|
USPSNEWS@WORK
The 2003 Commemorative Stamp lineup promises to be
an exciting one. Appropriately dubbed "Year of Firsts," the
program boasts 23 colorful new designs that highlight
history-making events in geography, cosmology, literature,
filmmaking, sports, music, aviation, maritime, amphibians
and birds.
• There's something for every USPS customer, mailer
and stamp collector. From the Lunar New Year: Year
of the Ram, to the American treasure Old Glory; from
the Wright Brothers' First Flight to the Korean War
Veterans Memorial and from the legal dexterity of
Thurgood Marshall to the on-screen artistry of
Audrey Hepburn.
• And since the Postal Service and the holidays go
hand in hand (or is it stamp in hand?), USPS expects
to deliver 20 billion cards, letters and packages this
season. That's a lot of stamped holiday cheer.
• To handle the large holiday volumes, USPS has
printed 2.85 billion holiday stamps, including Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Eid and Madonna and Child. Stamps
are available almost everywhere, including the nation's 38,000 Post Offices, and 60,000 drug stores
and supermarkets.
• These locations are identified by a "Buy Stamps
Here" decal. Stamps also can be purchased at
17,000 ATMs, 800-STAMP-24 and The Postal Store
at www.usps.com.
The Postal Service is continuing to develop and update
its emergency management plans to ensure, as much as
possible, the health and safety of employees.
• USPS is taking a proactive approach to the possibility
of a radiation emergency by offering employees potassium iodide tablets. Participation is voluntary and
each employee will be offered two pills.
• The approach came about after a recommendation
from the Postal Service's Mail Security Task Force.
The Task Force, formed after 9/11 and the anthrax
mailings, consists of representatives from Postal Service unions and management associations, and
USPS management.
• Earlier this year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
revised a section of its emergency preparedness regulations requiring that states having people within a
specific radius of a nuclear reactor consider using
potassium iodide as a protective measure to sup-
plement evacuation and sheltering in a radiation
emergency.
• Employee stand-up talks began in early November
and will continue until all 750,000 employees have
received the information they need to make an educated decision about whether to take the tablets in
the event of a radiation emergency.
• Employees who want to participate will sign a form,
and the pills will be held at their work location. Distribution will be made only if notification of a radiation
emergency is received from government officials.
USPS's newest television ad campaign now airing celebrates the joy of sending and receiving mail.
• "" features a young mother sending photos of
her son via Priority Mail service to her husband in the
military who won't be for the holidays.
• "Jingle" features a woman meeting her carrier at the
door and handing over a stack of holiday cards. In return, the carrier delivers cards from her family and
friends.
• "Winter Wonderland" features a grandmother packing holiday gifts to her grandson at a cold-weather
Post Office. When the boy opens the gift at his warm-
weather , he tosses up the white packing "peanuts," making it snow.
Think of it as "info central." PostalOne! provides an electronic link between USPS and its business mailers, allowing an exchange of information that benefits everyone
involved with this type of mail.
• PostalOne! is a new workflow management tool for
the mailing industry. Although development will continue over the next three years, the basic electronic
link with USPS is already developed and being used
by mailers to automate and streamline many of the
manual and hardcopy documentation processes
used in the business mail production cycle.
• The new system links the customer's mailing information with the Postal Service's acceptance, verification and payment systems.
USPSNEWS@WORK
• "The basic principle of PostalOne! is simple - we
want to make it easier for business mailers to do
business with us," says Larry Goodman, manager of
Business Customer Support Systems.
• The fundamental design will provide customers a
one-stop shopping experience for payment and other
mailing information by offering them an electronic
suite of services that dramatically impacts the mailing
process.
• Nationwide deployment of PostalOne! will be completed by May 2005. Dozens of current users
include many of the nation's largest business
mailers. For more information about PostalOne!, visit
www.uspspostalone.com.
Many Post Offices will stay open late and on Sundays to
handle the blizzard of mail this holiday season. Customers
are expected to mail 20 billion cards, letters and packages.
