Appendix A to Part 1 - Delegations and Redelegations by Secretarial Officers
49:1.0.1.1.1.4.3.24.1 : Appendix A
Appendix A to Part 1 - Delegations and Redelegations by Secretarial
Officers
1. Director of Budget. The Assistant Secretary for Budget
and Programs and CFO has redelegated to the Director of Budget
authority to -
(a) Request apportionment and reapportionment of funds by the
Office of Management and Budget, provided that no request for
apportionment or reapportionment which anticipates the need for a
supplemental appropriation shall be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget without appropriate certification by the
Secretary.
(b) Issue allotments or allocations of funds to components of
the Department.
2. Chief Counsels. The General Counsel has delegated to
the Chief Counsels the authority delegated to the General Counsel
by Amendment 1-41 to part 1 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations, 35 FR 17658, November 17, 1970, as follows:
Section 855 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by Public Law
91-393, 84 Stat. 835 (40 U.S.C. 255) authorizes the Attorney
General to delegate to other departments and agencies his authority
to give written approval of the sufficiency to the title to land
being acquired by the United States. The Attorney General has
delegated to the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Land
and Natural Resources Division the authority to make delegations
under that law to other Federal departments and agencies (28 CFR
0.66). The Assistant Attorney General, Land and Natural Resources
Division, has further delegated certain responsibilities in
connection with the approval of the sufficiency of the title to
land to the Department of Transportation as follows:
Delegation to the Department of Transportation for the Approval of
the Title to Lands Being Acquired for Federal Public Purposes
Pursuant to the provision of Public Law 91-393, approved
September 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 835, amending R.S. 355 (40 U.S.C. 255),
and acting under the provisions of Order No. 440-70 of the Attorney
General, dated October 2, 1970, the responsibility for the approval
of the sufficiency of the title to land for the purpose for which
the property is being acquired by purchase or condemnation by the
United States for the use of your Department is, subject to the
general supervision of the Attorney General and to the following
conditions, hereby delegated to your Department.
This delegation of authority is further subject to:
1. Compliance with the regulations issued by the Assistant
Attorney General on October 2, 1970, a copy of which is
enclosed.
2. This delegation is limited to:
(a) The acquisition of land for which the title evidence,
prepared in compliance with these regulations, consists of a
certificate of title, title insurance policy, or an owner's
duplicate Torrens certificate of title.
(b) The acquisition of lands valued at $100,000 or less, for
which the title evidence consists of abstracts of title or other
types of title evidence prepared in compliance with said
regulations.
As stated in the above-mentioned Act, any Federal department or
agency which has been delegated the responsibility to approve land
titles under the Act may request the Attorney General to render his
opinion as to the validity of the title to any real property or
interest therein, or may request the advice or assistance of the
Attorney General in connection with determinations as to the
sufficiency of titles.
The Chief Counsels of the Federal Aviation Administration,
Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Transit
Administration, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation,
Maritime Administration, and Research and Innovative Technology
Administration are hereby authorized to approve the sufficiency of
the title to land being acquired by purchase or condemnation by the
United States for the use of their respective organizations. This
delegation is subject to the limitations imposed by the Assistant
Attorney General, Land and Natural Resources Division, in his
delegation to the Department of Transportation. Redelegation of
this authority may only be made by the Chief Counsels to attorneys
within their respective organizations.
If the organization does not have an attorney experienced and
capable in the examination of title evidence, a Chief Counsel may,
with the concurrence of the General Counsel, request the Attorney
General to (1) furnish an opinion as to the validity of a title to
real property or interest therein, or (2) provide advice or
assistance in connection with determining the sufficiency of the
title.