[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 197 (Thursday, October 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60173-60178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16861]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5076-D-06]


Delegations of Authority for the Office of Housing--Federal 
Housing Administration (FHA); Redelegation of Authority Regarding 
Single Family Housing Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of revocation and redelegation of authority for single 
family housing programs.

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SUMMARY: On August 11, 2003, the Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner issued an up-to-date comprehensive 
delegation of authority for single family housing programs. This notice 
of delegation of authority was published on August 20, 2003. This 
notice amends that redelegation of authority to reflect changes that 
have occurred since that time.

DATES: Effective Date: September 15, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wanda Sampedro, Special Assistant to 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Single Family Housing, 
Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 9282, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-2676, extension 2324. (This is not a toll-free number). Persons 
with hearing or speech impairments may access this number by calling 
HUD's toll-free Federal Information Relay Service number at 1-800-877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section I. of this notice sets forth the 
organization of the Office of Single Family Housing. Since publication 
of the August 20, 2003, delegation of authority (68 FR 50167), a new 
division, the Home Valuation Policy Division, has been added to the 
Office of Single Family Program Development. Consequently, Section I. 
has been amended to reflect the new division in the organization of the 
Office of Single Family Housing. The authority redelegated to the new 
division is reflected in Section III.E of this notice.
    Also, the redelegation of authority, at Section III, has been 
amended, at Section III.A, to indicate that source selection official 
authority has been redelegated by the Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner (Assistant Secretary) to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing and the Associate Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing. Homeownership Center 
(HOC) Directors have also been redelegated source selection official 
authority, in Section III.L., subject to a dollar cap on their field-
office based contracts, within their respective subject matter and 
geographical jurisdictions. These unpublished redelegations were most 
recently issued on March 17, 2004. The exercise of all source selection 
official authority (exercised in Headquarters and in the field) is 
subject to compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); 
HUD Acquisition Regulation (HUDAR); and HUD's available funding, 
internal procurement plans, and processes for the approval of any 
procurement.
    On July 18, 2005, the Assistant Secretary issued a redelegation of 
authority to management and marketing contractors (M&Ms) to execute 
routine documents necessary for the management and sale of single-
family properties acquired by HUD in connection with its Single Family 
Housing Mortgage Insurance Program. This notice of redelegation of 
authority was published on July 26, 2005, at 70 FR 43171. The authority 
redelegated will be incorporated into this comprehensive redelegation 
of authority in new Section III.Q., Management and Marketing (M&M) 
Contractors. Therefore, this redelegation of authority supersedes the 
July 26, 2005 delegation of authority.
    On September 17, 2003, the Assistant Secretary issued an 
unpublished redelegation of authority to certain staff in the Office of 
Housing's Caribbean Office enabling them to carry out duties in 
connection with the Single Family Property Disposition Program. In the 
usual course, these duties would be carried out by designated officials 
in the (Atlanta, GA) HOC. However, local law in Puerto Rico requires 
HUD staff in the Caribbean Office to accept conveyances of title. 
Accordingly, the redelegation was issued and is now incorporated into 
this comprehensive redelegation of authority in Section III.R.
    Accordingly, the notice of redelegation of authority for single 
family housing programs is amended and updated, as follows:

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Section I. Single Family Housing Programs--Office of Housing 
Organization

