---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 1.27a"
title: "49"
number: "1.27a"
heading: "Delegations to the Career Deputy General Counsel."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/1.27a"
---

# §1.27a. Delegations to the Career Deputy General Counsel.


The career Deputy General Counsel is delegated authority to:

- (a) Serve as the Department's Designated Agency Ethics Official in accordance with [5 CFR 2638.202](/cfr/5/2638.202.md);
- (b) Serve as the Department's Dispute Resolution Specialist pursuant to section 3(b) of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-320, 5 U.S.C. App.; and
- (c) Serve as the Department's Chief FOIA Officer under [5 U.S.C. 552(j)](/usc/5/552.md?p=j).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 19819, Apr. 5, 2016, unless otherwise noted.