Directives and Forms Catalog
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Directives andTransmittal Forms LetterCatalog Publication 223 December 2013 1. Purpose. This catalog lists all national Postal Service directives and forms, as well as government forms and documents used by the Postal Service. This is a complete revision of the October 2013 edition. Revisions appear regularly in the Postal Bulletin under “Directives and Forms Update.” This issue contains all of the revisions published in the Postal Bulletin through December 26, 2013. 2. Directives and Forms Management. The policies and procedures for originating, developing, revising, and managing policy and procedure documents are contained in: Management Instruction (MI) AS-310-2013-6, Management of Policy and Procedure Information. Administrative Support Manual (ASM) 31, “Policies and Procedures.” ASM 32, “Forms Management.” For the clearance of local forms, see ASM 322.13. 3. Questions and Comments. Originating organizations are responsible for notifying the Brand and Policy office when documents are out of date or superseded. If you find obsolete directives or forms listed in this catalog, or would like to make suggestions and comments about this catalog, please contact: PUBLICATION 223 EDITOR US POSTAL SERVICE 475 L’ENFANT PLZ SW RM 4646 WASHINGTON DC 20260-4646 4. Effective Date. This publication is effective December 2013. Judy A. de Torok Acting Vice President Corporate Communications Contents 1 How To Use This Catalog . 1 What is Listed in This Catalog . 1 Postal Service Directives (Chapter 2) . 1 Postal Service Forms (Chapter 3) . 1 International Documents (Chapter 4) . 1 Miscellaneous Postal Service and Non-Postal Government Documents (Chapter 5) . 1 USPS Documents . 1 Non-Postal Government Documents . 1 Alphabetical Listing of Documents (Chapter 6). 2 Subject Matter Index (Chapter 7) . 2 How to Find What You Need . 2 Postal Service Identification Number (PSIN). 2 Title . 2 Subject Index . 2 What the Column Headings Mean . 2 Postal Service Identification Number (PSIN). 2 Transmittal Letter . 4 Edition Date/Oldest Usable Date . 4 Title . 4 Stock Number . 4 Where Used (for forms only) . 4 Unit of Issue . 5 Organization . 5 USPS Source . 6 Public Source . 6 Electronic Documents . 7 Adobe Form Client 5.0 Filler . 7 Internet . 7 Intranet . 7 Postal Explorer . 8 How to Order the Document You Need . 8 Postal Service Employees. 8 Non-Postal Service Individuals . 9 HQO Supply Source Codes . 12 Publication 223, December 2013 iii Directives and Forms Catalog 2 Postal Service Directives. 15 Definition. 15 Distribution . 15 Destinations and Quantities . 15 Address Corrections . 15 Handbooks . 16 Headquarters Circulars. 33 Kits . 34 Labels . 35 Management Instructions . 40 Manuals . 45 Memorandums of Policy. 46 Notices . 52 Postal Bulletin. 56 Distribution and Ordering Instructions . 56 Public Subscriptions . 56 Posters . 58 Publications . 63 Signs. 69 Tags . 73 Directives Free to the Public. 75 3 Postal Service Forms . 77 4 International Documents . 131 Listed by Postal Service Identification Number . ..