§ 401.12 Change in rates. In those cases where it is found that a patient must be hospitalized for a long term and in which the patient or his responsible representative is found, upon investigation, to be unable to pay for care for the full period of hospitalization required, the Superintendent is authorized to reduce the schedule of rates in §§ 401.7 and 401.8 or continue to render hospital services at no charge. Reduced rates shall not go into effect until after the first 14 days of hospitalization. The Superintendent shall establish the effective date in each case. $401.13 Officers and employees. No officer or employee of the hospital shall receive and retain for his personal use any fee collected from full or part pay patients. TITLE 43-PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR Subtitle A-Office of the Secretary of the Interior....... Part 01 Chapter I-Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.......... 50 400 Note NOTE: Other regulations issued by the Department of the Interior appear in Title 18, Chapters III, IV, Title 25, Chapters I, II, Title 30, Chapters I, II, IV, VI, VIII, Title 32, Chapter III, Title 36, Chapter I, Title 48, Chapters I, II, III, IV, Title 50, Chapter I. Subtitle A-Office of the Secretary of the Interior N. B.: Dates appearing in the citations of source of documents codified in this subtitle, such as dates of issuance, approval, or effectiveness, are obtained from the original document. For general statutory provisions governing effective dates, validity, and constructive notice see section 7 of the Federal Register Act (49 Stat. 502; 44 U.S.C. 307) and sections 3 and 4 of the Administrative Procedure Act (60 Stat. 238; 5 U.S.C., Sup., 1002, 1003). NOTE: The functions of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Department of Agriculture with respect to the uses of mineral deposits in certain acquired lands were transferred to the Secretary of the Interior by section 402, Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946, Title 3, Ch. IV, supra. Regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to such lands appear in Part 4 of Title 7 (7 CFR, 1944 and 1945 Supps., Part 4). The following statement with respect to such lands appears in Notice, Secretary of the Interior, July 15, 1946, 11 F.R. 7776 (see also §§ 4.261 and 4.610 of this subtitle): "II. The functions of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Department of Agriculture relating to the leasing or other disposal of minerals in certain acquired lands have been transferred to the Secretary of the Interior. "The Bureau of Land Management will handle the leasing or other disposal of such minerals in accordance with general policies approved by the Secretary. The Geological Survey will perform the same general functions and duties in connection with the disposal and development of such minerals as it now performs with respect to minerals in the public domain. Pending the issuance of new regulations: "(a) Leases and permits heretofore issued by the Department of Agriculture will continue to be administered under the regulations, including operating regulations, under which they were issued. "(b) Hereafter, oil and gas lease applications for the lands covered by this notice will be filed in the Bureau of Land Management in accordance with the regulations heretofore Issued by the Department of Agriculture. "(c) Applications for permits to mine other minerals may be filed in the offices of Forest Rangers and Supervisors of the Forest Service and other field offices of the Department of Agriculture as provided in the regulations of that Department and transmitted to the Bureau of Land Management by such official as may be designated by the Secretary of Agriculture accompanied by a recommendation as to whether the use of the lands for mineral purposes will interfere with the primary use of the lands, and the stipulations, if any, needed to protect such primary use if a lease or permit issue.1 "(d) All payments of rentals and royalties on oil and gas leases and mineral permits shall be made to the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and all reports concerning operations shall be filled with the Director of the Geological Survey." 1 For delegation to the Chief of the Forest Service by the Secretary of Agriculture of authority to advise the Director, Bureau of Land Management, with respect to the development of minerals other than oil and gas on lands under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service, see 11 F.R. 9419. Part 01 Organization and procedure. 2 4 5 6 [Added] Copies and inspection of records, opinions and orders. [Amended] Filming of motion or sound pictures on areas under the jurisdiction of the Regulations for issuing licenses under patents and patent rights. [Revised] ABBREVIATIONS: The following abbreviations are used in this subtitle: Sec. 01.0 01.2 Regulation Reorganization Statutes at Large Supplement, United States Code PART 01-ORGANIZATION AND 01.10 01.11 01.12 01.20 'PROCEDURE (ADDED]' Subpart A-Organization Creation and functions. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Secretary of the Interior. Administrative staff offices. 