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Programa Hispano

MESSAGE FROM THE POSTMASTER GENERAL AND DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL

Hispanic ProgramThe Hispanic Program is an integral part of the Postal Service’s

Diversity Development and Equal Employment Opportunity policyand planning programs. This special emphasis program was estab-lished in 1973 to assure that Hispanics are fully utilized in the postalworkforce and have an equal opportunity to compete in every aspectof employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, and promo-tions.

Workforce projections indicate that by the next decade, Hispan-ics will constitute the largest minority group in the United States. Inview of this trend and consistent with our continuing commitment toprovide equal employment opportunity to all persons, it is critical thatwe continue to strengthen our efforts to recognize and fully utilize theunique qualities and talents of Hispanics in the community at largeand in our diverse workforce.

The Postal Service is committed to ensuring that the HispanicProgram receives the necessary management attention and sup-port. Managers at all levels must:

� Be sensitive to the concerns of Hispanic employees and theHispanic community to determine if there are operational orother barriers inherent our systems and employmentpolicies/practices, and take prompt actions to correct anydeficiencies.

� Ensure that sufficient financial and personnel resources areallocated to implement an effective and progressive PostalService Hispanic Program.

By doing so, we will continue to realize the full talents of our di-verse workforce and increase our efficiency, competitiveness, andethical reputation in a rapidly growing marketplace that attracts cus-tomers to do business with us. Our competitive advantage dependson instilling this recognition and respect for individual differences, avalue for divergent opinions, and treatment for one another with ap-preciation regardless of our ethnic backgrounds.

El Programa Hispano forma parte esencial del Departamento deDiversidad y del Programa de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Em-pleo (EEO) del Servicio Postal. El Programa Hispano fue estableci-do en 1973 para asegurar que los Hispanos tengan acceso demanera equitativa a las oportunidades de empleo dentro de nuestrafuerza laboral. Esto asegurará que los Hispanos puedan competiren todas las areas de empleo, incluyendo, pero no limitado, al reclu-tamiento, empleo, adiestramiento y ascensos.

De acuerdo con las proyecciones del censo para la próxima dé-cada, los Hispanos constituirán el grupo minoritario con mayor re-presentación en los Estádos Unidos. Basado en esas proyecciones,y de acuerdo con nuestro cometido de proveer igualdad de oportuni-dades para todos, es criticamente necesario que continuemos enar-deciendo nuestros esfuerzos para reconocer y utilizar de maneracompleta las cualidades y talentos de los Hispanos de nuestra com-unidad y en nuestra fuerza laboral.

El Servicio Postal mantiene su compromiso de asegurarse queel Programa Hispano reciba la atención necesaria de parte de nues-tros administradores. Nuestros gerentes, a todos los niveles, deben:

� Ser sensibles a las preocupaciones de nuestros empleadosHispanos y de la comunidad Hispana para determinar siexisten barreras inherentes en nuestro sistema y en nuestrapolitica de empleo y tomar acción inmediata para corregircualquier deficiencia que pueda existir.

� Asegurarse que hayan suficientes recursos financieros y depersonal para poder implementar un Programa Hispano enel Servicio Postal que sea eficiente y progresivo.

Haciendo esto, nosotros continuaremos en la realización de loslogros completos de nuestra fuerza laboral tan diversa. Aumentare-mos nuestra eficacia, competitividad, y reputación de honestidad.Fomentaremos un ambiente comercial para atraer a los clientes aque negocien con nosotros. Nuestra ventaja competitiva dependeen nuestra abilidad de inspirar respeto y reconocimiento a nuestrasdiferencias individuales, de dar valor a opiniones divergentes y detratarnos los unos a los otros con aprecio, sin importar nuestroorigen cultural.

MARVIN RUNYON

POSTMASTER GENERAL, CEOMICHAEL S. COUGHLIN

DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL

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PUBLISHED SINCE MARCH 4, 1880 PB 21935, DECEMBER 19, 1996

Table of Contents Moved to Page 2

Postal Bulletin 21935 (12-19-96)

CONTENTS

Message from the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General: Hispanic Program 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Polution Prevention/Purchasing Policiesfor Paper and Paper Products With Recycled Content 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Administrative ServicesDirectives and Forms Update 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stools, Carrier and General Utility 6. . . . . . . . . . . Publication 247, Supply and Equipment

Catalog, Supplemental Price List 6. . . . . . . . . . . Supplies Online 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Customer ServicesMail Alert 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Domestic MailBarcoded Labels: Implementation Date 10. . . . . . DMM Notice: Barcoded Tray and Sack

Labels Required July 1, 1997 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996 IRS Tax Packages 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delivery Unit Alert — Deliverable

TV Guides 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reminder: Administration of the Private

Express Statutes 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overseas Military Mail 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FinanceFreedom of Information Act Report for

Calendar Year 1996 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fraud AlertDomestic Orders 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreign Order No. 392 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missing U.S. Money Order Forms —

Do Not Cash 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Missing Canadian Money Order Forms — Do Not Cash 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Counterfeited Canadian Money Order Forms — Do Not Cash 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

800 Number Available to Verify Canadian Money Orders 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Invalid Express Mail Corporate Account Numbers 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

International MailIMM Revision: Global Package Link

to Canada 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IMM Revision: International Money Order

Service to Belarus 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . International Postal Money Order Service 41. . . .

PhilatelyStamp Announcement 97-2: Flag Over

Porch, Juke Box, and Mountain Stamps 43. . . . . Self-Service/Vending Distribution for Yellow

Rose Stamp 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pictorial Cancellations

Announcement 96-25 47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Post OfficesPost Office Changes Number 17 49. . . . . . . . . . . . New Year’s Day Posters 55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday Posters 57. . . . .

Postal Employees1997 Pay Dates, Organization Dues, and

Leave Year 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relocation — Delay In Processing Relocation

Vouchers 63. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thrift Savings Plan Fact Sheet 65. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Latest Quarterly Index:PB 21930, 10-10-96

1995 Annual Index:PB 21912, 2-1-96


Pollution Prevention/Purchasing Policies for Paper and Paper Products WithRecycled Content

Executive Order (EO) 12873, Federal Acquisition,Recycling, and Waste Prevention, requires federal agenciesto establish preference in their purchasing programs for en-vironmentally preferable products and services. Althoughthe EO does not apply to the Postal Service, we have, forbusiness and environmental reasons, voluntarily adoptedportions of this EO as postal policy.

Purchasing policies and specifications for paper and pa-per products have been revised so that a price preference,when desirable, is given for paper and paper products con-taining recycled content. As stated in Postal Bulletin 21903(9-28-95), a price premium of up to 10 percent may be paidfor the purchase of paper and paper products with recycledcontent.

Purchases of paper and paper products must meet or ex-ceed the following minimum materials content standards un-less (1) they are not available competitively within areasonable time frame, (2) they do not meet appropriate per-formance standards, or (3) they are only available at an un-reasonable price:

1. The recycled content standard will be a minimum of20 percent postconsumer materials for high-speedcopier paper, offset paper, forms bond, computerprintout paper, carbonless paper, file folders, andwhite wove envelopes, assuming all performancerequirements are satisfied.

2. The minimum recycled content standard for un-coated printing and writing paper, such as writingand office paper, book paper, cotton fiber paper, andcover stock will be 20 percent postconsumer materi-als.

3. Products containing cardboard will have a minimumof 30 percent postconsumer recycled content mate-rial.

There are a number of commercial sources capable ofsupplying paper and paper products meeting these specifi-cations. Purchasing personnel, working with their internalcustomers, should conduct market research in order to de-termine the most qualified suppliers of these commodities.In addition, the General Services Administration (GSA) of-fers environmentally preferable products and services.Paper and paper products containing recycled content havebeen identified in GSA’s Environmental Products Guide.

Requirements organizations should also (1) review exist-ing contracts, statements of work (SOW), specifications,drawings, data lists, etc., to consider the elimination of virginmaterial requirements, (2) specify the use of recovered ma-terials, (3) use life cycle costing methods, where feasible,and (4) specify for the purchase of environmentally prefera-ble materials and products.

Finally, to achieve solid waste reduction savings thatwould more than offset additional recycling costs, the follow-ing waste reduction techniques should be used to the maxi-mum extent possible:

� Reduce the number of hard copies for all documents.

� Use two-sided (duplex) copying for all documents.

� Use cc:Mail for draft reviews and final documentdistributions.

� Use electronic documentation software, such asVisioneer Paperport or Adobe Acrobat, to disseminatebusiness communications, graphics, and informationvia cc:Mail and the Intranet/Internet.

� Request contract deliverables and reports to be ondiskette.

� Strive to reduce paperwork and unnecessarycopies.

A. KEITH STRANGE

VICE PRESIDENT

PURCHASING AND MATERIALS

WILLIAM J. DOWLING

VICE PRESIDENT

ENGINEERING


Administrative ServicesDirectives and Forms Update

Effective immediately, Publication 223, Directives andForms Catalog (December 1995), is revised. The tables be-low contain the document ID, edition date, title, nationalstock number (NSN), and the postal and public supplysource for all new, revised, and obsolete directives andforms. Use this article to keep Publication 223 current.Information on how to order directives and forms can be

found in chapter 1 of Publication 223.

This update is published in every other issue of the PostalBulletin.

Electronic version: Intranet = http://blue.usps.gov; thenclick on Access Corporate Policies and Procedures.

New units of issue: HD = hundred; PG = package.

New Directives

Document ID TLEditionDate Title NSN Organization

USPSSource

PublicSource

ElectronicVersion

HBK AS-821 10/96 Postal Explorer User Guide N/A Info. Sys. N/A N/A Intranet

MI AS-840-96-9 10/25/96 Home-Based Postal-Provided Telephone Linefor Business Use

N/A Info. Sys. HQO N/A Intranet

MI AS-840-96-10 10/25/96 Telephone Calling CardManagement

N/A Info. Sys. HQO N/A Intranet

MI EL-620-96-1 7/26/96 Career and DiversityAwareness ConferenceGuidelines

7610-03-000-7974 Diversity XMD N/A

MI EL-670-96-4 10/96 USPS Hispanic Program 7610-03-000-8519 Diversity XMD N/A Intranet

MI PO-680-96-1 9/18/96 FastForwardSM 7610-03-000-8509 Oper. Supp. XMD N/A

PUB 29 7/96 Just Drop Us a Card 7610-03-000-7913 Retail XMD P/F

Revised Directives

Document ID TLEditionDate Title NSN Organization

USPSSource

PublicSource

ElectronicVersion

MAN IMM 9/12/96 International Mail Manual(Issue 17)

7610-02-000-9904 Int. Bus. XMD GPO Intranet

PUB 350 8/96 How to Use and OrderPenalty Mail, Stamps andStationery

N/A Finance HQO HQO

TAG 181 9/96 UPU CN 34/C-28 SackTag (blue)

7690-02-000-7105 Int. Bus. XMD N/A

New Forms

FormNumber

EditionDate Title NSN

WhereUsed

USPSSource

Unitof Issue Organization

ElectronicVersion

PS 2 10/96 Delivery Confirmation Log N/A PU HQO EA Oper. Supp.

PS 716 8/96 United States Postal InspectionService Destruction Certificate

N/A PS HQO EA Insp. Serv.

PS 717 8/96 Currency Verification Sheet N/A PS HQO EA Insp. Serv.

PS 718 8/96 Property Room Access ControlLog


PS 719 8/96 Custodian’s Access Control Log N/A PS HQO EA Insp. Serv.

PS 720 8/96 Property/Evidence Log N/A PS HQO EA Insp. Serv.

PS 720-A 8/96 Property/Evidence Log (Continuation Sheet)



FormNumber

EditionDate Title NSN

WhereUsed

USPSSource

Unitof Issue Organization

ElectronicVersion

PS 1500 9/96 Application for Listing and/or Prohibitory Order

7530-03-000-7374 PU XMD SE Mark. Sys.

PS 8202 7/96 Pre-Tax Health InsurancePremium Election/Waiver Formfor Noncareer Employees

N/A PS HQO SE Human Res.

Revised Forms

FormNumber

EditionDate

OldestUsableDate Title NSN

WhereUsed

USPSSource

UnitofIssue Organization

ElectronicVersion

PS 1188 10/96 10/96 Cancellation of Organization DuesFrom Payroll Withholdings

7530-01-000-9016 PS XMD SE Labor Rel.

PS 2130 10/96 10/96 Claim for Loss 7530-02-000-7390 PS XMD SE Finance

PS 3227-H 10/96 10/96 Stamps by Mail — Holiday Issue

7530-03-000-0861 PU HQO EA Retail

PS 3238 9/96 9/96 Stamps and StampedPaper Destruction Certificate

7530-01-000-9889 PS XMD EA Finance

PS 3294 10/96 10/96 Cash and Stamp StockCount and Summary

7530-01-000-9913 PS XMD EA Finance

PS 5311 9/96 9/96 EquipmentAccountability Record


PS 7498-D 8/96 8/96 FacilitiesEnvironmentalChecklist

7530-02-000-9429 PS XMD EA Facilities

PS 8200 11/96 11/96 Flexible Spending Account EnrollmentForm

7530-02-000-9846 PS HQO SE Human Res.

Obsolete Forms

FormNumber

EditionDate Title Obsolete Date Replaced By

PS 3640-P 7/95 Application/Permit to Use Neighborhood Mail Proof of Purchase 10/17/96 N/A

PS 3640-S 7/95 Statement of Mailing — Neighborhood Mail 10/17/96 N/A

—Corporate Publishing and Information Management, Information Systems, 12-19-96


Stools, Carrier and General UtilityA new REDI item, Adjustable Stool (PSIN 127X, NSN

7195-01-368-4861), is being issued to replace PSINs 127B,127C, and 127D. The height of the new stool is adjustablefrom 24 to 32 inches, which makes it an acceptable replace-ment for the older series. A small quantity of PSIN 127A(NSN 7110-00-841-9791, Quick Pick #723) is still availablefrom the Topeka MDC. When the stock is depleted it will alsobe replaced by the 127X.

To order REDI items, route Form 7381, Requisition forSupplies, Services or Equipment, through establishedchannels.

—Inventory Management,Purchasing and Materials, 12-19-96

Publication 247, Supply and Equipment Catalog, Supplemental Price ListThe Publication 247 supplemental price list has been up-

dated and is available two ways. You may access the TopekaElectronic Bulletin Board System (TEBBS) to download theprice list in spreadsheet form, or you may call the TopekaMaterial Assistance Center (TMAC) at 800-332-0317(option 2) to request a hard copy via mail. Detailed informa-tion, including price, is also available on all Publication 247items in Publication 112, National Electronic Catalog. If youdo not have the latest edition of Publication 112, please con-tact TMAC to be placed on the distribution list.

To gain access to the TEBBS, use the following settingsin your communications software:

Baud Rate: Up to 14,400

Parity: None

Data Bits: 8

Stop Bits: 1

Flow Control: Off (not required on all software)

Duplex: Full (not required on all software)

Protocols: All protocols for file transmission aresupported (we suggest X-Modem for1200-1400 baud and Z-Modem for9600 baud or higher)

TEBBS TelephoneNumber:

800-808-6997 (the previous phonenumber, 913-861-2875, may also beused)

While the TEBBS is menu-driven and user friendly, de-tailed written instructions for new users on how to log on anduse the system are available by downloading theBBUSER.DOC file for a 1-page instruction sheet, orBBSUSER2.DOC for a 41-page manual from the File Librarysection. Further assistance is available by contacting TMAC.

