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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development
[Docket No. D-94-1060; FR-3674-D-01]

 

Revocation and Redelegation of Authority

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of revocation and redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: This notice revokes all powers and authorities previously 
redelegated by the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development to HUD Regional Administrators and/or to HUD Field Office 
Managers, including any powers and authorities further redelegated by 
Regional Administrators and/or Field Office Managers. This notice then 
redelegates from the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development to Directors and Deputy Directors of Community Planning and 
Development in HUD Field Offices all the powers and authorities 
necessary to carry out Office of Community Planning and Development 
programs (including the functions specifically enumerated and the power 
to order Limited Denials of Participation sanctions), except those 
powers and authorities specifically excluded.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 12, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sylvester C. Angel, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., room 7148, Washington, DC 20410, 
(202) 708-2090. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In November of 1993, the Secretary announced 
the reorganization of HUD's Field structure to improve HUD's 
performance and provide HUD's customers--members of the public and 
program beneficiaries--more efficient service and less bureaucracy by 
empowering HUD's employees to more effectively serve these customers. 
In implementing this objective, the Secretary determined to remove the 
Regional organizational layer and provide officials at lower 
organizational levels full authority to carry out program functions, 
with these field office officials reporting directly to program 
officials.
    This notice implements the field reorganization for the Office of 
Community Planning and Development. This notice revokes all authority 
previously redelegated by the Assistant Secretary for Community 
Planning and Development to Regional Administrators and/or Field Office 
Managers, including any authority further redelegated by Regional 
Administrators and/or Field Office Managers. This notice then 
redelegates to Directors and Deputy Directors of Community Planning and 
Development in HUD Field Offices all the powers and authorities 
necessary to carry out Office of Community Planning and Development 
programs (including the functions specifically enumerated and the power 
to order Limited Denials of Participation sanctions), except those 
powers and authorities specifically excluded.
    Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development revokes and redelegates authority as follows:

Section A. Authority Revoked

    The Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development 
revokes all authority previously redelegated to HUD Regional 
Administrators and/or HUD Field Office Managers for Office of Community 
Planning and Development Programs, including any authority further 
redelegated by Regional Administrators and/or Field Office Managers.

Section B. Authority Redelegated

    The Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development 
redelegates to Directors and Deputy Directors of Community Planning and 
Development in HUD Field Offices all the powers and authorities 
necessary to carry out the following Office of Community Planning and 
Development programs (including the functions specifically enumerated), 
except those powers and authorities specifically excluded:
    1. Community Development Block Grants, other than the Indian Tribe 
Component (Entitlement and Non-Entitlement for States and Small Cities) 
(Title I, Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5301 
et seq.):
     Sign program Grant Agreements.
     Sign SF 718 Funding Reservations.
     Sign SF 7082 CDBG funding approvals.
     Sign grant award letters.
     Sign IPA Audit correspondence.
     Sign Inspector General Audit correspondence.
     Sign Congressional correspondence.
     Conduct environmental reviews and releases (and determine 
whether an applicant has the capacity to carry out environmental 
reviews).
     Make recommendations on sanctions.
     Notify grantees of monitoring findings.
     Sign notice of funding amount.
     Sign notification of receipt of final statement.
     Sign amendments to final statement.
     Release funds under Executive Order 12372.
     Acknowledge receipt of grantee performance report.
     Sign substantive review of grantee performance report.
     Sign notification of Urban County Qualification.
     Sign closeout of State Grants.
     Sign all correspondence to grantees.
     Waive handbooks, notices and, general terms and conditions 
of the Community Development Block Grant agreements, not covered by 
statute or regulations.
    Authority not redelegated:
     Disapprove applications for entitlement grants filed 
pursuant to section 104 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304).
     Terminate, reduce or limit the availability of grant 
payments pursuant to section 111(a) (42 U.S.C. 5311).
     Adjust entitlement grants pursuant to section 104(e) (42 
U.S.C. 5304).
     Reallocate funds pursuant to section 106(c) or (d) (42 
U.S.C. 5306).
     Determine basic grant amounts for metropolitan cities and 
urban counties pursuant to section 106(b) (42 U.S.C. 5306).
     Determine the qualifications of localities for status 
which entitles them to special consideration. This includes, but is not 
limited to, the determination of qualifications of counties as urban 
counties pursuant to section 102(a)(6) (42 U.S.C. 5302), the 
determination of what constitutes a city pursuant to section 102(a)(5) 
(42 U.S.C. 5302) and the determination of levels of physical and 
economic distress of cities and urban counties for eligibility for 
urban development action grants pursuant to section 119(b) (42 U.S.C. 
5318).
     Approve and disapprove applications filed for loan 
guarantee or grant assistance, issue commitments, or issue guarantees 
pursuant to section 108 (42 U.S.C. 5308).
    2. The Home Program: HOME Investment Partnerships, other than the 
Indian Tribe Component (Title II, National Affordable Housing Act of 
1990 (NAHA), 42 U.S.C. 12721):
     Approve deadline extensions unless required by statute or 
regulation.
     Approve HOME program descriptions.
     Execute SF 40093 HOME Investment Partnership Agreements.
     Designate new HOME participating jurisdictions.
     Conduct environmental reviews and releases (and determine 
whether an applicant has the capacity to carry out environmental 
reviews).
    Authority not redelegated:
     Determine allocation and reallocation amounts pursuant to 
Section 217 of NAHA.
     Revoke a jurisdiction's designation as a participating 
jurisdiction pursuant to Section 216 of NAHA.
     Effect remedies for noncompliance pursuant to Section 223 
of NAHA.
    3. HOPE for Homeownership of Single Family Homes (Title IV, 
Subtitle C, National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12891) 
(HOPE 3):
     Sign all grant approval documents, including approval 
letters and grant agreements.
     Approve deadline extensions unless required by statute or 
regulation.
     Monitor and closeout projects.
     Sign IPA audit correspondence.
     Sign Inspector General audit correspondence.
     Sign congressional correspondence.
    4. HUD-Owned Single Family Property Disposition for the Homeless 
(Sections 203 and 211, National Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. 1709 and 1715b):
     Waive Handbook and Notice provisions not required by 
statute or regulation (for aspects of the program carried out by Office 
of Community Planning and Development officials).
     PD Lease/Sale grantee approval with Master Agreement.
    5. Shelter Plus Care (Subtitle F, Title IV of the Stewart B. 
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as amended by Section 837 of the 
National Affordable Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 11403):
     Sign Grant Agreements and Amendments and Transmittal 
Letters/Annual Contributions Contract.
     Approve deadline extensions unless required by statute or 
regulation.
     Sign SF 718 Funding Reservations.
     Sign grant award letters.
     Sign IPA Audit correspondence.
     Sign Inspector General Audit correspondence.
     Conduct environmental reviews and releases (and determine 
whether an applicant has the capacity to carry out environmental 
reviews).
     Approve Annual Progress Reports.
     Sign monitoring letters to grantees.
     Waive Handbook and Notice provisions not required by 
statute or regulation.
    6. Emergency Shelter Grants Program (Title IV, Stewart B. McKinney 
Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1137):
     Sign notices of funding amount.
     Sign notification of funding approval.
     Sign Grant Agreements and amendments.
     Approve deadline extensions unless required by statute or 
regulation.
     Sign SF 718 Funding Reservations.
     Sign IPA Audit correspondence.
     Sign Inspector General Audit correspondence.
     Conduct environmental reviews and releases (and determine 
whether an applicant has the capacity to carry out environmental 
reviews).
     Close out programs upon completion.
     Sign monitoring letters to grantees.
     Waive Handbook and Notice provisions not required by 
statute or regulation.
    7. Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program 
(Section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, 42 
U.S.C. 11401):
     Sign Grant Agreements and amendments.
    8. Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategies (CHAS)

