FR Doc 04-14135
[Federal Register: June 23, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 120)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34932-34935]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Parts 265 and 266
Release of Information, Privacy of Information
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule amends the Postal Service regulations on the release
of information and the privacy of information to correct provisions
overlooked in a previous general revision of the rules dealing with
records and information.
DATES: Effective Date: June 23, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Eyre at 202-268-2608.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 1, 2003, the Postal Service
published a general revision of its rules dealing with records and
information (68 FR 56557). This revision updated terminology to reflect
the Postal Service's current organizational structure, removed obsolete
or duplicative provisions, and revised the fee schedule for disclosure
of information where necessary. Further inspection of the affected
provisions indicates that minor additional revisions are necessary to
remedy oversights in the previous notice and avoid possible confusion.
Accordingly, the Postal Service makes the following revisions effective
immediately.
List of Subjects
39 CFR Part 265
    Administrative practice and procedure, Courts, Freedom of
information, Government employees.
39 CFR Part 266
    Privacy.
PART 265--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 265 continues to read as follows:
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. App. 3; 39 U.S.C. 401, 403,
410, 1001, 2601.
Sec.  265.6  [Amended]
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2. Amend Sec.  265.6 as follows:
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(a) In paragraph (d)(1), remove the last sentence.
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(b) Revise paragraph (d)(5)(i) to read as set forth below;
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(c) In paragraph (d)(7), remove ``or if the request has been sent to
the wrong post office,'' in the last sentence.
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(d) In paragraph (d)(9)(i), remove ``(d)(8)(iii)'' and insert
``(d)(9)(iii)'' in its place.
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(e) Following paragraph (g) remove the exhibits and insert the two
forms as set forth below:
Sec.  265.6  Availability of records.
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    (d) * * *
    (5) * * *
    (i) To a Federal, State or local government agency upon prior
written certification that the information is required for the
performance of its duties. The Postal Service requires government
agencies to use the format appearing at the end of this section when
requesting the verification of a customer's current address or a
customer's new mailing address. If the request lacks any of the
required information or a proper signature, the postmaster will return
the request to the agency, specifying the deficiency in the space
marked `OTHER'.
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    (g) * * *
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Sec.  265.7  [Amended]
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3. Amend Sec.  265.7 as follows:
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(a) In paragraph (a)(4), remove ``(See Sec.  265.8(g)(3).)'' and insert
``(See Sec.  265.9(g)(3).)'' in its place;
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(b) Remove paragraph (d)(1)(iii) and redesignate paragraph (d)(1)(iv)
as paragraph (d)(1)(iii).
Sec.  265.9  [Amended]
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4. In Sec.  265.9(g)(5), remove the sentence: ``This waiver does not
apply to fees for services performed in accordance with section 945 of
the Domestic Mail Manual.''
Sec.  265.13  Compliance with subpoenas, summonses, and court orders by
postal employees within the Inspection Service where the Postal
Service, the United States, or any other Federal agency is not a party.
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5. In Sec.  265.13, revise paragraph (a)(4) to read as follows:
    (a) * * *
    (4) Employees serving as expert witnesses in connection with
professional and consultative services under 5 CFR part 7001, provided
that employees acting in this capacity must state for the record that
their testimony reflects their personal opinions and should not be
viewed as the official position of the Postal Service;
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PART 266--[AMENDED]
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6. The authority citation for part 266 continues to read as follows:
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; 39 U.S.C. 401.
Sec.  266.5  [Amended]
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7. Amend Sec.  266.5 as follows:
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(a) Revise paragraph (a) to read as set forth below:
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(b) In paragraph (c), remove ``(See Sec.  266.7(b)(3)'' and insert
``(See Sec.  266.6(c)(1)'' in its place.
Sec.  265.5  Notification.
    (a) Notification of Systems. Upon written request, the Postal
Service will notify any individual whether a specific system named by
the individual contains a record pertaining to him or her. See Sec.
266.6 for suggested form of request.
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Sec.  266.10  [Amended]
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8. In Sec.  266.10 (b), remove ``20260-5202'' and insert ``20260'' in
its place.
Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
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