39 CFR § 263.1 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t39/s263.1"
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title: "39 CFR § 263.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "263.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "263"
part_name: "RECORDS RETENTION AND DISPOSITION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "39 U.S.C. 401."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 45722, Oct. 2, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "263"
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# 263.1 Purpose and scope.

This part contains the policy and general regulations pertaining to the retention and disposition of records and information throughout all organizational levels and components.