January – June 2012
PB 22328 – 22340
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 Counterfeit Canadian Money Order Forms.
n Domestic 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 Missing, Lost, or Stolen Canadian Money Order Forms.
n Missing, Lost, or Stolen U.S. Money Order Forms.
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 Toll-Free Number Available to Verify Canadian Money Orders.
n Verifying U.S. Postal Service Money Orders.
n What’s New on USPS.com?
n Withholding of Mail Orders.
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Administrative Support Manual
Postal Service Corporate Library (ASM Revision) 22335 (04-19-12)
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Consumer/Customer Relations
See also Publicity Kits.
National Consumer Protection Week 22331 (02-23-12)
Click-N-Ship
The New Click-N-Ship Application 22337 (05-17-12)
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Delivery
Connecting Senders to Receivers 22340 (06-28-12)
Our Business is Delivery 22328 (01-12-26)
Our Business is Delivery 22333 (03-22-12)
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) 22331 (02-23-12)
Directives and Forms Update (Publication 223 Revision) 22335 (04-19-12)
Directives and Forms Update (Publication 223 Revision) 22340 (06-28-12)
Domestic Mail Manual
See also Labeling Lists.
Centralization of Bundling Standards (DMM Revision) 22330 (02-09-12)
Changes in Sack and Container Label Specifications to Accommodate Standard Mail
Marketing Parcels (DMM Revision) 22330 (02-09-12)
Clarification of Preparation Standards for Pallets of Parcel Select Lightweight Pieces (DMM Revision) 22340 (06-28-12)
Customer Deposit and Pickup of Domestic Mailpieces Requiring a Customs Declaration Form (DMM Revision) 22337 (05-17-12)
Customer Deposit and Pickup of International Mailpieces — Correction (DMM Revision) 22339 (06-14-12)
District Consolidations ZIP Code Realignments (DMM Revision) 22332 (03-08-12)
Increase eBay Insurance Indemnity Limit (DMM Revision) 22332 (03-08-12)
Increase Insurance Indemnity to $5,000 for Integrated Barcodes (DMM Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
Mailings of Lithium Batteries (DMM Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
Mobile Commerce and Personalization Promotion (DMM Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
New Content Identification Number Codes for Use With Priority Mail Open and Distribute Shipments (DMM Revision) 22333 (03-22-12)
New Express Mail Price Category — Express Mail Padded Flat Rate Envelope (DMM Revision) 22338 (05-31-12)
New Options for Clean Release Cards on Letters (DMM Revision) 22340 (06-28-12)
Optional Preparation for FSS Zones When Combining Mailings of Standard Mail and Periodicals Flats (DMM Revision) 22331 (02-23-12)
Package Intercept (DMM Revision) 22338 (05-31-12)
Package Intercept Transitional Phase (DMM Clarification) 22340 (06-28-12)
PC Postage Presorted Option (DMM Revision) 22338 (05-31-12)
Periodicals — Endorsements, Supplements to Bound and Unbound Publications (DMM Revision) 22338 (05-31-12)
Picture Permit Imprint Indicia (DMM Revision) 22337 (05-17-12)
Post Office Box Fee Refunds (DMM Revision) 22338 (05-31-12)
Price and Postage Markings Applied by MLOCRs (DMM Revision) 22338 (05-31-12)
Shipper Paid Forwarding (DMM Revision) 22330 (02-09-12)
Shipper Paid Forwarding — Treatment of Mail (DMM Revision) 22331 (02-23-12)
Shipping Assistant Rebranded as Click-N-Ship for Business (DMM Revision) 22337 (05-17-12)
USPS Package Intercept — New Product Offerings (DMM Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
Domestic Products
2nd Ounce Free for First-Class Mail Automation and Presort Letter Mailers (Coming Soon) 22328 (01-12-26)
Internally Yours — Business Reply Mail Has a New Webpage 22330 (02-09-12)
Mobile Commerce and Personalization Promotion 22333 (03-22-12)
New Placards Identify Business Reply Mail Holds and Status 22333 (03-22-12)
Picture Permit Imprint Indicia Approved as USPS Offering 22337 (05-17-12)
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Employee and Labor Relations Manual
Back Pay (ELM Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
Paid Military Leave (ELM Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
Recognition and Awards (ELM Revision) 22337 (05-17-12)
Employees
See also Employee and Labor Relations Manual, RIF Competitive Areas, Safety and Health, and
Voice of the Employee.
