[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 39, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 39CFR221.6]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 221--GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 221.6  Groups and departments.

    (a) Postal Service Headquarters is divided into five major groups: 
Operations Support, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing and 
Communications, and Administrative Services. Each group is headed by a 
Senior Assistant Postmaster General (SAPMG). The SAPMG for Finance 
reports directly to the Postmaster General. The SAPMG for Operations 
Support reports directly to the Deputy Postmaster

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General. The SAPMGs for Human Resources, Marketing and Communications, 
and Administrative Services report directly to the Associate Postmaster 
General (Systems). The SAPMGs are responsible for the following 
activities within their assigned areas:
    (1) Program planning, direction, and review;
    (2) Establishment of policies, procedures, and standards; and
    (3) Operational determinations not within the full jurisdiction of 
field officers.
    (b) Groups are divided into departments or offices headed by either 
Assistant Postmasters General (APMGs) or Directors. The heads of these 
departments and offices report to and are responsible for assisting the 
SAPMGs in carrying out their assigned activities.
    (c) Certain other Headquarters units report directly to the 
Postmaster General. These include the Inspection Service Department, 
headed by the Chief Postal Inspector; the Law Department, headed by the 
General Counsel, and the Planning Department, headed by an Assistant 
Postmaster General. The Executive Assistant to the Postmaster General 
also reports to the Postmaster General.
    (d)(1) The Senior Management Committee establishes Postal Service 
direction and policy, initiates and monitors key programs, prioritizes 
resource utilization, and serves as the review and approval body for all 
major plans, programs, and projects. It fosters cross-functional 
cooperation and develops the strategic plans for the Postal Service.
    (2) The Senior Management Committee is made up of the following: The 
Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster General, Associate Postmasters 
General, the Senior Assistant Postmasters General, General Counsel, 
Chief Postal Inspector, Assistant Postmaster General, Planning 
(Secretariat), Assistant Postmaster General, Communications (Observer), 
Assistant Postmaster General, Government Relations (Observer), Executive 
Assistant to the Postmaster General (Observer), Secretary to the Board 
of Governors (Observer), Field Executive (Rotational Basis).
    (e) Statements of the functions of the various groups, departments, 
and offices can be found in Part 224 of this chapter.

[51 FR 40796, Nov. 10, 1986, as amended at 54 FR 29706, July 14, 1989]