Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibilities to the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, 58834-58835 [E9-27337]

Download as PDF 58834 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 218 / Friday, November 13, 2009 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary [Secretary’s Order 10–2009] wreier-aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES2 Delegation of Authorities and Assignment of Responsibilities to the Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs 1. Purpose. To delegate authorities and assign responsibilities to the Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs 2. Authorities. This Order is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301 (Departmental Regulations); 29 U.S.C. 551 et seq. (Establishment of Department; Secretary; Seal); Reorganization Plan No. 6 1950 (5 U.S.C. App. 1 Reorg. Plan 6 1950); and the Authorities cited in Section 5 of this Order. 3. Directives Affected. Secretary’s Order 1–2008 (Employment Standards Administration) is hereby canceled. All other Secretary’s Orders and DOL directives (including policies and guidance) which reference Secretary’s Orders 1–2008 or the Employment Standards Administration are amended to refer to this Order and/or Secretary’s Orders governing the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the Wage and Hour Division or the Office of Labor-Management Standards, as appropriate. 4. Background. This Order is occasioned by the November 8, 2009 dissolution of the Employment Standards Administration (ESA) into its four constituent components: Wage and Hour Division; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs; Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs; and Office of Labor-Management Standards. This Order cancels Secretary’s Order 1–2008 and constitutes the Secretary’s Order devolving certain authorities and responsibilities of ESA to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). Specifically, this Order delegates authorities and assigns responsibilities to the Director, OWCP. The authorities and responsibilities specified below are consistent with the ESA redelegations and distributions of authorities and responsibilities to OWCP in effect at the time of this dissolution. 5. Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibility. A. The Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs is hereby delegated authority for carrying out the policies, programs, and activities of the Department of Labor, including those functions to be performed by the VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:55 Nov 12, 2009 Jkt 220001 Secretary of Labor, under the designated provisions of the following statutes: (1) The Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, as amended and extended, 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq., except 5 U.S.C. 8149, as it pertains to the Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board. (2) The War Hazards Compensation Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1701, et seq. (3) War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, 50 U.S.C. App 2003, et seq. (4) The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended and extended, 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq., except: 33 U.S.C. 919(d), with respect to administrative law judges in the Office of Administrative Law Judges; 33 U.S.C. 921(b), as it applies to the Benefits Review Board; and activities pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 941, assigned to the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health. (5) The Black Lung Benefits Act, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., including 26 U.S.C. 9501, except: 33 U.S.C. 919(d) as incorporated by 30 U.S.C. 932(a), with respect to administrative law judges in the Office of Administrative Law Judges; and 33 U.S.C. 921(b) as incorporated by 30 U.S.C. 932(a), as it applies to the Benefits Review Board. (6) The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7384, et seq., except 42 U.S.C. 7385s–15 as it pertains to the Office of the Ombudsman, and Executive Order 18719 (‘‘Providing Compensation to America’s Nuclear Weapons Workers’’) of December 7, 2000. (7) Such additional Federal acts that from time to time may assign to the Secretary or the Department duties and responsibilities similar to those imposed by the statutes listed under subparagraphs (1)–(6) of this paragraph, as directed by the Secretary. B. The Solicitor of Labor is delegated authority and assigned responsibility for providing legal advice and assistance to all officers of the Department relating to the administration of the statutory provisions, regulations, and Executive Orders listed above. The bringing of legal proceedings under those authorities, the representation of the Secretary and/or other officials of the Department of Labor, and the determination of whether such proceedings or representations are appropriate in a given case, are delegated exclusively to the Solicitor. 