[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 45848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19788]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4837-D-18]


Revocation and Redelegation of Administrative Authority for Title 
I, Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974

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 Title I, Section 109 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and redelegates 
certain authority to FHEO field and headquarters staff.

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, the Secretary of HUD 
delegated to the Assistant Secretary of FHEO, with certain exceptions, 
the authority to act as the ``responsible Department official,'' under 
Title I, Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5309). (See 41 FR 15359, April 12, 1976) The provisions 
of Section 109 are implemented through HUD's regulations in 24 CFR part 
6. (See also 24 CFR 6.3, in which the ``responsible official'' is 
defined as the Assistant Secretary for FHEO (or the Assistant 
Secretary's designee).) The Assistant Secretary redelegates the 
authority under Section 109 and its implementing regulations as 
provided in this notice.

Section A. Authority Redelegated

    The Assistant Secretary for FHEO redelegates to the General Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO the authority under Section 109, as 
provided in 24 CFR 6.10 and 6.11. The General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for FHEO further redelegates these authorities, with noted 
exceptions, 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 Assistant Secretary for FHEO does not redelegate the authority 
to notify a relevant Governor or Chief Executive Officer of findings 
that a recipient is in noncompliance as provided in 24 CFR 6.12.
    The authority delegated by the General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for FHEO to the FHEO Hub Directors does not include the authority under 
24 CFR 6.11(c) to review letters of finding.

Section C. Delegations of Authority Revoked

    All prior redelegations of authority made within the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO under Section 109 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 are revoked.

    Authority: Section 7(d), 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. 03-19788 Filed 8-1-03; 8:45 am]
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