Effective December 10, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising the Administrative Support Manual (ASM), section 518.2, to update policies and procedures for Community Contact. Exhibit 518.232, Community Contact Letter, will also be deleted in its entirety.
Administrative Support Manual (ASM)
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5 Facilities and Equipment
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51 Facilities
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518 Facility Planning
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518.2 Community Contact
[Add new text to 518.2 to read as follows:]
The Postal Service follows the process in 39 CFR 241.4 whenever the Postal Service makes a tentative decision to do any of the following:
a. Relocate all retail services from a retail service facility to a separate, existing physical building.
b. Add a new retail service facility for a community.
c. Temporarily add retail service facilities.
d. Relocate retail services on a temporary or emergency basis.
e. Undertake a provisional relocation of retail services.
[Delete sections 518.21 through 518.243, including Exhibit 518.232, in its entirety.]
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next online update of the Administrative Support Manual, which is available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:
n Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
n In the left-hand column under “Essential Links”, click PolicyNet.
n Click Manuals.
The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.
— Facilities, 12-10-15
