TREASURY ORDER 102-15

DATE: December 11, 2008

SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority to Invoke National Security Emergency Preparedness Treatment for Telecommunications Services

  1. DELEGATION.  By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Treasury, including the authority vested by 31 USC 321(b); Executive Order (EO) 12472, dated
    April 3, 1984; 47 CFR Part 64, Appendix A; and the National Communications System (NCS) Directive 3-1 dated August 10, 2000, it is hereby ordered that:
    1. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Systems and Chief Information Officer and the Associate Chief Information Officer for Infrastructure Operations are each delegated authority to invoke National Security Emergency Preparedness treatment for the priority provisioning of telecommunications services from the Manager, NCS, and from concerned services vendors, on behalf of the Department or any of its bureaus; and
    2. Upon issuance of this Order, and thereafter whenever required pursuant to NCS directives, the Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer shall prepare, for execution by the appropriate official, the necessary correspondence notifying NCS of the individuals authorized to invoke National Security Emergency Preparedness treatment.
  2. REDELEGATION.  This authority may not be redelegated.
  3. AUTHORITIES.  31 USC 321(b) and EO 12472.
  4. CANCELLATION.  Treasury Order 102-15, Delegation of Authority to Invoke National Security Emergency Preparedness Treatment for Telecommunications Services, dated January 13, 1999, is superseded.
  5. OFFICE OF PRIMARY INTEREST.  Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Systems and Chief Information Officer and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer.

 

/S/
Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Secretary of the Treasury