Effective May 10, 2007, Handbook PO-102, Self Service Vending Operational and Marketing Program, is revised to replace the obsolete PS Form 2018 with the revised PS Form 3977. See the following related articles in this Postal Bulletin:
1. Postmaster/Field Guide revision on page 27.
2. “PS Form 2018 Replaced by Revised PS Form 3977 and New PS Form 3902” on page 31.
Handbook PO-102, Self Service Vending Operational and Marketing Program
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2 Establishing Self Service Vending Locations
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25 Installing Equipment
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253 Pre-Installation Checklist for Local Postmaster or Designee
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[Revise step 12 in the table to read as follows:]
254 Pre-Installation Checklist for Servicing Personnel
[Revise step 6 in the table to read as follows:]
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5 Financial Control
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56 Security
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562 Employee Access
[Revise 562 to read as follows:]
Other than the assigned servicing person, no employee, supervisor, or postmaster shall have access to the self service vending credit except as provided in Handbook F-1, section 372.2, and in the instructions printed on PS Form 3977, Duplicate Key, Combination, and Password Envelope (see Exhibit 563).
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563 Assigning Responsibility
[Revise 563 to read as follows:]
If an employee is absent and a machine needs emergency servicing, a witness must be present when the machine is placed back in service. A physical count of the inventory does not have to be performed. Procedures that apply to PS Form 3977 must be followed (see Exhibit 563)
[Revise the title and text of exhibit 563 to read as follows:]
Exhibit 563
PS Form 3977, Duplicate Key, Combination, and Password Envelope
Exhibit 563
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed edition of Handbook PO-102 and into the next online update available on the Postal Service™ PolicyNet Web site:
(The direct URL for the Postal Service™ PolicyNet Web site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
— Revenue and Field Accounting,
Finance, 8-16-07
