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Justice Manual § 9-21.200
Approval Authority
The Witness Security Reform Act provides that the Attorney General may delegate the authority to place individuals into the Witness Security Program to the Deputy Attorney General, the Associate Attorney General, the Assistant Attorneys General of the Criminal and Civil Rights Divisions, and one other person. By Attorney General Order No. 1072-84, the Attorney General has specially designated those individuals named above and the OEO Director to authorize applications for witnesses or prospective witnesses to be admitted into the Program. In the absence of the OEO Director, the OEO Acting Director is authorized to exercise this authority.
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