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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Inspector General
Succession, Delegations of Authority,
and Signature Authorities, No. IG–
1313, Change 8
Office of Inspector General,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On November 9, 2016, USDA
Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong,
pursuant to authority vested in her by
the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (5
U.S.C. 3345–3349d) and the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended (5
U.S.C. app. 3), issued IG–1313, Change
8, Succession, Delegations of Authority,
and Signature Authorities. This
directive is a revised succession order
and reflects delegations of authority for
the Office of Inspector General. This
directive has been revised to update the
lines of succession and delegation, and
to clarify procedures to be followed in
the event the Office of Inspector General
(OIG) headquarters must be relocated.
This directive provides guidance on the
transfer of functions and duties of the
Inspector General (IG), as well as other
OIG central management functions,
SUMMARY:
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regardless of what events necessitate
such transfer.
DATES: November 29, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christy Slamowitz, Counsel to the
Inspector General, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Room 441–E, Washington, DC
20250–2308, Telephone: (202) 720–
9110.
The OIG
proposes revising the succession and
delegations of authority for OIG by
publishing a detailed sequence of
succession within the Washington, DC,
headquarters, followed by a detailed
sequence of succession by region and
position. This action is taken pursuant
to authority vested in the Inspector
General by the Federal Vacancies
Reform Act (5 U.S.C. 3345–3349d) and
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. app. 3).
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, IG–1313, Change 8,
Succession, Delegations of Authority,
and Signature Authorities, has been
revised to give notice of a delegation of
authority and the line of succession
from the Inspector General as follows:
I. Pursuant to authority vested in me
by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (5
U.S.C. 3345–3349d) and the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended (5
U.S.C. app. 3), during any period in
which the Inspector General (IG),
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), resigns, dies, or is otherwise
unable to perform the functions and
duties of the office, and unless the
President shall designate another officer
to perform the functions and duties of
the position, the Deputy IG, as the
designated first assistant to the IG, shall
temporarily perform the IG’s functions
and duties in an acting capacity,
pursuant to and subject to the Federal
Vacancies Reform Act (5 U.S.C. 3345–
3349d). In the absence of the IG and
Deputy IG, the officials designated
below, in the order listed, shall become
the acting Deputy IG and so shall
temporarily perform the functions and
duties of the IG. This order may be
changed by a delegation in writing from
the IG, or by the Deputy IG while acting
in the absence of the IG:
1. Assistant IG for Audit (AIG/A);
2. Assistant IG for Investigations
(AIG/I);
3. Assistant IG for Management (AIG/
M);
4. Assistant IG for Data Sciences (AIG/
DS);
5. Counsel to the IG;
6. Deputy Assistant IG for Audit
(DAIG/A), by seniority;
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7. Deputy Assistant IG for
Investigations (DAIG/I);
The following officials for the listed
locations in the following order:
8. Audit Directors, by seniority, then
Investigations Director, Technical
Crimes Division—Kansas City, Missouri;
9. Special Agent-in-Charge (SAC)—
Temple, Texas;
10. Audit Director—Beltsville,
Maryland;
11. SAC—New York, New York;
12. Audit Director, then SAC—
Oakland, California;
13. Audit Director, then SAC—
Atlanta, Georgia;
14. Audit Director, then SAC—
Chicago, Illinois;
15. Director, Office of Compliance and
Integrity; or
16. Director, Office of Diversity and
Conflict Resolution.
II. For purposes of this order of
succession, a designated official is a
person holding a permanent
appointment to the position. Persons
filling positions in an acting capacity do
not substitute for officials holding a
permanent appointment to a position. If
a position is vacant or an official
occupying the position on a permanent
basis is absent or unavailable, authority
passes to the next available official
occupying a position in the order of
succession.
III. This delegation is not in
derogation of any authority residing in
the above officials relating to the
operation of their respective programs,
nor does it affect the validity of any
delegations currently in force and effect
and not specifically cited as revoked or
revised herein.
IV. The authorities delegated herein
may not be redelegated.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3345–3349d; 5 U.S.C.
app. 3.
Dated: November 29, 2016.
Phyllis K. Fong,
Inspector General.
