[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR200.30-16]

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              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER II--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
PART 200--ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT AND ETHICS; AND INFORMATION AND REQUESTS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart A--Organization and Program Management
 
Sec. 200.30-16  Delegation of authority to Executive Assistant to the Chairman.

    Pursuant to the provisions of Pub. L. 101-181, 101 Stat. 1254, 101 
Stat. 1255, 15 U.S.C. 78d-1, and 15 U.S.C. 78d-2, the Securities and 
Exchange Commission hereby delegates, until the Commission

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orders otherwise, the following functions to the Executive Assistant to 
the Chairman (or to such other person or persons designated pursuant to 
paragraph (c) of this section), to be performed by such Executive 
Assistant or under the Executive Assistant's direction by such person or 
persons as may be designated from time to time by the Chairman of the 
Commission (or by such other person or persons designated pursuant to 
paragraph (c) of this section):
    (a) The functions otherwise delegated to the General Counsel under 
Sec. 200.30-14(g) of this chapter, with respect to any proceeding in 
which the Chairman or the General Counsel has determined, pursuant to 
Sec. 200.30-14(h) of this chapter, that separation of functions 
requirements or other circumstances would make inappropriate the General 
Counsel's exercise of such delegated functions.
    (b) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (a) of this section, in 
any proceeding described in paragraph (a) of this section in which the 
Executive Assistant believes it appropriate, the Executive Assistant may 
submit the matter to the Commission.
    (c) Notwithstanding anything in this section, the functions 
otherwise delegated to the Executive Assistant respecting any proceeding 
in which the Chairman or the Executive Assistant determines that the 
Executive Assistant's exercise of such delegated functions would be 
inappropriate, are hereby delegated to such person or persons, not under 
the Executive Assistant's supervision, as may be designated by the 
Chairman.

[54 FR 18102, Apr. 27, 1989, as amended at 59 FR 39681, Aug. 4, 1994]