PART 1000—ORGANIZATION AND DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552. Source: 78 FR 33689, June 5, 2013, unless otherwise noted. § 1000.1 Purpose. This part describes the organization of the Board, and the assignment of authorities and the responsibilities of the Board, individual Board members, and employees. § 1000.2 Definitions. As used in this part: Board Chairman Executive Director General Counsel Member [78 FR 33689, June 5, 2013, as amended at 84 FR 36456, July 29, 2019] § 1000.3 Organization. (a) The Board is comprised of four part-time Board members and a full-time Chairman, each appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. (b) The Board's staff is comprised of the following: (1) Mission staff who assist the Board with its advice, oversight, and other mission functions, as described in 42 U.S.C. 2000ee(d) and 6 CFR 1000.4; and (2) Administrative staff who support the Board's operations on a variety of administrative matters, such as budget, contracts, information technology and information assurance, and security; and (3) Legal staff who provide the Board and agency employees with legal advice and ethical guidance. [78 FR 33689, June 5, 2013, as amended at 84 FR 36456, July 29, 2019] § 1000.4 Functions. (a) The Board provides advice and counsel to the President and executive departments and agencies to ensure that privacy and civil liberties are appropriately considered in proposed legislation, regulations, and policies, and in the implementation of new and existing legislation, regulations, and policies, related to efforts to protect the Nation from terrorism; (b) The Board oversees actions by the executive branch relating to efforts to protect the Nation from terrorism to determine whether such actions appropriately protect privacy and civil liberties and are consistent with governing laws, regulations, and policies regarding privacy and civil liberties; and (c) The Board receives and reviews reports and other information from privacy and civil liberties officers under 42 U.S.C. 2000ee-1 and, when appropriate, makes recommendations to and coordinates the activities of privacy and civil liberties officers on relevant interagency matters. § 1000.5 Delegations of authority. (a) The Board. (1) Disposition of all rulemaking and similar proceedings involving the promulgation of rules or the issuance of statements of general policy. (2) Determination of advice or recommendations to the President or executive departments and agencies regarding the matters described in 42 U.S.C. 2000ee(d). (3) Determination of the Board's annual agenda or other statement of operational priorities; and (4) Redelegation to one or more Board members or staff of those responsibilities delegated to the Chairman in § 1000.3(b), in the event of a vacancy. (5) Formulation and implementation of policies designed to assure the effective administration of the Board's operations and the efficient operations of the staff. (6) Any authority that is not delegated by the Board in this part, or otherwise vested in officials other than the Board, is reserved to the Board. The Board may reverse delegations at any time, and all delegated authority reverts to the Board upon the termination or expiration of the delegation. (b) The Chairman. (1) Exercise control over the Board's management and functioning; (2) Implement and execute the Board's budget; (3) Develop and effectively use staff support to carry out the functions of the Board, including, but not limited to, the supervision and removal of Board employees and the assignment and distribution of work among staff; (4) Convene and preside at all meetings of the Board and ensure that every vote and official act of the Board required by law to be recorded is accurately and promptly recorded by the General Counsel; (5) Redelegate to one or more Board staff persons those responsibilities to the Executive Director or General Counsel under this part, in the event that either position is unfilled. (6) Authorize any officer or employee of the Board to perform a function vested in, delegated, or otherwise designated to the Chairman. (c) Executive Director. (1) Manage the Board's mission-related projects in accordance with the priorities set by the Board; (2) Supervise the Board's mission staff; and (3) Authorize any officer or employee of the Board to perform a function vested in, delegated, or otherwise designated to the Executive Director. (d) General Counsel. (1) Serve as the Board's Designated Ethics Official in accordance with 5 CFR 2638.202; (2) Certify Board votes and conduct other necessary corporate secretary functions consistent with Board policies and procedures; and (3) Authorize any officer or employee of the Board to perform a function vested in, delegated, or otherwise designated to the General Counsel. (e) Individual Board Members. (f) Exercise of authority. [78 FR 33689, June 5, 2013, as amended at 78 FR 38811, June 28, 2013; 84 FR 36456, July 29, 2019]