A. Office of Single Family Housing--Headquarters

    All Office of Single Family Housing managers, in Headquarters and 
the field, report to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family 
Housing and Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family 
Housing. In Headquarters, there are three major single family housing 
offices, each of which are headed by a Director and are comprised of 
Divisions. These offices are the following:
     The Office of Single Family Housing Program Development: 
This office is comprised of three divisions. The Home Mortgage 
Insurance Division is generally responsible for developing and 
implementing policies, procedures, and guidelines covering the pre-
application through the final endorsement stage of FHA mortgage 
insurance cases, including mortgage loan origination and refinancing 
cases.
    The Program Support Division is responsible for: administering 
HUD's Housing Counseling program; managing FHA's nonprofit mortgagor 
discount sales and secondary financing programs; maintaining the Single 
Family Housing Web site; producing single family housing brochures; 
overseeing the marketing of single family housing programs; and 
providing a wide variety of technical assistance to the three offices 
within the Office of Single Family Housing.
    The Home Valuation Division is responsible for managing all single 
family property appraisal and valuation requirements. These functions 
include oversight and monitoring of appraisers, 203(k) consultants, and 
FHA-approved inspectors; analyzing single family property valuation 
issues, including standards and policies associated with new 
construction, property rehabilitation, home equity conversion 
mortgages, and modification of the 203(k) and Title I programs.
     The Office of Single Family Asset Management: This office 
is comprised of two divisions. The Single Family Servicing and Loss 
Mitigation Division is responsible for implementing the single family 
loan servicing and loss mitigation program, as well as for strategic 
planning and guidance in relation to HUD's mortgage loan portfolio. 
This portfolio includes loans that are currently insured by or that 
have been assigned to the Department. Although a Headquarters Division, 
its staff, including the Division director, is out-stationed to 
Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Also, the loan servicing and loss 
mitigation function is carried out only by this Headquarters division, 
and not by any field office.
    The Asset Management and Disposition Division develops policies and 
procedures for, and implements, the Single Family Property Disposition 
Program.
     The Office of Lender Activities and Program Compliance: 
This office consists of two divisions. The Lender Approval and 
Recertification Division assists in the development of criteria for 
approving FHA lenders. Applications from mortgage lenders seeking to 
become FHA mortgagees are filed with, reviewed, and granted or denied 
within this Division. The Division is also responsible for lender 
recertifications.
    The second division, the Quality Assurance Division, is responsible 
for ensuring that FHA-approved lenders comply with requirements that 
govern lender practices. It monitors the performance of lenders and how 
well their loans perform on an ongoing basis. If necessary, the Office 
of Lender Approval and Program Compliance can work with lenders to 
improve their practices, or, at the other extreme, assist the Office of 
Housing in terminating a lender's FHA approval status.

B. Single Family Housing--Field Office Structure

    In order to maximize efficiencies and empower people and 
communities, the Office of Single Family Housing undertook a major 
field reorganization several years ago. Today, the office has the 
following four HOCs in Atlanta, Georgia; Denver, Colorado; 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Santa Ana, California. These HOCs are 
responsible for the processing of cases within their respective 
geographic jurisdictions. In addition, Office of Single Family Housing 
employees, engaged in program support and lender monitoring activities, 
are out-stationed to locations throughout the United States. Among 
other things, these employees work within local communities to perform 
marketing and outreach activities, to ensure that the public is aware 
of and has access to Office of Housing programs. Program support staff 
evaluate and provide technical assistance to HUD-approved housing 
counseling agencies.
    A uniform structure applies to all of the HOCs. The highest-ranking 
official in the HOC is the HOC Director, who is assisted by the HOC 
Deputy Director. Functions performed by HOC staff are distributed, 
according to type (e.g., production, quality assurance, etc.), among 
five Divisions, each of which is headed by a Division Director. The 
five HOC Divisions are titled:
    (1) Processing and Underwriting;
    (2) Quality Assurance;
    (3) Program Support;
    (4) Real Estate Owned; and
    (5) Operations and Customer Service.
    Division Directors report to the HOC Director and Deputy Director. 
(As is the case in Headquarters, all staff of report to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing and the Associate Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing.) The chart below 
identifies each HOC and its geographic jurisdiction.

