[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR2.40] [Page 190] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE PART 2_DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT--Table of Contents Subpart F_Delegations of Authority by the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Sec. 2.40 Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services. Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to subpart F appear at 60 FR 66713, Dec. 26, 1995. Pursuant to Sec. 2.16(a), subject to reservations in Sec. 2.16(b), and subject to policy guidance and direction by the Under Secretary, the following delegation of authority is made to the Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, to be exercised only during the absence or unavailability of the Under Secretary: Perform all the duties and exercise all the powers which are now or which may hereafter be delegated to the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services: Provided, that this authority shall be exercised by the respective Deputy Under Secretary in the order in which he or she has taken office as a Deputy Under Secretary.