Administrative Services

NOTICE

New Materials for the Associate Supervisor Program

Effective January 1, 2002, you must use new materials for the selection process in the Associate Supervisor Program. The new materials are listed below:

• Associate Supervisor Examination 600, Series 002, 003, and 004, October 2001.

• Review Committee Guidelines (601.5), January 2002.

• Review Committee Scoring Booklets, (601.7, 601.8, or 601.9), October 2001.

• Factual Report Writing Answer Sheet (600.9), January 2002.

• Associate Supervisor Candidate Evaluation (600.7), January 2002.

• Directions for Conducting Associate Supervisor Examination 600, January 2002.

The last date you may use existing selection materials is December 31, 2001. Tests administered with the old series after December 31, 2001, will be cancelled.

Ordering New Materials

Use PS Form 2487, Requisition for Test Materials, to order these new materials from the National Test Administration Center (NTAC).

Using Existing Materials for Pre-January 1, 2002, Selections

Obsoleting Old Materials

Return the following obsolete materials via registered mail to NTAC:

• Associate Supervisor Examination 600, Series 001, July 1996.

• Review Committee Guidelines (601.5), January 2000.

• Examination 600 - Associate Supervisor Writing Test Answer Sheet (600.9), July 1996.

• Associate Supervisor Candidate Evaluation (600.7), July 1996.

• Directions for Conducting Associate Supervisor Examination 600, July 1996.

• Review Committee Copy of Writing Test 600, Series 001, July 1996.

• Associate Supervisor Job Coach Interview Worksheet (601.4), July 1996.

• Associate Supervisor Job Coach Guidelines (601.3), July 1996.

• Associate Supervisor Structured Interview Worksheet (601.2), July 1996.

Label the packages "Obsolete, Unused Materials" and mail to the following address:

NATIONAL TEST ADMINISTRATION CENTER
PO BOX 1020
MERRIFIELD VA 22116-1020

- Selection, Evaluation and Recognition,Employee Resource Management, 1-10-02

Child Alert Program

January 2002

Have You Seen Any of These Children?

Please participate in the NALC/USPS Child Alert Program. Tear out this page and carry it with you. If you have information on any of these missing children, tell your postal supervisor.

Missing Children Poster

Angelina Pop

Born: 12-29-88

Date Missing: 8-13-01

Missing From: Rome, GA

Steven Kraft

Born: 1-11-89

Date Missing: 2-15-01

Missing From: Benton Harbor, MI

Gaynell Noel

Age progression to 16 years.

Born: 11-12-85

Date Missing: 3-5-01

Missing From: Philadelphia, PA

Rosanna Carmona

Born: 4-11-85

Date Missing: 6-18-01

Missing From: Houston, TX

Cheri-ann Dunkley

Born: 11-25-85

Date Missing: 6-18-01

Missing From: Bronx, NY

Cecelia Anderson

Born: 1-28-85

Date Missing: 8-10-01

Missing From: East Saint Louis, IL

Please call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Hot Line 1-800-843-5678
TDD 1-800-826-7653

Missing Children Poster Display Instructions

Please display this poster prominently on bulletin boards in retail lobbies of main post offices, classified stations, and branches. Operators of contract postal units may display this poster at their option.

Companion posters, authorized for display on bulletin boards maintained by employee organizations, appear periodically in The Postal Record, a publication for members of the National Association of Letter Carriers.

This poster is published in cooperation with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the United States Department of Justice, and the National Association of Letter Carriers. Information appearing on this poster is selected solely by NCMEC.

In addition to Postal Bulletin updates, NCMEC distributes information via broadcast fax. Notification of newly reported missing children is sent to designated district "Missing Children" coordinators at fax numbers provided by district managers. Within 24 hours of receipt of a facsimile Missing Children poster, district coordinators should distribute copies to all postal facilities in their districts. Missing Children posters are to be displayed for 30 days in post office lobbies, workroom floor areas, and other postal facilities, unless notification is received (from NCMEC) to remove a particular poster sooner. The broadcast fax network is used to distribute posters and information in only the most urgent cases of missing and exploited children. This system supplements, but does not replace, the missing children information in this Postal Bulletin.

Missing Children posters are available to the U.S. Postal Service only as described above. If postal employees are contacted by individuals or local agencies about displaying a sign or poster of a missing child in local post offices, the individual or agency should be politely informed that the U.S. Postal Service displays only those posters provided by NCMEC, because it has been designated by the U.S. Department of Justice to be the national clearinghouse and resource center for missing and exploited children. The individual or agency should then be referred to NCMEC at 1-800-843-5678.

