[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20404]



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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 3


Amendments to Bylaws of the Board of Governors Concerning Plans 
and Reports Under the Government Performance and Review Act

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service has 
approved amendments to its bylaws. The amendments reserve to the Board 
approval of Postal Service plans and reports under the Government 
Performance and Review Act and reserve to the Governors the 
transmission of semi-annual reports under the Inspector General Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 4, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Koerber, (202) 268-4800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board of Governors of the Postal Service 
consists of nine Presidentially appointed Governors, and the Postmaster 
General and Deputy Postmaster General. 39 U.S.C. 202. The bylaws of the 
Board list certain matters reserved for action by the Board and certain 
other matters reserved for action by the Governors alone. 39 CFR 3.3, 
3.4. At its meeting on July 1, 1997, the Board approved two conforming 
amendments to these bylaws.
    One amendment concerns 39 U.S.C. 2801-2805, as enacted by the 
Government Performance and Results Act. The Board amended Sec. 3.3 of 
the bylaws to insert a new paragraph (v), reserving to the Board the 
approval and transmittal to the President and the Congress of the plans 
and reports which will be required to be submitted periodically under 
the Results Act. These are the strategic plans required by 39 U.S.C. 
2802, the performance plans required by 39 U.S.C. 2803, and the program 
performance reports required by 39 U.S.C. 2804. The performance plans 
and program performance reports are required by the statute to be 
included in the annual comprehensive statement required under 39 U.S.C. 
2401(e), which is already reserved for approval and transmittal by the 
Board under bylaw section 3.3(t).
    The second amendment added to Sec. 3.4 a new paragraph (h), which 
reserves to the Governors the transmittal to the Congress of the semi-
annual report of the Inspector General required under section 5 of the 
Inspector General Act, as amended. 5 U.S.C. app. The Inspector General 
Act requires the reports to be transmitted by the head of the agency. 
Under section 8G of the Inspector General Act, as amended by Public Law 
104-208 (1997), the Governors function as the head of the Postal 
Service with respect to the Inspector General Act.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 3

    Administrative practice and procedure, Organization and functions 
(Government agencies), Postal Service.

    Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 3 is amended as follows:

PART 3--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for Part 3 is amended to read as follows:

    Authority: 39 U.S.C. 202, 203, 205, 401 (2), (10), 402, 1003, 
2802-2804, 3013; 5 U.S.C. 552b (g), (j); Inspector General Act, 5 
U.S.C. app.

    2. Section 3.3 is amended by republishing the introductory text; 
redesignating paragraph (v) as paragraph (w); and by adding new 
paragraph (v) to read as follows:


Sec. 3.3  Matters reserved for decision by the Board.

    The following matters are reserved for decision by the Board of 
Governors:
* * * * *
    (v) Approval and transmittal to the President and the Congress of 
the Postal Service's strategic plan pursuant to the Government 
Performance and Results Act of 1993, 39 U.S.C. 2802; approval of the 
Postal Service annual performance plan under 39 U.S.C. 2803 and the 
Postal Service program performance report under 39 U.S.C. 2804, which 
are included in the comprehensive statement under 39 U.S.C. 2401.
    3. Section 3.4 is amended by republishing the introductory text and 
adding new paragraph (h) at the end of that section to read as follows:


Sec. 3.4  Matters reserved for decision by the Governors.

    The following matters are reserved for decision by the Governors:
* * * * *
    (h) Transmittal to the Congress of the semi-annual report of the 
Inspector General under section 5 of the Inspector General Act.
Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 97-20404 Filed 8-1-97; 8:45 am]
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