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Old 18-2232 52805 IA Davenport Scott Central Station Classified Station 11/08/2002 Classified station discontinued. Retain ZIP Code.TM Establish a place name. Use Davenport, IA 52805 as last line of address.
New 18-2232 52805 IA Davenport Scott Davenport Post Office 12/06/2003 blank
Old 18-2052 51503 IA Council Bluffs Potta- wattamie Main Office Post Office blank Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Treynor, IA 51575 as last line of address for the 198 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 51503.
New 18-8964 51575 IA Treynor Potta- wattamie Main Office Post Office 02/05/2005 blank
Old 18-2052 51503 IA Council Bluffs Potta- wattamie Main Office Post Office blank Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Underwood, IA 51576 as last line of address for the 36 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 51503.
New 18-9045 51576 IA Underwood Potta- wattamie Main Office Post Office 02/05/2005 blank
Old 18-2052 51503 IA Council Bluffs Potta- wattamie Main Office Post Office blank Realign ZIP Code boundaries. Use Crescent, IA 51525 as last line of address for the 143 deliveries previously in ZIP Code 51503.
New 18-1431 51526 IA Crescent Potta- wattamie Main Office Post Office 02/05/2005 blank
Old 18-3771 51344 IA Gruver Emmet Main Office Post Office 11/30/2003 Post OfficeTM discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Gruver, IA 51344 as last line of address.
New 18-2970 51344 IA Esterville Emmet Gruver Place Name 01/17/2004 blank
Old 15-4250 83337 ID Hill City Camas Main Office Post Office 06/03/1998 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Hill City, ID 83337 as last line of address.
New 15-3600 83337 ID Gooding Gooding Hill City Place Name 05/29/2004 blank
Old 17-2772 46129 IN Finly Hancock Main Office Post Office 06/15/1991 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Finly, IN 46129 as last line of address.
New 17-2937 46129 IN Fountaintown Hancock Finly Non- Personnel Unit 03/13/2004 blank
Old 24-1258 01509 MA Charlton Depot Worcester Main Office Post Office 02/28/2002 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Charlton Depot, MA 01509 as last line of address.
New 24-1224 01509 MA Charlton Worcester Charlton Depot Place Name 05/15/2004 blank
Old 22-8325 04656 ME Southwest Harbor Hancock Manset Community Post Office 05/20/1995 Community Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Use Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 as last line of address.
New 22-8325 04679 ME Southwest Harbor Hancock Main Office Post Office 12/20/2003 blank
Old 22-8820 04283 ME Turner Andro- scoggin Turner Center Community Post Office 01/30/1997 Community Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Use Turner, ME 04282 as last line for address.
New 22-8820 04282 ME Turner Andro- scoggin Main Office Post Office 12/20/2003 blank
Old 26-6950 55368 MN Norwood Carver Main Office Post Office 01/16/1999 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Use Norwood Young America, MN 55368 as last line of address.
New 26-9865 55368 MN Norwood Young America Carver Norwood Young America Post Office 12/20/2003 blank
Old 26-9865 55397 MN Young America Carver Main Office Post Office blank This announcement changes the name of the Young America, MN Post Office to the Norwood Young America, MN Post Office. Use Young America, MN 55397 as last line of address.
New 26-9865 55397 MN Norwood Young America Carver Main Office Post Office 12/20/2003 blank
Old 27-3107 38912 MS Greenwood Carroll Avalon Community Post Office 09/08/2000 Community Post Office and ZIP Code discontinued. Establish a place name. Avalon, MS becomes an acceptable last line for use with ZIP Code 38930.
New 27-3107 38930 MS Greenwood Leflore Avalon Place Name 12/20/2003 blank
Old 30-1275 68320 NE Brock Nemaha Main Office Post Office 05/24/2002 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Brock, NE 68320 as last line of address.
New 30-8835 68320 NE Talmage Otoe Brock Place Name 01/03/2004 blank
Old 34-0147 87118 NM Albuquerque Bernalillo Main Office Post Office blank ZIP Code discontinued. Use Albuquerque, NM 87116 as last line of address for deliveries previously in ZIP Code 87118.
New 34-0147 87116 NM Albuquerque Bernalillo Main Office Post Office 10/01/2004 blank
Old 39-4169 74440 OK Hoyt Haskell Main Office Post Office 08/31/2000 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Hoyt, OK 74440 as last line of address.
New 39-9042 74440 OK Whitefield Haskell Hoyt Place Name 04/17/2004 blank
Old 41-8544 16910 PA Troy Bradford Main Office Post Office blank This announcement expands the use of ZIP Code 16910 to include delivery.
New 41-8544 16910 PA Troy Bradford Main Office Post Office 01/26/2005 blank
Old 48-4270 75207 TX Dallas Dallas Industrial Classified Station 02/15/2002 Classified Station discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Use Dallas, TX 75207 as last line of address.
New 48-2206 75207 TX Dallas Dallas Brookhollow Classified Station 07/06/2002 blank
Old 48-4270 75251 TX Dallas Dallas Olla Podrida Classified Station 03/15/2002 Classified Station discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Use Dallas, TX 75251 as last line of address.
New 48-2233 75251 TX Dallas Dallas Hamilton Park Classified Station 07/06/2002 blank
Old 51-4356 22723 VA Hood Madison Main Post Office Post Office blank This announcement expands the use of ZIP Code 22723 to include delivery.
New 51-4356 22723 VA Hood Madison Main Office Post Office 11/30/2004 blank
Old 50-8848 05874 VT Westfield Orleans Main Office Post Office 09/27/1991 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a Community Post Office. Continue to use Westfield, VT 05874 as last line of address.
New 50-7924 05874 VT Troy Orleans Westfield Community Post Office 02/14/2004 blank
Old 54-1288 98613 WA Centerville Klickitat Main Office Post Office 01/27/2000 Post Office discontinued. Retain ZIP Code. Establish a place name. Continue to use Centerville, WA 98613 as last line of address.
New 54-3206 98613 WA Goldendale Klickitat Centerville Place Name 01/03/2004 blank
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HANDBOOK PO-102 REVISION

