January–June 2011
PB 22302–22314
The following articles are updated regularly in the Postal Bulletin and are not listed in the index:
n Changes to Post Office Box Service and Caller Service Fee Groups (Publication 431 Revision).
n Domestic Orders.
n Money Orders.
n Counterfeit Canadian Money Order Forms.
n Missing, Lost, or Stolen Canadian Money Order Forms.
n Missing, Lost, or Stolen U.S. Money Order Forms.
n Toll-Free Number Available to Verify Canadian Money Orders.
n Verifying U.S. Postal Service Money Orders.
n How to Order the First Day of Issue Digital Color or Traditional Postmarks.
n Invalid Express Mail Corporate Account Numbers.
n Mail Alert.
n Missing Children Posters.
n Overseas Military Mail.
n Pictorial Postmarks Announcement.
n Post Office Changes.
n Stamps by Mail — Brochure Ordering Information.
n Stop Sending Copies of PS Form 8176, Premium Forwarding Service Application, to Headquarters.
n Thrift Savings Plan Fact Sheet.
n Withholding of Mail Orders.
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Administrative Support Manual
Categories of Persons Authorized to Open, Search, and Read Mail (ASM Revision) 22311 (05-19-11)
Emergency Lines of Succession (ASM Revision) 22306 (03-10-11)
Identification of Excess Building Space (ASM Revision) 22309 (04-21-11)
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Business Connect
Business Connect Quarterly Contest Postmaster Kit 22314 (06-30-11)
Business Connect Quarterly Contest — Quarter 3, Fiscal Year 2011 22307 (03-24-11)
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Consumer/Customer Relations
See also Publicity Kits.
National Consumer Protection Week, March 6–12, 2011 22304 (02-10-11)
School’s Out — Time To Be on the Lookout for Children 22313 (06-16-11)
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Directives
See also Administrative Support Manual, Domestic Mail Manual, Employee and Labor Relations
Manual, Handbooks, International Mail Manual, Management Instructions, Posters, and Publications.
Directives and Forms Update
Directives and Forms Update (Publication 223 Revision) 22306 (03-10-11)
Directives and Forms Update (Publication 223 Revision) 22313 (06-16-11)
Domestic Mail
April 17, 2011, Domestic and International Mailing Services Price Changes (Field Information Kit) 22306 (03-10-11)
Free Mail Program for U.S. Armed Forces 22304 (02-10-11)
New Postage Statements Available Online 22308 (04-07-11)
New Service Type Identifiers for Reply Mail 22304 (02-10-11)
Domestic Mail Manual
See also Labeling Lists.
Adult Signature Service (DMM Revision) 22313 (06-16-11)
Alternate Postage Payment Method for Greeting Cards Market Test (DMM Revision) 22303 (01-27-11)
Booklets — Tabs, Tape, and Glue (DMM Revision) 22314 (06-30-11)
Bundle Preparation — Strapping Transparency (DMM Revision) 22312 (06-02-11)
Carrier Release Endorsements (DMM Revision) 22306 (03-10-11)
Clarification on Processing Refund Requests for Unused Meter Indicia (DMM Revision) 22312 (06-02-11)
Collect on Delivery Service (DMM Revision) 22302 (01-13-11)
Domestic Shipping Services Product Launch of Parcel Select Regional Ground and Shipping Services
Clarifications (DMM Revision) 22308 (04-07-11)
Express Mail and Priority Mail Open and Distribute — Clarification of Destination Entry (DMM Revision) 22307 (03-24-11)
Forwarding and Return Service for Parcel Select Mailpieces (DMM Revision) 22312 (06-02-11)
Introduction of Priority Mail Forever Prepaid Flat Rate Packaging and Shipping Services Revisions (DMM Revision) 22307 (03-24-11)
Market Dominant Negotiated Service Agreement for First-Class Mail and Standard Mail (DMM Revision) 22310 (05-05-11)
Mobile Barcode Promotion (DMM Revision) 22314 (06-30-11)
New Authorization Process for Mailers Using Special Postage Payment Systems (DMM Revision) 22312 (06-02-11)
New Customs Declarations Label Requirements (DMM Revision) 22309 (04-21-11)
New Mailing Options for Flats and Irregular Parcels Bearing a Simplified Address (DMM Correction) 22307 (03-24-11)
New Mailing Options for Flats and Irregular Parcels Bearing a Simplified Address (DMM Revision) 22305 (02-24-11)
New Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing Services (DMM Revision) 22306 (03-10-11)
New Preparation Standards for Flat-Size Mailpieces Destinating in FSS Zones (DMM Revision) 22303 (01-27-11)
New Standards for Round-Trip Mailings of Optical Discs (DMM Revision) 22312 (060-2-11)
Optional Use of a Local Permit Imprint in Other Mailing Locations (DMM Revision) 22307 (03-24-11)
