Forms

PS Form 3971, Request for or Notification of Absence

As a result of changes to Postal Service™ policies and procedures, PS Form 3971, Request for or Notification of Absence, is revised effective March 2008. See page 25 of this Postal Bulletin for a copy of the revised form.

Previous editions of PS Form 3971 should be discarded and replaced with the March 2008 version. Revised forms can be obtained in tablets of 80 from the Material Distribu­tion Center (MDC) and can also be printed from the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site (see Acquisition Instructions that follow). The revised form will be available on the enter­prise Resource Management System (eRMS) in April.

Changes

Changes are made to do the following:

Acquisition Instructions

To print the form from the Postal Service PolicyNet Web site:

(The direct URL for the Forms Web site is http://blue.usps.gov/formmgmt/forms.htm.)

Order PS Form 3971 from the Material Distribution Cen­ter (MDC) by using touch-tone order entry (TTOE):

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.)

PSIN: PS 3971
PSN: 7530-02-000-9136
Unit of Measure: PD
Minimum Order Quantity: 1
Quick Pick Number: 227
Bulk Pack Quantity: 80
Price: $0.59

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