ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS
We're about to begin the annual cycle of displaying the
POW-MIA flag at Postal Service facilities on 6 specific
days. The flag and its display at our facilities honor the sacrifices made by members of the armed forces held as prisoners of war or missing in action. Use the information below
to order POW-MIA.
In compliance with the law requiring the display of POW-
MIA flags, the Material Distribution Center offers the following sizes of flags, which it orders from the General Services
Administration.
Order a POW-MIA flag based on the size of your United
States flag.
|
If using this size U.S. flag...
|
Order this size
POW-MIA flag...
|
Use this
POW-MIA flag
NSN...
|
U.S.: 5' x 9' 6"
or larger
|
POW-MIA: 4' x 6'
|
8345-01-452-6283
|
|
U.S.: 3' 6" x 6' 7-3/4"
|
POW-MIA: 3' x 5'
|
8345-01-452-8114
|
|
U.S.: 2' 4-7/16" x 4' 6"
|
POW-MIA: 2' x 3'
|
8345-01-452-8111
|
You can order the POW-MIA flag by one of the following
means:
• Touch Tone Order Entry: Call 800-332-0317, option 1, then option 2.
• cc:Mail: Send an F3Fill-completed PS Form 7380,
MDC Supply Requisition, to MDC Customer Service
at TOKS001L.
• Mail: Mail a completed PS Form 7380 to the MDC at
the following address:
SUPPLY REQUISITIONS
MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
500 SW GARY ORMSBY DR
TOPEKA KS 66624-9702
If you need a different size flag (e.g., 5' x 8') or heading
type (distance line with ring and snap-hook), call:
GSA FORT WORTH ORDER DESK
817-978-2051
FAX: 817-978-2605
Or mail your order to:
GSA/FSS/7FXMR
819 TAYLOR ST
FORT WORTH TX 76102
- Materials,
Purchasing and Materials, 4-18-02
REMINDER
As stated in Administrative Support Manual, Issue 13,
section 472.23, Postal Service facilities must display the
flag at half-staff on May 15 of each year, Peace Officers
Memorial Day.
In 1994, former President Clinton signed into law Public
Law 103-322, requiring all government agencies, police organizations, businesses, and private citizens to lower the
American flag to half-staff on May 15 as a special tribute to
the more than 15,000 law enforcement officers who have
died in the line of duty. A memorial to these men and
women, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial,
was dedicated in 1991 by former President George Bush.
The names of seven employees of the Postal Inspection
Service are inscribed on the memorial's marble walls.
- Office of Investigations,Postal Inspection Service, 4-18-02
Child
Alert Program
April 2002
Have You Seen Any of These Missing 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 persons, tell your postal supervisor.
Erika Limon
Born: 3-25-83
Date Missing: 7-22-99
Missing From: Long Beach, CA
Sylvia Maldonado
Born: 6-22-87
Date Missing: 5-30-92
Missing From: Evanston, IL
Jonathan Mora
Born: 12-14-95
Date Missing: 10-1-98
Missing From: Santa Fe, TX
Ariel Ghee
Born: 1-28-91
Date Missing: 1-8-01
Missing From: Baltimore, MD
Daniela Salgado
Born: 11-21-93
Date Missing: 12-22-00
Missing From: Far Rockaway, NY
Olivia Salisbury
Born: 1-19-96
Date Missing: 1-3-02
Missing From: Sarasota, FL
Sofia Hernandez
Age progression to 6 years.
Born: 8-6-94
Date Missing: 7-17-97
Missing From: Seattle, WA
Zachary Ramsay
Age progression to 15 years.
Born: 12-18-85
Date Missing: 2-6-96
Missing From: Great Falls, MT
Jared Yetzer
Age progression to 13 years.
Born: 11-19-86
Date Missing: 8-11-97
Missing From: Kutztown, PA
Jolene Dechert
Age progression to14 years.
Born: 10-30-87
Date Missing: 6-8-92
Missing From: Seattle, WA
Jessica Cannon
Born: 1-31-84
Date Missing: 3-10-00
Missing From: Holden, MA
Pearl Perez
Born: 1-22-86
Date Missing: 7-20-00
Missing From: North Highlands, CA
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.
The mailings below will be deposited in the near future.
Offices should honor the requested delivery dates.