Pallet Placards and Intelligent Mail Tray Labels (DMM Revision) 22307 (03-24-11)
POSTNET Barcode Certification Program (DMM Revision) 22311 (05-19-11)
Processing Refund Requests for Unused Meter Indicia (DMM Revision) 22302 (01-13-11)
Revised MLOCR Automation Price Marking Codes (DMM Revision) 22309 (04-21-11)
Revocation of Permit Imprints (DMM Revision) 22311 (05-19-11)
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EDDM
At A Glance — New Poster Shows Features of Every Door Direct Mail and EDDM Retail 22314 (06-30-11)
Clarification Regarding Indicia for Every Door Direct Mail Retail 22312 (06-02-11)
Every Door Direct Mail and EDDM Retail — Dimensions and Physical Standards for Standard Flat Mailpieces 22312 (06-02-11)
New Every Door Direct Mail Retail Shipment Option Using Priority Mail 22313 (06-16-11)
What’s New: Every Door Direct Mail-Retail 22311 (05-19-11)
Employee and Labor Relations Manual
Employee Assistance Program (ELM Revision) 22314 (06-30-11)
Employee Relations — Ideas Program (ELM Revision) 22303 (01-27-11)
Payments for Work Clothes and Uniforms (ELM Revision) 22307 (03-24-11)
Rate Retention and Change to Lower Nonbargaining Unit Grade (ELM Revision) 22311 (05-19-11)
Whistleblower Protection (ELM Revision) 22309 (04-21-11)
Employees
See also Employee and Labor Relations Manual, Safety and Health, and Voice of the Employee.
Benefits
Commuter Program 2011 22303 (01-27-11)
FLTCIP Open Season: April 4–June 24, 2011 22309 (04-21-11)
Notice for Postal Employees Under Age 26 Who Have a Postal or Federal Parent 22308 (04-07-11)
The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program Open Season: April 4 Through June 24, 2011 22311 (05-19-11)
General
Employee Engagement is the Difference 22303 (01-27-11)
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 22302 (01-13-11)
Postal Service Policy Letters on Equal Employment Opportunity Statement and Workplace
Harassment (Correction) 22303 (01-27-11)
Postal Service Policy on Workplace Harassment 22302 (01-13-11)
RIF Competitive Areas for the Postal Service 22310 (05-05-11)
RIF Competitive Areas for the Postal Service 22311 (05-19-11)
Environment
See Sustainability.
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Field Information Kits
April 17, 2011, Domestic and International Mailing Services Price Changes (Field Information Kit) 22306 (03-10-11)
Finance
See also Handbooks.
2011 Social Security and Medicare Tax Withholding Limits (Update) 22302 (01-13-11)
Business Mail Acceptance Verification and Payment Procedures Still a Top Priority 22302 (01-13-11)
Checkout Process for Employee Retirements and Separations 22311 (05-19-11)
Checkout Process for Employee Retirements and Separations 22312 (06-02-11)
Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule for Rural Routes 22308 (04-07-11)
Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule for Rural Routes 22314 (06-30-11)
Federal Income Tax Withholding 22302 (01-13-11)
Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement (2010 Tax Information) 22302 (01-13-11)
Form W-4 Completion for Employees Claiming Exempt Status for 2011 22302 (01-13-11)
IRC Redemption Rate (Correction) 22302 (01-13-11)
SOX Testing for Key Field Controls 22311 (05-19-11)
Foreign Orders
Foreign Order No. 510 22308 (04-07-11)
Foreign Order No. 511 22308 (04-07-11)
Forms
Forms Updated to Include Adult Signature 22313 (06-16-11)
New Procedures for PS Form 8105-B, Suspicious Transaction Reports at POS Offices 22311 (05-19-11)
New PS Form 5957, Requirement-by-Applicant Matrix 22307 (03-24-11)
Revised PS Form 413, Pictorial Postmark Announcement/Report 22313 (06-16-11)
Revised PS Form 3584, Postage Due Log 22312 (06-02-11)
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Grow Your Business Days
Grow Your Business Days Publicity Kit 22312 (06-02-11)
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Handbooks
Automated Postal Center (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22309 (04-21-11)
Automatic Shipments of Stamp Stock (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22312 (06-02-11)
Carrier Release Program Changes (Handbook M-41 Revision) 22305 (02-24-11)
Carrier Release Program Changes (Handbook PO-603 Revision) 22305 (02-24-11)
Changes to Employment and Placement Policies (Handbook EL-312 Revision) 22311 (05-19-11)
Mandatory Public Information to be Available (Handbook PO-209 Revision) 22308 (04-07-11)
Miscellaneous Changes (Handbook F-1 Revision) 22303 (01-27-11)
Miscellaneous Revisions (Handbook F-23) 22302 (01-13-11)
