Administrative Delegations

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

GENERAL EXHIBIT 1-5.2A-18

CHAPTER 5 DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY

SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Director, Indian Health Service by the Reorganization Order of January 4, 1988, (52 FR 470531, which elevated the Indian Health Service to a PHS Agency, and in accordance with authority delegated to PHS Agency Heads by the Acting Director, Office of Management PHS, on June 2, 1980, I hereby delegate the following authority:

To carry out the requirements of Federal environmental laws, executive orders, and regulations in accordance with the Department of Health and Human Services policies and procedures contained in revised Part 30 of the General Administration Manual, Environmental Protection.

TO WHOM DELEGATED	AREA OF AUTHORITY
Deputy Director, IHS	IHS-wide
Director of Headquarters Operations	IHS-wide
Associate Director, Office of Environmental and Engineering	IHS-wide
Director; Division of Environmental Health	IHS-wide
Chief, Environmental Health Services Branch	IHS-wide
Associate Director, Office of Health Program Research and Development (OHPRD)	Tucson, Arizona
Deputy Associate Director, OHPRD	Tucson, Arizona
Executive Officer, OHPRD	Tucson, Arizona
Program Manager, IHS Headquarters West	Headquarters Personnel Albuquerque, New Mexico
Area Directors	Respective Area
Area Deputy Directors	Respective Area
Area Executive Officers	Respective Area
Principal Environmental Health Officer	Respective Area
Service Unit Directors	Respective Service Unit
Service Unit Principal Environmental Health Officer	Respective Service Unit

AUTHORITY TO REDELEGATE

This authority may not be redelegated.

RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS

This delegation excludes the authority to approve the designation of actions which have been categorically excluded from the environmental review process by the Assistant Secretary for Health with concurrence of the Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget and the authority to issue regulations.

SUPERSESSION

This delegation supersedes Exhibit 1-5.2C-1, Subject: Environmental Protection, Indian Health Manual, Part 1, Chapter 5, Delegations of Authority, Transmittal Notice 85.2. dated January 4, 1985.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This delegation is effective upon date of signature.

1/23/88
Date

/Everett R. Rhoades M.D./
Director
Indian Health Service

TN 89.3
(06/26/89)
Indian Health Manual