Web Vending Activity Reporting System

Effective March 3, 2005, Handbook PO-102, Self Service Vending Operational and Marketing Program, has been revised to incorporate the Web Vending Activity Reporting System (Web VARS). Chapter 7, Reporting, has been completely rewritten to support the new vending tracking program. Discard pages 91 through 102 and replace with this revision.

Web VARS is an online database that uses real-time tracking of product sales and provides information about location, district, area, and national vending activities. The database stores sales information, hours spent supporting vending equipment, equipment type, equipment location, and information on servicing employees.

Web VARS has varying authorization levels. The authorization that is granted is determined by user role. Permission to access Web VARS is granted through completion of an eAccess application. The approving supervisor grants the access level. The Internet address for Web VARS is http://WebVARS.usps.gov.

We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed edition of Handbook PO-102 and into the online version accessible on the Postal ServiceTM PolicyNet Web site:

• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.

• Under "Essential Links" in the left-hand column, click on References.

• Under "References" in the right-hand column, under "Policies," click on PolicyNet.

• Then click on HBKs.

(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)

Handbook PO-102, Self Service Vending Operational and Marketing Program

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1 The Self Service Vending Program

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16 Organizational Function and Responsibility

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163 District Retail Office

The district Retail Office is responsible for the following:

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[Revise items i and j to read as follows:]

i. Ensure all revenue and revenue-related information is reported in Web Vending Activity Reporting System (Web VARS).

j. Ensure all revenue reported in Web VARS is sales-only revenue - not bank deposit(s).

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2 Establishing Self Service Vending Locations

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25 Installing Equipment

251 Pre-installation Checklist for Retail Specialist

[Revise 251 to read as follows:]

The following checklist contains the pre-installation requirements for retail specialists:

Action Required Lead Time Needed Prior to Equipment Activation
1. Initiate vending lease agreement, PS Form 8185, Vending Equipment License Agreement. 90 days
2. Notify postmaster. 90 days
3. Initiate delivery and installation procedures. 60 days
4. Notify administrative services. 60 days
5. Ensure the Web Vending Activity Reporting System (Web VARS) is updated. At time of installation

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4 Servicing Self Service Vending Equipment

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42 Economical Operation

[Revise 42 to read as follows:]

Supervisory personnel must thoroughly familiarize themselves with the operating costs and revenues of each of their self service vending locations. The Web Vending Activity Reporting System (Web VARS) (see chapter 7), which is available through the district Retail office, will furnish this information.