New POS Workflow for Electronic Entry and Submission of PS Form 6401, Money Order
Inquiry (Handbook F-101 Correction) 22303 (01-27-11)
New POS Workflow for Electronic Entry and Submission of PS Form 6401, Money Order
Inquiry (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22302 (01-13-11)
New Procedures for Handling Unsold Migratory Bird Stamps (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22307 (03-24-11)
Pictorial Postmarks Handbook (Handbook PO-230 Revision) 22314 (06-30-11)
POS Unit Closeout (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22305 (02-24-11)
Processing Postage Due and the Additional Service Fee Handling (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22312 (06-02-11)
Purchase Card Reconciliation Procedures (Handbook AS-709 Revision) 22307 (03-24-11)
Revised Handbook AS-805, Information Security 22311 (05-19-11)
Revised Procedures for Credit/Debit Reports — eMOVES and IRT Offices (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22307 (03-24-11)
Stamp Credits (Handbook F-101 Clarification) 22302 (01-13-11)
Travel Rates (Handbook F-15 Revision) 22307 (03-24-11)
Household Diary Study
Household Diary Study 22311 (05-19-11)
Human Resources
See Employees.
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Information Technology
Announcing the Launch of the New Customer Services Operations and Retail Intranet Website 22314 (06-30-11)
International Mail
April 17, 2011, Domestic and International Mailing Services Price Changes (Field Information Kit) 22306 (03-10-11)
Global Express Guaranteed Service Restored for Japan 22309 (04-21-11)
Mail Services Restored for Egypt 22305 (02-24-11)
Temporary Suspension of Mail Service to Egypt 22304 (02-10-11)
Temporary Suspension of Mail Service to Libya 22306 (03-10-11)
Update on Mail Service to Japan 22307 (03-24-11)
International Mail Manual
Global Express Guaranteed Service — Country Updates (IMM Revision) 22312 (06-02-11)
Mail Preparation Changes to International Priority Airmail and International Surface
Air Lift Mail Services (IMM Revision) 22302 (01-13-11)
Mail Preparation Revisions for International Priority Airmail and International Surface
Air Lift Service (IMM Revision) 22310 (05-05-11)
Mail Preparation to Canada for International Priority Airmail and International Surface
Air Lift Mail Services (IMM Revision) 22303 (01-27-11)
Mail Preparation to Canada for International Priority Airmail and International Surface
Air Lift Mail Services (IMM Revision) 22305 (02-24-11)
Mail Preparation to Canada for International Priority Airmail Service (IMM Revision) 22308 (04-07-11)
New Effective Date for Mail Preparation Changes to International Priority Airmail and International Surface
Air Lift Mail Services (IMM Revision) 22303 (01-27-11)
Prices for International Mailing Products (IMM Revision) 22306 (03-10-11)
Proper Handling of Outbound Unpaid and Shortpaid Mail (IMM Revision) 22309 (04-21-11)
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Labeling Lists
Labeling List Changes (DMM Revision) 22304 (02-10-11)
Labeling List Changes (DMM Revision) 22309 (04-21-11)
Labeling List Changes 22313 (06-16-11)
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Mailbox Improvement Week
Mailbox Improvement Week, May 16–22 22310 (05-05-11)
Mailing and Shipping
See also Domestic Mail Manual, EDDM, International Mail Manual, Labeling Lists, Labels,
Military Mail, and Mover’s Guide.
Track and Confirm Online Retention Update 22311 (05-19-11)
Management Instructions
Direct Marketing and Co-Branded Products and Services to Employees (Obsolete Management Instruction) 22304 (02-10-11)
New Management Instruction AS-300-2011-3, Advertising Policy and Guidelines 22314 (06-30-11)
New Management Instruction FM-131-2011-2, Closing the Financial Accountability of
a Discontinued Post Office, Station, Branch, or Community Post Office 22314 (06-30-11)
Mover’s Guide
Distribution Increased to Four Times per Year (Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News) 22302 (01-13-11)
Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News 22307 (03-24-11)
Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News 22308 (04-07-11)
Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News 22309 (04-21-11)
Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News 22313 (06-16-11)
Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News 22314 (06-30-11)
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Passports
Passport Services 22311 (05-19-11)
Personnel
See Employees.
