ELM REVISION
Effective October 16, 2003, the Employee and Labor
Relations Manual (ELM), section 533.224, Birthdays and
Pay Periods, is revised to conform with Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) regulations concerning the point at
which an employee moves to a new age band in paying for
optional insurance under the Federal Employees' Group
Life Insurance (FEGLI) program. Rather than waiting until
after the first of the year, employees change age bands effective the pay period following a birthday.
We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed
version of the ELM and into the next update of the online
version accessible on the Postal ServiceTM PolicyNet Web
site; go to http://blue.usps.gov; click on More References,
then Manuals.
Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM)
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5 Employee Benefits
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530 Life Insurance Program
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533 Cost, Payment, Withholdings
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533.2 Optional Insurance
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533.22 Withholdings
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[Revise the title and text of 533.224 to read as follows:]
533.224 Birthdays and Pay Periods
For optional insurance purposes, an employee attains age
35, 40, 45, 50, 55, or 60 on the first day of the first pay period following the pay period in which the birthday occurs.
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- Compensation,
Employee Resource Management, 10-16-03
PUBLICATION AVAILABLE FOR HOLIDAY CEREMONIES
The Material Distribution Center (MDC) has replenished
its stock of Publication 528, Veterans and the Military on
Stamps, in time for Veterans Day ceremonies. If your facility is planning a Veterans Day ceremony honoring those
who have served our nation, especially Postal Service personnel who are veterans, this publication makes a wonderful memento.
Publication 528 presents more than a hundred stamps
related to military veterans and events from the 20th century, accompanied by informative biographical and historical
descriptions. The 2003 edition of Publication 528 includes
the images of the recently issued stamps commemorating
the Korean War Veterans Memorial and the Purple Heart.
Through this publication, the Postal Service honors all the
people who have served and who continue to serve in our
nation's military forces and pays tribute to their sacrifices,
devotion to duty, and place in history.
You can order Publication 528 by one of the following
means:
• Touch Tone Order Entry: Call 800-332-0317,
Option 2.
Note: You must be registered to use TTOE. To register, call 800-332-0317, option 1, extension 2925, and
follow the prompts to leave a message. (Wait 48
hours after registering before you place your first
order.)
• E-mail: Complete PS Form 7380, MDC Supply Requisition (manually or by using FormFlow), and send it
as an attachment to the e-mail address MDC, Customer Service or to mcustome@usps.gov.
• 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
The relevant ordering information for Publication 528 is
as follows:
PSIN: PUB528
NSN: 7610-05-000-5522
Unit of Issue: EA
Bulk Pack Quantity: 250
Price: $0.5184
Edition Date: 07/03
Quick Pick Number: N/A
Publication 528 is accessible on the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site; go to http://blue.usps.gov; click on More
References, then PUBs. It also is accessible on the Internet
at www.usps.com; click on About USPS & News, then
Forms & Publications, then Browse All Periodicals & Publications, and then Publications (either PDF Format or Text
Format).
- Special Emphasis Programs,
Diversity Development, 10-16-03
NEW EXAMINATIONS
Effective October 16, 2003, the following new exams will
be activated:
• Motor Vehicle Operator (MVO), examination 230.
• Tractor-Trailer Operator (TTO), examination 240.
• MVO/TTO, examination 238.
These new exams are assessment questionnaires.
They replace the current rated application process and
make obsolete PS Form 5920, Motor Vehicle Operator and
Tractor-Trailer Operator Application for Employment, dated
September 1998.
Applicants should use revised PS Form 5920, Motor
Vehicle Operator and Tractor-Trailer Operator Assessment
Worksheet, dated June 2003, as a guide for completing the
assessment part of the new exams.
PS Form 5920 is available on the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site; go to http://blue.usps.gov; click on Forms.
The form is also available on the Internet; go to
www.usps.com; click on Find a Form.
Applicants for MVO or TTO employment opportunities
have the following two methods for completing the new exams (assessment questionnaires):
• Online via the Web: Go to
www.usps.com/employment.
• Interactive voice response system: Using a touch
tone telephone, call 866-999-8777 (TTY
800-800-8776).
Offices have a 6-month window (until April 16, 2004) to
transition, open, and establish new MVO and TTO entrance
and in-service registers. During the 6-month timeframe, offices can continue to fill MVO and TTO positions using the
current registers. Once the Postal Service announces a
new exam using the new automated exam (assessment
questionnaire), examiners should terminate registers established using the former rated application process.
Because applicants can now access and take all three
new exams (assessment questionnaires) online or by telephone, examiners do not have to order the new exams from
the National Test Administration Center (NTAC).
Examiners can obtain the following items from the NTAC
Web site at http://blue.usps.gov/hrisp/ser/ntac.htm:
• New examination announcements covering MVO
and TTO positions.
• Optional application packages to be sent to eligible
applicants who successfully complete the new
exam(s) (assessment questionnaire).
• PS Form 5920, Motor Vehicle Operator and Tractor-
Trailer Operator Assessment Worksheet, dated June
2003.
- Selection, Evaluation, and Recognition,
Employee Resource Management, 10-16-03
(Employees section
continues)
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