TITLE 7 - AGRICULTURE

SUBTITLE B - REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

CHAPTER XXX - OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

SUBCHAPTER I - ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS

PART 3017 - GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)

subpart i - DEFINITIONS

3017.1010 - Suspending official.

  (a) Suspending official means an agency official who is authorized to impose suspension. The suspending official is either: (1) The agency head; or (2) An official designated by the agency head.

  (b) The head of an organizational unit within the Department of Agriculture (e.g., Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service), who has been delegated authority in part 2 of this title to carry out a covered transaction, is delegated authority to act as the suspending official in connection with such transaction. This authority to act as a suspending official may not be redelegated below the head of the organizational unit, except that, in the case of the Forest Service, the Chief may redelegate the authority to act as a suspending official to the Deputy Chief or an Associate Deputy Chief for the National Forest System.

[68 FR 66544, 66563, Nov. 26, 2003, as amended at 68 FR 66565, Nov. 26, 2003]