6. Reservation of Authority and Responsibility. A. The submission of reports and recommendations to the President and the Congress concerning the PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 administration of the statutory provisions and Executive Orders listed above is reserved to the Secretary. B. Nothing in this Order limits or modifies the delegation of authority and assignment of responsibility to the Administrative Review Board by Secretary’s Order 01–2002 (September 24, 2002) or its extensions or successor orders. C. Except as expressly provided, nothing in this Order limits or modifies the provisions of any other Order, including Secretary’s Order 4–2006 (Office of Inspector General). 7. Redelegation of Authority. Except as otherwise provided by law, all of the authorities delegated in this Order may be redelegated. 8. Effective Date. This order is effective November 8, 2009. Dated: November 6, 2009. Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of Labor. [FR Doc. E9–27336 Filed 11–12–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–23–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary [Secretary’s Order 7–2009] Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibilities to the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs 1. Purpose. To delegate authorities and assign responsibilities to the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. 2. Authorities. This Order is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301 (Departmental Regulations); 29 U.S.C. 551 et seq. (Establishment of Department; Secretary; Seal); Reorganization Plan No. 6 1950 (5 U.S.C. App. 1 Reorg. Plan 6 1950); and the authorities cited in Section 5 of this Order. 3. Directives Affected. Secretary’s Order 1–2008 (Employment Standards) is hereby canceled. All other Secretary’s Orders and DOL directives (including policies and guidance) which reference Secretary’s Orders 1–2008 or the Employment Standards Administration are amended to refer to this Order and/ or Secretary’s Orders governing the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, the Wage and Hour Division or the Office of Labor-Management Standards, as appropriate. 4. Background. This Order is occasioned by the November 8, 2009 dissolution of the Employment Standards Administration (ESA) into its E:\FR\FM\13NON2.SGM 13NON2 wreier-aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES2 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 218 / Friday, November 13, 2009 / Notices four constituent components: Wage and Hour Division; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs; Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs; and the Office of Labor-Management Standards. This Order cancels Secretary’s Order 1–2008 and constitutes the Secretary’s Order devolving certain authorities and responsibilities of ESA to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Specifically, this Order delegates authorities and assigns responsibilities to the Director, OFCCP. The authorities and responsibilities specified below are consistent with the current ESA redelegation of authority and assignment of responsibility to OFCCP in effect at the time of this dissolution. 5. Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibility. A. The Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is hereby delegated authority and assigned responsibility, except as hereinafter provided, for carrying out the standards, policies, programs, and activities of the Department of Labor, including those functions to be performed by the Secretary of Labor under the designated provisions of the following laws: (1) The affirmative action provisions of the Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, 38 U.S.C. 4212(a)(1), 4212(a)(2)(A), and 4212(b) (2004) and 38 U.S.C. 4212(a) and (b)(2002), subject to (i) Secretary’s Order 3–2009, which remains in effect, and which, in part, delegates authority and assigns responsibility to the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training for administering the requirements regarding priority in referral to Federal contractor employment openings and disseminating lists of Federal contractor employment openings under the Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act, 38 U.S.C. 4212(a)(2)(B) and (C); and (ii) Secretary’s Order 3– 2004, which remains in effect, and which, in part, delegates authority and assigns responsibility to the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training for administering the Federal contractor reporting requirements under the Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act, 38 U.S.C. 4212(d), and determining compliance of State agencies pursuant to 20 CFR 1001.130 regarding priority in referral to Federal contractor employment listings and disseminating lists of Federal contractor employment openings under the Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act, 38 U.S.C. 4212(a)(2)(B) and (C). (2) Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 793; VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:55 Nov 12, 2009 Jkt 220001 and Executive Order 11758 (‘‘Delegating Authority of the President under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973’’) of January 15, 1974. (3) Executive Order 11246 ‘‘Equal Employment Opportunity’’ (September 24, 1965), as amended. (4) Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., and the regulations at 41 CFR part 60–742. (5) The employment eligibility and recordkeeping provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended, 8 U.S.C. 1324A(b)(3). (6) Executive Order 13496 of January 30, 2009, ‘‘Notification of Employee Rights under Federal Labor Laws.’’ (7) Such additional Federal laws that from time to time may assign to the Secretary or the Department duties and responsibilities similar to those listed under subparagraphs (1)–(6) of this paragraph, as directed by the Secretary. B. The Solicitor of Labor is delegated authority and assigned responsibility for providing legal advice and assistance to all officers of the Department relating to the administration of the statutory provisions, regulations, and Executive Orders listed above. The bringing of legal proceedings under those authorities, the representation of the Secretary and/or other officials of the Department of Labor, and the determination of whether such proceedings or representations are appropriate in a given case, are delegated exclusively to the Solicitor. 6. Reservation of Authority and Responsibility. A. The submission of reports and recommendations to the President and the Congress concerning the administration of the statutory provisions and Executive Orders listed above is reserved to the Secretary. B. Nothing in this Order shall limit or modify the delegation of authority and assignment of responsibility to the Administrative Review Board by Secretary’s Order 1–2002 (September 24, 2002). C. Except as expressly provided, nothing in this Order shall limit or modify the provisions of any other Order, including Secretary’s Order 4– 2006 (Office of Inspector General). 7. Redelegation of Authority. Except as otherwise provided by law, all of the authorities delegated in this Order may be re-delegated. 8. Effective Date. This order shall become effective on November 8, 2009. Dated: November 6, 2009. Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of Labor. [FR Doc. E9–27337 Filed 11–12–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–23–P PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 58835 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary [Secretary’s Order 8–2009] Delegation of Authorities and Assignment of Responsibilities to the Director, Office of Labor-Management Standards 1. Purpose. To delegate authorities and assign responsibilities to the Director, Office of Labor-Management Standards. 2. Authorities. This Order is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301 (Departmental Regulations); 29 U.S.C. 551 (Establishment of Department; Secretary; Seal); Reorganization Plan No. 6 1950 (5 U.S.C. App. 1 Reorg. Plan 6 1950); and the authorities cited in Section 5 of this Order. 3. Directives Affected. Secretary’s Order 1–2008 (Employment Standards) is hereby canceled. Secretary’s Order 9– 75 is superseded to the extent that it is inconsistent with Section 7 of this Order. All other Secretary’s Orders and DOL directives (including policies and guidance) which reference Secretary’s Orders 1–2008 or the Employment Standards Administration are amended to refer to this Order and/or Secretary’s Orders governing the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or the Wage and Hour Division, as appropriate. 4. Background. This Order is occasioned by the November 8, 2009 dissolution of the Employment Standards Administration (ESA) into its four constituent components: Wage and Hour Division; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs; Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs; and Office of Labor-Management Standards. This Order cancels Secretary’s Order 1–2008 and constitutes the Secretary’s Order devolving certain authorities and responsibilities of ESA to the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS). Specifically, this Order delegates authorities and assigns responsibilities to the Director, OLMS. The authorities and responsibilities specified below are consistent with the ESA redelegations and distributions of authorities and responsibilities to OLMS in effect at the time of this dissolution. 5. Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibilities: A. The Director, Office of LaborManagement Standards is hereby delegated authority and assigned responsibility, except as hereinafter provided, for carrying out the employment standards, labor standards, E:\FR\FM\13NON2.SGM 13NON2

