Federal Register - August 23, 1949
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FEDERAL REGISTER
Tuesday, A u gu st 23, 1949
ments after the date of transmittal of this reorganization plan to the Congress.
S e c . 3. Assistant Postmasters General.
There shall be in the Post Office De partment four Assistant Postmasters General who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall perform such duties as the Postmaster General may designate, and shall receive compensa tion at the rate of $10,330 per annum or such other compensation as may be provided by law for the Assistant Secre taries of Executive departments after the date of transmittal of this reorganization plan to the Congress.
S e c . 4. Advisory Board. There is here by established an Advisory Board for the Post Office Department of which the Postmaster General shall be chairman and the Deputy Postmaster General the vice chairman. The Board shall have seven additional members, representative of the public, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members so appointed shall each receive compensa tion of $50 per diem when engaged in duties as members of the Board includ ing travel time to and from their homes or regular places of business and rea sonable subsistence and travel expense as determined by the Postmaster General.
The Board shall meet quarterly at the seat of the government in the District of Columbia, or at such other time and place as the Postmaster General shall determine, for the purpose of considering methods and policies for the improve ment of the postal service and shall advise and make recommendations to the Postmaster General with respect to such methods and policies.
S ec . 5. Agencies abolished, a There are hereby abolished the Bureau of Ac counts in the Post Office Department in cluding the office of Comptroller and the office of Purchasing Agent for the Post Office Department.
b The offices of First Assistant Post master General, Second Assistant Post master General, Third Assistant Post master General, and Fourth Assistant Postmaster General 5 U. S. C. 363 are hereby abolished; but the incumbents thereof immediately prior to the tak ing of effect of the provisions of this reorganization plan shall without reappointment be the first Assistant Postmasters General in office under the provisions of section 3 hereof.
S ec . 6. Employees, records, property, and funds. The employees now being employed, and the records and property now being used or held, in connection with any functions transferred by the provisions of this reorganization plan are hereby transferred to such agencies of the Post Office Department as the Post master General shall designate. The unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available for use in connec tion with such functions shall remain so available.
P. R. Doc. 49-6868; Filed, Aug. 22, 1949;
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REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 4 OF
1949
Prepared by the President and Trans mitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress Assem bled, June 20, 1949, Pursuant to the Provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949, Approved June 20, 19491
E x e c u t iv e O f f ic e o f t h e P r e s id e n t
The National Security Council and the National Security Resources Board, to gether with their respective functions, records, property, personnel, and unex pended balances of appropriations, allo cations, and other funds available or to be made available, are hereby trans ferred to the Executive Office of the President, F. R. Doc. 49-6869; Filed, Aug. 22, 1949;
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REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 5 OF
1949
Prepared by the President and Trans mitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress Assem bled, June 20, 1949, Pursuant to the Provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949, Approved June 20, 1949 1
C i v i l S er vic e C o m m is s io n
1. Chairman, United States Civil Service Commission. The Presi dent of the United States shall from time to time designate one of the civil service commissioners constituting the United States Civil Service Commission hereinafter referred to as the Commis sion as the presiding head of the Com mission with the title of Chairman, United States Civil Service Commission.
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S ec . 2. Functions of Chairman, a In order to facilitate the most, effective and expeditious administration of civil service matters and related affairs, there are hereby transferred to the Chairman, United States Civil Service Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Chairman, who shall be the chief executive and ad ministrative officer of the Commission:
1 the functions of the President of the Commission;
2 the functions of the Executive Di rector and Chief Examiner of the Com mission and of the Secretary thereof ;
3 the functions of the Commission with respect to the appointment of per sonnel employed under the Commission:
Provided, That employees who are en gaged regularly and full time in assist ing the Commission in the performance of the functions reserved to it under sections 2 a 6 I to 2 a 6 v ii, inclusive, of this reorganization plan shall be appointed by the Commission; and Provided further, That the regional di rectors, and the heads of the major ad ministrative units reporting directly to the Chairman or to the Executive Direc tor, shall be appointed by the Chairman Effective August 20, 1949, under the pro visions of section 6 of the act; published pursuant to section 11 of the act Puto. Law 109, 81st Cong..
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only after consultation with the other civil service commissioners;
4 the functions of the Commission with respect to the direction of employees of the Commission, the supervision of all activities of such employees, the distribu tion of business among employees and organizational units of the Commission, and the direction of the internal man agement of the Commissions affairs:
Provided, That there are not transferred by the provisions of this section 2 a 4 any functions with respect to em ployees whose appointment remains vested in the Commission under the first proviso of section 2 a 3, above;
5 the functions of the Commission with respect to directing the preparation of budget estimates and with respect to the use and expenditure of funds; and 6 the functions of the Commission with respect to executing, administering and enforcing A the civil service rules and regulations of the President of the United States and of the Commission and the laws governing the same, and B
the other activities of the Commission, including retirement and classification activities; Provided, That there are not transferred by the provisions of this sec tion 2 a 6 the functions of the Com mission with respect to:
i the preparation of suitable rules in accordance with the provisions of the first subsection of section 2 of the Act of January 16, 1883, ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403, and the making of an annual report un der the fifth subsection of said section 2;
ii the promulgation of any rules, regulations, or similar policy directives, now vested in the Commission;
iii the prevention of pernicious po litical activities, including such functions under the Act of July 19, 1940, 54 Stat.
767, as amended;
iv the hearing or providing for the hearing of appeals, including appeals with respect to examination ratings, vet erans preference, racial and religious dis crimination, disciplinary action, effi ciency ratings, and dismissals, and the taking of such final action on such ap peals as is now authorized to be taken by the Commission;
v the recommendation to the Presi dent for transmission to the Congress of such legislative or other measures as will promote an efficient Federal service and a systematic application of merit system principles, including measures relating to the selection, promotion, transfer, per formance, pay, conditions of service, tenure, and separation of Federal em ployees;
vi the investigation of matters per taining to the administration of func tions of the Commission or Chairman;
nor vii the revision and submission to the Bureau of the Budget of budget esti mates.
b The functions transferred by the provisions of sections 2 a 2 to 2 a 6, inclusive, of this reorganization plan shall be performed by the Chairman or, subject to his direction and control, by such officers and employees under his jurisdiction as he shall designate.
c Each civil service commissioner, including the Chairman, and duly au-