48 CFR § 405.502 - 405.502 Authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s405.502"
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title: "48 CFR § 405.502 - 405.502   Authority."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "405.502"
section_name: "405.502   Authority."
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "ACQUISITION PLANNING"
part_number: "405"
part_name: "PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS"
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 40 U.S.C. 486(c)."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 81015, Oct. 7, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "405"
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# 405.502 405.502   Authority.

The authority vested in the HCA to authorize publication of paid advertisements in newspapers (44 U.S.C. 3702) is delegated, with power of redelegation, to Mission Area senior contracting officials. A Mission Area senior contracting official's redelegation of this authority shall be in writing.