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45 Workload

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453 Determining Workload

[Revise the title of 453.1 to read as follows:]

453.1 System Generated Workload Analysis

[Revise 453.1 to read as follows:]

Vending Equipment Sales and Services (VESS) created an automated version of the Workload Analysis. This report was dropped in the Web Vending Activity Reporting System (Web VARS).

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6 Examining Self Service Vending Credit

61 Procedure

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613 General

[Revise the last sentence to read as follows:]

***When completed, this form will remain on file in the location where Web VARS data entry was completed for the current U.S. Postal Service fiscal year plus one (1).

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7 Reporting

[Revise text of chapter 7 to read as follows:]

71 Web Vending Activity Reporting System (Web VARS)

711 Purpose

In 1986, a nationwide computerized reporting system for the vending program became operational. The original name for this system was the Vending Equipment Inventory System (VEINS). In 1988, this system became the Vending Equipment Service System (VESS). In 2005, the Web Vending Activity Reporting System (Web VARS) was deployed to replace Vending Equipment Service System (VESS).

Web VARS is an online database developed by the Wilkes-Barre Information Systems Solutions Center (WBISSC). Web VARS tracks data related to USPS vending activities, including equipment inventories, product sales, costs, and maintenance. Web VARS is an effective management tool that tracks costs in relation to sales. The system is maintained at the Eagan Computer Operations Center.

In Web VARS, information is available about location, district, area, and national vending activities. The Web VARS database stores vending sales information, hours spent supporting vending equipment, equipment type, equipment location, and information on servicing employees. User options include data entry, administration, broadcast messaging, and reports.

712 Procedures

Data entry users are required to input data monthly. Timely and accurate updating of Web VARS is critical to the integrity of Web VARS. Employee compliance with these requirements will be monitored.

713 Requesting Web VARS Access

Permission to access Web VARS is granted through completion of an eAccess application. The approving supervisor grants the access level.

At this time, only data entry users who report to the district level or above can use Web VARS. Local servicing employees are not authorized to use Web VARS. Local servicing employees will be granted access at a future date.

Note: A VESS logon cannot be used in Web VARS.

Web VARS has unique authorization levels according to user role.

Authorization Level Sample Position Titles
Area Coordinator Area Retail Manager, Customer Service Program Analyst
District Coordinator Retail Manager, Retail Specialist
District Supervisor Marketing Manager, Retail Manager
Data Entry Retail Specialist, Administrative Clerk, other positions as assigned
Servicing Personnel Self Service Postal Center (SSPC) Technician
Observer Postmaster, other positions as assigned
Program Administrator Headquarters Program Manager
Retail Service Equipment Operations Specialist

713.1 eAccess

Use the following steps to request access to Web VARS:

Step 1: At the Blue Page, type "eAccess" in the address line and press enter.

Step 2: Type your user ID (ACE logon ID), 8-digit employee ID (found on the top of your paycheck), or Social Security number in the box on the left side of the screen.

eAccess logon screen.

Step 3: Click on Next.

Step 4: Select Request Access.

Step 5: Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Next.

Step 6: Type WebVARS in the box and click on Search.

Step 7: Double-click on Web VARS Application.

Step 8: Complete Request Details.

Request Details screen.

Step 9: Select the appropriate access level.

Step 10: Designate the appropriate approving manager, and click on Next.

Step 11: A request summary is provided for your review. If there are errors, you can make corrections by repeating steps 8 and 9.

Step 12: Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Submit Request.

714 Accessing the Web VARS Database

At the Blue Page, type "WebVARS" in the address line or type the Internet address http://WebVARS.USPS.gov. The following screen will appear:

a. Web VARS Welcoming Screen

Click on Web VARS at the bottom left side of the screen to open the logon screen.

WebVARS Welcome screen.

b. Web VARS Login Screen

WebVARS Login screen.

Step 1: Enter your user ID in the login block.

Step 2: Press tab or move cursor to the Password block.

Step 3: Enter your password.

Note: Password is case sensitive.

Step 4: Press enter or click on login. You will then see the US Government Official Use Only Screen.

United States Government Official Use Only Screen.

Step 5: Please take the time to read this information.

Step 6: If you agree, click on "I agree with these conditions".

Step 7: The Web VARS Screen will appear. The Screen is where you select the area of Web VARS you want to access.

Note: The system will time out after 15 minutes of inactivity. Unlike VESS, you are required to start over at the login screen. The system does not permit you to return to the previous screen.

