2 POSTAL BULLETIN 22162 (9-1-05) CONTENTS The Postal Bulletin is also available on the World Wide International Mail Web at http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/bulletin/pb.htm for IMM and Publication 51 Revisions: Completing customers and at http://blue.usps.gov for employees. PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note — CP 72. 90 USPSNEWS@WORK. 3 Revised Form: PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note — CP 72. 91 Administrative Services Handbook AS-353 Revision: Guide to Privacy and the Philately Freedom of Information Act. 5 Stamp Announcement 05-28: Jim Henson the Man Behind Announcement: Preprinted Letterhead Stationery and the Muppets. 95 Envelopes. 5 Stamp Announcement 05-29: Constellations. 98 ASM Revision: Clarification of Days Flag Is Flown Half- Stamp Stock Items Withdrawn From Regular Sale and Staff. 6 From Sale at Philatelic Centers. 100 Displaying the U.S. Flag and the POW-MIA Flag. 7 Pictorial Postmarks Announcement. 101 Special Cancellation Die Hubs. 112 Customer Relations Correction: Let’s Dance/Bailemos Stamps. 113 Mail Alert. 8 Correction: To Form a More Perfect Union Souvenir Corrections: Pumpkin Decorating Contest. 9 Sheet. 113 Publicity Kit: National Stamp Collecting Month. 10 Post Offices Domestic Mail Mover’s Guide News: September 2005 Mover’s Guide DMM Revision: Supplements to Periodicals Publications. 39 Now Available. 114 DMM Revision: Repositionable Notes. 39 Post Office Changes. 115 Update: Nonprofit Service Center. 42 Poster: Immediate Response Actions — Suspicious Mail and Unknown Powders or Substances. 116 Retail Pull-Out Section Handbook PO-102 Revision: Monthly Reporting. 117 Fraud Alert Handbook PO-102 Revision: Vending Equipment Model Domestic Order. 51 Type. 118 Withholding of Mail Orders. 51 Notice: Do Not Send Copies of Online Shipping Labels to PTM Office. 121 Invalid Express Mail Corporate Account Numbers. 53 What’s In Store. 122 Missing, Lost, or Stolen U.S. Money Order Forms. 55 Missing, Lost, or Stolen Canadian Money Order Forms. 60 Supply Management Counterfeit Canadian Money Order Forms. 62 Correction: New Postal Products Unlimited Catalog. 126 Toll-Free Number Available to Verify Canadian Money Further Realignment of the Contract Cleaning Purchasing Orders. 62 Process. 126 Trip Manager Online Booking Tool Upgraded. 126 Other Information Reminder: BCOP Federal Is Your Source for Medical- Poster: Mail Delivery. 63 Grade Nitrile Gloves. 127 Overseas Military Mail. 64 Missing Children Posters. 71 Postal Bulletin Index Notice: Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance. 77 Semiannual Index. PB 22158 (7-7-05) The Postal Bulletin is published Domestic Mail (Continued). 79 Revised Form: PS Form 8125, Plant Verified Drop biweekly; information is effec- Shipment (PVDS) Verification and Clearance. 87 tive for 1 year unless it changes Employees a permanent directive or unless Notice: FEGLI Open Season Effective Date. 88 otherwise specified. Information Technology Notice: FAST Continues National Deployment. 89 Recycled Paper Ordering Information: Following is the list of postal stock numbers (PSNs) to use when ordering copies of the Postal Bulletin from the MDC: PB 22162: 7690-08-000-1105 PB 22154: 7690-08-000-1005 PB 22146: 7690-07-000-0130 PB 22139: 7690-07-000-0123 PB 22161: 7690-08-000-1104 PB 22153: 7690-08-000-0915 PB 22145: 7690-07-000-0129 PB 22138: 7690-07-000-0122 PB 22160: 7690-08-000-1103 PB 22152: 7690-08-000-0910 PB 22144: 7690-07-000-0128 PB 22137: 7690-07-000-0121 PB 22159: 7690-08-000-1102 PB 22151: 7690-07-000-0135 PB 22143: 7690-07-000-0127 PB 22136: 7690-07-000-0120 PB 22158: 7690-08-000-1101 PB 22150: 7690-07-000-0134 PB 22157: 7690-08-000-1100 PB 22149: 7690-07-000-0133 PB 22142: 7690-07-000-0126 PB 22135: 7690-07-000-0119 PB 22156: 7690-08-000-1099 PB 22148: 7690-07-000-0132 PB 22141: 7690-07-000-0125 PB 22134: 7690-07-000-0118 PB 22155: 7690-08-000-1098 PB 22147: 7690-07-000-0131 PB 22140: 7690-07-000-0124 PB 22133: 7690-07-000-0117 POSTAL BULLETIN 22162 (9-1-05) 3 USPSNEWS@WORK Stop, look, listen: Help keep our Deliveries were made along Woodward children safe Ave., home to the annu- It’s back to school time and that means more children on al “Woodward Dream the roads and sidewalks and a greater risk of accidents. Cruise” that attracts 1.5 USPSr employees have to be more alert around places million classic car fans children play. To help keep them safe, be alert and follow and more than 40,000 these safety tips from the National Highway Traffic Safety classic cars. Administration: Great idea! H Slow down and obey all traffic laws and speed limits. Royal Oak firefighters were among cus- eIdeas featured tomers who received classic delivery H Stop for a school bus that has red