[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: 39CFR231.1] [Page 40-41] TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE PART 231_PROTECTION OF POST OFFICES--Table of Contents Sec. 231.1 Responsibility. (a) The protection of mail, postal funds, and property is a responsibility of every postal employee. [[Page 41]] (b) The Chief Postal Inspector is designated as the Security Officer for the U.S. Postal Service. That official is responsible for the issuance of instructions and regulations pertaining to security requirements within the Postal Service. (39 U.S.C. 401) [36 FR 4762, Mar. 12, 1971]