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                                          ATLANTA HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER
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Atlanta                     Indianapolis               Memphis                    Miami
Jackson                     Chicago                    Nashville                  Louisville
Jacksonville                Orlando                    Birmingham                 The Caribbean
Knoxville                   Tampa                      Columbia
Greensboro
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                                           DENVER HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER
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Denver                      Omaha                      Shreveport                 Kansas City
Casper                      Albuquerque                Fort Worth                 Lubbock
Salt Lake City              Helena                     Fargo                      Dallas
Des Moines                  San Antonio                Sioux Falls                Milwaukee
St. Louis                   Tulsa                      Little Rock                Minneapolis
Oklahoma City               New Orleans
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                                        PHILADELPHIA HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER
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Philadelphia                Cincinnati                 Grand Rapids               Manchester
Albany                      Camden                     Boston                     Charleston
New York                    Buffalo                    Bangor                     Hartford
Providence                  Burlington                 Pittsburgh                 Baltimore
Columbus                    Washington, DC             Richmond                   Wilmington
Detroit                     Cleveland                  Flint                      Newark
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                                         SANTA ANA HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER
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Santa Ana                   Los Angeles                San Diego                  Anchorage
Fresno                      Phoenix                    San Francisco              Boise
Honolulu                    Reno                       Tucson                     Portland
Las Vegas                   Sacramento                 Seattle                    Spokane
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Section II. Single Family Programs--Functions

    The Office of Single Family Housing is charged with carrying out 
duties of the Assistant Secretary and General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner (General 
Deputy Assistant Secretary) as they relate to single family housing 
programs set forth in the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Act. This broad range of programs enables HUD, in concert with program 
participants in the private and public sectors, to provide safe, 
decent, and affordable single family housing to millions of American 
families. Programs include the implementation of certain regulatory 
programs administered by the Office of Housing. They promote 
homeownership opportunities, provide for affordable housing financing, 
and help to educate mostly first-time homeowners on how to maintain a 
home. [Note: Single family housing programs, and functions related 
thereto, do not include activities performed by the Office of Housing 
under the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness 
Act of 1992 (FHEFSSA), 12 U.S.C. 4501 et seq. A separate office within 
the Office of Housing, the Office of Government Sponsored Enterprise 
Regulatory Staff, assists the Assistant Secretary in carrying out the 
provisions of FHEFSSA.]
    Under this delegation, the Assistant Secretary redelegates broad 
program authority to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family 
Housing and the Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family 
Housing and commensurate with their respective duties, Directors in 
Headquarters and in the Field.
    Characterizing the redelegated authority in broad or generic terms 
will enable the above Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family 
Housing and Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family 
Housing, and Directors in Headquarters and the field, to perform all 
functions necessary to accomplish single family housing program tasks 
and objectives.
    In some past delegation notices, HUD has set forth, in ``laundry 
list'' fashion the detailed functions carried out by managers under 
generic function headings. However, publishing detailed lists has 
proven problematic, as some listed items become obsolete over time, 
while other functions are omitted through oversight. Conversely, this 
delegation sets forth functions in generic terms, while the preamble 
provides insights into the nature of the work performed by managers 
with delegated authority under each category. The basic single family 
housing program functions and a brief description of each are as 
follows:

A. General Authority

    This authority allows managers to sign any and all documents 
necessary to carry out the business within their program and 
geographical jurisdictions. In addition, it allows managers, when 
considering a proposal, to waive any directives not mandated by statute 
or regulation for good cause and with a written justification.

B. Production

    This function allows a manager with delegated authority to make all 
necessary determinations that relate to the insured mortgage process. 
Essentially, this category of functions begins with a proposal to 
insure a home mortgage and ends with the Department's endorsement of an 
insured mortgage. For all insurance programs, it includes, but is not 
limited to, such activities as approving direct endorsement lenders 
monitoring contract reviews: maintaining rosters and other lists of 
appraisers, inspectors, and lenders; performing underwriting reviews 
for mortgage credit; performing appraisal reviews; performing 
architectural field reviews; and setting mortgage limits.

C. Servicing and Loss Mitigation

    Servicing and Loss Mitigation functions are intended to ensure the 
servicing of the Secretary-held mortgage portfolio and partial claims 
and the monitoring of FHA servicers' use of loss mitigation and timely 
reporting of defaulted, FHA-insured loans. Additional responsibilities 
include: writing off or compromising principal debt, up to a maximum of 
$100,000; providing on-site and off-site loss mitigation training to 
lenders, housing counseling agencies, and other FHA program offices 
within HUD; administering the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) 
reverse equity mortgage program; operating a nationwide call center to 
respond to questions concerning loss mitigation and foreclosure relief 
programs; and supporting the Department's endeavor against predatory 
lending practices.

