[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 70315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32552]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

[Treasury Directive Number 13-20]


Delegation of Authority for Administering the District of 
Columbia Retirement Programs

    Dated: December 3, 1999.

1. Purpose

    The National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement 
Act of 1997, Title XI of Pub. L. 105-33 (111 Stat. 251, 712), as 
amended, (the ``Act''), transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury 
certain responsibilities with respect to the retirement programs for 
District of Columbia police officers, firefighters, teachers, and 
judges (the ``Retirement Programs''). The purposes of this Directive 
are to: (a) establish the Office of DC Pensions; and (b) delegate 
authority to the Director, Office of DC Pensions, to carry out 
Treasury's responsibilities with respect to the Retirement Programs.

2. Delegation

    a. The Office of DC Pensions is hereby established within the 
Departmental Offices. The Office of DC Pensions shall be headed by the 
Director. The Director reports to the Assistant Secretary for 
Management and Chief Financial Officer. The Director is responsible for 
establishing operating policies and guidelines and carrying out 
Treasury's responsibilities with respect to the Retirement Programs.
    b. Pursuant to Treasury Order (TO) 102-23, this Directive delegates 
to the Director, Office of DC Pensions, all duties, powers, rights, and 
obligations vested by TO 102-23 in the Assistant Secretary for 
Management and Chief Financial Officer with respect to the Retirement 
Programs, subject to the following conditions.
    (1) If, in the judgment of the Director, a matter has the potential 
for significant public interest, involves unusual or extraordinary 
spending commitments, or otherwise requires consideration by policy 
level Treasury officials, the Director shall consult with the Assistant 
Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer before taking 
action with respect to that matter.
    (2) The Director, in issuing regulations and in taking 
administrative actions (such as personnel, procurement and financial 
management functions), shall act in conformity with Treasury Orders and 
Directives, and Departmental Offices Directives, otherwise applicable 
to these functions.
    a. The Director, Office of DC Pensions, shall be a designee of the 
Secretary for purposes of Section 11003(15) of the Act, and for any 
similar statutory provision with respect to the administration of the 
Retirement Programs. Any person or entity receiving authority under 
paragraph 3. below also may be a designee of the Secretary for these 
purposes.

3. Redelegation

    The authority granted to the Director, Office of DC Pensions, by 
this Directive, may be redelegated, and, to the extent authorized by 
the Act, may be conferred upon a person or entity outside the 
Department, except that the authority to issue regulations with respect 
to the Retirement Programs as authorized by the Act may not be 
redelegated or conferred upon another person or entity.

4. Authorities

    a. TO 102-23, ``Delegation of Authority With Respect to Retirement 
Programs for District of Columbia Employees,'' dated June 23, 1999.
    b. The National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
Improvement Act of 1997, Title XI of Pub. L. 105-33 (111 Stat. 251, 
712), as amended.

5. Cancellation

    a. Treasury Directive 13-20, ``Delegation of Responsibilities 
Relating to the Transfer of the District of Columbia Pension Systems,'' 
dated May 7, 1998, is superseded.
    b. Memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief 
Financial Officer to the Treasury Manager, DC Pensions Project, 
``Delegation of Authority for the DC Pensions Project,'' dated June 25, 
1999, is canceled.

6. Office of Primary Interest

    Office of DC Pensions, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Management and Chief Financial Officer.
Nancy Killefer,
Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-32552 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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