---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 1540.3"
title: "49"
number: "1540.3"
heading: "Delegation of authority."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/1540.3"
---

# §1540.3. Delegation of authority.

- (a) Where the Administrator is named in this subchapter as exercising authority over a function, the authority is exercised by the Administrator or the Deputy Administrator, or any individual formally designated to act as the Administrator or the Deputy Administrator.
- (b) Where TSA or the designated official is named in this subchapter as exercising authority over a function, the authority is exercised by the official designated by the Administrator to perform that function.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 114, 5103, 40113, 44901-44907, 44913-44914, 44916-44918, 44925, 44935-44936, 44942, 46105.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 8353, Feb. 22, 2002, unless otherwise noted.