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Directives and Forms Update

Effective immediately, Publication 223, Directives and Forms Catalog (June 1999), is revised. The tables below contain the Postal ServiceTM information number (PSIN), edition date, title, Postal Service stock number (PSN), and the Postal Service and public supply source for all new, revised, and obsolete directives and forms. Use this article to keep Publication 223 current. Information on how to order directives and forms is available in chapter 1 of Publication 223.

Publication 223 is available electronically at www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub223.pdf.

New

Handbooks

PSIN TL Edition Date Title Stock Number Manual Relation Org. USPS Source Public Source
HBK MS-150-CHG1 blank 10/06 Enhanced Remote Computer Reader (RCR) CIOSS and CIOSS-C Appendixes (Supplemental Information to the MS-150 Handbook) 7610-04-000-4785 ASM 5 ENG MDC N/A
HBK MS-239-VOL-A 1 3/06 Delivery Bar Code Sorter Input/Output Subsystem Phases 2 Through 5 (DIOSS 2-5), Background Information 7610-08-000-3454 ASM 5 ENG MDC N/A
HBK MS-239-VOL-B 1 3/06 Delivery Bar Code Sorter Input/Output Subsystem Phases 2 Through 5 (DIOSS 2-5), Maintenance Information 7610-08-000-3457 ASM 5 ENG MDC N/A

Revised

Handbooks

PSIN TL Edition Date Title Stock Number Manual Relation Org. USPS Source Public Source
HBK MS-221-VOL-A 2 12/06 AccuSort Tray Management System (AccuSort TMS), System Information 7610-07-000-8221 ASM 5 ENG MDC N/A
HBK MS-221-VOL-B 2 12/06 AccuSort Tray Management System (AccuSort TMS), Maintenance Information 7610-07-000-8222 ASM 5 ENG MDC N/A
HBK MS-221-VOL-C 2 12/06 AccuSort Tray Management System (AccuSort TMS), Reference Information 7610-07-000-8223 ASM 5 ENG MDC N/A

Publications

PSIN Edition Date Title Stock Number Manual Relation Org. USPS Source Public Source
PUB 12 11/06 Health Benefits Open Season Administrative and Processing Information N/A ELM 5 HR IWEB N/A
PUB 248 11/06 The Perfect Bundle 7610-08-000-1439 DMM 3, 4, 7 NOM MDCIWB MDCIWB

Forms

PSIN Edition Date Oldest Usable Date Title Stock Number Where Used Unit of Issue Org. USPS Source Public Source
PS 337 9/06 9/06 Clearance Record for Separated Employees 7530-02-000-7192 PS SH ERM MDCIWB N/A
PS 4240 1/07 1/07 Rural Carrier Trip Report 7530-02-000-9206 PO SH D&R MDCIWB N/A

Obsolete

The following directives and forms are obsolete.

Handbook

PSIN Edition Date Title Replaced By
HBK MS-144-CHG-2 7/04 Multiline Optical Reader b (MLOCR-B), Input Subsystem (ISS), with Manual Mail Mod, Parts Information (Change 2) Incorporated into HBK MS-144-VOL-E
HBK MS-186-VOL-AP1 7/00 Delivery Bar Code Sorter 4 Input/Output Subsystem (DBCS-4/DIOSS), Maintenance Information HBK MS-239-VOL-A and HBK MS-239-VOL-B
HBK MS-186-VOL-AP2 7/00 Delivery Bar Code Sorter 4 Input/Output Subsystem (DBCS-4/DIOSS), Maintenance Information HBK MS-239-VOL-A and HBK MS-239-VOL-B
HBK MS-186-VOL-AP3 7/00 Delivery Bar Code Sorter 4 Input/Output Subsystem (DBCS-4/DIOSS), Maintenance Information HBK MS-239-VOL-A and HBK MS-239-VOL-B
HBK MS-186-VOL-AP4 7/00 Delivery Bar Code Sorter 4 Input/Output Subsystem (DBCS-4/DIOSS), Maintenance Information HBK MS-239-VOL-A and HBK MS-239-VOL-B
HBK MS-191-VOL-A 8/04 Delivery Bar Code Sorter 5 Input/Output Subsystem (DBCS-5/DIOSS), Background Information HBK MS-239-VOL-A
HBK MS-191-VOL-B 8/04 Delivery Bar Code Sorter 5 Input/Output Subsystem (DBCS-5/DIOSS), Maintenance Information HBK MS-239-VOL-B

Notices

PSIN Edition Date Title Replaced By
NOT 21 11/01 13-Period Year Calendar NOT 25

Tags

PSIN Edition Date Title Replaced By
TAG 159 1/01 Priority Mail Drop Shipment Tag TAG 161 and TAG 190

Forms

PSIN Edition Date Oldest Usable Date Title Replaced By
PS 2460-A 5/91 5/91 PS Examination Admission Card N/A
PS 2479-A/B 4/87 4/87 Application Card/Admission Card N/A
PS 3854-A 11/93 11/93 Registered Mail Dispatch Bill (1850/carton) N/A

Revised Stocking Information

The following publications are no longer stocked at the Material Distribution Center (MDC). The publications are available on the Postal Service Intranet.

Publications

PSIN TL Edition Date Title Stock Number Manual Relation Org. USPS Source Public Source
HBK MS-144-VOL-CP1 2 2/98 Multiline Optical Character Reader B (MLOCR-B), Input Subsystem (ISS), Parts Information 7610-04-000-2979 ASM 5 ENG IWEB N/A
HBK MS-144-VOL-CP2 2 2/98 Multiline Optical Character Reader B (MLOCR-B), Input Subsystem (ISS), Parts Information 7610-04-000-2980 ASM 5 ENG IWEB N/A
HBK MS-144-VOL-DP1 2 11/98 Multiline Optical Character Reader A* (MLOCR-A*), Input Subsystem (ISS), Parts Information 7610-04-000-2981 ASM 5 ENG IWEB N/A
HBK MS-144-VOL-DP2 2 11/98 Multiline Optical Character Reader A* (MLOCR-A*), Input Subsystem (ISS), Parts Information 7610-04-000-2982 ASM 5 ENG IWEB N/A
HBK MS-144-VOL-E 1 3/02 Multiline Optical Character Reader B (MLOCR-B), Input Subsystem (ISS), with Manual Mail Mod, Parts Information 7610-05-000-4878 ASM 5 ENG IWEB N/A
PSIN TL Edition Date Title Stock Number Manual Relation Org. USPS Source Public Source
HBK MS-178-VOL-D 5 5/05 Automated Flats Sorting Machine (AFSM 100), Parts Information 7610-05-000-4210 ASM 5 ENG IWEB N/A
HBK MS-178-VOL-G2 blank 3/06 Automated Flats Sorting Machine Automatic Induction (AFSM-AI), Parts Information 7610-08-000-1094 ASM 5 ENG IWEB N/A
HBK MS-180-VOL-B 1 10/01 Semi-Automatic Scan Where You Band (SASWYB), Parts Information 7610-05-000-4579 ASM 5 ENG IWEB N/A

— Information Policies and Procedures, Public Affairs and Communications, 2-1-07

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