The phrase "authority over how" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing control or power regarding the methods or processes of doing something.
Example: "The manager has the authority over how the project is executed, ensuring that all team members follow the established guidelines."
Alternatives: "control over the methods" or "power regarding the process".
"She has no authority over how the counties decide to evaluate the ballots".
In 1994, Dr. Plum said Nixon's living will allowed the former president to maintain authority over how his life ended.
New York is one of only three states that give the comptroller sole authority over how the state pension fund is invested.
But the commission lacks the authority to assess penalties for most transgressions, and it has little authority over how companies operate when they have no written privacy rules.
Mr. Pataki contends in his lawsuit that the State Constitution gives him the ultimate authority over how billions of dollars in state money should be spent.
Governor Pataki sued the Legislature in August, contending that the State Constitution gives him the ultimate authority over how the state spends its $80 billion budget.
They will also carry on reforming the Department of Education and remove more powers from local authorities over how schools are run.
Citing a British Airways statement, Ms. Devereux said the company was in talks with British authorities over how best to deploy air marshals.
The news comes as MPs say Google employees have turned whistleblower to describe how the Internet search giant misleads Britain's tax authorities over how much business they carry out in this country.
Chris Rogers, of the building's developer, Point32, said the project's team was negotiating with state authorities over how to have the Bullitt Center's water independently tested to prove that it would meet quality standards.
But the recent clash between New York's top banking regulator and federal authorities over how to handle a similar case against the British bank Standard Chartered could complicate the investigations".
