(a) The rules in this part apply when:
(1) The Postal Service decides to close or consolidate a post office, and
(2) A patron of that post office appeals the closing or consolidation.
(b) The following sections in part 3001, subpart A of this chapter, apply to appeals of post office closings or consolidations: Sec. Sec. 3001.1 through 3001.9 of this chapter; Sec. 3001.11(a) of this chapter, Sec. 3001.11(c) through (f) of this chapter; Sec. Sec. 3001.12 through 3001.17 of this chapter; and Sec. Sec. 3001.21 and 3001.22 of this chapter.
(c) Answers to motions filed by the Postal Service are due within 10 days.