Delegations of Authority -- Office of the General Counsel (OGC)

Date	DOA Number	Title of Delegation	Documents	Redelegation
4/26/1989	EA/EG/40	Designation as Department Claims Officer	PDF (11KB)	EG/EGR3/114
9/4/1992	EA/EG/54	Authority Under 34 CFR Part 8 Regarding Demands for Records or Testimony in Legal Proceedings	PDF (80KB)
5/10/1993	EA/EG/60	Designee for 5 CFR Sec. 2635.403(b), 2635.502(a), (c), (d), (e), etc.	PDF (36KB)	EG/EGB/61 EG/EGB-1/62
5/10/1993	EA/EG/63	Serve as “Agency Designee” under 5 CFR, Sec. 2635.403(g) (2), (3), (6)	PDF (102KB)	EG/EGB/64 EG/EGB-1/65
11/7/1995	EA/EG/76	Authority to Accept Gift of Travel Provided by ED Employees	PDF (85KB)
7/31/1996	EA/EG/79	Authority to File Written Objections to OPM Under 5 USC Sec. 3595 (b) (3) (B)	PDF (80KB)
4/17/2008	EA/EG/109	Authority to review and approve agency settlement involving resolution of any Departmental litigation matter involving a monetary distribution	PDF (129KB)
11/28/2008	EG/EG/115	Person delegation to Bucky Methfessel of the General Counsel’s appointment to the Data Integrity Board and the authority incumbent to that appointment.	PDF (53KB)
To All Deputy General Counsels and Assistant General Counsels
12/4/2007	EG/GEN/108	Authority to certify copies of ED records within their respective areas of responsibilities	PDF (110KB)
Executive Officer, Operations Management Staff
7/25/2008	EG/EG1/113	Authority to approve OGC travel within the Continental United States and non-foreign travel areas, to certify travel authorizations and travel vouchers, and to approve direct flights as indicated by the FTR	PDF (110KB)
8/28/2009	EG/EG1/120	Authority to certify funds available for administering the functions and responsibilities of the Office of the General Counsel	PDF (56KB)
Deputy General Counsel, Program Service
5/12/2008	EG/EGB/110	Authority to review and concur in any agency settlement involving the final resolution of any litigation in which the Department shall make monetary payments	PDF (105KB)
Designated Agency Ethics Official
10/5/1992	EA/EGB/56	Authority to implement financial reporting systems required under 5 CFR Part 2634.	PDF (126KB)	EGB/EGB/58 EGB/EGB3/94
5/10/1993	EG/EGB/61	Designee for 5 CFR, Sec. 2635.403(b), 2635.502(a), (c), (d), (e), etc	PDF (21KB)
5/10/1993	EG/EGB/64	Serve as “Agency Designee” under 5 CFR, Sec. 2635.204(g) (2) (3) (6)	PDF (89KB)
11/18/2003	EA/EGB/92	Serve as “Agency Designee” for the purpose of issuing individual waivers under 5 CFR, Sec. 2635.503(c)	PDF (10KB)
12/18/2008	EA/EGB3/116	Appointment of Susan Winchell as the Department's Designated Agency Ethics Official and, in accordance with 5 CFR Sec. 2638.202(c), the authority to coordinate and manage ED's ethics program	PDF (37KB)	EGB3/EGB3/118
Alternate Agency Ethics Official
12/8/1992	EGB/EGB/58	Implement Financial Disclosure Systems Under 5 CFR Part 2634	PDF (55KB)
12/1/2010	EA/EGR6/122	Person delegation to Marcella Goodridge designating her the Department’s Alternate Agency Ethics Official, and delegating to her the authority to coordinate and manage ED’s ethics program in the absence of the DAEO	PDF (101KB)
Ethics Counsel Staff
5/10/1993	EG/EGB-1/62	Designee for 5 CFR, Sec. 2635.403(b); 2635.502(a), (c), (d), (e), etc	PDF (21KB)
5/10/1993	EG/EGB-1/65	Serve as “Agency Designee” under 5 CFR, Sec. 2635.204(g) (2) (3) (6)	PDF (90KB)
Ethics Division
2/19/2004	EGB/EGB3/94	Person delegation to Janet Nicholson, Taronda Wallace and LaTonya Davis to review and certify public and confidential disclosure reports	PDF (92KB)
6/7/2006	EGB3/EGB3/106	Delegating to Deputy Ethics Officials the authority to review Public Financial Disclosure Reports of the Designated Agency Ethics Official	PDF (36KB)
1/9/2009	EGB3/EGB3/118	Designation as Deputy Ethics Officials and delegating the authority to perform the functions of the Designated Agency Ethics Official	PDF (83KB)
Deputy General Counsel, Postsecondary and Regulatory Service
5/12/2008	EG/EGP/111	Authority to review and concur in any agency settlement involving the final resolution of any litigation in which the Department shall make monetary payments	PDF (105KB)
Assistant General Counsel, Business & Admin. Law Div.
10/22/2010	EG/EGR3/121	Designation as the Department’s Claims Officer and delegation of authority to perform the functions	PDF (119KB)
Deputy General Counsel, Departmental and Legislative Service
5/12/2008	EG/EGR/112	Authority to review and concur in any agency settlement involving the final resolution of any litigation in which the Department shall make monetary payments	PDF (105KB)