46 C.F.R. § 501.24 Delegation to the Secretary.
Title 46 - Shipping
The authorities listed in this section are delegated to the Secretary and, in the absence or preoccupation of the Secretary, to the Assistant Secretary. (a) Authority to approve applications for permission to practice before the Commission and to issue admission certificates to approved applicants. (b) Authority to extend the time to file exceptions or replies to exceptions, and the time for Commission review, relative to initial decisions of administrative law judges and decisions of Special Dockets Officers. (c) Authority to extend the time to file appeals or replies to appeals, and the time for Commission review, relative to dismissals of proceedings, in whole or in part, issued by administrative law judges. (d) Authority to establish and extend or reduce the time: (1) To file documents either in docketed proceedings or relative to petitions filed under Part 502 of this chapter, which are pending before the Commission itself; and (2) To issue initial and final decisions under §502.61 of this chapter. (e) Authority to prescribe a time limit for the submission of written comments with reference to agreements filed pursuant to section 5 of the Shipping Act of 1984. (f) Authority, in appropriate cases, to publish in the (g) Authority to prescribe a time limit less than ten days from date published in the (h) Authority, in the absence or preoccupation of the Director of Administration, to sign travel orders, nondocketed recommendations to the Commission, and other routine documents for the Director of Administration, consistent with the programs, policies, and precedents established by the Commission or the Director of Administration.
Title 46: Shipping
PART 501—THE FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION—GENERAL
Subpart C—Delegation and Redelegation of Authorities
§ 501.24 Delegation to the Secretary.

