Sept. 3, 2015
Post Offices Require Electronic Customs Forms Starting Oct. 1 All mail entering and transiting the United States and European Union will require completed electronic customs forms for pre-departure alerts beginning on Thursday, Oct. 1. The requirement that will impact all packages mailed at Navy Fleet Post Offices (FPO) located outside the Continental United States (OCONUS). The new program will require customs form information for packages mailed from FPOs to be entered into the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) database. Customers will benefit as tracking capabilities will be increased at each handoff and their mail can be tracked from origin to destination with additional updates in-between. Filling out the customs forms online and bringing them to the post office saves time in line because it only requires the scanning of a barcode on the customs form. Customers without an electronic printed custom form can expect a lengthy wait (as can other customers in line) while their data is manually input into the Point of Sale retail terminal. Fleet Post Offices will provide head of the line privileges during lunch hours and high peak holiday mailing seasons to continue speedy service in the lobbies. Postal customers can complete their customs forms online at www.usps.com under the “E-Customs” when they click the link titled “Complete Customs Forms.” Online customs forms are also available under the Click-N-Ship option. If you have any questions, please contact the post office at DSN 626-5371 or DSN 629-4336. Register for Spooktacular Food Vendors, Event Volunteers and Trick or Treat Booth Decorators are needed for Spooktacular on Oct. 30 at Support Site Central Park from 6 to 10 p.m. Food vendors must be an official NSA Naples recognized Private Organization through Oct. 30 to register. Registration for food vendors begins on Sept. 1 at 6 a.m. Space is limited. Trick or Treat Booth Decorators can be families, private organizations or groups and are needed to decorate booths and hand out candy which will be provided by MWR, and could win the best decorated booth contest. Volunteers (teens welcome) are needed for our hay ride (drivers and story tellers), to distribute tickets, decorate the event and to assist in the activities. For more details or to register, contact Youth Activities at DSN 629-4722 or 081-811-4722. Fund Request Applications Being Accepted for FSYP Family Support and Youth Programs (FSYP) is soliciting organizations that would be interested in the funds raised via the Combined Federal Campaign- Overseas. These funds are to improve the quality of life at overseas military installations. Any organization that supports DoD employees and/or their families that does not receive federal funding support are eligible to apply. The board will convene the last week of September and make determinations of award levels. Organizations may solicit the FSYP