[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: 49CFR1.55]

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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.  1.55  Delegations to Deputy Secretary.

    The Deputy Secretary may exercise the authority of the Secretary 
except where specifically limited by law, order, regulations, or 
instructions of the Secretary. In addition, the Deputy Secretary is 
delegated authority to:
    (a) Exercise executive control over the Departmental Planning-
Programming-Budgeting System.

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    (b) Serve as Chairman of the Departmental Executive Personnel Board 
and its Executive Committee.
    (c) Originate direct correspondence to chairmen of Field 
Coordination Groups on overall Departmental matters.
    (d) Approve the establishment, modification, extension, or 
termination of:
    (1) Department-wide (intra-department) committees affecting more 
than one program.
    (2) OST-sponsored interagency committees.
    (3) All advisory committees (including industry advisory committees) 
except those sponsored by field activities of the operating 
administrations.
    (e) Approve the designation of:
    (1) Departmental representatives and the chairman for interagency 
committees sponsored by the Office of the Secretary.
    (2) Departmental representatives on all advisory committees except 
those sponsored by a field component of one of the operating 
administrations or the Materials Transportation Bureau.
    (3) Departmental members for international committees.
    (f) Authorize and approve official travel and transportation for 
self, subordinates, and others performing services for or in cooperation 
with the Office of the Secretary; and authorize and approve official 
foreign travel of all Departmental personnel and others performing 
travel for the Department.
    (g) Serve as the representative of the Secretary on the board of 
directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and carry out 
the functions vested in the Secretary as a member of the board by 
section 303 of the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1330).
    (h) Serve as the representative of the Secretary as incorporator, 
member of the acting board of directors, member of the board of 
directors, and member of the executive committee of the board of 
directors, of the United States Railway Association and when so serving 
carry out the functions vested in the Secretary in each capacity by 
title II of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93-
236), as amended.
    (i) Serve as the representative of the Secretary as incorporator, 
member of the interim board of directors established by section 301(c) 
of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93-236), and 
member of the board of directors, of the Consolidated Rail Corporation 
and when so serving carry out the functions vested in the Secretary in 
each capacity by title III of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 
1973 (Pub. L. 93-236).

[Amdt. 1-113, 40 FR 43901, Sept. 24, 1975, as amended by Amdt. 1-114, 41 
FR 1288, Jan. 7, 1976; Amdt. 1-116, 41 FR 20680, May 20, 1976; Amdt. 1-
126, 41 FR 56327, Dec. 28, 1976; Amdt. 1-157, 45 FR 83408, Dec. 18, 
1980; Amdt. 1-165, 46 FR 55266, Nov. 9, 1981]