[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: 39CFR491.7]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 491--GARNISHMENT OF SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES OF THE POSTAL SERVICE AND 
THE POSTAL RATE COMMISSION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 491.7  Release of information.

    (a) No employee whose duties include responding to interrogatories 
to garnishments shall release information in response to a garnishment 
until it is determined that sufficient information, as required in 
Sec. 491.4, has been received in writing as part of the garnishment 
legal process. The Authorized Agent may, at his or her sole discretion, 
accept or initiate telephone or telefax inquiries concerning 
garnishments. No other employee may release any information about 
employees except in conformity with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 
552a, and the regulations in 39 CFR Part 266, ``Privacy of 
Information.''
    (b) The Authorized Agent's response to legal process is sufficient 
if it contains only that information not otherwise protected from 
release by any federal statute including the Privacy Act. Neither the 
Postal Service nor the Postal Rate Commission shall be required to 
provide formal answers to interrogatories received prior to the receipt 
of legal process. Employment verification may be obtained by accessing 
the Postal Service's employment verification system by dialing 1-(800) 
276-9850.