opinion of the Commission, cannot be filled satisfactorily through open competitive examinations: Provided, That no position shall be filled under this paragraph unless it is clearly demonstrated that the best interests of the service will be served thereby. § 51.3 Department of Commerce. (a) Not to exceed six specialists who may be employed in the United States for the purpose of promoting the foreign and domestic commerce of the United States. (b) Special agents employed in collecting cotton statistics. § 51.4 War Department. (a) Positions of military storekeeper in the Signal Service at Large when filled by retired noncommissioned officers of the Signal Corps. (b) Four positions of headquarters messenger at the headquarters of the Philippine Department, when filled by honorably discharged enlisted men who have been on duty at those headquarters. (c) Any person employed in an area outside the continental limits of the United States (except the Canal Zone and Alaska), when in the opinion of the Secretary of War the best interests of the service so require. (d) Classified positions in the field service of the War Department when filled by the promotion of unclassified laborers appointed under the Labor Regulations, subject to the approval of the Commission. (e) Civilian Conservation Corps: Civilian field positions in Civilian Conservation Corps camps at not to exceed a rate of $1,320 per annum, when filled by the promotion of active enrollees. (f) Civilian Conservation Corps: Positions of subaltern in Civilian Conservation Corps camps when filled by the promotion of active enrollees who have satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of instruction of the subaltern school. § 51.5 District of Columbia. (a) Surgeons of the police and fire departments of the District of Columbia. § 51.6 Treasury Department. (a) Classified positions in the field service of the Treasury Department, when filled by the promotion of unclassified laborers appointed under the Labor Regulations, subject to the approval of the Commission. CROSS REFERENCE: For Labor Regulations, see Part 52 of this chapter. § 51.7 State Department. (a) Specialists in foreign relations, political, economic, and financial, whose proposed compensation is $3,200 or more, and whose training and experience along the lines of their proposed duties meet the standard minimum qualifications set up in open competitive examinations for positions in the professional service for corresponding grades. (b) Persons formerly employed abroad as United States diplomatic or consular officers of career or foreign-service officers of career for the period of at least 4 years, for service in the Department of State as administrative officers or executive advisers in positions comparable in salary with the associate professional grade or higher. § 51.8 Navy Department. (a) Such positions of a professional, scientific, technical, or supervisory nature under the Naval Establishment in the Philippine Islands, as may be agreed upon by the Secretary of the Navy and the Commission. (b) Any person employed in an area outside the continental limits of the United States (except the Canal Zone and Alaska), when in the opinion of the Secretary of the Navy the best interests of the service so require. (c) Classified positions in the field service of the Navy Department and the Marine Corps when filled by the promotion of unclassified laborers appointed under the Labor Regulations, subject to the approval of the Commission. CROSS REFERENCE: For Labor Regulations, see Part 52 of this chapter. § 51.9 Post Office Department. (a) One postal rate expert. (b) Classified positions in the Custodial Service and in the Division of Equipment and Supplies under the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General when filled by the promotion of unclassified laborers, subject to the approval of the Civil Service Commission. NOTE: 51.9 (b) was previously added to read as set forth above by E.O. 8730, Apr. 2, 1941; 6 FR. 1792. § 51.10 Veterans' Administration. (a) Classified positions in the Veterans' Administration when filled by the promotion of unclassified laborers appointed under the Labor Regulations, subject to the approval of the Commission. CROSS REFERENCE: For Labor Regulations, see Part 52 of this chapter. § 51.11 Department of Agriculture. (a) Classified positions in the field service of the Department of Agriculture when filled by the promotion of unclassified laborers appointed under the Labor Regulations, subject to the approval of the Commission. (b) Farm Credit Administration: The Deputy Governor, Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners, the Director and Assistant Director of the Regional Agricultural Credit Division, the Director of the Credit Union Section, the Director and Assistant Director of the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Section, and the Director of the Mortgage Corporation Service Section. (c) Farm Credit Administration: Special field representatives who serve as Vice Presidents of the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation. (d) Commodity Credit Corporation: Technical or professional consultants or advisors, at salary rates of $4,600 or more, for periods not to exceed 18 months. (e) Civilian Conservation Corps: Civilian field positions in Civilian Conservation Corps camps at not to exceed a rate of $1,320 per annum, when filled by the promotion of active enrollees. CROSS REFERENCE: For Labor Regulations, see Part 52 of this chapter. (b) Special experts employed on a temporary basis for specific litigation or other legal work in which technical knowledge of particular industries, or knowledge of other highly technical matters not possessed by regular employees of the Department, is required for successful results. Such temporary employment shall be only for such time as is required to complete the specific assignment for which the original appointment was approved. § 51.14 Smithsonian Institution. (a) Classified positions in the Smithsonian Institution when filled by the promotion of unclassified