D. Quality Assurance

    Quality assurance functions are intended to ensure that an FHA 
lender is in compliance with FHA lending requirements and procedures. 
Lenders that fail to meet FHA standards are subject to sanctions. 
Functions include: monitoring lender performance; reviewing default and 
insurance claim statistics; placing a lender on credit watch; making 
recommendations to the FHA Mortgagee Review Board for the imposition of 
sanctions; entering into indemnification agreements; or terminating a 
lender's FHA status.

E. Lender Approval and Recertification

    The approval of new lenders and the recertification of existing 
lenders are FHA's ``gatekeeping'' functions. Functions include the 
approval of single family and multifamily lenders and processing the 
approval and recertification applications from Single Family Title I 
and Title II lenders, and multifamily lenders for participation in FHA 
programs. An additional function is the administration of the 
Institution Master File system, which is used to

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track the status of lenders and their various authorities and which 
also ``feeds'' lender data to over 20 of HUD/FHA's other data systems.

F. Grants

    Every year, the Office of Single Family Housing issues a Notice of 
Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Single Family Housing Counseling 
Program. This competitive funding program is part of HUD's annual 
SuperNOFA publication that announces funding programs developed 
throughout the Department. In any given year, however, Congress may 
authorize funds for additional grant programs. The Assistant Secretary 
is the Grant Officer and thus the sole official responsible for making 
grantee selections. Other grant functions include developing criteria 
for grant applications, rating and ranking proposals, and selecting 
government technical representatives to oversee performance under the 
grant contracts. Once a grant is awarded, functions include monitoring 
a grantee's compliance with the agreement, modifying a grant, 
terminating a grant for non-compliance, and closing out a grant in the 
usual course. The Assistant Secretary will retain and not redelegate 
the authority of the Grant Officer to make selections of grantees or to 
approve recipient noncompetitive grants.

G. Program Demonstrations

    Periodically, Congress enacts legislation authorizing HUD to 
conduct a program on a demonstration basis. The purpose of the 
demonstration is essential to test the viability of a new program or 
product on a limited basis, e.g., by geography, case volume, or time. 
Functions related to demonstration programs include developing program 
criteria, implementing the program, monitoring activities and results, 
preparing any required reports to the Congress, and closing out the 
demonstration program.

H. Property Disposition

    Although most property disposition functions occur after HUD has 
acquired title to a property, there are exceptions that involve the 
pre-acquisition period. For example, in anticipation of acquiring 
title, HUD may decide to allow a family to remain in the conveyed 
property (i.e., an occupied conveyance). Pre-acquisition decisions will 
then concern approving a lease and setting a rent level. Other 
decisions concern a property's maintenance (or preservation) during the 
period of conveyance from a lender. HUD reviews claims for insurance 
benefits, and, once these are paid, the Department obtains title to a 
property and assumes the responsibilities of an owner. Among other 
things, HUD maintains the property, pays taxes and utility costs, and 
prepares it for sale. Contractors perform property maintenance 
functions, with HUD monitoring their work. Sales are conducted pursuant 
to a bidding process with functions ranging from advertising the 
property to execution of the deed upon a sale. HUD regulations 
governing single family property dispositions are set forth at 24 CFR 
part 291. Consistent with current practice, the Assistant Secretary 
will not delegate the authority under 24 CFR 291.210(c), entitled 
Direct sales to individuals or entities.

I. Debarments and Limited Denials of Participation

    A participant or contractor or affiliate, other than a mortgagee, 
who fails to comply with HUD program regulations, rules, and/or 
procedures, can be denied the right to participate in a HUD program or 
programs. Procedures governing the nature and scope of proceedings for 
the issuance of a debarment or limited denial of participation are set 
forth in 24 CFR part 24. Only certain officials may issue such limited 
denials of participation pursuant to the process in the regulations. 
[Note: FHA-approved mortgagees are subject to an independent sanction 
process set forth in 24 CFR part 25.]