Mailers wishing to participate in these alerts, for mailings of
1 million pieces or more, should contact Business Service
Network Integration at 703-292-3867 at least 1 month preceding the requested delivery dates. The Postal Service
also offers electronic Mail Alerts via ADVANCE. For more
information, see the ADVANCE Notification & Tracking
System Technical Guide on the Internet at
http://www.ribbs.usps.gov/files/advance/ADVTECH.PDF or
contact the National Customer Support Center at
800-458-3181.
|
Title of Mailing
|
Class and
Type of
Mail
|
Requested
Delivery
Dates
|
Number
of Pieces
(Millions)
|
Distribution
|
Presort Level
|
|
Sally Beauty Supply
|
Standard/
Letter
|
4/27-4/30
|
1.1
|
National
|
3/5 Car-Rt
|
Time sensitive
|
|
JC Penney Summer Sale Catalog
|
Standard/
Postcard
|
4/29-5/01
|
10.3
|
National
|
Car-Rt
|
Harte-Hanks
|
|
Sportsman's Guide
|
Standard/
Catalog
|
4/29-5/02
|
1.1
|
National
|
3/5 Digit,
Car-Rt
|
Quebecor, Franklin, KY
|
|
JC Penney May Men's
|
Standard/
Flat
|
5/01-5/03
|
5.0
|
National
|
Car-Rt
|
Harte-Hanks
|
- Business Service Network Integration,
Service and Market Development, 4-18-02
DMM REVISION
Effective April 18, 2002, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
S916.3.3 is revised to add new language for the completion
of PS Form 3849, Delivery Notice/Reminder/Receipt.
We will incorporate this revision 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)
* * * * *
S Special Services
* * * * *
S900 Special Postal Services
S910 Security and Accountability
* * * * *
S916 Restricted Delivery
* * * * *
3.0 DELIVERY
* * * * *
3.3 Agent Authorization
[Revise the last two sentences of the paragraph to read as
follows:]
***The addressee may enter the name of the person designated on the back of PS Form 3849 in the space provided
at the top of the form and sign in box 2, "Sign Here," to authorize the agent. The agent must sign for receipt of the
article in the normal manner on the back of the form in the
"Delivery Section."
* * * * *
- Product Information Requirements,
Product Development, 4-18-02
DMM REVISION
Effective April 18, 2002, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
P030.1.3 is revised to change the name of one authorized
postage meter (postage evidencing system) provider. The
company previously known as "Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems, Inc.," will now be known as "Hasler, Inc." The address
and telephone number have not changed, but there is a
new Internet address.
We will incorporate this revision 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)
* * * * *
P Postage and Payment Methods
P000 Basic Information
* * * * *
P030 Postage Meters and Meter Stamps
1.0 BASIC INFORMATION
* * * * *
1.3 Authorized Providers
[Revise the entry for Ascom Hasler to read as follows:]
* * * * *
HASLER INC
19 FOREST PKWY
SHELTON CT 06484-6140
800-243-6275
www.haslerinc.com
* * * * *
- Postage Technology Management,
Product Development, 4-18-02
DMM REVISION
Effective May 2, 2002, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
P030, Postage Meters and Meter Stamps, is revised to delete 8.3, Mixed Forms of Postage Evidencing.
By restricting the use of mixed forms of postage evidencing on letter-size, single-piece rate mailpieces, 8.3
was intended to prevent mail processing delays that might
have been caused by using a combination of postage
stamps, meter indicia using fluorescence, and meter indicia
using a facing identification mark (FIM) on the same envelope. Since no such delays have been reported, the restriction is unnecessary and we are deleting section 8.3.
We meant for the restriction on mixed forms of indicia to
apply only to users of PC PostageŽ systems. However,
retail associates sometimes interpreted it as prohibiting the
addition of a postage validation imprinter (PVI) to an en-
velope that already had another form of postage on it.
Retail associates may place a PVI on any mailpiece when
necessary, regardless of the type of postage already on the
mailpiece.
We will incorporate this revision 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)
* * * * *
P Postage and Payment Methods
P000 Basic Information
* * * * *
P030 Postage Meters and Meter Stamps
* * * * *
8.0 INDICIA-GENERAL INFORMATION
* * * * *
[Delete 8.3. Renumber existing 8.4 as new 8.3.]
* * * * *
- Postage Technology Management,Product Development, 4-18-02
|
