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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service
[Delegation Order No. 205 (Rev. 7)]

 

Delegation of Authority

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

SUMMARY: Authority to approve the interception of verbal wire and non-
wire communications in Criminal Investigation.

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).
    Pursuant to the Authority vested in the Commissioner of Internal 
Revenue by Department of the Treasury Order 150-10 and in accordance 
with a Memorandum from the Attorney General to the Heads and Inspectors 
General of Executive Department and Agencies (dated November 7, 1983), 
the authority to approve the interception of verbal wire and non-wire 
communications with the consent of at least one party to the 
communication is hereby delegated as follows:
    1. The Deputy Chief Inspector; the Assistant Chief Inspector 
(Internal Security); and the Director and Deputy Director, National 
Operations Division (Criminal Investigation) are authorized to approve 
the interception of non-telephone conversations in all criminal 
investigations conducted by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to 
the requirements set out in the Attorney General's November 7, 1983, 
memorandum.
    2. Regional Inspectors may approve interception of non-telephone 
conversations when exigent circumstances preclude obtaining prior 
written approval from an otherwise designated official.
    3. The Director, Office of Investigations (Internal Security); 
Assistant Regional Inspectors (Internal Security); Division Chiefs, 
Criminal Investigation; and the Director and Deputy Director, National 
Operations Division (Criminal Investigation) are authorized to approve 
the interception of telephone conversations in all criminal 
investigations conducted by the Internal Revenue Service.
    4. Criminal Investigators (GS-1811 series) of the Internal Security 
or Criminal Investigation functions, or persons acting under the 
direction of Criminal Investigators, are authorized to use monitoring 
equipment to intercept verbal wire and non-wire communications when 
approved by delegated officials in this Delegation Order.
    5. This authority may not be redelegated.
    6. Delegation Order No. 205 (Rev. 6), effective January 19, 1994, 
is superseded.

    Dated: October 13, 1994.
James McGovern,
Acting Chief Compliance Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-26570 Filed 10-26-94; 8:45 am]
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