Sec. 0.231  Authority delegated.

    (a) The Managing Director, or his designee, upon securing 
concurrence of the General Counsel, is delegated authority to act upon 
requests for waiver, reduction or deferment of fees, establish payment 
dates, and issue notices proposing amendments or adjustments to the fee 
schedules established under part 1, subpart G, of this chapter.
    (b) The Managing Director, or his designee, is delegated authority 
to make nonsubstantive, editorial revisions of the Commission's rules 
and regulations upon approval of the bureau or staff office primarily 
responsible for the particular part or section involved.
    (c) [Reserved]
    (d) The Managing Director, or his designee, upon securing the 
concurrence of the General Counsel, is delegated authority, within the 
purview of the Federal Tort Claims Act, as amended, 28 U.S.C. 2672, to 
grant tort claims directed against the Commission where the amount of 
the claim does not exceed $5,000. In addition thereto, the Managing 
Director, or his designee, upon securing the concurrence of the General 
Counsel, is delegated authority to act in the disposition of claims 
arising under the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act, 
as amended, 31 U.S.C. 3701 and 3721, where the amount of the claim does 
not exceed $6,500.
    (e) The Managing Director is delegated authority to act as Head of 
the Procurement Activity and Contracting Officer for the Commission and 
to designate appropriate subordinate officials to act as Contracting 
Officers for the Commission. As Head of the Procurement Activity, the 
Managing Director will refer all appeals filed against final decisions 
regarding award of contracts to the Board of Contract Appeals of the 
General Services Administration for resolution. Appeals will be handled 
in accordance with the Rules of the Board of Contract Appeals.
    (f) [Reserved]
    (g) The Managing Director, after consultation with the Chairman 
shall establish, renew, and terminate all Federal advisory committees. 
He shall also exercise all management responsibilities under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act as amended (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App.).
    (h)  [Reserved]
    (i) The Secretary, acting under the supervision of the Managing 
Director, serves as the official custodian of the Commission's documents 
and shall have authority to appoint a deputy or deputies for purposes of 
custody and certification of documents located in Gettysburg, 
Pennsylvania or other established locations.

    Cross Reference: 47 CFR part 19, subpart E.
(Secs. 4, 303, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1082; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303; 18 
U.S.C. 207(j); 39 U.S.C. 3220; Notice of Preliminary Guidelines issued 
by the Department of Justice,  50 FR 46622 , November 8, )
[29 1985 FR 14666 , Oct. 28, 1964]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec. 0.231, 
see the List of CFR Sections Affected in the Finding Aids section of 
this volume.

                             Chief Engineer