[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 70315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32552]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
[Treasury Directive Number 13-20]
Delegation of Authority for Administering the District of
Columbia Retirement Programs
Dated: December 3, 1999.
1. Purpose
The National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement
Act of 1997, Title XI of Pub. L. 105-33 (111 Stat. 251, 712), as
amended, (the ``Act''), transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury
certain responsibilities with respect to the retirement programs for
District of Columbia police officers, firefighters, teachers, and
judges (the ``Retirement Programs''). The purposes of this Directive
are to: (a) establish the Office of DC Pensions; and (b) delegate
authority to the Director, Office of DC Pensions, to carry out
Treasury's responsibilities with respect to the Retirement Programs.
2. Delegation
a. The Office of DC Pensions is hereby established within the
Departmental Offices. The Office of DC Pensions shall be headed by the
Director. The Director reports to the Assistant Secretary for
Management and Chief Financial Officer. The Director is responsible for
establishing operating policies and guidelines and carrying out
Treasury's responsibilities with respect to the Retirement Programs.
b. Pursuant to Treasury Order (TO) 102-23, this Directive delegates
to the Director, Office of DC Pensions, all duties, powers, rights, and
obligations vested by TO 102-23 in the Assistant Secretary for
Management and Chief Financial Officer with respect to the Retirement
Programs, subject to the following conditions.
(1) If, in the judgment of the Director, a matter has the potential
for significant public interest, involves unusual or extraordinary
spending commitments, or otherwise requires consideration by policy
level Treasury officials, the Director shall consult with the Assistant
Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer before taking
action with respect to that matter.
(2) The Director, in issuing regulations and in taking
administrative actions (such as personnel, procurement and financial
management functions), shall act in conformity with Treasury Orders and
Directives, and Departmental Offices Directives, otherwise applicable
to these functions.
a. The Director, Office of DC Pensions, shall be a designee of the
Secretary for purposes of Section 11003(15) of the Act, and for any
similar statutory provision with respect to the administration of the
Retirement Programs. Any person or entity receiving authority under
paragraph 3. below also may be a designee of the Secretary for these
purposes.
3. Redelegation
The authority granted to the Director, Office of DC Pensions, by
this Directive, may be redelegated, and, to the extent authorized by
the Act, may be conferred upon a person or entity outside the
Department, except that the authority to issue regulations with respect
to the Retirement Programs as authorized by the Act may not be
redelegated or conferred upon another person or entity.
4. Authorities
a. TO 102-23, ``Delegation of Authority With Respect to Retirement
Programs for District of Columbia Employees,'' dated June 23, 1999.
b. The National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Act of 1997, Title XI of Pub. L. 105-33 (111 Stat. 251,
712), as amended.
5. Cancellation
a. Treasury Directive 13-20, ``Delegation of Responsibilities
Relating to the Transfer of the District of Columbia Pension Systems,''
dated May 7, 1998, is superseded.
b. Memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief
Financial Officer to the Treasury Manager, DC Pensions Project,
``Delegation of Authority for the DC Pensions Project,'' dated June 25,
1999, is canceled.
6. Office of Primary Interest
Office of DC Pensions, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Management and Chief Financial Officer.
Nancy Killefer,
Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-32552 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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