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 218 (Friday, November 13, 2009)]
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[FR Doc No: E9-27337]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

[Secretary's Order 7-2009]


Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibilities to the 
Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

    1. Purpose. To delegate authorities and assign responsibilities to 
the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
    2. Authorities. This Order is issued under the authority of 5 
U.S.C. 301 (Departmental Regulations); 29 U.S.C. 551 et seq. 
(Establishment of Department; Secretary; Seal); Reorganization Plan No. 
6 1950 (5 U.S.C. App. 1 Reorg. Plan 6 1950); and the authorities cited 
in Section 5 of this Order.
    3. Directives Affected. Secretary's Order 1-2008 (Employment 
Standards) is hereby canceled. All other Secretary's Orders and DOL 
directives (including policies and guidance) which reference 
Secretary's Orders 1-2008 or the Employment Standards Administration 
are amended to refer to this Order and/or Secretary's Orders governing 
the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, the Wage and Hour 
Division or the Office of Labor-Management Standards, as appropriate.
    4. Background. This Order is occasioned by the November 8, 2009 
dissolution of the Employment Standards Administration (ESA) into its

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four constituent components: Wage and Hour Division; Office of Federal 
Contract Compliance Programs; Office of Workers' Compensation Programs; 
and the Office of Labor-Management Standards. This Order cancels 
Secretary's Order 1-2008 and constitutes the Secretary's Order 
devolving certain authorities and responsibilities of ESA to the Office 
of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Specifically, this 
Order delegates authorities and assigns responsibilities to the 
Director, OFCCP. The authorities and responsibilities specified below 
are consistent with the current ESA redelegation of authority and 
assignment of responsibility to OFCCP in effect at the time of this 
dissolution.
    5. Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibility.
    A. The Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is 
hereby delegated authority and assigned responsibility, except as 
hereinafter provided, for carrying out the standards, policies, 
programs, and activities of the Department of Labor, including those 
functions to be performed by the Secretary of Labor under the 
designated provisions of the following laws:
    (1) The affirmative action provisions of the Vietnam Veterans' 
Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, 38 U.S.C. 4212(a)(1), 
4212(a)(2)(A), and 4212(b) (2004) and 38 U.S.C. 4212(a) and (b)(2002), 
subject to (i) Secretary's Order 3-2009, which remains in effect, and 
which, in part, delegates authority and assigns responsibility to the 
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training for administering the 
requirements regarding priority in referral to Federal contractor 
employment openings and disseminating lists of Federal contractor 
employment openings under the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Assistance 
Act, 38 U.S.C. 4212(a)(2)(B) and (C); and (ii) Secretary's Order 3-
2004, which remains in effect, and which, in part, delegates authority 
and assigns responsibility to the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' 
Employment and Training for administering the Federal contractor 
reporting requirements under the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment 
Assistance Act, 38 U.S.C. 4212(d), and determining compliance of State 
agencies pursuant to 20 CFR 1001.130 regarding priority in referral to 
Federal contractor employment listings and disseminating lists of 
Federal contractor employment openings under the Vietnam Veterans' 
Readjustment Assistance Act, 38 U.S.C. 4212(a)(2)(B) and (C).
    (2) Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 
U.S.C. 793; and Executive Order 11758 (``Delegating Authority of the 
President under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973'') of January 15, 1974.
    (3) Executive Order 11246 ``Equal Employment Opportunity'' 
(September 24, 1965), as amended.
    (4) Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 
U.S.C. 12101 et seq., and the regulations at 41 CFR part 60-742.
    (5) The employment eligibility and recordkeeping provisions of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended, 8 U.S.C. 
1324A(b)(3).
    (6) Executive Order 13496 of January 30, 2009, ``Notification of 
Employee Rights under Federal Labor Laws.''
    (7) Such additional Federal laws that from time to time may assign 
to the Secretary or the Department duties and responsibilities similar 
to those listed under subparagraphs (1)-(6) of this paragraph, as 
directed by the Secretary.
    B. The Solicitor of Labor is delegated authority and assigned 
responsibility for providing legal advice and assistance to all 
officers of the Department relating to the administration of the 
statutory provisions, regulations, and Executive Orders listed above. 
The bringing of legal proceedings under those authorities, the 
representation of the Secretary and/or other officials of the 
Department of Labor, and the determination of whether such proceedings 
or representations are appropriate in a given case, are delegated 
exclusively to the Solicitor.
    6. Reservation of Authority and Responsibility.
    A. The submission of reports and recommendations to the President 
and the Congress concerning the administration of the statutory 
provisions and Executive Orders listed above is reserved to the 
Secretary.
    B. Nothing in this Order shall limit or modify the delegation of 
authority and assignment of responsibility to the Administrative Review 
Board by Secretary's Order 1-2002 (September 24, 2002).
    C. Except as expressly provided, nothing in this Order shall limit 
or modify the provisions of any other Order, including Secretary's 
Order 4-2006 (Office of Inspector General).
    7. Redelegation of Authority. Except as otherwise provided by law, 
all of the authorities delegated in this Order may be re-delegated.
    8. Effective Date. This order shall become effective on November 8, 
2009.

    Dated: November 6, 2009.
Hilda L. Solis,
Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. E9-27337 Filed 11-12-09; 8:45 am]
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