[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: 39CFR230.5]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 230--OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 230.5  Release of information.

    (a) The Office of Inspector General is responsible for maintaining 
and storing its own records and for assuring compliance with applicable 
records management, retention, and disclosure requirements.
    (b) The Inspector General or a designee serves as the official 
custodian of the records and documents of the Office of Inspector 
General and is responsible for administering the rules and regulations 
relating to public availability of Postal Service Office of Inspector 
General records insofar as the information is subject to the provisions 
of the Freedom of Information Act, contained in Section 552 of Title 5 
of the U.S. Code and 39 U.S.C. 410 (c), and/or the Privacy Act, Section 
552a of Title 5 of the U.S. Code.
    (c) Requests for records and information under the Freedom of 
Information Act or Privacy Act should be submitted in writing to the 
Office of Inspector General, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Officer, 
located at 1735 N. Lynn Street, Arlington, Virginia, 22209-2020.
    (d) The Office of Inspector General shall comply with and adhere to 
the procedures governing the release of information maintained by the 
U.S. Postal Service as set forth in Part 265 and related provisions of 
these regulations to the extent such procedures do not conflict with any 
provision in this part.
    (e) Appeals from the denial of any request for information should be 
directed to the General Counsel for the Office of Inspector General, who 
is responsible for deciding any timely appeals authorized under this 
section.
    (f) Postal Service records in the custody of the Office of Inspector 
General that contain proprietary information will not be released by the 
Inspector General without consultation with the appropriate Postal 
Service official responsible for the record.