[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68830-68831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27942]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Delegation of Authority to the Principal Deputy Assistant
Attorney General for the Civil Division
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On November 9, 2012, the Attorney General issued Attorney
General Order No. 3350-2012, which delegates all of the power and
authority of the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division to
the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division,
unless any such power or authority is required by law to be exercised
by the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division personally.
With this delegation, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil
Division and the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the
Civil
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Division will each, concurrently, have the same set of delegated
powers.
DATES: Attorney General Order No. 3350-2012 became effective November
9, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosemary Hart, Special Counsel, Office
of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530; (202)
514-2027.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 509, ``[a]ll functions
of other officers of the Department of Justice and all functions of
agencies and employees of the Department of Justice are vested in the
Attorney General'' but for exceptions not applicable here. Pursuant to
28 U.S.C. Sec. 510, the Attorney General has broad authority to
``authorize[e] the performance by any other officer, employee, or
agency of the Department of Justice of any function of the Attorney
General.'' Various powers and authorities have been delegated to the
Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division. See, e.g., 28 CFR
Ch. I, Pt. 0, Subpts. I, Y, App. to Subpt. Y; 28 CFR 15.4. This most
recent delegation ensures that the Assistant Attorney General for the
Civil Division and the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for
the Civil Division will each, concurrently, have the same set of
delegated powers, thereby enhancing efficient management of Civil
Division operations.
The delegation order is a matter of internal Department management.
Accordingly, the requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act
for notice and comment and a delay in effective date are not
applicable. See 5 U.S.C. 553. Although publication is not required, the
Department has chosen to publish this notice to advise the public of
this recent delegation.
The order is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under section
3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and accordingly it has not been reviewed
by the Office of Management and Budget. In addition, the order will not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. See 5 U.S.C. 605(b). Nor will it have substantial direct
effects on the states, on the relationship between the national
government and the states, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore,
this order does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant
the preparation of a Federalism Assessment pursuant to Executive Order
13132.
Attorney General Order 3350-2012 reads as follows:
``By virtue of the authority vested in me by law, including 28
U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 509 and 510, I hereby delegate to the Principal
Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division all the power
and authority of the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division,
unless any such power or authority is required by law to be exercised
by the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division personally.''
Dated: November 13, 2012.
Rosemary Hart,
Special Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2012-27942 Filed 11-15-12; 8:45 am]
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