Attachment_U_Mail_Center_Operating_Procedures.pdf

CENTER FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS

FACILITY OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

ATTACHMENT U

Mail Center Operating Procedures

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

Organization: Center for Domestic Preparedness Title: CDP-BO-0001.1 Mail Room Operating Procedures

I. Purpose

Date: 11/28/2018

The purpose of this SOP is to define the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) Mail Center Operations for on and off site processing of incoming, internal, and outgoing mail; accountable and personal mail, loss prevention and cost avoidance;

physical security, personal protective equipment and related activities, and is applicable to all CDP Federal and Government Contractor personnel.

II. Supersession

This SOP supersedes:

A. CDP-BO-0001 dated August 7, 2013.

III. Authority

A. Title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 102-192, "Mail Management"

B. Department of Homeland Security (OHS) Management Directive 119-01, "Mail Management Program"

C. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mail Management Manual, 123- 23-1/5250.1

D. General Services Administration (GSA) Mail Center Security Guide, Fourth Edition, 2014.

IV. References

A. Title 41, CFR, Parts 102-192, "Mail Management"

B. OHS Management Directive 119-01, "Mail Management Program"

C FEMA Mail Management Manual, 123-23-1/5250

D. GSA Mail Center Security Guide, Fomth Edition, 2014

E. Interagency Security Committee, "Best Practices for Safe Mail Handling", 2012

F. Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail

G. UPS Guide for Shipping Ground and Air Hazardous Materials

H. Federal Motor Carriers Administration (FMCSA) Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations, 49 CFR