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<h3><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>OSPS and State
Closure Furlough Days<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The
following dates have been identified as days that most agencies and programs
will be closed. DAS - State Controller’s Division will
observe the office closure furlough days. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Friday
October 16, 2009 Friday
August 20, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Friday
November 27, 2009 <b><span
style='background:yellow;font-weight:bold'>Friday September 17, 2010</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Friday
March 19, 2010 Friday
November 26, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Friday
April 16, 2010 Friday
March 18, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Friday
June 18, 2010 Friday
May 20, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<h3><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Frequently Asked
Questions<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Q</span></font></b>: Will OSPS be closed on the
specific office closure furlough days?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>A</span></font></b>: Yes, OSPS will be closed on these
days. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Q</span></font></b>: Will there be any change in the
schedule of payroll processing due to the furlough closed days?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>A</span></font></b>: No, there are no changes to the
payroll processing calendar dates for preliminary or final cutoff or payroll
production. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Q</span></font></b>: Will OSPA be available to users on
the closure days?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>A</span></font></b>: Yes, the system will be available
as normal from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Q</span></font></b>: Will I be able to order a manual
check on those days?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>A</span></font></b>: No, there will be no manual check
services on the state closure furlough days. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Q</span></font></b>: If I am working that day and
have a question that I'd normally ask OSPS, will there be someone there to
answer me? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>A</span></font></b>: No.
OSPS will not be staffed on office closure furlough days.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Q</span></font></b>: November 27, 2009 is a closure day
but the payroll processing calendar says that shuttled reports will arrive in
the mail on that day. Will we still receive our reports? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>A</span></font></b>: DAS Mail Services will not operate
on the designated state closure furlough days. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><o:p> </o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Q</span></font></b>: How will the closed days affect
check stop pay requests?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>A</span></font></b>: Closure
days will not count as a business day. Requests received before 2:30 p.m.
on the prior Thursday will be replaced on the following Monday. Requests
received after 2:30 p.m. on the prior Thursday will be replaced on the
following Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Q</span></font></b>: Some of
the closed days are right after payday. What if one of my
employee’s direct deposit is rejected? When will the cash be
returned so I can order a manual check? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>A</span></font></b>: Deposits
rejected by the receiving financial institution will be processed through
Treasury and received at OSPS on the Monday following the closure day.
OSPS will notify agencies of rejected cash early on Monday so that manual
checks can be ordered that day. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Q</span></font></b>: If I send
in a P370 right at deadline on the Thursday prior to an office closure furlough
day and there are errors on the request that cannot be resolved by OSPS, when
will I get the manual check? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>A</span></font></b>:
Normally you would get a check the next business day. In this case, that
would be Monday.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Q</span></font></b>: Will there
be a change in any of OSPS’s scheduled trainings?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>A</span></font></b>: No, there
will be no change to the schedule of trainings or user forums. None of
these events were scheduled dates that will now be closure days. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Q</span></font></b>: Will I be
able to pick up mail from the lockboxes at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">155 Cottage Street</st1:address></st1:Street> on furlough closure
days or deliver mail to the OSPS secure inbox? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>A</span></font></b>: No, the
building will not be open on those days. <o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:gray'>Sharon McKeehan,
Manager<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
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color=gray face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:gray'>155 Cottage
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