39 CFR § 966.1 - Authority for rules.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t39/s966.1"
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title: "39 CFR § 966.1 - Authority for rules."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "966.1"
section_name: "Authority for rules."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES"
part_number: "966"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSETS INITIATED AGAINST FORMER POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 3716; 39 U.S.C. 204, 401, 2601."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 63279, Nov. 28, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "966"
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# 966.1 Authority for rules.

These rules of practice are issued by the Judicial Officer pursuant to authority delegated by the Postmaster General.