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28 CFR § 79.70 - Attorney General's delegation of authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s79.70"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 79.70 - Attorney General's delegation of authority."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "79.70"
section_name: "Attorney General's delegation of authority."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "79"
part_name: "CLAIMS UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 6(a), 6(i) and 6(j), Pub. L. 101-426, 104 Stat. 920, as amended by secs. 3(c)-(h), Pub. L. 106-245, 114 Stat. 501 and sec. 11007, Pub. L. 107-273, 116 Stat. 1758 (42 U.S.C. 2210 note; 5 U.S.C. 500(b))."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 2711-2004, 69 FR 13634, Mar. 23, 2004, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "79"
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# 79.70 Attorney General's delegation of authority.

(a) An Assistant Director within the Constitutional and Specialized Torts Staff, Torts Branch, Civil Division, shall be assigned to manage the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program and issue a decision on each claim filed under the Act, and otherwise act on behalf of the Attorney General in all other matters relating to the administration of the Program, except for rulemaking authority. The Assistant Director may delegate any of his or her responsibilities under the regulations in this part to an attorney working under the supervision of the Assistant Director.

(b) The Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, shall designate an Appeals Officer to act on appeals from the Assistant Director's decisions.