39 C.F.R. § 3000.735-502 Public record of ex parte communications.
Title 39 - Postal Service
As ex parte communications (either oral or written) may occur inadvertently notwithstanding §3000.735–501, the employee who receives such a communication, shall—within 2 workdays after the receipt of such a communication—prepare a written report concerning the communication. The report shall identify the employee and the person or persons who participated in the ex parte communication; the circumstances which resulted in the communication; the substance of the communication; and the relationship of the communication to a particular matter at issue or likely to become at issue in contested proceedings before the Commission. When the ex parte communication concerns a particular matter at issue in a proceeding before the Commission, a copy of the report shall be submitted to each party to the proceeding. The report is a public record of the Commission and a copy thereof shall be available to any member of the public on request. This section does not apply to ex parte communications under paragraph 3000.735–501(b). [36 FR 5412, Mar. 23, 1971, as amended at 38 FR 24899, Sept. 11, 1973]
Title 39: Postal Service
PART 3000—STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
Subpart B—Ex Parte Communications
§ 3000.735-502 Public record of ex parte communications.
