Delegations § 401.1 Administrator. of authority from the President and the Secretary of the Interior to the Bonneville Power Administrator are listed in § 400.31 of this chapter. § 401.2 Assistant Administrator. The Assistant Administrator may: (a) Execute change orders involving increases or decreases in commitments in excess of $500 on contracts originally signed by others than the Assistant Administrator; (b) Execute contracts with railroad companies and other public utilities for power line crossings; (c) Accept and execute instruments, other than power sales and interchange contracts, under which the Administration receives or grants rights or privileges; (d) During the absence of the Administrator, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Administrator. § 401.3 Acting Administrator. During the absence of the Administrator and the Assistant Administrator, such officer or employee who is designated as Acting Administrator by the Administrator or the Assistant Administrator, as the case may be, may perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Administrator; Provided, That the Acting Administrator may not execute power sales or interchange contracts which deviate from established policies, declarations of taking, or system acquisition contracts. Controller § 401.4 Controller. The may execute construction and materials contracts involving amounts from $5,000 to $50,000. § 401.5 Assistant Power Manager, Division of Power Management. The Assistant Power Manager, Division of Power Management, may approve purchasers' resale rate schedules and any modifications thereto or additions thereof, pursuant to power contracts providing therefor, such approval to be in writing. § 401.6 Assistant General Counsel. Any Assistant General Counsel may execute, on behalf of the Bonneville Power Administration, releases of claims and demands of the United States for any losses, injuries, or damages to property control under the Administrator's against other persons or public or private corporations when such claims or demands are paid in full. § 401.7 Chief, Branch of Operations, The Chief, Division of Engineering. Branch of Operations, Division of Engineering, may: (a) Execute agreements with customers for the operation of their switches installed on premises in the possession of this Administration; (b) Execute agreements for the operation of switches of the Administration; (c) Request customers to perform services and furnish materials when an outage or similar emergency requires the immediate performance of the services and the furnishing of materials. § 401.8 Chief, Branch of Maintenance, The Chief, Division of Engineering. Branch of Maintenance, Division of Engineering, may request customers to perform services and furnish materials when an outage or similar emergency requires the immediate performance of the services and the furnishing of materials. § 401.9 Chief, Branch of Procurement and Stores, Division of Fiscal and AdThe Chief, ministrative Services. Branch of Procurement and Stores, Division of Fiscal and Administrative Services, may: (a) Execute contracts for construction and materials when the amount involved is less than $5,000; (b) Execute amendments to contracts for construction and materials when the increase or decrease in the commitments resulting from the amendment are not in excess of $500; (c) Executive findings of fact concerning and letters granting extensions of time, or contract amendments carrying out such findings of fact, with respect to contracts which he originally signed. (d) Execute contracts for the sale of surplus personal property. § 401.10 Chief, Land Section, Division of Fiscal and Administrative Services. The Chief, Land Section, Division of Fiscal and Administrative Services, may: (a) Negotiate for purchases of all interests in real estate and licenses, and other rights and privileges pertaining to lands and other property necessary for the Administration's program; (b) Accept options for the purchase of all interests in real estate. § 401.11 Assistant Procurement Officer, Branch of Procurement and Stores, Division of Fiscal and Administrative Services. The Assistant Procurement Officer, Branch of Procurement and Stores, Division of Fiscal and Administrative Services, may purchase supplies and services (other than personal) when the amount does not exceed $500. § 401.30 General. Delegated authority may be exercised by all the superiors of the delegatee, and during the absence of the delegatee, by the officer or employee performing the duties and exercising the functions of the delegatee. All delegated authority shall be exercised in accordance with such policy and administrative determinations as may, from time to time, be made by the Administrator, the Executive Committee, or both. § 401.31 Conflicting delegations. All delegations of authority in conflict with the delegations included in this part are, to the extent of such conflict, withdrawn. CHAPTER IV-SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR [REVISED] N. B.: Dates appearing in the citations of source of documents codified in this chapter, such as dates of issuance, approval, or effectiveness, are obtained from the original document. For general statutory provisions governing effective dates, validity, and constructive notice see section 7 of the Federal Register Act (49 Stat. 502; 44 U.S.C. 307) and sections 3 and 4 of the Administrative Procedure Act (60 Stat. 238; 5 U.S.C. 1002, 1003). ABBREVIATIONS: The following abbreviations are used in this chapter: CFR Code of Federal Regulations Division of Operations. 500.13 Division of Engineering. 500.14 Division of Land. Sec. 500.62 Division of Operations. Subpart B-Procedure 500.100 Rates. AUTHORITY: §§ 500.1 to 500.101, inclusive, issued under sec. 3, 60 Stat. 238; 5 U. S. C., 1002. Additional authority is noted in parentheses following section affected. SOURCE: $ 500.1 to 500.101, inclusive, contained in Statement of Organization and Procedure, Acting Secretary of the Interior, Nov. 21, 1947, 12 F.R. 7996. Subpart A-Organization ESTABLISHMENT § 500.1 Creation. The Southwestern Power Administration was created by the Secretary of the Interior in 1943 to market power from the Denison Dam Project and the Norfork Dam Project. Subsequently the Administration was charged with the responsibility of marketing power produced in the Southwestern part of the United States by projects of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army. § 500.2 Purpose. The Administration's objectives are to market hydroelectric power at the lowest possible rates to consumers to encourage the widest possible use of its power and in so doing to provide market outlets by construct HEADQUARTERS ORGANIZATION § 500.10 Administrator. The Administrator of the Southwestern Power Administration is the chief executive. He reports through the Division of Power to the Secretary of the Interior. The Office of the Administrator formulates plans and procedures for carrying out the objectives of the Administration, and directs its operation. § 500.11 Staff offices. The staff offices consist of the Division of Law for legal matters, including litigation, contracts and