[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: 39CFR229.4]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 229--FIELD ORGANIZATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 229.4  Other Field Organizations.

    (a) Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs). Bulk Mail Centers serve a specific 
geographic area and are headed by a manager who reports to the Field 
Division General Manager/Postmaster. BMCs are responsible for processing 
certain types of second- and third-class mail in bulk form and parcel 
post mail, normally in bulk or piece form.
    (b) Associate Offices. Associate offices are headed by a postmaster 
who reports to a Director, Field Operations, in an MSC or a field 
division. Associate offices are responsible for the receipt, delivery, 
and dispatch of all classes of mail for geographic areas normally 
encompassing the boundaries of a city or town.

[54 FR 29711, July 14, 1989]