[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 245 (Thursday, December 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 76679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21867]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5116-N-01]


Establishment of Office of Hearings and Appeals

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, HUD announces the establishment of an Office 
of Hearings and Appeals within the Office of the Secretary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earnestine T. Pruitt, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 2158, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 7080-1381 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- or 
speech-impaired individuals may access this number through TTY by 
calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD has established an Office of Hearings 
and Appeals within the Office of the Secretary, under the supervision 
of the Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals. The Office of 
Hearings and Appeals consists of two separate divisions: the Office of 
Administrative Law Judges and the Office of Appeals. The Director of 
the Office of Hearings and Appeals shall supervise and manage the 
administrative activities of the Office of Administrative Law Judges 
and the Office of Appeals.
    The Office of Administrative Law Judges shall have independent 
jurisdiction in deciding cases consistent with statutes and HUD 
regulations. The Office of Appeals shall have judicial review and 
jurisdiction of non-contract cases currently handled by the HUD Board 
of Contract Appeals in accordance with following regulatory sections in 
title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations: Sec. Sec.  17.150 through 
17.170 20.4(b), 24.947, 25.3 and 26.2, and consistent with applicable 
statutes, regulations, agreements, or such other matters as may be 
assigned by the Secretary of HUD or the Secretary's designee.
    The establishment of an Office of Hearings and Appeals facilitates 
operations within HUD relating to the implementation of section 847 of 
Title VIII of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109-613, approved January 6, 2006).

    Dated: December 15, 2006.
Alphonso Jackson,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-21867 Filed 12-20-06; 8:45 am]
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