—Materials, Purchasing and Materials,12-19-96


Supplies OnlineExpedited and Package Services supplies are offered to

postal customers at no additional cost on the Internet at<http://supplies.usps.gov> (see below). The information ispresented in a user-friendly way. Customers are guidedthrough a series of pages and menus (including pictures of

the supply items) to complete an order form. The order is ful-filled from the Express and Priority Mail Service Center in In-dianapolis and sent Priority Mail.

—Express and Priority Mail, Marketing, 12-19-96


Customer ServicesMail Alert

The mailings below will be deposited in the near future. Of-fices should honor the requested home delivery dates. Mail-ers wishing to participate in these alerts, for mailings of 1 mil-

lion pieces or more, should contact Sales Management at202-268-3182 at least 1 month preceding the requested de-livery dates.

Title of MailingClass and Typeof Mail

RequestedDeliveryDate

Numberof Pieces(Millions) Distribution Presort Level Comments

Bloomingdale’s Last MinutePostcard

Standard/Flat Dec. 16–19 1.0 Nationwide CarRt,3/5-Digit

7� x 10�; Lazarus Marketing

Talbots December Semi-Annual Sale

Standard/Catalog Dec. 19–21 2.4 Nationwide CarRt,3/5-Digit,Basic

8.25� x 10.625�

JCPenney Big & Tall Men’s Standard/Catalog Dec. 19–21 4.0 Nationwide CarRt World Color,Evans, GA

JCPenney Infants Sale Standard/Catalog Dec. 19–21 1.4 Nationwide CarRt World Color,Evans, GA

JCPenney Spring/Summer Standard/Catalog Dec. 19–21 16.6 Nationwide CarRt RR Donnelley,Warsaw, IN

Bloomingdale’s Post-ChristmasStorewide

Standard/Catalog Dec. 20–24 1.2 Nationwide CarRt,3/5-Digit

8 3/8� x 10 7/8�;Case

Current Valentine’sDay 1997

Standard/Flat Dec. 26–28 4.3 Nationwide CarRt,3/5-Digit,Basic

8� x 10�

Current Valentine’sDay 1997

Standard/Flat Dec. 26–28 2.9 Nationwide CarRt,3/5-Digit,Basic

8� x 10�

JCPenney Mid-Winter Sale Standard/Catalog Dec. 26–28 12.5 Nationwide CarRt World Color,Evans, GA

Williams-Sonoma January Catalog for Cooks

Standard/Catalog Dec. 26–28 3.5 Nationwide CarRt RR Donnelley

Eddie Bauer UltimateWinter Sale

Standard/Catalog Dec. 26–28 4.0 Nationwide CarRt,3/5-Digit

RR Donnelley

Orek Standard/Letters Dec. 26–30 1.0 Nationwide CarRt,3/5-Digit

RR Donnelley, Seymour, IN

L.L. Bean 1996 WinterSale Mailer

Standard Dec. 28–30 4.0 Nationwide CarRt,5-Digit, Basic

5 1/2� x 8 1/2�,72 pages

Book of the Month Standard/Letter Dec. 28–30 2.5 Nationwide CarRt 9� x 4 1/4�; FALA Direct Marketing, Melville, NY

Sally Beauty Supply Standard/Letter Dec. 28–31 2.3 Nationwide CarRt,3/5-Digit

Carol Wright Mailing Standard Dec. 30–Jan. 2 30.0 Nationwide CarRt 6� x 9�; Cox Direct,Elm City and Washington, NC

Eddie Bauer UltimateWinter Sale

Standard/Flat Dec. 30–Jan. 2 1.4 Nationwide CarRt, 3-Digit 8 1/2� x 10 7/8�Harte-Hanks


Title of MailingClass and Typeof Mail

RequestedDeliveryDate

Numberof Pieces(Millions) Distribution Presort Level Comments

Carol Wright Gifts Standard/Flat &Letter

Dec. 30–Jan. 3 6.4 Nationwide CarRt,3/5-Digit,Basic

6� x 9� blue envelope

JCPenney Styling Salon Standard/Post-card

Dec. 31–Jan. 2 2.5 Nationwide CarRt Harte-Hanks,Cincinnati, OH

Radio Shack Standard/Letter Dec. 31–Jan. 3 1.9 Nationwide CarRt 9 1/2� x 5 1/2�

Current Valentine’s Day 1997No. 2

Standard/Flat Jan. 2–4 2.9 Nationwide CarRt,3/5-Digit,Basic

8� x 10�

Moore Compliance Mailing Standard Jan. 6–31 20.0 Nationwide CarRt Moore BCS

W.W. Grainger GeneralCatalog

Standard/Catalog Jan. 6–Feb. 6 1.0 Nationwide Basic 4,104 pages, 6 lbs.;Wallace Press

—Sales, 12-19-96


Domestic MailBarcoded Labels: Implementation Date

The Postal Service extended the preparation period forthe use of barcoded sack and tray labels, allowing custom-ers an additional 6 months to replace label stock and makeinternal production adjustments. Implementation of the re-quired use of barcoded sack and tray labels for automationrate mail was scheduled for January 1, 1997, but now will oc-cur on July 1, 1997.

Customer input through the joint customer/Postal ServiceImplementation Readiness Team and other sources indi-cated that a significant number of mailers were facing stub-born problems in meeting the January 1 date. Reportedproblems included software not yet received, installed, orlacking the necessary printer driver for the mailer’s hard-ware; label formats that do not meet USPS specifications;printing equipment that will not print on the 80- to 120-poundlabel stock required by USPS standards; and USPS labelstandards that do not allow sufficient space for mailerinformation.

In addition to extending the preparation period, the PostalService will revisit technical issues raised by the industryand, by the end of January, determine what, if any, changes

will result. Thereafter, the Postal Service will replace postal-supplied labels (used by mailers or internally) with barcodedstock. Customers who do not ordinarily use postal-suppliedlabels are encouraged to use them as a short-term solution,where feasible, until their own barcoded label capacity isestablished.

All mailers are urged to continue to pursue aggressivelythe use of barcoded labels and to begin their use as soon aspossible before the July 1 deadline. Given the extendedpreparation period, it is unlikely that the Postal Service willconsider further exceptions to the requirement.

To extend the benefits of barcoded labels to all mail andto optimize the system efficiencies those labels afford, thePostal Service is planning notice-and-comment rulemakingin early 1997 that would propose the required use of bar-coded labels for all discount rate mailings, also effectiveJuly 1.

—Pricing and Classification Implementation,Marketing Systems, 12-19-96

DMM NOTICE

Barcoded Tray and Sack Labels Required July 1, 1997Effective January 1, 1997, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)

M032.1.1, M032.2.1, M810.1.1, and M820.1.1 are amendedto reflect a 6-month delay for the required use of barcodedtray and sack labels for automation rate mailings. Originallyslated to take effect January 1, 1997, the date of required usehas been moved to July 1, 1997.

Because the deadline for DMM Issue 51 (for release onJanuary 1, 1997) has expired, the amended text will appearin DMM Issue 52 (July 1, 1997).

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)

M Mail Preparation and Sortation

M000 General Preparation Standards

* * * * *

M030 Containers

* * * * *

M032 Barcoded Labels

1.0 BARCODED TRAY LABELS

1.1 Standards

[Revise 1.1 to read as follows:]

Effective July 1, 1997, barcoded tray labels are required forall mailings of automation rate First-Class Mail flat-sizepieces and automation rate First-Class Mail, Periodicals,and Standard Mail (A) letter-size pieces. Barcoded tray la-bels may be used before that date and may be used for othertrayed mail. Mailer-produced barcoded tray labels mustmeet the standards below. Revisions to preprinted barcodedlabels (e.g., handwritten changes) are not permitted.

* * * * *


2.0 BARCODED SACK LABELS

2.1 Standards


Effective July 1, 1997, barcoded sack labels are required forall mailings of automation rate Periodicals and Standard Mail(A) flat-size pieces prepared in sacks. Barcoded sack labelsmay be used before that date and may be used for othersacked mail. Mailer-produced barcoded sack labels mustmeet the standards below. Revisions to preprinted barcodedlabels (e.g., handwritten changes) are not permitted.

* * * * *

M800 All Automation Mail

M810 Letter-Size Mail

1.0 BASIC STANDARDS

1.1 Standards


Letter-size automation rate First-Class Mail, Periodicals,and Standard Mail (A) must be prepared under M810 and theeligibility standards for the rate claimed. Package and tray

preparation are subject to M010, M020, and M030. Firmpackages may not be included. Effective July 1, 1997, traysmust bear barcoded tray labels under M032.

* * * * *

M820 Flat-Size Mail

1.0 BASIC STANDARDS

1.1 Standards


Flat-size automation rate First-Class Mail, Periodicals, andStandard Mail (A) must be prepared under M820 and the eli-gibility standards for the rate claimed. Package, sack, andtray preparation are subject to M010, M020, and M030. Firmpackages may not be included. Effective July 1, 1997, traysand sacks must bear the appropriate barcoded container la-bels under M032.

* * * * *

—Mail Preparation and Standards,Marketing Systems, 12-19-96

1996 IRS Tax PackagesContract mailers for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

will begin mailing the 1996 tax package during the week ofDecember 23, 1996. Accepting offices must verify and ac-cept these mailings, which bear IRS permit imprint numberG-48, if they are prepared correctly for Standard Mail (A) bulkrates (carrier route, 3/5, and basic).

Deliver this material upon receipt.

Accepting Offices

The IRS contract mailers will prepare the tax packages formailing at the Standard Mail (A) carrier route presort rates.The packages must meet all preparation and makeup re-quirements in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM). Officesmust verify that the tax package mailings are prepared ac-cording to the presort requirements for Standard Mail (A).They must weigh and verify mailings unless the Rates andClassification Service Center (RCSC) serving the post officeof mailing authorizes an optional procedure for that contractmailer. Supporting paperwork for the optional proceduremust be provided at the time of mailing. This verification en-sures that the rate and piece counts claimed on the mailingstatements are accurate and that the IRS has paid the cor-rect postage. The RCSC must approve each printer’s site in-dividually for manifesting.

Tax packages 1040-5 and 1040-10 prepared in New Ber-lin, Wisconsin, will be manifested. Tax packages 1040A-1

and 1040A-2 prepared in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, willalso be manifested.

Bulk Mail Centers

Transfer Pallets

Bulk mail centers (BMCs) will receive pallets labeled tofive-digit, three-digit, and sectional center facilities (SCFs),as well as pallets for BMC destinations. Dispatch the three-digit, five-digit, and SCF pallets intact to their appropriatedestinations.

Distribution of Pallets

Upon receipt of the BMC pallets at the BMC destinations,break open the pallets and distribute. The destination foreach sack is on the sack label. For example:

CLEVELAND OH 44114STD FLTS CR-RTSWASHINGTON DC

Dispatch the packages, sacks, and bundles of tax pack-ages to the destination facilities for distribution to the deliveryunits.

Delivery

Tax packages should be delivered upon receipt. Contrac-tors have been requested to monitor our delivery perfor-mance via RIBBS.


Errors and Irregularities

Pay particular attention to errors in makeup at the point ofdelivery. When carrier route presort errors exceed the fivepercent allowance, deliver the mail and use established re-porting procedures to report errors to the following address:

MANAGER POST OFFICE ACCOUNTINGATTN IRS FORMS TAX PACKAGE 1996US POSTAL SERVICE475 L’ENFANT PLZ SW RM 8831WASHINGTON DC 20260-5242

Addressing

The IRS is not using an address label this year. The ad-dress information will be printed on the tax package in a rightread position.

Forwarding and Return

Form 3575, Change of Address Order, on File

Packages marked Form 1040 and 1040A-2 (but not1040A-1 and 1040EZ) are endorsed “Forwarding and Re-turn Postage Guaranteed.”

Note: Tel-1 and tax packages other than those marked Form1040 and 1040A-2 will not be endorsed “Forwarding and Re-turn Postage Guaranteed” and must not receive forwardingand return service. Treat tax packages that are undeliver-able-as-addressed (UAA) and endorsed “Forwarding andReturn Postage Guaranteed” as specified in DMM F010.4.0and DMM Exhibit F010.5.3.

No Form 3575 on File

When a Form 1040 and 1040A-2 tax package (but notForms 1040A-1, 1040EZ, or Tel-1) endorsed “Forwardingand Return Postage Guaranteed” is UAA and no Form 3575is on file, return the entire tax package to the IRS along withthe reason for nondelivery.

Personnel must be sure that tax packages declared un-deliverable are in fact undeliverable, especially packagesendorsed as “No Such Number” or “Insufficient Address.”The IRS has previously expressed concern about the highnumber of pieces erroneously returned as UAA.

Note: Return only UAA tax packages identified as Form1040 and 1040A-2 to the IRS (but not Forms 1040A-1,1040EZ, or Tel-1). Do not treat any Form 1040 or 1040A-2UAA tax packages as waste under any circumstances. Re-turn undeliverable tax packages identified as Form 1040 and1040A-2 (but not Forms 1040A-1, 1040EZ, or Tel-1) to:

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICEPHILADELPHIA SERVICE CENTERPHILADELPHIA PA 19255-1155

Note: Tax packages other than those identified as Form1040or 1040A-2 will not be endorsed “Forwarding and ReturnPostage Guaranteed” and must not receive forwarding or re-turn service. They must be treated as waste. These pack-ages contain the taxpayer’s social security number so careshould be taken in the disposal process to ensure taxpayerprivacy. Do not commingle other IRS mail bearing the aboveaddress with returned tax packages.

—Sales, 12-19-96

Delivery Unit Alert — Deliverable TV GuidesPostmasters are requested to review their carrier proce-

dures when handling undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA)mail. Of special concern is the improper or inconsistent pro-cessing of high-frequency mailings (e.g., TV Guide).

Recent findings show that there may be a service issueregarding the way letter carriers are endorsing TV GuideAddress Change Service (ACS) pieces returned to thesender as ACS nixies.

Many TV Guide ACS pieces returned as undeliverable-as-addressed nixies have addresses that actually match theDelivery Sequence File (DSF) as deliverable addresses.Obviously, this is a cause for concern, since good customerservice is of prime importance.

Please make sure that all carriers and box section clerksare aware of this service issue and that they are knowledge-able of the valid reasons for nondelivery. They are found inDomestic Mail Manual (DMM) F010 through F030. Exhibit4.2 in DMM F010 provides proper endorsement definitions.

We feel confident that by highlighting this service problemwith delivery personnel, we can provide the type of qualityservice our customers have come to expect.

—Delivery Policies & Programs,Operations Support, 12-19-96


REMINDER

Administration of the Private Express StatutesThe Chicago Rates and Classification Service Center

(RCSC) is responsible for national administration of the Pri-vate Express Statutes (PES). The PES are laws that give thePostal Service the exclusive right to carry letters for com-pensation. There are certain suspensions and exceptionsunder which letters can be privately carried without payingpostage.

If you have questions concerning the administration of thePrivate Express Statutes, please contact your manager,business mail entry, located at your district office or the man-

ager of the Chicago RCSC. The address and telephonenumber of the Chicago RCSC is:

CHICAGO RATES AND CLASSIFICATION SERVICE CENTERUS POSTAL SERVICE3900 GABRIELLE LN RM 111FOX VALLEY IL 60597-9599

TELEPHONE: (708) 978-4312

—Business Mail Acceptance,Marketing Systems, 12-19-96

POSTAL BULLETIN 21935 (12-19-96)

Overseas Military MailMail addressed to, from, or between military post offices

overseas is subject to certain conditions or restrictions ofmailing regarding content, preparation, and handling. Thetable below outlines these conditions by APO/FPO ZIPCodes through the use of footnoted mailing restrictioncodes, which appear on the page following the table.

