[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 88 (Monday, May 10, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24712-24713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09714]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Parts 3 and 10


Bylaws of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal 
Service

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document includes several technical edits to the Bylaws 
of the Board of Governors to follow recent amendments to these 
regulations. This document also updates the provisions concerning 
financial reporting.

DATES: Effective May 10, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Elston, Secretary of the 
Board of Governors, [email protected], 202-268-4800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 13, 2020, the Board of Governors 
approved amendments to its Bylaws to address a variety of issues. The 
Postal Service published the revised Bylaws in the Federal Register on 
February 18, 2021, and the changes were effective as of this same date. 
The Postal Service is now making several technical corrections 
following these changes. In addition, the Postal Service is updating 
the Bylaw provisions that concern financial reporting for the Board of 
Governors.

List of Subjects

39 CFR Part 3

    Board of Governors.

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39 CFR Part 10

    Rules of Conduct for Postal Service Governors.

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

PART 3--BOARD OF GOVERNORS

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1. The authority citation for part 3 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 39 U.S.C. 202, 203, 205, 401 (2), (10), 402, 404(b), 
414, 416, 1003, 2005, 2011, 2802-2804, 3013, 3622, 3632, 3642, 3652, 
3654, 3691; 5 U.S.C. 552b(g), (j); 5 U.S.C. App.; Pub. L. 107-67, 
115 Stat. 514 (2001).


Sec.  3.3  [Amended]

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2. Amend Sec.  3.3 by removing the erroneous paragraph (3) following 
paragraph (b) and removing paragraphs (o), (p), (q), and (r).


Sec.  3.6  [Amended]

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3. Amend Sec.  3.6 by removing the semicolon at the end of paragraph 
(a)(5) and adding a period in its place and by removing paragraph 
(a)(6).

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4. In Sec.  3.7, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:


Sec.  3.7  Information furnished to Board--program review.

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    (b) To enable the Board to review the effectiveness of the Postal 
Service's equal employment opportunity program, performance data 
relating to this program shall be furnished to the Board at least 
annually. These data shall be categorized in such manner as the Board, 
from time to time, specifies.
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PART 10--RULES OF CONDUCT FOR POSTAL SERVICE GOVERNORS

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5. The authority citation for part 10 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  39 U.S.C. 401(2), (10).


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6. Revise Sec.  10.4 to read as follows:


Sec.  10.4  Financial disclosure reports.

    (a) Requirement of submission of reports--(1) Upon nomination. At 
the time of their nomination, Governors complete a financial disclosure 
report which, under the practice of the Senate Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs Committee, is kept confidential.
    (2) After confirmation. Because the Director of the Office of 
Government Ethics has concluded that Governors who do not perform the 
duties of their office for more than 60 days in any calendar year are 
not required to file financial disclosure reports that are open to the 
public, Governors file non-public reports annually, in accordance with 
this section. A Governor who performs the duties of his or her office 
for more than 60 days in a particular calendar year is required to file 
a public report in accordance with 5 CFR 2634.204(c).
    (b) Person with whom reports should be filed and time for filing. 
(1) A Governor shall file a financial disclosure report with the 
Associate General Counsel on or before May 15 of each year when the 
Governor has been in office for more than 60 consecutive calendar days 
during the previous year.
    (2) The Associate General Counsel may, for good cause shown, grant 
to a Governor one or more extensions totaling not more than 90 days.
    (c) Information required to be reported. Each report shall be a 
full and complete statement, on the form prescribed by the Associate 
General Counsel and the Office of Government Ethics and in accordance 
with instructions issued by him or her.
    (d) Reviewing reports. (1) Financial disclosure reports filed in 
accordance with the provisions of this section shall, within 60 days 
after the date of filing, be reviewed by the Associate General Counsel 
who shall either approve the report, or make an initial determination 
that a conflict or appearance thereof exists. If the Associate General 
Counsel determines initially that a conflict or the appearance of a 
conflict exists, he or she shall inform the Governor of his or her 
determination.
    (2) If the Associate General Counsel considers that additional 
information is needed to complete the report or to allow an adequate 
review to be conducted, he or she shall request the reporting Governor 
to furnish that information by a specified date.
    (3) The Associate General Counsel shall refer to the Chairman of 
the Board of Governors or the Vice Chairman the name of any Governor he 
or she has reasonable cause to believe has wrongfully failed to file a 
report or has falsified or wrongfully failed to report required 
information.
    (e) Custody of and public access to reports--(1) Retention of 
reports. Each report filed with the Associate General Counsel shall be 
retained by him or her for a period of six years. After the six-year 
period, the report shall be destroyed unless needed in connection with 
an investigation then pending.
    (2) Confidentiality of reports. Unless a public report is required 
by this section, the financial disclosure reports filed by Governors 
shall not be made public.

Michael J. Elston,
Secretary of the Board of Governors.
[FR Doc. 2021-09714 Filed 5-7-21; 8:45 am]
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