and relocation expenses, to Treasury employees aggregating not more than $500 in conformity with the limitations and standards set forth in the aforesaid provision of law and regulations.

2. Customs Delegation Order No. 34 (Revision 1), dated July 18, 1973 (T. D. 73-202, 38 FR 19916) is hereby rescinded.

3. This order shall take effect upon publication in the Federal Register. (41 FR 13380, 3/30/76)

G, R. DICKERSON,
Acting Commissioner of Customs.

(T.D. 70-193)
Customs Delegation Order No. 37

Order of the Commissioner of Customs transferring the functions under Public

Law No. 362--84th Congress--Ist Session, to agents of the Customs Agency Service

Treasury Department
Office of the Commissioner of Customs,

Washington, D.C., September 1, 1970. Under the authority conferred upon me by Treasury Department Order No. 165-5, dated October 17, 1956 (T.D. 54222, 21 F.R. 8242), the functions under Public Law No. 362--84th Congress--1st Session (Act of August 11, 1955, 21 U.S.C. 198a, 1986, 198c), are hereby transferred as follows:

1. All of the said functions are transferred to special agents in charge of the Bureau of Customs;

2. All of the said functions, except the authority to issue subpoenas, are transferred to senior resident special agents, resident special agents, and special agents of the Bureau of Customs.

This order supersedes Customs Delegation Order No. 10, dated October 19, 1956 (T.D. 54223, 21 F.R. 8242).

(35 FR 14223, 9/9/70)

MYLES J. AMBROSE, Commissioner of Customs.

(T.D. 71-61)
Customs Delegation Order No. 40

Order of the Commissioner of Customs delegating functions, rights, privileges, powers, and duties to area directors in the Customs district of New York City, New York.

Department of the Treasury
Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Washington, D.C., February 18, 1971.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Treasury Department Order No. 165, Revised (T.D. 53654, 19 F.R. 7241), all functions, rights, privileges, powers, and duties delegated to district directors of customs and to regional commissioners of customs by Customs Delegation Order No. 22 (T.D. 56470, 30 F.R. 11180) are hereby delegated also to area directors of customs for the Customs district of New York City, New York, effective on April 1, 1971.

(T.D. 73-163)

Customs Delegation Order No. 46

Designation of the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Administration, Bureau of

Customs, and the Director, Facilities Management Division, Office of Administration, Bureau of Customs, as contracting officers to enter into certain contracts

Department of the Treasury, Office of the Commissioner of Customs,

Washington, D.C., June 12, 1973.

1. By virtue of authority vested in me by Treasury Department Order No. 165, Revised (T.D. 53654, 19 F.R. 7241), and by Treasury Department Order

208 (Revision 1), dated July 17, 1972 (37 F.R. 14419), I hereby designate the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Administration, Bureau of Customs, and the Director, Facilities Management Division, Office of Administration, Bureau of Customs, as contracting officers with authority to enter into and administer contracts for the acquisition of land and the construction of Customs border facilities provided for in section 1 and section 2 of the Act of June 26, 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 68, 69); the lease of real property; and the procurement of personal property and nonpersonal services (including construction).

2. This delegation is subject to the requirements and limitations of Treasury Department Order No. 208 (Revision 1), dated July 17, 1972, and shall be exercised in accordance with the requirements and limitations of Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. chapter 4) as well as the applicable Federal Procurement Regulations, 41 CFR, chapters 1 and 10.

3. Subject to the requirements and limitations of paragraph 2 above, the authority herein delegated may be redelegated by the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Administration, Bureau of Customs, or the Director, Facilities Management Division, Office of Administration, Bureau of Customs, to other officers or employees of the Customs Service in such manner as they shall direct.

4. Any action heretofore taken by the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Administration, Bureau of Customs, or the Director, Facilities Management Division, Office of Administration, Bureau of Customs, which involved the exercise of authority hereby granted is affirmed and ratified.

5. This order supersedes Customs Delegation Order No. 36, dated July 22, 1970 (T.D. 70- 168, 35 F.R. 12079).

(38 FR 15857, 6/18/73)

Customs Delegation Order No. 46; AMENDMENT I

Customs Delegation Order No. 46, relating to Designation of Contracting Officers,

amended

Department of the Treasury, Office of the Commissioner of Customs,

Washington, D.C., July 23, 1975,

Customs Delegation Order No. 46 (T.D. 73. 163, 38 F.R. 15857) designated the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Administration, U.S. Customs Service, and the Director, Facilities Management Division, Office of Administration, U.S. Customs Service, as contracting officers to enter into certain contracts.

In order to reflect the recent reorganization in the Office of Administration,
Customs Delegation Order No. 46 is amended by substituting for Director,
Facilities Management Division, Office of Administration, the new title, Director,
Logistics Management Division, Office of Administration,
(40 FR 32361, 8/1/75)

G. R. DICKERSON,
Acting Commissioner of Customs.

(T.D. 73-302)

Customs Delegation Order No. 48

Order of the Commissioner of Customs delegating and revoking certain authority

to field officers

Department of the Treasury, Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Washington, D.C., October 26, 1973.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Treasury Department Order No. 165, Revised (T.D, 53654, 19 F.R. 7241), as amended:

(1) I hereby delegate to the following officers and such other officers as may be designated by them in writing the authority to designate persons as indicated below as Customs officers (excepted) without additional compensation, in accordance with guidelines issued by Headquarters, U.S. Customs Service:

a. Regional Commissioners and District Directors of Customs may designate persons within their respective jurisdictions as Customs Inspectors (excepted), Customs Patrol Officers (excepted) or Customs Warehouse Officers (ecepted) and may revoke designations;

b. The Directors, inspection and Conirol Division and Patrol Division, Headquarters, Office of Operations, may designate persons as Customs Officers (excepted), Customs Inspectors (excepted), Customs Patrol Officers (excepted) or Customs Warehouse Officers (excepted) and may revoke designations;

(2) Any action heretofore taken by the foregoing officers which involved the designation of persons as Customs Officers (excepted) without additional compensation is affirmed and ratified. Such designations shall remain valid for a period of 6 months from the date of this delegation order unless sooner revoked or reissued by any of the individuals delegated authority in paragraph one, above.

