39 CFR § 952.1 - Authority.

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title: "39 CFR § 952.1 - Authority."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "952.1"
section_name: "Authority."
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part_name: "FALSE REPRESENTATION AND LOTTERY ORDERS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "39 U.S.C. 204, 401, 3001, 3005, 3012, 3016; 5 U.S.C. 554."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 36320, June 22, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
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# 952.1 Authority.

These rules of practice are issued by the Judicial Officer of the United States Postal Service (see § 952.26) pursuant to authority delegated by the Postmaster General, and in accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3005, and are governed by the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 551, *et seq.*