Acceptance clerks should use this table with the inte-

grated retail terminal (IRT) to determine whether an APO/FPO ZIP Code is active and which conditions of mailing ap-ply. For Express Mail Military Service (EMMS) availability, re-fer to the local hardcopy EMMS directory.

The complete table appears in the last issue of eachmonth of the Postal Bulletin.

Conditions Applied to Mail Addressed to Military Post Offices Overseas

APO/ See APO/ See APO/ See FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions

09001 Not Active09002 Not Active09003 Not Active09004 Not Active09005 Not Active09006 Not Active09007 B-B1-C-D-U09008 Not Active09009 B-B1-C-D-U09010 Not Active09011 Not Active09012 B-B1-C-D-U09013 Not Active09014 B-B1-C-D-U09015 Not Active09016 Not Active09017 Not Active09018 Not Active09019 Not Active09020 Not Active09021 B-B1-C-D-U09022 Not Active09023 Not Active09024 Not Active09025 Not Active09026 Not Active09027 Not Active09028 B-B1-C-D-U09029 Not Active09030 Not Active09031 B-B1-C-D-U09032 Not Active09033 B-B1-C-D-U09034 B-B1-C-D-U09035 Not Active09036 B-B1-C-D-U09037 Not Active09038 Not Active09039 Not Active09040 Not Active09041 Not Active09042 B-B1-C-D-U09043 Not Active09044 Not Active09045 B-B1-C-D-U

09046 B-B1-C-D-U09047 Not Active09048 Not Active09049 Not Active09050 B-B1-C-D-U09051 Not Active09052 Not Active09053 B-B1-C-D-U09054 B-B1-C-D-U09055 Not Active09056 B-B1-C-D-U09057 Not Active09058 B-B1-C-D-U09059 B-B1-C-D-U09060 B-B1-C-D-U09061 Not Active09062 Not Active09063 B-B1-C-D-L-U09064 Not Active09065 Not Active09066 Not Active09067 B-B1-C-D-U09068 Not Active09069 B-B1-C-D-U09070 Not Active09071 Not Active09072 Not Active09073 Not Active09074 B-B1-C-D-U09075 Not Active09076 B-B1-C-D-U09077 Not Active09078 Not Active09079 Not Active09080 B-B1-C-D-U09081 B-B1-C-D-U09082 Not Active09083 Not Active09084 Not Active09085 Not Active09086 B-B1-C-D-U09087 Not Active09088 Not Active09089 B-B1-C-D-U09090 B-B1-C-D-U

09091 Not Active09092 Not Active09093 Not Active09094 B-B1-C-D09095 B-B1-C-D-U09096 B-B1-C-D-U09097 Not Active09098 B-B1-C-D-U09099 B-B1-C-D-U09100 B-B1-C-D-U09101 Not Active09102 B-B1-C-D-U09103 B-B1-D-U09104 B-B1-C-D-U09105 Not Active09106 Not Active09107 B-B1-C-D-U09108 Not Active09109 Not Active09110 B-B1-C-D-U09111 B-B1-C-D-U09112 B-B1-C-D-U09113 Not Active09114 B-B1-C-D-U09115 Not Active09116 Not Active09117 Not Active09118 Not Active09119 Not Active09120 Not Active09121 Not Active09122 Not Active09123 B-B1-C-D-U09124 Not Active09125 Not Active09126 B-B1-C-D09127 Not Active09128 B-B1-C-D-U09129 Not Active09130 Not Active09131 B-B1-C-D-U09132 Not Active09133 Not Active09134 Not Active09135 B-B1-Y


APO/ See APO/ See APO/ See FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions09136 B-B1-C-D09137 B-B1-C-D-U09138 B-B1-C-D-U09139 B-B1-C-D09140 B-B1-C-D-U09141 Not Active09142 B-B1-C-D-U09143 B-B1-C-D-U09144 Not Active09145 Not Active09146 Not Active09147 Not Active09148 Not Active09149 Not Active09150 Not Active09151 Not Active09152 Not Active09153 Not Active09154 B-B1-C-D-U09155 Not Active09156 Not Active09157 B-B1-C-D-U09158 Not Active09159 Not Active09160 Not Active09161 Not Active09162 Not Active09163 Not Active09164 Not Active09165 B-B1-C-D-U09166 B-B1-C-D-U09167 Not Active09168 Not Active09169 B-B1-C-D-U09170 Not Active09171 Not Active09172 B-B1-C-D-U09173 B-B1-C-D-U09174 Not Active09175 B-B1-C-D-U09176 Not Active09177 B-B1-C-D-U09178 B-B1-C-D-U09179 Not Active09180 B-B1-C-D-U09181 Not Active09182 B-B1-C-D-U09183 B-B1-C-D-U09184 Not Active09185 B-B1-C-D-U09186 B-B1-C-D-U09187 Not Active09188 Not Active09189 B-B1-C-D-U09190 Not Active09191 Not Active09192 Not Active09193 Not Active

09194 Not Active09195 Not Active09196 Not Active09197 Not Active09198 Not Active09199 Not Active09201 Not Active09202 Not Active09203 Not Active09204 Not Active09205 Not Active09206 Not Active09207 Not Active09208 Not Active09209 Not Active09210 Not Active09211 B-B1-C-D-U09212 B-B1-C-D-U09213 B-B1-C-D-U09214 B-B1-C-D-U09215 Not Active09216 Not Active09217 Not Active09218 Not Active09219 Not Active09220 Not Active09221 Not Active09222 Not Active09223 Not Active09224 Not Active09225 B-B1-C-D-U09226 B-B1-C-D-U09227 B-B1-C-D-U09228 Not Active09229 B-B1-C-D-U09230 Not Active09231 Not Active09232 Not Active09233 Not Active09234 Not Active09235 Not Active09236 Not Active09237 B-B1-C-D-U09238 Not Active09239 Not Active09240 Not Active09241 Not Active09242 Not Active09243 Not Active09244 B-B1-C-D-U09245 B-B1-C-D-U09246 Not Active09247 Not Active09248 Not Active09249 Not Active09250 B-B1-C-D-U09251 Not Active09252 B-B1-C-D-U

09253 Not Active09254 Not Active09255 Not Active09256 Not Active09257 Not Active09258 Not Active09259 Not Active09260 Not Active09261 Not Active09262 B-B1-C-D-U09263 B-B1-C-D-U09264 B-B1-C-D-U09265 B-B1-C-D-N-U09266 B-B1-C-D-U09267 B-B1-C-D-U09268 Not Active09269 Not Active09270 Not Active09271 Not Active09272 Not Active09273 Not Active09274 Not Active09275 Not Active09276 Not Active09277 Not Active09278 Not Active09279 Not Active09280 Not Active09281 Not Active09282 Not Active09283 Not Active09284 Not Active09285 Not Active09286 Not Active09287 Not Active09288 Not Active09289 Not Active09290 Not Active09291 Not Active09292 Not Active09293 Not Active09294 Not Active09295 Not Active09296 Not Active09297 Not Active09298 Not Active09299 Not Active09301 A-B-B1-F-F1-I-R09301-4510 B-B109302 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U209303 Not Active09304 Not Active09305 Not Active09306 Not Active09307 Not Active09308 Not Active09309 Not Active09310 A-B-B1-F-F1-I-R


APO/ See APO/ See APO/ See FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions09310-7020 B-B109311 Not Active09312 Not Active09313 Not Active09314 Not Active09315 Not Active09316 Not Active09317 Not Active09318 Not Active09319 Not Active09320 A-B-B1-F-F1-I-R09321 Not Active09322 Not Active09323 Not Active09324 Not Active09325 Not Active09326 Not Active09327 Not Active09328 Not Active09329 Not Active09330 Not Active09331 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209332 Not Active09334 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209334-9480 B-B109335 B-B109336 A-B-B1-F-F1-I-R09337 B-B109337-6020 A-B-B1-F-F1-I-R09338 Not Active09339 Not Active09340 Not Active09341 Not Active09342 Not Active09343 Not Active09344 Not Active09345 Not Active09346 Not Active09347 Not Active09348 Not Active09349 Not Active09350 Not Active09351 Not Active09352 Not Active09353 Not Active09354 Not Active09355 Not Active09356 Not Active09357 Not Active09358 Not Active09359 Not Active09360 B-B1-I-N09361 Not Active09362 Not Active09363 Not Active09364 Not Active09365 Not Active09366 Not Active

09367 Not Active09368 Not Active09369 Not Active09370 Not Active09371 A-B-B1-F-F1-I-R09372 A-B-B1-F-F1-I-R09373 Not Active09374 Not Active09375 Not Active09376 Not Active09377 Not Active09378 Not Active09379 Not Active09380 Not Active09381 Not Active09382 Not Active09383 A-B-B1-F-F1-I-R09384 Not Active09385 Not Active09386 Not Active09387 Not Active09388 Not Active09389 A-B-B1-F- F1-I-R09390 Not Active09391-0001 B-B1-X09392-0001 B-B109393 Not Active09394 Not Active09395 Not Active09396 A-B-B1-F09397 A-B-B1-C1-F-R09398 B-B109399 B-B1-C-D-U09401 Not Active09402 Not Active09403 Not Active09404 Not Active09405 Not Active09406 Not Active09407 Not Active09408 Not Active09409 B-B1-C-C1-U09410 Not Active09411 Not Active09412 Not Active09413 Not Active09414 Not Active09415 Not Active09416 Not Active09417 Not Active09418 Not Active09419 B-B1-C-C1-U09420 Not Active09421 B-B1-C-C1-U09422 Not Active09423 Not Active09424 Not Active09425 Not Active

09426 Not Active09427 Not Active09428 Not Active09429 Not Active09430 Not Active09431 Not Active09432 Not Active09433 Not Active09434 Not Active09435 Not Active09436 Not Active09437 Not Active09438 Not Active09439 Not Active09440 Not Active09441 Not Active09442 Not Active09443 Not Active09444 Not Active09445 Not Active09446 Not Active09447 B-B1-C-C1-U09448 B-B1-C-C1-U09449 B-B1-C-C1-U-Y09450 Not Active09451 Not Active09452 Not Active09453 Not Active09454 B-B1-C-C1-U09455 Not Active09456 B-B1-C-C1-U09457 Not Active09458 Not Active09459 B-B1-C-C1-U09460 Not Active09461 B-B1-C-C1-U09462 Not Active09463 B-B1-C-C1-U09464 B-B1-C-C1-U09465 Not Active09466 Not Active09467 Not Active09468 B-B1-C-C1-U09469 B-B1-C-C1-U09470 B-B1-C-C1-U09471 Not Active09472 Not Active09473 Not Active09474 Not Active09475 Not Active09476 Not Active09477 Not Active09478 Not Active09479 Not Active09480 Not Active09481 Not Active09482 Not Active09483 Not Active


APO/ See APO/ See APO/ See FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions09484 Not Active09485 Not Active09486 Not Active09487 Not Active09488 Not Active09489 Not Active09490 Not Active09491 Not Active09492 Not Active09493 Not Active09494 B-B1-C-C1-U09495 Not Active09496 B-B1-C-C1-U09497 Not Active09498 B-B1-C-C1-U09499 B-B1-C-C1-U09501 B09502 B09503 B09504 B09505 Not Active09506 B09507 B09508 B09509 B09510 B09511 B09512 Not Active09513 Not Active09514 Not Active09515 Not Active09516 Not Active09517 B09518 Not Active09519 Not Active09520 Not Active09521 Not Active09522 Not Active09523 Not Active09524 Not Active09525 Not Active09526 Not Active09527 Not Active09528 Not Active09529 B09530 Not Active09531 Not Active09532 B09533 Not Active09534 B09535 Not Active09536 B09537 Not Active09538 Not Active09539 Not Active09540 Not Active09541 Not Active09542 B

09543 B09544 Not Active09545 B09546 Not Active09547 Not Active09548 Not Active09549 B09550 B09551 Not Active09552 Not Active09553 Not Active09554 Not Active09555 Not Active09556 B09557 B09558 B09559 Not Active09560 Not Active09561 Not Active09562 Not Active09563 B09564 B09565 B09566 B09567 B09568 B09569 B09570 B09571 Not Active09572 Not Active09573 B09574 B09575 B09576 B09577 B09578 B09579 B09580 B09581 B09582 B09583 Not Active09584 Not Active09585 Not Active09586 B09587 B09588 B09589 Not Active09590 B09591 B09592 Not Active09593 B09594 B09595 B09596 B09597 Not Active09598 Not Active09599 B09601 B-B1-C-F-F1-U

09602 Not Active09603 B-B1-C-F-F1-U09604 Not Active09605 Not Active09606 Not Active09607 Not Active09608 Not Active09609 B-B1-C-F-U09610 B-B1-C-F-U09611 Not Active09612 B-B1-C-F-U09613 B-B1-C-F-U09614 Not Active09615 Not Active09616 Not Active09617 Not Active09618 Not Active09619 B-B1-C-F-U09620 B-B1-C-F-U09621 B-B1-C-F-U09622 B-B1-C-F-U09623 B-B1-C-F-U09624 B-B1-C-F-U09625 B-B1-C-F-U09626 B-B1-C-F-U09627 B-B1-C-F-U09628 B-B1-C-F-F1-U09629 Not Active09630 B-B1-C-F-U09631 B-B1-C-F-U09632 Not Active09633 Not Active09634 Not Active09635 Not Active09636 Not Active09637 Not Active09638 Not Active09639 Not Active09640 Not Active09641 Not Active09642 B-B1-U-N09643 B-B1-U09644 B-B1-U09645 B-B1-U09646 B-B1-Y09647 B-B1-N-U09648 Not Active09649 Not Active09650 Not Active09651 Not Active09652 Not Active09653 Not Active09654 Not Active09655 Not Active09656 Not Active09657 Not Active09658 Not Active09659 Not Active


APO/ See APO/ See APO/ See FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions09660 Not Active09661 Not Active09662 Not Active09663 Not Active09664 Not Active09665 Not Active09666 Not Active09667 Not Active09668 Not Active09669 Not Active09670 Not Active09671 Not Active09672 Not Active09673 Not Active09674 Not Active09675 Not Active09676 Not Active09677 Not Active09678 Not Active09679 Not Active09680 Not Active09681 Not Active09682 Not Active09683 Not Active09684 Not Active09685 Not Active09686 Not Active09687 Not Active09688 Not Active09689 Not Active09690 Not Active09691 Not Active09692 Not Active09693 Not Active09694 Not Active09695 Not Active09696 Not Active09697 Not Active09698 Not Active09699 Not Active09701 Not Active09702 Not Active09703 B-B1-C-F109704 B-B1-C-D09705 B-B109706 B-B1-C-D-U09707 B-B1-C-D-U-N09708 B-B109709 Not Active09710 Not Active09711 Not Active09712 Not Active09713 B-B1-C-F109714 B-B109715 B-B1-F109716 B-B1-C-D-N-U09717 B-B1-M-W09718 B-B1-F-I-N-U

09719 Not Active09720 B-B1-U09721 B-B1-N-U09722 B-B1-C-D-N-U09723 B-B1-N-U09724 B-B109725 B-C09726 B-B1-N-U09727 Not Active09728 B-C09729 B-C09730 Not Active09731 Not Active09732 B-B109733 B-B1-I09734 B-B1-I09735 Not Active09736 Not Active09737 Not Active09738 Not Active09739 Not Active09740 Not Active09741 Not Active09742 Not Active09743 Not Active09744 Not Active09745 Not Active09746 Not Active09747 Not Active09748 Not Active09749 Not Active09750 Not Active09751 Not Active09752 Not Active09753 Not Active09754 Not Active09755 Not Active09756 Not Active09757 Not Active09758 Not Active09759 Not Active09760 Not Active09761 Not Active09762 Not Active09763 Not Active09764 Not Active09765 Not Active09766 Not Active09767 Not Active09768 Not Active09769 Not Active09770 Not Active09771 Not Active09772 Not Active09773 Not Active09774 Not Active09775 Not Active09776 Not Active