• Even though this year's holiday shopping window between Thanksgiving and Christmas is six days shorter than last year, Chief Operating Officer Pat
Donahoe said this year's volume is expected to remain about the same.
• The year's busiest mailing day is projected to be
Monday, Dec. 16, with 850 million of pieces of mail
entering the system. Two days later, Wednesday,
Dec. 18, will be the busiest delivery day.
• During the two weeks prior to Christmas, the National
and Area Operations Center network operates
around the clock. The network shares information on
operations and mail flow between mail processing
and distribution centers and with major mailing
customers.
• To move mail by air, USPS uses FedEx's air cargo
network, along with 15,000 commercial passenger
flights daily. USPS also moves the mail by rail and
road, using more than 6,000 trucking firms, in addition to our own fleet - the nation's largest - of
210,000 vehicles.
'Tis the season to be jolly . . . and ethical. During the holidays, employees may be offered gifts from fellow employees, customers, vendors and other people outside
USPS.
• Unless an exception applies, employees can't accept
gifts from those outside USPS. And there are limits
on permissible gift-giving between employees, too,
especially those in reporting relationships.
• To make sure you don't accept something you
shouldn't (or decline something you could keep!),
check out the Law Department's intranet site at
http://blue.usps.gov/uspslaw.
• Once there, click on Ethics Information & Advisors,
then Holiday Ethics Update. If you have questions,
send them by e-mail to gethics@email.usps.gov, or
call the Ethics Helpline at 202-268-6346.
Customer service means going the extra distance.
That's what a Southeast Area Sales team did when it
worked with the Life Extension Foundation (LEF). Result:
the customer created more effective mailings and USPS
generated additional revenue.
• LEF is the world's largest organization dedicated to
the science of preventing and treating disease and
aging. While seeking ways to prolong life, the foundation often uncovered potential therapies to treat degenerative diseases of aging. LEF used direct mail to
promote its products, but its mailings received extremely low response rates.
• A USPS sales team came to the rescue. Southeast
Area Account Manager Sharon Schmaus and Sales
Specialist Ray Floyd introduced LEF to direct marketing vendors, brainstormed with the company's marketing staff and management, and discussed its
mailing lists, offers, direct mail copy and creative approaches. The USPS team came up with its own proposals and suggestions.
• As a result, the first of many test mailings began in
June. Response rates have risen significantly, with
the percentage increase depending on the different
test strategies.
• For USPS, the projected new revenue is $3.5 million,
including about $3 million in First-Class Mail service
and more than $500,000 in Standard Mail service.
With the right strategies in place, the customer saw
the real value of direct mail. Chalk up another win for
sell, sell, sell!
USPSNEWS@WORK
Public Affairs and Communications Vice President
Azeezaly Jaffer continues to set the record straight regarding media misperceptions about USPS payments into the
Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS).
• Responding to a misleading editorial in the Binghamton (NY) Press, Jaffer writes, "The Office of Personnel Management had never conducted a breakout of
the amount the Postal Service had paid into the
CSRS fund by itself.
• When this was done, it was found that USPS's unfunded amount was closer to $5 billion instead of the
$32 billion that had been estimated."
• Read VP Jaffer's entire response to the Binghampton
Press and others on the USPS website,
www.usps.com. Select News and Events then click
Press Releases, then Setting the Record Straight.
Or, go the direct route: http://www.usps.com/news/fyi/responses.htm.
The new USPS publication, A Customer's Guide to Mailing, is a big hit with American households. Over 95 percent
of the 10,000 customers who responded to a Gallup survey
in the back of the guide said the guide overall is useful.
• In addition, 95.1 percent said it is helpful in choosing
a service for mailing. And, 82% said it has just the
right amount of information.
• A Customer's Guide to Mailing is available at
Post Offices across the country and at
http://www.usps.com/customersguide/welcome.htm.
NEW MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTION
MI AS-885-2002-15, Managing Web Sites on the Corporate Intranet, is now available online.
