Enter in column R the actual time required to open the collection boxes, remove the mail, and close the boxes. Carriers may be required to face and deposit mail in a designated location upon returning to the office. Management shall not require rural carriers to deposit mail into more than two designated locations. If more than two locations are required, additional column R time is appropriate. Part 421.2 of the Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities, Handbook PO-603 requires that rural carriers are to face and deposit mail in the location designated by your postmaster or supervisor.
Compensation is provided for facing and depositing mail.
Management shall not require rural carriers to deposit mail into more than two designated locations. Count presacked parcels for which postage has been computed as one parcel for each sack. Do not credit parcels that a customer refuses or are not deliverable as a parcel accepted. Carriers must weigh, rate and affix postage if management provides the necessary scales and rate charts. However, if the necessary equipment is not made available, credit for a parcel collected is still given.