[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2000)]
[Unknown Section]
[Pages 4619-4620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2043]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4572-D-01]


Revocation and Redelegation of Authority Concerning the Federal 
Tort Claims Act and the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Act 
of 1964

AGENCY:  Office of the General Counsel, HUD.

ACTION:  Notice of revocation and redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY:  In this Notice, the General Counsel revokes and redelegates 
authority to dispose of claims arising under the Federal Tort Claims 
Act and the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  January 4, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Miniard Culpepper, Assistant General 
Counsel for New England, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building, 10 Causeway Street, Room 378, 
Boston, MA 02222, phone: 617-565-5126. (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 the HUD 2020 Management Reform Plan, there has 
been a reorganization of the Office of General Counsel and HUD's Field 
structure in order to provide the best service possible to HUD program 
and administrative offices, members of the public, and program 
beneficiaries relying on HUD's legal services.
    Previously, by Notice of Redelegation of Authority published in the 
Federal Register on October 20, 1994 at 59 FR 52986, the General 
Counsel had

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redelegated to the Associate General Counsel for Human Resources Law 
and to the Field Assistant General Counsel, the authority to handle 
claims relating to the Federal Tort Claims Act and the Military 
Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act. This Notice revokes that 
portion of 59 FR 52986 that had redelegated authority to the Field 
Assistant General Counsel.
    Under the HUD 2020 Management Reform Plan, all claims relating to 
the Federal Tort Claims Act and the Military Personnel and Civilian 
Employees' Claims Act will be the responsibility of HUD's Federal Tort 
Claims Center. This Notice redelegates to the Assistant General Counsel 
for New England, within HUD's Federal Tort Claims Center, the authority 
to adjust, determine, compromise and settle claims under the Federal 
Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. 2871, and the Military Personnel and 
Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964, 31 U.S.C. 3721.
    Accordingly, the General Counsel revokes and redelegates authority 
as follows:

Section A. Authority Revoked

    This Notice revokes Section A.2. of the Notice of Redelegation of 
Authority published in the Federal Register on October 20, 1994 at 59 
FR 52986, which redelegated authority to consider, ascertain, adjust, 
determine, compromise, allow, deny or otherwise dispose of claims under 
the Federal Tort Claims Act and the Military Personnel and Civilian 
Employees Claims Act of 1964, from the General Counsel to the Field 
Assistant General Counsel.

Section B. Authority Redelegated

    The General counsel redelegates to the Assistant General Counsel 
for New England, within HUD's Federal Tort Claims Center, the power and 
authority to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, compromise, allow, 
deny or otherwise dispose of claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act 
and the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964.

Section C. Authority to Further Redelegate

    The authority redelegated under Section B., above, may not be 
further redelegated.

    Authority:  Section 7(d), Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d); 24 CFR 17.7 and 17.47.

    Dated: January 4, 2000.
Gail Laster,
General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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