Effective December 2022, the Postal Service™ revised PS Form 3972, Leave Year 2023 Absence Analysis, to update the form information for the 2023 Leave Year.
The December 2022 edition replaces the November 2022 edition, which did not reflect the correct start date for Leave Year 2023. Per Employee and Labor Relations Manual, section 512.12a, the leave year begins “with the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar year.” For Leave Year 2023, the correct start date is January 14, 2023, as is shown on the December 2022 edition of PS Form 3972.
USPS® facilities can use the following information to order PS Form 3972 through eBuy+:
PSIN: PS 3972
PSN: 7530-02-000-9137
Unit of Measure: EA
Minimum Order Quantity: 1
Bulk Pack Quantity: 1800
Quick Pick Number: 228
Price: $0.0640 *
Edition Date: 12/22
All orders received at the MDC will get the 12/22 edition of PS Form 3972 for Leave Year 2023. However, the 12/21 edition for Leave Year 2022 will be available for individual printing from the Postal Service PolicyNet website throughout 2023.
Note: To the extent possible, managers are to use the electronic version of PS Form 3972 available on the Enterprise Resource Management System (eRMS) site before using paper copies of PS Form 3972.
The revised PS Form 3972 is available on the PolicyNet website (as is the edition dated December 2021 for Leave Year 2022):
n Go to blue.usps.gov.
n In the left-hand column, click Essential Links, and then click PolicyNet.
n Go to the right-hand side under “Published Forms and Directives,” click Forms, and then click on the range 3000–3999.
n Scroll down to the form entry and click the PDF icon.
The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is blue.usps.gov/cpim.
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