Title: United States Postal Service
Acronym: USPS

Superintendent of Documents Class Number Stem: P

Local Subject Index:
Local Subject Term: U.S. Federal GILS
Local Subject Term: Postal Service
Local Subject Term: Shipping
Local Subject Term: Transportation
Local Subject Term: ZIP Codes

Abstract: The United States Postal Service provides mail processing and delivery services to individuals and businesses within the United States. The Service is committed to serving customers through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. It is also the responsibility of the Postal Service to protect the mails from loss or theft and to apprehend those who violate postal laws.

Purpose: Selected publications of this and other United States government agencies are available through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The index to the publications available through the FDLP is the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (MOCAT), which also includes ordering information for those publications available for sale. Many publications are available to the public in the approximately 1300 Federal depository libraries throughout the United States. See also data in this record for Access Constraints and User Constraints, where such limitations on this agency's publications are appropriate.

Agency Program: The Postal Service was created as an independent establishment of the executive branch by the Postal Reorganization Act (39 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), approved August 12, 1970. The United States Postal Service commenced operations on July 1, 1971.

Availability:
Distributor:
Distributor Name: U.S. Postal Service
Distributor Street Address: 475 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W.
Distributor City: Washington, D.C.
Distributor Zip Code: 20260
Distributor Network Address:
Distributor Telephone: 202-268-2000
Order Process:
Technical Prerequisites:
Available Linkage:
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Access Constraints: No access constraints apply to information disseminated through the Federal Depository Library Program. In other cases, some access constraints may be applied by the agency to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions or limitations on obtaining the information resource.

Use Constraints: No constraints apply to the use of information disseminated through the Federal Depository Library Program. In other cases, some use constraints may be applied by the agency to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions or limitations on using the information resource.

Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title: Monthly Catalog of United States
Government Publications
Cross Reference Linkage: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/adpos400.html
Cross Reference Type: HTTP

Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title: The United States Postal Service, Internet Branch [USPS Home Page]
Cross Reference Linkage: http://www.usps.gov
Cross Reference Type: HTTP

Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title: Postal GILS Index [United States
Postal Service Government
Information Locator Service (GILS)]
Cross Reference Linkage: http://www.usps.gov/GILS/mainlist.html
Cross Reference Type: HTTP

Point of Contact for Further Information:
Organization: U.S. Postal Service
Street Address: 475 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W.
City: Washington
State: D.C.
Zip Code: 20260
Network Address:
Telephone: 202-268-2000

Supplemental Information: Source of information for Local Subject Index is Subject Bibliography Index. Most of the other information in this record is extracted from the U.S. Government Manual.

Control Identifier: GPO/SOD/LPS-0016

Record Source:
Department/Agency Name: United States Government
Printing Office

Major Organizational Subdivision: Superintendent of Documents
Minor Organizational Subdivision: Library Programs Service
Name of Unit: Cataloging Branch
Internet Contact: dldgpo@access.digex.net
Telephone: 202-512-1141

Date of Last Modification: 19951222