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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 3


Amendments to Bylaws of the Board of Governors Concerning Plans
and Reports Under the Government Performance and Review Act

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service has
approved amendments to its bylaws. The amendments reserve to the Board
approval of Postal Service plans and reports under the Government
Performance and Review Act and reserve to the Governors the
transmission of semi-annual reports under the Inspector General Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 4, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Koerber, (202) 268-4800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board of Governors of the Postal Service
consists of nine Presidentially appointed Governors, and the Postmaster
General and Deputy Postmaster General. 39 U.S.C. 202. The bylaws of the
Board list certain matters reserved for action by the Board and certain
other matters reserved for action by the Governors alone. 39 CFR 3.3,
3.4. At its meeting on July 1, 1997, the Board approved two conforming
amendments to these bylaws.
    One amendment concerns 39 U.S.C. 2801-2805, as enacted by the
Government Performance and Results Act. The Board amended Sec. 3.3 of
the bylaws to insert a new paragraph (v), reserving to the Board the
approval and transmittal to the President and the Congress of the plans
and reports which will be required to be submitted periodically under
the Results Act. These are the strategic plans required by 39 U.S.C.
2802, the performance plans required by 39 U.S.C. 2803, and the program
performance reports required by 39 U.S.C. 2804. The performance plans
and program performance reports are required by the statute to be
included in the annual comprehensive statement required under 39 U.S.C.
2401(e), which is already reserved for approval and transmittal by the
Board under bylaw section 3.3(t).
    The second amendment added to Sec. 3.4 a new paragraph (h), which
reserves to the Governors the transmittal to the Congress of the semi-
annual report of the Inspector General required under section 5 of the
Inspector General Act, as amended. 5 U.S.C. app. The Inspector General
Act requires the reports to be transmitted by the head of the agency.
Under section 8G of the Inspector General Act, as amended by Public Law
104-208 (1997), the Governors function as the head of the Postal
Service with respect to the Inspector General Act.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 3

    Administrative practice and procedure, Organization and functions
(Government agencies), Postal Service.

    Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 3 is amended as follows:

PART 3--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for Part 3 is amended to read as follows:

    Authority: 39 U.S.C. 202, 203, 205, 401 (2), (10), 402, 1003,
2802-2804, 3013; 5 U.S.C. 552b (g), (j); Inspector General Act, 5
U.S.C. app.

    2. Section 3.3 is amended by republishing the introductory text;
redesignating paragraph (v) as paragraph (w); and by adding new
paragraph (v) to read as follows:

Sec. 3.3  Matters reserved for decision by the Board.

    The following matters are reserved for decision by the Board of
Governors:
* * * * *
    (v) Approval and transmittal to the President and the Congress of
the Postal Service's strategic plan pursuant to the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993, 39 U.S.C. 2802; approval of the
Postal Service annual performance plan under 39 U.S.C. 2803 and the
Postal Service program performance report under 39 U.S.C. 2804, which
are included in the comprehensive statement under 39 U.S.C. 2401.
    3. Section 3.4 is amended by republishing the introductory text and
adding new paragraph (h) at the end of that section to read as follows:

Sec. 3.4  Matters reserved for decision by the Governors.

    The following matters are reserved for decision by the Governors:
* * * * *
    (h) Transmittal to the Congress of the semi-annual report of the
Inspector General under section 5 of the Inspector General Act.
Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 97-20404 Filed 8-1-97; 8:45 am]
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