46 CFR § 501.15 - Delegation to the Chief Financial Officer.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s501.15"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 501.15 - Delegation to the Chief Financial Officer."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "501.15"
section_name: "Delegation to the Chief Financial Officer."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
part_number: "501"
part_name: "THE FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION—GENERAL"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 551-557, 701-706, 2903 and 6304; 31 U.S.C. 3721; 41 U.S.C. 414 and 418; 44 U.S.C. 501-520 and 3501-3520; 46 U.S.C. 40101-41309, 42101-42109, 44101-44106, 46101-46108; Pub. L. 89-56, 70 Stat. 195; 5 CFR part 2638; Pub. L. 104-320, 110 Stat. 3870."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 50681, Sept. 10, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "501"
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# 501.15 Delegation to the Chief Financial Officer.
(a) Authority to approve, certify, or otherwise authorize those actions dealing with appropriations of funds made available to the Commission including allotments, fiscal matters, and contracts relating to the operation of the Commission within the laws, rules, and regulations set forth by the Federal Government.
(b) Authority, in the absence or preoccupation of the Managing Director, to sign travel orders, non-docketed recommendations to the Commission, and other routine documents for the Managing Director, consistent with the programs, policies, and precedents established by the Commission or the Managing Director.