post ZIP Code Deletions (DMM Revision) 22043 (02-08-01)

Parcel Post ZIP Code Deletions (DMM Revision) 22049 (05-03-01)

Pallet Labels for Carrier Route Mail (DMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Pallet Minimums for Mail Dropped at Delivery Units (DMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Preparation Changes for Securing Packages of Mail (DMM Revision) 22050 (05-17-01)

Products Mailable at Nonprofit Standard Mail Rates (DMM Revision) 22043 (02-08-01)

Tray Labels for Letter-Size Periodicals (DMM Correction) 22042 (01-25-01)

Upcoming Dates for Mail Preparation Changes (DMM Reminder) 22046 (03-22-01)

DOMESTIC ORDERS

See Fraud.

DROP SHIPMENT

Priority Mail Drop Shipment With Delivery Confirmation (Pilot Test) 22052 (06-14-01)

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EBILLPAY

See Online Services.

ELECTRONIC RECORD MANAGEMENT

See Barcodes and Domestic Mail.

EMPLOYEE AND LABOR RELATIONS MANUAL

Chapter 8, Safety and Health (ELM Revision) 22043 (02-08-01)

ELM and Forms 8167 and 8168 (Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

ENVIRONMENT

AS-551, Clean Air Act Compliance Guide (Handbook Revision) 22049 (05-03-01)

Handbooks AS-554-B and AS-554 (New and Revised Publications) 22051 (05-31-01)

EXPRESS MAIL

Express Mail (DMM Revision) 22053 (06-28-01)

Online Express Mail Label Program 22053 (06-28-01)

EXPRESS MAIL INTERNATIONAL SERVICE (EMS)

PS Form 5626, Global Express Mail ServiceŽ - Delivery Receipt for Inbound EMS Service (New Form) 22052 (06-14-01)

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FED EX BUSINESS ALLIANCE

FedEx Retail Agreement - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 22046 (03-22-01)

Postal Service/FedEx Business Alliance 22044 (02-22-01)

FINANCE

See also Payroll and Travel/Relocation.

Business Reply and Postage Due Mail (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Citibank VISA Travel Charge Card Cancellation Policy 22045 (03-08-01)

F-15, Travel and Relocation - Local Travel Reimbursements (Handbook Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Handbook F-15, Travel and Relocation, and Handbook F-12, Relocation Policy (Revision) 22044 (02-22-01)

International Reply Coupons (Reminder) 22042 (01-25-01)

Mailing Earnings Statements (Notice) 22044 (02-22-01)

New Finance Forms (POS ONE Offices) 22047 (04-05-01)

New Finance Forms for POS ONE Offices (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

New Money Order Fee and COD Trust Account, Action Required Prior to July 1 (Fee Increase) 22052 (06-14-01)

New Postage Rate and Selling Price for Stamped Cards (Stamped Cards) 22052 (06-14-01)

PVI Training Labels (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

QWL/EI Service Performed by Replacement Rural Carriers (Handbook F-21 Revision) 22048 (04-19-01)

Rate Case AIC Changes (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22042 (01-25-01)

Reporting Postage for Periodicals (Reminder) 22041 (01-11-01)

Revenue Unit for Fiscal Year 2000 (Notice) 22042 (01-25-01)

Update Exhibit 213, AIC Amount Multiples (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Use of Airline Contracts for Official Travel (Clarification) 22043 (02-08-01)

Use of Chauffeurs at Headquarters and Designated Drivers in the Field (Management Instruction) 22045 (03-08-01)

Use of Non-Authorized Credit Cards 22041 (01-11-01)

Use of Postal Vehicles for Home-to-Work Transportation (Management Instruction) 22045 (03-08-01)

FIRST-CLASS MAIL

Mail Preparation Changes for First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, and Bound Printed Matter Flats (DMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Substitute Mailbag for the First-Class Mail Number 1 Pouch (All Mail Processing Offices) 22041 (01-11-01)

FOREIGN ORDERS

See Fraud.

FORMS

2000 Tax Information - Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement (All Postal Employees) 22041 (01-11-01)

ELM and Forms 8167 and 8168 (Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

New Finance Forms (POS ONE Offices) 22047 (04-05-01)

Postal Service Business Cards for Field Offices (Price Reduction and New Order Form) 22048 (04-19-01)

New Finance Forms for POS ONE Offices (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Postal Service Business Cards for Field Offices (Price Reduction and New Order Form) 22048 (04-19-01)

PS Form 153, Signature Confirmation (Notice) 22042 (01-25-01)

PS Form 3749, Irregularities in the Preparation of Mail Matter (Revised Form and Process) 22043 (02-08-01)

PS Form 3800, Certified Mail Receipt (Correction) 22048 (04-19-01)

PS Form 5626, Global Express Mail ServiceŽ - Delivery Receipt for Inbound EMS Service (New Form) 22052 (06-14-01)

PS Form 8185, Vending Equipment License Agreement (Reminder) 22048 (04-19-01)

FRAUD

Counterfeit United States Postal Money Orders (Correction) 22047 (04-05-01)

Domestic Orders 22042 (01-25-01)

Domestic Orders 22048 (04-19-01)

Domestic Orders 22053 (06-28-01)

Foreign Order No. 450 22041 (01-11-01)

Foreign Order No. 451 22042 (01-25-01)

Foreign Order No. 452 22044 (02-22-01)

Foreign Order No. 453 22045 (03-08-01)

Foreign Order No. 454 22046 (03-22-01)

Foreign Order No. 455 22048 (04-19-01)

Foreign Order No. 456 22054 (07-12-01)

Withholding of Mail Orders 22041 (01-11-01)

Withholding of Mail Orders 22042 (01-25-01)

Withholding of Mail Orders 22043 (02-08-01)

