Handbook M-41 - City Delivery Carriers Duties and ...

1 Update NoticeHandbook M-41 City Delivery Carriers Duties and ResponsibilitiesHandbook M-41, originally published March 1998, has been updated online with PostalBulletin revisions through April 5, 2001. Revision bars in the margin indicate wherechanges have been made since publication of the March 1998 printed version. Futureprinted editions of Handbook M-41 will include these Special ServicesPostal Bulletin 22047, 4/5/01H133 Safety PracticesPostal Bulletin 22013, 12/16 Arrangements of SeparationsPostal Bulletin 22029, 7/27 Bulletin 22029, 7/27/00H222 Systems for Casing and Preparing MailPostal Bulletin 22029, 7/27/00H23 ReservedPostal Bulletin 22047, 4/5 PurposePostal Bulletin 22013, 12/16 DurationPostal Bulletin 22013, 12/16/99H244 (new section) Form 1564-B, Order to Box Section or Other Special OrdersPostal Bulletin 22013, 12/16/99H245 (new section)

2 Form 3546, Notice to Change Forwarding OrderPostal Bulletin 22013, 12/16/99H262 Form 3849 for Registered, Certified, and Insured MailPostal Bulletin 22047, 4/5/01H322 Motorized Routes (See also Chapter 8) postal Bulletin 22047, 4/5 Bulletin 22029, 7/27 Bulletin 22029, 7/27/00H332 Postage DuePostal Bulletin 22047, 4/5/01H333 Customs Duty MailPostal Bulletin 22047, 4/5/01H334 CODsPostal Bulletin 22047, 4/5/01H335 Insured, Registered, and CertifiedPostal Bulletin 22047, 4/5/01H338 (new section) Delivery ConfirmationPostal Bulletin 22047, 4/5/01H441 Processing Undelivered MailPostal Bulletin 22013, 12/16/99H631 Delivery of Parcel PostPostal Bulletin 22047, 4/5 Bulletin 22033, 9/21 Bulletin 22033, 9/21 Parcel Post Line 5 postal Bulletin 22013, 12/16/99 RCity Delivery Carriers Duties and ResponsibilitiesHandbook M-41 March 1, 1998 Transmittal Letter 4A.

3 Explanation. This is a partial revision of Handbook M-41, City Delivery CarriersDuties and Responsibilities, that incorporates current postal forms andlanguage and deletes forms and language made obsolete since TransmittalLetter 3 dated June 30, 1996. This revision is a complete issue of HandbookM-41. Discard all previous transmittal Distribution1. Initial. Handbook M-41 is being distributed directly to all post offices withcity Delivery service and to their classified stations and Additional Copies. Order additional copies as needed from the appropri-ate material distribution Questions and Comments. Suggestions and comments about this handbookshould be sent to:DELIVERYOPERATIONS SUPPORTUS postal SERVICE475 L ENFANT PLZ SW RM 7142 WASHINGTON DC 20260-2802D.

4 Cancellations. All previous issues of Handbook M-41 are Effective Date. This Handbook is effective March 1, F. BarrancaVice PresidentOperations SupportSummary of ChangesiiiHandbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98 Updated With postal Bulletin Revisions Through April 5, 2001 Summary of ChangesChapter 1, General InformationSection clarifies review of change of address is replaced by text from previous edition s section replaces old language with new language addressingComputerized Forwarding System handling adds the words Express Mail. Section replaces obsolete Form 3570 with Form 3849, DeliveryNotice/ incorporates language for the allowed use of the Edit 2, Office Time PreparationSection updates mail deletes references to Non-Central Markup 23 is obsoleted and held as reserved, with any relevant informationincorporated into section 24 corrects reference to adds language for Court Ordered Protected Individual(COPI).

