39 CFR § 3021.1 - Definitions.

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title: "39 CFR § 3021.1 - Definitions."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "3021.1"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL RULES OF PRACTICE FOR SPECIFIC PROCEEDING TYPES"
part_number: "3021"
part_name: "RULES FOR APPEALS OF POSTAL SERVICE DETERMINATIONS TO CLOSE OR CONSOLIDATE POST OFFICES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "39 U.S.C. 404(d)."
regulatory_source: "77 FR 6679, Feb. 9, 2012, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 85 FR 9615, Feb. 19, 2020."
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# 3021.1 Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this part:

(a) *Final determination* means the written determination and findings required by 39 U.S.C. 404(d)(3).

(b) *Petitioner* means a person who files a Petition for Review.

(c) *Petition for Review* means a written document that the Commission accepts as an appeal of a post office closing or consolidation.