01.21 Program staff offices. ated by the act of March 3, 1849 (R.S. 437; 5 U.S.C. 481). The Department is responsible for the management, conservation, and development of the natural resources of the United States. These resources include the public lands and the Federal range, water and power resources, oil and gas and other mineral resources, certain forest resources, fish and wildlife resources, and the national park system. In addition, the Department of the Interior has specialized responsibilities to the Indians and to the territories and island possessions of the United States. The Secretary of the Interior is presently charged with special duties concerning solid fuels and coal mines under Government control. § 01.2 Organization in general. The Department of the Interior consists of the Office of the Secretary and the various operating. bureaus and agencies. The organizations and procedures of the bureaus and agencies are set out under the appropriate titles of this Code. The following sections of this part deal with the Office of the Secretary. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY § 01.10 Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior is the head of the Department and is charged with the supervision and direction of the functions performed and activities carried on by the offices and employees throughout the Department. All bureaus and of fices of the Department are responsible directly to the Secretary. § 01.11 Under Secretary, Assistant Secretaries. The Under Secretary and the two Assistant Secretaries are the chief administrative officials of the Department under the Secretary of the Interior. In the absence or unavailability of the Secretary, the bureaus and offices of the Department are directly responsible to the Under Secretary. The Under Secretary and the Assistant Secretaries are authorized to exercise the powers of the Secretary with respect to matters which come before them, and, in certain cases, to serve as Acting Secretary of the Interior. (See $$ 4.0-4.3 of this subtitle.) § 01.12 Solicitor. The Solicitor is the chief law officer of the Department and the adviser on legal matters to the Secretary and other departmental officers. He is charged with the supervision of the legal work and legal staffs of the entire Department. The Solicitor is responsible for patent policies and procedures within the Department, and for the administrative adjustment of tort claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (Title IV, Pub. Law 601, 79th Cong., 60 Stat. 842). (See §§ 4.20, 4.21 of this subtitle.) The Solicitor's immediate staff constitutes the Office of the Solicitor. CROSS REFERENCE: For extension of the duties of the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, set forth in § 01.12, to include his designation to act under certain circumstances as the Under Secretary of the Interior or an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, see Executive Order 9794, Title 3, supra. § 01.20 Administrative staff offices. The following staff offices advise the Secretaries and formulate and execute policies in matters relating to the internal management of the Department: (a) The Division of Budget and Administrative Management, under a Director, supervises the budget and finance programs of the Department and advises the Secretary and other officials on organization, methods, and administrative management in general. (b) The Division of Administrative Services has responsibility for providing building space, purchasing, communications, and other such office services. The Chief Clerk is in charge of the Division. (c) The Division of Personnel Supervision and Management supervises the 723338-47-SUPP. IX-BK. 5 -35 personnel program of the Department. The Director of Personnel is in charge of the Division. (d) The Office of Field Representatives conducts investigations of departmental activities as directed by the Secretary. The Supervising Field Representative is in charge of the Office. (e) The Office of Information formulates the informational program of the Department and prepares and disseminates information concerning its activities and policies. The Director of Information is in charge of the Office. (f) The Office of Labor Relations under a Special Adviser on Labor Relations advises on labor policy and procedures within the Department. § 01.21 Program staff offices. The following staff offices coordinate various aspects of the functions performed by the Department and advise the Secretaries on matters of policy: (a) The Division of Power assists the Secretary in supervising the discharge of the Department's responsibilities in electric power matters. The Division aids in the formulation and coordination of the Department's objectives, policies and programs, advises the various agencies of the objectives and policies and supervises their application and prosecution. A Director is in charge of the Division. (b) The Division of Territories and Island Possessions is responsible for coordinating the activities of the Department in the territories and possessions, for advising the Secretary on the governments in these areas, for acting as an intermediary between these governments and other Federal agencies, and for furthering certain enterprises in the territories. (See Title 48, Part 1, infra.) A Director is in charge. (c) The Office of Land Utilization coordinates all land classification, use, and management programs to insure consistency with departmental policy. It also assists the Secretary in developing departmental policy on land management matters and renders advisory services to the bureaus. An Assistant to the Secretary is in charge of the office. (d) The Oil and Gas Division is responsible for formulating plans for the coordination of the policies and administration of Federal activities relative to oil, gas and synthetic fuels. The Division administers the Connally "Hot Oil" Act. 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