5 Section deletes reference to is updated to reflect the current use of ComputerizedForwarding System (CFS) and handling procedures for Form outlines handling procedures for Form 3575 and mail for deletes old language and adds new language to clarifyhandling procedures for mail to customers who move and do not leaveforwarding is updated to reflect the current use of is updated to reflect the current use of deletes language referring to Annual Counts updates handling updates language to reflect current updates language to reflect current updates language to reflect current updates language to reflect current of ChangesivHandbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98 Updated With postal Bulletin Revisions Through April 5.

6 2001 Section updates is updated to reflect current procedures, and incorporateslanguage from section , , and are is renumbered and updated to c, b, and are updates mail is updated to clarify handling of Periodical is is renumbered to updates mail is is updated and renumbered to updates mail is updated to reflect the current handling procedures forundeliverable is updated to reflect capitalized is a new section to clarify 243 updates title and clarifies handling procedures for CarrierThrowback 243a f are new sections providing instructions to clarify c are g are renumbered incorporates language for the allowed use of the Edit and incorporate language for the allowed use of theEdit deletes reference to the Barcode or

7 Similar tracking replaces obsolete Form 3582-B with Form updates section deletes reference to the Barcode or similar tracking , , and delete reference to the Barcode orsimilar tracking updates name of Form 28b clarifies instructions for Form 28e clarifies instructions for Form of ChangesvHandbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98 Updated With postal Bulletin Revisions Through April 5, 2001 Section 28l deletes language not relevant to Form 28m clarifies instructions for Form 292 is is is 293 is added to include text from previous edition s section 3, On RouteSection updates form number, corrects exhibit reference, and deletesinstruction for obsolete updates form number and deletes unneeded corrects exhibit 34 updates section 341 updates section 342 is replaced with previous edition s section 343 is 344 is 345 updates the title and is renumbered to 4, Office Time ReturnChapter name is replaces obsolete Form 3582-B with Form 6, Parcel PostSection 611 updates 613 changes font in 643 changes font in 8, Vehicle OperationsSection deletes reference to corrects seatbelt and vehicle door 824 deletes redundant language from 825 deletes redundant language from 9.

8 Mail Count and Route InspectionSection 912 clarifies frequency of mail counts and route and h updates language to match M-39, Management ofDelivery of ChangesviHandbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98 Updated With postal Bulletin Revisions Through April 5, 2001 Section updates language to clarify routes requiring change in updates form updates form updates form updates form changes font and changes language for regular orreplacement. Section changes column to line. Section updates recording of DPS changes column to line. Section changes column to line. Section changes column to line. Section changes column to line and adds Express Mail.

9 Section updates title to match current mail c deletes language referring to Non-Markup updates title and is renumbered to updates endorsements and is renumbered to adds new language to clarify Computerized ForwardingSystem changes column to line. Section changes column to line. Section adds Express Mail and reference to accountable mailidentified on the clarifies DPS procedures and reference to updates reference to Line 18 to represent current line itemBreak (Local Option).Section updates language to incorporate commercial contract,drive-out agreements, and under contract updates form updates form deletes reference to multiple updates form updates form reference and changes changes flats to mail of other sizes and updates of ChangesviiHandbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98 Updated With postal Bulletin Revisions Through April 5.

10 2001 Section updates updates form clarifies clarifies clarifies procedures for marked-up updates clock out and load is is is updates clarifies is updates title and adds text from previous edition s is is 934 changes (pages 1 and 2) are is is is deleted, and the information is moved to exhibit in Section 23 (Exhibits , , , , , (pages 1 and 2), and 233) are deleted because the section isobsoleted and 243 is 251 incorporates current 253 incorporates current replaces obsolete Form 3582-B with Form incorporates current incorporates current incorporates current 262 incorporates current 28 is replaces obsolete Form 3570 with Form of ChangesviiiHandbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98 Updated With postal Bulletin Revisions Through April 5, 2001 Exhibit replaces obsolete Form 3570 with Form replaces obsolete Form 3570 with Form incorporates current replaces obsolete Form 3860 with Form (page 1 and 2)