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d UNITEDSTi.sTESPOSTi.sL SERVICE"

NORTHERN NEW JERSEY PFC494 BROAD STREETNEWARK NJ 07102-9300

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This letter provides notice that the U.S. Postal Service is conducting a discontinuance feasibility study of facilityoperations at the Roselle Park Branch into the Roselle Branch .Ttle office is being studied dueJo declining o f k e Q r l < . ! o a d a n d the availability_oJ alternata site.SJ1earby that.provide_the sale of stamps and the mailing of most package items.A discontinuance feasibility study involves a review of delivery and retail operations of a postal facility. The purposeof the study is to evaluate the facility's operations in a continuing effort to meet customers ' retail needs, improveproductivity, increase efficiency, and cut costs.Customer needs have changed dramatically. Many customers receive and pay their bills 'online and communicate by email andtext message. In addition, many customers demand easier, more convenient access to Postal Service products and serviceswhen and where they want them - online, on their smart phones and at the stores they frequent.If a decision is ultimately made to discontinue the Roselle Park Branch and you are a Post Office Box customer, you willhave the option of Post Office Box delivery at the Roselle Branch, or you may receive carrier delivery at yourresidence. To request delivery, submit a request for establishment of rural delivery service, PS Form 4027, Petitionfor Change in Rural Delivery (available at the Roselle Park Branch). The Roselle Branch which has retail hours from10:00 to 17:00 Monday through Friday and 10:00 to 14:00 on Saturday, is 0.4 miles away.

Retail services will continue to be available through a variety of channels beyond traditional Postal facilities, suchas the www.usps.com website, stamp consignment locations, Stamps by Mail, Fax, and Phone.We value your opinions during this review process. As the Postal Manager responsible for all Post Offices in your area,I would like your input concerning your postal needs. We encourage you to complete and return the enclosed survey in thepre-addressed postage-paid envelope provided. Your responses along with others received ,will be included in the studyand considered carefully before any final determination regarding discontinuance is made. Please submit your responseno later than 12120 /2011 .A community meeting will be held to expla in the study findings and to address community concerns. Postal representativeswill be at Elizabeth Main Post Office at 310 N. Broad St. , Elizabeth , N.J. on 12113/2011 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm toanswer questions and provide information about our service. You may wish to discuss and submit your questionnaire atthat time.Written comments may be hand-delivered to the Roselle Park Branch or mailed to:District Discontinuance Coord inatorNORTHERN NEW JERSEY PFC494 Broad StreetNewark NJ 07102-9300

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The study consists of a publicly available record, so please be advised that any information that you furnish will bevisible to others.A proposal that further explains the nature and justification of the proposed change in service and request for customercomments may be posted prior to the community meeting. Comments received from the questionnaire, community meeting, anproposal will be considered prior to making a final determination. More information in connection with thisdiscontinuance appears after the signature block below.If you have any questions concerning this discontinuance feasibility study, please contact Allen Tanko, DistrictDiscontinuance Coordinator, at (973) 468-7209.SincerelyMichael DeignanManager, Post Office OperationsEnclosures:Customer Survey/Pre-addressed postage-paid envelope

Summary of Postal Service Retail Facility Change RegulationsThe Postal Service has published regulations governing the discontinuance of Postal Service-operated retailfacilities . These regulations are designed to ensure that the reason for proposing such changes in theprovision of postal services are fully disclosed at a stage when customers can make helpful contributionstoward a final determination. The full text of the appllicable statutory requirements for Post Offices appearsin Title 39, United States Code, Section 404(d) , while the regulations for Postal Service-operated retailfacilities appear in Title 39, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 241.3.Under postal regulations, Postal Service Headquarters or field personnel initiate an initial feasibility studyto examine the continuation of a Post Office, Classified Station, or Classified Branch. After conducting thefeasibility study, if warrante_d. the Ptal Service ma decide to proceed with a proposal to discontinue thefacility. The proposal must explain the services recommended as substitutes and the rationale that supportsthis recommendation. The written proposal is prominently posted for 60 days at affected retail facilities,along with an "Invitation for Comments" , which solicits written feedback from customers. At the end of the60-day comment period , an additional review is made by postal management.After consideration of customer comments , if warranted, the Postal Service may decide to proceed with a finaldetermination to discontinue the retail facility under study. Any such final determination is posted in affectedretail facilities for 30 days. For discontinuances actions associated with Post Offices, customers may appeal thefinal determination to the Postal Regulatory Commission in Washington, DC. The Postal Regulatory Commissionhas up to 120 days to consider and decide on an appeal. Even without an appeal, no Postal Service-operatedretail facility may be closed sooner than 60 days after the first day of the posting of the final determination.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSAL60-Day public posting of proposal and invitation for customercomments written responses to customer comments

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION30-Day public posting of final determination

ITFor Post Office closings or consolidations, customers Discontinuance shall not be sooner than 60have 30 days to appeal the final determination to the days after 1st day of posting the finalPostal Regulatory Commission determination

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POSTAL CUSTOMER 12/20/2011150 BERWYN ST ROSELLE PARK BRANCH

ROSELLE PARK NJ 07204-2023Your responses to the following questions are important to the US Postal Service and will be considered in thefeasibility study for the Roselle Park Branch . Please take a few minutes to complete this survey and return it no laterthan 12/20/2011 in the postage-paid envelope provided.1. Do you visit the postal facility for personal reasons, business-related reasons, or both?

0 Personal reasons 0 Business-related reasons 0 Both2. Please mark the bullet that best describes how frequently you use the postal facility for each of the following:

Daily Weekly Monthly Twice a year NeverA) Buying Stamps 0 0 0 0 0B) Mailing Letters 0 0 0 0 0C) Mailing Parcels 0 0 0 0 0D) Picking up PO Box mail 0 0 0 0 0

E) Picking up General Oeiivery mail 0 0 - e . G- o-F) Buying Money Orders 0 0 0 0 0G) Obtaining special services, including 0 0 0 0 0Certified, Registered, Insured mail ,

Delivery Confirmation or SignatureConfirmationH) Sending Express Mail 0 0 0 0 0I) Sending Priority Mail 0 0 0 0 0J) Carrier pickup 0 0 0 0 0K) Buying stamp-collecting material 0 0 0 0 0

L) Entering permit or bulk mailings 0 0 0 0 0M) Obtaining other federal agency forms(e.g., Selective Service, Duck Stamps, 0 0 0

0 0Passport Applications)

N) School bus stop 0 0 0 0 0

0) Assisting senior citizens, persons 0 0 0 0 0with disabilities, etc.P) Public bulletin board 0 0 0 0 00) Community gathering place 0 0 0 0 0R) Other 0 0 0 0 0

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If other, please describe:

3. Do you ever use any of the following alternative methods to conduct business with the Postal Service?Yes No

Post Office in vicinity of where you work or shop 0 0usps.com website 0 0Stamps by Mail 0 0Stamps by Phone 0 0Stamps Online 0 0Click-N-Ship 0 0Buy stamps or mail packages at grocery or 0 0other retail store4. Do you currently use local businesses in the community?o Yes o No5. If answered "yes" in Question 4, would you continue to use these businesses if the postal facility isdiscontinued?o Yes 0 No6. Do you currently use businesses in nearby communities?o Yes o No7. Do you have a means of transportation available to get to another Post Office in the vicinity?

o Yes o No8. How do you currently receive your mail?o Carrier o PO Box9. Do you have access to the following:

ComputerPrinterInternetPlease provide any additional comments below

Yesooo

o OtherNoooo

The study consists of a publicly available record , so please be advised that any information that you furnish will bevisible to others.Thank you for completing this survey.

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