[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 70783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20562]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5076-D-13]


Delegation of Authority to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the 
Office of Public Housing Investments

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

ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of Public and Indian Housing is 
delegating to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Public 
Housing Investments concurrent authority to approve proposals submitted 
by Public Housing Agencies (PHA) pursuant to section 30 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937. The Assistant Secretary of Public and 
Indian Housing is delegating to all Public Housing Field Office 
Directors all authority to execute Amendments to Consolidated Annual 
Contributions Contracts that are associated with Proposals submitted by 
PHAs pursuant to Section 30, which have been approved by either the 
Assistant Secretary of Public and Indian Housing or the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of the Office of Public Housing Investments.

DATES: Effective Date: November 28, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Riddel, Director, Office of 
Capital Improvements, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 
708-1640 extension 7378 (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 (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Capital Fund Financing Program (CFFP), 
which is based on Section 30 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
42 U.S.C. 1437z-2, has been administered by the Office of Public 
Housing Investments (OPHI) as a pilot program since 2003. The 
Department is in the process of finalizing draft rules in regard to 
both the CFFP and the Operating Fund Financing Program (OFFP), which 
also utilizes this statutory authority. The rules will standardize 
implementation of the CFFP and initiate the implementation of the OFFP. 
Both programs will be implemented by OPHI.
    Section 30 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 authorizes 
PHAs, subject to approval by the Secretary, to pledge or mortgage 
public housing projects or other property. Transactions approved under 
this authority are also processed by OPHI. By this delegation, the 
Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public and Indian Housing retains 
all authority based on Section 30 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937, and delegates concurrent authority to the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for the Office of Public Housing Investments. As a matter of 
HUD protocol, Public Housing Field Office Directors generally execute 
any amendments to the Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract, 
regardless of the program with which the amendment is associated.
    Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act amended section 7 of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to allow delegation of 
authority to approve a waiver of a regulation only to an individual of 
Assistant Secretary or equivalent rank. This delegation does not 
include the authority to approve the waiver of a regulation.
    Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public and 
Indian Housing delegates authority as follows:

Section A. Authority Delegated

    The Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Housing 
Investments is hereby delegated concurrent authority with the Assistant 
Secretary for the Office of Public and Indian Housing with respect to 
the authority based on Section 30 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937, except the authority to approve a waiver of a regulation.
    The Assistant Secretary of Public and Indian Housing is delegating 
to all Public Housing Field Office Directors all authority to execute 
Amendments to Consolidated Annual Contributions Contracts that are 
associated with Proposals submitted by PHAs pursuant to Section 30, 
which have been approved by either the Assistant Secretary of Public 
and Indian Housing or the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of 
Public Housing Investments.

Section B. Authority To Redelegate

    The authority delegated in this document may not be redelegated by 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Housing 
Investments.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437z-2, 3535(d), and 3535(q)(2).

    Dated: November 28, 2006.
Orlando J. Cabrera,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
 [FR Doc. E6-20562 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am]
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