[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 48, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 48CFR50] [Page 949-950] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION PART 50--EXTRAORDINARY CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS--Table of Contents Subpart 50.2--Delegation of and Limitations on Exercise of Authority 50.201 Delegation of authority. An agency head may delegate in writing authority under the Act and Executive Order, subject to the following limitations: (a) Authority delegated shall be to a level high enough to ensure uniformity of action. (b) Authority to approve requests to obligate the Government in excess of $50,000 may not be delegated below the secretarial level. (c) Regardless of dollar amount, authority to approve any amendment without consideration that increases [[Page 950]] the contract price or unit price may not be delegated below the secretarial level, except in extraordinary cases or classes of cases when the agency head finds that special circumstances clearly justify such delegation. (d) Regardless of dollar amount, authority to indemnify against unusually hazardous or nuclear risks, including extension of such indemnification to subcontracts, shall be exercised only by the Secretary or Administrator of the agency concerned, the Public Printer, or the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (see 50.403).