[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 6293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3525]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

[Treasury Directive Number 12-41]


Delegation of Authority Concerning Equal Employment Opportunity 
(EEO); Programs and Regional Complaint Centers

February 8, 1996.
    1. Delegation. This Directive delegates authority to the Director, 
Office of Equal Opportunity Program, to:
    a. Direct the Department of the Treasury's EEO Programs including 
all areas of affirmative action, the Hispanic Employment Program 
(including the Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans Program), 
the Federal Women's Program, the Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Program, the Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment 
Program, and the Disability Program;
    b. Direct the Department's Discrimination Complaint Processing 
System, including administering the Regional Complaint Centers in such 
a manner as to process EEO complaints in an efficient, timely, and 
cost-effective manner, including accepting or dismissing complaints of 
discrimination, conducting complete and fair investigations, rendering 
all final decisions on individual and class complaints of 
discrimination, making findings regarding discrimination, rendering 
decisions on allegations of breach of settlement agreements, making 
determinations on attorney's fees, and requiring appropriate remedial 
action whenever necessary;
    c. Develop policies, plans and procedures for implementation of the 
EEO Programs;
    d. Evaluate the sufficiency of the programs and recommend to the 
Assistant Secretary for Management & CFO appropriate solutions for 
upgrading the programs;
    e. Promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the 
responsibilities delegated by this Directive;
    f. Approve the use of any administrative dispute resolution process 
used in resolving EEO complaints;
    g. Review and evaluate effectiveness of bureau EEO-related training 
programs; and
    h. Administer such projects as the Assistant Secretary for 
Management & CFO shall establish.
    2. Redelegation. The authority delegated above, or any parts 
thereof, may be redelegated by the Director, Office of Equal 
Opportunity Program.
    3. Authority. Treasury Order 102-02, ``Delegation of Authority 
Concerning Equal Opportunity Programs.''
    4. Cancellation. Treasury Directive 12-41, ``Delegation of 
Authority Concerning Equal Employment Opportunity Programs and Regional 
Complaint Centers,'' dated April 17, 1989, is superseded.
    5. Expiration Date. This Directive shall expire three years from 
the date of issuance unless superseded or cancelled prior to that date.
    6. Office of Primary Interest. Office of Equal Opportunity Program, 
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Departmental Finance and 
Management), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management & CFO.
George Munoz,
Assistant Secretary for Management & CFO.
[FR Doc. 96-3525 Filed 2-15-96; 8:45 am]
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