Withholding of Mail Orders 22044 (02-22-01)

Withholding of Mail Orders 22045 (03-08-01)

Withholding of Mail Orders 22046 (03-22-01)

Withholding of Mail Orders 22047 (04-05-01)

Withholding of Mail Orders 22049 (05-03-01)

Withholding of Mail Orders 22052 (06-14-01)

Withholding of Mail Orders 22053 (06-28-01)

Withholding of Mail Orders 22054 (07-12-01)

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GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL

GLOBAL EXPRESS GUARANTEED

International Mail - Global Express Guaranteed Dimensional Weight Clarification (IMM Revision) 22046 (03-22-01)

Retail Acceptance Tips - Global Express Guaranteed 22046 (03-22-01)

Service Change to Bermuda - Global Express Guaranteed 22046 (03-02-01)

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HANDBOOKS

AS-701, Material Management - Title, Address, EXSEL Changes Made (Handbook Revision) 22045 (03-08-01)

Business Reply and Postage Due Mail (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

F-15, Travel and Relocation - Local Travel Reimbursements (Handbook Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Handbook EL-803, Maintenance Employee's Guide to Safety (New Handbook) 22045 (03-08-01)

Handbook EL-814, Postal Employee's Guide to Safety (Handbook Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Handbook F-15, Travel and Relocation, and Handbook F-12, Relocation Policy (Revision) 22044 (02-22-01)

Handbooks AS-554-B and AS-554 (New and Revised Publications) 22051 (05-31-01)

M-39, Management of Delivery Services, and M-4, City Delivery Carriers Duties and Responsibilities -
Delivery Confirmation and Signature Capture (Handbooks M-39 and M-41 Revisions) 22047 (04-05-01)

New Annual Fees and Business Reply Mail Quarterly Fee (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

New Finance Forms for POS ONE Offices (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

PVI Training Labels (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

QWL/EI Service Performed by Replacement Rural Carriers (Handbook F-21) 22048 (04-19-01)

Rate Case AIC Changes (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22042 (01-25-01)

Update Exhibit 213, AIC Amount Multiples (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

HOLIDAYS

Independence Day Poster 22051 (05-31-01)

Independence Day Poster 22053 (06-28-01)

Independence Day Posters 22052 (06-14-01)

Memorial Day Poster 22049 (05-03-01)

Memorial Day Poster 22050 (05-17-01)

Memorial Day Posters 22047 (04-05-01)

Memorial Day Posters 22048 (04-19-01)

Washington's Birthday Poster 22041 (01-11-01)

HUMAN RESOURCES

See Postal Employees.

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INFORMATION BASED INDICIA

New Indicia Being Tested 22045 (03-08-01)

No Refunds for PC Postage Products at Post Offices (Reminder) 22050 (05-17-01)

Valid IBI Indicia for Meters and PC PostageTM Systems - Centerfold Reference Sheet 22054 (07-12-01)

INFORMATION SECURITY

Protecting the Network Infrastructure - Restrictions on Penetration Testing (Information Security) 22047 (04-05-01)

Responding to Requests for Security Data From Outside Sources (Information Security) 22047 (04-05-01)

INSPECTION SERVICE

See also Fraud.

Know Fraud Kicks off Anti-Identity Theft Campaign on July 10 22053 (06-28-01)

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

Internal Revenue Service, Distribution Changes 22041 (01-11-01)

INTERNATIONAL MAIL

See also individual services and International Mail Manual.

International Business - Trust Your Scanners 22049 (05-03-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22041 (01-11-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22041 (01-11-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22041 (01-11-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22042 (01-25-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22042 (01-25-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22042 (01-25-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22042 (01-25-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22042 (01-25-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22042 (01-25-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22044 (02-22-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22044 (02-22-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22044 (02-22-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22044 (02-22-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22044 (02-22-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22044 (02-22-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22044 (02-22-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22045 (03-08-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22045 (03-08-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22045 (03-08-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22046 (03-22-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22046 (03-22-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22048 (04-19-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22048 (04-19-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22048 (04-19-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22048 (04-19-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22048 (04-19-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22052 (06-14-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22054 (07-12-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22054 (07-12-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22054 (07-12-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22054 (07-12-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22054 (07-12-01)

International Customized Mail (ICM Update) 22054 (07-12-01)

International Customized Mail (ICP Update) 22043 (02-08-01)

International Customized Mail (ICP Update) 22043 (02-08-01)

International Customized Mail (ICP Update) 22043 (02-08-01)

International Customized Mail (ICP Update) 22043 (02-08-01)

International Customized Mail (ICP Update) 22047 (02-08-01)

International Customized Mail (ICP Update) 22047 (04-05-01)

International Customized Mail (ICP Update) 22047 (04-05-01)

International Mail - Mailing to Andorra and Finland (Publication 51 Correction) 22051 (05-31-01)

International Mail - Textual Changes (Publication 51 Revision) 22053 (06-28-01)

International Reply Coupons (Reminder) 22042 (01-25-01)

New Look for Xpresspost-USA, One of Canada Post's Southbound International Mail Products (Notice) 22051 (05-31-01)

Poster 51, International Postal Rates and Fees (Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

PS Form 5626, Global Express Mail ServiceŽ - Delivery Receipt for Inbound EMS Service (New Form) 22052 (06-14-01)

Publication 51, International Mail (Revision) 22042 (01-25-01)

Retail Acceptance Tips - Global Express Guaranteed 22046 (03-22-01)

Service Change to Bermuda - Global Express Guaranteed 22046 (03-22-01)

INTERNATIONAL MAIL MANUAL

International Business Reply Service (IMM and Publication 25 Revision) 22046 (03-22-01)

International Mail - Change in Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to U.S. Dollar Conversion Rate (IMM Revision) 22046 (03-22-01)

