[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12342-12343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5829]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4837-D-49]


Delegation of Authority Under Section 550 of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
delegates to the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner certain authority provided to the Secretary under the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 9, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Golrick, Office of Housing, Room 
6112, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-2495 (this is not a 
toll-free number). Persons with speech or hearing impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 
Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Property and Administrative 
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. chapter 10) (the Act) authorizes the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the 
Administrator of General Services to dispose of surplus federal 
property to states, their political subdivisions or instrumentalities, 
and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing self-help 
housing to low-income individuals. The Act also authorizes the 
Secretary to enforce and revise instruments that provide for the 
transfer of the property. These responsibilities are being delegated by 
the Secretary to the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
    Accordingly, the Secretary delegates the authority as follows:

Section A. Authority Delegated

    The Secretary delegates to the Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner the Secretary's authority under section 
550 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 484) to (1) recommend surplus federal real 
property to the Administrator of General Services as needed for 
providing housing or housing assistance for low-income persons, (2) 
take all steps reasonably necessary to sell and lease surplus federal 
property for that purpose, including fixing sale or lease value, and 
(3) develop, enforce, and revise instruments transferring such 
property.

Section B. Authority to Redelegate

    The Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner is 
authorized to redelegate to employees of the Department the authority 
delegated under Section A.

    Authority: Section 550 of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484), and section 
7(d) of the

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Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).

    Dated: March 9, 2004.
Alphonso Jackson,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-5829 Filed 3-15-04; 8:45 am]
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