---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 3010.200"
title: "39"
number: "3010.200"
heading: "Applicability."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/3010.200"
---

# §3010.200. Applicability.

- (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commission shall conduct proceedings in conformance with the notice and comment procedures of this subpart whenever:
  - (1) The Commission is considering the issuance, amendment, or repeal of any Commission rule or regulation;
  - (2) The Commission is seeking information to inform potential future Commission action with or without the issuance of a final decision; or
  - (3) **The Commission in the exercise of its discretion determines it is appropriate.**
- (b) Unless the Commission orders otherwise, this subpart shall not apply to proceedings governed by [subpart F](/cfr/39/subpartF.md) of this part (Proceedings with an Opportunity for a Hearing on the Record). This subpart also shall not apply to the following parts of subchapter D of chapter III (Special Rules of Practice for Specific Proceeding Types) of this title: [part 3020](/cfr/39/part3020.md) (Rules Applicable to Requests for Changes in the Nature of Postal Services), [part 3021](/cfr/39/part3021.md) (Rules for Appeals of Postal Service Determinations to Close or Consolidate Post Offices), [part 3022](/cfr/39/part3022.md) (Rules for Complaints) of this chapter, [part 3023](/cfr/39/part3023.md) (Rules for Rate or Service Inquiries), and [part 3024](/cfr/39/part3024.md) (Special Rules for Complaints Alleging Violations of [39 U.S.C. 404a](/usc/39/404a.md)). This subpart shall not apply to any proceeding governed by §§ [3041.325](/cfr/39/3041.325.md), [3041.505(f)](/cfr/39/3041.505.md?p=f), and [3041.505(g)](/cfr/39/3041.505.md?p=g) (Competitive Negotiated Service Agreements) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 9620, Feb. 19, 2020, as amended at 89 FR 67294, Aug. 20, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 404(d); 503; 504; 3661.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 9620, Feb. 19, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[85 FR 9620, Feb. 19, 2020, as amended at 89 FR 67294, Aug. 20, 2024]