[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: 39CFR227.4]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 227--HEADQUARTERS RELATED FIELD UNITS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 227.4  Engineering and Technical Support Department.

    (a) Maintenance Technical Support Center (MTSC). The Maintenance 
Technical Support Center, located in Norman, OK, is responsible for:
    (1) Developing policies, programs, methods, and standards for the 
maintenance of mail processing equipment.
    (2) Issuing guidelines to field managers on building systems and 
mail processing equipment maintenance procedures.
    (b) Engineering and Development Center. The Engineering and 
Development Center, located in Merrifield, Virginia, is responsible for:
    (1) Providing engineering and near-term development support for 
letter mail equipment, packaged mail equipment, delivery and retail 
equipment, and associated systems and software.
    (2) Directing near-term development and modifications to equipment 
and components to increase efficiency, reliability, and to improve 
safety.
    (3) Conducting tests to evaluate new equipment for Postal service 
use; performing failure analyses on equipment and components.
    (4) Providing applied engineering to customize commercial technology 
and equipment for postal use.

[54 FR 29710, July 14, 1989]