International Mail - Global Express Guaranteed Dimensional Weight Clarification (IMM Revision) 22046 (03-22-01)

International Mail - Global Package Link (IMM Revision) 22043 (02-08-01)

International Mail - Global Package Link (IMM Revision) 22046 (03-22-01)

International Mail - International Customized Mail Service (IMM Revision) 22049 (05-03-01)

International Mail - International Mail Permits Imprints (IMM Revision) 22046 (03-22-01)

International Mail - Labeling of International Priority Airmail (IPA) (IMM Revision) 22043 (02-08-01)

International Mail - Mailing Insured Parcels to India (IMM and Publication 51 Revisions) 22049 (05-03-01)

International Mail - Mailing Insured Parcels to the Republic of Georgia (IMM and Publication 51 Revisions) 22047 (04-05-01)

International Mail - Mailing to Belarus (IMM Revision) 22049 (05-03-01)

International Mail - Mailing to Bosnia-Herzegovina (IMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

International Mail - Mailing to Brazil (IMM Revision) 22049 (05-03-01)

International Mail - Mailing to Croatia (IMM Revision) 22049 (05-03-01)

International Mail - Mailing to Guinea (IMM Revision) 22042 (01-25-01)

International Mail - Mailing to Israel (IMM Revision) 22051 (05-31-01)

International Mail - Mailing to Macedonia (Republic of) (IMM and Publication 51 Revisions) 22049 (05-03-01)

International Mail - Mailing to New Zealand (IMM Revision) 22046 (03-22-01)

International Mail - Mailing to New Zealand (IMM Revision) 22047 (04-05-01)

International Mail - Mailing to the Czech Republic (IMM and Publication 51 Revisions) 22054 (07-12-01)

International Mail - Mailing to Ukraine (IMM Revision) 22047 (04-05-01)

International Mail - Mailing to Uzbekistan (IMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

International Mail - Miscellaneous Revisions (IMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

International Mail - Publishers' Periodicals (IMM Revision) 22054 (07-12-01)

International Mail - Recorded Delivery Service (IMM Revision) 22051 (05-31-01)

International Mail - Undeliverable-as-Addressed Letter-Post Mail (IMM Revision) 22046 (03-22-01)

International Mail Manual Issue 24 (IMM Revision) 22042 (01-25-01)

International Mail Rates (Clarification) 22043 (02-08-01)

International Mail Retention Period (IMM Revision) 22046 (03-22-01)

International Money Order Service - Austria (IMM Revision) 22054 (07-12-01)

International Money Order Service - Denmark and the Faroe Islands (IMM Revision and Correction) 22054 (07-12-01)

International Money Order Service - Miscellaneous Revisions (IMM Revision) 22053 (06-28-01)

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LABELING LISTS

L606 5-Digit Scheme - Standard Mail and Package Services Parcels 22054 (07-12-01)

Labeling List Changes (DMM Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Labeling List Changes (DMM Revision) 22045 (03-08-01)

Labeling List Changes (DMM Revision) 22049 (05-03-01)

Labeling List Changes (DMM Revision) 22054 (07-12-01)

Labeling List L801 (DMM Revision) 22044 (02-22-01)

LABELS

Information Required on Pallet Labels (DMM Revision) 22053 (06-28-01)

New Guidelines for Shipping Labels (DMM Revision) 22047 (04-05-01)

New Guidelines for Shipping Labels (DMM Revision) 22053 (06-28-01)

Online Express Mail Label Program 22053 (06-28-01)

Pallet Labels for Carrier Route Mail (DMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

PVI Training Labels (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Retrieval of Plastic Label Holders 22043 (02-08-01)

Special Services Barcoded Label (2-24-01); Exception for Larger Mailings (5-1-01) (Revised Deadline) 22045 (03-08-01)

Special Services Barcoded Label Deadline - Internal Revenue Service Exception 22049 (05-03-01)

Tray Labels for Letter-Size Periodicals (DMM Correction) 22042 (01-25-01)

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MACHINERY

See also Vending Machines.

All IRT and Debit/Credit Card Offices: Setting Clocks for Daylight Saving Time 22046 (03-22-01)

MAIL ACCEPTANCE

See Domestic Mail Manual.

MAIL RECOVERY CENTERS

Do Not Send All Undeliverable Mail to Mail Recovery Centers (All Delivery Units and Processing Facilities) 22044 (02-22-01)

MRC Headquarters Field Units (ASM Revision) 22046 (03-22-01)

MRC Addresses (POM Revision) 22046 (03-22-01)

MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Contracting Officer's Representative Program (Management Instruction) 22051 (05-31-01)

Request for Special Treatment of Improperly Prepared Mail (Management Instruction) 22046 (03-22-01)

Use of Chauffeurs at Headquarters and Designated Drivers in the Field (Management Instruction) 22045 (03-08-01)

Use of Postal Vehicles for Home-to-Work Transportation (Management Instruction) 22045 (03-08-01)

MIGRATORY BIRD STAMPS

Migratory Bird Stamp Destruction (Reminder) 22042 (01-25-01)

Migratory Waterfowl Survey - Duck Stamp Cards 22052 (06-14-01)

MILITARY MAIL

APO/FPO Changes 22042 (01-25-01)

APO/FPO Changes 22046 (03-22-01)

APO/FPO Changes 22048 (04-19-01)

APO/FPO Changes 22049 (05-03-01)

APO/FPO Changes 22050 (05-17-01)

APO/FPO Changes 22051 (05-31-01)

APO/FPO Changes 22053 (06-28-01)

Overseas Military Mail 22042 (01-25-01)

Overseas Military Mail 22044 (02-22-01)

Overseas Military Mail 22046 (03-22-01)

Overseas Military Mail 22048 (04-19-01)

Overseas Military Mail 22051 (05-31-01)

Overseas Military Mail 22053 (06-28-01)

MISSING CHILDREN POSTERS

See Child Alert Program.

