[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10283]


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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 241


Post Office Organization and Administration: Discontinuance of 
USPS-Operated Retail Facilities

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The United States Postal Service[supreg] has revised its 
regulations concerning the Postal Service-Operated Retail Facilities 
Discontinuance Guide to conform to organizational changes.

DATES: Effective May 16, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sal Faraglia, 202-494-3329, Post 
Office Operations and Processing Logistics and Integration.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The revision makes minor changes to Sec.  
241.3 to update the text with the correct job titles following 
organizational changes.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 241

    Organization and functions (Government agencies).

    Accordingly, 39 CFR part 241 is amended as follows:

PART 241--ESTABLISHMENT CLASSIFICATION, AND DISCONTINUANCE

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1. The authority citation for part 241 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 410, 1001.


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2. Amend Sec.  241.3 by revising paragraphs (b)(2) and (d)(3) 
introductory text to read as follows:


Sec.  241.3  Discontinuance of USPS-operated retail facilities.

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    (b) * * *
    (2) ZIP Code assignment. The ZIP Code for each address formerly 
served from the discontinued USPS-operated retail facility should be 
kept, wherever practical. In some cases, the ZIP Code originally 
assigned to the discontinued USPS-operated retail facility may be 
changed if the responsible District Manager receives approval from his 
or her Vice President of Area Delivery and Retail Operations before any 
proposal to discontinue the USPS-operated retail facility is posted.
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    (d) * * *
    (3) Other steps. In addition to providing notice and inviting 
comment, the District Manager must take any other steps necessary to 
ensure that the persons served by affected USPS-operated retail 
facilities understand the nature and implications of the proposed 
action. A community meeting must be held to provide outreach and gain 
public input after the proposal is posted, unless otherwise instructed 
by the responsible Headquarters Vice President or the applicable Vice 
President of Area Delivery and Retail Operations. Authorization to 
forgo a community meeting should issue only where exceptional 
circumstances make a community meeting infeasible, such as where the 
community no longer exists because of a natural disaster or because 
residents have moved elsewhere.
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Joshua J. Hofer,
Attorney, Ethics & Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-10283 Filed 5-13-22; 8:45 am]
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