[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 18030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6823]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 310]


Delegation of Authority by the Deputy Secretary to the Under 
Secretary for Political Affairs and the Assistant Secretary for 
Consular Affairs of Authorities Under Section 306 of the Enhanced 
Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State, 
including Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 2651a), and delegated to the Deputy Secretary 
pursuant to Delegation of Authority 245 dated April 23, 2001, I hereby 
delegate to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs and to the 
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs the authority under Section 
306 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 
to determine, in consultation with the Attorney General and the heads 
of other appropriate United States agencies, that an alien who is a 
national of a designated state sponsor of international terrorism does 
not pose a threat to the safety or national security of the United 
States, under standards and procedures developed in consultation with 
the Attorney General and the heads of other appropriate United States 
agencies.
    Notwithstanding this delegation of authority, the Secretary or 
Deputy Secretary may exercise any function or authority delegated by 
this delegation of authority. Either officer to whom this authority is 
delegated may exercise the delegation. The authority delegated herein 
may not be re-delegated.
    This memorandum shall be published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: March 14, 2008.
John D. Negroponte,
Deputy Secretary, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-6823 Filed 4-1-08; 8:45 am]
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