[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 138 (Friday, July 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 42750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18185]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4837-D-14]


Delegation of Authority for Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant 
Program

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Secretary delegates to the Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing the authority to administer the 
Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 7, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherone Ivey, Office of Native 
American Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4126, 
Washington DC 20410-5000; telephone (202) 401-7914. (This is not a 
toll-free number.) For those needing assistance, this number may be 
accessed through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay 
Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant 
(NHHBG) program was created by section 203 of Title II of the Omnibus 
Indian Advancement Act (Public Law 106-568, 114 Stat. 2876, approved 
December 27, 2000) and section 513 of the American Homeownership and 
Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-569, 114 Stat. 2969, 
approved December 27, 2000), which amended the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) 
by adding a new Title VIII. The objective of the NHHBG program is to 
provide housing block grants to fund affordable housing activities for 
native Hawaiians.
    This notice delegates the authority to administer the NHHBG program 
to the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

Section A. Authority Delegated

    The Secretary of HUD delegates to the Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing the authority to administer the NHHBG 
program, including the authority to issue and waive regulations.

Section B. Authority Excepted

    The authority delegated in Section A does not include the authority 
to sue and be sued.

Section C. Authority to Redelegate

    The authority delegated in Section A may be redelegated to 
employees of the Department through written redelegations of authority, 
except for the authority to issue and waive regulations.

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

    Dated: July 7, 2003.
Mel Martinez,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-18185 Filed 7-17-03; 8:45 am]
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