[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 49 (Friday, March 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11879-11880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5603]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4837-D--48]


Redelegation of Authority To the Departmental Enforcement Center 
Regarding Authority To Initiate Civil Money Penalty Actions Under 
Certain Civil Money Penalty Regulations and To Issue Notice of 
Violation of a Regulatory Agreement and Notice of Default of a Housing 
Assistance Payments Contract

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is publishing elsewhere in today's Federal Register, a 
notice that advises that the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal 
Housing Commissioner has redelegated to the General Counsel the 
authority to (1) issue a notice of violation under the terms of a 
regulatory agreement, (2) issue a notice of default under the terms of 
a section 8 housing assistance payments contract, and (3) take all 
actions permitted under 24 CFR 30.45, 30.36, and 30.68. This notice 
advises the public of a redelegation of that authority from the General 
Counsel to the Director of the HUD Departmental Enforcement Center 
(DEC) and, with respect to certain functions, concurrent redelegation 
to the Directors of the DEC Satellite Offices.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 5, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Herbert L. Goldblatt, Assistant 
General Counsel, Office of Program Enforcement, Office of General 
Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Portals Building, 
Suite 200, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024, telephone 
(202) 708-3856. This is not a toll free number. For persons with 
hearing or speech impairments, the number may be accessed by TTY by 
calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In enforcing requirements of HUD's housing 
and section 8 housing assistance payments programs, the Department must 
from time to time notify owners that they are in violation of a 
regulatory agreement on a HUD multifamily housing project or property, 
or that they are in default of a housing assistance payments contract. 
This notice advises that the General Counsel is redelegating to the 
Director of the DEC and, concurrently, to the Director of the DEC 
Satellite Offices the authority to issue such notices.
    This notice advises that the General Counsel is also redelegating 
to the Director of the DEC and, concurrently, to the Directors of the 
DEC Satellite Offices the authority to impose civil money penalties and 
take all other action under 24 CFR 30.45 and 30.68. Further, the 
General Counsel is redelegating authority to the Director of the DEC to 
impose civil money penalties and take all other action under 24 CFR 
30.36.
    Accordingly, the General Counsel hereby retains and redelegates 
authority as follows:
    Section A. Redelegation of Authority to Director of DEC and 
Directors of DEC Satellite Offices: The Director of the DEC and the 
Directors of the DEC Satellite Offices are hereby redelegated authority 
to issue a notice of violation under the terms of a regulatory 
agreement and a notice of default under the terms of a section 8 
housing assistance payments contract. Authority is redelegated to the 
Director of the DEC and the Directors of the DEC Satellite Offices to 
take all actions permitted under 24 CFR 30.45 and 30.68.
    Section B. Redelegation of Authority to Director of DEC: Authority 
is redelegated to the Director of the DEC to take all actions permitted 
under 24 CFR 30.36.
    Section C. Further Redelegation: The Director of the DEC and the 
Directors of the DEC Satellite Offices are not authorized to redelegate 
the authority described in Sections A and B.
    Section D. Authority Excepted: The authority redelegated does not 
include authority to waive any regulations issued under the authority 
of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Section E. Revocation of Authority: The General Counsel may revoke 
the authority authorized herein, in whole or in part, at any time.

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


    Dated: March 5, 2004.
Richard A. Hauser,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 04-5603 Filed 3-11-04; 8:45 am]
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