[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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