§ 957.3. Definitions.
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(a)Vice President means the Vice President, Supply Management, or the Vice President's representative for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of § 601.113 of this subchapter.
(b)General Counsel includes the Postal Service's General Counsel and any designated representative within the Office of the General Counsel.
(c)Judicial Officer includes the Postal Service's Judicial Officer, Associate Judicial Officer, and Acting Judicial Officer.
(d)Debarment has the meaning given by paragraph (b)(2) of § 601.113 of this subchapter.
(e)Respondent means any individual, firm or other entity which has been served a written notice of proposed debarment pursuant to § 601.113(h), or which previously has been debarred, as provided in § 601.113(g)(2) of this subchapter.
(f)Hearing Officer means the judge assigned to the case by the Judicial Officer. The Hearing Officer may be the Judicial Officer, Associate Judicial Officer, Administrative Law Judge or an Administrative Judge who is a member of the Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals.
(g)Recorder means the Recorder of the Judicial Officer Department of the United States Postal Service, 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201-3078. The Recorder's telephone number is
(703)812-1900, fax number is
(703)812-1901, and the Judicial Officer's website is https://about.usps.com/who/judicial/. \[80 FR 55767, Sept. 17, 2015, as amended by 89 FR 61021, July 30, 2024\]