[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 65725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29057]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4837-D-38]


Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Office of 
Departmental Operations and Coordination

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of HUD delegates to the Director of the Office 
of Departmental Operations and Coordination (ODOC) all authority to 
perform certain functions related to the requirements of the Davis-
Bacon Act, the Copeland Act, the Contract Work Hours and Safety 
Standards Act, Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950, Executive Order 
13202, certain housing related statutes and other authorities with 
respect to labor standards, and certain Department of Labor 
regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 9, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward L. Johnson, Director, Office of 
Labor Relations, Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Suite 2102, Washington, DC 20410-9000, telephone (202) 708-0370. (This 
is not a toll-free number.) Individuals with hearing or speech 
impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. (This is a toll-
free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary is in the process of updating 
delegations of authority issued to officials within the Department. In 
this delegation, the Secretary delegates to the Director of ODOC the 
authority to perform certain functions related to the requirements of 
labor standards statutes and other authorities.
    Accordingly, the Secretary delegates authority as follows:

Section A. Authority Delegated

    The Secretary delegates to the Director of ODOC all authority with 
respect to labor standards administration and enforcement vested in, or 
delegated or assigned to, the Secretary under statutes and other 
authorities relating to labor standards, including but not limited to 
the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.), the Copeland Act (40 
U.S.C. 3145), the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 
U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. App. 
1 Reorg. Plan 14), the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
Section 202 of the National Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), the 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704 et seq.), the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437j), the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), 
the Hawaiian Homelands Homeownership Act of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 4221 et 
seq.), Executive Order 13202 (66 FR 11225), as amended (66 FR 18717), 
and certain Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR parts 1, 3, 5, 6, 
and 7).
    The authority delegated includes the authority to determine or 
adopt prevailing wage rates, which is vested in the Secretary by 
certain statutes including, but not limited to, the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437j), the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), and the 
Hawaiian Homelands Homeownership Act of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.).

Section B. Authority Excepted

    The authority delegated to the Director of ODOC does not include 
the authority to issue or waive regulations or the authority to sue and 
be sued.

Section C. Authority to Redelegate

    The authority delegated herein by the Secretary to the Director of 
ODOC may be redelegated.

Section D. Authority Revoked

    All prior delegations of the authority delegated herein are 
revoked.

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

    Dated: November 9, 2003.
Mel Martinez,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-29057 Filed 11-20-03; 8:45 am]
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