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ASM Revision: Section 213.6, Exceptions

Effective June 7, 2007, we are revising section 213.6 of the Administrative Support Manual (ASM) to update Office of the Inspector General (OIG) responsibilities.

Administrative Support Manual (ASM)

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2 Audits and Investigations 21 General

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213 Mail Covers

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213.6 Exceptions

[Revise to read as follows:]

A postal inspector, a special agent of the Office of the Inspector General, or a Postal Service employee acting at the direction of a postal inspector or special agent may record the information appearing on the envelope or outer wrapping of mail without obtaining a mail cover order only under the following circumstances:

a. Undelivered mail found abandoned or in the posses­sion of a person reasonably believed to have stolen or embezzled such mail.

b. Damaged or rifled, undelivered mail.

A postal inspector or a special agent of the Office of the Inspector General or Postal Service employee acting at the direction of a postal inspector may record the information appearing on the envelope or outer wrapping of mail without obtaining a mail cover order if the mail poses an immediate threat to persons or property.

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We will incorporate this revision into the next printed edition of the ASM and into the next online update available on the Postal Service™ PolicyNet Web site.

• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
• Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click on References.
• Then click on Manuals. (The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)

— Office of the Inspector General,
Office of General Counsel, 6-7-07