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Welcome

Bluefield, WV Area Mail Processing (AMP) Public Meeting August 29, 2011

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• Video Presentation -

Area Mail Processing (AMP)

• USPS Management Presentation
• Public Comments
• Meeting Close

Agenda

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AMP Video

AMP Video Presentation

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• AMP (Area Mail Processing)

Consolidation of all outgoing or all incoming mail processing operations from one or more facilities into other automated processing facilities for the purpose of improving operational efficiency and/or service.

• Effective process used for decades to

help us adjust to changes in the environment

Area Mail Processing (AMP) Area Mail Processing (AMP)

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The Need for Change The Need for Change

• Postal Service faces “Acute Financial

Crisis”

• Impacts due to the rise in Electronic

Communications

• Economic Recession
• Change in Mail Mix

– Increase in Work Sharing and Drop Shipments – Decrease in First-Class Mail Volume

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The Need for Change The Need for Change

25,000,000 30,000,000 35,000,000 40,000,000 45,000,000 50,000,000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010

T o ta l P ie c e V o lu m e (in '0 0 0 s )

First-Class Single Piece

42.2% decline since FY2001

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Benefits of Consolidation

• Puts the Right People in the Right

Location with the Right Resources

• Utilizes Equipment Efficiently
• Reduces Overall Costs
• Supports Our Network Plan

Benefits to USPS Benefits to USPS

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• Office Inspector General (OIG)

validated the new AMP process calling it credible and sound

• Recent OIG audits show AMP

consolidations were prudent business decisions

• Government Accountability Office

(GAO) Report stated we consistently follow the AMP process

AMP Process AMP Process

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Service Standards for First-Class Mail – Upgrade 2-day to Overnight

• Bluefield to/from Huntington
• Bluefield to Clarksburg, Parkersburg,

Gassaway – Downgrade Overnight to 2-day

• Bluefield to/from Roanoke, Bristol and

Lima

• Lewisburg to Bluefield

Bluefield (247 Bluefield (247-

• 249) to Charleston

249) to Charleston

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Service Standards for First-Class Mail – Upgrade 3-day to 2-day

• Bluefield to/from parts of North & Central

FL, GA, MS, TN, AR, TX and LA

• Parts of Central and Northern IL and MO

to Bluefield – Downgrade Overnight to 2-day

• Bluefield (246) to/from Bluefield (247-249)
• Bluefield to/from parts of NY, NJ, CT, PA

and the Mid-Atlantic

Bluefield (246) to Johnson City Bluefield (246) to Johnson City

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Customer & Delivery Services – Delivery Services – Customer Services

• Retail Hours
• Business Mail Acceptance
• Drop Shipment

Bluefield to Charleston & Johnson City Bluefield to Charleston & Johnson City

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• Jobs

–Impacted Jobs

• Community Identity

–Local Postmark Remains Available –Meter and Permit Indicia Do Not Change

Bluefield to Charleston & Johnson City Bluefield to Charleston & Johnson City

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Bluefield to Charleston & Johnson City Bluefield to Charleston & Johnson City

Approximate Distances: 113 miles to Charleston, 140 miles to Johnson City

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Proposed Annual Savings of $2,105,055 *

Business Case Business Case

* Preliminary results subject to change

Mail Processing Employee Savings: $1,513,624 Mail Processing Management Cost: ($1,739) Maintenance Savings: $319,665 Transportation Savings: $273,505

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Projected net decrease of 7 positions * Net craft impacts: -7 Net supervisor/management impacts: 0 All bargaining employee reassignments will be made in accordance with the respective collective bargaining agreements.

* Preliminary results subject to change

Employee Impacts Employee Impacts

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Benefits from consolidation

• Annual savings
• Maximize resources
• Reduce excess capacity
• Eliminate duplicate operations
• Focus on remaining operations

Bluefield to Charleston & Johnson City Bluefield to Charleston & Johnson City

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• No changes to delivery times
• No changes to retail services
• No changes to meter and permit indicia
• Hours and location of business mail

acceptance remains the same,

• Mailers who drop ship to Destination

Sectional Center Facility (DSCF) 246-249 can expect changes if the AMP is approved.

Bluefield to Charleston & Johnson City Bluefield to Charleston & Johnson City

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• Reduces Costs
• Improves Efficiency
• Puts the Right People in the Right

Location with the Right Resources

• Transparent to Customer Services
• Supports our Strategic Plan

Summary Summary

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If you wish to comment or have a question, please come to the microphone and state your:

Name Affiliation Comment or Question

Please be courteous

Public Comments Public Comments

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Mail additional comments to:

Manager, Consumer & Industry Contact Appalachian District PO Box 59631 Charleston, WV 25350-9631

Must be postmarked by September 13, 2011