Effective March 2, 2011, Administrative Support Manual (ASM), section 286.1 is revised to update the emergency lines of succession in the event the postmaster general is incapacitated from an enemy attack or other national emergency.
Administrative Support Manual (ASM)
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2 Audits and Investigations
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28 Emergency Preparedness
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286 Emergency Lines of Succession
286.1 Postmaster General
[Revise to read as follows:]
In case the postmaster general is incapacitated from an enemy attack or other national emergency, the following are the lines of succession to perform the duties of the postmaster general (see section 112.11):
a. Chief operating officer and executive vice president.
b. Vice president, area operations, eastern area.
c. Vice president, area operations, western area.
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We will incorporate this revision into the next printed version of the ASM, and into the online version, available on the Postal Service™ PolicyNet website:
(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue/usps.gov/cpim.)
— Office of Policy and Planning, Office of the Postmaster General, Chief Executive Officer, 3-10-11