715 Exiting Web VARS

To exit Web VARS, select Logout in the upper right hand corner of any screen.

716 Problems with Web VARS

If you discover software issues or have problems with Web VARS, there is help available. For problems with Web VARS and/or Web VSADP (for example, software, database, configuration, or data problems), call the Customer Support Help Desk at 1-800-877-7435 to initiate a "Remedy Ticket". The Customer Support Help Desk is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

To request help, use the following steps:

Step 1: Call 1-800-877-7435.

Step 2: Identify your application (Web VARS or Web VSADP).

Step 3: Identify the developer of the software. For Web VARS and Web VSADP, the software developer is Wilkes Barre, IBSSC.

Step 4: Ask for a Remedy Ticket and be transferred to the appropriate group.

Note: The appropriate group will depend on your specific problem or software.

• Application problems (software, program issues) will be assigned to the Wilkes Barre IBSSC.

• Database DB2 Problems go to Raleigh DBSS BB2.

• eAccess/Active Directory problems go to the Raleigh eAccess Team.

• Server problems go to the Middleware Support Team in Eagan.

Step 5: You will need to identify the severity of your problem, which is based on the impact to you or the Postal Service.

• Severity 1 = Critical Impact - problem needs to be resolved within 4 hours.

• Severity 2 = High Impact - problem needs to be resolved within 24 hours.

• Severity 3 = Minimal Impact - problem needs to be resolved within 3 calendar days.

• Severity 4 = Customer Request - problem needs to be resolved within 10 calendar days.

717 Training

For Web VARS Training, use the system user guide (see 721).

72 Vending Activity Reporting System User Guide

721 Purpose

The Vending Activity Reporting System User Guide is designed to provide a detailed explanation of the purpose of Web VARS and to provide complete and comprehensive Web VARS instructions. Each chapter includes step-by-step instructions on how to use Web VARS and other reporting systems relating to vending. Chapters 1 through 7 of the User Guide are dedicated to Web VARS. Additional chapters address other systems related to vending.

You can access the User Guide at http://blue.usps.gov/delivery/self_service/html/programs/selfservice.html or from the Blue Page:

• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.

• Click on Inside USPS.

• In the left-hand column, under "Operations," click on Delivery and Retail.

Once you log on to Web VARS, you can also access the User Guide from the Web VARS Screen by clicking on the Help tab.

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- Retail Service Equipment, Delivery and Retail, 3-3-05

HANDBOOK PO-102 CORRECTION

Organizational Function and Responsibility

[Item h of this article, which appeared in Postal Bulletin 22148 (2-17-05, page 68) has been corrected. A second sentence has been added to the end of item h. The full article is rerun here for clarity.]

Effective February 17, 2005, Handbook PO-102, Self Service Vending Operational and Marketing Program, is revised to update the section Organizational Function and Responsibility. The organization responsible for self service vending is Retail Service Equipment under Headquarters Operations, Delivery and Retail.

The handbook is also revised to clarify that Retail Service Equipment is the sole source of prepackaged vending products. There should be absolutely no packing of vending products outside this department and no compensation for packing products.

We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed edition of Handbook PO-102 and also into the online version, available on the Postal ServiceTM PolicyNet Web site:

• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.

• Under "Essential Links" in the left hand column, click on References.

• Under "References" in the right-hand column, under "Policies," click on PolicyNet.

• Click on Handbooks.

(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)

Handbook PO-102, Self Service Vending Operational and Marketing Program

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1 The Self Service Vending Program

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16 Organizational Function and Responsibility

161 Headquarters

[Revise the title of 161.1 to read as follows:]

161.1 Retail Service Equipment

[Revise introductory text to read as follows:]

Retail Service Equipment has responsibility to do the following:

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[Add new item h to read as follows:]

h. Print, package, and distribute all prepackaged vending products. Retail Service Equipment is the sole organization authorized to package vending products.

- Retail Service Equipment,
Delivery and Retail, 3-3-05

REMINDER

Stamps by Mail - Brochure Ordering Information

The next deadline date for ordering Stamps at Your DoorTM (Stamps by Mail®, Stamps Delivered to Your Door) brochures is March 14, 2005. This print run will be for the year-round brochure design.