Benefits
2012 Personal Statement of Benefits 22338 (05-31-12)
Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program Webinars 22338 (05-31-12)
No Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program Premium Deduction in Pay Period 02-12 22328 (01-12-26)
General
Automated Retreat Rights on eJob Bidding 22338 (05-31-12)
Automated Retreat Rights on eJob Bidding Revision 22339 (06-14-12)
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement 22331 (02-23-12)
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement 22333 (03-22-12)
Environment
See Sustainability.
Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule
Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule for Rural Routes 22334 (04-05-12)
Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule for Rural Routes 22340 (06-28-12)
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Field Information Kits
Click-N-Ship Redesign (Field Information Kit 22332 (03-08-12)
Delivery Done Right (Field Information Kit) 22337 (05-17-12)
It Begins With A Smile (Field Information Kit) 22333 (03-22-12)
New Features and Enhancements on USPS.com (Field Information Kit) 22330 (02-09-12)
Telephone Courtesy (Field Information Kit) 22328 (01-12-26)
Finance
See also Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule, Forms, Handbooks, International Reply Coupons,
and Pay Dates and Leave Year.
2012 Social Security and Medicare Tax Withholding Limits 22332 (03-08-12)
2012 Social Security and Medicare Tax Withholding Limits (Temporary Extension) 22328 (01-12-26)
BMEU/DMU 22335 (04-19-12)
Federal Income Tax Withholding 22329 (01-26-12)
Finance Number Control Master Requests 22340 (06-28-12)
Financial Procedures for Discontinued Post Offices, Stations, Branches, or Community Post Offices 22331 (02-23-12)
Fiscal Year 2012 Bank Secrecy Act/Anti–Money Laundering Training 22337 (05-17-12)
Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement (2011 Tax Information) 22328 (01-12-26)
Form W-4 Completion for Employees Claiming Exempt Status for 2012 22328 (01-12-26)
Pay Period for Equipment Maintenance Allowance Schedule for Rural Routes (Correction) 22328 (01-12-26)
Plant-Verified Drop Shipment 22336 (05-03-12)
Priority of Deductions 22330 (02-09-12)
Voyager Fleet Cards and Purchase Cards 22339 (06-14-12)
Forms
New Field Finance Request Forms 22328 (01-12-26)
Ordering Instructions for January 2012 Postage Statements 22328 (01-12-26)
PS Form 1509, Sender’s Request for USPS Package Intercept Service (Revision) 22329 (01-26-12)
PS Form 3959, Stamp Stock Transactions and Daily Recap, Automated LiveCycle Form
Posted on Postal Forms Intranet 22337 (05-17-12)
Revised PS Form 1653, Postmaster Relief/Leave Replacement Employment Data 22328 (01-12-26)
Revised PS Form 6831, Request for Headquarters Identification Badge 22336 (05-03-12)
Revised PS Form 8190, USPS-NALC Joint Step A Grievance Form, April 2012 22340 (06-28-12)
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Handbooks
Appendix D, Forms and Retention Periods (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22329 (01-26-12)
Cash Retained Credit Counts and Cash Reserve (Handbook F-101 Clarification) 22332 (03-08-12)
Handbook EL-304, Maintenance Selection System, Revised 22328 (01-12-26)
Handbook EL-912, Agreement Between the United States Postal Service and the American Postal Workers
Union for 2010–2015, Is Now Available 22334 (04-05-12)
Lost Stock Shipment (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22330 (02-09-12)
POS ONE Retail Floor Stock Limit Change (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22329 (01-26-12)
Revised Handbook AS-805-A, Information Resource Certification and Accreditation Process 22332 (03-08-12)
Revised Handbook AS-805-A, Information Resource Certification and Accreditation Process 22337 (05-17-12)
Revision of PS Form 3959, Stamp Stock Transactions and Daily Recap (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
Stock Returned From the Unit Reserve to the SDC or SDO (Handbook F-101 Revision) 22328 (01-12-26)
Historic Objects
Antiques, Collectibles, and Objects of Historic Value 22335 (04-19-12)
Household Diary Study
Household Diary Study 22331 (02-23-12)
Household Diary Study 22337 (05-17-12)
Human Resources
See Employees.