MONEY ORDERS

Counterfeit United States Postal Money Orders (Correction) 22047 (04-05-01)

International Money Order Service - Austria (IMM Revision) 22054 (07-12-01)

International Money Order Service - Denmark and the Faroe Islands (IMM Revision and Correction) 22054 (07-12-01)

International Money Order Service - Miscellaneous Revisions (IMM Revision) 22053 (06-28-01)

New Money Order Fee and COD Trust Account, Action Required Prior to July 1 (Fee Increase) 22052 (06-14-01)

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NONPROFIT MAIL

NetPost Mailing Online for Nonprofit Standard Mail (DMM Revision) 22047 (04-05-01)

Products Mailable at Nonprofit Standard Mail Rates (DMM Revision) 22043 (02-08-01)

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ONLINE SERVICES

Electronic Subscription Information Resources and Services 22050 (05-17-01)

NetPost Mailing Online for Nonprofit Standard Mail (DMM Revision) 22047 (04-05-01)

Online Express Mail Label Program 22053 (06-28-01)

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PACKAGE SERVICES

L606 5-Digit Scheme - Standard Mail and Package Services Parcels 22054 (07-12-01)

PAYROLL

2000 Tax Information - Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement (All Postal Employees) 22041 (01-11-01)

PC POSTAGE

No Refunds for PC Postage Products at Post Offices (Reminders) 22050 (05-17-01)

PERIODICALS

Additional Entry for Periodicals (DMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

International Mail - Publishers' Periodicals (IMM Revision) 22054 (07-12-01)

Limited Alternative Flats Preparation Test for Periodicals Automation Flats for AFSM 100 (Notice) 22044 (02-22-01)

Limited Alternative Flats Preparation Test for Periodicals Automation Flats for AFSM 100 (Notice) 22051 (05-31-01)

Loose Enclosures at Periodicals Rates (DMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Optional Endorsement Lines for Carrier Route Periodicals (DMM Reminder) 22042 (01-25-01)

Periodicals Rate References (Notice) 22054 (07-12-01)

Reporting Postage for Periodicals (Reminder) 22041 (01-11-01)

Tray Labels for Letter-Size Periodicals (DMM Correction) 22042 (01-25-01)

PERSONNEL

See Postal Employees.

PHILATELY

Cancellations

Diabetes Awareness Station Pictorial Cancellation (Pictorial Cancellation) 22044 (02-22-01)

Peanuts Station Pictorial Cancellation (for Second Day Events) (Pictorial Cancellation) 22049 (05-03-01)

Pictorial Cancellation Requirements 22045 (03-08-01)

General

2001 Stamp and Postal Stationary (Updated Announcement 01-B) 22045 (03-08-01)

2001 Stamps and Postal Stationary (Updated Announcement 01-C) 22048 (04-19-01)

2001 Stamps and Postal Stationary (Updated Announcement 01-D) 22052 (06-14-01)

Breast Cancer Research Semipostal Stamp 22041 (01-11-01)

Philatelic Policies and Procedures (POM Revision) 22048 (04-19-01)

Publication 194, Treasury of Stamp Cards 2000 (New Publication) 22045 (03-08-01)

New Issues

2001 Stamps With No Automatic Distributions (Distribution Update) 22044 (02-22-01)

Acadia National Park International Rate Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-30) 22048 (04-19-01)

American Illustrators Commemorative Stamps (Stamp Announcement 01-01) 22041 (01-11-01)

Amish Quilts Commemorative Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-37) 22053 (06-28-01)

Announcement 01-B (2001 Stamps and Postal Stationery) and Stamp Announcement 01-21 (Mt. McKinley International
Rate Stamp - Item 564500) (Correction) 22046 (03-22-01)

Apple and Orange Definitive Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-17) 22043 (02-08-01)

Art Deco Eagle Definitive Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-11) 22042 (01-25-01)

Atlas Presorted Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-33) 22051 (05-31-01)

Badlands Stamped Card (Stamp Announcement 01-10) 22042 (01-25-01)

Baseball's Legendary Playing Fields Commemorative Stamps (Stamp Announcement 01-32) 22050 (05-17-01)

Baseball's Legendary Playing Fields Commemorative Stamps (Stamp Announcement 01-32) 22050 (05-31-01)

Bison Definitive Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-13) 22042 (01-25-01)

Carnivorous Plants Commemorative Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-38) 22053 (06-28-01)

Community Colleges Stamped Envelopes (Stamp Announcement 01-09) 22042 (01-25-01)

Diabetes Awareness Stamp (Publicity Kit) 22043 (02-08-01)

Diabetes Awareness Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-18) 22043 (02-08-01)

Diabetes Information Sheet (Postmasters and Station Managers) 22045 (03-08-01)

Distribution Information for Stamp Announcement 01-02 - Statue of Liberty 22043 (02-08-01)

Distribution Information for Stamp Announcement 01-03 - Flowers 22042 (01-25-01)

Distribution Information for Stamp Announcement 01-10 - Badlands 22043 (02-08-01)

Distribution Information for Stamp Announcement 01-12 - George Washington 22043 (02-08-01)

Farm Flag Definitive Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-03) 22041 (01-11-01)

Farm Flag Definitive Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-19) 22043 (02-08-01)

Flowers Definitive Stamps (Stamp Announcement 01-04) 22041 (01-11-01)

Frida Kahlo Commemorative Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-31) 22050 (05-17-01)

George Washington Definitive Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-12) 22042 (01-25-01)

Great Plains Prairie Souvenir Sheet (Stamp Announcement 01-24) 22045 (03-08-01)