09777 A-B-B1-C-E1-N09778 Not Active09779 A-B-B1-C1-F-R09780 A-B-B1-C1-F-R09781 A-B-B1-C1-F-R09782 A-B-B1-C1-F-R09783 A-B-B1-C1-F-I-N-R09784 Not Active09785 A-B-B1-C1-F-I-N-R09786 A-B-B1-C1-F-I-N-R09787 A-B-B1-C1-F-I-N-R09788 A-B-B1-C1-F-R09789 A-B-B1-C1-F-R09790 A-B-B1-C1-F-I-N-R09791 A-B-B1-C1-E1-F-I-M-N-R09792 B-B1-C-F-U09793 A-B-B1-C1-F-R09794 A-B-B1-C1-F-R09795 A-B-B1-C1-F-I-N-R09796 A-B-B1-C1-F-I-N-R09797 Not Active09798 Not Active09799 Not Active09801 Not Active09802 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U109803 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U109804 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U109805 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U109806 Not Active09807 Not Active09808 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U109809 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U109810 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U109811 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U109812 B-B1-E2-E3-F-F1-I-N-R-U09813 Not Active09814 B-B1-E2-E3-F-F1-I-N-R-U09815 Not Active09816 Not Active09817 Not Active09818 Not Active09819 A-B-B1-F-P09820 Not Active09821 A-B-B1-F09822 A-B-B1-F09823 A-B-B1-F09824 A-B-B1-F09825 A-B-B1-F09826 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U1-Z109827 A-B-B1-F09828 B-I-N09829 B-I-N09830 B-B1-C09831 B-B1-F-N-U09832 B-B1-U109833 B-B1-U109834 B-B109835 A-B-B1


APO/ See APO/ See APO/ See FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions09836 A-B-B1-C-F-M09837 Not Active09838 Not Active09839 A-B-B1-U09840 Not Active09841 A-B-B109842 A-B-B109843 A-B-B109844 Not Active09845 Not Active09846 Not Active09847 Not Active09848 Not Active09849 Not Active09850 Not Active09851 Not Active09852 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U109853 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U209854 Not Active09855 B-B1-F-H1-I-R-U109856 Not Active09857 Not Active09858 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U109859 Not Active09860 Not Active09861 Not Active09862 Not Active09863 Not Active09864 Not Active09865 A-B-B109866 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-U109867 A-B-B1-F-I-R-R109868 A-B-B1-U09869 Not Active09870 Not Active09871 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-U109872 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U209873 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209874 Not Active09875 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209876 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209877 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209878 A-B-B1-U09879 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209880 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U209881 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209882 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U209883 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209884 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209885 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209886 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209887 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209888 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U209889 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U209890 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U209891 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209892 A-B-B1-F-I-R-R109893 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U2

09894 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U109895 B-B1-E2-F-H1-R-R1-U209896 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U209897 B-B109898 B-B1-E2-F-H1-I-R-R1-U209899 B-F-N09901 Not Active09902 Not Active09903 Not Active09904 Not Active09905 Not Active09906 Not Active09907 Not Active09908 Not Active09909 Not Active09910 Not Active09911 Not Active09912 Not Active09913 Not Active09914 Not Active09915 Not Active09916 Not Active09917 Not Active09918 Not Active09919 Not Active09920 Not Active09921 Not Active09922 Not Active09923 Not Active09924 Not Active09925 Not Active09926 Not Active09927 Not Active09928 Not Active09929 Not Active09930 Not Active09931 Not Active09932 Not Active09933 Not Active09934 Not Active09935 Not Active09936 Not Active09937 Not Active09938 Not Active09939 Not Active09940 Not Active09941 Not Active09942 Not Active09943 Not Active09944 Not Active09945 Not Active09946 Not Active09947 Not Active09948 Not Active09949 Not Active09950 Not Active09951 Not Active09952 Not Active

09953 Not Active09954 Not Active09955 Not Active09956 Not Active09957 Not Active09958 Not Active09959 Not Active09960 Not Active09961 Not Active09962 Not Active09963 Not Active09964 Not Active09965 Not Active09966 Not Active09967 Not Active09968 Not Active09969 Not Active09970 Not Active09971 Not Active09972 Not Active09973 Not Active09974 Not Active09975 Not Active09976 Not Active09977 Not Active09978 Not Active09979 Not Active09980 Not Active09981 Not Active09982 Not Active09983 Not Active09984 Not Active09985 Not Active09986 Not Active09987 Not Active09988 Not Active09989 Not Active09990 Not Active09991 Not Active09992 Not Active09993 Not Active09994 Not Active09995 Not Active09996 Not Active09997 Not Active09998 Not Active09999 Not Active34001 B-B1-U34002 B-B1-U34003 B-B1-U34004 B-B1-U34005 B-B1-U34006 B-B134007 Not Active34008 Not Active34009 B-B134010 Not Active34011 B-B1


APO/ See APO/ See APO/ See FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions34012 B-B1-U34013 Not Active34014 Not Active34015 Not Active34016 Not Active34017 Not Active34018 Not Active34019 Not Active34020 B-B1-M-N34021 B-M-N34022 B-B1-D-F-M34023 B-B1-M-N34024 B-B1-M-N34025 B-B1-F-N-U34026 Not Active34027 Not Active34028 Not Active34029 Not Active34030 B-B1-I-M34031 B-B1-M-N34032 B-M-N34033 B-C-F-M-N34034 B-B1-M-N34035 B-B1-H-M-N34036 B-M-N34037 B-B1-C-F-H-I-M-N34038 B-B1-I-M-N34039 B-N34040 B34041 B-B1-M-N-U34042 B-B1-D-F-M34043 Not Active34044 Not Active34045 B-B1-I-N34046 Not Active34047 Not Active34048 Not Active34049 Not Active34050 B34051 B34052 Not Active34053 B34054 Not Active34055 B-N34056 Not Active34057 Not Active34058 B-B134059 Not Active34060 Not Active34061 B-B1-U34062 Not Active34063 Not Active34064 Not Active34065 Not Active34066 Not Active34067 Not Active34068 Not Active34069 Not Active

34070 Not Active34071 Not Active34072 Not Active34073 Not Active34074 Not Active34075 Not Active34076 Not Active34077 B-Y34078 Not Active34079 Not Active34080 Not Active34081 Not Active34082 Not Active34083 Not Active34084 Not Active34085 B-B1-Y34086 B34087 Not Active34088 Not Active34089 Not Active34090 B34091 B34092 B34093 B34094 Not Active34095 B34096 Not Active34097 Not Active34098 B34099 B96201 A-B96202 Not Active96203 A-B96204 A-B-B196205 A-B-B1-U96206 A-B-B1-U96207 A-B-B196208 A-B-B1-U96209 Not Active96210 Not Active96211 Not Active96212 A-B-B1-U96213 Not Active96214 A-B-B1-U96215 A-B-B1-U96216 Not Active96217 A-B-B1-U96218 A-B-B1-U96219 A-B-B1-U96220 A-B-B1-U96221 A-B-B1-U96222 Not Active96223 Not Active96224 A-B-B1-U96225 Not Active96226 Not Active96227 Not Active96228 Not Active

96229 Not Active96230 Not Active96231 Not Active96232 Not Active96233 Not Active96234 Not Active96235 Not Active96236 Not Active96237 Not Active96238 Not Active96239 Not Active96240 Not Active96241 Not Active96242 Not Active96243 Not Active96244 Not Active96245 Not Active96246 Not Active96247 Not Active96248 Not Active96249 Not Active96250 Not Active96251 A-B-B1-U96252 Not Active96253 Not Active96254 Not Active96255 Not Active96256 Not Active96257 A-B-B1-U96258 A-B-B1-U96259 A-B-B1-U96260 A-B-B1-U96261 Not Active96262 A-B-B1-U96263 Not Active96264 A-B-B1-U96265 Not Active96266 A-B-B1-U96267 A-B-B1-U96268 Not Active96269 A-B-B1-U96270 Not Active96271 A-B-B1-U96272 Not Active96273 Not Active96274 Not Active96275 A-B-B196276 A-B-B196277 Not Active96278 A-B-B1-U96279 Not Active96280 Not Active96281 Not Active96282 Not Active96283 A-B-B1-U96284 A-B-B1-U96285 Not Active96286 Not Active


APO/ See APO/ See APO/ See FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions96287 Not Active96288 Not Active96289 Not Active96290 Not Active96291 Not Active96292 Not Active96293 Not Active96294 Not Active96295 Not Active96296 Not Active96297 A-B-B1-U96298 Not Active96299 Not Active96301 Not Active96302 Not Active96303 Not Active96304 Not Active96305 Not Active96306 B-B1-M-W96307 Not Active96308 Not Active96309 B-B1-M-W96310 B-B1-M-W96311 Not Active96312 Not Active96313 B-B1-M-W96314 Not Active96315 Not Active96316 Not Active96317 Not Active96318 Not Active96319 B-B1-M-W96320 Not Active96321 B-B1-M-W96322 B-B1-M-W96323 B-B1-M-W96324 Not Active96325 B-B1-M-W96326 B-B1-M-W96327 Not Active96328 B-B1-M-W96329 Not Active96330 B-B1-M-W96331 Not Active96332 Not Active96333 Not Active96334 Not Active96335 Not Active96336 B-B1-M-W96337 B-B1-M-W96338 B-B1-M-W96339 B-B1-M-W96340 Not Active96341 Not Active96342 Not Active96343 B-B1-M-W96344 Not Active96345 Not Active

96346 Not Active96347 B-B1-M-W96348 B-B1-M-W96349 B-B1-M-W96350 B-B1-M-W96351 Not Active96352 Not Active96353 Not Active96354 Not Active96355 Not Active96356 Not Active96357 Not Active96358 Not Active96359 Not Active96360 Not Active96361 Not Active96362 B-B1-M-W96363 Not Active96364 B-B1-L-M-W96365 B-B1-M-W96366 Not Active96367 B-B1-L-M-W96368 B-B1-M-W96369 Not Active96370 B-B1-M-W96371 Not Active96372 B-B1-M-W96373 B-B1-M-W96374 B-B1-M-W96375 B-B1-M-W96376 B-B1-M-W96377 B-B1-M-W96378 B-B1-M-W96379 B-B1-M-W96380 Not Active96381 Not Active96382 Not Active96383 Not Active96384 B-B1-M-W96385 B-B1-Y96386 B-B1-M-W96387 B-B1-M-W96388 B-B1-M-W96389 Not Active96390 Not Active96391 Not Active96392 Not Active96393 Not Active96394 Not Active96395 Not Active96396 Not Active96397 Not Active96398 Not Active96399 Not Active96401 Not Active96402 Not Active96403 Not Active96404 Not Active

96405 Not Active96406 Not Active96407 Not Active96408 Not Active96409 Not Active96410 Not Active96411 Not Active96412 Not Active96413 Not Active96414 Not Active96415 Not Active96416 Not Active96417 Not Active96418 Not Active96419 Not Active96420 Not Active96421 Not Active96422 Not Active96423 Not Active96424 Not Active96425 Not Active96426 Not Active96427 Not Active96428 Not Active96429 Not Active96430 Not Active96431 Not Active96432 Not Active96433 Not Active96434 Not Active96435 Not Active96436 Not Active96437 Not Active96438 Not Active96439 Not Active96440 B-B1-F96441 Not Active96442 Not Active96443 Not Active96444 Not Active96445 Not Active96446 Not Active96447 Not Active96448 Not Active96449 Not Active96450 Not Active96451 Not Active96452 Not Active96453 Not Active96454 Not Active96455 Not Active96456 Not Active96457 Not Active96458 Not Active96459 Not Active96460 Not Active96461 Not Active96462 Not Active


APO/ See APO/ See APO/ See FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions96463 Not Active96464 Not Active96465 Not Active96466 Not Active96467 Not Active96468 Not Active96469 Not Active96470 Not Active96471 Not Active96472 Not Active96473 Not Active96474 Not Active96475 Not Active96476 Not Active96477 Not Active96478 Not Active96479 Not Active96480 Not Active96481 Not Active96482 Not Active96483 Not Active96484 Not Active96485 Not Active96486 Not Active96487 Not Active96488 Not Active96489 Not Active96490 Not Active96491 Not Active96492 Not Active96493 Not Active96494 Not Active96495 Not Active96496 Not Active96497 Not Active96498 Not Active96499 Not Active96501 Not Active96502 Not Active96503 Not Active96504 Not Active96505 B96506 B96507 Not Active96508 B96509 Not Active96510 Not Active96511 B-B1-I-N96512 Not Active96513 Not Active96514 Not Active96515 Not Active96516 B96517 B-B1-F-U396518 B-B196519 Not Active96520 B-F-U396521 B-F

96522 B-F-U96523 Not Active96524 Not Active96525 Not Active96526 Not Active96527 Not Active96528 Not Active96529 Not Active96530 A-B-B1-H-M-N-U96531 B-B1-H-M96532 Not Active96533 Not Active96534 A-B-F96535 A-B-B1-F96536 B-B196537 B-B196538 B-B196539 Not Active96540 B-B196541 B-B196542 B-B196543 B-B1-P96544 Not Active96545 Not Active96546 B-F-U396547 Not Active96548 A-B-B1-H-M-U96549 A-B-B1-H-M-U96550 Not Active96551 A-B-B1-H-M-U96552 A-B-B1-H-M-U96553 A-B-B1-H-I-M-N-U96554 A-B-B1-H-M-U96555 B-B1-F-M96556 B96557 B-B1-F-M96558 B96559 Not Active96560 Not Active96561 Not Active96562 Not Active96563 Not Active96564 Not Active96565 Not Active96566 Not Active96567 Not Active96568 Not Active96569 Not Active96570 Not Active96571 Not Active96572 Not Active96573 Not Active96574 Not Active96575 Not Active96576 Not Active96577 Not Active96578 Not Active96579 Not Active

96580 Not Active96581 Not Active96582 Not Active96583 Not Active96584 Not Active96585 Not Active96586 Not Active96587 Not Active96588 Not Active96589 Not Active96590 Not Active96591 Not Active96592 Not Active96593 Not Active96594 Not Active96595 B-B196596 Not Active96597 Not Active96598 B96599 B96601 B96602 B96603 B96604 B96605 B-O96606 B96607 B96608 B96609 B96610 B96611 B96612 B96613 Not Active96614 Not Active96615 Not Active96616 Not Active96617 Not Active96618 B96619 Not Active96621 B96622 B96623 B96624 B96625 B96626 Not Active96627 B96628 B96629 B96630 Not Active96631 Not Active96632 Not Active96633 Not Active96634 B96635 B96636 Not Active96637 Not Active96638 Not Active96639 Not Active


APO/ See APO/ See APO/ See FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions FPO Restrictions96640 Not Active96641 Not Active96642 Not Active96643 B96644 Not Active96645 Not Active96646 Not Active96647 Not Active96648 Not Active96649 Not Active96650 Not Active96651 Not Active96652 Not Active96653 Not Active96654 Not Active96655 Not Active96656 Not Active96657 B96658 Not Active96659 Not Active

96660 B96661 B96662 B96663 B96664 B96665 B96666 B96667 B96668 B96669 B96670 B96671 B96672 B96673 B96674 B96675 B96676 B96677 B96678 B96679 B

96680 Not Active96681 B96682 B96683 B96684 B96685 Not Active96686 B96687 B96688 Not Active96689 Not Active96690 Not Active96691 Not Active96692 Not Active96693 Not Active96694 Not Active96695 Not Active96696 Not Active96697 B96698 B96699 Not Active


RESTRICTIONS

LEGEND

Form 2976, Customs — CN22

Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note

AAFES = Army and Air Force Exchange ServiceAPO = Army/Air Force Post OfficeBox R = Retired military personnelFPO = Fleet Post OfficeDMM = Domestic Mail ManualMOM = Military Ordinary MailMPO = Military Post OfficePAL = Parcel AirliftPSC = Postal Service CenterSAM = Space Available MailUSDA = United States Department of AgricultureNote: Mail order catalogs are prohibited as SAM or PAL mail.

