---
kind: "section"
citation: "44 C.F.R. § 208.5"
title: "44"
number: "208.5"
heading: "Authority of the Assistant Administrator for the Disaster Operations Directorate."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/44/208.5"
---

# §208.5. Authority of the Assistant Administrator for the Disaster Operations Directorate.

- (a) **Participation in activities of the System.** The Assistant Administrator is responsible for determining participation in the System and any activity thereof, including but not limited to whether a System resource is operationally ready for Activation.
- (b) **Standards for and measurement of System efficiency and effectiveness.** In addition to the authority provided in [§ 206.13](/cfr/44/206.13.md) of this chapter, the Assistant Administrator may establish performance standards and assess the efficiency and effectiveness of System resources.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 through 5206; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 43 FR 41943, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 101; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376; E.O. 12148, 44 FR 43239, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 412; E.O. 13286, 68 FR 10619, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 166.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 9194, Feb. 24, 2005, unless otherwise noted.