[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: 39CFR265.2]

[Page 107]
 
                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 265--RELEASE OF INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 265.2  Policy.

    (a) It is the policy of the Postal Service to make its official 
records available to the public to the maximum extent consistent with 
the public interest. This policy requires a practice of full disclosure 
subject only to the specific exemptions required or authorized by law.
    (b) The exemptions from mandatory disclosure provided by section 
552(b) of title 5, and section 410(c) of title 39, U.S.C., for various 
types of records, reflect the fact that under some circumstances the 
public interest may be better served by leaving the disclosure of 
particular records to the discretion of the Postal Service than by 
requiring their disclosure. As to those records the disclosure of which 
is not prohibited by statute, Executive Order, or regulation, the 
discretion vested in the Postal Service is exercised after giving 
consideration to the following: The effect of non-disclosure on the 
public's right to know about a particular matter; the effect of 
disclosure on the right of privacy of any affected individuals; the 
effect of disclosure on the public interest in the economical, 
efficient, and orderly operation of the nation's mail system; and any 
other factors that may be relevant under the circumstances.

[40 FR 7331, Feb. 19, 1975, as amended at 45 FR 44270, July 1, 1980]