[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33130-33132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16233]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4097-D-01]


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner; Revocation and Redelegation of Authority; Amendment to 
Field Reorganization

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

ACTION: Amendment to field reorganization redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the redelegation portion of the field 
reorganization Revocation and Redelegation of Authority for the Office 
of Housing, published in the Federal Register on December 6, 1994, at 
59 FR 62739.
    This amendment revokes authority over both single family and 
multifamily housing matters previously redelegated to the Director, 
Single Family Housing Division, and to the Director, Multifamily 
Housing Division, respectively, in the Anchorage, AK; Charleston, WV; 
Grand Rapids, MI; Manchester, NH; and Milwaukee WI field offices; it 
then redelegates the authority to the Director, Housing Division, in 
each of the affected offices.
    Prior to this amendment, the field reorganization document 
redelegated authority to both Directors of Single Family Housing and 
Directors of Multifamily Housing, in A and B field offices. With this 
amendment, in certain A and B field offices, authority is still 
delegated to both the Director, Single Family Housing Division, and 
Director, Multifamily Housing Division. However, in other A and B field 
offices, authority is now redelegated to the Director, Housing 
Division, who handles both single family and multifamily housing 
matters.
    This amendment also revokes authority over single family housing 
matters previously redelegated to the Director of the Single Family 
Housing Division in the Dallas, Texas field office; it then redelegates 
this authority to the Office of Housing Director in the Fort Worth, 
Texas field office. As a result of this portion of the amendment, field 
office authority regarding single family housing matters is transferred 
from the Director of the Single Family Housing Division in the Dallas, 
Texas field office to the Director of Housing in the Fort Worth, Texas 
field office. Employees of the Dallas office will continue to perform 
single family housing functions but field office decisionmaking 
authority will rest in the Fort Worth office.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 17, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert G. Hunt, Director, Management Services Division, or Charles E. 
Patterson, Chief, Program Analysis Branch, Management Services 
Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., Room 9116, Washington, DC 20410, (202) 708-0826. A 
telecommunications device for the hearing-impaired (``TDD'') is 
available at (202) 708-1455. These are not toll-free numbers.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In November of 1993, the Secretary announced 
the reorganization of HUD's field structure to improve 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. 
As part of that ongoing process, on December 6, 1994 at 59 FR 62739, 
the Department published a Notice of Revocation and Redelegation of 
Authority pertaining to authority in the field over Office of Housing 
programs. This document makes certain organizational changes to the 
December 6, 1994 redelegation, regarding to whom authority is 
delegated.
    As the Department strives to provide increasingly efficient 
service, the ability to do more with less is of crucial importance. 
Through this Amendment to the field reorganization Revocation and 
Redelegation of Authority, the Department seeks to shift certain powers 
and authorities in order to best utilize its finite resources to the 
benefit of the customer.
    Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner amends the Revocation and Redelegation of Authority at 59 
FR

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62739 by revoking and redelegation as follows:

Section B. Authority Redelegated

    1. Section B., I., b. of 59 FR 62739, which identifies to whom in A 
and B offices authority is redelegated, is revoked and replaced with 
the following sections: B., I., b.(i) and b.(ii):
    b.(1) For the following Category A and B field offices, the 
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner 
redelegates to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family 
Housing, who retains his or her authority and further redelegates to 
the Directors of Single Family Housing Divisions, the powers and 
authorities needed to carry out those program functions listed in Part 
III of this redelegation for the Office of Housing-FHA single family 
housing programs. These programs are listed below within Part II of 
this section. In addition, the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal 
Housing Commissioner redelegates to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Multifamily Housing Programs, who retains his or her authority and 
further redelegates to the Directors of Multifamily Housing Divisions 
in the following offices, the powers and authorities needed to carry 
out those program functions listed in Part III of this redelegation for 
the Office of Housing-FHA multifamily housing programs. The legal 
citations for these programs are listed below in Part II of this 
Section B.
    Unless otherwise noted, each Director, Multifamily Housing 
Division, in a Category A or B Office exercises authority with regard 
to all multifamily housing functions within the geographic boundaries 
of his or her particular field office. The exceptions note that 
Oklahoma City, OK, and Houston, TX, are redelegated authority to act on 
properties outside their jurisdictions. All other exceptions note that 
a Multifamily Housing Division Director does not have authority over 
some asset disposition or asset management functions; instead, 
authority for those functions is redelegated to the offices noted in 
parentheses within the lists of Category A and Category B offices.
    (1.) Category A Field Offices:

