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Federal Employees Health Benefits

Open Season

November 8, 2004, to December 14, 2004

HEALTH BENEFITS OPEN SEASON

ON PostalEASE

Health benefits open season will be held from November 8 to December 14, 2004, closing at 5:00P.M. central time. Employees should complete the health benefits worksheet included in the mailing to their s and enter enrollment information directly into PostalEASE via the web, kiosk, or telephone.

During this open season, eligible employees may make any one, or a combination, of the following changes using PostalEASE:

• Enroll if not enrolled.

• Cancel enrollment.

• Change from one plan to another plan.

• Change from one option to another option.

• Change from Self Only to Self and Family.

• Change from Self and Family to Self Only.

Enrollment changes and new enrollments made during the 2004 open season will be effective January 8, 2005 (Pay Period 02-05). New premium payments will be reflected in paychecks dated January 28, 2005.

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- Compensation,
Employee Resource Management 10-14-04

Please post on all bulletin boards through December 14, 2004.

This office will be CLOSED

Thursday,

November 11, 2004,

Veterans Day.

Need Postal Service information? Call 800-ASK-USPS, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Or visit our Web site, www.usps.com, for information, stamps, and so much more.

NOTICETOALLEMPLOYEES

THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN FACT SHEET

Percentage returns released October 4, 2004, by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

*Rates of return for May (inception of S and I Funds) through December 2001.

Future performance of the funds will vary and may be significantly different from the returns shown above. See the Summary of the Thrift Savings Plan for detailed information about the funds and their investment risks. The monthly returns of the TSP Funds represent net earnings for the month after deduction of accrued administrative expenses and, except for the G Fund, after deduction of trading costs and accrued investment management fees as well. The returns for the four indexes shown do not include any of these deductions.

* Implemented May 2001.

Please post on bulletin boards. Discard/recycle all previous notices.

2004 International and Military Mail Christmas Mailing Dates

To ensure delivery of holiday cards and packages by December 25 to military APO/FPO addresses overseas and to international addresses, we suggest that mail be entered by the recommended mailing dates listed below. Beat the last minute rush by bringing your mail to your Post OfficeTM by these suggested dates.

1/ EMMS: Express Mail Military Service is available to selected military post offices. Check with your local Post Office to determine if this service is available to your APO/FPO of address.

2/ PAL: A special service that provides air transportation for parcels on a space-available basis. PAL is available for Parcel Post items not exceeding 30 pounds in weight or 60 inches in length and girth combined. The applicable PAL fee must be paid, in addition to the regular surface rate of postage for each addressed piece sent by PAL service.

3/ SAM: Parcels paid at Parcel Post postage rates are first transported domestically by surface and then to overseas destinations by air on a space-available basis. The maximum weight and size limits are 15 pounds and 60 inches in length and girth combined.

4/ GXG: Global Express Guaranteed is available to more than 200 countries via a partnership with Federal Express. See a retail associate at participating locations for a complete list of countries and money-back guarantee details or visit http://www.usps.com/global/globalexpressguaranteed.htm. Some restrictions apply.

5/ GEM: Global Express Mail is available to most countries with delivery in 3 to 5 business days. See a retail associate at participating locations for a complete list of countries or visit www.usps.com/global/globalexpressmail.htm. Some restrictions apply.

6/ GPM: Global Priority Mail is an accelerated airmail service available for items up to 4 pounds to 51 countries. The service is available in two attractive sized envelopes. Customers can also use their own packaging by adding the Global Priority Mail sticker. See a retail associate at participating locations for a complete list of countries or visit http://www.usps.com/global/globalprioritymail.htm. Some restrictions apply.

This poster replaces the version published in Postal Bulletin 22138 (9-30-04, page 69).
Discard/recycle the previous version.

PLEASEPOSTONALLBULLETINBOARDS.

- International Network Operations,
Network Operations Management, 10-14-04

October 2004

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.

Beatriz Rivera-Carcamo

Born: 5-20-96

Date Missing: 3-1-03

Missing From: Fremont, CA

Jacqueline
Rivera-Carcamo

Born: 8-16-94

Date Missing: 3-1-03

Missing From: Fremont, CA

Amber Williams

Born: 11-1-86

Date Missing: 7-3-04

Missing From: East Bend, NC

John Nguyen

Born: 2-14-99

Date Missing: 4-18-02

Missing From: Cincinnati, OH

Kristina Nguyen

Born: 6-14-97

Date Missing: 4-18-02

Missing From: Cincinnati, OH

Adrianna Rodriguez

Born: 5-19-90

Date Missing: 7-15-04

Missing From: West Palm
Beach, FL

Suesuky Raiz-Powers

Born: 11-8-89

Date Missing: 8-20-04

Missing From: Salt Lake
City, UT

Jamie Parcells

Born: 7-26-93

Date Missing: 9-22-04

Missing From:
Lawrenceville, GA

Benjamin Norton

Born: 6-4-88

Date Missing: 8-1-04

Missing From: Winchester, VA

Jordan Osborne

Born: 11-18-01

Date Missing: 3-22-04

Missing From: Blue Island, IL

Lisa Osborne

Born: 8-25-86

Date Missing: 3-22-04

Missing From: Blue Island, IL

Nicholas McDonald

Born: 10-27-99

Date Missing: 9-27-04

Missing From: Napa, CA

Rosa Martinez

Born: 10-20-88

Date Missing: 9-22-03

Missing From: Jersey City, NJ

Crystal King

Born: 10-3-88

Date Missing: 4-17-04

Missing From: Natchitoches, LA

Amanda Monterroso

Born: 2-4-88

Date Missing: 3-7-03

Missing From: Carpentersville, IL

Abby Steyne

Age progression to 10 years

Born: 10-11-93

Date Missing: 12-17-99

Missing From: Ahoskie, NC

Christy Steyne

Age progression to 12 years

Born: 11-21-91

Date Missing: 12-17-99

Missing From: Ahoskie, NC

Bryan Braswell

Born: 4-29-02

Date Missing: 3-29-04

Missing From: Marshall, NC

Bianca Lebron

Age progression to 12 years

Born: 6-26-91

Date Missing: 11-7-01

Missing From: Bridgeport, CT

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 OfficesTM, 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 the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (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 ServiceTM facilities in their districts. Missing Children posters are to be displayed for 30 days in Post Office lobbies, workroom floor areas, and other Postal Service 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 Service 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.

If you have any information, or for free prevention tips, please call 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).

2004 STAMPS AND POSTAL STATIONERY
This schedule is subject to change. Updated Announcement 04-F (October 2004)

This is a periodic announcement of new stamps and postal stationery items being issued during the calendar year. For additional information on stamps and stamp products visit our Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com.

Note Descriptions

C: Change in previously announced date, site, and/or rate

N: New issue

P: Pictorial first day postmark

1: Customers must affix additional postage to bring total postage to at least the minimum First-Class Mail® rate for an envelope or stamped card, depending on which is used. Also, the cost for a stamped envelope is the value of the postage plus 8 cents, and the cost for a stamped card is the value of the postage plus 2 cents.

2: Issued to kick off National Stamp Collecting Month.

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