[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11905-11906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6190]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4345-D-02]


Revocation and Redelegation of Authority

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity (FHEO), HUD.

ACTION: Notice of revocation and redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and 
Equal Opportunity redelegates to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
and to FHEO HUB Directors in the field the authority to act as the 
``responsible Department official'' and/or the ``responsible civil 
rights official,'' for the geographic area for which the official is 
responsible, in making determinations of compliance and of non-
compliance under the following statutes and regulations: Title VI of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d-1, and its implementing 
regulations at 24 CFR part 8; and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794, and its implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 
1; Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 42 
U.S.C. 5309, and its implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 8. In this 
document, the Assistant Secretary also revokes the redelegation of 
authority published at 61 FR 26199 on May 24, 1996, which pertains to 
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 26, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dianne Taylor, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 5100, 
Washington, DC 20410-2000; telephone (202) 708-4252, ext. 140, [This is 
not a toll-free number.] A telecommunications device for hearing 
impaired persons (TTY) is available at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This redelegation is prompted by management 
reforms to the field structure of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity. As a result of the reforms, the field structure will no 
longer be comprised of FHEO Fair Housing Enforcement Centers (FHECs) 
and FHEO Program Operations and Compliance Centers (POCCs). Instead, 
the field will be divided into 10 geographic areas served by FHEO HUBs, 
and each HUB area will be subdivided by Program Center(s) and smaller 
Local FHEO Site(s). The FHEO field components will perform all core 
functions at the lowest organizational levels, thereby empowering field 
managers to choose from a range of civil rights actions in order to be 
most responsive to local client needs.

    Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary f0r FHEO revokes and 
redelegates authority, as follows:

Section A. Authority Revoked

    The redelegation of authority published in the Federal Register at 
61 FR 26199 (May 24, 1996), which pertained to Section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, is revoked.

Section B. Authority Redelegated

    The Assistant Secretary for EHEO retains and redelegates, to the 
General Deputy Assistant Secretary and to each FHEO HUB Director in the 
field, all authority necessary to act as the ``responsible civil rights 
official'' and/or the ``responsible Department official,'' for the 
geographic area for which the official is responsible, in making 
determinations of compliance and of non-compliance under the following 
statutes and regulations: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 
U.S.C. 2000d-1, and its implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 1; 
Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 42 
U.S.C. 5309, and its implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 8; and 
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794, and its 
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 8.
    The authority redelegated under 24 CFR part 1 includes, but is not 
limited to the authority to act as the ``responsible Department 
official'' in

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obtaining compliance reports from recipients under 24 CFR 1.6(b); being 
permitted access to sources of information by recipients pursuant to 24 
CFR 1.6(c); conducting periodic compliance reviews pursuant to 24 CFR 
1.7(a); and conducting investigations pursuant to 24 CFR 1.7(c).

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

    Dated: February 26, 1998.
Eva M. Plaza,
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
[FR Doc. 98-6190 Filed 3-10-98; 8:45 am]
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