[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17287-17288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8227]



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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 232

Conduct on Postal Service Property
AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule will amend Postal Service property 
regulations by providing that when conduct that is a violation of 
Federal or State criminal law is committed on Postal Service property, 
it is also a violation of Postal Service regulations, and that the fine 
and/or imprisonment penalties of 39 CFR 232.1(p) may be imposed for the 
proscribed conduct when Federal and State prosecution of the criminal 
law violation are declined.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 5, 1995.

[[Page 17288]] ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed or 
delivered to the Counsel, Postal Inspection Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza 
SW., Room 3411, Washington, DC 20260-2181.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry J. Bauman, Counsel, Postal 
Inspection Service, (202) 268-4415.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Postal Service regulations on conduct on 
postal property are published in title 39 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) as Sec. 232.1. One purpose of this proposed rule is 
to clarify that prohibited conduct on postal property includes 
violations of: (1) State, Territory, Possession, and District criminal 
laws assimilated onto exclusive Federal property under 18 U.S.C. 13, 
Assimilated Crimes Act; and (2) Federal, State, Territory, Possession, 
and/or District criminal laws that apply to the geographic areas in 
which nonexclusive properties owned or leased by the Postal Service are 
located.
    Another purpose of this proposed rule is to provide that when 
conduct that is a violation of Federal, State, Territory, Possession, 
and/or District criminal law is committed on Postal Service property, 
it is also a violation of Postal Service regulations. Persons 
committing such prohibited conduct are subject to the penalty 
provisions of 39 CFR 232.1(p) (i.e., a fine of not more than $50 and/or 
imprisonment of not more than 30 days), when prosecution of the 
criminal law violation is declined by Federal, State, Territory, 
Possession, or District prosecutors.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 232

    Federal buildings and facilities, Penalties, Postal Service.

    Accordingly, 39 CFR part 232 is proposed to be amended as set forth 
below.

PART 232--CONDUCT ON POSTAL PROPERTY

    1. The authority citation for part 232 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 39 U.S.C. 401, 403(b)(3), 404(a)(7); 40 U.S.C. 318, 
318a, 318b, 318c; sec. 613, Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 1992, Pub. L. 102-141, 18 U.S.C. 13, 
3061; 21 U.S.C. 802, 844.

    2. Section 232.1 is amended by adding a new paragraph (r) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 232.1  Conduct on postal property.

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    (r) Other prohibited conduct. (1) The regulations in this section 
for conduct on Postal Service property also include:
    (i) State, Territory, Possession, and District criminal laws 
assimilated onto exclusive Federal property under 18 U.S.C. 13, 
Assimilated Crimes Act; and
    (ii) Federal, State, Territory, Possession, and/or District 
criminal laws that apply to the geographic areas in which nonexclusive 
properties owned or leased by the Postal Service are located.
    (2) When a violation of a Federal, State, Territory, Possession, or 
District criminal law is committed on Postal Service property, it is 
also a violation of Postal Service regulations and is therefore subject 
to the penalty provisions of paragraph (p) of this section when 
prosecution of the criminal law violation is declined by Federal, 
State, Territory, Possession, or District prosecutors.
Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 95-8227 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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