[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 5] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR601.10] [Page 1041-1042] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION PART 601--ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents Subpart B--Delegations Sec. 601.10 Delegations of authority. (a) Pursuant to authority delegated to the Administrator by 49 CFR 1.45(b) and 1.51 of the regulations of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, the following powers and duties of the Administrator are redelegated to the officials indicated-- (1) The Associate Administrator for Transit Assistance is delegated authority to execute grant contracts, loan agreements, and amendments thereto with respect to approved capital and operating grants, loans and advanced land acquisition loan projects under sections 3, 4, 5, 16 and 17 of the Act (49 U.S.C. 1602, 1603, 1604, 1612 and 1613); under limited circumstances review and approve applications for grants and grant amendments under the FT Act and section 110 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976 and 121(a) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, as amended (23 U.S.C. 103 (e) (4) and 142). The Associate Administrator is further authorized, in connection with the administration of those projects, to approve requisitions for funds, third- party contracts, and project budget amendments within previously authorized limits. (2) The Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development is delegated authority to execute and amend grant contracts and amendments for university research and training projects under section 11 of the Act (49 U.S.C. 1607c). The Associate [[Page 1042]] Administrator is further authorized in connection with the administration of those projects to approve requisitions for funds, third-party contracts and project budget amendments within previously authorized limits. (3) The Associate Administrator for Technology Development and Deployment is delegated authority to execute and amend grant contracts and procurement requests for approved projects under section 6(a) of the Act (49 U.S.C. 1605); The Associate Administrator is further authorized, in connection with the administration of grant contracts, procurement contracts, interagency reimbursable agreements and purchase orders, to approve requisitions for funds, third-party contracts, and project budget amendments within previously authorized limits. (4) The Associate Administrator for Transportation Planning is delegated authority to execute and amend grant contracts and interagency agreements for planning, engineering, architectural feasibility and operational improvement study projects under section 9 of the Act (48 U.S.C. 1607a); review and approve grant applications and grant amendments requested pursuant to section 9 of the Act by urbanized areas of less than 500,000 population. The Associate Administrator is further authorized in connection with the administration of such contracts to approve requisitions for funds, third-party contracts and project budget amendments within previously authorized limits. (5) The Associate Administrator for Transportation Management and Demonstrations is delegated authority to execute and amend grant contracts for projects designed to demonstrate facilities, methods and techniques of transit management and operations under section 6(a) of the Act (49 U.S.C. 1605) and for approved managerial training fellowship projects under section 10 of the Act (49 U.S.C. 1607b). The Associate Administrator is further authorized, in connection with the administration of such projects to approve requisitions for project funds, third-party contracts and project budget amendments within previously authorized limits. (b) All authority delegated to an official listed in paragraph (a) of this section may be redelegated by that official to one or more employees under his jurisdiction. [41 FR 56809, Dec. 30, 1976]