Delegations of Authority

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Office of the Secretary 7 CFR Part 2 RIN 0503-AA91 ( printed page 18767) AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This document revises the delegations of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture and general officers of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reflect changes and additions to the delegations, as described below. DATES: Effective April 13, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anika Rennie, Office of the General Counsel, (667) 967-0621, anika.rennie@usda.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule makes several changs to the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) delegations of authority in 7 CFR part 2 by adding new delegations and modifying or removing several existing delegations. Overview of Changes First, this rule codifies into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) any delegation of authority previously issued by the Secretary through a Secretary's Memorandum (SM) that has not yet been codified. These include: SM 1077-012: This SM delegated to the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency (RMA) the authority of the Secretary under section 1473A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3319a ). This delegation allows the Administrator of RMA to enter into cost-reimbursable agreements to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal programs in support of the Federal Crop Insurance Program. To the extent to which RMA entered int…