82 FR 12921 - Conforming Amendments Concerning the Production or Disclosure of Material or Information

POSTAL SERVICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 44 (March 8, 2017)

Page Range		12921-12921
FR Document		2017-04480

The Postal Service is amending its regulations to make technical and conforming edits following changes to the Postal Service's regulations concerning the Freedom of Information Act.

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39 CFR Parts 243, 265, and 266


Conforming Amendments Concerning the Production or Disclosure of 
Material or Information

AGENCY: Postal Service^TM.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service is amending its regulations to make 
technical and conforming edits following changes to the Postal 
Service's regulations concerning the Freedom of Information Act.

DATES: These regulations are effective March 8, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Natalie A. Bonanno, Chief Counsel, 
Federal Compliance, [email protected], 202-268-2944.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal Service amended its regulations 
concerning compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 
effective December 27, 2016 (81 FR 86270). The Postal Service responded 
to comments and made one additional change to these regulations on 
January 10, 2017 (82 FR 2896). The Postal Service is now amending its 
regulations to update cross references that are affected by these 
amendments, correct the cited fee for duplication, and correct a cross 
reference in subsection 265.14(e)(1) concerning lists of names and 
addresses.

List of Subjects

39 CFR Part 243

    Administrative practice and procedure.

39 CFR Part 265

    Administrative practice and procedure, Courts, Freedom of 
information, Government employees.

39 CFR Part 266

    Privacy.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Postal Service amends 
39 CFR chapter I as follows:

PART 243--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 243 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 39 U.S.C. 501.


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2. In Sec.  243.2, revise paragraph (g) to read as follows:


Sec.  243.2  Quarters.

* * * * *
    (g) Service of process on postal premises. Postmasters or other 
installation heads shall permit service on postal premises of civil and 
criminal process affecting employees in personal matters, when such 
service of process will not interfere with postal operations. Process 
servers should be directed to the postmaster's or installation head's 
office, where the employee will be called in and service made. Section 
265.11 of this chapter contains rules regarding compliance with 
subpoena duces tecum, court orders, and summonses where official 
business or official records are involved.
* * * * *

PART 265--[AMENDED]

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3. 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; Pub. L. 114-185.


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4. In Sec.  265.9, remove the words ``paragraph (k)'' from paragraph 
(c) introductory text and add in their place the words ``paragraph 
(j)''; and revise paragraph (c)(2) to read as follows:


Sec.  265.9   Fees.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) Duplication. Duplication fees shall be charged to all 
requesters, subject to the restrictions of paragraph (d) of this 
section. A component shall honor a requester's preference for receiving 
a record in a particular form or format where it is readily 
reproducible by the component in the form or format requested. Where 
photocopies are supplied, the component shall provide one copy per 
request at a cost of fifteen cents per page. For copies of records 
produced on tapes, disks, or other media, components shall charge the 
direct costs of producing the copy, including operator time. Where 
paper documents must be scanned in order to comply with a requester's 
preference to receive the records in an electronic format, the 
requester shall pay the direct costs associated with scanning those 
materials. For other forms of duplication, components shall charge the 
direct costs.
* * * * *

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5. In Sec.  265.14, revise paragraph (e)(1) to read as follows:


Sec.  265.14   Rules concerning specific categories of records.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (1) The Postal Service and its officers and employees shall not 
make available to the public by any means or for any purpose any 
mailing list or other list of names and addresses (past or present) of 
postal patrons or other persons in response to a request under this 
part except that, upon a request in accordance with the procedures of 
Sec.  265.3, the Postal Service will, to the extent required by law, 
provide a listing of postal employees working at a particular postal 
facility.
* * * * *

PART 266--[AMENDED]

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6. The authority citation for part 266 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 39 U.S.C. 401; 5 U.S.C. 552a.


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7. In Sec.  266.4, revise paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows:


Sec.  266.4  Collection and disclosure of information about 
individuals.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (3) Names and Addresses of Postal Customers. The disclosure of 
lists of names or addresses of Postal customers or other persons to the 
public is prohibited (39 U.S.C. 412). Names or addresses of Postal 
Service customers will be disclosed only in those cases permitted by 39 
CFR 265.14(d) relating to the Release of Information.
* * * * *