(3) The authority delegated to Special Agents In Charge by Customs Delegation Orders No. 42 (T.D. 71-181, 36 F.R. 13410) and 45 (T.D. 73-47, 38 F.R. 4000) is hereby revoked and those delegation orders are superseded. All designations made under those delegation orders shall continue in force

TD 74-78

for a period of 6 months from the date of this delegation order unless sooner revoked or reissued by any of the individuals delegated authority in paragraph one, above. (38 FR 30455, 11/5/73)

VERNON D. ACREE, Commissioner of Customs.

(T.D. 75-111)

Customs Delegation Order No. 49

Order of the Commissioner of Customs, delegating certain functions, rights,

privileges, powers and duties to specified Customs officers

Department of the Treasury, Office of the Commissioner of Customs,

Washington, D.C., May 9, 1975.

By virtue of authority vested in me by Treasury Department Order No. 165, Revised (T.D. 53654, 19 FR 7241), as amended, there are hereby delegated to regional directors of investigations, assistant regional directors of investigations, special agents in charge, resident agents, Customs attaches and senior Customs representatives of the United States Customs Service the functions, rights, privileges, powers, and duties under section 509 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1509), to cite to appear before them and examine upon oath, which they are authorized to administer, any owner, importer, consignee, agent, or other person upon any matter or thing which they may deem material with respect to any imported merchandise then under consideration or previously imported within one year, in ascertaining the classification or the value thereof or the rate or amount of duty; to require the production of any letters, accounts, contracts, invoices, or other documents relating to said merchandise; and to require such testimony to be reduced to writing. This delegation of authority will become effective on the date of publication in the Federal Register.

The above delegation of authority in no way affects similar delegations of authority to various other Customs officers contained in Customs Delegation Orders No. 22 and 40 (T.D. 56470, 30 F.R. 11180; T.D. 71-61, 36 F.R. 3830).

This order supersedes Customs Delegation Order No. 38, dated September 1, 1970 (T.D. 70-194, 35 F.R. 14223).

(40 FR 22007, 5/20/75).

VERNON D. ACREE, Commissioner of Customs.

(T.D. 75-231)

Customs Delegation Order No. 50

Order of the Commissioner of Customs, delegating certain authority to the Dep

uty Commissioner of Customs and the Assistant Commissioners of Customs

Department of the Treasury,
Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Washington, D.C., September 12, 1975.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Treasury Department Order No. 165, Revised (T.D. 53654, 19 FR 7241), as amended, I hereby delegate to each Assistant Commissioner of Customs the authority to prescribe instructions, and amendments thereto, which are published in the Customs Manual for the guidance of officers, agents, and employees of the Customs Service, and which pertain solely to those Customs Service functions for which he has direct responsibility. For those Customs Manual instructions, and amendments thereto, which pertain to functional areas which are not solely the responsibility of one Assistant Commissioner of Customs, I hereby delegate the authority to prescribe such instructions, and amendments thereto, to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs. These delegations of authority will become effective on the date of publication in the Federal Register.

(40 FR 43235, 9/19/75)

VERNON D, ACREE, Commissioner of Customs.

(T.D. 75-253)

Customs Delegation Order No. 51

Order of the Commissioner of Customs delegating authority with respect to the

sale of Customs forms to the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Administration

Department of the Treasury,
Office of the Commissioner of Customs,

Washington, D.C., October 6, 1975.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Treasury Department Order No. 165, revised (T.D, 53654, 19 FR 7241), as amended, I hereby delegate to the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Administration, the authority to designate those Customs forms which shall be for sale to the general public, to establish the price of each salable Customs form, and to periodically adjust the price of such forms as the varying costs of printing and distribution require.

This Delegation Order shall take effect upon publication in the Federal Register.

(40 FR 47806, 10/10/75)

VERNON D, ACREE, Commissioner of Customs.

(T.D. 75-260)

Customs Delegation Order No. 52

Order of Commissioner of Customs establishing an order of succession of per

sons to act as Commissioner of Customs

Department of the Treasury,
Office of the Commissioner of Customs,

Washington, D.C., October 10, 1975.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Treasury Department Order No. 129, Revision No. 2, dated April 22, 1955 (20 F.R. 2875), it is hereby ordered that the following officers of the U.S. Customs Service in the order of succession enumerated, shall act as Commissioner of Customs, in the event of an enemy attack or during the absence or disability of the Commissioner of Customs, or when there is a vacancy in such office:

1. The Deputy Commissioner of Customs
2. The Assistant Commissioner (Operations)
3. The Assistant Commissioner (Regulations & Rulings)
4. The Assistant Commissioner (Administration)
5. The Assistant Commissioner (Investigations)
6. The Assistant Commissioner (Internal Affairs)
7. The Assistant Commissioner (Enforcement Support)
8. Chief Counsel
9. The Regional Commissioner of Customs, Region II
10. If none of the above officials is available, the remaining Re-