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[Federal Register: April 15, 1994]


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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing
[Docket No. D-94-1056: FR-3668-D-02]

 

Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD; Revocation and Redelegation of 
Authority

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of revocation and redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: This notice revokes all powers and authorities currently 
redelegated by the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner 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 to Regional Housing Directors and through Regional Housing 
Directors to Field Office Housing officials all powers and authorities 
necessary to carry out Office of Housing-FHA programs (including the 
power to order Limited Denials of Participation sanctions).
    It is anticipated that the delegation to Regional Housing 
Directors--as distinguished from the redelegation to Field Office 
Housing officials--will exist only for an interim period, so that 
Regional Housing Directors can provide temporary program oversight for 
Field Office housing activities. It is also anticipated that in the 
near term HUD will issue further guidance to field staff concerning 
their specific functions and responsibilities under the programs for 
which all powers and authorities are redelegated by this action. Any 
revocation or modification of this redelegation of authority to 
Regional Housing Directors will be published in the Federal Register.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 8, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert G. Hunt, Director, Management 
Services Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW., room 9116, Washington, DC 20410, (202) 708-0826. (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 employees to serve HUD's customers more effectively. 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 revokes and redelegates program authority to meet the 
objectives of the reorganization for the Office of Housing--FHA. By 
virtue of this notice, powers and authorities of the Office of 
Housing--FHA will flow from the Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner to housing officials in field offices. For 
an interim period, until issuance of a later redelegation, this 
authority will flow to and through Regional Housing Directors.
    This notice revokes all authority redelegated by the Assistant 
Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner to HUD 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 Regional Housing Directors 
and through Regional Housing Directors to Field Office Housing 
officials all powers and authorities necessary to carry out Office of 
Housing-FHA programs (including the power to order Limited Denials of 
Participation sanctions). Nothing in this redelegation of authority 
affects the power and authority previously redelegated to the Directors 
of the Debt Management Centers in Albany, New York, Seattle, 
Washington, and Chicago, Illinois.
    Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner revokes and redelegates authority as follows:

Section A. Authority Revoked

    The Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner 
revokes all authority currently redelegated from the Assistant 
Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner to HUD Regional 
Administrators and/or HUD Field Office Managers including any authority 
further redelegated by Regional Administrators and/or Field Office 
Managers.

Section B. Authority Redelegated

    The Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner 
redelegates to Regional Housing Directors and through Regional Housing 
Directors to Housing Development Division Directors and Housing 
Management Division Directors in Regional Offices and in Category A and 
B Field Offices, and to Housing Division Directors in the Anchorage, 
Alaska, and Charleston, West Virginia Field Offices, and to Office 
Managers in Category C Field Offices all powers and authorities 
necessary to carry out the following Office of Housing-FHA programs:

Single Family Housing Programs

    1. One-to-Four-Family Home Mortgage Insurance (section 203, 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b), (i)).
    2. Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance (section 203(k), National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(4k)).
    3. Homeownership Assistance for Low-and-Moderate Income Families 
(section 221(d)(2), National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715(d)(2)).
    4. Mortgage Insurance for Service Members (section 222, National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715m)).
    5. Mortgage Insurance in Declining Neighborhoods (section 223(e), 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715n(e)).
    6. Mortgage Insurance on Condominium Units (section 234(c), 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715y)).
    7. Mortgage Insurance for Special Credit Risks (section 237, 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-2)).
    8. One-to-Four Family Mortgage Insurance in Military Impacted Areas 
(section 238(c), National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3(c)).
    9. Single Family Home Mortgage Coinsurance (section 244, National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-9)).
    10. Mortgage Insurance for Graduated Payment Mortgages (section 
245, National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-10)).
    11. Mortgage Insurance for Adjustable Rate Mortgages (section 251, 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-16)).
    12. Mortgage Insurance for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages 
(section 255, National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715)).
    13. Counseling for Homebuyers, Homeowners, or Tenants (section 106, 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x)).
    14. Mortgage Insurance on Single Family Cooperative Units (section 
213, National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715e)).
    15. Mortgage and Major Home Improvement Loan Insurance for Urban 
Renewal Areas (section 220(h), National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715k(h)).
    16. Single Family Mortgage Insurance in Disaster Areas (section 
203(h), National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709 (h)).
    17. Insurance for Purchase of Fee Simple Title from Lessors 
(section 240, National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-5)).
    18. Single Family Mortgage Insurance on Hawaiian Homelands (section 
247, National Housing Act (U.S.C. 1715z-12)).
    19. Single Family Mortgage Insurance on Indian Reservations 
(section 248, National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-13)).
    20. Mortgage Insurance for Shared Appreciation Mortgages (section 
252, National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-17)).
    21. Mortgage Insurance for Homeownership Assistance Mortgage 
Refinances (section 235(r), National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z)).
    22. Expenditures to Correct Structural Defects in Mortgaged Homes 
(section 518, National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735b)).
    23. Mortgage Insurance Single Family Cooperative Housing (section 
203(n), National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709n)).
    24. Mortgage Insurance Growing Equity Mortgages (section 245(a), 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-10)).
    25. Mortgage Insurance Experimental Housing (section 233, National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715x)).
    26. Mortgage Insurance in Outlying Areas (section 203(i), National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(i)).
    27. Mortgage Insurance in Urban Renewal Areas (section 
220(d)(3)(A)(i), National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715k(d)(3)(A)(i)).
    28. Mortgage Insurance for Armed Service Housing (section 809/810, 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1748h-1, 1748h-2)).

