39 C.F.R. § 3000.735-501 Ex parte communications prohibited.
Title 39 - Postal Service
Decision-making Commission personnel, as defined in §3001.7(a), shall not, either in an official or unofficial capacity, participate in any ex parte communication—either oral or written—with any person regarding (1) a particular matter (substantive or procedural) at issue in contested proceedings before the Commission or (2) the substantive merits of a matter that is likely to become a particular matter at issue in contested proceedings before the Commission. A particular matter is at issue in contested proceedings before the Commission when it is a subject of controversy in a hearing held under 39 U.S.C. 3624 or 3661(c). However, this section does not prohibit participation in off-the-record proceedings conducted under regulations adopted by the Commission for hearings held under 39 U.S.C. 3624 or 3661(c). [45 FR 65581, Oct. 3, 1980]
Title 39: Postal Service
PART 3000—STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
Subpart B—Ex Parte Communications
§ 3000.735-501 Ex parte communications prohibited.
