[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR1.54]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 1_ORGANIZATION AND DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart C_Delegations
 
Sec.  1.54  Delegations to all Secretarial Officers.

    (a) This section sets forth general delegations to the Deputy 
Secretary, the Deputy Under Secretary, the General Counsel, the 
Inspector General and the Assistant Secretaries.

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    (b) Each officer named in paragraph (a) of this section is delegated 
authority to:
    (1) Redelegate and authorize successive redelegations of authority 
granted by the Secretary within their respective organizations, except 
as limited by law or specific administrative reservation, including 
authority to publish those redelegations in appendix A of this part.
    (2) Authorize and approve official travel (except foreign travel) 
and transportation for themselves, their subordinates, and others 
performing services for, or in cooperation with, the Office of the 
Secretary. This authority may be redelegated in accordance with 
regulations issued by the Assistant Secretary for Administration.
    (3) Communicate directly with chairmen of Field Coordination Groups 
provided such communications are largely informational in character and 
do not conflict with program responsibilities of the operating 
administrations.
    (4) Establish ad hoc committees for specific tasks within their 
assigned staff area.
    (5) Establish, modify, extend, or terminate standing committees 
within their specific areas of responsibility when directed or 
authorized to do so by the Secretary.
    (6) Designate members of interagency committees when such committees 
are specifically concerned with responsibilities of direct interest to 
their office.
    (7) Exercise the following authorities with respect to executive 
level positions (GS-16, 17, or 18 or equivalent) within their respective 
areas of responsibility:
    (i) Determine how executive level positions will be filled; i.e., by 
reassignment, promotion, appointment.
    (ii) Establish selection criteria to be used in identifying eligible 
candidates.
    (iii) Confer with the Administrators on selection criteria and 
candidates for an executive level position that is a counterpart of an 
activity or position in the Office of the Secretary.
    (iv) Recommend final selection for executive level positions, 
subject to review by the Executive Committee of the Departmental 
Executive Personnel Board and approval by the Secretary and the Civil 
Service Commission.
    (v) Serve as ad hoc member of the Departmental Executive Personnel 
Board at the call of the Chairman and serve on the Board's Executive 
Committee whenever matters involving their respective offices or a 
functional counterpart thereof in an operating administration are 
presented to the Executive Committee for its consideration.
    (8) Enter into inter- and intra-departmental reimbursable agreements 
other than with the head of another department or agency (31 U.S.C. 
686). This authority may be redelegated only to office directors or 
other comparable levels and to contracting officers.
    (9) Administer and perform the functions described in their 
respective functional statements.
    (10) Exercise the authority of the Secretary to make certifications, 
findings and determinations under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. 
L. 96-354) with regard to any rulemaking document for which issuance 
authority is delegated by other sections in this part. This authority 
may be redelegated to those officials to whom document issuance 
authority has been delegated.
    (11) Exercise the authority of the Secretary to resolve informal 
allegations of discrimination arising in or relating to their respective 
organizations through Equal Employment Opportunity counseling or the 
Alternative Dispute Resolution process and to develop and implement 
affirmative action and diversity plans within their respective 
organizations.

(49 U.S.C. 1657(e)(1))

[Amdt. 1-113, 40 FR 43901, Sept. 24, 1975, as amended by Amdt. 1-114, 41 
FR 1288, Jan. 7, 1976; Amdt. 1-157, 45 FR 83408, Dec. 18, 1980; Amdt. 1-
159, 46 FR 22593, Apr. 20, 1981; Amdt. 265, 60 FR 2891, Jan. 12, 1995]