Hartford, CT
Buffalo, NY (except Multifamily Asset Disposition functions which are 
redelegated to New York, NY, as noted above)
Newark, NJ (except Multifamily Asset Disposition functions which are 
redelegated to New York, NY, as noted above)
Baltimore, MD (except Multifamily Asset Disposition functions which are 
redelegated to Philadelphia, PA, as noted above)
Pittsburgh, PA (except Multifamily Asset Disposition functions which 
are redelegated to Philadelphia, PA, as noted above)
Richmond, VA (except Multifamily Asset Disposition functions which are 
redelegated to Philadelphia, PA, as noted above)
Washington, DC (except Multifamily Asset Disposition functions which 
are redelegated to Philadelphia, PA, as noted above)
Birmingham, AL
Columbia, SC
Greensboro, NC
Jackson, MS
Knoxville, TN
Louisville, KY
Caribbean, San Juan, PR
Columbus, OH
Indianapolis, IN
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Little Rock, AR (except Multifamily Asset Disposition functions which 
are redelegated to Fort Worth, TX as noted above)
New Orleans, LA (except Multifamily Asset Disposition functions which 
are redelegated to the Multifamily Division Director, Houston, TX)
Oklahoma City, OK (includes Tulsa, OK, Multifamily Asset Management and 
Disposition functions)
San Antonio, TX (except Multifamily Asset Disposition functions which 
are redelegated to Fort Worth, TX, as noted above)
Omaha, NE
Honolulu, HI
Portland, OR
    (2.) Category B Field Offices:

Providence, RI
Nashville, TN
Cleveland, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Houston, TX (includes Multifamily Asset Disposition functions for New 
Orleans, LA, above and Shreveport, LA, below)
Des Moines, IA
Phoenix, AZ
Sacramento, CA

    b.(ii) For the following Category A and B field offices, the 
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner 
redelegates to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family 
Housing, who retains his or her authority and further redelegates to 
the Directors of Housing Divisions, the powers and authorities needed 
to carry out those program functions listed in Part III of this 
redelegation for the Office of Housing-FHA single family housing 
programs. These programs are listed below within Part II of this 
section. In addition, the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal 
Housing Commissioner redelegates to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Multifamily Housing Programs, who retains his or her authority and 
further redelegates to the Directors of Housing Divisions in the 
following offices, the powers and authorities needed to carry out those 
program functions listed in Part III of this redelegation for the 
Office of Housing-FHA multifamily housing programs. The legal citations 
for these programs are listed below in Part II of this Section B.
    Unless otherwise noted, each Director, Housing Division, in a 
Category A or B Office exercises authority with regard to all 
multifamily housing functions within the geographic boundaries of his 
or her particular field office.
    (1.) Category A Field Offices:

Milwaukee, WI
Anchorage, AK

    (2.) Category B field Offices:

Manchester, NH
Charleston, WV (except those Multifamily Asset Disposition functions 
which are redelegated to Philadelphia, PA, as noted above)
Grand Rapids, MI

    Therefore, authority previously redelegated to both the Director, 
Single Family Housing Division, and to the Director, Multifamily 
Housing Division, respectively in the Anchorage, AK; Charleston, WV; 
Grand Rapids, MI; Manchester, NH; and Milwaukee, WI field offices, is 
now redelegated to the Director, Housing Division, in each of the 
affected offices.
    2. At Section B., I., c.(1.) of 59 FR 62739, within the list of 
category C+ field offices, the notation within parentheses with regard 
to the Dallas, Texas Field office is amended to read as follows:
    ``Dallas, TX (except that authority for neither multifamily housing 
functions nor single family housing functions is redelegated to HUD 
officials in this office; single family and multifamily housing 
officials report to the Fort Worth, TX Housing Director)''
    Therefore, authority over the single family housing program 
functions provided within the redelegation at 59 FR 62739 is revoked 
from the Director of the Single Family Housing Division in Dallas, 
Texas.
    3. At Section B., I., a. (1.) of 59 FR 62739, within the list of 
Category AA (Double A) Field Offices, the notation within parentheses 
with regard to the Fort Worth, Texas field office is amended to read as 
follows:
    Fort Worth, TX (includes all single family housing program 
functions for

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C+ office Dallas, TX; in addition, includes all Multifamily Asset 
Management and Asset Disposition functions for C+ offices Albuquerque, 
NM and Dallas, TX; and includes all Multifamily Asset Disposition 
functions for A offices Little Rock, AR and San Antonio, TX, and all 
Multifamily Asset Management functions for C+ office Shreveport, LA)''
    Therefore, authority over the single family housing program 
functions listed within the redelegation at 59 FR 62739, for the 
geographic area of the Dallas field office, is redelegated to the Fort 
Worth, Texas Office of Housing Director.

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

Nicolas P. Retsinas,
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 96-16233 Filed 6-25-96; 8:45 am]
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