[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1783-1784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-553]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4806-D-13]


Redelegation of Authority to Field Office Director--Albuquerque, 
NM; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Lubbock, TX; San Antonio, TX; Little Rock, 
AR; New Orleans, LA; Shreveport, LA; Oklahoma City, OK; and Tulsa, OK

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

ACTION: Notice of redelegation of authority to field office directors--
Albuquerque, NM; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Lubbock, TX; San Antonio, TX; 
Little Rock, AR; New Orleans, LA; Shreveport, LA; Oklahoma City, OK; 
and Tulsa, OK.

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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. In this redelegation of 
authority, the Regional Director--Region VI redelegates certain 
operational management authorities, as specified below to the Field 
Office Directors--Albuquerque, NM; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Lubbock, 
TX; San Antonio, TX; Little Rock, AR; New Orleans, LA; Shreveport, LA; 
Oklahoma City, OK; and Tulsa, OK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 11, 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 VI redelegates to the 
Field Office Directors--Albuquerque, NM; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; 
Lubbock, TX; San Antonio, TX; Little Rock, AR; New Orleans, LA; 
Shreveport, LA; Oklahoma City, OK; and Tulsa, OK, authority within his 
or her respective jurisdiction as follows:

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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 a 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 Directors--
Albuquerque, NM; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Lubbock, TX; San Antonio, TX; 
Little Rock, AR; New Orleans, LA; Shreveport, LA; Oklahoma City, OK; 
and Tulsa, OK;
    [sbull] Approving short-term details across program area lines (not 
to exceed thirty days). Regional Directors may authorize an additional 
30 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] Acting 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.; and
    [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 
sources; and
    [sbull] Monitoring and evaluating customer service at the Field 
Office level.

Section B. No Authority To Further Redelegate

    The Field Office Director--Albuquerque, NM; Dallas, TX; Houston, 
TX; Lubbock, TX; San Antonio, TX; Little Rock, AR; New Orleans, LA; 
Shreveport, LA; Oklahoma City, OK; and Tulsa, OK, 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 (d), Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

    Dated: October 11, 2002.
A. Cynthia Leon,
Regional Director--Region VI, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development.
[FR Doc. 03-553 Filed 1-10-03; 8:45 am]
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