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Final ruleTook effect April 30, 2026

Rules Regarding Off-the-Record Procedures

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 31, 2026. Document 2026-06176. Updated Nov. 13, 2026.

What it does

The Commission is revising its rules of practice and procedure to clarify the scope of permissible informal, off-the-record procedures discussed at Commission prehearing conferences.

The Postal Regulatory Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

2 parts of Title 39 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

39 CFR 3010, 39 CFR 3012

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Postal Regulatory Commission has published 4 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 1 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3211-AA42 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Effective: April 30, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-06176
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesPostal Regulatory Commission
PublishedMarch 31, 2026
Effective dateApril 30, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)3211-AA42

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register