[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: 39CFR221.6]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 221_GENERAL ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  221.6  Field organization.

    (a) General. There are 8 areas, each with a vice president.
    (b) Area locations.

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               Area name                            Location
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Eastern...............................  Pittsburgh PA.
Great Lakes...........................  Chicago IL.
New York Metro........................  New York NY.
Northeast.............................  Windsor CT.
Pacific...............................  San Francisco CA.
Southeast.............................  Memphis TN.
Southwest.............................  Dallas TX.

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Western...............................  Denver CO.
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    (c) Area functions. Functional units and reporting units are as 
follows:
    (1) Functional units. Each area is divided into functional units 
responsible for finance, human resources, marketing, and operations 
support.
    (2) Reporting units. Areas are responsible for:
    (i) Customer service districts (CSDs).
    (ii) Post offices (POs).
    (iii) Vehicle maintenance facilities (VMFs).
    (iv) Processing and distribution centers (P&DCs).
    (v) Processing and distribution facilities (P&DFs).
    (vi) Air mail centers (AMCs).
    (vii) Air mail facilities (AMFs).
    (viii) Bulk mail centers (BMCs).
    (ix) Bulk mail facilities (BMFs).
    (x) Remote encoding centers (RECs).
    (d) Customer Service District Offices. Functional units and 
reporting relationships are as follows:
    (1) Functional units. The 80 district offices coordinate the day-to-
day management of post offices and customer service activities other 
than processing and distribution within a geographical area. EAS-26 and 
above postmasters report to their district manager. Each district office 
is organized into functional units responsible for post office 
operations, operations programs support, customer service support, 
finance, human resources, information technology, administrative 
support, and marketing.
    (2) Reporting relationships. Independent delivery distribution 
centers and post offices level EAS-24 and below report to the functional 
unit responsible for post office operations.
    (e) Support--(1) General. Headquarters field units and service 
centers provide support for area offices.
    (2) Headquarters field units. As assigned, Headquarters field units 
are responsible for legal services, corporate relations, human 
resources, facility services, finance, information technology, and 
supply management.