39 CFR § 3010.105 - Consideration of matters before the Commission.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t39/s3010.105"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "39 CFR § 3010.105 - Consideration of matters before the Commission."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "3010.105"
section_name: "Consideration of matters before the Commission."
chapter_name: "POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE FOR PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION"
part_number: "3010"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE"
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. 404(d); 503; 504; 3661."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 9620, Feb. 19, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3010"
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# 3010.105 Consideration of matters before the Commission.
(a) Unless it orders otherwise, the Commission shall sit *en banc* in all matters that come before it. In those proceedings in which a presiding officer is appointed, the Commission will continue to sit *en banc,* unless modified by Commission notice or order, with the presiding officer responsible for those matters within the scope of the presiding officer's authority.
(b) A decision to establish a docket (other than certain negotiated service agreement dockets), close an active docket, or reach a final decision in any docket shall be by majority vote of the Commissioners then in office.