39 CFR § 2.5 - Authority.

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title: "39 CFR § 2.5 - Authority."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "2.5"
section_name: "Authority."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE"
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part_name: "GENERAL AND TECHNICAL PROVISIONS (ARTICLE II)"
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authority: "39 U.S.C. 202, 203, 205(c), 207, 401(2); 5 U.S.C. 552b(f), (g)."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 78983, Dec. 24, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2.5 Authority.

These bylaws are adopted by the Board under the authority conferred upon the Postal Service by 39 U.S.C. 401(2) and 5 U.S.C. 552b(g).