[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1780-1781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-550]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4806-D-10]


Redelegation of Authority to Field Office Director--Richmond, VA; 
Baltimore, MD; Charleston, WV; Pittsburgh, PA; Washington, DC; and 
Wilmington, DE

AGENCY: Office of the Regional Director--Region III (Philadelphia, PA), 
HUD.

ACTION: Notice of redelegation of authority to Field Office Director--
Richmond, VA; Baltimore, MD; Charleston, WV; Pittsburgh, PA; 
Washington, DC; and Wilmington, DE.

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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 authority 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, MA); 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). Under that delegation, Regional Directors were delegated 
specific authorities pertaining to cross program coordination, 
personnel management, administrative management, resource management, 
and representation regarding matters within their respective region. 
That delegation also permitted the Regional Directors to redelegate 
certain operational management authorities to Field Office Directors 
under their respective jurisdictions. All such redelegations must be in 
writing and identify the specific authorities redelegated. 
Redelegations of authority should be reviewed by the appropriate 
Regional Counsel for that jurisdiction, and the Office of Field Policy 
and Management, Headquarters, prior to signature and publication. In 
this redelegation of authority, the Regional Director--Region III 
(Philadelphia, PA) redelegates certain operational management 
authorities, as specified below to the Field Office Directors--
Richmond, VA; Baltimore, MD; Charleston, WV; Pittsburgh, PA; 
Washington, DC; and Wilmington, DE.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 18, 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--Region III (Philadelphia, PA) 
redelegates to the Field Office Directors--Richmond, VA; Baltimore, MD; 
Charleston, WV; Pittsburgh, PA; Washington, DC; and Wilmington, DE 
authority within his or her respective jurisdiction as follows:

Section A. Authority Redelegated

1. Cross-Program Coordination

    a. Developing and implementing Management Plans at the Field Office 
level;
    b. Coordinating cross-program projects and Field Office Quality 
Management Reviews;
    c. Preparing briefing papers and hot issues documents;
    d. Leading disaster relief efforts; and
    e. 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 a 
review by Headquarters through the

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Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management.

2. Personnel Management

    a. Providing input on the performance ratings of managers and 
supervisors within the jurisdiction of the Field Office Directors;
    b. Approving short-term details across program area lines not to 
exceed thirty days. Regional Directors may authorize an additional 30 
days;
    c. Approving leave requests for managers and supervisors;
    d. Participating in the hiring process for managers and supervisors 
within the jurisdiction of the Field Office Director;
    e. Acting as supervisor, or when necessary, assigning a supervisor, 
to outstationed staff; and
    f. Managing and conducting labor-management relations

3. Administrative Management

    a. Determining official office hours, opening, emergency closing 
and emergency procedures.

4. Resource Management

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

5. Representation

    a. Developing and maintaining the lead point of contact with local 
officials, at the Field Office level;
    b. Maintaining the role as principal point of contact with industry 
groups, at the Field Office level;
    c. Managing all inquiries and correspondence, including Freedom of 
Information Act requests, Congressional and Intergovernmental 
communications, at the Field Office level;
    d. 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.
    e. Administering the local office's Web page and internet sources; 
and
    f. Monitoring and evaluating customer service at the Field Office 
level.

Section B. No Authority To Further Redelegate

    The Field Office Director--Richmond, VA; Baltimore, MD; Charleston, 
WV; Pittsburgh, PA; Washington, DC; and Wilmington, DE 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: October 18, 2002.
Milton R. Pratt, Jr.,
Regional Director, Region III.
[FR Doc. 03-550 Filed 1-10-03; 8:45 am]
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