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Information Security
USPS Warns Employees About Disruptive Spam Emails 22337 (05-17-12)
Information Technology
Be Aware 22335 (04-19-12)
Protect Sensitive Data 22336 (05-03-12)
International Mail
International Mail Acceptance Policy Change 22337 (05-17-12)
International Mail Manual
Availability of Commercial Pricing for Outbound International Expedited Products (IMM Revision) 22331 (02-23-12)
Availability of Insurance for Global Express Guaranteed Items Bearing a Permit Imprint for Postage
Payment (IMM Revision) 22332 (03-08-12)
Commercial Pricing for Outbound International Expedited Products — Update (IMM Revision) 22332 (03-08-12)
Customer Deposit and Pickup of International Mailpieces (IMM Revision) 22337 (05-17-12)
Customer Deposit of Express Mail International Mailpieces (IMM Revision) 22339 (06-14-12)
Customs Forms Requirements for Items Containing Goods (IMM Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
Global Direct Entry Wholesaler Program (IMM Revision) 22340 (06-28-12)
Global Expedited Package Services — New Qualifying Threshold (IMM Revision) 22332 (03-08-12)
International Country Availability for Return Receipt Service (IMM Revision) 22328 (01-12-26)
International Priority Airmail and International Surface Air Lift Service — Country Suspensions (IMM Revision) 22335 (04-19-12)
New Destinating Country Listing — Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Timor-Leste) (IMM Revision) 22337 (05-17-12)
New — Express Mail International Padded Flat Rate Envelope (IMM Revision) 22337 (05-17-12)
Outbound International Mailings of Lithium Batteries and Other Dangerous Goods (IMM Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
Permit Imprint Indicias (IMM Revision) 22337 (05-17-12)
Priority Mail International Insurance Updates to Cameroon, Lebanon, and Montenegro (IMM Revision) 22333 (03-22-12)
Updates to Various Individual Country Listings (IMM Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
Use of USPS Mail Transport Equipment (IMM Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
International Reply Coupons
International Reply Coupons (Correction) 22329 (01-26-12)
International Reply Coupons (Reminder) 22328 (01-12-26)
International Reply Coupons and Price Change 22329 (01-26-12)
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Labeling Lists
Labeling List Changes 22329 (01-26-12)
Labeling List Changes 22332 (03-08-12)
Labeling List Changes 22337 (05-17-12)
Labeling List Changes 22339 (06-14-12)
Lithium Batteries
Lithium Battery — Update (Publication 52 Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
Mailings of Lithium Batteries (DMM Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
Outbound International Mailings of Lithium Batteries and Other Dangerous Goods (IMM Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
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Mailbox Improvement Week
Mailbox Improvement Week, May 19–25 22336 (05-03-12)
Mailing and Shipping
See also Domestic Mail Manual, EDDM, International Mail Manual, Labeling Lists, and Mover’s Guide.
2012 Postal Explorer CDs Available to Manual Post Offices 22339 (06-14-12)
Easy, Breezy Shipping 22338 (05-31-12)
Enabling Customers to Redirect Delivery of Shipments (USPS Package Intercept Service) 22329 (01-26-12)
New Flats Dimension and Change to Addressing Specifications for Every Door Direct Mail 22336 (05-03-12)
Reaching Out for Every Door Direct Mail in Retail Lobbies 22329 (01-26-12)
Standard Mail Simplified Address Flats Dimensions (Correction) 22337 (05-17-12)
Mail Transport Equipment
Mail Transport Equipment 22334 (04-05-12)
New and Improved MTE 22339 (06-14-12)
MOVER’S GUIDE
Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News 22328 (01-12-26)
Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News 22329 (01-26-12)
Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News 22333 (03-22-12)
Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News 22334 (04-05-12)
Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News 22335 (04-19-12)
Publication 75, Mover’s Guide, News 22340 (06-28-12)
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Passports
Passport Services 22330 (02-09-12)
Personnel
See Employees.