Multifamily Housing Programs

    1. Multifamily Rental Housing for Moderate Income and Displaced 
Families Mortgage Insurance Program (section 221(d)(3) and (4), 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d)(3) and (4)).
    2. Multifamily Rental Housing Mortgage Insurance Program (section 
207 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1713)).
    3. Existing Multifamily Housing Mortgage Insurance Program (section 
223(f) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715n(f)).
    4. Refinancing of Existing Insured Mortgages (section 223(a)(7) of 
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715n(a)(7)).
    5. Reinsurance Pilot Program (section 542(b) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1992 (see 12 U.S.C. 1707 Historical and 
Statutory Notes)).
    6. Housing Finance Agency Risk Sharing Pilot Program (section 
542(c) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (see 12 
U.S.C. 1707 Historical and Statutory Notes)).
    7. Single Room Occupancy Projects Mortgage Insurance Program 
(section 221(d) (3) and (4) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715l(d) (3) and (4), pursuant to authority in section 223(g) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715n(g)).
    8. Manufactured Home Parks Mortgage Insurance Program (section 207 
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1713)).
    9. Cooperative Housing Mortgage Insurance Program (section 213 of 
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715e)).
    10. Rehabilitation and Neighborhood Conservation Housing Insurance 
(section 220 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715k)).
    11. Supplemental Loans for Multifamily Projects Mortgage Insurance 
Program (section 241 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-6)).
    12. Operating Loss Loans (section 223(d) of the National Housing 
Act) 12 U.S.C. 1715n(d)).
    13. Nursing Homes, Intermediate Care Facilities, and Board and Care 
Homes Mortgage Insurance Program (section 232 of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715w)).
    14. Assisted Living Facilities Mortgage Insurance Program (section 
232 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715w, pursuant to authority 
in section 511 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992)).
    15. Mortgage Insurance for Hospitals Program (section 242 of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-7)).
    16. Mortgage Insurance for Group Practice and Medical Practice 
Facilities (Title XI, National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1749aaa et 
seq.)).
    17. Housing for the Elderly Mortgage Insurance Program (section 231 
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715v)).
    18. HOPE 2: Homeownership of Multifamily Units (Subtitle B of Title 
IV of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12871 et. 
seq.)).
    19. Direct Loans for Housing for the Elderly or Handicapped 
(section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q)).
    20. Supportive Housing for the Elderly (section 202 of the Housing 
Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q, as amended by section 801 of the National 
Affordable Housing Act)).
    21. Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (section 811 
of the National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013)).
    22. Congregate Housing Services (Title IV of the Housing and 
Community Development Amendments of 1978, as amended by section 802 of 
the National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8011 et. seq.)).
    23. Service Coordinators for Assisted Housing (section 808 of the 
National Affordable Housing Act, as amended by sections 674 and 676 of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(8)).
    24. Housing Development Grants (section 17 of the U.S. Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S. C. 1437o).
    25. Special Purpose Grants (Pub. L.'s 101-507, 102-139, and 102-
389).
    26. Section 8 New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation 
(section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note)).
    27. Multifamily Coinsurance Program (section 244 of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-9)).
    28. Section 8 Loan Management Set Aside Program (section 8 of the 
U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f)).
    29. Rent Supplement Program (section 101 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s)).
    30. Section 236 Rental Housing Interest Reduction and Rental 
Assistance Program (section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715z-1)).
    31. Below Market Interest Rate Rental Housing Program (sections 
221(d)(3) and 221(d)(5) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d) 
(3) and (5)).
    32. Flexible Subsidy Operating Assistance Program (section 201 of 
the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
1715z-1a, as amended by the Housing and Community Development 
Amendments of 1987)).
    33. Flexible Subsidy Capital Improvement Loan Program (section 201 
of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
1715z-1a, as amended by the Housing and Community Development 
Amendments of 1987)).
    34. Drug Elimination Grants (Title V of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901), as amended by section 581 of the National 
Affordable Housing Act of 1990 and section 161 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 11901)).
    35. Housing in Military Impacted Areas (section 238(c) of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3(c)).
    36. Section 8 Assistance for Property Disposition Resales (section 
8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f)).
    37. Management and Disposition of HUD-owned Multifamily Housing 
Projects (section 203 of the Housing and Community Development 
Amendments of the 1978 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-11)).
    38. Emergency Low-Income Housing Preservation Program (Title II of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (12 U.S.C. 1715l 
note)).
    39. Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership 
Program (Subtitle A of Title VI of the National Affordable Housing Act 
of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4101 et. seq.)).
    In addition, the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner redelegates to the above-mentioned HUD officials the 
authority to order a Limited Denial of Participation sanction, pursuant 
to HUD regulations at 24 CFR 24.700.

Section C. Authority Excepted

    Category D Field Office officials are not redelegated authority 
under this notice. 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. section 3535(d).

    Dated: April 8, 1994.
Jeanne K. Engel,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 94-9236 Filed 4-14-94; 8:45 am]
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