Section III. Single Family Programs--Authority Redelegated

    As described in the paragraph that follows this one, The Assistant 
Secretary and the General Deputy Assistant Secretary retain and 
redelegate the following power and authority: (1) To the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing and Associate Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing and (2) through the above 
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, to 
the Headquarters Office Directors and Headquarters Deputy Office 
Directors listed below, and (3) through the Headquarters Single Family 
Office Directors and Deputy Office Directors, to the Headquarters and 
Field Office managers, and certain other officials.

A. Deputy Assistant Secretary and Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Office of Single Family Housing

    Authority is redelegated, on a nationwide basis, to take all 
actions necessary to the conduct of all single family Housing programs, 
including, but not limited to, the exercise of the following functions:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions, and to waive any directive that is not mandated 
by a statute or regulation;
    (2) All production functions related to mortgage insurance, grant, 
or other programs;
    (3) All loan servicing and loss mitigation functions, including the 
authority to act as a claims collection officer and to write off or 
compromise debt up to $100,000;
    (4) All quality assurance functions;
    (5) All functions necessary to administer grants and cooperative 
agreements awarded by the Assistant Secretary. However, noncompetitive 
contract awards proposed by assistance recipients subject to the 
administrative requirements for grants and cooperative agreements at 24 
CFR part 85 may only be approved by the Assistant Secretary;
    (6) All functions necessary to carry out a program conducted on a 
demonstration basis;
    (7) All property disposition functions, other than authorizing 
direct sales under 24 CFR 291.210(c);
    (8) Authority to conduct hearings concerning a lender or program 
participant's participation in HUD programs, and to issue (a) limited 
denials of participation, and (b) final debarment decisions, where a 
participant has elected not to contest the notice of proposed debarment 
of the Assistant Secretary; and
    (9) Authority to perform all source selection official duties in 
connection with Single Family Housing procurement actions.

B. Director and Deputy Director, Office of Single Family Program 
Housing Development

    Authority is redelegated, on a nationwide basis, to take all 
actions necessary to the conduct of single family housing programs, in 
relation to the following functions:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions and to waive any directive that is not mandated by 
a statute or regulation;
    (2) All production functions related to mortgage insurance, grant, 
or other programs;
    (3) All functions necessary to carry out a cooperative agreement or 
competitive or non-competitive grant program, except for making grantee 
selections and approving recipient noncompetitive contracts; and

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    (4) All functions necessary to carry out a program conducted on a 
demonstration basis.

C. Director, Home Mortgage Insurance Division, Office of Single Family 
Housing Program Development

    Authority is redelegated, on a nationwide basis, to take all 
actions necessary to the conduct of single family housing programs, in 
relation to the following functions:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions and to waive any directive that is not mandated by 
a statute or regulation;
    (2) All production functions related to mortgage insurance, grant, 
or other programs; and
    (3) All functions necessary to carry out a program conducted on a 
demonstration basis.

D. Director, Program Support Division, Office of Single Family Housing 
Program Development

    Authority is redelegated, on a nationwide basis, to take all 
actions and to perform all functions necessary to the conduct of the 
single family housing programs as follows:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions and to waive any directive that is not mandated by 
statute or regulation;
    (2) All functions necessary to carry out a cooperative agreement, 
competitive or non-competitive grant program except for making grantee 
selections and approving recipient noncompetitive contracts; and
    (3) All functions necessary to carry out a program conducted on a 
demonstration basis.

E. Director, Valuation Policy Division, Office of Single Family Housing 
Program Development

    Authority is redelegated, on a nationwide basis, to take all 
actions and to perform all functions necessary to the conduct of the 
single family housing programs, as follows:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions and to waive any directive that is not mandated by 
statute or regulation;
    (2) All production functions related to mortgage insurance, grant, 
or other programs; and
    (3) All functions necessary to carry out a program conducted on a 
demonstration basis.