Philately
General
Corrections and Updates to Philately Articles and Stamp Announcements 22329 (01-26-12)
Pre-order 2012 Denominated Stamps Now 22328 (01-12-26)
Scouting Stamp Philatelic Products (Update) 22338 (05-31-12)
Stamps Now Program Available to Customers Looking for Large Volumes of Stamps Including Pre-Cancelled
and Non-Profit 22337 (05-17-12)
United States Postal Service Notecard Sets — Convenient, Coordinated, and Customizable 22339 (06-14-12)
New Issues
Aloha Shirts (Stamp Announcement 12-3) 22328 (01-12-26)
Aloha Shirts (Stamp Announcement 12-33) 22336 (05-03-12)
Arizona Statehood (Stamp Announcement 12-17) 22328 (01-12-26)
Baltimore Checkerspot (Butterfly) (Stamp Announcement 12-6) 22328 (01-12-26)
Bicycling (Stamp Announcement 12-34) 22336 (05-03-12)
Birds of Prey (Stamp Announcement 12-7) 22328 (01-12-26)
Bobcat (Stamp Announcement 12-32) 22336 (05-03-12)
Bobcat Stamp Type of Issue (Correction) 22339 (06-14-12)
Bonsai (Stamp Announcement 12-12) 22328 (01-12-26)
Carmel Mission (Stamp Announcement 12-22) 22330 (02-09-12)
Celebrate Scouting (Stamp Announcement 12-35) 22336 (05-03-12)
Celebrate Scouting Stamp Design Credits (Correction) 22340 (06-28-12)
Cherry Blossom Centennial (Stamp Announcement 12-23) 22331 (02-23-12)
Danny Thomas (Stamp Announcement 12-18) 22328 (01-12-26)
Dogs at Work (Stamp Announcement 12-5) 22328 (01-12-26)
Four Flags (Stamp Announcement 12-20) 22330 (02-09-12)
Four Flags (Stamp Announcement 12-31) 22336 (05-03-12)
Glacier National Park, Montana (Stamp Announcement 12-4) 22328 (01-12-26)
Great Film Directors (Stamp Announcement 12-29) 22335 (04-19-12)
Heart Health (Stamp Announcement 12-19) 22329 (01-26-12)
Innovative Choreographers Stamp (Stamp Announcement 12-41) 22340 (06-28-12)
John H. Johnson (Stamp Announcement 12-15) 22328 (01-12-26)
Jose Ferrer (Stamp Announcement 12-27) 22333 (03-22-12)
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Stamp Announcement 12-8) 22328 (01-12-26)
Louisiana Statehood (Stamp Announcement 12-28) 22333 (03-22-12)
Love Ribbons (Stamp Announcement 12-16) 22328 (01-12-26)
Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon (Stamp Announcement 12-14) 22328 (01-12-26)
Mail a Smile (Stamp Announcement 12-30) 22336 (05-03-12)
Major League Baseball All-Stars (Stamp Announcement 12-40) 22339 (06-14-12)
Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Stamp Announcement 12-39) 22338 (05-31-12)
Miles Davis/Edith Piaf (Stamp Announcement 12-36) 22336 (05-03-12)
Purple Martin Stamped Envelope (Stamp Announcement 12-13) 22328 (01-12-26)
Sailboat Printer-Ready Stamped Card (Stamp Announcement 12-37) 22337 (05-17-12)
Sailboat Stamped Card (Stamp Announcement 12-11) 22328 (01-12-26)
Scenic American Landscapes Premium Stamped Cards (Stamp Announcement 12-38) 22337 (05-17-12)
Stamp Announcement 12-16: Love Ribbons (Correction) 22330 (02-09-12)
Sunshine Skyway Bridge (Stamp Announcement 12-21) 22330 (02-09-12)
The Civil War: 1862 (Stamp Announcement 12-26) 22333 (03-22-12)
Twentieth-Century Poets (Stamp Announcement 12-25) 22332 (03-08-12)
Weather Vanes (Stamp Announcement 12-10) 22328 (01-12-26)
Wedding Cake (Stamp Announcement 12-9) 22328 (01-12-26)
William H. Johnson (Stamp Announcement 12-24) 22332 (03-08-12)
Postmarks
Battle of Shiloh 150th Anniversary (Correction) 22335 (04-19-12)
Postmark America 22331 (02-23-12)
San Diego Station Postmarks (Correction) 22338 (05-31-12)
Remaining on Sale, Removed From Sale, and Approved for Sale
Breast Cancer Research Semipostal Stamps to Remain on Sale through December 31, 2015 22329 (01-26-12)
