[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51804-51805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26198]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

49 CFR Parts 1 and 10

[OST Docket No. 1; Amdt. 1-290]


Organization and Delegation of Powers and Duties to the Chief 
Information Officer; Miscellaneous Changes, Office of the Secretary

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The rule delegates certain functions to the Office of the 
Chief Information Officer.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 3, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Crystal M. Bush, Program Analyst, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, S-80, Room 7107-T, 400 Seventh 
Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-9713, or Ms. Gwyneth 
Radloff, Attorney Advisor, Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and 
Enforcement, C-50, Room 10424, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 
20590, (202) 366-9305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 23, 1997, the Secretary of 
Transportation established the Office of the Chief Information Officer. 
These amendments to 49 CFR Parts 1 and 10 delegates the Secretary's 
authority related to specific statutes to the Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

List of Subjects

49 CFR Part 1

    Authority delegations (Government agencies), Organization and 
functions (Government agencies).

49 CFR Part 10

    Privacy.

    In accordance with the above, DOT amends 49 CFR, as follows:

PART 1--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for Part 1 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322; Public Law 101-552, 28 U.S.C. 2672, 31 
U.S.C. 3711(a)(2).

    2. Section 1.22(a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1.22  Structure.

    (a) Secretary and Deputy Secretary. The Secretary and Deputy 
Secretary are assisted by the following, all of which report directly 
to the Secretary: The Associate Deputy Secretary and Director, Office 
of Intermodalism; the Executive Secretariat; the Board of Contract 
Appeals; the Departmental Office of Civil Rights; the Office of Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; the Office of Intelligence and 
Security; the Office of Public Affairs; and the Office of the Chief 
Information Officer. The Assistant Secretaries, the General Counsel, 
and the Inspector General also report directly to the Secretary.
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    3. Section 1.23 is amended by adding a new paragraph (q) as 
follows:


Sec. 1.23  Spheres of primary responsibility.

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    (q) Office of the Chief Information Officer. Serves as principal 
advisor to the Secretary on matters involving information resources and 
information systems management.
    4. Subpart C--Delegations is amended by adding a new Sec. 1.72 as 
follows:


Sec. 1.72  Delegations to the Office of the Chief Information Officer.

    (a) Carry out all functions and responsibilities assigned to the 
Secretary with respect to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3506);
    (b) Carry out all functions and responsibilities assigned to the 
Secretary with respect to the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1422 
to 1424, 1427);
    (c) Carry out all functions and responsibilities assigned to the 
Secretary with respect to the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 
759, 759 notes);
    (d) Approve waivers to Federal Information Processing Standards 
(FIPS) under Section 5131 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 
1441); and
    (e) Carry out all the functions and responsibilities assigned to 
the Secretary with respect to Executive Order 13011, Federal 
Information Technology, Section 2, paragraphs (a), (b), (d), (e), and 
(f).

PART 10--[AMENDED]

    5. The authority citation for Part 10 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; 49 U.S.C. 322.

    6. Section 10.13 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to 
read as follows:


Sec. 10.13  Privacy Act Officer.

    (a) To assist with implementation, evaluation, and administration 
issues, the Chief Information Officer appoints a principal coordinating 
official with the title Privacy Act Officer, and one Privacy Act 
Coordinator from his/her staff.
    (b) Inquiries concerning Privacy Act matters, or requests for 
assistance, may be addressed to the Privacy Act Officer

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(S-80), Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., 
Washington, DC 20590.
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    Dated: July 30, 1997.
Rodney E. Slater,
Secretary of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-26198 Filed 10-2-97; 8:45 am]
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