§ 1901.4 - Authorities and responsibilities.

(a) Authority of supervising officials. Supervising officials have their own authority and also the authority given to officials under their supervision.

(b) Authority of acting officials. Acting officials have the authority and responsibility of their regular and acting positions unless limited by designation document.

(c) Redelegation of authority by State Directors. Unless restricted by memorandum from the Administrator, or FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 regulations, State Directors can delegate their approval authorities to State Office employees within the applicable loan program by issuing a State Supplement.

(d) Redelegations of authority by District Directors. With the prior written concurrence from the State Director, District Directors can delegate their approval authority to Assistant District Directors by memorandum. Authority will not be redelegated, however, until the Assistant District Director receives adequate training and has sufficient expertise.

(e) Restriction of approval authority by Administrator. The Administrator can make written restrictions or revocations of the authority given to any loan approval official.

(f) Restrictions of approval authority for other than Farmer Programs loans by State Directors. A State Director can make written restrictions or revocations, for not more than 6 months, of the authority given to an individual.

(g) Restrictions of approval authority for Farmer Programs loans. A State Director may delegate, revoke, increase, or decrease loan approval authority of individuals to amounts indicated in exhibit C and attachment 1 of exhibit C of this subpart.

(h) Restrictions on Assistant County Supervisors. (1) Newly appointed Assistant County Supervisors will not approve loans until they receive adequate training and written authority from the State Director.

(2) County Supervisors and District Directors must certify that training requirements have been completed.

(i) Restrictions on Emergency Loan Supervisors and Assistant Emergency Loan Supervisors. Emergency Loan Supervisors and Assistant Emergency Loan Supervisors will not approve loans until they receive adequate training and receive written authority from the State Director.