an action required to comply with this section would result in such an alteration or such burdens, the agency shall take any other action that would not result in such an alteration or such burdens but would nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, handicapped persons receive the benefits and services of the program or activity.

$530.161-530.169 [Reserved]

$530.170 Compliance procedures.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this section applies to all allegations of discrimination on the basis of handicap in programs or activities conducted by the agency.

(b) The agency shall process complaints alleging violations of section 504 with respect to employment according to the procedures established by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 29 CFR part 1613 pursuant to section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791).

(c) The Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights, shall be responsible for coordinating implementation of this section. Complaints may be sent to Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights, United States Information Agency, 301 4th Street NW., Washington, DC 20547.

(d) The agency shall accept and investigate all complete complaints for which it has jurisdiction. All complete complaints must be filed within 180 days of the alleged act of discrimination. The agency may extend this time period for good cause.

(e) If the agency receives a complaint over which it does not have jurisdiction, it shall promptly notify the complainant and shall make reasonable efforts to refer the complaint to the appropriate government entity.

(f) The agency shall notify the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board upon receipt of any

complaint alleging that a building or facility that is subject to the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4151-4157), or section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 792), is not readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons.

(g) Within 180 days of the receipt of a complete complaint for which it has jurisdiction, the agency shall notify the complainant of the results of the investigation in a letter containing—

(1) Findings of fact and conclusions of law;

(2) A description of a remedy for each violation found; and

(3) A notice of the right to appeal.

(h) Appeals of the findings of fact and conclusions of law or remedies must be filed by the complainant within 90 days of receipt from the agency of the letter required by §530.170(g). The agency may extend this time for good cause.

(1) Timely appeals shall be accepted and processed by the head of the agency.

(j) The head of the agency shall notify the complainant of the results of the appeal within 60 days of the receipt of the request. If the head of the agency determines that additional information is needed from the complainant, he or she shall have 60 days from the date of receipt of the additional information to make his or her determination on the appeal.

(k) The time limits cited in paragraphs (g) and (j) of this section may be extended with the permission of the Assistant Attorney General.

(1) The agency may delegate its authority for conducting complaint investigations to other Federal agencies, except that the authority for making the final determination may not be delegated to another agency.

[51 FR 22890, 22896, June 23, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 22890, June 23, 1986]

§§ 530.171-530.999 [Reserved]

Subpart B-Functional Statements

601.10 Office of the Director.

601.11 Bureau of Strategic and Nuclear Affairs (SNA).

601.12 Bureau of Multilateral Affairs (MA). 601.13 Bureau of Nonproliferation Policy (NP).

601.14 Bureau of Verification and Implementation (VI).

601.15 Office of the General Counsel (GC). 601.16 Office of Congressional Affairs (CA). 601.17 Office of Public Affairs (PA). 601.18 Office of Administration (A). 601.19 Office of the Inspector General (OIG). 601.20 Office of Security (SY).

601.21 Office of the Chief Science Advisor (OCSA).

AUTHORITY: Sec. 1, Pub. L. 90-23, 81 Stat. 54 (5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1)); Title II, Pub. L. 87-297, 75 Stat. 632, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2561 et seq.); and sec. 41(h), Pub. L. 87-297, 75 Stat. 636, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2581(1)).

SOURCE: 56 FR 13266, Apr. 1, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

§ 601.1 Definition.

As used in this part, Agency means the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

Subpart A-Agency
Responsibilities and Structure

§ 601.5 Responsibilities.

(a) The Agency is charged with providing the President, the Secretary of State, other officials of the executive branch, and the Congress with recommendations concerning United States arms control and disarmament policy, and assessing the effect of these recommendations upon our foreign policies, our national security policies, and our economy.

