39 CFR 3012.5
§ 3012.5 Prohibitions.
United States · 39 CFR — Postal Service · Status: effective
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- 39 CFR 3012.5, § 3012.5 Prohibitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/167452
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(a) Ex parte communications between Commission decision-making personnel, and the Postal Service or public stakeholders is prohibited.
(b) Commission decision-making personnel shall not rely upon any information obtained through ex parte communications unless the communications are made part of the record of the proceeding, where an opportunity for rebuttal has been provided, and reliance on the information will not cause undue delay or prejudice to any party.
(c) Paragraph (a) of this section does not constitute authority to withhold information from Congress.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.