[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: 39CFR221.5]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 221_GENERAL ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  221.5  Headquarters organization.

    (a) Postmaster General--(1) Appointment. The postmaster general 
(PMG), the chief executive officer of the Postal Service, is appointed 
by and can be removed by a majority of the governors in office.
    (2) Responsibilities. The postmaster general is responsible for the 
overall operation of the Postal Service. The postmaster general 
determines appeals from the actions of staff and corporate officers, 
except in cases where he or she has delegated authority to make a 
decision to a subordinate; such subordinate may also determine appeals 
within the authority delegated.
    (3) Extent of powers. The postmaster general, as directed by the 
Board of Governors, exercises the powers of the Postal Service to the 
extent that such exercise does not conflict with power reserved to the 
Board by law. The postmaster general is authorized to direct any 
officer, employee, or agent of the Postal Service to exercise such of 
the postmaster general's powers as the postmaster general deems 
appropriate.
    (b) Deputy Postmaster General. The deputy postmaster general is 
appointed and can be removed by the postmaster general and the governors 
in office. The deputy postmaster general reports directly to the 
postmaster general.
    (c) Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. The chief 
operating officer and executive vice president is appointed by the 
postmaster general and directs all processing, distribution, and 
customer service functions.
    (d) Officers in charge of Headquarters organizational units. The 
officers in charge of Headquarters organizational units are appointed by 
the postmaster general. They report directly to the postmaster general, 
the deputy postmaster general, an executive vice president, a senior 
vice president, or another officer, as the postmaster general may 
direct.
    (e) Responsibilities. The corporate officers head the organizational 
units into which Headquarters and the field are divided. They are 
responsible for the following:
    (1) Program planning, direction, and review.
    (2) Establishment of policies, procedures, and standards.
    (3) Operational determinations not delegated to district officials.