Hattie Caraway Definitive Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-14) 22042 (01-25-01)

Honoring Veterans Stamp (Publicity Kit) 22048 (04-19-01)

Honoring Veterans Commemorative Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-29) 22048 (04-19-01)

Leonard Bernstein Commemorative Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-34) 22051 (05-31-01)

Lovebirds Stamped Envelopes (Stamp Announcement 01-08) 22042 (01-25-01)

Love Letters Special Stamps (Stamp Announcement 01-07) 22042 (01-25-01)

Lucille Ball - Legends of Hollywood Commemorative Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-36) 22053 (06-28-01)

Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-35) 22051 (05-31-01)

Mt. McKinley International Rate Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-21) 22044 (02-22-01)

Nine-Mile Prairie Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-16) 22043 (02-08-01)

Northwestern University Stamped Card (Stamp Announcement 01-26) 22046 (03-22-01)

Official Inaugural Keepsake 22042 (01-25-01)

Official Mail Stamp and Stamped Envelope (Stamp Announcement 01-15) 22043 (02-08-01)

Peanuts Commemorative Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-28) 22047 (04-05-01)

Pictorial Cancellation in Postal Bulletin 22038 (Correction) 22043 (02-08-01)

Stamp Announcement 00-45 (Correction) 22041 (01-11-01)

Stamp Announcement 00-45 - Federal Eagle Stamped Envelopes (Banded) (Distribution Update) 22044 (02-22-01)

Stamp Announcement 01-01 - American Illustrators (Item 560400) (Correction) 22042 (01-25-01)

Stamp Announcement 01-02 - Statue of Liberty (Item 773700) (Correction) 22042 (01-25-01)

Stamp Announcement 01-03 - Farm Flag (Item 100900) (Correction) 22042 (01-25-01)

Stamp Announcement 01-08 - Lovebirds Stamped Envelopes (Banded) (Distribution Update) 22044 (02-22-01)

Stamp Announcement 01-09 - Community Colleges Stamped Cards (Items 217800, 268300, and 268500)
(Correction) 22043 (02-08-01)

Stamp Announcement 01-23 - Yale University Stamped Card (Item 220100) (Correction) 22046 (03-22-01)

Stamp Announcement 01-35 - Frida Kahlo Commemorative Stamp (Correction) 22053 (06-28-01)

Statue of Liberty Definitive Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-02) 22041 (01-11-01)

The Nobel Prize Commemorative Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-20) 22044 (02-22-01)

The Pan-American Inverts Souvenir Sheet (Stamp Announcement 01-22) 22044 (02-22-01)

University of Portland Stamped Card (Stamp Announcement 01-27) 22046 (03-22-01)

University of South Carolina Stamped Card (Stamp Announcement 01-25) 22046 (03-22-01)

U.S. Capitol Priority Mail Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-05) 22041 (01-25-01)

Washington Monument Express Mail Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-06) 22042 (01-25-01)

Woody Wagon Presorted Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-35) 22053 (06-28-01)

Yale University Stamped Card (Stamp Announcement 01-23) 22044 (02-22-01)

Remaining on Sale or Removed From Sale

Bulk Rate Coils Removed From General Sale 22043 (02-08-01)

Stamp Issues That Will Remain on General Sale 22050 (05-17-01)

Stamp Stock and Philatelic Items Withdrawn From Regular Sale and From Sale at Philatelic Centers 22044 (02-22-01)

Stamp Stock Items Withdrawn From Regular Sale and From Sale at Philatelic Centers 22050 (05-17-01)

Stamp Stock Items Withdrawn From Regular Sale and From Sale at Philatelic Centers but Remaining on Sale at
Stamp Fulfillment Services 22050 (05-17-01)

POST OFFICE BOXES

POST OFFICES

General

Business Reply and Postage Due Mail (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Conducting Annual Safety and Health Inspections (Postmasters/Installation Heads at Level 20-26 Post Offices) 22049 (05-03-01)

Display Flags at Half-Staff on May 15, Peace Officers Memorial Day (Reminder) 22048 (04-19-01)

Extra Copies of Publications 22044 (02-22-01)

Handbooks AS-554-B and AS-554 (New and Revised Publications) 22051 (05-31-01)

New Annual Fees and Business Reply Mail Quarterly Fee (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

New Finance Forms (POS ONE Offices) 22047 (04-05-01)

New Finance Forms for POS ONE Offices (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Participation in Community Service Activities (ASM Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Postal Service Business Cards for Field Offices (Price Reduction and New Order Form) 22048 (04-19-01)

Poster 66, It's Good Business and It's Personal (Workplace Security) 22048 (04-19-01)

Proper Identification of Damaged Mail Transport Equipment Rolling Stock (Notice and Correction) 22052 (06-14-01)

Proper Identification of Damaged Mail Transport Equipment Rolling Stock (Notice and Correction) 22053 (06-28-01)

Proper Identification of Damaged Mail Transport Equipment Rolling Stock (Notice and Correction) 22054 (07-12-01)

Publication 123, Consumer's Guide to Postal Rates and Fees (Revised Publication) 22053 (06-28-01)

PVI Training Labels (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Removal of Trash From Mail Transport Equipment (Notice and Correction) 22052 (06-14-01)

Removal of Trash From Mail Transport Equipment (Notice and Correction) 22053 (06-28-01)

Removal of Trash From Mail Transport Equipment (Notice and Correction) 22054 (07-12-01)

Reporting Postage for Periodicals (Reminder) 22041 (01-11-01)

Retrieval of Plastic Label Holders 22043 (02-08-01)

Revenue Unit for Fiscal Year 2000 (Notice) 22042 (01-25-01)

Safety Alert - Equipment Repair and Replacement 22049 (05-03-01)

Safety and Health Inspections (Level 13 and Below Offices) 22041 (01-11-01)