The management instruction provides the requirements
that Postal Service organizations must follow for current
and future Web sites on the Postal Service Intranet. We
have established these requirements to ensure that organizations manage our Intranet environment in accordance
with Postal Service business objectives and to ensure that
they use development and maintenance resources
efficiently.
MI AS-885-2002-15 is available on the Postal Service
PolicyNet Web site at http://blue.usps.gov/cpim; click on
MIs.
This MI will not be printed.
- eInfrastructure Systems Integration,
Information Technology, 12-12-02
Effective immediately, Publication 223, Directives and
Forms Catalog (June 1999), is revised. The tables below
contain the document ID, edition date, title, national stock
number (NSN), and the postal and public supply source for
all new, revised, and obsolete directives and forms. Use
this article to keep Publication 223 current. Information on
how to order directives and forms can be found in chapter 1
of Publication 223.
IWEB = Intranet = http://blue.usps.gov; click onInformation, then Policies and Procedures.
WWW = USPS Web page = www.usps.com.
PE = Postal Explorer = http://pe.usps.gov.
F3 = F3 Fill Software.
Handbooks
| PSIN
|
TL
|
Edition
Date |
Title
|
Stock
Number |
Manual
Relation |
Org.
|
USPS
Source |
Public
Source |
| HBK AS-802 |
blank |
11/2002 |
Postal Computing Operations
Standards |
7610-01-000-9052
|
ASM |
IT |
IWEB |
N/A |
| HBK AS-805-D |
blank |
11/2002 |
Information Security Network
Connectivity Process |
N/A |
ASM |
IT |
IWEB |
N/A |
| HBK AS-850-2002-13
|
blank |
10/2002 |
Naming Standards for Devices
on the Postal Service Managed Network (MNS) Network |
N/A |
ASM |
ENG |
IWEB |
N/A |
| HBK MS-147 VOL-D
|
3 |
9/1/02 |
Carrier Sequence Bar Code
Sorter (CSBCS), Parts Information |
7610-05-000-5201
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-149 VOL-D
|
3 |
5/10/02 |
Upgraded Flats Sorting
Machine (UFSM 1000), Parts Information |
7610-05-000-4793
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-196 VOL A
|
1 |
8/1/02 |
Singulate Scan Induction
Unit (SSIU), System Information |
7610-05-000-4799
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-196 VOL B
|
1 |
8/1/02 |
Singulate Scan Induction
Unit (SSIU), Maintenance Information |
7610-05-000-4800
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-196 VOL C
|
1 |
8/1/02 |
Singulate Scan Induction
Unit (SSIU), Reference Information |
7610-05-000-4801
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-196 VOL D
|
1 |
8/1/02 |
Singulate Scan Induction
Unit (SSIU), Parts Information |
7610-05-000-4802
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-196 APP-A
|
1 |
8/1/02 |
Singulate Scan Induction
Unit (SSIU), Atlanta Site-Specific Data |
7610-05-000-5089
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-196 APP-B
|
1 |
8/1/02 |
Singulate Scan Induction
Unit (SSIU), Cincinnati Site-Specific Data |
7610-05-000-5090
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-196 APP-C
|
1 |
8/1/02 |
Singulate Scan Induction
Unit (SSIU), Dallas Site-Specific Data |
7610-05-000-5091
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-196 APP-H
|
1 |
8/1/02 |
Singulate Scan Induction
Unit (SSIU), Jacksonville Site-Specific Data |
7610-05-000-5096
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-196 APP-I
|
1 |
8/1/02 |
Singulate Scan Induction
Unit (SSIU), Kansas City Site-Specific Data |
7610-05-000-5097
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-196 APP-K
|
1 |
8/1/02 |
Singulate Scan Induction
Unit (SSIU), Memphis Site-Specific Data |
7610-05-000-5099
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-196 APP-M
|
1 |
10/1/02 |
Singulate Scan Induction
Unit (SSIU), Phildelphia Site-Specific Data |
7610-05-000-5101
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-196 APP-0
|
1 |
8/102 |
Singulate Scan Induction
Unit (SSIU), St. Louis Site-Specific Data |
7610-05-000-5103
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-196-APP-R
|
1 |
8/1/02 |
Singulate Scan Induction
Unit (SSIU), Springfield Site-Specific Data |
7610-05-000-5106
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-196 APP-S
|
1 |
8/1/02 |
Singulate Scan Induction
Unit (SSIU), Washington Site-Specific Data |
7610-05-000-5107
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-207 VOL-A
|
blank |
9/3/02 |
Delivery Bar Code Sorter-Expanded
Capability (DBCS-EC), Background Information |
7610-05-000-4623
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-207 VOL-B
|
blank |
9/3/02 |
Delivery Bar Code Sorter-Expanded
Capability (DBCS-EC), Maintenance Information |
7610-05-000-4624
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-207 VOL-C
|
blank |
9/3/02 |
Delivery Bar Code Sorter-Expanded
Capability (DBCS-EC), Parts Information |
7610-05-000-4622
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
| HBK MS-195 CHG-1
|
blank |
8/15/02 |
Change 1 to MS-195
|
7610-05-000-5121
|
POM |
ENG |
MDC |
R |
|
PSIN
|
Edition
Date
|
Title
|
Stock Number
|
Org.