flashing lights and treatment Friday on the Woodward Ave. on Blue route in Detroit. an extended stop arm. That means it’s loading and unloading children. Have ideas how USPS H When parked near a schoolyard, watch for children can improve customer sat- when backing out your vehicle. isfaction, generate more H Watch for walking children, especially where there revenue or increase productivity? are no sidewalks. H Watch for children playing near bus stops. They may These are all important dart into the street without looking. goals — and will be key to the Strategic Transformation Plan 2006–2010 due to be H Watch for children walking or biking to school. released soon. H When driving in neighborhoods or school zones, But don’t wait to share your ideas — our eIdeas program watch for young people who may be in a hurry to get is always open, and is now easier to find on Blue. Go to the to school. “My Life” page and you’ll see eIdeas in the upper right So, whether you’re in a neighborhood or near parks, corner. schools or playgrounds, be on the lookout for children play- For more information on eIdeas — or better yet, to sub- ing and riding skateboards, scooters, mopeds or bicycles. mit your great idea — go to eIdeas on Blue, brought to you Classics! Sporty Cars keep “America on by Human Resources, Information Technology and Public the Move” Affairs and Communications. Classic car aficiona- Get Linked: Supply chain management dos and fans of the keeps USPS efficient 1950s joined other How about $1.7 Michigan State Fair– billion in cost benefits? goers to celebrate the release of “America on That’s how much the Postal Servicet has re- Left to right: Ford Motor Division Presi- the Move: ’50s Sporty dent Darryl Hazel, Senator Carl Levin Cars” recently in Detroit. ceived in cost benefits (D-MI), Deputy PMG Pat Donahoe, through supply chain USPS Technical Advisor and ’53 Cor- And what’s a classic management since vette owner Noland Adams and Detroit car event without some District Manager Gloria Tyson. 2000 — using best practices to make sure you have the cruisin’? Leading up to supplies, equipment and services you need to do your job. the stamp release, Noland Adams — owner of the ’53 Corvette featured and technical advisor on the stamps — That’s one of the reasons that Postmaster General Jack delivered mail in his Corvette with help from Royal Oak, MI, Potter was honored as 2005 Chief Executive Officer of the Letter Carrier and Postal Ambassador Jim Willson. Year by a global supply chain management research center. 4 POSTAL BULLETIN 22162 (9-1-05) Watch for the video “Get Linked” on USPS-TV and On efforts to “keep the lights on” at USPS facilities during an Demand, to find out how every USPS employee is a link in extended disaster or a national incident associated with the supply chain. Check the Supply Management Web site power outages. for more information. This isn’t your typical “building supplies” store generator. The ultimate truth in advertising: Vote Each unit is big enough to keep automation machinery up and running in a large processing and distribution center. online for “We Deliver For You.” As part of a rapid deployment force, these mobile gener- When the Postal ators will be located in Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Seattle, Service’s “We Deliver For Tallahassee, and Washington, DC, so they can provide You” campaign was needed power within 48 hours of a request. launched, it gave America its first behind- Star struck: 5 Star Customer Service the-scenes glimpse of the Program shines in October Postal Service as viewers Post Offices across the country can bid a fond farewell followed a letter through to the Order of the Yellow Jersey (OYJ). There’s a new star the mailstream. The letter on the horizon — five of them, to be exact! The 5 Star traveled through all sorts of weather conditions — snow, Customer Service Program replaces OYJ. It’s a different heat and gloom of night — and all sorts of mail processing program, but with the same goals — providing excellent re- machinery on its way to being delivered. tail and delivery service to our customers. Americans liked it. USPS employees liked it. Performance clusters will be arranged in five distinct Now Madison Avenue likes it. groups — Diverse and Crowded Cities, Established Cities, It’s one of 26 slogans chosen to compete in the 2005 Cities in Open Spaces, Smaller and Older towns, and the Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame. Help make it last group is simply titled “Room to Grow.” the ultimate “truth in advertising” by going to Using a combination of Customer Satisfaction Measure- http://advertising.yahoo.com/advertisingweek_05/ between ments (CSM) scores for residential and small businesses in now and Sept.