Effective August 23, 2012, the Administrative Support Manual is revised to include provisions on Remotely Managed Post Offices™ (RMPOs) and Part-time Post Offices (PTPOs). These revisions implement changes to the hours of service and staffing of retail units previously classified as EAS Level 16 or below Post Offices.
Administrative Support Manual (ASM)
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1 Postal Organization
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12 Post Office Functions
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122 Hours of Duty
122.1 Full-Time Offices
[Revise 122.1 as follows:]
Postmasters and officers-in-charge (OIC) of full-time offices (EAS-18 and above) are scheduled to work a 40-hour workweek. A typical schedule is set at 8 hours, 5 days a week, Monday through Friday. An OIC or other designee may be scheduled to relieve a postmaster or OIC and to provide service as necessary during hours of the service week when the postmaster is not available.
[Revise the title and text of 122.2 as follows:]
122.2 Administrative Post Offices
Postmasters of Administrative Post Offices are scheduled to work a 40-hour workweek. A typical schedule is set at 8 hours, 5 days a week, Monday through Friday. An Administrative Post Office is a Post Office that has administrative control or responsibility over a contractor-operated retail facility, classified station or branch, or a Post Office. An OIC or other designee may be scheduled to relieve a postmaster or OIC and to provide service as necessary during the service week.
[Revise the title and text of 122.3 as follows:]
122.3 Remotely Managed Post Offices
Employees of Remotely Managed Post Offices (RMPOs) work up to a 6-day service week, Monday through Saturday. An RMPO offers part-time window service hours, is staffed by a Postal Service employee, and is managed by a postmaster domiciled at the Administrative Post Office. Daily total hours of service at RMPOs are determined by the earned workload of the RMPO. Saturday retail window service hours offered at an RMPO are based on the postal needs of a particular community (see Handbook PO-209, and the Postal Operations Manual 126.4) as follows:
Level 2 2 hours per day
Level 4 4 hours per day
Level 6 6 hours per day
[Add new section 122.4 as follows:]
122.4 Part-Time Post Offices
Employees of Part-Time Post Offices (PTPOs) work up to a 6-day service week, Monday through Saturday. A PTPO offers part-time window service hours, is staffed by a Postal Service employee, and reports to a district office. A PTPO offers 6 hours of retail window service daily on Monday through Friday. Saturday retail window service hours offered at a PTPO are based on the postal needs of a particular community (see also Handbook PO-209 and POM 126.4).
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We will incorporate this revision into the next printed version of the ASM and also into the next online version available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:
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(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
— Retail Operations,
Delivery and Post Office Operations, 8-23-12
