Effective April 30, 2011, retail associates in POS offices no longer have to resubmit information entered online when sending comments and additional information for a PS Form 8105-B, Suspicious Transaction Report (STR). Prior to the implementation of these procedures, associates in POS offices were required to write identifying information on a manual form when submitting additional comments for a PS Form 8105-B. With the new process, an associate can provide the additional information on the manual form and then attach a printed barcode to the manual form instead of completing information already submitted online. The 4-month pilot test of the program was extremely successful, and the program has now been implemented nationally. Following is information on how the process works.
When an associate checks Box 6 “comments sent on paper form” on the online PS Form 8105-B, after the form is submitted online through POS, a barcode label will automatically print on the associate’s PVI printer. The associate should then write the additional comments on a paper PS Form 8105-B and attach the barcode label to the bottom right corner of the manual form. Associates will no longer be required to enter the transaction date and the office ZIP Code™ on the paper form. Once the label is attached, the office should mail the form to the address found on the paper form.
Remember, all POS offices must submit Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) PS Form 8105-A, Funds Transaction Report (FTR), and PS Form 8105-B online. These offices should not use manual forms except for supplying additional information or if the POS machine indicates the online form was not submitted successfully. For more information and step-by-step instructions on the new barcode labels, go to http://blue.usps.gov/corptreasury/bsa/how.htm.
— BSA/OFAC Compliance Office,
Corporate Treasury, 5-19-11