|
USPS
Source
|
Public
Source
|
|
MI AS-850-2002-13
|
10/2002
|
Naming Standard for Devices on the Postal Service
Managed Network Services (MNS) Network
|
N/A
|
IT
|
IWEB
|
N/A
|
|
PSIN
|
Edition
Date
|
Title
|
Size
(inches)
|
Stock Number
|
Unit
of
Issue
|
Org.
|
USPS
Source
|
Public
Source
|
|
NOT 219-C
|
9/2002
|
Customer Reference Guide - Chinese
|
6 x 11
|
7610-05-000-5503
|
EA
|
SM
|
MDC
|
N/A
|
|
NOT 219-S
|
9/2002
|
Customer Reference Guide - Spanish
|
6 x 11
|
7610-05-000-5504
|
EA
|
SM
|
MDC
|
N/A
|
Revised Directives
|
PSIN
|
TL
|
Edition
Date
|
Title
|
Stock Number
|
Manual
Relation
|
Org.
|
USPS
Source
|
Public
Source
|
|
HBK F-21
|
35
|
6/2002
|
Time and Attendance
|
7610-02-000-9914
|
FMM
|
FIN
|
MDC
|
MDC
|
|
PSIN
|
TL
|
Edition
Date
|
Title
|
Stock Number
|
Manual
Relation
|
Org.
|
USPS
Source
|
Public
Source
|
|
PUB 116
|
blank |
8/2002
|
Contract Postal Unit Operations Guide
|
7610-03-000-9506
|
POM
|
D&R
|
MDC
|
N/A
|
Revised Forms
|
PSIN
|
Edition
Date
|
Oldest
Usable
Date
|
Title
|
Stock Number
|
Where
Used
|
Unit
of
Issue
|
Org.
|
USPS
Source
|
Public
Source
|
|
PS 3239
|
10/2002
|
10/2002
|
Payroll Deduction Authorization to
Liquidate Postal Service
Indebtedness
|
7530-01-000-9890
|
PS
|
SET
|
FIN
|
MDC
|
N/A
|
|
PS 7431
|
9/2002
|
9/2002
|
Requisition for Pressure Sensitive
Labels and Rack Headers
|
7530-02-000-9718
|
DC
|
SH
|
FIN
|
MDC/
IWEB
|
N/A
|
|
PS 3655
|
8/2002
|
8/2002
|
International Surface Airlift (ISAL)
Direct Shipment Option Advisement
& Confirmation of Transaction
|
blank |
AE
|
SH
|
IB
|
FF
|
N/A
|
Obsolete Directives
|
PSIN
|
TL
|
Edition
Date
|
Title
|
Stock Number
|
Manual
Relation
|
Org.
