THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN

2007 Publicity Information for HR Offices and the HRSSC

Direct Mailings to Employees

To make Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) information available to employees, Headquarters issues two standard mailings:

1. TSP enrollment information letters with PostalEASE instructions are mailed annually in mid-December to career employees at their mailing address of record.

2. A package containing TSP BK08, Summary of the Thrift Savings Plan, as well as an enrollment information letter with PostalEASE instructions is sent to the employee's mailing address of record soon after a newly eligible career employee's PS Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action, is processed.

The employing office of record is the return address for undeliverable TSP enrollment information sent to newly eligible employees. When an office receives a returned kit, the office should encourage the employee to update his or her address. Employees with access to Employee Change of Address on the Intranet (from the Blue page) or to an employee self-service kiosk (available in some facilities) should use those entry methods. Other employees should submit an updated PS Form 1216, Employee's Current Mailing Address, to the Human Resources Shared Service Center (HRSSC) for processing.

Publicity

The Material Distribution Center (MDC) regularly sends TSP posters to Human Resources (HR) at district offices, area offices, processing and distribution centers or facilities, bulk mail centers, airport mail centers or facilities, remote encoding centers, the Office of Inspector General, Postal Inspection Service divisions, Headquarters, and selected Headquarters field units. Installations that receive the posters must distribute them widely and post them on bulletin boards.

To assist in publicizing the 2007 TSP enrollment opportunity, all offices must post the following on bulletin boards through December 31, 2007:

• The 2007 TSP employee enrollment information notice provided on page 32.

• The current TSP fact sheet that is published monthly in the Postal Bulletin.

Ordering Materials and Forms

Offices may order TSP forms and publications from the MDC as needed. Use touch tone order entry (TTOE): call 800-273-1509. In addition, offices can check the TSP Web site, www.tsp.gov, for new or revised items.

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 placing your first order.)

PS Form 1216, Employee's Current Mailing Address Find this form on the Postal Service Intranet at http://blue.usps.gov. Under "Essential Links," click on Forms. Or order from the MDC using the following information:

PSIN: PS 1216
PSN: 7530-02-000-7354
Unit of Measure: EA
Minimum Order Quantity: 1
Quick Pick Number: 118
Bulk Pack Quantity: 4,000
Price: $0.0187

TSP-50, Investment Allocation. Order from the MDC using the following information:

PSIN: TSP-50
PSN: 7530-05-000-4305
Unit of Measure: EA
Minimum Order Quantity: 1
Quick Pick Number: N/A
Bulk Pack Quantity: 1,600
Price: $0.00

TSP BK08, Summary of the Thrift Savings Plan, August 2005. Order additional copies from the MDC using the following information:

PSIN: TSP BK08
PSN: 7530-03-000-9364
Unit of Measure: EA
Minimum Order Quantity: 1
Quick Pick Number: N/A
Bulk Pack Quantity: 225
Price: $0.00

— Compensation,
Human Resources, 12-7-06

Thrift Savings Account (TSP)
2007 Enrollment Information

Elections for 2007 begin: December 20, 2006 (12:01 P.M. CT)
Elections for 2007 end: December 19, 2007 (11:59 A.M. CT)

TSP Contribution Limits

• The new TSP contribution limit (based on the 2007 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) annual deferral limit) is $15,500.

Note: If you are a Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) employee, you may lose agency matching contributions if your contributions reach the maximum IRS limit before the last pay period in the calendar year. To evenly distribute the IRS maximum contribution over all 26 pay periods, elect to contribute $597 per pay period ($15,500 divided by 26).

• The TSP 50+ Catch-Up limit remains at $5,000.

Note: To participate you must be age 50 or older during calendar year 2007 and must be able to self-certify that by the end of the calendar year you will have contributed the IRS annual deferral limit, $15,500, through regular contributions to TSP and/or to other plans subject to the elective deferral limit.

• You can begin contributing, change your contribution amount or percentage, or cancel TSP contributions at any time.

Who Can Participate

All career employees are eligible to contribute to TSP.

How to Enroll and Make Contribution Elections or Cancellations

To use the Employee Web - the easiest way to use PostalEASE - access the system in any of these ways:

• On the Internet at https://liteblue.usps.gov. Under "Employee Self Service," select PostalEASE.

• At an employee self-service kiosk.

• On the Intranet at http://blue.usps.gov. Under "Employee Resources," select Employee Self Service and then PostalEASE.

To use the telephone, call the Employee Service Line, toll-free at 877-477-3273.

If you have a medical condition that interferes or for another reason cannot successfully complete your transaction using PostalEASE, contact the Human Resources Shared Services Center (HRSSC) for assistance.

How to Get Your USPS Personal Identification Number (PIN)

To use PostalEASE, enter your Employee ID (found at the top of your earnings statement) and USPS PIN. If you don't know your USPS PIN, you can get it any one of these ways:

• Request it from an employee self-service kiosk. Just follow the instructions.

• On the Intranet at http://blue.usps.gov, under "Employee Resources," select Employee Self Service and then PostalEASE.

Please Post on All Bulletin Boards Through December 31, 2007.

• Call PostalEASE, enter your Employee ID; when prompted to enter your PIN, simply pause and press 2. The system provides an option to have your USPS PIN mailed to your address of record the next business day.

How to Make Investment Allocations

To make TSP fund investment allocations, you must contact TSP directly, anytime, in any of these ways:

• Go to the TSP Web site at www.tsp.gov.

• Call the TSP ThriftLine toll-free at 877-968-3778 (TDD toll-free at 877-847-4385).

• Mail TSP-50, Investment Allocation, available from the HRSSC, to TSP (but the election will not take effect as quickly as by telephone or Internet).

How to Get Your TSP PIN

To contact TSP, you must know your TSP PIN, available only from TSP. If you don't know your TSP PIN, you can get it any one of these ways:

• Request it from www.tsp.gov, choosing Account Access.

• Call the TSP ThriftLine or TSP Service Office toll-free at 877-968-3778 (TDD toll-free at 877-847-4385) and follow instructions.

Details Are in the Mail

A letter and a TSP booklet are mailed to newly hired career employees soon after they are hired, and a letter with enrollment information is mailed to all career employees in mid-December. If you do not receive this mailing, contact the HRSSC.

Questions?

Contact the HRSSC.

Please Post on All Bulletin Boards Through December 31, 2007.