land acquisition; Division of Finance for budget, finance, accounting and auditing functions; Division of Administration and Personnel for property, office services and personnel functions. § 500.12 Division of Operations. The Division of Operations plans and directs the dispatching and transmission of power through the facilities of the Southwestern Power Administration and associate organizations; maintains transmission lines, substations and other facilities; performs all meter, relay, testing and communications functions. § 500.13 Division of Engineering. The Division of Engineering plans and performs design and engineering studies and surveys for transmission lines, substations and other facilities; supervises construction; and renders technical advice on operation and maintenance. It also supervises and directs sales activities and the development of markets and resources for power sales. § 500.14 Division of Land. The Division of Land performs all work necessary for acquisition of lands, maintains records and maps of land under jurisdiction of the Southwestern Power Administration and handles all claims arising from land acquisition. FIELD ORGANIZATION § 500.20 Division of Operations. By reason of the return of the Grand River Dam Project to the State of Oklahoma and the Ark-La line to the Ark-La Electric Cooperative, Inc., field offices used in connection with the operation and maintenance of these projects have been abolished. New field offices or depots will be established as construction work is completed on the several sections of the Norfork-Denison tie line and various feeder lines. § 500.21 District offices. The TexasLouisiana Area Office is responsible for the activities of the Administration within the States of Louisiana and Texas and reports administratively to the Administrator and technically to the respective Divisions whose functions it performs in the field, including the development and maintenance of business and public relations necessary to the negotiations of power sales contracts and marketing functions. LIST OF DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY § 500.40 Purpose of list of delegations of authority. The following sections are not in themselves delegations of authority. The sections are merely a list of delegations and indicate the various matters with respect to which delegations have been made. They are intended as an index and outline. For the scope and limitations of particular delegations of authority, the specific regulations and orders to which cross references are made must be consulted. § 500.41 Administrator. The Administrator has been delegated authority to: (a) Carry out the functions and duties assigned to the Secretary of the Interior by Executive Orders Numbers 9353, 9366, and 9373 (3 CFR, 1943 Supp., pp. 26, 35, 39) relating to the Denison Dam Project and the Norfork Dam Project. See Order No. 1865 (43 CFR, 1943 Supp., note to Subtitle A). (b) Carry out the functions of the Secretary of the Interior relating to power generated at certain projects under the control of the War Department. See Order No. 2135 (10 F. R. 14527). (c) Enter into certain contracts for construction, supplies, and services. See § 4.100 of Title 43, infra. § 500.42 Chiefs, Engineering and Operations Divisions. The Chief of the Division of Engineering and the Chief of the Division of Operations, respectively, may too enter into certain construction contracts. See § 501.10 of Title 18, supra. § 500.43 Chief Counsel. The Chief Counsel may determine certain claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act. See 43 CFR Supps., Part 4. PLACE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION AND MAKE REQUESTS § 500.60 Inquiries and requests. Information concerning the policies and programs of the Administration, wholesale power rates, power contracts, procedure, availability of supply and construction plans may be obtained by addressing the Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration, Post Office Drawer 1619, Tulsa 1, Oklahoma. In Washington, D. C., information regarding policies, functions and operations of the Southwestern Power Administration may be obtained from Rooms 6328-6326, Department of the Interior Building. Inquiries regarding power contracts, including rates, availability of supply, and contracts which concern the Texas-Louisiana Area may be addressed to the Southwestern Power Administration, Munson Building, Post Office Box 336, Denison, Texas. § 500.61 Location of headquarters organization. The Administrator of the Southwestern Power Administration and his staff are located in the Administration Building of the Government Aircraft Plant No. 3, located approximately nine miles northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Washington Office is located in Rooms 6326-6328, Department of the Interior Building. § 500.62 Division of Operations. The Division of Operations maintains no field offices or depots at the present time. As construction work on the Norfork-Denison Tie Line and the feeder lines is completed and these lines are turned over to the Division of Operations, field offices and depots will be established for the operation and maintenance of these lines. § 500.63 District offices. The Administration maintains one District Office at Denison, Texas, known as the TexasLouisiana Area Office. Subpart B-Procedure § 500.100 Rates. Proposed rate schedules are initiated by the Power Distribution Sales and Contract Unit of the Division of Engineering. They are reviewed by the Controller, General Counsel, and the Assistant Administrator. Proposed rates are then submitted to the Administrator and, if he approves, are forwarded to the Secretary through the Division of Power. Rates approved by the Secretary are submitted by the Administrator to the Federal Power Commission for confirmation and approval pursuant to the requirements of the act of December 22, 1944 (Sec. 5, 58 Stat. 890; 16 U.S.C. 825s). activities. In § 500.101 Marketing marketing power, the Southwestern Power Administration negotiates power sales contracts with public bodies, cooperatives, privately owned utilities, the large industrial customers who take power in wholesale quantities and other Federal agencies. Contacts are made throughout the United States with potential industrial customers who indicate interest in establishing plants in the Southwest. All possible service leading to increased and more efficient use of power is rendered to customers or prospective customers. Coordination of programs of power distribution and use is carried on in cooperation with other bureaus and agencies of the Department of the Interior, other Federal departments, and particularly with the Rural Electrification Administration. Initial power marketing contacts are generally made by the Texas-Louisiana Area Office or the Power Distribution Sales and Contract Unit of the Division of Engineering. Power utilization by rural electric cooperatives, public bodies, and potential industrial customers is stressed in every possible way. PART 501-DELEGATIONS OF § 501.10 Construction contracts. Pursuant to § 4.860 (a) of Title 43, infra, Floyd E. Conway, Chief, Engineering |