[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45845-45846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19784]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4837-D-24]


Revocation and Redelegation of Authority Under Section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973

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 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and HUD's implementing regulations, and 
redelegates this authority, with noted exceptions, to the General 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO. The General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for FHEO, in turn, redelegates certain authority to the 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs to the Director 
of the Office of Enforcement and to the FHEO Hub Directors.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 25, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Milton Turner, Director of Compliance 
and Disability Rights Division, Office of Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, Room 5240, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-2000. Telephone: (202) 
708-2333. (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 number at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary has delegated to the Assistant 
Secretary for FHEO the authority to act as ``responsible civil rights 
official'' and ``reviewing civil rights official'' under section 504 of 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and HUD's implementing regulations in 24 
CFR part 8. The Assistant Secretary for FHEO, through this notice, 
redelegates the authority to act as the ``responsible civil rights 
official'' to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO, who 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. The Assistant Secretary for FHEO also 
redelegates the authority to act as ``reviewing civil rights 
official,'' in accordance with 24 CFR 8.56(h), to the General Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO, who in turn further redelegates this 
authority to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Programs and to the Director of the Office of Enforcement.
    Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary for FHEO and the General 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO delegate 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 as the ``responsible 
civil rights official.'' 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.
    The Assistant Secretary for FHEO redelegates to the General Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO authority to act as ``reviewing civil 
rights official,'' in accordance with in 24 CFR 8.56(h). The General 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO redelegates this authority to the 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs, and to the 
Director of the Office of Enforcement.

Section B. Authority Excepted

    The authority redelegated from the Assistant Secretary for FHEO 
does not include the authority to issue or waive regulations.
    The authority redelegated to the Director of the Office of 
Enforcement, and to the FHEO Hub Directors does not include the 
authority, under 24 CFR 8.57(a) and (e)(1), to determine that 
compliance cannot be effectuated through informal resolution.
    The authority redelegated to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for FHEO, to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Program, to the Director of the Office of Enforcement, and to the FHEO 
Hub Directors does not include the authority, as set forth in 24 CFR 
8.57(c), to terminate or refuse to grant or continue federal financial 
assistance for noncompliance.

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Section C. Authority Revoked

    All prior redelegations of authority made within the office of the 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO under section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 are revoked, including, but not limited to, the redelegaton 
at 63 FR 11905 (March 11, 1998).

    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.
[FR Doc. 03-19784 Filed 8-1-03; 8:45 am]
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