Post Office and Retail Postal Facility Closures: Overview and Issues for Congress Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Post Office and Retail Postal Facility Closures: Overview and Issues for Congress

Creator

  • Author: Kosar, Kevin R.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Analyst in American National Government

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2009-07-23

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This report provides information on the announcement that the United States Postal Service was considering the closure of 3,105 branches; historical data on the number of post offices and other retail postal facilities; an explanation of the legal authorities relevant to retail postal facility closures; a review of the retail postal facility closure processes, including data on public appeals of closures, and H.R. 658's proposed alterations to the processes; and a concluding discussion that suggests observations and possible issues for Congress.
  • Physical Description: 19 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Communications
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Postal service
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Postal facilities

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: R40719
  • Accession or Local Control No: R40719_2009Jul23
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc700925
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