39 CFR § 3065.1 - Applicability and scope.

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title: "39 CFR § 3065.1 - Applicability and scope."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "3065.1"
section_name: "Applicability and scope."
chapter_name: "POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "PERIODIC REPORTING, ACCOUNTING PRACTICES, AND TAX RULES"
part_number: "3065"
part_name: "RULES FOR LETTERS CARRIED OUT OF THE MAIL"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "39 U.S.C. 503, 601."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 42074, July 14, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3065.1 Applicability and scope.

(a) The rules in this part implement 39 U.S.C. 601, which describes certain circumstances in which letters may be carried out of the mail.

(b) Notwithstanding placement in Postal Service chapter I of this title, the following provisions in parts 310 and 320 of this title are within the scope of this part and the Commission has the authority to interpret them:

(1) Section 310.1 of this title;

(2) Sections 310.2(b)(1) and (2) of this title; and

(3) Sections 320.1 through 320.8 of this title.

(c) In the event of a conflict between 39 U.S.C. 601 and applicable regulations under parts 310 and 320 of this title, 39 U.S.C. 601 shall supersede any other generally applicable requirements.