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FHWA Order M1100.1A
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FHWA Delegations and Organization Manual: Chapter 3 | ||
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M1100.1A, Chg. 16, Chapter 3: Reservations | May 20, 2003 | PART 1, CH. 3 |
SECTION I -RESERVATIONS BY THE SECRETARY
SECTION II -RESERVATIONS BY THE ADMINISTRATOR
PART I. DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY
CHAPTER 3. RESERVATIONS
SECTION 1. RESERVATIONS BY THE SECRETARY
(1) Establishment or abolishment of positions;
(2) Hires;
(3) Promotions other than quality and periodic within-grade promotions;
(4) Transfer of personnel to Schedules A, B, or C positions or noncareer executive assignment positions, either permanently or on detail; and
(5) Transfer of personnel from Schedule A, B, or C noncareer executive assignment positions to career Civil Service positions.
SECTION 2. RESERVATIONS BY THE ADMINISTRATOR. These functjions and duties are to be performed exclusively by the Administrator or, in the event that both the office of the Administrator and Deputy Administrator are vacant, by the official performing the functions and duties of the Administrator in accordance with Part I, Chapter 2 (Order of Succession).
(1) Senior Executives. Select people for employment, promotion, and position change in the SES, subject to OST approval.
(2) Selection of Division Administrators. Select Division Administrators, GS-340-15, from promotion certificates issued by the Office of Human Resources.
(3) Labor Management Relations. Act on requests for exclusive recognition of a national scope.
(4) Approval of Cash Awards of $10,000 or Less. Approve cash awards up to $10,000, including cash awards for lesser amounts which exceed the maximum approval authorities of Associate Administrators and Chief Counsel, Directors of Field Services, Resource Center Managers, Division Administrators, and Federal Lands Highway Division Engineers. Cash award limits are contained in the Personnel Management Manual, Part I (Personnel Systems and Procedures), Chapter 9 (Awards and Employee Recognition).
(5) Requests for the Certification of Cash Awards Exceeding $10,000. Request that the Secretary certify to OPM that a suggestion, invention, superior accomplishment, or other meritorious effort is highly exceptional and deserving of a cash award in excess of $10,000 up to $25,000.
(6) Nominations for Unusually Outstanding Performance Awards. Approve nominations for unusually outstanding performance awards.
(7) Nominations for Presidential Awards. Nominate employees for Presidential cash awards.
(8) Designation of a Reconsideration Official. Designate an individual within the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to serve as the Reconsideration Official regarding an employee's disagreement with a performance appraisalwhen there is no third level supervisor in the FHWA to serve as the Reconsideration Official.
(1) International.
(a) With the exception of categories for which authority is delegated in Chapter 4 (Administrative), paragraph 36 of this Part:
1 authorize NON-ROUTINE international travel involving fewer than seven (7) employees; and
2 authorize all travel to Canada and Mexico for the Deputy Administrator, Executive Director, Associate Administrators, and Chief Counsel.
(b) Except as provided in the footnote below, accept offers of travel payments involving NON-ROUTINE international travel for all other FHWA employees. 3
(c) Approve international invitational travel involving fewer than seven (7) individuals who are not Federal Government employees when they are acting in a capacity that is directly related to, or in connection with, official FHWA activities (5 U.S.C. 5703).
(2) Special Travel Approvals. Authorize premium-class service on common carrier transportation.
Refer to DOT Order 1500.11, Department of Transportation Guiding Principles, and FHWA Order 1500.8, Supplement 1, FHWA Travel Policy Supplement.
(1) setting forth newly established FHWA policy;
(2) dealing with sensitive or controversial areas;
(3) involving the functional responsibilities of more than one Associate Administrator;
(4) containing FHWA comments on proposed DOT issuances involving new policy or significant revisions in existing delegations or policy statements, or;
(5) addressed to:
(a) the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Transportation;
(b) White House officials;
(c) the Director, OMB;
(d) Members of the Cabinet;
(e) House and Senate leadership and key committee chairs and ranking minorities in both houses, including routine State-oriented issues;
(f) Members of Congress if the correspondence regards policy-related issues; or a member expresses his/her personal view such as an objection to or suggestion about a project, issue, or policy as opposed to being constituent-related; or regards an FHWA discretionary grant request;
(g) Heads of independent agencies;
(h) Governors if the correspondence regards non-routine and/or policy-related issues; or
(i) Mayors if the correspondence regards non-routine and/or policy-related issues.
(1) Written Appeals. Serve as the final FHWA appeals official for written appeals made by parties affected by OMB Circular A-76 approval actions based on decisions rendered by Associate Administrators or Chief Counsel. Conduct an independent review of, and make a final determination on, written appeals.
(2) Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (FAIR Act of 1998, Public Law 105-277). Receive and decide an appeal from an interested party of an adverse decision rendered by the Associate Administrator for Administration.
1 Submission of these documents by anyone other than the Secretary requires the prior written approval of the Secretary.
2 The Administrator has the authority to accept offers of travel payments from non-Federal sources for his own travel within the 50 States and non-foreign areas.
3 The Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs has the authority to accept offers of travel payments from non-Federal sources for international travel (ROUTINE OR NON-ROUTINE) for the FHWA Administrator, Deputy Administrator, CBU Program Managers, SBU Directors, Resource Center Directors, and for international travel involving seven (7) or more employees. In addition, he/she has the authority to accept offers of travel payments for the FHWA Administrator (needed only for offers of payment involving foreign travel), Deputy Administrator, CBU Program Managers, SBU Directors, Resource Center Directors, and for travel (ROUTINE OR NON-ROUTINE) involving seven (7) or more employees.