[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45848-45849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19789]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4837-D-29]


Revocation and Redelegation of Authority Under Section 3 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968

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 redelegations of authority made within the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for FHEO under Section 3 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1968. The Assistant Secretary for FHEO 
redelegates this authority to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for FHEO.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 25, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Thompson, Acting Director, 
Office for Economic Opportunity, Office of Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 5234, Washington, DC 20410-2000; (202) 708-3685. 
(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: On October 8, 1993 (58 FR 52534), the 
Department published a proposed rule that implemented Section 3 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (Section 3) (12 U.S.C. 
1701u), as amended by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 
(1992 Act). Since its enactment, Section 3 has served as a statutory 
basis for promoting the award of jobs and contracts, generated from 
projects receiving HUD financial assistance, to, respectively, low-
income residents and businesses of the areas where the projects to be 
assisted are located. The 1992 Act significantly revised Section 3, but 
did not alter the objective of Section 3, which is to provide economic 
opportunities to low-income persons. The 1992 Act strengthened the 
Section 3 mandate by clarifying the types of HUD financial assistance, 
activities, and recipients subject to the requirements of Section 3; 
identifying the specific individuals and businesses who are the 
intended beneficiaries of the economic opportunities generated from 
HUD-assisted activities; and establishing the

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order of priority in which these individuals and businesses should be 
recruited and solicited for the employment and other economic 
opportunities generated from HUD-assisted activities. On June 30, 1994 
(59 FR 33866), when the interim rule was published, the functions and 
responsibilities of the Secretary under Section 3 were delegated to the 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO. (See 24 CFR 135.7.) The Assistant 
Secretary for FHEO was further authorized to redelegate these functions 
and responsibilities to other employees of HUD, except for the 
authority to issue rules and regulations under 24 CFR part 135.
    Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary for FHEO redelegates authority 
as follows:

Section A. Authority Redelegated

    The Assistant Secretary for FHEO redelegates to the General Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO all authority under Section 3 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, except for the authority to 
issue or waive regulations.

Section B. Authority Revoked

    All prior redelegations of authority made within the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO under Section 3 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1968 are revoked.

Section C. Authority To Redelegate

    The authority redelegated to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
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.
[FR Doc. 03-19789 Filed 8-1-03; 8:45 am]
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