Quarter 2, Fiscal Year 12 Philatelic Products for Sale in Retail 22328 (01-12-26)
Spring/Summer FY 12 Philatelic Products for Sale in Retail 22335 (04-19-12)
Stamp Stock Items Withdrawn From Regular Sale and From Sale at Philatelic Centers 22332 (03-08-12)
Stamp Stock Items Withdrawn From Regular Sale and From Sale at Philatelic Centers 22338 (05-31-12)
Stamp Stock Items Withdrawn From Regular Sale and From Sale at Philatelic Centers (Update) 22339 (06-14-12)
Stamps and Postal Stationery
2012 Stamps and Postal Stationery 22330 (02-09-12)
2012 Stamps and Postal Stationery 22331 (02-23-12)
2012 Stamps and Postal Stationery 22336 (05-03-12)
Picture Permit Imprint Indicia
Permit Imprint Indicias (IMM Revision) 22337 (05-17-12)
Picture Permit Imprint Indicia (DMM Revision) 22337 (05-17-12)
Picture Permit Imprint Indicia Approved as USPS Offering 22337 (05-17-12)
Postal Operations Manual
Modes of Delivery and Delivery Equipment (POM Revision) 22334 (04-05-12)
Posters
See also POW-MIA Flags.
Green Your Commute 22334 (04-05-12)
Letter Carriers Food Drive Poster 22336 (05-03-12)
Mail Transport Equipment 22334 (04-05-12)
Revised Poster 313, Service Performance 22340 (06-28-12)
Southern Area Poster 22336 (05-03-12)
The Office of Inspector General Creates New Fraud Awareness Poster 22338 (05-31-12)
POW-MIA Flags
Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag 22336 (05-03-12)
Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag 22337 (05-17-12)
Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag 22338 (05-31-12)
Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag 22339 (06-14-12)
Priority Mail Boxes
Priority Mail Regional Rate Boxes: Short-Haul Shipping Is as Easy as ABC 22332 (03-08-12)
Publications
See also Directives and Forms Update and Mover’s Guide.
Lithium Battery — Update (Publication 52 Revision) 22336 (05-03-12)
Publicity Kits
Celebrate Scouting Stamp (Publicity Kit) 22338 (05-31-12)
Heart Health Social Awareness Stamp Publicity Kit 22330 (02-09-12)
National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 19–25, 2012 22336 (05-03-12)
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Safety and Health
Federal Reporting Requirements on Hazardous and Toxic Chemicals (Reminder) 22329 (01-26-12)
Flood Safety — Be Prepared 22332 (03-08-12)
Statutory Requirement to Review and Post EHS/OSHA Form 300A Summary for Calendar Year 2011
(Establishment and Installation Heads) 22329 (01-26-12)
Stamps
See Philately.
Supply Management
February 2012 Semi-Annual Capital Property Review (USPS Headquarters Managers and Field Installation Heads) 22329 (01-26-12)
Follow-up Action for the Semi-Annual Capital Property Review (USPS Headquarters Managers and
Field Installation Heads) 22333 (03-22-12)
Interest Rate on Contract Claims 22328 (01-12-26)
Keep Your Elevator Operating — Get an Elevator Maintenance Service Contract 22333 (03-22-12)
Locks and Keys — Revenue Generation Opportunity 22328 (01-12-26)
Mailing Items to the Asset Recovery Center 22335 (04-19-12)
Revised Process for the Pre-Authorization of Mobile Fueling 22335 (04-19-12)
Sustainability
Go Green — Celebrate Earth Day 22334 (04-05-12)
Green Your Commute 22334 (04-05-12)
Recycling Small Dry-Cell Batteries (Standard Operating Procedure) 22337 (05-17-12)
Standardized Reporting Requirements for Environmental Notices of Violation and Environmental
Regulatory Agency Site Visits 22336 (05-03-12)
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Voice of the Employee
Every Employee Has a Voice at the Postal Service 22329 (01-26-12)
Third Quarter Voice of the Employee Surveys are in the Mail 22335 (04-19-12)
