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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service
[Delegation Order No. 222 (Rev. 3)]

 

Delegation of Authority

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: Authority to approve the use of pen registers and to authorize 
the application for issuance of a court order to monitor 
communications.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 23, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat Allen, CP:CI:R, Room 7030, 1111 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20224, telephone 202-622-5688 
(not a toll-free call)
    Effective Date: September 23, 1994.
    Authority to Approve the Use of Pen Registers and to Monitor 
Communications
    Pursuant to the Authority vested in the Commissioner of Internal 
Revenue By Treasury Order 150-10 and 18 U.S.C. 2516, the authority to 
approve the use of pen registers; to authorize the application for 
issuance of a court order to monitor communications via display pagers, 
facsimile transceivers and tone and voice pagers (non-aural portion of 
the communications); and to approve the monitoring of communications 
via tone-only pagers is delegated as follows:
    1. The Assistant Commissioner (Criminal Investigation) and anyone 
acting for him/her is authorized to approve the use of pen registers in 
the investigations involving felony violations within the jurisdiction 
of Criminal Investigation, wagering violations and for locating 
fugitives from justice charged with a violation who were the subject of 
an investigation by Criminal Investigation. Authorization by the 
Assistant Commissioner (Criminal Investigation) for the use of a pen 
register is contingent upon the obtaining of a court order prior to 
installation of the pen register. This authority may not be 
redelegated.
    2. The Assistant Commissioner (Criminal Investigation) and anyone 
acting for him/her is authorized to approve the application for 
issuance of a court order to monitor communications via display pagers, 
facsimile transceivers and tone and voice pagers (non-aural portion of 
the communications). This authority may not be redelegated.
    3. The Chief, Criminal Investigation Division, the Director or 
Deputy Director, National Operations Division (Criminal Investigation), 
and anyone acting for these persons may authorize the monitoring of 
communications via tone-only pagers. This authority may not be 
redelegated.
    4. Delegation Order No. 222, (Rev. 2), effective March 20, 1990, is 
superseded.

    Dated: October 13, 1994.
James McGovern,
 (Acting) Chief Compliance Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-26205 Filed 10-20-94; 8:45 am]
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