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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the 3996 in the editor.
  2. Begin by entering the delivery unit name in section A, followed by the telephone number in section B and the date in section C.
  3. In section D, input your name and route number. For lunch details, fill out section E with your lunch place and time.
  4. Indicate which case shelf requires assistance in section F by placing an 'X' next to the appropriate number. Specify if keys (G) or carfare (H) are needed for delivery.
  5. For accountable mail, mark yes or no in section I. In section J, provide a reason for requesting auxiliary assistance.
  6. Estimate work hours and minutes in section K. Management will complete section L after reviewing your request.
  7. Fill out transportation details in section M and indicate starting points for delivery in sections N and O.
  8. Finally, complete sections P with all relevant time entries before submitting the form to your manager.

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A. The 12 hours per day and 60 hours in a service week are to be considered upper limits beyond which full-time employees are not to be worked.
Total base straight-time pay, including COLA, of a city letter carrier covering those hours not worked between the seventh and eighth hour of a regular scheduled day (7:01 rule).
PS Form 3996 is the carriers tool. All carriers are required to fill out a PS Form 3996 if they cant complete their assignment in eight hours or the time authorized.
PS FORM 3996 IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FORMS AVAILABLE TO PROTECT YOU AS A LETTER CARRIER! If you believe you will be unable to complete your daily assignment within eight hours, you will need managements approval to use overtime or to get assistance.
excluding December, shall be limited to no more than twelve (12) hours of work in a day and no more than sixty (60) hours of work in a service week.
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The maximum weight for large envelopes is 13 ounces. A large envelope exceeding 13 ounces is classified as a Priority Mail item. When a First-Class Mail item exceeds any one of the maximum measurements of a large envelope, it is classified and priced as a package (parcel).
Except as designated in labor agreements for bargaining unit employees or in emergency situations as determined by the postmaster general (or designee), employees may not be required to work more than 12 hours in 1 service day.

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