[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20474-20475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8016]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Delegation of Authority; Delegation of Authority No. 24 to the 
Chief Operating Officer

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority.

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DATES: Effective March 15, 2012.
SUMMARY: This is notice that the Administrator of Small Business 
Administration (SBA) has delegated to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) 
of SBA management and supervisory authority, with certain limited 
exceptions noted below, over the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer and the Office of Management and Administration, and 
responsibility for coordinating and collaborating with other relevant 
officers within the Agency so as to achieve the mission and goals of 
the Agency.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monique Fortenberry, Deputy General 
Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Small Business Administration, 409 
3rd Street SW., Suite 7200, Washington, DC 20416, telephone number 202-
619-1848. (This is not a toll-free number.) Individuals with speech or 
hearing impairments may access this number through TTY by calling 1-
704-344-6640.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Certain management, program and planning 
functions previously performed by the Deputy Administrator, the 
Associate Administrator for Management and Administration, and by the 
Chief Information Officer will now be performed, managed, or 
coordinated by the COO. These functions include providing overall 
organizational management to improve Agency performance and achieve the 
mission and goals of the Agency through the use of strategic and 
performance planning, measurement, analysis, assessment of progress, 
and use of performance information to improve results achieved; 
security and emergency planning; grants management and oversight; long-
range budgeting and accounting; hiring and training employees; 
modernizing information technology systems; information security; 
protecting privacy; internal procurement and contracting; strategic 
planning; and disaster preparedness policy.

Section A. Delegation of Authority No. 24 to the Chief Operating 
Officer

    The Administrator of the Small Business Administration has 
delegated to the COO authority to:
    1. Provide overall organizational guidance and oversight to improve 
Agency performance, and to achieve the mission and goals of the Agency 
through the use of strategic and performance planning, measurement, 
analysis, regular assessment of progress and the use of performance 
information to improve results;
    2. Manage and supervise, either directly or through subordinate 
managers, the Office of Management and Administration (OM&A). OM&A is 
responsible for managing administrative services; facilities 
management; executive secretariat and correspondence management; grants 
management; equal employment opportunity and civil rights compliance; 
and human capital management, including performance management, 
executive resources, human capital policy, planning and training, 
recruitment and staffing, employee and labor relations, pay, benefits 
and retirement. With regard to the Office of Equal Employment 
Opportunity and Civil Rights Compliance, however, the COO's 
responsibilities are limited to guidance and oversight of the office's 
budget, staffing, external reporting requirements, setting and meeting 
performance goals, and other organizational matters;
    3. Manage and supervise, either directly or through subordinate 
managers, the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). OCIO is 
responsible for modernizing information technology systems; providing 
network support, application development, IT security, IT project 
management, enterprise architecture services; and participating in 
cross-Government initiatives. However, for the purpose of performing 
the duties and responsibilities mandated by Section 5125(b) & (c) of 
the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, 44 U.S.C. 3506, the CIO will continue to 
report directly to the Administrator; and
    4. Coordinate and collaborate with other relevant officers within 
the Agency who have a significant role in contributing to and achieving 
the mission and goals of the Agency, in particular the Chief Financial 
Officer and Associate Administrator for Performance Management, and the 
Director of the Office of Disaster Planning.

Section B. Authority to Re-Delegate

    The COO may not re-delegate any of the authority outlined under 
Section A, above. However, in the event that the COO is absent from the 
office, as defined in SBA Standard Operating Procedure 00 01 2, or is 
unable to perform the functions and duties of the position, an 
individual serving in an acting capacity, by designation from the 
Administrator or pursuant to a written and established line of 
succession, shall have the authority delegated to the COO as outlined 
under Section A, above.

Section C. Authority Superseded

    All previous delegations of authority from the Administrator of SBA 
to the COO or any other officer of the Agency are superseded to the 
extent that such previous delegations are inconsistent with the 
delegation of authority outlined in Section A, above.

Section D. Authority Excepted

    The authority delegated to the COO under Section A, above, does not 
include the authority to sue or be sued, or to issue or waive 
regulations.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634 and 31 U.S.C. 1123.

    Dated: March 15, 2012.
Karen G. Mills,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-8016 Filed 4-3-12; 8:45 am]
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