7 CFR § 2610.5 - Delegations of authority.

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title: "7 CFR § 2610.5 - Delegations of authority."
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section_name: "Delegations of authority."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 552; Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app.; 7 U.S.C. 2270."
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# 2610.5 Delegations of authority.

(a) AIGs, Directors, and Counsel listed in § 2610.2, and Audit Directors and SACs listed in § 2610.3, are authorized to take whatever actions are necessary to carry out their assigned functions. This authority may be re-delegated.

(b) The IG reserves the right to establish audit and investigation policies, program, procedures, and standards; to allocate appropriated funds; to determine audit and investigative jurisdiction; and to exercise any of the powers or functions or perform any of the duties referenced in the above delegation.