Agriculture. Part2:Delegations of authority by the secretary of agriculture and general officers of the department. Section2.202:Deputy Director, Office of Ethics.
Pursuant to the Office of Government Ethics regulations at 5 CFR part 2638, the Deputy Director, Office of Ethics, shall be the USDA Alternate Agency Ethics Official and shall exercise the authority reserved to the USDA Designated Agency Ethics Official as provided in part 2638 in the absence or unavailability of the USDA Designated Agency Ethics Official.