Safety and Health Inspections (Level 15-18 Offices) 22045 (03-08-01)

Substitute Mailbag for the First-Class Mail Number 1 Pouch (All Mail Processing Offices) 22041 (01-11-01)

Update Exhibit 213, AIC Amount Multiples (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Use of No. 2 Domestic Canvas Pouches (Notice) 22041 (01-11-01)

Use of No. 2 Domestic Canvas Pouches (Notice) 22043 (02-08-01)

Post Office Changes

Post Office Changes 22045 (03-08-01)

Post Office Changes 22046 (03-22-01)

Post Office Changes 22047 (04-05-01)

Post Office Changes 22048 (04-19-01)

Post Office Changes 22049 (05-03-01)

Post Office Changes 22050 (05-17-01)

Post Office Changes 22051 (05-31-01)

Post Office Changes 22053 (06-28-01)

Post Office Changes 22054 (07-12-01)

Post Office Closing Posters

See Holidays.

POSTAGE METERS

Discontinuance of PS Form 3602-A 22054 (07-12-01)

Letter for Customers Resetting Meters at the Window 22041 (01-11-01)

No Refunds for PC Postage Products at Post Offices (Reminders) 22050 (05-17-01)

Setting Mechanical Meters Is Prohibited (Reminder) 22048 (04-19-01)

POSTAL EMPLOYEES

See also Employee and Labor Relations Manual, Payroll, Safety and Health, Thrift Savings Plan, and Uniforms.

Benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts Change in FSA Customer Service Center Address Poster 22050 (05-17-01)

Message From the Postmaster General: Savings Bonds 22051 (05-31-01)

Publication 71, Notice for Employees Requesting Leave for Conditions Covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act
(Revised Publication)
22045 (03-08-01)

City Carriers

M-39, Management of Delivery Services, and M-4, City Delivery Carriers Duties and Responsibilities - Delivery
Confirmation and Signature Capture (Handbooks M-39 and M-41 Revisions) 22047 (04-05-01)

Mailbox Improvement Week, May 21-26 (All Offices With City Motorized, Rural, and Highway Contract Box
Delivery Routes) 22049 (05-03-01)

Diversity

2001 U.S. Postal Service National Awards Program for Diversity Achievement 22054 (07-12-01)

2001 U.S. Postal Service National Awards Program for Diversity Achievement 22052 (06-14-01)

General

Back to School Deals (Employee Connectivity Program) 22053 (06-28-01)

Chapter 8, Safety and Health (ELM Revision) 22043 (02-08-01)

Citibank VISA Travel Charge Card Cancellation Policy 22045 (03-08-01)

Click. Whoosh! - Part 2 (Employee Connectivity Program) 22051 (05-31-01)

Conducting Annual Safety and Health Inspections (Postmasters/Installation Heads at Level 20-26 Post Offices) 22049 (05-03-01)

ELM and Forms 8167 and 8168 (Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Enhancement of Whistleblower Protection for Postal Employees (Message From the Postmaster General) 22050 (05-17-01)

Fitness-for-Duty Examinations 22041 (01-11-01)

Handbook EL-803, Maintenance Employee's Guide to Safety (New Handbook) 22045 (03-08-01)

Handbook EL-814, Postal Employee's Guide to Safety (Handbook Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Handbook F-15, Travel and Relocation, and Handbook F-12, Relocation Policy (Revision) 22044 (02-22-01)

Increased Lodging Rates at the Bolger Center (Clarification) 22041 (01-25-01)

Louis Holley - Seeking Information on His Location (Wanted) 22053 (06-28-01)

Mailing Earnings Statements (Notice) 22044 (02-22-01)

National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 20-26, 2001 22049 (05-03-01)

Participation in Community Service Activities (ASM Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Poster 66, It's Good Business and It's Personal (Workplace Security) 22048 (04-19-01)

Posters 21-B and 21-C - Sexual Harassment (New Posters) 22048 (04-19-01)

Publication 308, Know Your Rights: A Guide for Victims and Witnesses of Crime (Publication Revision) 22053 (06-28-01)

Retail Sales and Services Associates Must Wear Complete Uniform (Reminder) 22043 (02-08-01)

Safety Alert - Equipment Repair and Replacement 22049 (05-03-01)

Safety and Health Inspections (Level 15-18 Offices) 22045 (03-08-01)

Use of Airline Contracts for Official Travel (Clarification) 22043 (02-08-01)

Use of Chauffeurs at Headquarters and Designated Drivers in the Field (Management Instruction) 22045 (03-08-01)

Use of Postal Vehicles for Home-to-Work Transportation (Management Instruction) 22045 (03-08-01)

Rural Carriers

Mailbox Improvement Week, May 21-26 (All Offices With City Motorized, Rural, and Highway Contract Box
Delivery Routes)
22049 (05-03-01)

Regular Rural Carrier Earnings Statement (Correction) 22041 (01-11-01)

QWL/EI Service Performed by Replacement Rural Carriers (Handbook F-21) 22048 (04-19-01)

Training

New Process for Dinero Seguro Training and System Access (Sales and Service Associates and Supervisors) 22047 (04-05-01)

PVI Training Labels (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

POSTAL EXPLORER

See Online Services.