F. Director and Deputy Director, Office of Single Family Asset 
Management

    Authority is redelegated, on a nationwide basis, to take all 
actions necessary to the conduct of single family housing programs, in 
relation to the following functions:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions and to waive any directive that is not mandated by 
statute or regulation;
    (2) Loan servicing and loss mitigation functions, including the 
authority to act as a claims collection officer and to write off or 
compromise debt up to $100,000;
    (3) All property disposition functions other than authorizing 
direct sales under 24 CFR 291.210(c); and
    (4) All functions necessary to carry out a program conducted on a 
demonstration basis.

G. Director, Single Family Servicing and Loss Mitigation Division, 
Office of Single Family Asset Management

    Authority is redelegated, on a nationwide basis, to take all 
actions necessary to the conduct of single family housing programs in 
relation to the following functions:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions and to waive any directive that is not mandated by 
statute or regulations; and
    (2) All loan servicing and loss mitigation functions, including the 
authority to act as a claims collection officer and to write off or 
compromise debt up to $100,000.

H. Director, Asset Management and Property Disposition Division, Office 
of Single Family Asset Management

    Authority is redelegated, on a nationwide basis, to take all 
actions necessary to the conduct of single family housing programs in 
relation to the following functions:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions and to waive any directive that is not mandated by 
statute or regulation;
    (2) All property disposition functions other than authorizing 
direct sales under 24 CFR 291.210(c); and
    (3) All functions necessary to carry out a program conducted on a 
demonstration basis.

I. Director and Deputy Director, Office of Lender Activities and 
Program Compliance

    Authority is redelegated, on a nationwide basis, to take all 
actions necessary to the conduct of single family housing programs in 
relation to the following functions:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions and to waive any directive that is not mandated by 
statute or regulation;
    (2) All quality assurance functions, including lender approval, re-
certification, and program compliance functions;
    (3) Authority to conduct hearings concerning a lender or program 
participants participation in HUD programs, and to issue one or more 
limited denials of participation; and
    (4) All functions necessary to carry out a program conducted on a 
demonstration basis.

J. Director, Lender Approval and Re-certification Division, Office of 
Lender Activities and Program Compliance

    Authority is redelegated, on a nationwide basis, to take all 
actions necessary to the conduct of single family housing programs, in 
relation to the following functions:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions and to waive any directive that is not mandated by 
statute or regulation; and
    (2) All functions related to approving and re-certifying FHA 
lenders.

K. Director, Quality Assurance Division, Office of Lender Activities 
and Program Compliance

    Authority is redelegated, on a nationwide basis, to take all 
actions necessary to the conduct of single family housing programs, in 
relation to the following functions:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions and to waive any directive that is not mandated by 
statute or regulation;
    (2) Monitor lender performance and default and claim rates and to 
enter into indemnification agreements; and
    (3) All quality assurance functions related to program compliance 
by approved FHA lenders.

L. Homeownership Center-Director and Deputy Director

    Authority is redelegated, within their respective jurisdictions, to 
take all actions necessary to the conduct of all single family housing 
programs including, but not limited to, the exercise of the following 
functions:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions, and to waive any directive that is not mandated 
by a statute or regulation;

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    (2) All production functions related to mortgage insurance, grant, 
or other programs;
    (3) Monitoring of lender performance and default and claim rates 
and the entering into of indemnification agreements;
    (4) All functions necessary to carry out a cooperative agreement, 
competitive or non-competitive grant program, except for making grantee 
selections and approving recipient noncompetitive contracts;
    (5) All functions necessary to carry out a program conducted on a 
demonstration basis;
    (6) All property disposition functions other than authorizing 
direct sales under 24 CFR 291.210(c);
    (7) Authority to issue limited denials of participation;
    (8) Authority pursuant to 24 CFR 200.204(a)(2)(iii) to administer 
the appeals process in connection with the removal of an appraiser from 
the appraiser roster and to issue a final decision concerning an 
appraisers removal from the roster; and
    (9) Authority to perform source selection official duties in 
connection with field-office based single family housing procurement 
actions, provided that the (a) contract amount is less than $10 
million, and (b) authority is exercised only by the HOC Director.

