[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 39, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 39CFR221.2]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 221_GENERAL ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  221.2  Board of Governors.

    (a) Composition. The Board of Governors consists of 11 members. Nine 
governors are appointed by the President of the United States, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than five governors 
may be adherents of the same political party. The governors are chosen 
to represent the public interest generally, and they may not be 
representatives of specific interests using the Postal Service. The 
governors may be removed only for cause. The postmaster general and the 
deputy postmaster general are also voting members of the Board of 
Governors.
    (b) Responsibilities. The Board of Governors directs the exercise of 
the powers of the Postal Service, reviews the practices and policies of 
the Postal Service, and directs and controls its expenditures.