7 CFR § 3700.4 - Authority to act for the Administrator.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s3700.4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 3700.4 - Authority to act for the Administrator."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "3700.4"
section_name: "Authority to act for the Administrator."
chapter_name: "ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "3700"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 552, and 7 CFR 2.67."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 1827, Jan. 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3700"
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# 3700.4 Authority to act for the Administrator.
In the absence of the Administrator, the following officials are designated to serve as Acting Administrator in the order indicated:
Associate Administrator
Director, Commercial Agriculture Division
Director, Food and Consumer Economics Division
Director, Natural Resources and Environment Division
Director, Rural Economy Division
Director, Information Services Division
Director, Office of Energy and New Uses