92 STAT. 1342
PUBLIC LAW 95-473—OCT. 17, 1978
(5) supervise the expenditure of funds allocated by the Com', mission for major programs and purposes. (g) The Commission shall have a seal that shall be judicially recognized. (h) The expenses of the Commission shall be paid after presentation and approval by the Chairman of itemized vouchers. 49 USC 10302. § 10302. Divisions of the Commission (a) The Interstate Commerce Commission may establish and assign Commissioners to serve on as many divisions as may be necessary and may designate any division as an appellate division. Each division shall be composed of at least 3 Commissioners. The Commission may assign a Commissioner to serve on more than one division. (b) Unless otherwise directed by the Commission— (1) the Commissioner senior in service of the Commissioners •: on a division is chairman of the division; and (2) the Chairman of the Commission, or another Commissioner designated by the Chairman, may serve on a division temporarily, when there is a vacancy in the membership of the division r-n^'or when another Commissioner is absent or unable to serve. (c) The Commission shall designate each division numerically or by a term descriptive of the function of that division. 49 USC 10303. § 10303. Secretary of the Commission; public records (a) The Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, with its approval, shall appoint the Secretary of the Commission. (b) The Secretary is the custodian of public records filed with the Commission. Copies of classifications, tariffs, and all arrangements filed with the Commission under this subtitle, and the statistics, tables, and figures contained in reports made to the Commission under this subtitle, are public records. A public record, or a copy or extract of it, certified by the Secretary under the seal of the Commission is competent evidence in a proceeding of the Commission and in a judicial proceeding. 49 USC 10304. § 10304. Employee boards The Interstate Commerce Commission may establish employee ^, boards composed of at least 3 employees. An employee who is a director or assistant director of a bureau, a chief of a section, an employee designated by the Commission, or an attorney may serve on a board. 49 USC 10305. § 10305. Delegation of authority (a) The Interstate Commerce Commission may delegate to a division, an individual Commissioner, an employee board, or an employee appointed under section 3105 of title 5, a matter before the Commission for action, including a matter referred to it by either House of Congress or by Congress. However, the Commission may not delegate a matter required to be referred to a joint board under section 10341 of this title, or a function vested in the Commission under this chapter. The Commission may change or rescind a delegation under this subsection at any time. "WTien a Commissioner or employee cannot act on a matter delegated under this section because of absence or another reason, the Chairman of the Commission may designate another Commissioner or employee, as the case may be, to serve temporarily until the Commission otherwise orders. (b) Delegation to a division of a matter related to the validity of rates shall be made according to the character of regulation exercised.
�
