Delegations of Authority -- Office of the Under Secretary (OUS)

Date	DOA Number	Title of Delegation	Documents
The Under Secretary
9/4/1992	EA/EE/3	Authority Under 34 CFR Part 8 Regarding Demands for Records or Testimony in Legal Proceedings	PDF (80KB)
11/7/1995	EA/EE/14	Authority to Accept Gift of Travel Provided by ED Employees	PDF (86KB)
7/31/1996	EA/EE/16	Authority to File Written Objections to OPM Under 5 USC, Sec. 3595, (b) (3) (B)	PDF (81KB)
4/5/2002	EA/EE/27	Authority to Designate and Office of the Department to Coordinate Activities of the Department as They Relate to the Outlying Areas	PDF (7KB)
8/11/2004	EA/EE/34	Authority to administer oaths of office, on special occasions and upon request, to new employees of the Department	PDF (18KB)
8/11/2004	EA/EE/36	Authority to serve as Chairperson of the Department of Education’s Investment Review Board and to make decisions regarding the Board’s Charter	PDF (73KB)
8/11/2004	EA/EE/37	Authority to review and decide appeals of all initial challenges under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (FAIR Act)	PDF (37KB)
3/23/2010	EA/EE/41	Authority to assert deliberative process privilege to withhold records created and maintained relating to policies, programs and activities of the Department concerning postsecondary education, vocational and adult education and federal student aid	PDF (116KB)
3/23/2010	EA/EE/42	Authority to direct responses by department employees to demands in litigation for testimony with respect to records, policies, programs and activities of the Department related to postsecondary education, vocational and adult education and federal student aid	PDF (107KB)