---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 3021.3"
title: "39"
number: "3021.3"
heading: "Notice by the Postal Service."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/3021.3"
---

# §3021.3. Notice by the Postal Service.

- (a) Pursuant to [section 404(d)](/usc/39/404.md?p=d) of title 39, United States Code, any decision to close or consolidate a post office must be preceded by 60 days' notice to persons served by such post office, the opportunity for such persons to present their views, and a written determination based upon consideration of each of the factors listed in [section 404(d)(2)](/usc/39/404.md?p=d-2) of title 39, United States Code.
- (b) This notice must include a provision stating that, pursuant to [section 404(d)(5)](/usc/39/404.md?p=d-5) of title 39, United States Code, a final Postal Service determination to close or consolidate a post office may be appealed by any person served by such office to the Postal Regulatory Commission at 901 New York Avenue NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20268-0001, within 30 days after such determination is made available to such person by the Postal Service.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 404(d).

### Source

Source: 77 FR 6679, Feb. 9, 2012, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 85 FR 9615, Feb. 19, 2020.