Philately
General
January Retail Product of the Month Change 22302 (01-13-11)
New Automatic Distribution Quantities for Stamp Stock 22311 (05-19-11)
Price Reduction on all Photostamps Kits 22309 (04-21-11)
Quarter 3 Philatelic Products for Sale in Retail 22307 (03-24-11)
Stamp Availability is Critical to Customer Satisfaction 22308 (04-07-11)
Stamp Guide Hang Tags Out of Stock 22311 (05-19-11)
New Issues
2011 Liberty Bell Stamped Envelope (Update) 22303 (01-27-11)
American Scientists (Stamp Announcement 11-29) 22311 (05-19-11)
Art Deco Bird (Stamp Announcement 11-06) 22303 (01-27-11)
Common Terns (Stamp Announcement 11-13) 22305 (02-24-11)
Garden of Love (Stamp Announcement 11-28) 22309 (04-21-11)
George Washington (Stamp Announcement 11-16) 22306 (03-10-11)
George Washington (20-cent Definitive) Stamp (Update) 22308 (04-07-11)
Go Green (Stamp Announcement 11-20) 22307 (03-24-11)
Gregory Peck (Stamp Announcement 11-24) 22307 (03-24-11)
Helen Hayes (Stamp Announcement 11-23) 22307 (03-24-11)
Herbs (Stamp Announcement 11-12) 22305 (02-24-11)
Herbs Stamp (Correction) 22307 (03-24-11)
Indianapolis 500 (Stamp Announcement 11-27) 22309 (04-21-11)
Jazz (Stamp Announcement 11-11) 22305 (02-24-11)
Lady Liberty/U.S. Flag (Stamp Announcement 11-14) 22306 (03-10-11)
Latin Music Legends (Stamp Announcement 11-09) 22305 (02-24-11)
Lincoln Presidential Dollar Postmarks (Correction) 22302 (01-13-11)
Lincoln Presidential Dollar Postmarks (Correction) 22304 (02-10-11)
Mark Twain (Stamp Announcement 11-30) 22311 (05-19-11)
Mercury Project/MESSENGER Mission (Stamp Announcement 11-25) 22308 (04-07-11)
Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Stamp Announcement 11-32) 22312 (06-02-11)
Navajo Jewelry (Stamp Announcement 11-07) 22303 (01-27-11)
Neon Celebrate! (Stamp Announcement 11-10)
New River Gorge Bridge (Priority Mail) (Stamp Announcement 11-17) 22306 (03-10-11)
Oveta Culp Hobby (3rd Ounce) (Stamp Announcement 11-21) 22307 (03-24-11)
Owney the Postal Dog (Stamp Announcement 11-33) 22314 (06-30-11)
Patriotic Quill and Inkwell (Stamp Announcement 11-08) 22303 (01-27-11)
Pioneers of American Industrial Design (Stamp Announcement 11-31) 22311 (05-19-11)
Purple Heart with Ribbon (Stamp Announcement 11-26) 22308 (04-07-11)
Ronald Reagan (Stamp Announcement 11-05) 22302 (01-13-11)
The Civil War: 1861(Stamp Announcement 11-19) 22306 (03-10-11)
U.S. Merchant Marine (Stamp Announcement 11-34) 22314 (06-30-11)
Voyageurs National Park (Stamp Announcement 11-18) 22306 (03-10-11)
Wedding Cake (Stamp Announcement 11-15) 22306 (03-10-11)
Wedding Roses (Stamp Announcement 11-22) 22307 (03-24-11)
Postmarks
Bryant Community Club Pictorial Postmark (Correction) 22314 (06-30-11)
Chautauqua County Bicentennial Station (Update) 22313 (06-16-11)
Naval Aviation Station Postmarks (Corrections) 22311 (05-19-11)
Special Philatelic Postmarks (POM Revision) 22312 (06-02-11)
ZIP Meets Date Station Postmark Withdrawn and Cancelled (Update) 22305 (02-24-11)
Remaining on Sale, Removed From Sale, and Approved for Sale
Stamp Stock Items Withdrawn From Regular Sale and From Sale at Philatelic Centers 22305 (02-24-11)
Stamp Stock Items Withdrawn From Regular Sale and From Sale at Philatelic Centers 22312 (06-02-11)
Stamps and Postal Stationery
2011 Stamps and Postal Stationery 22304 (02-10-11)
2011 Stamps and Postal Stationery 22307 (03-24-11)
2011 Stamps and Postal Stationery 22312 (06-02-11)
Postage-Paid Greeting Cards
Hallmark and Postal Service Launch Postage-Paid Greetings — Barcoded Envelopes
and Scanning Technology Innovate Card-Sending 22307 (03-24-11)
Postal Operations Manual
Carrier Release Program Changes (POM Revision) 22305 (02-24-11)
Collection Services (POM Revision) 22313 (06-16-11)
Discontinuance Procedures (POM Revision) 22314 (06-30-11)
Establishment of City Delivery Service (POM Revision) 22306 (03-10-11)
Special Philatelic Postmarks (POM Revision) 22312 (06-02-11)
Posters
See also POW-MIA Flags.
