[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68355-68356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34089]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

[Treasury Order Number 150-31]


Delegation--Limited Referral Authority for Advice in Undercover 
Operations and Approval of Consensual Monitoring Requests

December 19, 1997.
    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Treasury, 
including the authority vested by 31 U.S.C. 321(b) and sections 6103, 
7801, 7802(a) and 7803(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, it is 
hereby ordered that:
    1. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is authorized to refer 
matters involving potential violations of law to the Department of 
Justice for the limited purpose of ensuring legal, ethical, and 
prosecutorial uniformity in the application of undercover techniques 
pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding entitled ``Internal Revenue 
Service, Undercover Review Committee'' entered into by the Deputy 
Attorney General and the Commissioner in August 1995, or any successor 
memorandum. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue may redelegate this 
authority.
    2. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is authorized to refer 
requests for approval of consensual monitoring to the Department of 
Justice as provided in the Attorney General's Memorandum to Heads and 
Inspectors General of Executive Departments and Agencies entitled 
``Procedures for Lawful, Warrantless Interceptions of Verbal 
Communications'' dated November 7, 1983, or any successor memorandum. 
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue may redelegate this authority.
    3. The limited referral authority granted to the Commissioner of 
Internal Revenue by this Order shall terminate with respect to each 
matter so referred once the advice concerning undercover techniques is 
received or once approval for use of consensual monitoring is obtained.
    4. This Order does not authorize the Commissioner of Internal 
Revenue to refer any matter, including matters

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within the scope of paragraphs 1. and 2. above, to the Department of 
Justice for purposes of prosecution, grand jury investigation, or any 
action other than those defined in paragraphs 1. and 2; such authority 
shall remain with the Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service in 
accordance with existing delegations.
Robert E. Rubin,
Secretary of the Treasury.
[FR Doc. 97-34089 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
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