39 CFR § 3012.2

39 CFR · Postal Service

§ 3012.2 — Definition of ex parte communications.

39 CFR § 3012.2

TitleTitle 39: Postal Service PartPart 3012: Ex Parte Communications

SourceeCFR (current through Mar 31, 2026)

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39 C.F.R. § 3012.2 (2026).

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§ 3012.2 Definition of ex parte communications. Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 15889, Mar. 31, 2026.

(a)Subject to the exceptions specified in paragraph (b) of this section, ex parte communications include all communications, oral or written (including electronic), between Commission decision-making personnel, and the Postal Service or public stakeholders regarding matters before the Commission.

(b)Ex parte communications do not include:

(1)Documents filed using the Commission's docketing system;

(2)Communications during the course of Commission meetings or hearings, or other widely publicized events where the Commission provides advance public notice of the event indicating the matter to be discussed, the event is open to all persons participating in the matter before the

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§ 3012.2 Definition of ex parte communications. Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 15889, Mar. 31, 2026.

(a) Subject to the exceptions specified in paragraph (b) of this section, ex parte communications include all communications, oral or written (including electronic), between Commission decision-making personnel, and the Postal Service or public stakeholders regarding matters before the Commission.

(b) Ex parte communications do not include:

(1) Documents filed using the Commission's docketing system;

(2) Communications during the course of Commission meetings or hearings, or other widely publicized events where the Commission provides advance public notice of the event indicating the matter to be discussed, the event is open to all persons participating in the matter before the Commission, and a summary of the event is provided for the record;

(3) Communications during the course of off-the-record technical conferences associated with a matter before the Commission, or the pre-filing conference for nature of service cases required by § 3020.111 of this chapter, where advance public notice of the event is provided indicating the matter to be discussed, and the event is open to all persons participating in the matter before the Commission;

(4) Questions concerning Commission procedures, the status of a matter before the Commission, or the procedural schedule of a pending matter, where these issues are not contested matters before the Commission; and

(5) Communications not material to the matter before the Commission.

[81 FR 42541, June 30, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 9645, Feb. 19, 2020]