96-11156. Delegation of Authority To Order Paid Advertising for Use in Recruitment

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 88 (Monday, May 6, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20133-20134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11156]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 2

RIN 2900-AH74


Delegation of Authority To Order Paid Advertising for Use in 
Recruitment

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document amends regulations concerning delegations of 
authority to order paid advertising for use in recruitment. Under the 
previous regulations, the authority was delegated to heads of each 
department; to the Director, Office of Personnel and Labor Relations; 
to the deputies to such officials; and to field facility heads. To 
reflect current organizational structure and titles, and to ensure that 
delegations are made to all of those who need

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authority to order paid advertising for use in recruitment, the 
regulations are amended to delegate such authority to Administration 
Heads, Assistant Secretaries, Other Key Officials (the General Counsel; 
the Inspector General; the Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals; the 
Chairman, Board of Contract Appeals; and the Director, Office of Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization), Deputy Assistant Secretaries, 
to the deputies of such officials, to the Deputy Assistant Secretary 
and Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources 
Management, and to field facility Directors. Also, nonsubstantive 
changes are made for purposes of clarity.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gloria C. Oliver, Chief, Recruitment 
and Examining Division (054E), Employment and Training Service, Office 
of Human Resources Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20420, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule consists of delegations of 
authority and nonsubstantive changes and, therefore, is not subject to 
the notice and comment and effective date provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553.
    The Secretary hereby certifies that this rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
as they are defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-
612. This rule merely sets forth delegations of authority and 
nonsubstantive changes.
    There is no Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance program number 
for this regulation.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 2

    Authority delegations (government agencies).

    Approved: April 1, 1996.
Jesse Brown,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 38 CFR part 2 is amended 
as set forth below:

PART 2--DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY

    1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 72 Stat. 1114; 38 U.S.C. 501, unless otherwise noted.

    2. Section 2.4 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 2.4  Delegation of authority to order paid advertising for use in 
recruitment.

    Paid advertisements may be used in recruitment for VA competitive 
and excepted service positions. Authority to order such advertisements 
is hereby delegated to Administration Heads, Assistant Secretaries, 
Other Key Officials (the General Counsel; the Inspector General; the 
Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals; the Chairman, Board of Contract 
Appeals; and the Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization), Deputy Assistant Secretaries, to the deputies of such 
officials, to the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Associate Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management, and to field 
facility Directors.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 302(b)(2); 44 U.S.C. 3702)

[FR Doc. 96-11156 Filed 5-3-96; 8:45 am]
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