|
USPS
Source
|
Public
Source
|
|
HBK M-27
|
blank |
7/79
|
MPLSM System Quality Sort Test
|
7610-01-000-9170
|
POM
|
NOM
|
HQO
|
MDC
|
|
HBK PO-407
|
blank |
5/1984
|
Engineering Data Isolation Technique
(EDIT)
|
7610-03-000-3632
|
POM
|
NOM
|
MDC
|
MDC
|
|
HBK PO-409
|
blank |
6/85
|
Pitney Bowes OCR/CS
|
7610-03-000-3602
|
POM
|
NOM
|
MDC
|
MDC
|
|
HBK PO-411
|
blank |
6/85
|
Burroughs OCR/CS Operating Guidelines
|
7610-01-000-9337
|
POM
|
NOM
|
MDC
|
N/A
|
|
HBK PO-412
|
blank |
2/88
|
Bell and Howell Bar Code Sorter
Operating Guidelines
|
7610-01-000-9599
|
POM
|
NOM
|
MDC
|
MDC
|
|
PSIN
|
Edition
Date
|
Title
|
Size (inches)
|
Stock Number
|
Unit
of
Issue
|
Org.
|
USPS
Source
|
Public
Source
|
|
LAB 69-A
|
3/72
|
Currency Strap, $50
|
1 ¼ x 7 ¾
|
7690-02-000-9886
|
EA
|
D&R
|
MDC
|
N/A
|
|
LAB 69-B
|
1/73
|
Currency Strap, $100
|
1 ¼ x 7 ¾
|
7690-02-000-9887
|
EA
|
D&R
|
MDC
|
N/A
|
|
LAB 69-D
|
9/72
|
Currency Strap, $250
|
1 ¼ x7 ¾
|
7690-02-000-9889
|
EA
|
D&R
|
MDC
|
N/A
|
|
LAB 69-F
|
3/72
|
Currency Strap, $500
|
1 ¼ x 7 ¾
|
7690-02-000-9891
|
EA
|
D&R
|
MDC
|
N/A
|
|
LAB 69-H
|
7/98
|
Currency Strap, $2,000
|
1 ¼ x 7 ¾
|
7690-02-000-9876
|
EA
|
D&R
|
MDC
|
N/A
|
|
LAB 69-G
|
12/75
|
Currency Strap, $1,000
|
1 ¼ x 7 ¾
|
7690-02-000-9877
|
EA
|
D&R
|
MDC
|
N/A
|
|
PSIN
|
Edition
Date
|
Title
|
Stock Number
|
Org.
|
USPS
Source
|
Public
Source
|
|
MI AS-360-87-16
|
10/87
|
Data Transmission through Electronic Automatic
Private Branch Exchange (EAPBX)
|
7610-03-000-3537
|
IT
|
MDC/
IWEB
|
N/A
|
|
MI AS-840-97-1
|
3/97
|
NetWare Naming Standards
|
N/A
|
IT
|
HQO
|
N/A
|
|
MI AS-840-97-2
|
3/97
|
Naming Standards for Devices and Domains on the
Postal Routed Network
|
NA
|
IT
|
HQO
|
N/A
|
|
MI PO-420-87-3
|
3/87
|
Field Division/Management Sectional Center (MSC)
General Statistics Reporting System
|
7610-03-000-3545
|
NOM
|
MDC
|
MDC
|
|
PSIN
|
Edition
Date
|
Title
|
Org.
|
USPS
Source
|
|
MOP IT-02-17-2000
|
2/17/2000
|
Workforce Investment Act Compliance
|
IT
|
IWEB
|
|
MOP IT-10-16-2000
|
10/16/20000
|
eBusiness Submissions
|
IT
|
IWEB
|
|
MOP IT-05-11-2001
|
5/11/2001
|
Production Database Administration Management
|
IT
|
IWEB
|
|
PSIN
|
TL
|
Edition
Date
|
Title
|
Stock Number
|
Manual
Relation
|
Org.
