Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
2008 Open Season

Enrollment for 2009 FSAs begins: November 10, 2008
Enrollment ends: December 28, 2008 (5:00 p.m. CT)
Enrollments are effective: January 1, 2009

Who Can Enroll

Only career employees are eligible to enroll in FSAs for 2009.

How to Enroll

Don’t wait until the last minute to enroll.

To use the Web — the easiest way to use PostalEASE — access the system in any of these ways:

• On the Internet at https://liteblue.usps.gov. Under “Employee Self Service,” select PostalEASE.
• At an employee self-service kiosk.
• On the Intranet at http://blue.usps.gov. Under “Employee Resources,” select PostalEASE.

To use the telephone, call the Employee Service Line at 877-477-3273.

If you cannot successfully complete your transaction using PostalEASE because of a medical condition or other reason, contact the HR Shared Service Center (HRSSC) for assistance.

How to Get Your USPS Personal Identification Number (PIN)

To use PostalEASE, you must enter your Employee ID and USPS PIN. If you don’t know your USPS PIN, you can get it any one of these ways:

• Go to https://liteblue.usps.gov and click Forget Your PIN?
• Enter your eight-digit Employee ID (printed at the top of your earnings statement).
• Choose a new PIN immediately with Self-Service PIN Reset — just follow the instructions.
• Request your PIN from the Postal Service Intranet Blue page or an employee self-service kiosk — Under “Employee Resources,” click Employee Self-Service, then PostalEASE, and follow the instructions.
• Dial 877-477-3273 and press 1.
• When prompted, enter your Employee ID.
• When prompted for your PIN, pause, then press 2.
• Your USPS PIN will be mailed to your address of record the next business day.

Details Are in the Mail

A leaflet and a brochure, FSA BK1, Flexible Spending Accounts, with a PostalEASE FSA worksheet included, are being mailed to all career employees. If you do not receive yours by November 24, 2008, contact the HRSSC.

Questions

Hotline for FSA questions: 800-842-2026.

TTY line for employees who are deaf or hard of hearing: 888-697-9056. Advance call to hotline encouraged.

Please Post on All Bulletin Boards Through December 28, 2008.

Federal Employees Dental and Vision
Insurance Program

Open Season
November 10 to December 8, 2008

DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE OPEN SEASON

www.benefeds.com

The Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) Open Season will be held from November 10 to December 8, 2008, closing at 11:59 p.m. ET. Employees will receive a mailing to their addresses of record with complete program information about this pretax group insurance offering.

During this open season, eligible employees may elect dental insurance, vision insurance, or both via the portal at www.benefeds.com. Employees without access to a computer may call 877-888-FEDS (877-888-3337). Employees who are deaf or hard of hearing may place a TTY call to 877-889-5680.

New enrollments made during the 2008 FEDVIP Open Season will be effective January 1, 2009.

— Compensation, Human Resources, 11-6-08

Please post on all bulletin boards through December 8, 2008.