laborers appointed under the Labor Regulations, subject to the approval of the Commission. CROSS REFERENCE: For Labor Regulations, see Part 52 of this chapter. § 51.15 Federal Power Commission. (a) A general counsel and two assistant general counsels. (b) A chief examiner and a chief engineer. (c) Five regional directors. (d) A chief and an assistant chief of the following bureaus: Bureau of Accounts, Finance & Rates, Bureau of Electrical Engineering, Bureau of Water Power. § 51.16 Alley Dwelling Authority. (a) Architectural or engineering consultants, construction supervisors, landscape planners, surveyors and related positions for temporary, intermittent, or parttime service. § 51.17 Federal Security Agency. (a) Civilian Conservation Corps: Civilian field positions in Civilian Conservation Corps camps at not to exceed a rate of $1,320 per annum, when filled by the promotion of active enrollees. § 51.18 Federal Loan Agency. (a) Federal Housing Administration: A director of each of the following divisions: Technical Division, Land Planning Division, Research and Statistics Division, and Underwriting Division. (b) Federal Housing Administration: A comptroller. (c) Federal Housing Administration: Two land use planners. § 51.19 Federal Trade Commission. (a) Not to exceed five special experts. $51.90 Power of Commission to revoke and interpret. The Civil Service Commission with the concurrence of the department or agency concerned may revoke in whole or in part any section of this part. Final decision as to whether the duties of any position in the executive civil service are such that appointments thereto are authorized under any paragraph of this part shall rest with the Civil Service Commission. PART 91-EXECUTIVE ORDERS AFFECTING THE CIVIL SERVICE NOT OTHERWISE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER Within-grade salary advancements. Authorizing classified civil service Farm Security Administration em- Amending E.O.8833 of July 26, 1941. Revoking E.O. 8458 of June 27, 1940; authorizing persons appointed from emergency replacement list to acquire classified civil service status. Appointment of State employment security personnel to positions in Social Security Board. Authorizing promotion, transfer or assignment and acquisition of classified civil service status of employees paid from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act funds. CROSS REFERENCE: For full text of the Executive orders noted in § 91.1d, see Title 3 of this Supplement. § 91.2α Executive orders which have been issued excepting certain agencies, in whole or in part, from the operation of Civil Service rules. CROSS REFERENCE: For full text of 1941 Executive orders noted in § 91.2d, see Title 3 of this Supplement. 314664-42-SUPP. IV-26 TITLE 6-AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CHAPTER I-FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Subchapter A-Administrative Provisions PART 3-FUNCTIONS OF ADMINIS TRATIVE OFFICERS 8 3.7 Authorization to approve acts of receivers of joint stock land banks. Authorization is given, severally and not jointly, to the Land Bank Commissioner, any deputy land bank commissioner, and M. E. Menk, Assistant Deputy Land Bank Commissioner, to approve, on such terms as he shall direct, the acts pursuant to section 29 of the Federal Farm Loan Act (39 Stat. 381; 12 U.S.C. 961-967), as amended, of any receiver of any joint stock land bank appointed under the provisions of said section 29. (E.O. 6084, Mar. 27, 1933; 6 CFR 1.1 (m), and Sec. Memo. 846, Jan. 6, 1940) [As amended by FCA Order 318, May 8, 1941; 6 F.R. 2347] §3.9 Authorization to approve Federal land banks' holding title to real estate for a longer period than 5 years. Authorization is given, severally and not jointly, to any deputy land bank commissioner, any assistant deputy land bank commissioner, and the Assistant Chief, Real Estate Service Section, to approve, on such terms as he shall direct, Federal land banks' holding title and possession of real estate for a period longer than 5 years pursuant to paragraph Fourth (b) of section 13 of the Federal Farm Loan Act (39 Stat, 372; 12 U.S.C. 781 "Fourth" (b)), as amended. (E.O. 6084, Mar. 27, 1933; 6 CFR 1.1 (m), and Sec. Memo. 846, Jan. 6, 1940) [As amended by FCA Order 318, May 8, 1941; 6 F.R. 2347] § 3.10 Authorization to approve joint stock land banks' holding title to real estate for a longer period than 5 years. Authorization is given, severally and not jointly, to any deputy land bank commissioner, any assistant deputy land bank commissioner, and the Assistant to Chief, Joint Stock Land Bank Section, to approve, on such terms as he shall direct, joint stock land banks' holding title and possession of real estate for a period longer than 5 years pursuant to paragraph Fourth (b) of section 13 of the Federal Farm Loan Act (39 Stat. 372; 12 U.S.C. 781 "Fourth" (b)), as amended. (E.O. 6084, Mar. 27, 1933; 6 CFR 1.1 (m), and Sec. Memo. 846, Jan. 6, 1940) [As amended by FCA Order 318, May 8, 1941; 6 F.R. 23471 §3.11 Authorization to grant charters and amendments to charters of national farm loan associations. Authorization is given, severally and not jointly, to any deputy land bank commissioner, to grant, on such terms as he shall direct, charters and amendments to charters of national farm loan associations. (Secs. 7, 17 (a), 39 Stat. 365, 375, as amended; 12 U.S.C. 719, 831 (a), E.O. 6084, Mar. 27, 1933; 6 CFR 1.1 (m), and Sec. Memo. 846, Jan. 6, 1940) [As amended by FCA Order 318, May 8, 1941; 6 F.R. 2347] §3.12 Authorization to approve loans by the Federal land banks in excess of $25,000. Authorization is given, severally and not jointly, to any deputy land bank commissioner, the Chief, Appraisal Subdivision, the Chief Reviewing Appraiser, and the Chief, Loan Analysis Subsection, to approve loans by the Federal land banks in excess of $25,000, pursuant to paragraph Seventh of section 12 of the Federal Farm Loan Act (39 Stat. 370; 12 U.S.C. 771 "Seventh"), as amended. (E.O. 6084, Mar. 27, 1933; 6 CFR 1.1 (m), and Sec. Memo. 846, Jan. 6, 1940) [As |