A. Securities, currency, or precious metals in their raw, unmanufacturedstate are prohibited. Official shipments are exempt from this restriction.

B. Form 2976-A is required for all mail weighing 16 ounces or more.Exceptions : Prepaid mail from contractors addressed to a militaryorganizations for official use need not bear a customs declaration, but mustbe endorsed “Contents for Official Use-Exempt from CustomsRequirement.” Official mail from government agencies does not require acustoms declaration or exemption endorsement. Known Mailers may useeither Form 2976-A on each item or Form 2976 (or facsimile) with a mailmanifest in conjunction with a packing list. Form 2976 must state “packinglist enclosed.” The packing list must include a description of the items, thedollar values of the items, and the complete address including the PSC boxnumber and APO/FPO ZIP Code of the addressee, the date of mailing, theinsurance registry number, if applicable, and the serial number of any itemover $25 in value and any electrical item over $15 in value. The packing listshould be enclosed in the parcel or attached to the outside of the parcel. Themail manifest which itemizes all parcels that a Known Mailer deposits will begiven to Postal Official at Business Mail Acceptance Unit. Form 2976 may beused if the mailer does not wish to list the contents on the wrapper or in anycase if the value exceeds $400. Affix only the upper portion of the label onthe package. A completed Form 2976-A (listing the contents and value in USdollars) must be enclosed in the package. Mail addressed to/from all 094XXZIP Codes must use Form 2976-A only.

B1. Form 2976 or 2976-A is required. Articles are liable for customs dutyand/or purchase tax unless they are bona fide gifts intended for use bymilitary personnel or their dependents. When the contents of a parcel meetthese requirements, the mailer must endorse the customs form, “Certified tobe a bona fide gift, personal effects, or items for personal use of militarypersonnel and dependents,” under the heading, Description of Contents.Exceptions: Mail addressed to/from all 094XX ZIP Codes must use onlyForm 2976-A. All other exceptions listed in restriction B above are applicableto this restriction.

C. Cigarettes and other tobacco products are prohibited.C1. Obscene articles, prints, paintings, cards, films, videotapes, etc.,

and horror comics and matrices are prohibited.D. Coffee is prohibited.E1. Medicines or vaccines not conforming to French laws are

prohibited.E2. Any matter containing religious materials contrary to Islamic faith or

depicting nude or seminude persons, pornographic or sexual items, ornonauthorized political materials is prohibited.

E3. Radio transceivers, cordless telephones, global positioningsystems, scanners, base stations, and hand-held transmitters areprohibited.

F. Firearms of any type are prohibited in all classes of mail. Seedefinitions of firearms in DMM C022.1.1. This restriction does not apply tofirearms mailed to or by official U.S. government agencies.

F1. Privately owned weapons addressed to an individual are prohibitedin any class of mail.

F2. Importation of firearms is restricted to one shotgun and one singleshot .22 caliber rifle per individual.

G. Only First-Class letters, second- and third-class mail are authorized.H. Meats, including preserved meats, whether hermetically sealed or

not, are prohibited.H1. Pork or pork by-products are prohibited.I. Mail of all classes must fit in a mail sack. Mail may not exceed the

following dimensions:Length42� 72� length and girth combined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . over 42� to 44� 24� girth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . over 44� to 46� 20� girth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . over 46� to 48� 16� girth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum length 48�This restriction does not apply to registered mail and official government mailmarked MOM.

I1. This restriction does not apply to registered mail.I2. This restriction does not apply to official government mail marked

MOM.K. Mail that includes in the address the words, “Dependent Mail

Section,” may consist only of letter mail, newspapers, magazines, andbooks. No parcel of any class containing any other matter may be mailed tothe Dependent Mail section. This restriction does not apply if the addressdoes not include the words “Dependent Mail Section.”

L. All official mail is prohibited.M. Fruits, animals, and living plants are prohibited.N. Registered mail is prohibited.O. Personal mail addressed to vessels using this number is limited to

unregistered First-Class Mail and certified mail. Other classes of mail areprohibited.

P. APO is used for the receipt and dispatch of official mail only.Q. Mail may not exceed 66 pounds, and size is limited to 42 inches

maximum length and 72 inches maximum length and girth combined.R. All alcoholic beverages, including those mailable under DMM C021,

are prohibited.R1. Materials used in the production of alcoholic beverages (i.e.,

distilling material, hops, malts, yeast, etc.) are prohibited.T. Mailings of case lots of food and supplemental household shipments

must be approved by the sender’s parent agency prior to mailing.U. Parcels must weigh less than 16 ounces when addressed to Box R.

This restriction does not apply to mail endorsed “Free Matter for the Blind orHandicapped.”

U1. Mail is limited to First-Class Mail weighing 11 ounces or less whenaddressed to Box R. This restriction does not apply to mail endorsed “FreeMatter for the Blind or Handicapped.” Videotapes are prohibited whenaddressed to Box R, regardless of weight.

U2. Mail is limited to First-Class letters only when addressed to Box R.U3. Mail is limited to First-Class correspondence (including voice and

video cassettes), newspapers, magazines, photographs, not exceeding 16ounces, when addressed to Box R.

W. Meat products, such as dried beef, salami, and sausage, may bemailed, provided they remain in their original, hermetically sealed packagesand bear USDA certification. Other meats, bones, skin, hair, feathers, hornsor hoofs of hoofed animals, wool samples, tobacco leaves, includingchewing and pipe tobacco, snuff, cigars, and cigarettes, or obscene material,including obscene drawings, photographs, films, and carvings, areprohibited. Exception: 200 grams of tobacco per parcel are permitted dutyfree.

X. Personal mail is limited to First-Class Mail (to include audio cassettesand voice tapes) weighing 11 ounces or less. This limitation does not applyto official mail.

Y. Mail is limited to First-Class and Priority Mail only. All second-class,third-class, and fourth-class mail (including SAM and PAL) are notauthorized. This restriction also applies to official mail.

Z. No outside pieces (OSPs).Z1. Tin band seal required on all pouches.

—International and Military Mail Operations,International Business Unit, 11-21-96


FinanceFreedom of Information Act Report for Calendar Year 1996

Each calendar year the Postal Service must report toCongress its activities with regard to Freedom of InformationAct (FOIA) requests for information. Records custodiansmust comply with the specific reporting requirements dis-cussed. Please be reminded that:

1. Negative reports are required.

2. Reports must be sent to the appropriate records officecoordinator rather than to Records at Headquarters.

Do not confuse this Freedom of Information Act reportingrequirement with the Privacy Act reporting requirement pub-lished in Postal Bulletin 21913 (2-15-96), “Privacy Act Reportfor Calendar Year 1995.” A future Postal Bulletin article willrequire Privacy Act reporting for calendar year 1996.

Who Must Submit a Report?

All records custodians must submit a report for calendaryear 1996, even if the report is negative; that is, even if noFOIA requests were received or if any requests receivedwere granted in full.

A records custodian is the head of a postal facility such asan area, district, post office, or other postal installation thatmaintains Postal Service records and information.

Vice presidents are the custodians of records and infor-mation maintained at Headquarters. (Headquarters fieldunits should submit reports through their Headquartersoffices.)

Senior medical personnel are the custodians of restrictedmedical records maintained within postal facilities. The cus-todian of employee assistance program (EAP) records iseither the USPS counselor, contractor, or Public Health Ser-vice, whichever provided the services. The EAP coordinatoris the custodian of records prior to March 1993.

How to Submit Reports

Records custodians must submit a report on or beforeFebruary 10, 1997, clearly marked “Freedom of InformationAct Report for Calendar Year 1996,” to their records officecoordinator as shown below. A records office coordinator islocated in the Finance office of each district and area

Customer Service office. See Administrative SupportManual 351.134.

Records Custodians Send Reports ToArea offices Records office coordinator in the

area office.

Processing anddistribution plant offices

Records office coordinator in theperformance cluster.

Customer Service andSales District offices

Records office coordinator in theperformance cluster.

Postmasters Records office coordinator in theperformance cluster.

Headquarters field units Headquarters (parent office).

How to Format Reports

Each records custodian must submit a report to his or herrecords office coordinator even if it is negative. If no FOIA re-quests were received or if requests received were granted infull, a records custodian report should just indicate “nega-tive.” If a records custodian has declined to release informa-tion requested in writing citing the FOIA, the report mustcontain the following information (see sample report onpage 26):

1. Reason for denial, referencing a specific section(s) ofthe regulations in Administrative Support Manual(ASM) 352.42–352.47.

2. Name and title or position of the USPS records custo-dian responsible for the denial.

3. Number of determinations not to comply with FOIA re-quests that were made during calendar year 1996(January 1, 1996, through December 31,1996).

Note: Do not include denials of requests for change-of-address information.

How to Maintain Records During Calendar Year1997

Records custodians must start a centralized file contain-ing copies of all denials of requests made under the FOIAduring upcoming calendar year 1997. This procedure will en-able custodians to have information readily available whenit must submit a report this time next year.


SAMPLE REPORTFreedom of Information Act Report for Calendar Year 1996

Preparer’s Name and Title: John Doe, PostmasterPreparer’s Location and Telephone Number: Little Ark., MO

(780) 123-4567

Office(s) Covered by Report: Little Ark., MO 78910

If no FOIA requests were received or denied, in full or in part, check here to indicate a“negative” report:

If a FOIA request was denied, in full or in part, complete the information below:

Reason for Denial (ASM Section) Name and Title of Custodian

Number of Denials (based on this reference)

352.42b Mr. John DoePostmasterLittle Ark., MO

3

352.42c(6) & 352.42f Mr. John DoePostmasterLittle Ark., MO

7

352.451 Mr. John DoePostmasterLittle Ark., MO

1

—Corporate Accounting, Finance, 12-19-96


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—Judicial Officer, 12-19-96

ALL PERSONNEL PROCESSING MAIL FOR DISPATCH ABROAD

Foreign Order No. 392Keep all foreign order notices for use as reference.

Tentative Orders

A Tentative Lottery Order has been issued against the fol-lowing:

Australia

ALAGPO BOX 2916BRISBANE QUEENSLAND 4001AUSTRALIA

Canada

BLC SERVICES INCD/B/A INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY CORPORATION1755 ROBSON ST STE 657VANCOUVER BC V6G 3B7CANADA

CANUSA LTDD/B/A FRASER KIRPATRICK5010 48TH AVEPO BOX 990 STN MAINDELTA BC V4K 4V6CANADA

CANUSA LTDD/B/A BILL ORMOND280 PROGRESS AVEPO BOX 5700 STN DSCARBOROUGH ON M1R 5J2CANADA

CANUSA LTDD/B/A BOB SYDNEY5010 48TH AVEPO BOX 924 STN MAINDELTA BC V4K 4Y2CANADA

IDM CORPD/B/A DEAN FARMER7680 RIVER RDPO BOX 94260 STN MAINRICHMOND BC V6Y 2A6CANADA

RUSHWORTH & COSUITE 417125A - 1030 DENMAN STVANCOUVER BC V6G 2M6CANADA

RUSHWORTH & CO110 EUGENIE ST W STE #441WINDSOR ON N8X 4Y6CANADA

Do not dispatch any mail to the above. Place the mail-pieces in a pouch endorsed “Foreign Order Mail” and sendthem to:

POSTMASTERCLAIMS INQUIRY AND UNDELIVERABLE MAILJAMES A FARLEY BLDG RM 2029ANEW YORK NY 10199-9543

Do not place any endorsement on the mailpieces them-selves. Personnel may post this notice at the outgoing prima-ry. They must post it on the Foreign Order Board at allprocessing and distribution plants, designated internationalexchange offices, and customer service plants.

—Judicial Officer, 12-19-96


Missing U.S. Money Order Forms — Do Not CashTo be posted and used by retail window employees. As

directed, destroy previous notices. All interim notices shouldbe destroyed when the numbers listed appear in the Postal

Bulletin. The actual serial numbers consist of the first 10 dig-its on the money orders. Check for altered dollar amounts byholding money orders to the light.

210 221 0548 to210 221 0599

273 775 7700 to273 775 7899

302 000 0000 to302 123 9999

349 746 2056 to 2099350 518 7350 to 7374360 011 1690 to 1699360 168 6008 to 6099360 173 8800 to 8899362 861 3064 to 3099373 006 2176 to 2199374 768 2600 to 2699375 169 4400 to 4599375 829 3400 to 3499375 851 9100 to 9199376 196 0911 to 0999378 085 3679 to 3699378 351 1063 to 1099379 843 5100 to 5199380 093 9600 to 9699380 165 1165 to 1199381 325 4500 to 4599381 604 2510 to 2699381 645 9525 to 9599383 314 3968 to 3999383 892 1000 to 1344383 892 1382 to 1399384 925 3641 to 3654385 568 2331 to 2399385 599 7554 to 7575385 774 2024 to 2099386 624 1412 to 1599386 883 8936 to 8999387 314 5574 to 5599387 837 6300 to 6399388 828 0656 to 0699389 696 2400 to 2799389 846 3104 to 3135389 846 3145 to 3195389 887 9211 to 9230389 887 9234 to 9299390 001 3182 to 3199390 001 3500 to 3699390 545 5974 to 5999391 104 6146 to 6199391 574 1466 to 1499391 783 3020 to 3599391 792 6100 to 6199392 668 2956 to 2999392 854 8500 to 8899393 584 7566 to 7699393 650 0074 to 0099393 838 8316 to 8499393 893 6007 to 6099394 126 6907 to 6999394 189 0405 to 0599394 822 3243 to 3278394 990 1810 to 1899395 343 3264 to 3299395 373 3035 to 3099395 396 9649 to 9799395 970 3240 to 3299

397 622 4054 to 4099397 819 8902 to 8999398 149 7200 to 7699399 070 0872 to 0899399 156 7119 to 7199399 203 5064 to 5099399 296 9910 to 9999399 396 8935 to 8999399 792 7775 to 7799399 792 8300 to 8399400 427 1051 to 1999401 045 1505 to 1549401 045 1571 to 1599401 294 2700 to 2799401 310 9505 to 9599401 382 5312 to 5399402 578 7876 to 7899403 125 6744 to 6799403 260 7000 to 7499403 280 6470 to 6499403 685 8600 to 8699404 003 0300 to 0399404 041 8838 to 8899404 071 4268 to 4299404 347 5356 to 5399404 347 5548 to 5599404 726 4500 to 4599404 961 5001 to 5199405 325 0188 to 0198406 009 4587 to 4599406 260 6830 to 6899406 459 6641 to 6999406 733 3000 to 3999407 545 1557 to 1599407 594 0412 to 0599407 692 9100 to 9299407 959 2190 to 2199408 265 2275 to 2288408 499 7700 to 7799408 499 7900 to 7999408 682 8484 to 8599408 698 7015 to 7099409 072 3941 to 3999410 491 2311 to 2399410 694 8400 to 8599410 775 1500 to 1599410 795 7927 to 7999410 867 0917 to 0966410 867 0970 to 0999411 868 1023 to 1199411 922 2322 to 2399412 193 0900 to 0999412 395 8599 to 8699412 485 6500 to 6599412 485 6610 to 6699412 885 5953 to 5999414 193 3608 to 3674414 193 3677 to 3699414 411 7348 to 7399414 640 0757 to 0799414 965 1727 to 1799417 302 8104 to 8199417 387 6532 to 6599417 496 6800 to 6999




