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REVISED FIELD INFORMATION KIT

Field Information Kit: Premium Forwarding Service (PFS)

Please note the following revision and clarification of information that appeared in the article titled "Field Information Kit: Premium Forwarding Service (PFS)" in Postal Bulletin 22158 (7-7-05, pages 42-50).

• The revision is that Priority Mail® Flat Rate envelopes can be used for PFS shipments.

• The clarification revises the question and answer for item 10 in "Frequently Asked Questions."

Please revise the Field Information Kit as shown below.

Field Information Kit: Premium Forwarding Service (PFS)

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Fact Sheet

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Priority Mail Packaging

[Revise the section entitled "Priority Mail Packaging" (on page 46) to read as follows, indicating that Priority Mail Flat Rate envelopes can be used for PFS shipments (the revised text appears in bold merely for emphasis):]

Postal Service personnel should select the Priority Mail containers (envelopes and boxes) used for PFS shipments based on the cubic volume of letters and flats shipped each week. Postal Service personnel may use other suitable mailing containers (e.g., padded mailing bags) provided they also affix Label 85 to the containers and clearly label the containers using Priority Mail stickers or Priority Mail tape.

• Do not use Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes for PFS shipments. However, Priority Mail Flat Rate envelopes can be used for PFS shipments.

• Do not use "ReadyPost" shipping materials for PFS shipments.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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[Revise the question and answer for item 10 (on page 47) to read as follows, clarifying what constitutes an acceptable primary address (the revised text appears in bold merely for emphasis):]

10. Can customers have their mail shipped to a mailbox at a commercial mail receiving agency (CMRA) such as MailBoxes, Etc.?

Yes. The temporary address can be a CMRA, but the primary address cannot be a CMRA or other single point delivery as defined in Postal Operations Manual (POM) 631.

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—Implementation and Outreach,
Pricing and Classification, 7-21-05

AICs for Premium Forwarding Service

On August 7, 2005, the Postal ServiceTM is implementing Premium Forwarding Service (PFS) as a 2-year experimental service. For more information on PFS, see the article titled "Field Information Kit: Premium Forwarding Service (PFS)" starting on page 42 in Postal Bulletin 22158 (7-7-05).

The acceptance employee will collect the appropriate amount of funds for the designated service period and process the payment for PFS as follows using the following account identifier codes (AICs):

a. Enter the amount of the nonrefundable application fee into AIC 108, Premium Forwarding Service Application Fee.

b. Enter the calculated amount of the service fee for the entire period of service as outlined on PS Form 8176, Premium Forwarding Service Application, into AIC 159, Premium Forwarding Service Fees.

c. Issue the customer the receipt for payment and the customer copy of PS Form 8176.

If a customer requests a refund, the acceptance employee enters the amount refunded into AIC 623, Refund of Premium Forwarding Service Fee.

These AICs will be activated on the integrated retail terminals (IRTs) on July 27, 2005, and on POS on July 30, 2005. Offices may start using them on August 7, 2005.

—Product Management Direct Mail,
Product Development, 7-21-05