39 CFR § 262.1 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t39/s262.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "39 CFR § 262.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "262.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "262"
part_name: "RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEFINITIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552, 552a; 39 U.S.C. 401."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 30693, Aug. 1, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "262"
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# 262.1 Purpose and scope.

This part contains the official definition of those basic records and information management terms that are frequently used throughout Postal Service regulations and directives.