|
USPS
Source
|
Public
Source
|
|
PUB 23-A
|
blank |
8/90
|
USPS Tag Guide
|
7610-03-000-3737
|
POM
|
NOM
|
MDC
|
MDC
|
|
PUB 120
|
blank |
1/70
|
Repair Parts Catalog - Postage Meter Base
Model RG
|
7610-03-000-3564
|
ASM
|
D&R
|
HQO
|
N/A
|
|
PSIN
|
Edition
Date
|
Title
|
Stock Number
|
Unit
of
Issue
|
Org.
|
USPS
Source
|
Public
Source
|
|
TAG 3
|
4/72
|
Parcel Post Special Delivery
|
7690-01-000-9230
|
EA
|
SAL
|
MDC
|
N/A
|
- Policies and Procedures Information,
Public Affairs and Communications, 12-12-02
HANDBOOK REVISION
Handbook AS-812 has been completely revised. Some
things you need to know about this handbook:
• It applies to only the data management staff at the
Integrated Business Systems Solutions Centers
(IBSSCs) that are run by the Information Technology
organization.
• It provides the standards and guidelines for naming
logical and physical objects for Postal Service relational database management systems.
This edition of the handbook is available only online at
http://blue.usps.gov/cpim; click on HBKs. Please recycle/discard all previous editions of the handbook.
Thie handbook will not be printed.
- Business Solutions Services,
Information Technology, 12-12-02
December 2002
Have You Seen Any of These Missing 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 persons, tell your Postal Service
supervisor.
April Wiss
Age progression to 18 years.
Born: 9-1-83
Date Missing: 1-11-00
Missing From: Wichita, Kansas
Jacqueline Smith
Born: 7-5-83
Date Missing: 8-7-99
Missing From: Brooklyn, New York
Kendra Kersey
Born: 7-10-84
Date Missing: 4-25-00
Missing From: Watson, Illinois
Jenna Jensen
Born: 7-31-85
Date Missing: 10-31-02
Missing From: Hansville, Washington
Heather Gilroy
Born: 5-10-87
Date Missing: 11-23-02
Missing From: Williamsburg, Virginia
Brianna Fedynich
Age progression to 8 years.
Born: 2-1-93
Date Missing: 4-17-98
Missing From: Chuluota, FL
Heather Fedynich
Age progression to 19 years.
Born: 4-19-82
Date Missing: 4-17-98
Missing From: Chuluota, FL
Brandon Fedynich
Age progression to 12 years.
Born: 8-4-89
Date Missing: 4-17-98
Missing From: Chuluota, FL
Joseph Crews
Born: 10-8-86
Date Missing: 10-18-02
Missing From: Jacksonvile, FL
Jacqueline Vasquez
Age progression to 1 1/2 years.
Born: 1-14-01
Date Missing: 5-6-01
Missing From: Avondale, Arizona
Jacob Thompson
Born: 8-12-99
Date Missing: 2-22-02
Missing From: New Orleans, Louisiana
Justin Thompson
Born: 9-13-00
Date Missing: 2-22-02
Missing From: New Orleans, Louisiana
Irma Garcia
Age progression to 19 years.
Born: 8-10-82
Date Missing: 6-11-98
Missing From: Indio, California
Stephanie Solorrio
Born: 7-14-97
Date Missing: 6-11-98
Missing From: Indio, California
Nakesha Short
Born: 7-30-89
Date Missing: 2-2-02
Missing From: Chicago, Illinois
Patrina Richardson
Born: 1-18-98
Date Missing: 6-18-02
Missing From: Greensboro, N. Carolina
Shaneisha Richardson
Born: 5-7-94
Date Missing: 6-18-02
Missing From: Greensboro, N. Carolina
Anna Moerland
Born: 2-26-89
Date Missing: 10-29-02
Missing From: Centre, Alabama
Mulenga Ngwashi-Hibbert
Born: 9-27-95
Date Missing: 8-14-00
Missing From: Brooklyn, NY
Lanue Ngwashi-Hibbert
Born: 10-21-98
Date Missing: 8-14-00
Missing From: Brooklyn, NY
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.
DMM REVISION
Effective December 12, 2002, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM) E751 Exhibit 8.0 is corrected to add 26 ZIP Codes.
