Management Instructions

New Management Instruction: Transferring Accountability at a Post Office, Station, or Branch

We have published Management Instruction (MI) FM–310-2007-1, Transfer of Accountability for Post Offices, Stations, and Branches. This MI establishes the policy and procedures for transferring the financial accountability of a Post Office™, station, or branch whenever a change of management occurs. See Exhibit 1 on page 9 for a sam­ple of the Transfer of Office letter.

A transfer of financial accountability must be performed whenever a change of management occurs at a Post Office, station, or branch. Assignments of postmaster, officer-in-charge, station manager, or acting station man­ager require the financial accountability transfer of an office. The MI provides detailed procedures before, during, and after an office transfer. The MI also explains how to use the Transfer of Accountability Forms, which are available online on the Postal Service™ Intranet:

• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
• Click on the My Work tab.
• Under “General Tools,” click on Transfer of Account­ability Forms.

You can access MI FM-310-2007-1 on the Postal Service™ PolicyNet Web site:

• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.

Exhibit 1, Transfer of Office Letter

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• In the left-hand column, under “Essential Links,” click on References.
• Click on MIs.

(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)

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