Personnel Delegation

        GENERAL                                                                                                    EXHIBIT 1-5.2F-20
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                                                                      CHAPTER 5
                                                          DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY
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       SUBJECT: TO PROPOSE, DECIDE, AND CoNCUR IN ACTIONS UNDER TITLE 5, CODE OF
                         FEDERAL REGULATIONS, "REDUCTION IN GRADE AND REMOVAL BASED ON
                         UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE,  PART 432 (5 CFR 432).

       Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Publfc Health Servke (PHS) Agency
       Heads by the Director, Office of Management, PHS, on February 14, 1983, I
       hereby delegate the authority to propose, decide, and concur In reductIons in
       grade and removals as follows:

      1. The authority to both propose and decide reductions In grade and removals
           based on unacceptable performance is delegated to the immediate supervisor
           for all employees under his/her supervisfori. Any official superior with
           line authortty over the Wxdiate supervisor may also exercise this
           authority if he/she chooses to do so.
 
      2.  The authority to concur on the decision to reduce an employee in grade or
            to remove an employee based on unacceptable performance is delegated to
            the supervisor next in line over the supervjsor who is proposing and
           deciding the action. Any official supertor with line authority over the
           concurring supervisor may also exercise this authority If he/she
           chooses to do so.

            NOTE: The appropriate servicing personnel officer, or his/her designee,
                        must review each proposal and decision letter before issuance to
                        assure compliance wfth technical and other requirements.

         AUTHORITY TO REDELEGATE
 
         These authorities may not be redelegated. All officials who have line
         authority over the aforementioned supervisors may restrict the above
         delegations for organfrations under their direction jf done so In writing.

        EXCLUSION

        This delegatlon does not apply to HRSA supervisors who are under the line
        supervision of a Regional Office officials.

       INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE

       Requirements and instructions for exercising these authorittes are contained
       in 5 CFR 432 as supplemented by HHS Personnel Instruction 432-1, .Reduction in
      Grade and Removal Based on Unacceptable Performance.. In the Public Health .
      Service, the proposfng and deciding offlclal must be the same person and the
      concurring official must be a higher level official than the proposing/deciding
      official.
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    PRIOR DELEGATIONS

    This delegation supersedes all previous delegations.

   EFFECTIVE DATE

   This delegation is effective upon date of signature

 
   March 13, 1985                                           /s/ R. Graham
       Date                                                         Administrator
                                                                      Health Rescources and Services Administration
 
 

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TN 86.13                              (9/22/86)                                                       Indian Health Manual