460 550 1909 to 1999460 997 5234 to 5299461 973 6443 to 6499462 152 0107 to 0299462 274 1072 to 1099462 277 8373 to 8399463 011 5529 to 5540463 176 4115 to 4199463 176 4229 to 4299463 185 2600 to 2799463 227 7711 to 7799463 414 4869 to 4899463 808 3484 to 3499463 945 7400 to 7899464 629 9000 to 9399464 711 4332 to 4399465 692 3963 to 3999465 698 8300 to 8599465 743 7745 to 7799466 798 6056 to 6067467 147 4300 to 4399468 079 5782 to 5799469 067 2817 to 2899469 127 8000 to 8199469 213 0359 to 0399469 213 0500 to 0599469 561 8011 to 8099469 658 1961 to 1999469 666 9900 to 9999469 678 1900 to 1999469 781 4900 to 4999469 947 6960 to 6999470 755 5800 to 5818471 918 0300 to 0999471 985 2408 to 2419472 191 6700 to 6799472 270 2555 to 2599472 987 0213 to 0241472 987 0290 to 0299473 151 2069 to 2199473 666 9138 to 9199473 952 3429 to 3499474 108 5402 to 5499474 356 5193 to 5299474 949 3366 to 3399475 134 9362 to 9399475 167 9667 to 9699475 319 3415 to 3499475 319 3649 to 3799475 340 6400 to 6599475 424 8410 to 8499475 629 9156 to 9199475 850 6101 to 6199475 875 2500 to 2599476 169 8264 to 8299476 189 3000 to 3499476 331 2480 to 2499477 289 8601 to 8699477 681 5206 to 5299478 010 4243 to 4268478 010 4270 to 4291478 450 5071 to 5099478 469 7838 to 7858478 469 7883 to 7899479 280 9800 to 9899479 365 9116 to 9176479 412 9900 to 9999479 667 6190 to 6199479 748 9680 to 9699479 755 4285 to 4299479 860 7000 to 7199



625 916 9500 to 9799625 968 8956 to 8999627 005 3938 to 3999627 384 3907 to 4099627 496 7549 to 7599627 708 3605 to 3699627 776 2500 to 2599628 226 3100 to 3199628 814 4702 to 4799628 851 9689 to 9699629 510 7200 to 7299630 389 3056 to 3071630 463 0588 to 0599631 459 9117 to 9199631 762 9325 to 9399632 217 4933 to 4999632 500 0000 to 99 9999633 110 4165 to 4199633 110 4303 to 4499633 438 6429 to 6599634 725 0700 to 0799634 803 3239 to 3299634 807 2474 to 2499634 827 5900 to 5999634 886 3428 to 3499635 559 3449 to 3499636 289 6214 to 6299636 634 8007 to 8042637 562 5828 to 5899638 042 1647 to 1699638 049 4984 to 4999638 318 1115 to 1199638 318 1453 to 1499638 885 0000 to 0299638 903 4362 to 4373639 415 1929 to 1999639 415 2019 to 2099639 420 6200 to 6299639 469 3517 to 3799639 605 2143 to 2199639 657 8600 to 8799640 289 7500 to 7599640 289 7700 to 7999641 170 4420 to 4499641 318 3133 to 3199641 378 6500 to 6999641 383 8739 to 8799641 877 3187 to 3299641 877 3310 to 3399642 355 8094 to 8199642 355 8308 to 8999642 900 0018 to 0099643 030 6254 to 6299644 069 0600 to 0699644 077 7506 to 7699644 082 4000 to 4599644 085 8157 to 8199644 112 9839 to 9899644 380 1460 to 1499644 733 4715 to 4799644 900 9712 to 9799644 901 0109 to 1299644 901 1325 to 1399644 923 6800 to 7799644 932 4655 to 4699644 932 4792 to 4799645 318 7240 to 7499645 333 1766 to 1799645 790 8632 to 8699645 975 0737 to 0762646 242 6200 to 6299


646 270 7639 to 7799646 798 4000 to 4999647 048 7035 to 7099647 049 2900 to 2999647 398 8300 to 8399647 398 8481 to 8499647 437 3000 to 4999648 009 6057 to 6099648 722 5283 to 5299648 892 3163 to 3199649 100 3989 to 3999649 647 0370 to 0399649 647 0522 to 0599649 647 5237 to 5399649 647 9100 to 9299649 666 7800 to 8299

650 130 3400 to 3599650 555 1749 to 1799650 564 1900 to 1999650 627 4212 to 4299650 736 2043 to 2099650 739 1540 to 1699651 741 4415 to 4499651 882 2800 to 2899652 754 6317 to 6399653 426 3300 to 3399654 238 0000 to 0399654 404 3065 to 3092655 103 5081 to 5199655 523 2600 to 2999700 065 2570 to 2599700 065 4800 to 4899

700 190 3350 to 3359700 228 6048 to 6099700 650 0452 to 0499700 666 1323 to 1349700 786 9106 to 9142700 859 0744 to 0758701 028 6780 to 6899701 213 3900 to 3999701 267 2000 to 3999701 335 7312 to 7399701 369 2005 to 2050701 503 2247 to 2299701 553 6557 to 6599701 601 3457 to 3499701 605 5913 to 5999

701 708 1741 to 1799701 736 3966 to 3999701 838 2800 to 2899701 941 0600 to 0699702 254 9300 to 9399806 087 1100 to 1499806 268 9275 to 9299806 534 3400 to 3477807 342 3283 to 3399808 090 3440 to 3499808 325 5161 to 5699808 784 8000 to 8299870 054 4814 to 4899870 491 4812 to 4849870 541 7167 to 7239

—Inspection Service, 12-19-96

Missing Canadian Money Order Forms — Do Not CashTo be posted and used by retail window employees. As

directed, destroy previous notices. Destroy any interim no-tices when the numbers listed appear in the Postal Bulletin.The new money order serial numbers consist of the first ninedigits. The 10th digit is a check digit only.

Do not cash new style money orders 000 000 001 to692 600 000. Advise holders to send invalid money ordersto: Canada Post Corporation, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0B1.Check for altered dollar amounts by holding money ordersto the light.

000 000 001 to692 600 000

660 304 493 to 4 600660 596 601 to 6 700660 644 144 to 4 300661 162 159 to 2 220661 165 221 to 5 250661 179 997 to 180 020661 183 221 to 3 260661 187 652 to 7 690661 581 517 to 1 600661 997 658 to 7 686662 108 475 to 9 006662 987 487 to 7 500663 119 201 to 9 300663 352 552 to 2 700663 636 414 to 6 500664 514 929 to 5 000664 625 114 to 5 200664 689 941 to 690 000664 774 743 to 4 800665 080 644 to 0 700665 241 112 to 1 200665 956 831 to 6 880665 967 877 to 7 920666 025 401 to 5 800666 209 330 to 9 400666 210 847 to 0 900666 395 901 to 6 100666 647 247 to 7 258666 662 073 to 2 100666 696 251 to 6 300667 040 021 to 0 600667 382 231 to 2 300667 398 541 to 8 600667 435 145 to 5 200667 486 601 to 6 800667 521 407 to 1 600667 752 069 to 2 300667 916 445 to 6 500

667 926 278 to 6 300668 104 101 to 4 800668 155 938 to 6 000668 220 001 to 1 000668 222 101 to 3 400668 583 651 to 3 700668 584 001 to 4 010668 588 581 to 8 600668 659 099 to 9 200668 789 430 to 9 440669 677 719 to 7 735669 893 581 to 3 700670 374 867 to 5 000670 993 101 to 3 180670 994 962 to 5 000670 996 971 to 7 040671 601 379 to 1 400671 672 253 to 2 300671 883 301 to 3 900672 032 758 to 2 800672 052 001 to 2 100672 271 301 to 2 500672 344 466 to 4 500672 349 801 to 350 100672 439 641 to 9 700672 481 401 to 1 700672 695 171 to 5 240672 696 211 to 6 280672 893 127 to 3 140673 052 969 to 3 200673 074 401 to 5 300673 759 973 to 760 000673 784 461 to 4 700673 849 090 to 9 120673 993 701 to 3 800675 044 601 to 4 900676 297 901 to 8 000676 483 147 to 3 200676 496 501 to 6 600676 498 101 to 8 150



800 Number Available to VerifyCanadian Money Orders

The Canada Post Corporation is now providing an 800number that cashing agents can call to verify the validityof Canadian Postal Money Orders. The number is1-800-563-0444.

This 800 number is printed on the back of the Cana-dian Postal Money Orders.


PAGE 31Postal Bulletin 21935 (12-19-96)

697 249 952 to 0 050697 414 886 to 4 900697 469 606 to 9 700697 850 401 to 0 750697 945 701 to 5 850698 098 446 to 8 550698 300 251 to 0 300698 504 383 to 4 650698 533 927 to 4 200698 562 268 to 2 400699 090 686 to 0 750699 752 699 to 2 850700 068 473 to 8 500700 161 501 to 1 650700 202 522 to 2 700700 290 275 to 0 300700 465 730 to 5 750700 561 444 to 1 550701 423 101 to 3 150701 625 469 to 5 550701 643 829 to 3 850701 945 451 to 5 500702 033 701 to 4 050702 051 501 to 1 750702 053 601 to 3 800702 104 368 to 4 900702 128 306 to 8 400702 179 891 to 9 900702 260 751 to 0 850702 410 595 to 1 050702 660 151 to 0 540702 723 429 to 3 450703 004 401 to 4 820703 083 819 to 4 020703 432 131 to 2 230703 626 061 to 6 090



716 556 635 to 6 660716 573 101 to 3 340717 191 648 to 1 690717 193 161 to 3 490717 228 591 to 8 680717 333 902 to 3 950717 739 745 to 9 910717 884 991 to 5 050718 026 171 to 6 290718 466 370 to 6 420718 590 741 to 0 770718 714 210 to 4 370718 795 881 to 6 000718 961 721 to 1 780718 982 001 to 2 300720 227 871 to 7 930720 227 949 to 7 960720 368 543 to 8 570720 392 151 to 2 570720 556 491 to 6 640720 558 621 to 8 650720 575 361 to 5 570720 590 152 to 0 179721 638 331 to 9 170721 815 391 to 5 420724 711 538 to 1 560724 793 221 to 3 250724 908 109 to 8 120724 937 461 to 7 670724 976 101 to 6 130725 163 118 to 3 151725 398 591 to 8 800725 464 591 to 4 920725 738 581 to 8 730


Counterfeited Canadian Money Order Forms — Do Not Cash

To be posted and used by retail window employees. Asdirected, destroy previous notices. All interim noticesshould be destroyed when the numbers listed appear inthe Postal Bulletin.

671,819,086676,612,640677,891,039678,282,493678,916,031679,552,215679,751,983679,694,334679,800,207681,130,536681,844,376683,594,542684,683,610686,619,878686,619,886686,619,887

686,794,382686,794,426686,794,427686,794,431687,262,502687,262,503687,262,525687,262,526687,287,578687,287,581687,287,582694,063,898694,063,899694,063,980701,321,725



Invalid Express Mail Corporate Account NumbersThese numbers are to be posted and used by retail/ac-

ceptance clerks. This listing supersedes all previous no-tices, which must be destroyed. Retail/acceptance clerksmust not accept Express Mail shipments bearing any of theinvalid numbers (listed below) in the “customer number” or

“agreement number” section of the label or form.

Note: The first 6 digits of a 9-digit Custom Designed Serviceand Next Day Pickup Service Agreement make up theCorporate Account Number.

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—Express and Priority Mail, Marketing, 12-19-96


International MailIMM REVISION

Global Package Link to CanadaEffective November 1, 1996, the Individual Country List-

ing for Canada in the International Mail Manual (IMM) isamended by adding the regulations concerning GlobalPackage Link (GPL) processing facilities, new rates for GPLto Canada, and new Ground Gateway centers. A future edi-tion of the IMM will include this change.

International Mail Manual (IMM)

Canada

Global Package Link (620)

DELIVERY OPTIONS

[Add the following information as the third delivery option:]

Ground Gateway Service

Ground Gateway Service will offer ground service to Canadafrom the designated Ground Gateway facilities and groundtransportation to final destination in Canada. It will receivethe same expeditious customs clearance as the GroundCourier Service and normal delivery times for 95 percent ofall Canadian addresses will be 3 to 8 days after dispatch fromthe customer’s plant, depending on the location of the finaldestination. (For addresses in the Maritimes and extremenorthern territories where distance and poor roads affecttransportation, delivery times could be as long as ten days.)

PROCESSING FACILITIES

[Add the following information about Ground GatewayCenters:]

Ground Gateway Centers

Ground Gateway Service will be processed at one of twodesignated Ground Gateway centers: Seattle and Buffalo.

PROCESSING AND ACCEPTANCE

[Add the following information about acceptance proceduresfor Ground Gateway Service:]

Within 500 Miles of a Global Package Link Ground Gate-way Facility

If the plant at which the customer’s Global Package Linkpackages originate is located within 500 miles of a GlobalPackage Link Ground Gateway, the Postal Service will verifyand accept the packages at the customer’s plant and trans-port them to the Global Package Link Ground Gateway

according to a schedule agreed upon by the Postal Serviceand the customer.

More Than 500 Miles From a Global Package LinkGround Gateway Facility

Customers located outside a 500-mile radius of these twoGround Gateway centers for Ground Gateway GPL serviceto Canada may still use the service provided they are locatedin a city having direct, existing Postal Service surface trans-portation to one of the two Ground Gateway centers. If nosuch existing surface transportation exists in their origin city,the mailer may drop ship, at their own expense, packages toone of the Ground Gateway centers.

INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY

[Add the following information about Ground Gatewayinsurance:]


Packages sent through Ground Gateway Service include upto $100 (Canadian) insurance at no additional cost.

Base Rates

[Replace the current discount table with the following:]

Number of Packages Percent Discount

Up to 100,000 Base rate

100,001 and over 3% off base rates

No discount for parcel returns.

PREPARATION REQUIREMENTS

[Add the following information about preparation require-ments for third service:]


There are no Canada-specific preparation requirements forpackages sent through Ground Gateway Service. Packagesweighing 1 pound or less must bear the “SMALL PACKET”marking (see 264.21).

RETURN SERVICE

A return merchandise service will be available to GPLCanada customers. The mailer or the Canadian recipient willbe responsible for payment of shipment costs back to thedesignated Canadian return center. The return center willopen and inspect the contents of each box and process forreturn back to the U.S., including applying for a refund of du-


ties and taxes to Revenue Canada. Upon arrival in the U.S.,the parcels will be sent back to the mailer via the domesticparcel network. The return prices, per parcel, are detailed inthe rate chart.

