[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38124-38125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15561]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Inspector General; Line of Succession Designation, No. 23-C, 
Revision 5

    This document replaces and supersedes ``Delegation of Authority and 
Line of Succession No. 23-C, Revision 4.''
    Line of Succession Designation, No. 23-C, Revision 5:
    Effective immediately, the Inspector General's Line of Succession 
Designation is as follows:
    (a) In the event of my inability to perform the functions and 
duties of my position, or my absence from the office, the Deputy 
Inspector General, who is the first assistant for purposes of the 
Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (5 U.S.C. Sec.  3345-3349d), will 
assume all functions and duties of the Inspector General. In the event 
the Deputy Inspector General and I are both unable to perform the 
functions and duties of the position or are absent from our offices, 
and in the absence of the specific designation of another official in 
writing by the Inspector General or the Acting Inspector General, I 
designate the officials in listed order below, if they are eligible to 
act as Inspector General under the provisions of the Federal Vacancies 
Reform Act of 1998, to serve as Acting Inspector General with full 
authority to perform all acts which the Inspector General is authorized 
to perform:
    (1) Assistant Inspector General for Auditing;
    (2) Assistant Inspector General for Investigations;

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    (3) Assistant Inspector General for Management and Policy;
    (4) Counsel to the Inspector General;
    (5) Special Assistant to the Inspector General; and
    (6) Special Agent-in-Charge-Eastern, Central, or Western Region (by 
seniority).
    (b) ``Absence from the office,'' as used in reference to myself in 
paragraph (a) above, means the following:
    (1) I am not present in the office and cannot be reasonably 
contacted by phone or other electronic means, and there is an immediate 
business necessity for the exercise of my authority; or
    (2) I am not present in the office and, upon being contacted by 
phone or other electronic means, I determine that I cannot exercise my 
authority effectively without being physically present in the office.
    (c) An individual serving in an acting capacity in any of the 
positions listed in subparagraphs (a)(1) through (6), unless designated 
as such by the Inspector General, is not included in this Line of 
Succession. Instead, the next non-acting incumbent in the Line of 
Succession shall serve as Acting Inspector General.
    (d) This designation shall remain in full force and effect until 
revoked or superseded in writing by the Inspector General, or by the 
Deputy Inspector General when serving as Acting Inspector General.
    (e) Serving as Acting Inspector General has no effect on the 
officials listed in subparagraphs (a)(1) through (6), above, with 
respect to their full-time position's authorities, duties and 
responsibilities (except that such official cannot both recommend and 
approve an action).

    Dated: June 20, 2012.
Peggy E. Gustafson,
Inspector General.
[FR Doc. 2012-15561 Filed 6-25-12; 8:45 am]
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