POSTAL OPERATIONS MANUAL

Authorized Agent (DMM and POM Revisions) 22053 (06-28-01)

Commercial Mail Receiving Agency Mail Delivery Procedures (DMM and POM Revision) 22045 (03-08-01)

MRC Addresses (POM Revision) 22046 (03-22-01)

POSTMASTER GENERAL

Enhancement of Whistleblower Protection for Postal Employees (Message From the Postmaster General) 22050 (05-17-01)

Plaque Inscription Updated - New Postmaster General (ASM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Remarks of John E. Potter, Postmaster General/CEO, U.S. Postal Service - Swearing-In Ceremony, June 4, 2001 22052 (06-14-01)

Savings Bonds (Message From the Postmaster General) 22051 (05-31-01)

POSTMASTERS

Conducting Annual Safety and Health Inspections (Postmasters/Installation Heads at Level 20-26 Post Offices) 22049 (05-03-01)

Diabetes Information Sheet (Postmasters and Station Managers) 22045 (03-08-01)

PRIORITY MAIL

Application Process for Priority Mail Presort Experiment (Notice) 22051 (05-31-01)

Priority Mail Drop Shipment With Delivery Confirmation (Pilot Test) 22052 (06-14-01)

U.S. Capitol Priority Mail Stamp (Stamp Announcement 01-05) 22041 (01-25-01)

PRIORITY MAIL GLOBAL GUARANTEED

PRIVACY ACT

PUBLICATIONS

Extra Copies of Publications 22044 (02-22-01)

Handbooks AS-554-B and AS-554 (New and Revised Publications) 22051 (05-31-01)

PURCHASING AND MATERIALS

See also Purchasing Manual.

AS-701, Material Management - Title, Address, EXSEL Changes Made (Handbook Revision) 22045 (03-08-01)

Contracting Officer's Representative Program (Management Instruction) 22051 (05-31-01)

Copiers and Copier Maintenance Cost Savings 22046 (03-22-01)

Electronic Subscription Information Resources and Services 22050 (05-17-01)

FEDSTRIP Address Activity Code Assignment and Maintenance 22042 (01-25-01)

FEDSTRIP Address Activity Code Assignment and Maintenance (Correction) 22049 (05-03-01)

Government Bills of Lading - Postal Products, Inc. (Ordering Offices) 22044 (02-22-01)

Interest Rate on Contract Claims (Update) 22041 (01-11-01)

Interest Rate on Contract Claims (Update) 22054 (07-12-01)

New Boise Cascade Account Number for Orders 22054 (07-12-01)

Ordering Procedures for Postmarking Ring Dies and Die Hubs (Publication 247 Revision) 22045 (03-08-01)

Ordering Procedures for Rubber and Steel Hand Canceling Stamps (Publication 247 Revision) 22048 (04-19-01)

Postal Service Business Cards for Field Offices (Price Reduction and New Order Form) 22048 (04-19-01)

Quick Pick List 22047 (04-05-01)

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (PM Revision) 22047 (04-05-01)

Use Voyager Fleet Card at Speedway SuperAmerica (Fuel Price Discounts) 22053 (06-28-01)

USPS Business Cards (Price Change) 22041 (01-11-01)

PURCHASING MANUAL

Purchasing Manuel 4.6.5 and Appendix B (PM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (PM Revision) 22047 (04-05-01)

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RATE CASE

Breast Cancer Research Semipostal Stamp 22041 (01-11-01)

International Mail - Mailing Insured Parcels to the Republic of Georgia (IMM and Publication 51 Revisions) 22047 (04-05-01)

International Mail - Mailing to Andorra and Finland (Publication 51 Correction) 22051 (05-31-01)

International Mail - Mailing Insured Parcels to India (IMM and Publication 51 Revisions) 22049 (05-03-01)

International Mail - Mailing to Macedonia (Republic of) (IMM and Publication 51 Revisions) 22049 (05-03-01)

International Mail Rates (Clarification) 22043 (02-08-01)

Modified Postage Rates Effective July 1, 2001 22051 (05-31-01)

Modified Postage Rates Effective July 1, 2001 - Stamp Combinations 22053 (06-28-01)

New Postage Rate and Selling Price for Stamped Cards (Stamped Cards) 22052 (06-14-01)

Notice 123, Ratefold (New Edition) 22044 (02-22-01)

Poster 51, International Postal Rates and Fees (Revision) 22041 (01-11-01)

Publication 51, International Mail (Revision) 22042 (01-25-01)

Publication 123, Consumer's Guide to Postal Rates and Fees (Revised Publication) 22053 (06-28-01)

Rate Case AIC Changes (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22042 (01-25-01)

Rate Change Update for Servicing Vending Equipment (Rate Case) 22042 (01-25-01)

Rate Modification - Retail Update 22052 (06-14-01)

REGISTERED MAIL

RETAIL

See also Information Based Indicia, Postage Meters, and Vending Machines.

Conditioning the PBM-2A and PBM-6 Vending Machines (Reminder) 22043 (02-08-01)

Dinero Seguro Phone Card Suspension 22046 (03-22-01)

Dinero Seguro System Access Process Change 22052 (06-14-01)

FIRSTCLASS PHONECARDŽ - New Vending-Exclusive Phone Card (Vending Service Employees) 22049 (05-03-01)

Items Authorized for Sale in Self Service Vending Machines 22043 (02-08-01)

Items Authorized for Sale in Self Service Vending Machines 22048 (04-19-01)

Letter for Customers Resetting Meters at the Window 22041 (01-11-01)

Migratory Bird Stamp Destruction (Reminder) 22042 (01-25-01)

Modified Postage Rates Effective July 1, 2001 - Stamp Combinations 22053 (06-28-01)

New Indicia Being Tested 22045 (03-08-01)

New Process for Dinero Seguro Training and System Access (Sales and Service Associates and Supervisors) 22047 (04-05-01)

No Refunds for PC Postage Products at Post Offices (Reminder) 22050 (05-17-01)

Obtaining Replacement Postal Service Vending Equipment 22044 (02-22-01)

POS 308, Postal Store (Correction) 22050 (05-17-01)

Poster 308, Postal Store (Revised Poster) 22048 (04-19-01)

PS Form 8185, Vending Equipment License Agreement (Reminder) 22048 (04-19-01)

