[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)]
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Redelegation of Authority; Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. FR-4010-D-01]


Redelegation of Authority for President's Crime Prevention 
Council's Ounce of Prevention Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: The authority to administer the Ounce of Prevention Grant 
Program was delegated from the Ounce of Prevention Council to the 
Secretary via Inter-Agency Agreement effective October 3, 1995. The 
Secretary is redelegating the authority to administer the program to 
the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 24, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Priest, Director, Empowerment 
Zone/Enterprise Community Task Force, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 7136, Washington, DC 20410, (202) 
708-2290. This is not a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Crime Prevention Council, 
statutorily authorized as the Ounce of Prevention Council, was 
established by Section 30101(a) of Title III, Subtitle A of the violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322, 42 
U.S.C. 13741. Section 30102 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 13742, authorizes the 
Ounce of Prevention Grant Program. Under this program, the Council may 
make grants to assist youth crime and violence prevention programs. Up 
to $1,500,000 was appropriated for this purpose in Fiscal Year 1995, 
pursuant to Section 30104 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 13744.
    In accordance with Section 30101(a)(1)(A) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 
13741, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (``Secretary'') 
is a member of the Council. Section 30101(a)(3) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 
13741, authorizes the Council to delegate any of its functions or 
powers to a member or members of the Council. By Inter-Agency Agreement 
effective October 3, 1995, the Council has delegated to the Secretary 
its authority to make final decisions regarding the selection of 
grantees, the awarding of grants, and the monitoring of grants, 
pursuant to Section 30102 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 13742. HUD will award 
the grants competitively in Federally-designated Empowerment Zone and 
Enterprise Community areas, including Supplemental Empowerment Zones, 
to support local, community-based efforts to coordinate and, to the 
extent possible, integrate youth crime and violence prevention programs 
or services.
    Accordingly, the Secretary redelegates authority as follows:

Section A. Authority Redelegated

    The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
redelegates to the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development all power and authority delegated to the Secretary by the 
Ounce of Prevention Council with respect to the Ounce of Prevention 
Grant Program, Section 30102 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 13742, except as provided in 
Section B of this redelegation of authority.

Section B. Authority Excepted

    The authority redelegated under Section A does not include the 
power to sue and be sued.

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

    Dated: January 24, 1996.
Henry G. Cisneros,
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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