Ruth B. Stevenson,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER 39 CFR Part 266 produced on tapes, disks, or other
contains regulatory documents having general media, components shall charge the
Privacy.
applicability and legal effect, most of which direct costs of producing the copy,
are keyed to and codified in the Code of For the reasons stated in the
preamble, the Postal Service amends 39 including operator time. Where paper
Federal Regulations, which is published under documents must be scanned in order to
50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. CFR chapter I as follows:
comply with a requester’s preference to
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by PART 243—[AMENDED] receive the records in an electronic
the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of format, the requester shall pay the direct
new books are listed in the first FEDERAL ■ 1. The authority citation for part 243 costs associated with scanning those
REGISTER issue of each week. continues to read as follows: materials. For other forms of
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 501. duplication, components shall charge
the direct costs.
POSTAL SERVICE ■ 2. In § 243.2, revise paragraph (g) to
read as follows: * * * * *
39 CFR Parts 243, 265, and 266 ■ 5. In § 265.14, revise paragraph (e)(1)
§ 243.2 Quarters. to read as follows:
Conforming Amendments Concerning * * * * *
(g) Service of process on postal § 265.14 Rules concerning specific
the Production or Disclosure of
categories of records.
Material or Information premises. Postmasters or other
installation heads shall permit service * * * * *
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. on postal premises of civil and criminal (e) * * *
ACTION: Final rule. process affecting employees in personal (1) The Postal Service and its officers
matters, when such service of process and employees shall not make available
SUMMARY: The Postal Service is will not interfere with postal operations. to the public by any means or for any
amending its regulations to make Process servers should be directed to the purpose any mailing list or other list of
technical and conforming edits postmaster’s or installation head’s names and addresses (past or present) of
following changes to the Postal Service’s office, where the employee will be postal patrons or other persons in
regulations concerning the Freedom of called in and service made. Section response to a request under this part
Information Act. 265.11 of this chapter contains rules except that, upon a request in
DATES: These regulations are effective regarding compliance with subpoena accordance with the procedures of
March 8, 2017. duces tecum, court orders, and § 265.3, the Postal Service will, to the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: summonses where official business or extent required by law, provide a listing
Natalie A. Bonanno, Chief Counsel, official records are involved. of postal employees working at a
Federal Compliance, particular postal facility.
* * * * *
natalie.a.bonanno@usps.gov, 202–268– * * * * *
2944. PART 265—[AMENDED]
PART 266—[AMENDED]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal ■ 3. The authority citation for part 265
Service amended its regulations continues to read as follows: ■ 6. The authority citation for part 266
concerning compliance with the continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. App. 3;
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 39 U.S.C. 401, 403, 410, 1001, 2601; Pub. L. Authority: 39 U.S.C. 401; 5 U.S.C. 552a.
effective December 27, 2016 (81 FR 114–185.
86270). The Postal Service responded to ■ 7. In § 266.4, revise paragraph (b)(3) to
comments and made one additional ■ 4. In § 265.9, remove the words read as follows:
change to these regulations on January ‘‘paragraph (k)’’ from paragraph (c)
introductory text and add in their place § 266.4 Collection and disclosure of
10, 2017 (82 FR 2896). The Postal information about individuals.
Service is now amending its regulations the words ‘‘paragraph (j)’’; and revise
paragraph (c)(2) to read as follows: * * * * *
to update cross references that are (b) * * *
affected by these amendments, correct § 265.9 Fees. (3) Names and Addresses of Postal
the cited fee for duplication, and correct Customers. The disclosure of lists of
* * * * *
a cross reference in subsection (c) * * * names or addresses of Postal customers
265.14(e)(1) concerning lists of names (2) Duplication. Duplication fees shall or other persons to the public is
and addresses. be charged to all requesters, subject to prohibited (39 U.S.C. 412). Names or
List of Subjects the restrictions of paragraph (d) of this addresses of Postal Service customers
section. A component shall honor a will be disclosed only in those cases
39 CFR Part 243 requester’s preference for receiving a permitted by 39 CFR 265.14(d) relating
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Administrative practice and record in a particular form or format to the Release of Information.
procedure. where it is readily reproducible by the * * * * *
component in the form or format
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Administrative practice and supplied, the component shall provide Attorney, Federal Compliance.
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final rule.
Dates		These regulations are effective March 8, 2017.
Contact		Natalie A. Bonanno, Chief Counsel, Federal Compliance, [email protected], 202-268-2944.
FR Citation		82 FR 12921
CFR Citation		39 CFR 243 39 CFR 265 39 CFR 266
CFR Associated		Administrative Practice and Procedure; Courts; Freedom of Information; Government Employees and Privacy