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NOTICE

FAST Continues National Deployment

The Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) system national deployment to replace the Drop Shipment Appointment System (DSAS) is in process. Postal ServiceTM facilities in the NY Metro, Northeast, Eastern, and Pacific Areas are all currently scheduling appointments in FAST. Facilities in the Southwest, Western, Capital Metro, Great Lakes, and Southeast Areas will be phased in over the next 3 months.

Once a facility begins accepting drop shipment appointments in FAST, it will no longer accept new appointments in DSAS.

Deployment Schedule

The deployment schedule is being updated as new information becomes available throughout deployment. Adjustments have primarily focused on updating Drop Site Key information on the schedule to accurately reflect the co-located plants/destination delivery units (DDUs) that are going live in FAST.

Please refer to Rapid Information Bulletin Board System (RIBBS) at http://ribbs.usps.gov; click FAST/Surface Visibility, to obtain the complete FAST deployment schedule. The deployment schedule is updated weekly on RIBBS.

FAST Customer Readiness

Customer Registration in PostalOne!

DSAS logon IDs will not work with FAST. All drop shippers, including those who make appointments by telephone, must register for a FAST ID through PostalOne! at www.usps.com/postalone. Those customers who already have a PostalOne! account and also need access to FAST must register by calling the PostalOne! help desk at 800-522-9085. Detailed instructions on the FAST/PostalOne! registration process are available on RIBBS.

Customer ID Activation

Customers must log on to FAST within 7 days of receiving their IDs. FAST IDs that are not used within 7 days of issue will become inactive and require a call to the PostalOne! help desk for activation.

Recurring Appointment Submission

All drop shippers who currently have recurring appointments must reapply using PS Form 6241, Recurring Appointment Request, available at http://www.usps.com/forms/allforms.htm; click on PS Form 6241 (PDF). To submit a request, the customer must first have a scheduler ID. It is recommended that recurring appointment requests be submitted to the Postal ServiceTM 3 weeks before the facility's scheduling start date. The FAST deployment schedule posted on RIBBS shows recommended due dates for recurring appointment request submissions.

FAST Customer Training

Additional training sessions have been scheduled in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Lehigh Valley, PA. The training registration form may be downloaded from RIBBS. Please e-mail any questions about FAST Training to FAST_Training@usps.gov.

— Logistics Systems,
Operations, 9-1-05