[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR102-173.35]

[Page 336]
 
           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
               CHAPTER 102--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION
 
PART 102-173--INTERNET GOV DOMAIN--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B--Registration
 
Sec. 102-173.35  Who authorizes domain names?

    Domain names must be authorized by the Chief Information Officer 
(CIO) of the requesting or sponsoring governmental organization. For 
Federal departments and agencies, the General Services Administration 
(GSA) will accept authorization from the CIO of the department or 
agency. For independent Federal government agencies, boards, and 
commissions, GSA will accept authorization from the highest-ranking 
Information Technology Official. For State and local governments, GSA 
will accept authorization from appropriate State or local officials, see 
Sec. 102-173.40.
    For Native Sovereign Nations, GSA will only accept authorization 
from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior. In most 
cases, GSA will not make determinations on the appropriateness of the 
selected domain names, but reserves the right to not assign domain names 
on a case-by-case basis. Non-Federal government domain names must follow 
the naming conventions described in Sec.Sec. 102-173.50 through 102-
173.65. For other government entities, CIO's may delegate this authority 
by notification to GSA.