[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45847-45848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19787]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4837-D-20]


Revocation and Redelegation of Administrative Authority for Title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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 under Title VI of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made within the Office of Assistant 
Secretary for FHEO and redelegates this authority to act as the 
``responsible Department official,'' with noted exceptions, to the 
General Deputy Assistant Secretary, who 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: Karen A. Newton, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Operations and Management, Office of Fair Housing and 
Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 5128, Washington, DC 20410-0001, telephone 
(202) 708-0768. (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 (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By previous delegation (36 FR 8821, May 13, 
1971), the Secretary of HUD delegated the Secretary's authority, with 
an exception for the authority in 24 CFR 1.4(b)(2)(ii), to act as the 
``responsible Department official'' in all matters relating to carrying 
out the requirements under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000d), to the Assistant Secretary for Equal Opportunity (now 
the Assistant Secretary for FHEO).
    The provisions of Title VI are implemented in the regulations in 24 
CFR part 1. A new delegation of authority in which the Secretary 
delegates to the Assistant Secretary for FHEO authority, with noted 
exceptions, to act as the ``responsible Department official'' in 
matters relating to the carrying out of the requirements of Title VI of 
the 1964 Civil Rights Act, is being published concurrently with this 
redelegation of authority.
    Accordingly, in this notice, the Assistant Secretary for FHEO 
redelegates the authority, with noted exceptions, to act as the 
``responsible Department official'' under Title VI of the 1964 Civil 
Rights Act and its implementing regulations.

Section A. Authority Redelegated

    With certain exceptions noted in Section B, the Assistant Secretary 
for FHEO redelegates to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO 
the authority, under Title VI as provided in 24 CFR part 1, to act as 
the ``responsible Department official'' in matters delegated to the 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO. The General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for FHEO further redelegates this authority, with noted exceptions 
noted in Section B, 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 to waive regulations. The authority redelegated 
by the Assistant Secretary for FHEO to the General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary in this notice does not include the authority to terminate, 
refuse to grant, or refuse to continue federal financial assistance 
(see 24 CFR 1.8(c)). The authority redelegated by the General Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO to the FHEO Hub Directors does not include 
the authority under 24 CFR 1.8(a) and (d) to refer to the Department of 
Justice (DOJ) unresolved findings of non-compliance or to seek 
compliance through referral to DOJ or ``other means authorized by 
law.''

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Section C. Delegations of Authority Revoked

    All prior redelegations of authority under Title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 made within the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for FHEO are revoked, including the redelegation published on May 13, 
1971 (36 FR 8821).

    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. 03-19787 Filed 8-1-03; 8:45 am]
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