(Section 105 of the National Affordable Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 
12705):

     Sign CHAS approval letters and related correspondence.
     Approve deadline extensions for the CHAS and CHAS Annual 
Performance Reports.
    9. Supportive Housing Program and Supplemental Assistance for 
Facilities to Assist the Homeless Program (Title IV, Subtitles C and D 
of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 
11301 et seq.):
     Sign notification of funding approval.
     Sign Grant Agreements and amendments, and Transmittal 
Letters.
     Approve deadline extensions unless required by statute or 
regulations.
     Sign SF 718 Funding Reservations.
     Sign conditional approval letters for Supportive Housing 
Grants.
     Sign approval of Annual Progress Report.
     Sign grant award letters.
     Conduct environmental reviews and releases (and determine 
whether an applicant has the capacity to carry out environmental 
reviews).
     Sign IPA Audit correspondence.
     Sign Inspector General Audit correspondence.
     Sign monitoring letters to grantees.
     Waive Handbook and Notice provisions not required by 
statute or regulation.
    10. Rental Rehabilitation Program (Section 17 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1437o):
     Monitor and close out projects.
    Authority not redelegated:
     Reduce lower income benefits to 50%. (See 24 CFR 
511.10(2)(3)).
    11. Urban Homesteading Program (Section 810 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 1706e):
     Monitor and closeout projects.
     Sign IPA audit correspondence.
     Sign Inspector General audit correspondence.
     Sign congressional correspondence.
    12. Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDs (Section 851 of the 
National Affordable Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.):
     Sign notification of Funding and Grant Agreements and 
amendments.
     Conduct environmental reviews and releases (and determine 
whether an applicant has the capacity to carry out environmental 
reviews).
     Sign SF 718 Funding Reservations.
     Sign grant award letters.
     Sign IPA Audit correspondence.
     Sign Inspector General Audit correspondence.
     Approve Annual Progress Reports.
     Sign monitoring letters for grantees.
     Waive Handbook and Notice provisions not required by 
statute or regulation.
    In addition, the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development redelegates to Directors and Deputy Directors of Community 
Planning and Development in HUD Field Offices the following authority:
    1. To order a Limited Denial of Participation sanction, pursuant to 
HUD regulations at 24 CFR 24.700.

Section C. General Authority Excepted

    The authority redelegated in Section B above does not include the 
authority to issue or waive regulations.

Section D. Authority to Further Redelegate

    The authority redelegated in Section B above may be further 
redelegated.

    Authority: Section 7(d), Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 3535(d).

    Dated: April 12, 1994.
Andrew Cuomo,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 94-9232 Filed 4-14-94; 8:45 am]
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