{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-2.8","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 2.8","heading":"Delegations of authority to agency heads to order that the United States flag be flown at half-staff.","body":"Pursuant to section 5 of Proclamation 3044, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 4, each general officer and agency head is delegated authority to order that the United States flag shall be flown at half-staff on buildings and grounds under his or her jurisdiction or control. This authority shall be exercised in accordance with directives promulgated by the Director, Office of Operations.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture","PART 2—DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT","Subpart B—General Delegations of Authority by the Secretary of Agriculture"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"5d6606b09618eb4fd5f175ecdefaf00b4eda31e1fd97e3dbb090b5861dbcccf1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-2.7","next":"us/7-cfr-2.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}