[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51875-51876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21124]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Special Inspector General for Troubled Asset Relief Program;
Delegation of Authorities
AGENCY: Office of the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset
Relief Program, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of delegation of authorities.
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SUMMARY: This notice delegates the authority of the Special Inspector
General of the Office of the Inspector General of the Troubled Asset
Relief Program (SIGTARP) to issue subpoenas to the SIGTARP Chief of
Staff, SIGTARP Deputy Special Inspector General, SIGTARP Deputy Special
Inspector General for Audit, SIGTARP Deputy Special Inspector General
for Investigations, and SIGTARP General Counsel. This notice also
delegates to the SIGTARP Chief of Staff, SIGTARP Deputy Special
Inspector General, SIGTARP Deputy Special Inspector General for
Investigations, and SIGTARP General Counsel, the authority of the
Special Inspector General to request information under 5 U.S.C.
552a(b)(7).
DATES: Effective date: August 26, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: B. Chad Bungard, General Counsel,
SIGTARP, at (202) 622-1419.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of
2008 (ESSA), created SIGTARP at section 121. 12 U.S.C. 5231. Section
121(d)(1) of EESA endows the Special Inspector General with the
authorities set forth at section 6 of the Inspector General Act of
1978, as amended (the Act), 5 U.S.C. App. 3. Section 6(a)(4) of the Act
authorizes the Special Inspector General to require by subpoena the
production of all information, documents, reports, answers, records,
accounts, papers, and other data and documentary evidence deemed
necessary in the performance of the
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Special Inspector General's function. This notice delegates this
authority to issue subpoenas from the Special Inspector General to the
SIGTARP Chief of Staff, SIGTARP Deputy Special Inspector General,
SIGTARP Deputy Special Inspector General for Audit, SIGTARP Deputy
Special Inspector General for Investigations, and SIGTARP General
Counsel.
Section 552a(b)(7) of Title 5, United States Code, authorizes the
Special Inspector General to request information protected by the
Privacy Act for a civil or criminal law enforcement activity. This
notice delegates this authority to request records protected by the
Privacy Act for a civil or criminal law enforcement activity from the
Special Inspector General to the SIGTARP Chief of Staff, SIGTARP Deputy
Special Inspector General, SIGTARP Deputy Special Inspector General for
Investigations, and SIGTARP General Counsel.
The Special Inspector General has not limited her authority to
issue subpoenas or to request information under 5 U.S.C. 552a by this
delegation. Also, this delegation expressly prohibits further
delegation or redelegation.
Accordingly, the Special Inspector General delegates the following
authorities:
Section A. Authority Delegated
The SIGTARP Special Inspector General delegates to the SIGTARP
Chief of Staff, SIGTARP Deputy Special Inspector General, SIGTARP
Deputy Special Inspector General for Audit, SIGTARP Deputy Special
Inspector General for Investigations, and SIGTARP General Counsel, the
authority to require by subpoena the production of all information,
documents, reports, answers, records, accounts, papers, and other data
and documentary evidence necessary in the performance of the functions
assigned by EESA.
Additionally, the Special Inspector General delegates to the
SIGTARP Chief of Staff, SIGTARP Deputy Special Inspector General,
SIGTARP Deputy Special Inspector General for Investigations, and
SIGTARP General Counsel, the authority to request information under 5
U.S.C. 552a(b)(7).
Section B. No Further Delegation or Redelegation
The authority delegated in Section A above may not be further
delegated or redelegated.
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 5231; Pub. L. 110-343, Sec. 121; 5 U.S.C.
App. 3 Sec. 6(a)(4); 5 U.S.C. 301.
Christy Romero,
Special Inspector General.
[FR Doc. 2015-21124 Filed 8-25-15; 8:45 am]
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