To order brochures, submit PS Form 3227-0, Stamps At Your Door Supply Order (February 2005), to Cyril-Scott Company:

CYRIL SCOTT COMPANY
PO BOX 627
LANCASTER OH 43130-0627

Telephone: 800-466-0455
Fax: 740-689-0210

You can find this form at http://blue.usps.gov; click on Forms, then select the form by number. A copy of this form appears on page 17 in this Postal Bulletin.

The cost per unit of 500 is $11.00. This cost includes overprinting the address of the fulfillment office placing the order. You may pay for orders with local IMPAC credit cards, checks, or money orders. However, Cyril-Scott Company cannot process the order until it receives payment. Local eBuy procedures may also apply (refer to local procurement procedures).

Cyril-Scott Company will deliver orders within 35 calendar days after printing. Printing begins 1 week after the deadline date, and actual receipt of the order will depend on the ultimate destination and the corresponding delivery service standard. You should save copies of all orders placed at your local Post OfficeTM until the order has been received. Please ensure procedures are in effect locally for proper verification of receipt.

- Retail Marketing,
Service and Market Development, 3-3-05

PS Form 3227-O, February 2005 - Stamps At Your Door Supply Order.

What's in Store

Spotlight on usps.com

It's a Web site wonder - millions of visits each day! - and we want all our customers to know about it. That's why the Postal ServiceTM is putting image of hundreds of computers in the street and the monitor displaying the USPS logo.the spotlight on usps.com® from March 7 through March 11 with lobby demonstrations in Post OfficesTM across the country. We're bragging about all the great online services that make it quick, easy, and convenient for customers to do business with us - from buying stamps to paying for postage with Click-N-Ship® to requesting Carrier PickupTM and much more.

Spread the word! Encourage your customers to visit usps.com. If your office is planning to hold lobby demonstrations, invite your customers to the event. It's all about providing access. Finding information, conducting transactions, and using postal services of all kinds has never been easier.

Need more details? There's a link on the Advertising Web site at blue.usps.gov/advertising. You'll find marketing materials that you can use to support your local activities.

Business Connect is here to stay!

It's not over when the USPS Play the Zone contest ends. As postmasters, station managers, and branch managers educate their customers about USPS products and services, they should continue to enter their activities at www.uspsbusinessconnect.com even after the challenge ends. Connecting with small- and mid-sized businesses is important to the future of the Postal Service - every day. We call it "Business Connect" - a business building initiative for postmasters, station managers, and branch managers. It takes a team effort to grow revenue and build business, and the effort doesn't end when the Play the Zone results are tallied.

The national Play the Zone challenge continues until March 11, so keep on adding points to the scoreboard! Postmasters, station managers, and branch managers in the My Post Office network are competing for a chance to win a trip to the NCAA basketball Final Four tournament. But we all win when we offer our customers quick, easy, and convenient mailing solutions that can save them time and money.

Increase in passport fees

The U.S. Department of State has announced a $12 passport fee increase to help pay for security enhancements. Effective March 8, the new total fee payable to the Department of State will be $67 for applicants age 16 and older and $52 for children younger than 16 years. Updated Form DS-11, Passport Application, and Form DS-82, Application for Passport by Mail, can be ordered from the MDC by calling 800-332-0317. The forms are also available on the Department of State Web site at www.travel.state.gov.

What's in Store

Robots in the Post Office

Customize your mail! poster, visit usps.com/cardstore for more informationHave you freshened up? Your lobby should be displaying the new refresh point-of-purchase (POP) kit elements - a standee and poster featuring the colorful characters from Robots: The Movie, which opens March 11. The standee for NetPost® CardStore invites customers to create customized cards on their computers via usps.com/cardstore. The poster promotes Hold Mail service. Keep them on display until April 30.

What's the connection with the Postal Service, you ask? The animated film has a character called Odis, a talking mailbox. That's him in the upper left corner of the poster and standee.

Why is March 31 important?

That's the day your New Year POP materials come down and the Spring POP goes up. What's the focus for spring? Growing revenue through ReadyPost® shipping supplies, postal money orders, passports, and Post OfficeTM Boxes. And to make sure we're promoting the right products in the right place, "segmented" POP kits are being distributed. For example, if your offices accept passport applications, you'll get POP elements to support this. All Post Office locations will receive POP signage to promote Priority Mail® bundles.

Go to the Advertising Web site at blue.usps.gov/advertising for a peek at springtime advertising. And don't forget - eBay Days are taking place in hundreds of Post Offices throughout the nation. You can find advertising and promotion materials online at the Advertising Web site.

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