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1. AUTHORITY. To sign and submit the documents listed below for publication in the Federal Register.

2. TO WHOM DELEGATED.

Official T y pe of Document

a. Assistant Administrators Associate Administrators General Counsel Inspector General Regional Administrators Chief of Staff (1) Proposed and Final Rulemaking documents which correct previously published documents, make nonsubstantive changes to previously published documents, amend or change regulations without affecting their stringency, applicability, burden of compliance, or co mpliance costs.
(2) T echnical amendment s to the list of OMB information collection request (ICR) control numbers and relevant CFR cites codified at 40 CFR Part 9.

b. Assistant Administrators Associate Administrators General Counsel Inspector General Regional Administrators Chief of Staff (1) G eneral Notices, including but not limited to: extensi on or reopening of a public comment period; public hearings; availability of public ations, reports, and guidelines; receipt of test data; filings; and application, registration, or certification information.
(2) N otices of advisory committee matters.

c. Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information Notices of information collection requests (ICRs) submitted for approval to OMB; notices of OMB approval or disapproval of ICRs.

d. Assistant Administrator for Proposed State Impl ementation Plans,Air and Radiation Regional Administrators including revisions and complianc e schedules.

e. Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Notices listing all reviews of Environmental Impact Statements for which the Agency has developed written comments.

f. Regional Administrators Notices of Proposed and Final Rulemakings under Sections 111(d) and 129(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7411(d) and 7429(b)(2).

g. Assistant Administrator for Administration and Resources Management EPA Acq u isition regulations whic h implement or supplement the Federal Acquis i tion Regulation s (48 CFR chapter 1), including the display of OMB ICR control numbers in a table (codified at 48 CFR Chapter 15). See 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

h. Assistant Administrator for Chemical Safety and Pollution Pr evention Notices ac knowledging receipt for premanufacture notices, as required by Section 5(d)(2) of t he Toxic Subs tances Control Act, in accordance with 40 CFR Part 720.20.

i. Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information EPA propo sed and final rules which exempt systems of records fro m the requirements of certain provisions of the Privacy Act pursuant to Section 55 2a(j) and (k) of the Privacy Act.

3. LIMITATIONS.

a. Officials who are delegated aut hority under this delegation are responsible for ensuring compli ance with all current regulatory statutes, executive orders, and presidenti al memoranda, including but not limited to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et. seq.), Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.), Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (Pub. Law 104-4), Congressi onal Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808), National Technology Trans fer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 not e), Executive Order 12866 (R egulatory Planning and Review), Executive Order 12898, “Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations” (59 FR 7629, F ebruary 16, 1994), Exec utive Order 13045 (Children's Health Protecti on),Executive Order 13132, “Federalism” (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999), Executive Order 13175, “Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tr ibal Governments” (59 FR 22951,November 6, 2000), Executiv e Order 13211, “Actions concerning Regulations that Significantly A ffect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use” (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001), and Presidential Memorandum on Plain Language (June 1, 1998) . Documents signed by the above officials must be su bmitted to the Federal Regist er Officer in the Office of Policy (OP) who is responsible for verifying the documents comply with a ll regulatory requirements prior to releasing the doc uments to the Office of Federal Register for publication.

b. The Administrator reserves the authority to sign Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (excepting those pursuant to Section 4(a) and (b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act) and No tices of Intent to Issue Rulemaking.

4. REDELEGATION AUTHORITY.

a. Authority to issue documents lis ted in 2.a(1), 2. d, and 2.f, may be redelegated to the Deputies of the o fficials listed in those paragraphs, and it may not be redelegated further;

b. Authority to issue documents list ed in 2.a(2) may be redelegated to the Staff Office Director Level, or equi valent, within the Office of the Administrator, as well as to the Divis ion Director level, or equivalent, in all other specified offices; and it may not be redelegated further;

c. Authority to issue documents lis ted in 2.b may be redelegated to the Staff Office Director level, or equi valent, within the Office of the Administrator as well as to the Divisi on Director level, or equivalent in the other respective offices, and 2.b(2) may be further redelegated to Designated Federal Officers for Agency advisory committees; and this authority may not be r edelegated further;

d. Authority to issue documents lis ted in 2.c may be redelegated to the Division Director level, or equiva lent, and it may not be redelegated further;

e. Authority to issue documents lis ted in 2.e may be redelegated to the Office Director level, or equivalent, and it may not be redelegated further;

f. Authority to issue documents lis ted in 2.g may be redelegated to the Director, Office of Acquisiti on Management, and it may not be redelegated further;

g. Authority to send notices list ed in 2.h may be redelegated to the Division Director level, or equiva lent, and it may not be redelegated further. The authority to det ermine that more specific information is in the public's interest may be delegated to the Office Director level, or equivalent, and it may not be redelegated further; andh. Authority to issue documents lis ted in 2.i may be redelegated to the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information and it may not be redelegated further.

5. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES.

There may be statute-spec ific delegations which involve the delegation of signature authority for F ederal Register notices. Refer to the specific statute to determine if a statute-specific delegation applies.