To qualify for destination delivery unit (DDU) rates, the parcels must now be deposited at the facility listed below for
these added ZIP Codes.
We will incorporate these revisions into the printed
version of DMM 58 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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E Eligibility
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E700 Package Services
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E750 Destination Entry
E751 Parcel Select
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8.0 DELIVERY FACILITIES DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE IN THE DROP SHIPMENT PRODUCT
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Exhibit 8.0 Delivery Facilities Different From Those in the Drop Shipment Product
[Revise Exhibit E751.8.0 by adding the following entries:]
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ZIP Codes Served
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Destination Delivery
Unit Location
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Drop Site Key
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CALIFORNIA
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94102-05, 07, 08,
10, 11, 14, 16, 18,
21-26, 28-30, 40,
41, 46, 47, 59, 64
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Napolean Street Parcel
Post Annex, 180 Napolean Street, San Francisco, CA 94124-9711
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SZ22122
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- Operational Requirements, Operations, 12-12-02
DMM TRANSFORMATION
Confused about addressing? Wondering about money
orders? A new publication is available in Post Offices to answer common questions about postal services. A Customer's Guide to Mailing (DMM 100) is based on the ways that
people use the mail, and focuses on the key decisions customers make in doing business with us. It is the first installment in a complete redesign of the Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM).
Using charts, illustrations, tips, and real-life examples to
explain our products and services, A Customer's Guide to
Mailing clarifies alternatives for different mailing situations.
Customers who order stamps or other merchandise from
the online Postal Store will receive a free copy with their
order.
Our Postal Service employees and customers completed a survey conducted by the Gallup Organization. Of
the over 10,000 respondents, 82 percent thought the new
guide contained just the right amount of information and 95
percent thought it was "somewhat helpful" or "very helpful"
in choosing a service for mailing.
We encourage everyone to get a copy and keep it
handy. It contains information you need every time you
mail, plus special tips like how to pack a parcel so the contents don't break. It can help you choose a service for mailing, calculate postage, and address your mail correctly. Be
sure to have one on hand before you begin mailing your
holiday gifts and packages.
To access ordering information for DMM 100, see Postal
Bulletin 22089 (11-14-02, page 30).
- Mail Preparation and Standards,
Pricing and Classification, 12-12-02
U.S. ARMED FORCES/REMINDER
This is a reminder that the "Any Service Member" program was suspended indefinitely by the Department of
Defense since October 2001. Therefore, retail associates
must not accept mail that is presented at the retail counter
and addressed to "Any Service Member" in lieu of the addressee by name. Inform mailers that such mail is prohibited and that the Department of Defense cancelled the Any
Service Member program because of the concerns and risk
of mail being introduced into the military mail system from
sources unknown to the recipients.
While the Postal Service and the Department of Defense recognize the interest in supporting active members
of the armed services during the holiday period, any efforts
to organize mailing should be discontinued.
Furthermore, addressing of mail to the men and women
of the armed forces in foreign locations (APO/FPO) must
comply with the Domestic Mail Manual, Section A010, Subsection 6.1, Overseas Address. The delivery line (i.e., the
second line from the bottom in the address) must show one
of the following: ship name, unit number, CMR or PSC
number, and box number if assigned. The last line must
contain the APO and FPO designation and the appropriate
two-letter "state" abbreviation (AA, AE, or AP), followed by
the 5-digit ZIP Code or ZIP + 4. In addition, addresses must
include the name of the addressee as follows:
a. Mail addressed to Army personnel must show grade;
full name, including first name and middle name or initial; and unit number.
b. Mail addressed to Air Force personnel must show
grade; full name, including first name and middle
name or initial; and PSC or unit number.
c. Mail addressed to Navy and Marine Corps personnel
must show rank or rating; full name, including first
name and middle name or initial; and PSC number
for shore-based units, or ship name.
d. Mail sent to dependents residing in overseas areas
must be addressed in care of the sponsor.
- International Network Operations,
Network Operations Management, 12-12-02
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