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Director’s determinations as to which
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of the Act. As of this date, those
jurisdictions that are listed as covered
by Section 203 have a legal obligation to
provide the minority language
assistance prescribed by the Act.
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on December 5, 2016.
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Data Office, Bureau of the Census,
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Section 203 mandates that a state or
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Inspector General
Succession, Delegations of Authority, and Signature Authorities,
No. IG-1313, Change 8
AGENCY: Office of Inspector General, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On November 9, 2016, USDA Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong,
pursuant to authority vested in her by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act
(5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d) and the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended
(5 U.S.C. app. 3), issued IG-1313, Change 8, Succession, Delegations of
Authority, and Signature Authorities. This directive is a revised
succession order and reflects delegations of authority for the Office
of Inspector General. This directive has been revised to update the
lines of succession and delegation, and to clarify procedures to be
followed in the event the Office of Inspector General (OIG)
headquarters must be relocated. This directive provides guidance on the
transfer of functions and duties of the Inspector General (IG), as well
as other OIG central management functions,
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regardless of what events necessitate such transfer.
DATES: November 29, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christy Slamowitz, Counsel to the
Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 441-E, Washington, DC 20250-2308, Telephone: (202)
720-9110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OIG proposes revising the succession and
delegations of authority for OIG by publishing a detailed sequence of
succession within the Washington, DC, headquarters, followed by a
detailed sequence of succession by region and position. This action is
taken pursuant to authority vested in the Inspector General by the
Federal Vacancies Reform Act (5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d) and the Inspector
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. app. 3).
For the reasons stated in the preamble, IG-1313, Change 8,
Succession, Delegations of Authority, and Signature Authorities, has
been revised to give notice of a delegation of authority and the line
of succession from the Inspector General as follows:
I. Pursuant to authority vested in me by the Federal Vacancies
Reform Act (5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d) and the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 3), during any period in which the Inspector
General (IG), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), resigns,
dies, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the
office, and unless the President shall designate another officer to
perform the functions and duties of the position, the Deputy IG, as the
designated first assistant to the IG, shall temporarily perform the
IG's functions and duties in an acting capacity, pursuant to and
subject to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d). In
the absence of the IG and Deputy IG, the officials designated below, in
the order listed, shall become the acting Deputy IG and so shall
temporarily perform the functions and duties of the IG. This order may
be changed by a delegation in writing from the IG, or by the Deputy IG
while acting in the absence of the IG:
1. Assistant IG for Audit (AIG/A);
2. Assistant IG for Investigations (AIG/I);
3. Assistant IG for Management (AIG/M);
4. Assistant IG for Data Sciences (AIG/DS);
5. Counsel to the IG;
6. Deputy Assistant IG for Audit (DAIG/A), by seniority;
7. Deputy Assistant IG for Investigations (DAIG/I);
The following officials for the listed locations in the following
order:
8. Audit Directors, by seniority, then Investigations Director,
Technical Crimes Division--Kansas City, Missouri;
9. Special Agent-in-Charge (SAC)--Temple, Texas;
10. Audit Director--Beltsville, Maryland;
11. SAC--New York, New York;
12. Audit Director, then SAC--Oakland, California;
13. Audit Director, then SAC--Atlanta, Georgia;
14. Audit Director, then SAC--Chicago, Illinois;
15. Director, Office of Compliance and Integrity; or
16. Director, Office of Diversity and Conflict Resolution.
II. For purposes of this order of succession, a designated official
is a person holding a permanent appointment to the position. Persons
filling positions in an acting capacity do not substitute for officials
holding a permanent appointment to a position. If a position is vacant
or an official occupying the position on a permanent basis is absent or
unavailable, authority passes to the next available official occupying
a position in the order of succession.
III. This delegation is not in derogation of any authority residing
in the above officials relating to the operation of their respective
programs, nor does it affect the validity of any delegations currently
in force and effect and not specifically cited as revoked or revised
herein.
IV. The authorities delegated herein may not be redelegated.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d; 5 U.S.C. app. 3.
Dated: November 29, 2016.
Phyllis K. Fong,
Inspector General.
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