[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: 39CFR231.1] [Page 56] TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE PART 231--PROTECTION OF POST OFFICES--Table of Contents Sec. 231.1 Responsibility. (a) The protection of mail, postal funds, and property is a responsibility of every postal employee. (b) The Chief Postal Inspector is designated as the Security Officer for the U.S. Postal Service. That official is responsible for the issuance of instructions and regulations pertaining to security requirements within the Postal Service. (39 U.S.C. 401) [36 FR 4762, Mar. 12, 1971]