M. Homeownership Center-Processing and Underwriting Division Director

    Authority is redelegated, within their respective jurisdictions, to 
take all actions necessary to the conduct of all single family housing 
programs including, but not limited to, the exercise of the following 
functions:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions but not to issue waivers of directives;
    (2) All production functions related to mortgage insurance, grant, 
or other programs;
    (3) All functions necessary to carry out a program conducted on a 
demonstration basis; and
    (4) Authority pursuant to 24 CFR 200.204(a)(2)(iii) to issue the 
written notice of proposed roster removal to an appraiser.

N. Homeownership Center-Quality Assurance Division Director:

    Authority is redelegated, within their respective jurisdictions, to 
take all actions necessary to the conduct of all single family housing 
programs including, but not limited to, the exercise of the following 
functions:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions but not to issue waivers of directives; and
    (2) Monitor lender performance and default and claim rates and to 
enter into indemnification agreements.

O. Homeownership Center-Program Support Division Director

    Authority is redelegated, within their respective jurisdictions, to 
take all actions necessary to the conduct of all single family housing 
programs including, but not limited to, the exercise of the following 
functions:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents to perform enumerated 
functions but not to issue waivers of directives;
    (2) All functions necessary to carry out a cooperative agreement, 
competitive or non-competitive grant program, except for making grantee 
selections and approving recipient noncompetitive contracts; and
    (3) All functions necessary to carry out a program conducted on a 
demonstration basis.

P. Homeownership Center-Real Estate Owned Division Director

    Authority is redelegated, within their respective jurisdictions, to 
take all actions necessary to the conduct of all single family housing 
programs including, but not limited to, the exercise of the following 
functions:
    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
enumerated functions but not to issue waivers of directives;
    (2) All property disposition functions other than authorizing 
direct sales under 24 CFR 291.210(c); and
    (3) All functions necessary to carry out a demonstration conducted 
on a demonstration basis.

Q. Particular Management and Marketing (M&M) Contractor Officials

    Authority to execute all documents necessary in connection with the 
management and sale of residential real property acquired by HUD under 
its insured mortgage and asset management and disposition programs, 
excluding indemnification agreements, but including the authority to 
acknowledge, seal, and deliver any agreements of sale, special warranty 
deeds, form HUD-1 Settlement Statements, and any other instrument that 
may be necessary in connection with property management and sales on 
behalf of the Department, is redelegated to certain principals and/or 
officers of HUD's M&Ms whose identity will be maintained at its Web 
site located at http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh//reo/reo_home.cfm.

R. Supervisory Housing Program Specialist, Office of Single Family 
Housing's Caribbean Office

    (1) The general power to sign any documents necessary to perform 
the property disposition function identified immediately below and to 
waive any directive that is not mandated by statute or regulation; and
    (2) The authority to accept conveyances of title to the Secretary 
to one-to-four unit properties.

Section IV. Authority Excepted

    The authority redelegated in Section III.A through R does not 
include authority to issue or waive regulations or to take any action 
authorized under FHEFSSA or the Department's regulations implementing 
FHEFSSA.

Section V. Further Redelegations

    The authority redelegated by the Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner and the General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary-Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner may not be further 
redelegated by the officials identified in Section III.A through R.

Section VI. Revocation of Delegations

    All prior redelegations issued by the Assistant Secretary for 
Housing to staff in the Office of Single Family Housing are hereby 
superseded and/or revoked. The Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal 
Housing Commissioner or the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner may, at any time, revoke 
any of the authority redelegated in this notice. Revocation shall be 
effective upon the date of removal. With respect to the officials 
identified in Section Q, revocation shall be effective upon removal of 
the affected principal or officer's name from the Web site referenced 
in Section Q. Notice of any revocation will be published in the Federal 
Register.

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


    Dated: September 15, 2006.
Brian D. Montgomery,
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E6-16861 Filed 10-11-06; 8:45 am]
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