[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR79.70]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 79--CLAIMS UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart H--Procedures
 
Sec. 79.70  Attorney General's delegation of authority.

    Source: Order No. 2604-2002, 67 FR 51423, Aug. 7, 2002, unless 
otherwise noted.


    (a) An Assistant Director within the Constitutional and Specialized 
Tort Staff, Torts Branch, Civil Division, shall be assigned to manage 
the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program and issue a decision on each 
claim filed under the Act, and otherwise act on behalf of the Attorney 
General in all other matters relating to the administration of the 
Program, except for rulemaking authority. The Assistant Director may 
delegate any of his or her responsibilities under these regulations to 
an attorney working under the supervision of the Assistant Director.
    (b) The Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, or the official 
designated by him to act on his behalf (the Appeals Officer), shall act 
on appeals from the Assistant Director's decisions.