UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
OFFICE OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
Office of Acquisition and Grants Administration
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Director, Grants Policy and Training Division
FROM: The Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Acquisition and Grants Administration
SUBJECT: Redelegation of Authority to Approve and Issue Licenses and Obligation Authority
I. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
Under the authority vested in me by a delegation from the Assistant Secretary, Office of
Finance and Operations by delegation EK/EK/204, certified on September 19, 2019, I
hereby delegate to you, to perform the functions related to the management and oversight
of the Department’s license holders and obligation authority process:
A. the authority to sign any decisions memos, congratulation letters and certificates
for new and updated licenses, and
B. the authority to approve waivers if the individual does not have the required oneyear experience as outlined in the Discretionary Handbook.
Unless otherwise noted in future delegations of authority, amendments to the authority delegated
in this document are included within the scope of this delegation.
II. RESERVATION
None
III. REDELEGATION
In accordance with OMB Circular No. A-50, the authority delegated in Section I may
only be redelegated to a “top management official”. The authority delegated in I.A and
I.B above may be redelegated to the Director of the Grants Policy and Training Division,
OFO/OAGA.
IV. CERTIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
This delegation is effective upon certification by the Department's Delegations Control
Officer and supersedes all previous delegations of these authorities. I hereby ratify
actions within the scope of this delegation taken by you prior to the date of certification.
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Authority
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Phillip Juengst
OGC CONCURRENCE: Michael Taylor; 6/8/21
Certified Date: 6/9/21
Delegations Control Officer: Jim Clemmens
DOA: EKG/EKGP/218