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Postal Service Form 3849 Revision Notice

Starting June 16, 2008, Post Offices™ and Postal Retail Units must use the revised Postal Service™ PS Form 3849, Delivery Notice/Reminder/Receipt. It is being revised as a result of changes to Postal Service redelivery procedures for Express Mail^® service. Offices may begin ordering the new PS Form 3849 from the Label Print­ing Center (LPC) in Topeka on or after April 28, 2008. All offices must begin using the revised PS Form 3849 on June 16, 2008.

The item number 7530-05-000-4581 for the overprinted label will not change. All previous versions of PS Form 3849 become obsolete on June 16, 2008, and offices should recycle the old forms.

The following changes were made to PS Form 3849:

• Removed text after Express Mail that stated “We will attempt to deliver on the next delivery day unless you instruct the post office to hold it.” This change reflects the elimination of next day redelivery for Express Mail service. There will no longer be auto­matic redelivery of Express Mail items on the second day. A policy letter will be issued from the vice pres­idents of Delivery and Retail Operations.
• Removed Recorded Delivery service. This service is no longer available for international shipments.
• Added USPS.com^® at the bottom of the form. This will help to promote other products and services available by the Postal Service.
• Changed date of the form to May 2008.
• Added an option for customers to request redelivery online at www.usps.com/redelivery in block #3 on the reverse side of form (not shown).

— Product Information Requirements,
Product Development, 4-24-08

PS Form 3849, Front

PS Form 3849, Reverse

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