January 2002

Have You Seen Any of These Children?

Please participate in the NALC/USPS Child Alert Program. Tear out this page and carry itwith you. If you have information on any of these missing children, tell your postal supervisor.

Missing Children Poster

Madeline Sedgwick

Born: 7-23-96

Date Missing: 8-1-01

Missing From: Norfolk, VA

Charity Morse

Born: 2-17-89

Date Missing: 11-19-01

Missing From: Princeton, KY

Lema Palaita

Born: 2-28-89

Date Missing: 3-8-01

Missing From: Honolulu, HI

Johanna Perez

Born: 9-30-88

Date Missing: 9-17-01

Missing From: Bloomfield, NJ

Chaun Johnson

Born: 3-26-91

Date Missing: 2-7-01

Missing From: Inkster, MI

Trista Guinn

Born: 2-1-96

Date Missing: 8-22-01

Missing From: Louisville, KY

Please call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Hot Line 1-800-843-5678
TDD 1-800-826-7653

Missing Children Poster Display Instructions

Please display this poster prominently on bulletin boards in retail lobbies of main post offices, classified stations, and branches. Operators of contract postal units may display this poster at their option.

Companion posters, authorized for display on bulletin boards maintained by employee organizations, appear periodically in The Postal Record, a publication for members of the National Association of Letter Carriers.

This poster is published in cooperation with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the United States Department of Justice, and the National Association of Letter Carriers. Information appearing on this poster is selected solely by NCMEC.

In addition to Postal Bulletin updates, NCMEC distributes information via broadcast fax. Notification of newly reported missing children is sent to designated district "Missing Children" coordinators at fax numbers provided by district managers. Within 24 hours of receipt of a facsimile Missing Children poster, district coordinators should distribute copies to all postal facilities in their districts. Missing Children posters are to be displayed for 30 days in post office lobbies, workroom floor areas, and other postal facilities, unless notification is received (from NCMEC) to remove a particular poster sooner. The broadcast fax network is used to distribute posters and information in only the most urgent cases of missing and exploited children. This system supplements, but does not replace, the missing children information in this Postal Bulletin.

Missing Children posters are available to the U.S. Postal Service only as described above. If postal employees are contacted by individuals or local agencies about displaying a sign or poster of a missing child in local post offices, the individual or agency should be politely informed that the U.S. Postal Service displays only those posters provided by NCMEC, because it has been designated by the U.S. Department of Justice to be the national clearinghouse and resource center for missing and exploited children. The individual or agency should then be referred to NCMEC at 1-800-843-5678.

Customer Relations

Domestic Mail

DMM REVISION

Labeling List Changes

Effective January 10, 2002, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) L001 is revised to reflect changes in mail processing operations. Mailers are encouraged to label according to these revised lists immediately, but they must comply with these changes no later than March 24, 2002.

We will incorporate these changes into the printed version of DMM Issue 57 and into the monthly update of the online DMM available via Postal Explorer at http://pe.usps.gov.

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)

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L Labeling Lists

L000 General Use

L001 5-Digit Scheme - Periodicals Flats and Irregular Parcels, Standard Mail Flats, and BPM Flats

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- Logistics, Network Operations Management, 1-10-02

DMM REVISION

Label Carriers for Periodicals Mail

Effective January 10, 2002, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) C200.1.10b is revised to amend the standard for label carriers for Periodicals.

Currently, mailers may include subscription information on a label carrier, but that information must pertain only to the publication enclosed in the wrapper. This revision allows mailers to put information about any Periodicals publication on the label carrier.

We will incorporate this revision into the next printed version of the DMM and into the monthly update of the online DMM available via Postal Explorer at http://pe.usps.gov.

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)

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C Characteristics and Content

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C200 Periodicals

1.0 PERMISSIBLE MAILPIECE COMPONENTS

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1.10 Label Carrier

[Revise item b to read as follows:]

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b. The label carrier may bear a request for address correction from the addressee. It also may bear in- formation about requesting or subscribing to any Periodicals publication (or a publication pending Periodicals publication), including a request or subscription form.

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- Mail Preparation and Standards,Pricing and Classification, 1-10-02

APO/FPO Changes

Mark these changes on the most recent APO/FPO table in Postal Bulletin 22066 (12-27-01).

- International Network Operations, Network Operations Management, 1-10-02