Issuance Number: 205.10
Subject: Financial Administration Delegations
Issuance Date: 10/25/2024
Expiration Date: 10/25/2029
Responsible Office: Office of Budget, Finance, and Analysis; Office of Accounting and Financial Management
Instruction: This replaces Survey Manual (SM) chapter 205.10, dated March 25, 2021.
Approving Official: /s/ Anne Barrett
Associate Director for Budget, Finance, and Analysis
1. Purpose. This SM chapter establishes the delegations of authority necessary to carry out specific financial management and fiscal services functions at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
2. Authority. The Assistant Secretary—Water and Science, in Part 220, Chapter 10 of the Departmental Manual (220 DM 10), delegates authority to the Director to carry out specific financial administration responsibilities. The Director redelegates this authority to the USGS officials specified in this SM chapter at Appendix A. Managers and supervisors do not relinquish the power to exercise the authority if redelegated to their subordinates.
3. Responsibilities. All USGS employees involved in activities covered by this SM chapter are responsible for following delegations listed in Appendix A.
4. Policy. General provisions regarding policy and limitations on delegations are established in SM 200.1, Delegations. General provisions regarding policy and guidelines on redelegations are established in SM 200.2, Redelegations.
Appendix A
