39 U.S.C. § 3661 — Postal services
submitted 56 years ago by Pub. L. 91-375 to r/title-39-POSTAL-SERVICE · 160 words · no verdicts yet
The Postal Service must develop and promote adequate and efficient postal services. It must seek an advisory opinion before making a nationwide or substantially nationwide change in the nature of postal services.
(a) The Postal Service must develop and promote adequate and efficient postal services.
(b) If the Postal Service decides that a change in the nature of postal services will generally affect service nationwide or substantially nationwide, it must, within a reasonable time before the change takes effect, send the Postal Regulatory Commission a proposal asking for an advisory opinion.
(c) The Commission may issue its opinion only after giving the Postal Service, mail users, and a Commission officer representing the general public an opportunity for a hearing on the record under title 5, sections 556 and 557. The opinion must be written. Each Commissioner who agrees with it must certify that, in that Commissioner’s judgment, it follows the policies established under this title.
The Postal Service shall develop and promote adequate and efficient postal services.
When the Postal Service determines that there should be a change in the nature of postal services which will generally affect service on a nationwide or substantially nationwide basis, it shall submit a proposal, within a reasonable time prior to the effective date of such proposal, to the Postal Regulatory Commission requesting an advisory opinion on the change.
The Commission shall not issue its opinion on any proposal until an opportunity for hearing on the record under sections 556 and 557 of title 5 has been accorded to the Postal Service, users of the mail, and an officer of the Commission who shall be required to represent the interests of the general public. The opinion shall be in writing and shall include a certification by each Commissioner agreeing with the opinion that in his judgment the opinion conforms to the policies established under this title.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 109–435, title VI, § 604(f), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3242.)
- 1970Enacted · Pub. L. 91-375 · 84 Stat. 764
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-435 · 120 Stat. 3242
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 91-375 on 1970-08-12.
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