{"identifier":"/us/usc/t39/s102","title":39,"num":"\u00a7\u202f102.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f102.\nDefinitions\nAs used in this title\u2014\n(1) \u201cPostal Service\u201d means the United States Postal Service established by\nsection 201 of this title\n(2) \u201cBoard of Governors\u201d, and \u201cBoard\u201d, unless the context otherwise requires, mean the Board of Governors established under\nsection 202 of this title\n(3) \u201cGovernors\u201d means the 9 members of the Board of Governors appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, under\nsection 202(a) of this title\n(4) \u201cInspector General\u201d means the Inspector General appointed under\nsection 202(e) of this title\n(5) \u201cpostal service\u201d refers to the delivery of letters, printed matter, or mailable packages, including acceptance, collection, sorting, transportation, or other functions ancillary thereto;\n(6) \u201cproduct\u201d means a postal service with a distinct cost or market characteristic for which a rate or rates are, or may reasonably be, applied;\n(7) \u201crates\u201d, as used with respect to products, includes fees for postal services;\n(8) \u201cmarket-dominant product\u201d or \u201cproduct in the market-dominant category of mail\u201d means a product subject to subchapter I of chapter 36;\n(9) \u201ccompetitive product\u201d or \u201cproduct in the competitive category of mail\u201d means a product subject to subchapter II of chapter 36; and\n(10) \u201cyear\u201d, as used in chapter 36 (other than subchapters I and VI thereof), means a fiscal year.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t39/s102.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t39/s102","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f102."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"As used in this title\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t39/s102/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cPostal Service\u201d means the United States Postal Service established by ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 201 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t39/s201","tail":";"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t39/s102/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cBoard of Governors\u201d, and \u201cBoard\u201d, unless the context otherwise requires, mean the Board of Governors established under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 202 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t39/s202","tail":";"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t39/s102/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cGovernors\u201d means the 9 members of the Board of Governors appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 202(a) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t39/s202/a","tail":";"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t39/s102/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cInspector General\u201d means the Inspector General appointed under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 202(e) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t39/s202/e","tail":";"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t39/s102/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cpostal service\u201d refers to the delivery of letters, printed matter, or mailable packages, including acceptance, collection, sorting, transportation, or other functions ancillary thereto;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t39/s102/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cproduct\u201d means a postal service with a distinct cost or market characteristic for which a rate or rates are, or may reasonably be, applied;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t39/s102/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201crates\u201d, as used with respect to products, includes fees for postal services;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t39/s102/8","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(8)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cmarket-dominant product\u201d or \u201cproduct in the market-dominant category of mail\u201d means a product subject to subchapter I of chapter 36;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t39/s102/9","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(9)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201ccompetitive product\u201d or \u201cproduct in the competitive category of mail\u201d means a product subject to subchapter II of chapter 36; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t39/s102/10","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(10)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cyear\u201d, as used in chapter 36 (other than subchapters I and VI thereof), means a fiscal year.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}