Employees with questions should email<\/a> the USPS Privacy and Records Management Office or call 202-268-2608.<\/p>\n
10\/6\/26 – The Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, is a law that grants the public the right to access records from the federal government, unless an exemption applies.<\/p>\n
The Postal Service has a special exemption that allows the organization to withhold commercial information if it would not be good business practice to publicly disclose that information.<\/p>\n
This exemption can apply to information the Postal Service creates or information the organization obtains from customers or suppliers.<\/p>\n
Information is considered commercial if it relates to commerce, trade, profit or the Postal Service\u2019s ability to conduct itself in a businesslike manner. Examples include anything that can benefit USPS competitors, such as negotiated terms in leases and contracts, geolocation data, and records indicating carrier or delivery lines of travel.<\/p>\n
The Code of Federal Regulations contains a list<\/a> of commercial information that should be protected.<\/p>\n Employees with questions should email<\/a> the USPS Privacy and Records Management Office or call 202-268-2608.<\/p>\n
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