[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54722-54723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27313]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4385-D-01]


Designation of Senior Procurement Executive and Revocation and 
Delegation of Procurement Authority

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of designation of Senior Procurement Executive and 
revocation and delegation of procurement authority.

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SUMMARY: In this Notice, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
transfers the designation of Senior Procurement Executive from the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration

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to the Chief Procurement Officer, and transfers all procurement 
authority for the Department to the Chief Procurement Officer.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 6, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward L. Girovasi, Jr., Director, 
Policy and Field Operations Division, Office of Procurement and 
Contracts, Room 5262, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, (202) 
708-0294 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing or speech-impaired 
individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD is implementing a major agency-wide 
improvement effort. The details of this reform effort are set forth in 
the HUD 2020 Management Reform Plan, which was published in the Federal 
Register on August 12, 1997 (62 FR 43204). The reforms are directed 
toward: (1) empowering people and communities to improve themselves; 
and (2) restoring the public trust in the Department's programs and 
operations.
    As part of Secretary Cuomo's efforts to redesign the contract 
performance process to improve management oversight and operations, the 
Secretary recently created the position of Chief Procurement Officer. 
The Chief Procurement Officer, who will report directly to the Deputy 
Secretary, will be responsible for all Departmental procurement 
activities and for leading the implementation of contracting best 
practices and reforms.
    This Notice presents a major step toward reforming the Department's 
procurement activities. In this Notice, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development revokes the Notice of Delegation of Authority 
published in the Federal Register on April 15, 1994 (59 FR 18276), 
which designated the Assistant Secretary for Administration as the 
Department's Senior Procurement Executive, and which delegated all 
procurement authority for the Department to the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development then 
designates the Chief Procurement Officer as the Department's Senior 
Procurement Executive and delegates all procurement authority for the 
Department to the Chief Procurement Officer.
    Accordingly, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development hereby 
revokes, designates and delegates as follows:

Section A. Authority Revoked

    This document revokes the Notice of Delegation of Authority 
published in the Federal Register on April 15, 1994 (59 FR 18276), 
which designated the Assistant Secretary for Administration as the 
Department's Senior Procurement Executive, and which delegated all 
procurement authority for the Department to the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration.

Section B. Designation and Delegation of Authority

    The Chief Procurement Officer is herein designated as the 
Department's Senior Procurement Executive, and is authorized to 
exercise all duties, responsibilities, and powers of the Secretary with 
respect to Departmental procurement. The authority delegated to the 
Chief Procurement Officer includes the following duties, 
responsibilities and powers:
    1. Authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate all 
procurement contracts and interagency agreements within the Department 
and make related determinations and findings. Included within the 
authority delegated herein is the authority to order debarment, 
suspension, and/or limited denial of participation sanctions, pursuant 
to HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 24.
    2. Responsibility for procurement program development, including:
    (a) Implementation of procurement initiatives, best practices, and 
reforms;
    (b) In coordination with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, 
determination of specific areas where Government-wide performance 
standards should be established and applied, and development of 
Government-wide procurement policies, regulations, and standards;
    (c) Establishment and maintenance of an evaluation program for all 
procurement activities within the Department;
    (d) Development of programs to enhance the professionalism of the 
Department's procurement work force, including the establishment of 
educational, training and experience requirements for procurement 
personnel; and,
    (e) Development of all Departmental procurement policy, regulations 
and procedures.

Section C. Authority To Issue Rules and Regulations

    The Chief Procurement Officer is authorized to issue such rules and 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the authority delegated 
under Section B.

Section D. Authority To Redelegate

    The Chief Procurement Officer is authorized to redelegate to 
qualified employees of the Department any of the authority delegated 
under Section B.

    Authority: 41 U.S.C. 414(2) and (3); Sec. 7(d), Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).

    Dated: October 6, 1998.
Andrew Cuomo,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-27313 Filed 10-9-98; 8:45 am]
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