[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1775-1776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-545]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4806-D-05]


Regional Director--New England Region; Redelegation of Authority 
to the Field Office Director of the Burlington Field Office

AGENCY: Office of the Regional Director--New England Region, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of redelegation of authority to the Field Office 
Director of the Burlington Field Office.

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SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of HUD, through the Assistant Deputy 
Secretary for Field Policy and Management, has delegated certain 
operational management authorities to HUD Regional Directors. See, 67 
FR 13790 (March 26, 2002). That delegation provided Regional Directors 
with the authority necessary to manage programs and resources located 
in HUD regional and field offices nationwide. Currently, the Regional 
Directors are located in Region I (Boston); Region II (New York, NY); 
Region III (Philadelphia, PA); Region IV (Atlanta, GA); Region V 
(Chicago, IL); Region VI (Ft. Worth, TX); Region VII (Kansas City, KS); 
Region VIII (Denver, CO); Region IX (San Francisco, CA) and Region X 
(Seattle, WA). Pursuant to that delegation, Regional Directors have 
been delegated specific authorities pertaining to cross-program 
coordination, personnel management, administrative management, resource 
management, and representation regarding matters under their respective 
jurisdictions. That delegation also permitted the Regional

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Directors to redelegate certain of those operational management 
authorities to Field Office Directors under their respective 
jurisdictions. All such redelegations must be in writing and identify 
the specific authorities redelegated. In addition, prior to 
publication, each redelegation should be reviewed by the Regional 
Counsel for that jurisdiction, and by the Headquarters Office of Field 
Policy and Management. In this redelegation of authority, the Regional 
Director--New England Region redelegates to the Field Office Director 
of the Burlington Field Office certain operational management 
authorities, as specified below.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 12, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Etchison, Office of Field Policy 
and Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, (202) 708-1123 (This is not a toll-
free number). This number may be accessed via TTY by calling the 
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. Comments or 
questions can be submitted through the Internet to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This redelegation of authority is designed 
to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of management 
operations. It is designed to help provide a managerial framework that 
promotes customer service and encourages coordination among and within 
the field offices.
    Accordingly, the Regional Director--New England Region redelegates 
to the Field Office Director of the Burlington Field Office authority 
within his or her respective jurisdiction as follows:

Section A. Authority Redelegated

1. Cross-Program Coordination

    [sbull] Developing and implementing Management Plans at the Field 
Office Level;
    [sbull] Coordinating cross-program projects and Field Office 
Quality Management Reviews;
    [sbull] Preparing briefing papers and hot issues documents;
    [sbull] Leading disaster relief efforts; and
    [sbull] Consulting with program directors on major program 
decisions. Where there is a disagreement, the Field Office Director 
shall consult with the Regional Director. Consistent with the 
Delegation of Authority at 67 FR 13790 (March 26, 2002), the Regional 
Director can trigger review by Headquarters through the Assistant 
Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management.

2. Personnel Management

    [sbull] Providing input on the performance ratings of managers and 
supervisors within the jurisdiction of the Field Office Director;
    [sbull] Approving short-term details across program area lines (up 
to thirty days). The Regional Director may authorize an additional 
thirty days;
    [sbull] Approving leave requests for managers and supervisors;
    [sbull] Participating in the hiring process for managers and 
supervisors within the jurisdiction of the Field Office Director;
    [sbull] Serving as supervisor, or when necessary, assigning a 
supervisor, to outstationed staff; and
    [sbull] Managing and conducting labor/management relations.

3. Administrative Management

    [sbull] Determining official office hours, opening, emergency 
closing and emergency procedures.

4. Resource Management

    [sbull] Managing the administrative budget, e.g., training, 
equipment, etc.;
    [sbull] Approving program travel requests; and
    [sbull] Redistributing up to 20 percent of travel funds among 
program areas in coordination with the Regional Director and the 
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management.

5. Representation

    [sbull] Developing and maintaining the lead point of contact with 
local officials, at the Field Office level;
    [sbull] Maintaining the role as principal point of contact with 
industry groups, at the Field Office level;
    [sbull] Managing all inquiries and correspondence, including 
Freedom of Information Act requests, Congressional and 
Intergovernmental communications, at the Field Office level;
    [sbull] Responding on a case-by-case basis to media inquiries, at 
the Field Office level, in conjunction with the Regional Director, 
Headquarters, and the Office of Public Affairs;
    [sbull] Administering the local office's web page and internet 
resources; and
    [sbull] Monitoring and evaluating customer service at the Field 
Office level.

Section B. No Authority To Further Redelegate

    The Field Office Director of the Burlington Field Office may not 
further redelegate the specific operational management authorities 
redelegated within this document. All previous delegated or redelegated 
authority to field office managers and supervisors inconsistent with 
this Redelegation of Authority is hereby revoked.

    Authority: Delegation of Authority to Regional Directors, 67 FR 
13790 (March 26, 2002). Section 7(d), Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

    Dated: November 12, 2002.
Kevin J. Keogh,
Regional Director--New England Region, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development.
[FR Doc. 03-545 Filed 1-10-03; 8:45 am]
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