[Replace the current rate table with the following:]

Global Package Link

Canada

Price per ItemWeight Not

Over(Pounds)

AirCourier

GroundCourier

GroundGateway Returns

1 $9.15 $7.75 $7.50 $6.49

2 $10.01 $8.49 $7.75 $7.16

3 $11.53 $9.89 $8.00 $7.82

4 $13.04 $10.79 $8.25 $8.49

5 $14.56 $11.72 $8.50 $9.16

6 $15.96 $12.65 $9.00 $9.83

7 $17.46 $13.49 $9.50 $10.49

8 $18.97 $14.33 $10.00 $11.16

9 $20.47 $15.18 $10.50 $11.83

10 $21.98 $16.01 $11.00 $12.50

11 $23.32 $16.75 $11.50 $13.16

12 $24.81 $17.60 $12.00 $13.83

13 $26.32 $18.47 $12.50 $14.50

14 $27.81 $19.32 $13.00 $15.17

15 $29.31 $20.19 $13.50 $15.83

16 $30.80 $21.53 $14.00 $16.50

17 $32.31 $22.41 $14.50 $17.17

18 $33.80 $23.29 $15.00 $17.84

19 $35.29 $24.35 $15.50 $18.50

20 $36.79 $25.23 $16.00 $19.17

21 $38.02 $25.93 $16.50 $19.84

22 $39.50 $26.80 $17.00 $20.50

23 $40.99 $27.68 $17.50 $21.17

24 $42.47 $28.56 $18.00 $21.84

25 $43.97 $29.44 $18.50 $22.51

26 $45.45 $30.31 $19.00 $23.17

27 $46.59 $31.20 $19.50 $23.84

28 $48.42 $32.07 $20.00 $24.51

29 $49.91 $32.95 $20.50 $25.18

30 $51.40 $33.83 $21.00 $25.84

31 $52.50 $34.45 $21.50 $26.51

32 $53.97 $35.31 $22.00 $27.18

33 $55.46 $36.19 $22.50 $27.85

Price per ItemWeight Not

Over(Pounds)

AirCourier

GroundCourier

GroundGateway Returns

34 $56.93 $37.06 $23.00 $28.51

35 $58.40 $37.93 $23.50 $29.18

36 $59.87 $38.80 $24.00 $29.85

37 $61.36 $39.68 $24.50 $30.52

38 $62.83 $40.85 $25.00 $31.18

39 $64.31 $41.90 $25.50 $31.85

40 $65.78 $42.93 $26.00 $32.52

41 $66.78 $43.49 $26.50 $33.19

42 $68.24 $44.37 $27.00 $33.85

43 $69.70 $45.25 $27.50 $34.52

44 $71.16 $46.48 $28.00 $35.19

45 $72.64 $47.37 $28.50 $35.86

46 $73.56 $47.88 $29.00 $36.52

47 $75.01 $49.51 $29.50 $37.19

48 $76.46 $51.15 $30.00 $37.86

49 $77.81 $52.83 $30.50 $38.52

50 $79.37 $54.92 $31.00 $39.19

51 $80.83 $56.26 $31.50 $39.86

52 $82.29 $57.63 $32.00 $40.53

53 $83.74 $59.03 $32.50 $41.19

54 $85.20 $60.43 $33.00 $41.86

55 $86.66 $61.84 $33.50 $42.53

56 $87.47 $62.41 $34.00 $43.20

57 $88.91 $63.40 $34.50 $43.86

58 $90.36 $64.39 $35.00 $44.53

59 $91.80 $65.38 $35.50 $45.20

60 $93.26 $66.82 $36.00 $45.87

61 $94.70 $67.83 $36.50 $46.53

62 $96.15 $68.82 $37.00 $47.20

63 $96.88 $69.79 $37.50 $47.87

64 $98.31 $70.76 $38.00 $48.54

65 $99.75 $71.79 $38.50 $49.20

66 $101.18 $72.83 $39.00 $49.87

* * * * *

—International Business Unit, 12-19-96


IMM REVISION

International Money Order Service to BelarusEffective January 1, 1997, standard international money

order service is available between the United States and Be-larus. This service requires the use of the Authorization to Is-sue an International Money Order form set. Issuing clerksmust follow the procedures in International Mail Manual(IMM) 391.

The maximum amount for a single money order payablein Belarus is $700. The fee to purchase an Authorization toIssue an International Money Order for Belarus is $7.50 permoney order.

Revise the Individual Country Listing for Belarus in IMMIssue 17 to include standard international money order ser-vice. Revise section IMM 391.3b to include Belarus.

Issue 18 of the IMM will include these changes.

On page 41 of this Postal Bulletin is a revised chart of allcountries that accept international postal money orders fromthe United States as of January 1, 1997. Post this chart to aidwindow clerks and postal customers. This chart replaces thechart published in Postal Bulletin 21926 (8-15-96).

—International Postal Affairs,International Business Unit, 12-19-96


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International Postal Money Order Service(Effective January 1, 1997)

The following countries accept international postal money orders from the United States using the International Postal MoneyOrder form MP1. The fee for this form is $3. The maximum amount for a single money order is $700, except as noted in paren-theses.

Anguilla Canada Guyana ($500) Nigeria ($500)

Antigua and Barbuda Cape Verde Honduras Peru

Bahamas Costa Rica Jamaica St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis

Barbados Dominica Japan St. Lucia

Belize Ecuador Mali St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Bolivia El Salvador ($500) Mexico ($500) Sierra Leone

British Virgin Islands Grenada Montserrat Trinidad and Tobago

The following countries accept international postal money orders from the United States using the Authorization to Issue anInternational Money Order form set. The fee for this form set is $7.50. The maximum amount for a single money order is $700,except as noted in parentheses

Algeria Estonia Lithuania Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

Argentina Faroe Islands Luxembourg Slovenia

Armenia Finland Malaysia South Africa

Austria France Martinique Sri Lanka

Azerbaijan ($200) French Guiana Monaco Suriname

BangladeshBelarus

French PolynesiaGermany

MoroccoMozambique

SwazilandSweden

Belgium Great Britain and Northern Ireland ($200) Namibia Switzerland

Benin Greece Netherlands Syria

Botswana Guadeloupe New Caledonia Taiwan

Brazil Hungary Norway ($400) Thailand

Burkina Faso Iceland Paraguay Togo

Chile Indonesia Philippines Tunisia

China Ireland Poland Uruguay

Colombia Israel Reunion Vatican City

Corsica Italy St. Bartholomew Vietnam

Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Korea, Republic of St. Martin (French) Yemen

Croatia Latvia St. Pierre and Miquelon Zambia

Czech Republic Lesotho San Marino Zimbabwe

Denmark Liechtenstein Senegal ($500)

Dominican Republic

Egypt

The former Trust Territories of the United States listed below are the only foreign countries accepting the domestic postalmoney order from the United States. The fee for this form is $0.85. The maximum amount for a single money order is $700.

The Federated States of Micronesia (Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap)The Republic of the Marshall Islands (Majuro, Ebeye)The Republic of Palau (Koror)


PhilatelySTAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 97-2

Flag Over Porch, Juke Box, and Mountain StampsThe Postal Service will issue the 32-cent Flag Over

Porch, the nondenominated First-Class letter presort rateJuke Box (value: 25 cents), and the nondenominated non-profit Mountain (value: 5 cents) stamps on January 24, 1997,in Tucson, Arizona, in conjunction with the ARIPEX StampShow. The stamps go on sale nationwide on January 25. Noofficial ceremony is planned.

The Flag Over Porch stamp will be issued in new formatsof a self-adhesive coil of 3,000 (Item 7969) and self-adhesivevending booklets of 15 (Item 6656) and 30 (Item 6657). TheJuke Box (Item 7975A) and Mountain (Item 7982A) stampswill be issued in new formats of self-adhesive coils of 3,000.All of the stamp designs are the same as the ones currently inuse for those rates, except for a date change from 1996 to1997.

For stamp collecting purposes, customers may purchasethe coil stamps and the booklet or booklet panes by orderingthe stamps through the mail from:

PHILATELIC FULFILLMENT SERVICE CENTERUS POSTAL SERVICEPO BOX 419636KANSAS CITY MO 64141-6636

or by calling 1 800 STAMP-24.

The coil stamps may also be purchased at philatelic cen-ters nationwide.

How to Order the First Day of Issue Postmark

Customers have 90 days to obtain the first day of issuepostmark by mail. They may purchase the new bookletstamps at local post offices that have vending equipment orby following the ordering instructions above and the coilstamps at local post offices, philatelic centers nationwide, orby following the ordering instructions above. Customersshould affix the stamps to envelopes or postcards of theirchoice, address the envelopes or postcards (to themselvesor others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:

FLAG OVER PORCH STAMP and/or JUKE BOX STAMP and/or MOUNTAIN STAMPPOSTMASTER1501 S CHERRYBELL STRATUCSON AZ 85726-9998

Customers are reminded that the postage affixed to anyFirst-Class Mail envelope must equal at least 32 cents, andto any postcard must equal at least 20 cents. At least one ofthe new stamps must be affixed to an envelope or postcard inorder to receive the first day of issue postmark.

After applying the first day of issue postmark, the PostalService returns the envelopes or postcards through the mail.There is no charge for the postmark. All orders must be post-marked by April 24, 1997.

The Philatelic Fulfillment Service Center also offers firstday covers for new stamp issues and postal stationery itemspostmarked with the official first day of issue cancellation.Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered inthe quarterly USA Philatelic catalog. Customers may re-quest a free catalog by writing to:

USA PHILATELIC CATALOGUS POSTAL SERVICEPO BOX 57GRAND RAPIDS MN 55744-0057

or by telephoning 1 800 STAMP-24.

First day covers remain on sale for at least one year afterthe stamps’ issuance.

Distribution of 32-cent Flag Over Porch (Item7969), Nondenominated Juke Box (Item 7975A),and Mountain (Item 7982A) Pressure SensitiveCoils of 3,000 Stamps

All stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribu-tion networks (SDNs) will receive a standard distribution forthese coils, rounded to the nearest master carton size (20).

The Minneapolis Information System Service Center willnot use Form 3309, Advice of Shipment/Stamp Invoice, todistribute these coils. To obtain an initial supply, all post of-fices which requisition from SDOs must immediately submita separate Form 17, Stamp Requisition, to their designatedSDO. Post offices under the SDN concept must follow theirnormal procedures for acquiring supplies of these stamps.SDOs and SDNs must not distribute stamps to post officesbefore January 16, 1997.

Bulk Quantities

To obtain bulk quantities of these coils, all authorizedCAG A–G post offices must immediately submit Forms3356, Stamp Requisition — Bulk Quantities, to the Bureau ofEngraving and Printing. Requisitions must be submitted inquantities of 40 coils for a maximum of 480 coils perrequisition.

Copyright USPS 1997

PAGE 44 POSTAL BULLETIN 21935 (12-19-96)

Less-Than-Bulk Quantities

All other post offices requiring less than bulk quantities ofthese stamps should immediately requisition them from theirdesignated SDOs using Form 17, Stamp Requisition, or fromtheir designated SDN using Forms 17-S, Stamp DistributionNetwork Stamp Requisition.

Philatelic Requirements

SDOs with authorized philatelic centers must providesubsequent distribution to each philatelic center from theirinitial automatic distribution.

Issue: Flag Over Porch

Denomination: 32 cents

Format: Self-adhesive vending bookletof 15 (1 pane of 10 and 1 paneof 5 per booklet)

Item Number: 6656

Issue Date: January 24, 1997

Nationwide Sale Date: January 25, 1997

Issue City & State: Tucson, AZ

Designer: Dave LaFleur, Derby, KS

Art Director: Richard Sheaff, Norwood, MA

Typographer: Richard Sheaff, Norwood, MA

Modeler: Peter Cocci

Manufacturing Process: Gravure

Printer: Bureau of Engraving andPrinting

Colors (PMS Colors): Tan, light blue, blue, red, andbrown

Size: 0.71 x 0.82 in/18.02 x 20.81mm (image area)0.87 x 0.96 in/22.08 x 24.37mm (overall)1.74 x 3.47 in/44.16 x 88.07mm (full pane)

Plate Numbers: Five single digits

Self-Service/Vending Distribution

All SDOs and SDNs will receive distribution quantities forthe following vending books:

6656 15 32-cent Flag Over Porch PSA Booklet $4.80

6657 30 32-cent Flag Over Porch PSA Booklet $9.60

6656X 15 32-cent Flag Over Porch PSACriss-Cross Booklet

$4.80

6657X 30 32-cent Flag Over Porch PSACriss-Cross Booklet

$9.60

The above products are to be distributed to Self-ServiceVending Personnel.



Format: Self-adhesive vending bookletof 30 (3 panes of 10 each perbooklet)

Item Number: 6657











Size: 0.71 x 0.82 in/18.02 x 20.81mm (image area)0.87 x 0.96 in/22.08 x 24.37mm (overall)1.74 x 5.36 in/44.16 x 136.04mm (full pane)


Copyright USPS 1997

Copyright USPS 1997

PAGE 45Postal Bulletin 21935 (12-19-96)



Format: Self-adhesive coil of 3,000

Item Number: 7969











Size: 0.71 x 0.82 in/18.02 x 20.81mm (image area)0.87 x 0.96 in/22.08 x 24.37mm (overall)


Issue: Juke Box

Denomination: Nondenominated (Value: 25cents)


Item Number: 7975A




Designer: Bill Nelson, Richmond, VA

Art Director: Carl Herrman, Ponte VedraBeach, FL

Typographer: John Boyd, Anagraphics, NewYork, NY




Colors (PMS Colors): Process magenta, cyan, yellow,black, green (PMS 3155C), andpurple (PMS 522c)


Plate Numbers: Six single digits

Copyright USPS 1997

PAGE 46 POSTAL BULLETIN 21935 (12-19-96)

Issue: Mountain

Denomination: Nondenominated (Value: 5 cents)


Item Number: 7982A




Designer: Tom Engeman, Carbondale,CO

Art Director: Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA

Typographer: Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA




Colors (PMS Colors): Magenta, yellow, light blue(PMS 305c), and purple (PMS2725c)


Plate Numbers: Four single digits

—Stamp Services, Marketing, 12-19-96

Self-Service/Vending Distribution for Yellow Rose StampIn addition to Stamp Announcement 96-42, Yellow Rose

Stamp (Postal Bulletin 21929 (9-26-96)), stamp distributionoffices and stamp distribution networks will receive three dis-tributions of the vendable Yellow Rose self-adhesive book-let. The first shipment of the self-adhesive vending bookletsof 15 (Items 6684 and 6684X) and booklets of 30 (Items 6685and 6685X) will be completed by January 30, 1997. Forstamp collecting purposes, customers may purchase thevending booklets from:

PHILATELIC FULFILLMENT SERVICE CENTERUS POSTAL SERVICEPO BOX 419636KANSAS CITY MO 64141-6636

or by calling 1 800 STAMP-24.

These booklets can be sold upon arrival. The first day ofissue for the Yellow Rose Stamp was October 24, 1996.

—Self-Service, Retail, 12-19-96


Pictorial Cancellations Announcement 96-25As a community service, the Postal Service offers picto-

rial cancellations to commemorate local events celebratedin communities throughout the nation. A list of upcomingevents for which pictorial cancellations are authorized ap-pears below. If available, the sponsor of the pictorial can-cellation appears in italics under the date. Also provided, asspace permits, are illustrations of those cancellations thatwere reproducible and available at press time.

People attending these local events may obtain the can-cellation in person at the temporary post office station estab-lished there. Those who cannot attend the event, but whowish to obtain the cancellation, may submit a mail order re-quest. Pictorial cancellations are available only for the datesindicated, and requests must be postmarked no later than 30days following the requested pictorial cancellation date.

All requests must include a stamped envelope or post-card bearing at least the minimum First-Class Mail postage(32 cents per envelope or 20 cents per postcard). Items sub-

mitted for cancellation may not include postage issued afterthe date of the requested cancellation. Such items will be re-turned unserviced.

