39 C.F.R. PART 261—RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Title 39 - Postal Service
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 401.
As a result of the Postal Reorganization Act, 39 U.S.C. 410, the U.S. Postal Service is no longer subject to the provisions of the Federal Records Act of 1950, or any of its supporting regulations which provide for the conduct of records management in Federal agencies. The objective of Parts 261 through 268 is to provide the basis for a Postal Service-wide records and information management program affecting all organizational components having the custody of any form of information and records. [40 FR 45721, Oct. 2, 1975; 40 FR 48511, Oct. 16, 1975] (a) 39 U.S.C. 401(5) states that the Postal Service has the power to acquire property it deems necessary or convenient in the transaction of its business and to hold, maintain, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of such property. (b) 39 CFR 262.2 assigns to the Postal Service Records Office, located under the Privacy Office responsibility for the retention, security, and privacy of Postal Service records and the power to authorize the disclosure of such records and to order their disposal by destruction or transfer. Included is the authority to issue records management policy and to delegate or take appropriate action if that policy is not adhered to or if questions of interpretation of procedure arise. [40 FR 45721, Oct. 2, 1975, as amended at 44 FR 51223, Aug. 31, 1979; 60 FR 57344, Nov. 15, 1995; 68 FR 56558, Oct. 1, 2003] It is the policy of the Postal Service: (a) To, as appropriate, create, preserve, protect and disclose records which contain adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, operations, procedures, activities and transactions of the Postal Service, (b) To reduce to an absolute minimum the records holdings of the Postal Service by strict adherence to established records retention schedules. [40 FR 45721, Oct. 2, 1975, as amended at 44 FR 51223, Aug. 31, 1979] (a) The Manager, Records Office, under the Privacy Office, administers the Postal Service release of information and privacy of information programs with the assistance of FOIA coordinators in the Consumer Affairs function of area and district offices. (b) The Chief Privacy Officer, under the Vice President and Consumer Advocate, is responsible for administering records and information management policies and for the compliance of all handbooks, directives, and instructions in support of this policy. (c) Postal Service managers are responsible for administering records and information management policies and for complying with all handbooks, directives, and instructions in support of this policy. [64 FR 41290, July 30, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 56558, Oct 1, 2003]
Title 39: Postal Service
PART 261—RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Section Contents
§ 261.1 Purpose and scope.
§ 261.2 Authority.
§ 261.3 Policy.
§ 261.4 Responsibility.
§ 261.1 Purpose and scope.
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§ 261.2 Authority.
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§ 261.3 Policy.
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§ 261.4 Responsibility.
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