The United States Postal Service (“Postal Service”) has created this guide for the convenience of individuals (“requesters”) requesting records or information from the Postal Service under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a; Postal Service’s privacy regulations, 39 CFR 266; the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552; and the Postal Service’s FOIA regulations, 39 CFR 265. To the extent that any information in this guide is not consistent with a federal law or regulation, including regulations of the Postal Service, that law or regulation supersedes the information in this guide.
