BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY

TREASURY ORDER: 107-02

DATE: January 12, 1993

SUNSET REVIEW: TBD

SUBJECT: Authority of the General Counsel to Receive Service of Process

1. By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Treasury, including the authority in 31 U.S.C. 321(b), I hereby authorize the General Counsel to receive service of any subpoena, summons or other judicial process directed to an officer or employee of the Department in that officer's or employee's official capacity in any litigation.

2. This authorization may be redelegated by the General Counsel or the General Counsel's designee to any attorney within the Legal Division of the Department. Any such redelegation shall be in writing.

3. The General Counsel is authorized to ratify and affirm the acceptance of any subpoena, summons or other judicial process directed to an officer or employee of the Department in his or her official capacity when such acceptance was performed by the Associate General Counsel, or by an attorney under the supervision of an Assistant General Counsel or the Associate General Counsel, prior to the date hereof.

4. This Order does not in any way abrogate or modify the requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure regarding service of summons and complaint.

5. CANCELLATION. This Order supersedes Treasury Order 107-02, "The Authority to the General Counsel to Receive Service of Process," dated March 27, 1953.