[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: 39CFR501.28]

[Page 190]
 
                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 501--AUTHORIZATION TO MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE POSTAGE METERS--Table 
of Contents
 
Sec. 501.28  Protection and control of internal and security components.

    Any physical or electronic access to the internal components of a 
meter, as well as any access to software or security parameters, must be 
conducted within an approved factory or meter repair facility under the 
manufacturer's direct control and active supervision. The Postal Service 
must have checked a meter out of service before any component, software, 
or security parameter is accessed or modified in any way, or internal 
repairs are undertaken. This does not apply to Postal Service-approved 
user, field, or Postal Service access to a specific internal component 
or software. To prevent unauthorized use, the manufacturer or any third 
party acting on its behalf must keep secure any equipment or other 
component that can be used to open or access the internal, electronic, 
or secure components of a meter.

[68 FR 2699, Jan. 21, 2003]