Rate Change Update for Servicing Vending Equipment (Rate Case) 22042 (01-25-01)

Rate Modification - Retail Update 22052 (06-14-01)

Retail Sales and Services Associates Must Wear Complete Uniform (Reminder) 22043 (02-08-01)

Retail Sales Skills Process - Talking Points and Flowchart 22047 (04-05-01)

Setting Mechanical Meters Is Prohibited (Reminder) 22048 (04-19-01)

Stamps by Mail National Requirements Contract 22042 (01-25-01)

VESS Database Input 22042 (01-25-01)

What's in Store 22041 (01-11-01)

What's in Store 22043 (02-08-01)

What's in Store 22045 (03-08-01)

What's in Store 22047 (04-05-01)

What's in Store 22049 (05-03-01)

What's in Store 22052 (06-14-01)

What's in Store 22054 (07-12-01)

RETIREMENT

See Payroll, Thrift Savings Plan.

RIF COMPETITIVE AREAS

RIF Competitive Areas for the U.S. Postal Service 22053 (06-28-01)

RURAL CARRIERS

See also Postal Employees.

Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule for Rural Routes (Rural Carriers) 22053 (06-28-01)

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SACK AND TRAY LABELS

Tray Labels for Letter-Size Periodicals (DMM Correction) 22042 (01-25-01)

SAFETY AND HEALTH

See also Postal Employees.

Conducting Annual Safety and Health Inspections (Postmasters/Installation Heads at Level 20-26 Post Offices) 22049 (05-03-01)

Handbook EL-803, Maintenance Employee's Guide to Safety (New Handbook) 22045 (03-08-01)

Handbook EL-814, Postal Employee's Guide to Safety (Handbook Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 20-27, 2001 22049 (05-03-01)

Poster 66, It's Good Business and It's Personal (Workplace Security) 22048 (04-19-01)

Publication 308, Know Your Rights: A Guide for Victims and Witnesses of Crime (Publication Revision) 22053 (06-28-01)

Safety Alert - Equipment Repair and Replacement 22049 (05-03-01)

Safety and Health Inspections (Level 13 and Below Offices) 22041 (01-11-01)

Safety and Health Inspections (Level 15-18 Offices) 22045 (03-08-01)

SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT

Accessibility of Electronic and Information Technology to Persons With Disabilities 22050 (05-17-01)

Contracting Officer's Representative Program (Management Instruction) 22051 (05-31-01)

Guidance on Section 508 Accessibility Issues After June 21, 2001 (Postal Managers) 22052 (06-14-01)

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (PM Revision) 22047 (04-05-01)

SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION

New Signature Confirmation Service Launch Date February 4, 2001 (Notice) 22041 (01-11-01)

PS Form 153, Signature Confirmation (Notice) 22042 (01-25-01)

Signature Confirmation Launch (Service Talks, Talking Points, and FAQs) 22042 (01-25-01)

SIGNATURE CAPTURE PROGRAM

See Electronic Record Management.

STAMPS

See Philately.

STANDARD MAIL

L606 5-Digit Scheme - Standard Mail and Package Services Parcels 22054 (07-12-01)

Mail Preparation Changes for First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, and Bound Printed Matter Flats (DMM Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

NetPost Mailing Online for Nonprofit Standard Mail (DMM Revision) 22047 (04-05-01)

Products Mailable at Nonprofit Standard Mail Rates (DMM Revision) 22043 (02-08-01)

Publication 49, Getting Started with Standard Mail (New Edition) 22044 (02-22-01)

SURVEYS

Help Us Improve Postal Service Policies and Procedures (Centerfold Survey) 22053 (06-28-01)

Migratory Waterfowl Survey - Duck Stamp Cards 22052 (06-14-01)

Survey Reminder 22054 (07-12-01)

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THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN

Thrift Savings Plan Fact Sheet 22042 (01-25-01)

Thrift Savings Plan Fact Sheet 22044 (02-22-01)

Thrift Savings Plan Fact Sheet 22046 (03-22-01)

Thrift Savings Plan Fact Sheet 22048 (04-19-01)

Thrift Savings Plan Fact Sheet 22050 (05-17-01)

Thrift Savings Plan Fact Sheet 22053 (06-28-01)

Thrift Savings Plan Policy Changes, TSP Open Season, and PostalEASE 22050 (05-17-01)

Thrift Savings Plan Policy Changes, TSP Open Season, and PostalEASE Poster 22050 (05-17-01)

TRAVEL/RELOCATION

F-15, Travel and Relocation - Local Travel Reimbursements (Handbook Revision) 22052 (06-14-01)

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UNIFORMS

Retail Sales and Services Associates Must Wear Complete Uniform (Reminder) 22043 (02-08-01)

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VENDING MACHINES

Conditioning the PBM-2A and PBM-6 Vending Machines (Reminder) 22043 (02-08-01)

FIRSTCLASS PHONECARDŽ - New Vending-Exclusive Phone Card (Vending Service Employees) 22049 (05-03-01)

Items Authorized for Sale in Self Service Vending Machines 22043 (02-08-01)

Items Authorized for Sale in Self Service Vending Machines 22048 (04-19-01)

Obtaining Replacement Postal Service Vending Equipment 22044 (02-22-01)

PS Form 8185, Vending Equipment License Agreement (Reminder) 22048 (04-19-01)

Rate Change Update for Servicing Vending Equipment (Rate Case) 22042 (01-25-01)

VESS Database Input 22042 (01-25-01)

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WITHHOLDING OF MAIL ORDERS

See Fraud.

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XPRESSPOST-USA

New Look for Xpresspost-USA, One of Canada Post's Southbound International Mail Products (Notice) 22051 (05-31-01)

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ZIP CODES

See Post Offices - Post Office Changes.