# 7 CFR § 2.7: Authority to supervise and direct

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.7

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 CFR § 2.7
- **Heading:** Authority to supervise and direct
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—Agriculture > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture > PART 2—DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT > Subpart B—General Delegations of Authority by the Secretary of Agriculture

## Text

Unless specifically reserved, or otherwise delegated (including delegations of legal functions to the General Counsel at § 2.31), the delegations of authority to each general officer of the Department and each agency head contained in this part includes the authority to direct and supervise the employees engaged in the conduct of activities under such official's jurisdiction, and the authority to take any action, execute any document, authorize any expenditure, promulgate any rule, regulation, order, or instruction required by or authorized by law and deemed by the general officer or agency head to be necessary and proper to the discharge of his or her responsibilities.
This authority will be exercised subject to applicable administrative directives. Unless otherwise provided, a general officer or agency head may, subject to his or her continuing responsibility for the proper discharge of delegations made to him, in this part, delegate and provide for the redelegation of his or her authority to appropriate officers and employees. Subject to the general supervision of the Secretary, agency heads who are delegated authority from a general officer, in this part, report to and are under the supervision of that general officer.
[60 FR 56393, Nov. 8, 1995, as amended at 83 FR 22179, May 14, 2018]

## Nearby sections

- [7 CFR § 2.1 § 2.1 Establishment of the Department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.1.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.2 § 2.2 Authority of the Secretary to prescribe regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.2.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.3 § 2.3 Authority of the Secretary to delegate authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.3.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.4 § 2.4 General officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.4.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.5 § 2.5 Order in which officers of the Department shall act as Secretary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.5.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.6 § 2.6 Designation of first assistants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.6.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.7 § 2.7 Authority to supervise and direct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.7.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.8 § 2.8 Delegations of authority to agency heads to order that the United States flag be flown at half-staff.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.8.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.9 § 2.9 Additional delegations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.9.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.10 § 2.10 Limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.10.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.11 § 2.11 New principles and periodic reviews.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.11.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.12 § 2.12 Secretary and general officers not precluded from exercising delegated powers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.12.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.13 § 2.13 Status of prior delegations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.13.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.14 § 2.14 Deputy Secretary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.14.md)

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