(b) The Agency also has the capacity for providing the essential scientific,

economic, political, military, legal, social, psychological, and technological information on which realistic arms control and disarmament policy must be based, and the authority, under the direction of the President and the Secretary of State, to carry out the following primary functions:

(1) The conduct, support, and coordination of research for arms control and disarmament policy formulation;

(2) The preparation for and management of United States participation in international negotiations in the arms control and disarmament field as well as United States implementation of existing treaties;

(3) The dissemination and coordination of public information concerning arms control and disarmament; and

(4) The preparation for, operation of, or as appropriate, direction of United States participation in such verification systems as may become part of United States arms control and disarmament activities. Verification systems include both United States national means and negotiated control measures such as on-site inspections.

(c) The Agency works at the highest level of the United States Government and, under the direction of the Secretary of State, conducts United States participation in international arms control and disarmament negotiations. It does not normally hand down decisions or engage in regulatory activities affecting the general public, since its functions are principally in the advisory or diplomatic areas. Copies of publications resulting from the Agency's activities, such as its Annual Report, may be ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, or requested directly from the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 320 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20451.

§ 601.6 Structure.

(a) The Agency is headed by a Director, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, who is responsible for the executive direction of the Agency. He also functions as the principal adviser to the Secretary of State, the National Security Council, and the President on

arms control and disarmament matters and, under the direction of the Secretary, has primary responsibility within the Government for such matters. He is assisted by a Deputy Director, similarly appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, who acts for him in his absence.

(b) The Director is supported by a personal staff which includes the Executive Assistant, Special Assistant and Personal Secretary. Other officials included within the Director's office are the Counselor of the Agency, the Executive Secretary, two Special Representatives appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, the U.S. Commissioner on the Standing Consultative Commission, the U.S. Representative to the Special Verification Commission, the U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, the Senior Military Advisor, the Senior Policy Advisor, the Principal Deputy Director of the On-Site Inspection Agency, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Officer. The Office of the Director also supports the General Advisory Committee.

(c) In its deliberations during the establishment of the Agency, Congress made it clear that the Director of the Agency would rank with the Under Secretary (now Deputy Secretary) of State and report directly to the Secretary; the Deputy Director would rank with the Deputy Under Secretary of State (now Under Secretary) and Assistant Directors would rank with Assistant Secretaries of State. Congress also made it clear that although he has a special and close relationship to the Secretary of State, the Director also has direct access to the President when necessary and that he has sufficient authority and independence to deal directly with the heads of other agencies, such as the Department of Defense, on matters not falling within the competence of the Department of State.

(d) The Agency's program responsibilities are primarily discharged through four Bureaus and the Office of the Chief Science Advisor. Each of the Bureaus (Strategic and Nuclear Affairs, Nonproliferation Policy, Multilateral Affairs, and Verification and Implementation) is headed by an Assistant

Director appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Within the range of its program responsibilities, each of the Bureaus and the Office of the Chief Science Advisor is responsible for generating policy proposals, and for working closely with other Agency units and Government agencies on matters related to its program areas. Other organizations units with staff responsibilities are the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of Congressional Affairs, the Office of Public Affairs, the Office of Administration, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Office of Security.

§601.7 General Advisory Committee.

The Act creating the Agency authorized the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint a General Advisory Committee (GAC) of not to exceed 15 members. This Committee must meet at least twice each year. From time to time it advises the President, the Secretary of State, and the Director of the Agency on matters affecting arms control, disarmament, and world peace. Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. appendix I) and Executive Order 12024, as implemented by the General Services Administration, the Agency exercises significant support functions for the GAC.

§ 601.8 Office of Arms Control Negotiations in Geneva.

This diplomatic mission was established by the State Department for the expanded negotiations on defense and space weapons, strategic nuclear weapons, and intermediate range nuclear weapons. Consistent with the Agency's statutory authority, under the direction of the President and the Secretary of State, for management of United States participation in arms control negotiations, the Agency manages the operation of these negotiations.

Subpart B-Functional Statements 8601.10 Office of the Director.

(a) The Director of the Agency is the principal adviser to the Secretary of State, the National Security Council, and the President on arms control matters. Under the direction of the Sec