TITLE 39 - POSTAL SERVICE

CHAPTER III - POSTAL RATE COMMISSION

SUBCHAPTER A - PERSONNEL

PART 3002 - ORGANIZATION

3002.3 - The Commission and its offices.

  (a) The Commissioners. The Postal Rate Commission is an independent establishment of the executive branch of the U.S. Government created by the Postal Reorganization Act (84 Stat. 719, title 39, U.S.C.). The Commission consists of five Commissioners appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, one of whom is designated as Chairman by the President.

  (b) The Chairman and Vice-Chairman. The Chairman has the administrative responsibility for assigning the business of the Commission to the other Commissioners and to the offices and employees of the Commission. He/She has the administrative duty to preside at the meetings and sessions of the Commision and to represent the Commission in matters specified by statute or executive order or as the Commission directs. The Commission shall elect annually a member of the Commission to serve as Vice-Chairman of the Commission for a term of one year or until a successor is elected. In case of a vacancy in the Office of the Chairman of the Commission, or in the absence or inability of the Chairman to serve, the Vice-Chairman, unless otherwise directed by the Chairman, shall have the administrative responsibilities and duties of the Chairman during the period of vacancy, absence, or inability.

  (c) The Commission's offices are located at 901 New York Avenue NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20268. On these premises, the Commission maintains offices for Commissioners and the staff components described in 3001.4, 3001.5, 3001.6 and 3001.7; a docket room where documents may be filed with the Commission pursuant to 3001.9 and examined by interested persons; a public reading room where the Commission's public records are available for inspection and copying; a library containing legal and technical reference materials; and a hearing room where formal evidentiary proceedings are held on matters before the Commission. The Commission also maintains an electronic reading room accessible through the Internet, on its website at www.prc.gov.

[48 FR 13167, Mar. 30, 1983. Redesignated and amended at 64 FR 58337, Oct. 29, 1999]