[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1454-1455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-315]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4837-D-56]


Redelegation of Authority Regarding Local Public Housing Hub 
Directors/Public Housing Program Center Coordinators

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

ACTION: Notice of redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing

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redelegates to the local Public Housing Hub Directors/Public Housing 
Program Center Coordinators the authority to review and approve 
designated housing renewals pursuant to section 7 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937.
    HUD has not delegated authority for approval of new designated 
housing plans.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 23, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat Arnaudo, Office of Public Housing 
Occupancy and Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Room 4222, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-5000; 
telephone (202) 708-0744 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing or 
speech impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling 
the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
    For General Information Pertaining to Designated Housing Renewals 
Contact: Your Local Public Housing Hub Director/Public Housing Program 
Center Coordinator. A list of HUD's Local Public Housing Hub Director/
Public Housing Program Center Coordinator can be found on the HUD Web 
site at http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/about/field_office.cfm.
    HUD has not delegated authority for approval of new designated 
housing plans. Therefore, the Public Housing Agency (PHA) must continue 
to send the plan to HUD in Washington, DC, for review and approval or 
disapproval. The address is HUD, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Public Housing Management and Occupancy Division, Room 4222, 451 
Seventh Street, SW. Washington, DC 20410-5000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A PHA must submit a designated plan for 
HUD's approval in order to designate a project for elderly families 
only or for persons with disabilities only in accordance with Section 7 
of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. All designations are in effect for 
five years from the date of HUD's notification of approval of the plan. 
Renewal of plans beyond the five years will be granted in two-year 
increments.
    On September 16, 2003 (68 FR 54240), the Secretary delegated to the 
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing (PIH) authority to 
administer the Department's programs related to public housing.

Section A. Authority Redelegated

    The Assistant Secretary for PIH redelegates to the local Public 
Housing Hub Directors/Public Housing Program Center Coordinators the 
authority to conduct all activity related to the renewal of Designated 
Housing Plans.

Section B. Authority Excepted

    The authority redelegated under Section A does not include the 
authority to waive regulations.

Section C. Authority To Further Redelegate

    The authority in Section A 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: December 23, 2004.
Michael Liu,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 05-315 Filed 1-6-05; 8:45 am]
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