[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: 39CFR221.8]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 221--GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 221.8  Officers.

    (a) Except for the Chief Postal Inspector, officers serve at the 
pleasure

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of the Postmaster General. The following officers are appointed by the 
Postmaster General:
    (1) Associate Postmaster General;
    (2) Senior Assistant Postmasters General;
    (3) Assistant Postmasters General;
    (4) The General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel;
    (5) The Consumer Advocate;
    (6) The Chief Postal Inspector;
    (7) The Judicial Officer;
    (8) The Executive Assistant to the Postmaster General;
    (9) The Treasurer; and
    (10) The Regional Postmasters General.
    (b) The number of SAPMGs and APMGs is set by resolution of the Board 
of Governors.
    (c) The Postmaster General, in consultation with the Governors of 
the Postal Service, shall appoint the Chief Postal Inspector. With the 
concurrence of the Governors of the Postal Service, the Postmaster 
General may remove the Chief Postal Inspector or transfer the Chief 
Postal Inspector to another position or location in the Postal Service. 
If the Chief Postal Inspector is removed or transferred, the Postmaster 
General shall promptly notify both House of Congress in writing of the 
reasons for such removal or transfer.

[51 FR 40797, Nov. 10, 1986, as amended at 56 FR 55823, Oct. 30, 1991]