[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53197-53198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22848]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4837-D-32]


Notice of Revocation and Redelegation of Authority for Indian and 
Alaska Native Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of revocation and redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: This notice revokes prior redelegations of authority from the 
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing with respect to the 
administration of programs, under the authority of the Assistant 
Secretary, for Indians and Alaska Natives, to the Deputy Director for 
Headquarters Operations, and the Deputy for Field Operations, Office of 
Native American Programs (ONAP), within the Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, and then redelegates this authority to the Director of the 
Office of Grants Evaluation and the Director of the Office Grants 
Management, both within ONAP, Office of Public and Indian Housing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 18, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Fagan, Office of Native 
American Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4126, 
Washington DC 20410-5000; telephone (202) 401-7914 (this is not a toll-
free number). For those needing assistance, this number may be accessed 
through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service 
at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register on March 1, 1994 (59 FR 9765), the Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing revoked all authority previously redelegated 
for the administration of HUD programs for Indians and Alaska Natives, 
under the jurisdiction of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, and then redelegated that authority to the Deputy Director for 
Headquarters Operations, and the Deputy for Field Operations, ONAP, 
within the Office of Public and Indian Housing.
    This notice revokes all authority redelegated to the Deputy 
Director for Headquarters Operations and the Deputy for Field 
Operations, and redelegates the authority of the Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing to administer HUD programs for Indians 
and Alaska Natives to the Director of the Office of Grants Evaluation 
and the Director of the Office of Grants Management, both offices 
within the Office of Public and Indian Housing.

Section A. Authority Redelegated

    The Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing redelegates 
to the Director of the Office of Grants Evaluation and the Director of 
the Office Grants Management, within the Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, all authority to administer HUD programs for Indians and 
Alaska Natives, under the jurisdiction of the Assistant Secretary.

Section B. Authority Excepted

    The authority redelegated under section A does not include: (1) The 
authority to issue or waive regulations; (2) the authority to sue and 
be sued; or (3) the authority to effect remedies for noncompliance 
requiring notice and an opportunity for an administrative hearing.

Section C. Revocation and Supersedure

    This redelegation revokes and supersedes all prior redelegations of 
authority from the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing 
with respect to the administration of Indian and Alaska Native 
programs, under the jurisdiction of the Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing. Among the redelegations revoked, or revoked in 
part, are:

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    1. The redelegation of authority published on March 1, 1994 (59 FR 
9765);
    2. The redelegation of authority published on April 10, 1992 (57 FR 
12516), with respect to Indian Housing Authorities only;
    3. The redelegation of authority published on November 5, 1991 (56 
FR 56524), with respect to Indian Housing Authorities only;
    4. The redelegation of authority published on August 1, 1986 (51 FR 
27604).

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

    Dated: July 18, 2003.
Michael Liu,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 03-22848 Filed 9-8-03; 8:45 am]
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