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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 31 / Thursday, February 18, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 3.4 Matters reserved for decision by the Governors.

e Authorization of the Postal Service to adjust the rates and fees for market dominant products and to seek the Postal Regulatory Commissions review of the adjusted rates or fees for such products under 39 U.S.C. 3622.

k Compensation and benefits, term of service, and appointment/removal of the Secretary of the Board and other necessary staff, which shall be considered annually in closed session.

m Establishment of the price of any special postage stamp under 39 U.S.C.
414 and any semi-postal stamp under 39
U.S.C. 416 or any act of Congress.

8. Amend 3.6 by revising paragraphs a introductory text, a4 and 5 and adding paragraph c to read as follows:
3.6 Information furnished to Board financial and operating reports.

a To enable the Board to monitor the performance of the Postal Service during the most recent accounting periods for which data are available, postal management shall furnish the Board on a quarterly basis financial and operating statements for the fiscal year to date, addressing the following categories:

4 Statement of cash flow; and 5 Service quality measurements;

c At the reasonable request of the Board, Postal management shall furnish to the Board such other information as the Board deems necessary.
9. Amend 3.7 by revising paragraphs a1, 2, 3, b, and d and adding paragraphs e and f to read as follows:

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3.7 Information furnished to Board program review.

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3.8 Information furnished to Board special reports

h At the reasonable request of the Board, Postal management shall furnish to the Board such other information as the Board deems necessary.
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1 Five-year and ten-year plans, annual operating and investment plans, and significant departures from estimates upon which the plans were based;
2 Productivity measurements reflecting workload and resource utilization;
3 The need for rate adjustments and the outcome of significant matters before the Postal Regulatory Commission and related litigation; and

b To enable the Board to review the effectiveness of the Postal Services equal employment opportunity program, performance data relating to
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this program shall be furnished to the Board at least quarterly. These data shall be categorized in such manner as the Board, from time to time, specifies.

d Postal management shall annually provide the Board with a summary of the Annual Compliance Report filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission, which includes data on product costs.
e Management shall furnish to the Board: Information regarding any significant, new program, policy, major modification or initiative; any plan to offer a significant, new or unique product or system implementation; or any significant, new project not related directly to the core business function of the Postal Service. This information shall be provided to the Board in advance of entering into any agreement in furtherance of such project. For the purposes of this paragraph e, significant means a project anticipated to have a notable or conspicuous impact on corporate visibility or the operating budget including increases in expense amounts or the capital investment budget. The notification requirement of this paragraph governs applicable projects regardless of the level of expenditure or potential liability involved.
f At the reasonable request of the Board, Postal management shall furnish to the Board such other information as the Board deems necessary.
10. Amend 3.8 by adding paragraph h to read as follows:

11. The authority citation for part 4
continues to read as follows:

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 202205, 4012, 10, 402, 1003, 3013, 3686.

12. Amend 4.1 by revising paragraph a1 and removing paragraph d to read as follows:

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Chairman.

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1 Shall be elected at the Boards regularly scheduled annual meeting for a term that commences on December 1
of the calendar year in which the election occurred, or upon the death, departure or resignation of the current Chairman, whichever occurs first, and
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expires upon the election and installation of a successor Chairman;

13. Revise 4.2 to read as follows:
4.2

Vice Chairman.

The Vice Chairman is elected by the Governors from among the members of the Board and shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chairman during the Chairmans absence or disability. The Vice Chairman is elected at the Boards regularly scheduled annual meeting for a term that commences on December 1
of the calendar year in which the election occurred or upon the death, departure or resignation of the current Vice Chairman, whichever occurs first, and expires upon the election and installation of a successor Vice Chairman. In the event of the Vice Chairmans death, departure or resignation prior to the election of a successor, the Board, as soon as practicable, shall elect a new Vice Chairman who shall serve a term that commences immediately upon election and expires upon the election and installation of a successor Vice Chairman.
14. Revise 4.5 to read as follows:
4.5 Assistant Postmasters General, General Counsel, Judicial Officer, Chief Postal Inspector.

There are within the Postal Service a General Counsel, a Judicial Officer, a Chief Postal Inspector, and such number of officers, described in 39 U.S.C. 204 as Assistant Postmasters General, whether so denominated or not, as the Board authorizes by resolution. These officers are appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Postmaster General. The Chief Postal Inspector shall report to, and be under the general supervision of, the Postmaster General. The Postmaster General shall promptly notify the Governors and both Houses of Congress in writing if he or she removes the Chief Postal Inspector or transfers the Chief Postal Inspector to another position or location within the Postal Service, and shall include in any such notification the reasons for such removal or transfer.
The Postmaster Generals appointment of the Judicial Officer and any other judges in the Judicial Officer Department must be ratified by resolution of the Governors.
15. Revise 4.6 by revising it to read as follows:
4.6

Secretary of the Board.

The Secretary of the Board of Governors is appointed by the Governors and serves at the pleasure of the Governors. The Secretary shall be
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