FROM:  Director

                SUBJECT: Delegation of Personnel Administration Authorities
 

               Authority Delegated and to Whom

             1.  Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Director of
                  Headquarters Operations by the Director, Indian Health
                 Service (IHS), on APR 7 1995, I hereby delegate to the
                 Associate Director, Office Human Rescources, the personnel
                 administrative authorities listed below for IHS employees in
                 the IHS Area Offices and Service Units. These authorities were
                 previously delegated to the Regional Directors in Regions
                 VI, VIII, IX and X.

               This delegation includes the following authorities:

                a. Appointing .
 
               b. Classification

               c. Appointments above the minimum rate

              d. Approve, disapprove, and/or extend special purpose
                  Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignments of.IHS
                  employees grades 15 and below or equivalent to Indian
                  tribes or tribal organizations under both of the
                  following conditions:

                 (1) A takeover contract between IHS and an Indian tribe
                      or tribal organization as authorized by Public Law
                      (P.L.) 93-638 provides for such IPA assignments

                 (2) The assignee is an incumbent of a position in a
                       contracted function at the time of its takeover or
                       is a substitute for such an incumbent as authorized
                       by P.L. l00-472

               e. Oaths of Office

               f. Determine when Term Appointments are appropriate

              g. Authorizing and acquiring training

              h. Waiver of the employment agreement that requires the
                  employee to remain in Government service for a period of
                  1 year from their date of appointment or transfer when
                  the reason for early separation is one.that is beyond
                  the control of the employee. This covers.payment for
                  travel and transportation expenses (1) to the first duty
                  station; (2) to overseas duty stations; or (3)
                  incidental to a permanent change of station.

                 Redelegations and Restrictions
 

                2.  The authorities delegated in paragraph 1. above must be
                     redelegated through the Associate Director, Office of
                     Human Resources, to the Director, Division of Personnel
                     Management, the IHS AreaIHS, with further redelegation authorized to
                     the IHS Area Office and Service Unit Personnel
                      officials

                 3.  The authority delegated in paragraph lb above requires
                       prior concurrence by the Director, Division of Personnel
                       Management, IHS, for supervisory personnel positions at
                       GS-12 and above.
 
                   4. To the extent that previous redelegations of these
                        authorities to IHS officials are consistent with the
                        provisions of this delegation, they may remain in
                        effect.

                  Information and Guidance

                 5.  Information and requirements for exercising these
                      authorities are contained in various laws, regulations,
                      and Health and Human Services and FHS Personnel
                      Instructions associated with the subject areas.

                 Effective Date

                  6. This delegation is effective April 1, 1995.