[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45843-45844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19781]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4837-D-28]


Revocation and Redelegation of Authority Under Section 561 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1987

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of revocation and redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity 
(FHEO) revokes all prior redelegations of authority made within the 
office of the Assistant Secretary for FHEO under Section 561 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, the Fair Housing 
Initiatives Program (FHIP), and redelegates this authority to FHEO 
headquarters and regional staff.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 25, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myron P. Newry, Director: FHIP/FHAP 
Division, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5224, 
Washington, DC 20410-2000. Telephone: (202) 708-2288 Ext. 7095. (This 
is not a toll-free number.) Hearing- and speech-impaired individuals 
may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Fair Housing Initiatives Program 
contained in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 
100-242, approved February 5, 1988) authorizes the Secretary to provide 
funding to state and local governments or their agencies, public or 
private non-profit organizations or other public or private entities 
formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate 
discriminatory housing practices. This enables the recipients to carry 
out activities designed to obtain enforcement of the rights granted by 
the federal Fair Housing Act or by substantially equivalent state or 
local fair housing laws. This also enables the recipients to carry out 
education and outreach activities designed to inform the public of 
their rights and obligations under such federal, state or local laws 
prohibiting discrimination. On May 21, 1988, the Secretary delegated to 
the Assistant Secretary for FHEO the authority to administer the Fair 
Housing Initiatives Program, pursuant to 24 CFR 125.104(a). (See 53 FR 
25583, July 7, 1988.)
    Through this notice, the Assistant Secretary for FHEO redelegates 
to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO the authority, under 
Section 561 of the Housing and Community Act of 1987, to administer the 
Fair Housing Initiatives Program. The General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for FHEO, in turn, redelegates this authority to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs, to the Director of 
the Office of Enforcement and to the FHEO Hub Directors.
    Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary for FHEO and the General 
Deputy

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Assistant Secretary for FHEO redelegate authority as follows:

Section A. Authority Redelegated

    The Assistant Secretary for FHEO redelegates to the General Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO the authority to act under Section 561 of 
the Housing and Community Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-242, February 5, 
1988). The General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO redelegates this 
authority to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Programs, to the Director of the Office of Enforcement and to the FHEO 
Hub Directors.

Section B. Authority Excepted

    The authority redelegated in this notice does not include the 
authority to issue or waive regulations. The authority redelegated to 
the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO does not include the 
authority to determine the appropriate reporting and record 
maintenance, as provided in 24 CFR 125.104(e), or the authority to 
waive requirements under 24 CFR part 125 not required by statute, as 
provided in 24 CFR 125.106.

Section C. Authority Revoked

    All prior redelegations of authority made within the office of the 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO regarding section 561 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1987, the Fair Housing Initiatives 
Program, are revoked.

Section D. Authority To Redelegate

    The authority redelegated to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Programs, to the Director of the Office of Enforcement 
and to the FHEO Hub Directors may not be further redelegated.

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

    Dated: July 25, 2003.
Carolyn Y. Peoples,
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
Floyd O. May,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity.
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