Before You Put That Resume in the Mail Ethics Poster... 22311 (05-19-11)
Commuter Program 2011 22303 (01-27-11)
FLTCIP Open Season: April 4–June 24, 2011 22309 (04-21-11)
Food Drive Poster 22310 (05-05-11)
Notice for Postal Employees Under Age 26 Who Have a Postal or Federal Parent 22308 (04-07-11)
The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program Open Season: April 4 Through June 24, 2011 22311 (05-19-11)
Post Office Boxes
PO Boxes…Offering a Great Value 22302 (01-13-11)
POW-MIA Flags
Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag 22309 (04-21-11)
Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag 22310 (05-05-11)
Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag 22311 (05-19-11)
Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag 22312 (06-02-11)
Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag 22313 (06-16-11)
Prices
April 17, 2011, Domestic and International Mailing Services Price Changes (Field Information Kit) 22306 (03-10-11)
Price Reduction on all Photostamps Kits 22309 (04-21-11)
Prices for International Mailing Products (IMM Revision) 22306 (03-10-11)
Publications
See also Directives and Forms Update and Mover’s Guide.
Clarification of Packaging Standards for Mailable Explosives (Publication 52 Revision) 22309 (04-21-11)
Publication 521, EAP Wallet Card, Has Been Revised 22310 (05-05-11)
Threat Assessment Team Guide (Publication 108 Revision) 22312 (06-02-11)
Publicity Kits
Go Green Forever Stamps (Publicity Kit) 22307 (03-24-11)
Grow Your Business Days Publicity Kit 22312 (06-02-11)
National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 15–21, 2011 22310 (05-05-11)
National Passport Day in the USA — April 9, 2011 (Publicity Kit) 22307 (03-24-11)
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Retail
Gift Cards Market Test Launch 22312 (06-02-11)
Gift Cards Market Test Launch 22313 (06-16-11)
U.S. Postal Service Expands Access to 100,000 Locations 22312 (06-02-11)
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Safety and Health
Statutory Requirement to Review and Post OSHA Form 300A Summary for Calendar
Year 2010 (Establishment and Installation Heads) 22302 (01-13-11)
Stamps
See Philately.
Supply Management
Contracting Officers’ Representatives 22312 (06-02-11)
eBuy2 Trash Suppliers for Payment Request Module 22311 (05-19-11)
February 2011 Semi-Annual Capital Property Review (Headquarters Managers and Field Installation Heads) 22302 (01-13-11)
Important Postal Voyager Fleet Card Updates 22307 (03-24-11)
Important Postal Voyager Fleet Card Updates 22308 (04-07-11)
Industrial Equipment Responsibility Shifting to Vehicles Category Management Center 22303 (01-27-11)
Interest Rate on Contract Claims 22302 (01-13-11)
Requirements for Reconciling Postal Voyager Fleet Card Purchases 22303 (01-27-11)
Sale of USPS Personal Property 22302 (01-13-11)
Voyager eFleet Card Reconciliation Report and Training 22310 (05-05-11)
What’s New in eBuy2? A Greener Choice ... Excess Items Catalog 22306 (03-10-11)
Sustainability
Go Green — It’s Easier Than You Think 22308 (04-07-11)
Lean Green Teams Promote Resource Conservation and Save the Postal Service Money 22305 (02-24-11)
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Voice of the Employee
Voice of the Employee — Your Opinion Matters 22309 (04-21-11)
