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39 CFR § 3011.101 - Definitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t39/s3011.101"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "39 CFR § 3011.101 - Definitions."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "3011.101"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE FOR PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION"
part_number: "3011"
part_name: "NON-PUBLIC MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "39 U.S.C. 407, 503, 504."
regulatory_source: "83 FR 31281, July 3, 2018, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 85 FR 9615, Feb. 19, 2020."
cfr_part: "3011"
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# 3011.101 Definitions.

(a) *Non-public materials* means any documents or things that are provided to the Commission and identified as containing non-public information. The Postal Service may claim that information that would be exempt from disclosure pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 410(c), 504(g), 3652(f), or 3654(f) is non-public information. Any person other than the Postal Service with a proprietary interest in the materials may claim that information that would be protectable under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) is non-public information. Any person may claim that information that is exempt from public disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552(b) is non-public information. Non-public materials cease to be non-public if the status has expired or has been terminated by the Commission pursuant to this part. Except as provided by § 3011.205, non-public materials cease to be non-public if the submitter publicly discloses the materials with the consent of each affected person with a propriety interest in the materials (if applicable). The cessation of non-public status applies to the particular document or thing and the particular information contained therein (in whole or in part, as applicable).

(b) *Submitter* means any natural or legal person, including the Postal Service, that provides non-public materials to the Commission and seeks non-public treatment in accordance with the rules of this part.

[83 FR 31281, July 3, 2018, as amended at 85 FR 9641, Feb. 19, 2020]