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Complete the office record portion on the reverse
side of the PS Form 3849 showing the
disposition of the article.
Initiating Final Notice
If registered mail has not been called for after 5 days
from initiating PS Form 3849, prepare a second PS Form
3849 in the same manner as the first notice. Annotate on
the article the date the second notice was prepared and the
date the article will be returned to sender.
No Indication of Due to Report
If registered mail is received for a person for whom
there is no indication of a due-in date, and there is
reason to believe the individual is due to arrive since
mail is being forwarded with the same last name, or
some other reason, hold for 15 days. If the mail is still
undeliverable at the end of the hold period, and there is
no further indication that the individual is due to arrive
at a later date, the mail should be endorsed
ATTEMPTEDNOT KNOWN and returned to the
mailer. A PS Form 3849 is completed showing on the
reverse side the disposition of the article.
Forwarding Registered Mail
If a registered article has not been called for after 5
days from initiating the second notice, then a verification
of the addressees status should be made through the
receiving unit/division.
The disposition of the
undeliverable registered article should be made
according to the forwarding instructions received from
the unit or division or from information on the members
directory card (OPNAV Form 5110/5), or the
computerized directory file. The registry clerk should
copy the new address on the face of the registered article
in the lower right-hand corner, and draw a single diagonal
line through the incorrect portions of the old address. Be
certain not to line out the name and rate of the addressee,
the registration number, the postmarks, or other pertinent
information. Registered articles that are being forwarded
are backstamped once with the APDS and dispatched
under the original registration number and office of
origin. If a return receipt is attached to the article, ensure
it remains attached to the article when forwarded. The
particulars of forwarding should be shown on the reverse
side of the PS Form 3849. The form should be signed and
dated by the registry clerk who forwards the registered
article and completes the form.
Filing PS Form 3849
After the registered article has been delivered to
the addressee, forwarded, or returned to the mailer, the
completed PS Form 3849 is retained in the post office
records. These forms may be commingled in a single
file with other PS Form 3849s documenting the
disposition of insured and certified articles; however, a
separate file may be established for registered articles
if volume warrants. File the forms numerically by the
last two digits of the registered number and retain for 2
years before destroying.
Depending on volume of
registered mail received, it is recommended that a new
file be started at the beginning of each quarter or
calendar year.
Q7-22. What publication states that registered mail
transferred at sea must be transported via
weighted, nonwatertight bags?
Q7-23. What are the two major concerns when
irregularities are reported in registered mail
dispatches?
Q7-24. What PS Form is identified as a Registry
Irregularity Report?
Q7-25. What procedures should you follow when your
MPO receives a registered mail pouch and
registered articles are not listed on the inside
bill?
Q7-26. PS Form 3883 is used to deliver official
registered mail to mail orderlies. (True/False)
Q7-27. Personal registered mail should be delivered
using PS Form 3849. (True/False)
Q7-28. A final notice on a personal registered article
should be initiated how many days after the
second notice is issued?
Q7-29. PS Form 3849s are filed by the last two digits
of the registry number. (True/False)
Q7-30. For what specific period of time must a
completed PS Form 3849 be retained in the
MPO files?
Now turn to appendix 1 to check your answers.
CLOSING THE REGISTRY SECTION
Learning Objective:
Recall the steps
involved for closing and accounting for the
registered mail cage.
In this chapter, you have learned how to process
incoming and outgoing registered mail.
However,
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