Customers wishing to obtain a cancellation should affixstamps to any envelope or postcard of their choice, addressthe envelope or postcard to themselves or others, insert acard of postcard thickness in envelopes for sturdiness, andtuck in the flap. Place the envelope or postcard in a largerenvelope and address it to: PICTORIAL CANCELLATIONS,followed by the NAME OF THE STATION, ADDRESS, CITY,STATE, ZIP + 4 CODE, exactly as listed below (using all cap-itals and no punctuation, except the hyphen in the ZIP + 4code).

After applying the pictorial cancellation, the Postal Ser-vice returns the envelope or postcard through the mail. Cus-tomers who want their serviced item returned under pro-tected cover should include a larger, stamped, self-ad-dressed envelope.

December 1-31, 1996

STAR STATIONPOSTMASTERPO BOX 9998STAR NC 27356-9998

December 14, 1996

Eastern Star Chapter 29

CHRISTMAS STROLL STATIONPOSTMASTERPO BOX 9998STERLING CITY TX 76951-9998

December 16, 1996

First Flight Society

B-2 NAMING CEREMONY STATIONPOSTMASTERPO BOX 9998GOLDSBORO NC 27530-9998

December 17, 1996

First Flight Society

WRIGHT BROTHERS STATIONPOSTMASTERPO BOX 9998KILL DEVIL HILLS NC 27948-9998

January 4 & 5, 1997

BIRPEX STATIONPOSTMASTERPO BOX 9998BIRMINGHAM MI 48009-9998

January 11 & 12, 1997

SNOWPEX STATIONPOSTMASTERPO BOX 9998MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403-9998

January 20, 1997

INAUGURATION DAY STATIONPOSTMASTERPO BOX 9998HOPE AR 71801-9998

January 20, 1997

INAUGURATION DAY STATIONPOSTMASTERPO BOX 9998WASHINGTON DC 20066-9998

January 20, 1997

INAUGURATION DAY STATIONPOSTMASTERPO BOX 9998CARTHAGE TN 37030-9998

January 25, 1997

CHARLES CURTIS STATIONPOSTMASTER424 S KANSAS AVETOPEKA KS 66603-9611


February 2, 1997

City of Berlin

BERLIN CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONSTATION

POSTMASTER15 MOUNT FORIST STBERLIN NH 03570-9998

February 7-17, 1997

VALENTINE STATIONPOSTMASTERPO BOX 9998HARTVILLE WY 82215-9998

(ARTWORK UNAVAILABLE)

February 8, 1997

STAMP SHOW STATIONPOSTMASTER240 W NEW YORK AVEDELAND FL 32720-9998

February 8 & 9, 1997

PANPEX STATIONPOSTMASTER730 SUWANNEE STTYNDALL AFB FL 32403-5439

February 9, 1997

EAGAN GRAND OPENING STATIONPOSTMASTERPO BOX 9998EAGAN MN 55121-9998

February 10, 1997

WEE DELIVER STATIONPOSTMASTERRILEY CREEK ELEMENTARYWEDDERBURN OR 97491-9998

February 10, 1997

MELROSE AREA STATIONPOSTMASTERPO BOX 9998MELROSE MN 56352-9998

February 13, 1997

KOREAN STATIONPOSTMASTER40 MONTGOMERY STPAWTUCKET RI 02860-9998

February 15 & 16, 1997

MIPS/ATA STATIONPOSTMASTERPO BOX 9998HOPKINS MN 55343-9998

February 22, 1997

175TH ANNIVERSARY STATIONPOSTMASTER3235 UNION STNORTH CHILI NY 14514-9998

—Stamp Services, Marketing, 12-19-96


Post OfficesPost Office Changes Number 17

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Old 010740 35023 AL Bessemer Jefferson Main Office Post Office 7/1/97 Establish a new ZIP Codefor a delivery area. UseBessemer AL 35022 as last

f fNew 010740 35022 AL Bessemer Jefferson Main Office Post Office 7/1/97

Bessemer AL 35022 as lastline of address for a portionof the addresses previouslyin ZIP Code 35023.

Old 017050 35653 AL Russellville Franklin Main Office Post Office 7/1/97 Establish a new ZIP Codefor a delivery area. UseRussellville AL 35654 as

f fNew 017050 35654 AL Russellville Franklin Main Office Post Office 7/1/97

Russellville AL 35654 aslast line of address for aportion of the deliveries pre-viously in ZIP Code 35653.

Old 115265 32060 FL Live Oak Suwannee Main Office Post Office 1/1/97 Establish a new ZIP Codefor post office boxes. UseLive Oak FL 32064 as last

f fNew 115265 32064 FL Live Oak Suwannee Main Office Post Office 1/1/97

Live Oak FL 32064 as lastline of address for postoffice boxes previously inZIP Code 32060.

Old 120187 GA Alpharetta Fulton Main Office Post Office 11/30/96 Establish a new ZIP Codefor post office boxes. Estab-lish a new classified

New 120187 30023 GA Alpharetta Fulton Webb BridgeBranch

ClassifiedBranch

11/30/96lish a new classifiedbranch. Use Alpharetta GA30023 as last line of ad-dress.

Old 157325 83854 ID Post Falls Kootenai Main Office Post Office 5/1/97 Establish a new ZIP Codefor post office boxes. UsePost Falls ID 83877 as last

f fNew 157325 83877 ID Post Falls Kootenai Main Office Post Office 5/1/97

Post Falls ID 83877 as lastline of address for postoffice boxes previously inZIP Code 83854.

Old 164410 60439 IL Lemont Will Bolingbrook ClassifiedBranch

7/1/96 Establish a new ZIP Codefor a delivery area. UseBolingbrook IL 60490 as

f fNew 164410 60490 IL Lemont Will Bolingbrook ClassifiedBranch

7/1/96

Bolingbrook IL 60490 aslast line of address for aportion of the deliveries pre-viously in ZIP Code 60439.

Old 276331 38657 MS PleasantGrove

Panola Main Office Post Office 8/24/96 Post office and ZIP Codediscontinued. Establish aplace name. PleasantGrove MS becomes an ac-

New 277176 38666 MS Sardis Panola Pleasant Grove PlaceName

8/24/96Grove MS becomes an ac-ceptable last line of addressfor use with ZIP Code38666.

Old 351005 12026 NY Brookview Rensselaer Main Office Post Office 7/27/96 Post office and ZIP Codediscontinued. Establish aplace name Brookview NY

New 351270 12033 NY Casleton Rensselaer Brookview PlaceName

7/27/96place name. Brookview NYbecomes an acceptable lastline of address for use withZIP Code 12033.


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Old 351960 12192 NY Coxsackie Greene West Coxsackie CommunityPost Office

12/14/96 Community post officediscontinued. Retain ZIPCode. West Coxsackie postoffice boxes relocated to

New 351960 12192 NY Coxsackie Greene West Coxsackie PlaceName

12/14/96

office boxes relocated toCoxsackie Post Office.Continue to use West Cox-sackie NY 12192 as lastline of address.

Old 356045 12135 NY Norton Hill Greene Main Office Post Office 12/7/96 Post office and ZIP Codediscontinued. Establish aplace name Norton Hill NY

New 353405 12083 NY Greenville Greene Norton Hill PlaceName

12/7/96place name. Norton Hill NYbecomes an acceptable lastof address for use with ZIPCode 12083.

Old 376976 58360 ND Overly Bottineau Main Office Post Office 11/9/96 Post office and ZIP Codediscontinued. Establish aplace name Overly ND be-

New 376976 58384 ND Willow City Bottineau Overly PlaceName

11/9/96place name. Overly ND be-comes an acceptable lastline of address for use withZIP Code 58384.

Old 377088 56755 MN Pembina Kittson Saint Vincent CommunityPost Office

6/15/96 Community post office dis-continued. Establish aplace name. Continue to

SNew 377088 56755 MN Pembina Pembina Saint Vincent PlaceName

6/15/96

place name. Continue touse Saint Vincent MN56755 as last line of ad-dress.

Old 475460 37355 TN Manchester Manchester Main Office Post Office 2/1/97 Establish a new ZIP Codefor post office boxes. UseManchester TN 37349 as

f fNew 475460 37349 TN Manchester Manchester Main Office Post Office 2/1/97

Manchester TN 37349 aslast line of address for postoffice boxes previously inZIP Code 37355.

Old 476264 37825 TN New Tazewell Claiborne Main Office Post Office 2/1/97 Establish a new ZIP Codefor post office boxes. UseNew Tazewell TN 37824 asl li f dd fNew 476264 37824 TN New Tazewell Claiborne Main Office Post Office 2/1/97

New Tazewell TN 37824 aslast line of address for postoffice boxes previously inZIP Code 37825.

Old 477776 37160 TN Shelbyville Bedford Main Office Post Office 2/1/97 Establish a new ZIP Codefor post office boxes. UseShelbyville TN 37162 as

f fNew 477776 37162 TN Shelbyville Bedford Main Office Post Office 2/1/97

Shelbyville TN 37162 aslast line of address for postoffice boxes previously inZIP Code 37160.

Old 478006 37379 TN Soddy Daisy Hamilton Main Office Post Office 2/1/97 Establish a new ZIP Codefor post office boxes. UseSoddy Daisy TN 37384 asl li f dd fNew 478006 37384 TN Soddy Daisy Hamilton Main Office Post Office 2/1/97

Soddy Daisy TN 37384 aslast line of address for postoffice boxes previously inZIP Code 37379.

Old 511758 23831 VA Chester Chesterfield Main Office Post Office 7/1/97 Establish a new ZIP Codefor a delivery area. UseChester VA 23836 as lastli f dd f iNew 511758 23836 VA Chester Chesterfield Main Office Post Office 7/1/97

Chester VA 23836 as lastline of address for a portionof the deliveries previouslyin ZIP Code 23831.


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Old 519132 24596 VA Turbeville Halifax Main Office Post Office 6/1/96 Post office and ZIP Codediscontinued. Establish aplace name Turbeville VA

New 518400 24592 VA South Boston Halifax Turbeville PlaceName

6/1/96place name. Turbeville VAbecomes an acceptable lastline of address for use withZIP Code 24592.

—Address Management, Operations Support, 12-19-96


This office

will be closed

Wednesday,

January 1, 1997,

to celebrate

New Year’s Day.

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January 20, 1997,

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Postal Employees1997 Pay Dates, Organization Dues, and Leave Year

The following chart lists the pay periods for 1997. For theconvenience of timekeepers, each biweekly pay period ap-pears as two separate weeks, with the beginning and endingdates indicated for each week.

Pay periods with an asterisk indicate when monthly duesfor unions and employee organizations are deducted.

1997 Pay Period Inclusive Dates

The leave year always begins the first day of the first fullpay period in the calendar year. The 1997 leave year beginsPay Period 2, January 4, 1997, and extends for 26 full payperiods, ending January 2, 1998 (Pay Period (01-98)).

Pay Period Week One Week Two Pay Date Holidays

*01 12-21 to 12-27 12-28 to 01-03 01-10 12-25, 01-01

02 01-04 to 01-10 01-11 to 01-17 01-24

03 01-18 to 01-24 01-25 to 01-31 02-07 01-20

*04 02-01 to 02-07 02-08 to 02-14 02-21

05 02-15 to 02-21 02-22 to 02-28 03-07 02-17

*06 03-01 to 03-07 03-08 to 03-14 03-21

07 03-15 to 03-21 03-22 to 03-28 04-04

*08 03-29 to 04-04 04-05 to 04-11 04-18

09 04-12 to 04-18 04-19 to 04-25 05-02

*10 04-26 to 05-02 05-03 to 05-09 05-16

11 05-10 to 05-16 05-17 to 05-23 05-30

*12 05-24 to 05-30 05-31 to 06-06 06-13 05-26

13 06-07 to 06-13 06-14 to 06-20 06-27

*14 06-21 to 06-27 06-28 to 07-04 07-11 07-04

15 07-05 to 07-11 07-12 to 07-18 07-25

*16 07-19 to 07-25 07-26 to 08-01 08-08

17 08-02 to 08-08 08-09 to 08-15 08-22

18 08-16 to 08-22 08-23 to 08-29 09-05

*19 08-30 to 09-05 09-06 to 09-12 09-19 09-01

20 09-13 to 09-19 09-20 to 09-26 10-03

*21 09-27 to 10-03 10-04 to 10-10 10-17

22 10-11 to 10-17 10-18 to 10-24 10-31 10-13

*23 10-25 to 10-31 11-01 to 11-07 11-14

24 11-08 to 11-14 11-15 to 11-21 11-28 11-11

*25 11-22 to 11-28 11-29 to 12-05 12-12 11-27

26 12-06 to 12-12 12-13 to 12-19 12-26

1998 Pay Periods Begin

Pay Period Week One Week Two Pay Date Holidays

*01 12-20 to 12-26 12-27 to 01-02 01-09 12-25, 01-01

02 01-03 to 01-09 01-10 to 01-16 01-23

—Corporate Accounting, Finance, 12-19-96


Relocation — Delay In Processing Relocation VouchersIn order to process the required reports and documenta-

tion for relocation benefits paid in calendar year 1996, re-location vouchers will not be processed beginningDecember 31,1996, through January 10, 1997. However,during this time period, relocation vouchers and other perti-nent relocation documentation may still be forwarded to the

San Mateo Accounting Service Center (SMASC). TheSMASC will begin processing relocation vouchers promptlyafter the 1996 relocation reporting requirements arecomplete.

—National Accounting, Finance, 12-19-96


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NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES

C, F, and G Fund Monthly Returns Released December 10, 1996

MONTHS C F G1989 JAN.–DEC. % 31.03 13.89* 8.81

1990 –3.15 8.00* 8.90

1991 30.77 15.75 8.15

1992 7.70 7.20 7.23

1993 10.13 9.52 6.14

1994 1.33 –2.96 7.22

1995 37.41 18.31 7.03

1995DECEMBER 1.92 1.39 .50

1996JANUARY 3.41 .66 .49

FEBRUARY .91 –1.75 .46

MARCH .97 –.68 .54

APRIL 1.47 –.56 .54

MAY 2.56 –.11 .58

JUNE .38 1.34 .57

JULY –4.39 .27 .58

AUGUST 2.07 –.18 .58

SEPTEMBER 5.60 1.72 .58

OCTOBER 2.74 2.21 .58

NOVEMBER 7.54 1.69 .53

LAST 12 MONTHS 27.72 6.08 6.73*Through 1990 the F Fund was invested in the Wells Fargo Bond Index Fund.

The C Fund is invested in the Barclays Equity Index Fund,which tracks the S&P 500 stock index. The F Fund is in-vested in the Barclays U.S. Debt Index Fund, which tracksthe Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond index. Because ofexpenses and changing balances in the C and F Funds,their returns vary from Barclays’ returns. The G Fund is in-vested in special issues of U.S. Treasury securities.

Future performance of the three funds will vary and may dif-fer significantly from the returns shown above. See the“Summary of the Thrift Savings Plan” for detailed informa-tion about the funds and their investment risks.

The monthly C, F, and G Fund returns represent net earn-ings after deduction of accrued administrative expenses.The C and F Fund returns also reflect the deduction of trad-ing costs and accrued investment management fees.

The C, F, and G Fund monthly returns are dollar-weighted:they reflect net earnings on the changing balances investedduring the month. The C, F, and G Fund returns for the last12 months assume, except for the crediting of earnings, un-changing balances (time-weighting) from month to monthand that earnings are compounded on a monthly basis.

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