POSTAL BULLETIN 22216 (9-27-07) for Employees at CONTENTS “The 4 Seasons of Success” Business Connect Contest
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Front Cover Also on the Web: For customers at www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/bulletin/pb.htm 2 POSTAL BULLETIN 22216 (9-27-07) For employees at http://blue.usps.gov CONTENTS “The 4 Seasons of Success” Business Connect Contest . 79 USPSNEWS@WORK . 3 Philately POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND FORMS 2007 Commemorative Stamp Yearbook . 81 UPDATES Stamp Announcement 07-43: Yoda . 82 Manuals Stamp Announcement 07-44: Holiday Knits . 84 ASM Correction: Passport Application Acceptance Service Stamp Announcement 07-45: Christmas: The Madonna at Designated Post Offices . 5 of the Carnation by Bernardino Luini . 88 DMM Revision: New OneCode ACS Options . 5 Stamp Announcement 07-46: Hanukkah . 90 DMM Revision: New Preparation Options for Combining Stamp Announcement 07-47: Kwanzaa . 91 Standard Mail and Package Services Parcels . 7 Correction: The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps, DMM Revision: Changes in Requirements for Use of 34th Edition . 92 Special Postage Payment Systems . 13 Pictorial Postmarks Announcement . 93 Miscellaneous International Mail Manual Revisions . 19 How to Order the First Day of Issue Digital Color or Handbooks Traditional Postmarks . 98 Handbooks F-15 and F-12 Revision: Fiscal Year 2008 Postal Inspection Service Travel Per Diem Rates. 20 Physical Access Control System Standardization Program . 100 Publications Safety New History of the Postal Service Available . 34 Fire Prevention Week 2007: October 7–13 . 101 Publication 431 Revision: Changes to Post Office Box Supply Management Service and Caller Service Fee Groups . 35 2008 Year Type for Hand Stamp and Canceling Machines . 101 Labels Quick Pick List . 102 New Label 120, Security Alarm Warning, for Retail Entrances . 36 Management Instructions PULL-OUT INFORMATION New Management Instruction: Water Quality Management . 36 Fraud New Management Instruction, Piece Count Recording Withholding of Mail Orders . 49 System . 37 Invalid Express Mail Corporate Account Numbers . 51 Posters Missing, Lost, or Stolen U.S. Money Order Forms . 53 Revised OIG Hotline Poster . 37 Missing, Lost, or Stolen Canadian Money Order Forms . 58 Forms Verifying U.S. Postal Service Money Orders . 61 Revised Forms: Updated “Statement of Ownership” Forms Counterfeit Canadian Money Order Forms . 61 for Periodicals Mailers. 40 Toll-Free Number Available to Verify Canadian Money Orders . 61 INFORMATION DESK Other Information Address Management Overseas Military Mail . 63 Post Office Changes . 41 Missing Children Posters. 69 Customer Service Stamps by Mail — Brochure Ordering Information . 42 Postal Bulletin Index Stamps by Mail Brochure Transportation Cost . 44 Semiannual Index. PB 22211 (07-19-07) Tyvek Envelopes/Stamps by Mail . 44 Domestic Mail Cell Phone Battery Recall . 45 Finance New Yoda Stamp, New Japan Post Money Orders. 45 see page 82 Human Resources Correction: Telephone Number for Human Resources Shared Services Center . 46 Licensing. 47 Marketing Mail Alert . 73 Business Connect Free Package Pickup Postmaster Kit — Fall FY 2008 . 74 Ordering Information: Following is the list of postal stock numbers (PSNs) to use when ordering copies of the Postal Bulletin from the MDC: PB 22216: 7690-09-000-9367 PB 22208: 7690-09-000-9359 PB 22201: 7690-09-000-9352 PB 22193: 7690-08-000-4074 PB 22215: 7690-09-000-9366 PB 22207: 7690-09-000-9358 PB 22200: 7690-09-000-9351 PB 22192: 7690-08-000-4073 PB 22214: 7690-09-000-9365 PB 22206: 7690-09-000-9357 PB 22199: 7690-09-000-9350 PB 22191: 7690-08-000-4072 PB 22213: 7690-09-000-9364 PB 22205: 7690-09-000-9356 PB 22198: 7690-08-000-4079 PB 22190: 7690-08-000-4071 PB 22212: 7690-09-000-9363 PB 22204: 7690-09-000-9355 PB 22197: 7690-08-000-4078 PB 22189: 7690-08-000-4070 PB 22211: 7690-09-000-9362 PB 22203A: 7690-09-000-9947 PB 22196: 7690-08-000-4077 PB 22188: 7690-08-000-4069 PB 22210: 7690-09-000-9361 PB 22203: 7690-09-000-9354 PB 22195: 7690-08-000-4076 PB 22187: 7690-08-000-4068 PB 22209: 7690-09-000-9360 PB 22202: 7690-09-000-9353 PB 22194: 7690-08-000-4075 PB 22186: 7690-08-000-4067 USPSNEWS@WORK POSTAL BULLETIN 22216 (9-27-07) 3 USPSNEWS@WORK ’Tis the season of success USPS named one of country’s best for Business Connect — the Postal Service’s effort to reach Hispanics out to local businesses — is gearing up for another contest. Hispanic Business magazine has named USPS one of This time it’s “The 4 Seasons of Success” — a contest that the best companies for Hispanics. can earn qualified participants great prizes throughout the The Postal Service is the only federal agency included in year. the magazine’s Diversity Elite 60 list, an annual directory of “The 4 Seasons of Success” Business Connect contest the best companies for Hispanics. The rating was deter- coincides with our fiscal year (FY) quarters, and winners are mined by more than 30 variables that measure