TO: Director
                    Division of Personnel Management
 
          FROM: Acting Associate Director
                        Office of Human Resources
 
      SUBJECT: Delegation of Personnel Administration Authorities
 

      Authority Delegated and to Whom

     1. Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Associate '
         Director, Office of Human Resources (OHR), Indian Health
         Service, (IHS), by the Acting Director of Headquarters
         Operations on APR 71995 I hereby delegate to the
         Director, Division of Personnel Management, OHR, the
         personnel administration 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 fora 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 to the Area Directors, IHS with further
            redelegation authorized to the IHS Area Office and
            Service Unit Personnel officials.

      3.  The authority delegated in paragraph 1b. 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 excersing these
          authorities are contained in various laws, regulations,
          and Health and Human Services and PHS Personnel
         Instructions associated with the subject areas.

     Effective Date

    6. This delegation is effective April 1, 1995.