SSDA EXAM 421 STUDY GUIDE 173 PREP QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
24 hour clock - correct answer- End-to-end process to ensure
mail is collected, distributed, and delivered
Administrative Support Manual or ASM - correct answer-
Contains policies and procedures for administrative and support
functions within the postal service
Anonymous Mail - correct answer- Any mailpiece that bears
ONLY stamps as postage, weighs more than 13 ounces and was
NOT accepted by employee at retail service counter
At the first of the month, what is placed in the P.O. box for
customers who are in their last month of the service period? -
correct answer- Notice 23, Box rent service fee due
B-S-A - correct answer- Bank Secrecy Act--reports purchases
totaling $3000 or more per day or cashing of money orders or
US Treasury checks for more than $10,000 and reporting
suspicious transactions
,Bait Money order - correct answer- Used to aid the postal
inspection service in postal burglary and robbery investigations
Balloon Price - correct answer- Applies to standard post
parcels and priority mail addressed for delivery zones 1-4 only
weighs less than 20 pound but measure more than 84 inches
(but no more than 108 inches) in combined length and girth
Bound printed matter - correct answer- permanently bound
by secure fasteners such as staples, spiral binding, glue, or
stitching, weighs up to 15 pounds and is paid by permit imprint
Collect on Delivery or COD - correct answer- Merchandise for
which mailer has not been paid
Declared HAZMAT - correct answer- Mail is properly
packaged, marked, and declared by the mailer and which is
properly accepted by the postal service with DMM and
publication 52
Dimensional weight for odd-shaped parcels - correct answer-
Height × Length × Width × .75 ÷ 194
,Dimensional weight for regular parcels - correct answer-
Height × Length × Width ÷ 194
Dimensional Weight Pricing - correct answer- Applies to
priority mail packages shipped to zones 5-8 that exceeds one
cubic foot (1,728 cubic inches)
Direct Services--US International Money Orders - correct
answer- Money orders for countries that accept the pink MP--
maximum $700
Domestic Mail - correct answer- Items sent within the United
States, it's territories and possessions, includes Army post offices
or APOs, Fleet post offices or FPOs, and United Nations
Domestic Mail Manual or DMM - correct answer- Sets forth
policies, regulations and procedures governing domestic mail
services
Domestic Service--money order - correct answer- Available in
all 50 states, US territories and possessions, APO/FPO, and us
embassies in foreign countries--maximum amount is $1000
, EDDM - correct answer- Every Door Direct Mail; customers
mail 5,000 or fewer flat-sized mail pieces within an area serviced
by a single post office
Employee and Labor Relations Manual or ELM - correct answer-
Sets forth the personnel policies and regulations governing
employment within the postal service
Extra services - correct answer- Enhancements to provide
great security and accountability of mail piece for a fee in
addition to postage
Offers proof of mailing with certificate of mailing and certified
mail; protection in transit with insured mail and registered mail
Evidence of mailing with registered mail, return receipt,
restricted delivery, return receipt for merchandise, USPS
tracking, signature confirmation, and collect on delivery
Financial Crime Enforcement Network Or FinCEN - correct
answer- Oversees over BSA compliance
24 hour clock - correct answer- End-to-end process to ensure
mail is collected, distributed, and delivered
Administrative Support Manual or ASM - correct answer-
Contains policies and procedures for administrative and support
functions within the postal service
Anonymous Mail - correct answer- Any mailpiece that bears
ONLY stamps as postage, weighs more than 13 ounces and was
NOT accepted by employee at retail service counter
At the first of the month, what is placed in the P.O. box for
customers who are in their last month of the service period? -
correct answer- Notice 23, Box rent service fee due
B-S-A - correct answer- Bank Secrecy Act--reports purchases
totaling $3000 or more per day or cashing of money orders or
US Treasury checks for more than $10,000 and reporting
suspicious transactions
,Bait Money order - correct answer- Used to aid the postal
inspection service in postal burglary and robbery investigations
Balloon Price - correct answer- Applies to standard post
parcels and priority mail addressed for delivery zones 1-4 only
weighs less than 20 pound but measure more than 84 inches
(but no more than 108 inches) in combined length and girth
Bound printed matter - correct answer- permanently bound
by secure fasteners such as staples, spiral binding, glue, or
stitching, weighs up to 15 pounds and is paid by permit imprint
Collect on Delivery or COD - correct answer- Merchandise for
which mailer has not been paid
Declared HAZMAT - correct answer- Mail is properly
packaged, marked, and declared by the mailer and which is
properly accepted by the postal service with DMM and
publication 52
Dimensional weight for odd-shaped parcels - correct answer-
Height × Length × Width × .75 ÷ 194
,Dimensional weight for regular parcels - correct answer-
Height × Length × Width ÷ 194
Dimensional Weight Pricing - correct answer- Applies to
priority mail packages shipped to zones 5-8 that exceeds one
cubic foot (1,728 cubic inches)
Direct Services--US International Money Orders - correct
answer- Money orders for countries that accept the pink MP--
maximum $700
Domestic Mail - correct answer- Items sent within the United
States, it's territories and possessions, includes Army post offices
or APOs, Fleet post offices or FPOs, and United Nations
Domestic Mail Manual or DMM - correct answer- Sets forth
policies, regulations and procedures governing domestic mail
services
Domestic Service--money order - correct answer- Available in
all 50 states, US territories and possessions, APO/FPO, and us
embassies in foreign countries--maximum amount is $1000
, EDDM - correct answer- Every Door Direct Mail; customers
mail 5,000 or fewer flat-sized mail pieces within an area serviced
by a single post office
Employee and Labor Relations Manual or ELM - correct answer-
Sets forth the personnel policies and regulations governing
employment within the postal service
Extra services - correct answer- Enhancements to provide
great security and accountability of mail piece for a fee in
addition to postage
Offers proof of mailing with certificate of mailing and certified
mail; protection in transit with insured mail and registered mail
Evidence of mailing with registered mail, return receipt,
restricted delivery, return receipt for merchandise, USPS
tracking, signature confirmation, and collect on delivery
Financial Crime Enforcement Network Or FinCEN - correct
answer- Oversees over BSA compliance