companies’ selected at the end of each quarter. commitment to Hispanic hiring, promotion, marketing, phi- Each quarterly season will focus on communicating dif- lanthropy and supplier diversity. ferent products and services. Season One, for fall of FY In an article that accompanies the ranking in the 2008, runs from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 and is designed to pro- September issue, Hispanic Business notes that the Postal mote USPS Free Package Pickup when discussing domes- Service is not only delivering the nation’s mail, “but also a tic and international packaging with customers. To read commitment to diversity within the huge organization, with more, see the article on page 79. suppliers and throughout the communities it serves.” Chief Human Resources Officer Anthony Vegliante said in the article that the Postal Service’s talent acquisition and PMG discusses change during National retention strategy reflects continually changing demo- PCC Day event graphics and targets all USPS positions, including its many Postmaster General corporate positions in engineering, legal, financial and (PMG) Jack Potter other professional fields. “We see ourselves as a micro- championed innovative cosm of America,” he said. services developed by USPS and the new postal law during a Safety milestone national broadcast. Chattanooga, TN, “You told us that Processing and Distri- there are things we can PMG Potter speaks during National bution Center (PDC) do better. We heard PCC Day event. recently became the you. The suggestions 100th postal worksite to you have made drive our success,” he said during his earn the Occupational From left, National Postal Mail National Postal Customer Council (PCC) Day address Safety and Health Handlers Union Local 329 Vice Sept. 19. The event was transmitted to some 14,000 PCC Administration’s Volun- President J. R. Takacs, Chattanooga PDC Manager Jim Corkern and OSHA members gathered at 150 locations across the United tary Protection Pro- Area Director Ron McGill prepare to States. grams (VPP) Star award. raise the VPP flag. Potter spoke about the Intelligent Mail barcode and “Our employees Flats Sequencing System as examples of how the Postal immediately recognized the value in protecting the well- Service is leveraging technology to provide greater value being of everyone who works here and wanted to work with and ease to business mailers. us in building a safe workplace,” Chattanooga Safety Spe- The new postal law is what “drives us to move ahead to cialist Frank Creswell said. “Our success is directly related change. One of the biggest changes is keeping rates at or to our employees’ involvement. Everyone understands that below inflation. We must manage rates by class and we’ve the ultimate responsibility for his or her safety starts with never done that before,” Potter said. the person in the mirror.” Since VPP began, postal worksites entering the pro- gram reduced injury and illness rates by 50 to 70 percent. 4 POSTAL BULLETIN 22216 (9-27-07) USPSNEWS@WORK An excellent return Letter carrier union members approve Parcel Return Service has surpassed $100 million in rev- five-year contract enue. It’s only been four years since launch, but with the The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) growth of the Internet, the service has continued to show announced the ratification of a new five-year collective bar- revenue gains each year. gaining agreement with the USPS. The new agreement will One of the reasons USPS hit the mark so quickly is run through Nov. 20, 2011, and affects approximately Delia’s — a company well known for selling girl’s and boy’s 222,000 career employees who deliver mail to residences sportswear and skateboarding equipment. Delia’s Chief and businesses on city delivery routes. Operating Officer Walter Killough loves the Postal Service. The agreement is the third contract between the Postal “When we had to choose an efficient way to handle our Service and its four major unions from the 2006 negotia- returns, there really wasn’t any other choice,” said Killough. tions. Contracts were ratified with the American Postal “USPS makes it easy for our customers to return items — Workers Union (APWU) and the National Postal Mail Han- none of the other carriers even come close.” dlers Union (NPMHU) in January 2007. Members of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) failed to ratify a tentative agreement. The terms of that contract are currently scheduled to be resolved in interest arbitra- tion proceedings this fall. USPS National Emergency Hotline Is your facility operating? Call 888-363-7462 POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND FORMS UPDATES POSTAL BULLETIN 22216 (9-27-07) 5 Policies, Procedures, and Forms Updates Manuals ASM Correction: Passport Application Acceptance Service at Designated Post Offices The article “ASM Revision: Passport Application [Revise 422.281a.1 to read as follows:] Acceptance Service at Designated Post Offices” in Postal (1) Routine Service Passport Applications.