[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 241 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 71425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24317]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5168-D-04]


Revocation and Redelegation of Authority Under the Age 
Discrimination Act of 1975

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of revocation and redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity 
(FHEO) revokes all prior redelegations of authority made within the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for FHEO under the Age Discrimination 
Act of 1975, and retains and redelegates this authority, with noted 
exceptions, to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO, who in 
turn redelegates certain authority to the Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Enforcement and Programs, Director of the Office of Enforcement and 
FHEO Region Directors.

DATES: Effective Date: May 31, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Greene, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Programs, Office of Fair Housing and 
Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 5204, Washington, DC 20410-0001, telephone 
(202) 619-8046 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- and speech-
impaired individuals may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a previous delegation, the Secretary 
delegated to the Assistant Secretary for FHEO the authority to act 
under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. (68 FR 43156, July 21, 2003). 
Since then, FHEO the title of the Hub Directors has been changed to 
FHEO Region Directors. In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for FHEO 
revokes prior redelegations and retains and, with noted exceptions, 
redelegates authority under the Age Discrimination Act to the General 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO. The General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for FHEO, in turn, redelegates certain authority to certain 
FHEO headquarters and region staff.
    Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary for FHEO and the General 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO redelegate authority as follows:

Section A. Authority Redelegated

    The Assistant Secretary for FHEO retains and, with noted 
exceptions, redelegates to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
FHEO the authority to act under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. 
This includes the authority to further redelegate authority. The 
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO retains and, with noted 
exceptions, redelegates this authority to the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Programs, Director of the Office of 
Enforcement, and the FHEO Region Directors.

Section B. Authority Excepted

    The authority redelegated by the Assistant Secretary does not 
include the authority to issue or waive regulations. The authority 
redelegated by the General Deputy Assistant Secretary does not include 
the authority to determine that voluntary compliance cannot be achieved 
pursuant to 24 CFR 146.39(d)(1), the authority to terminate financial 
assistance under 24 CFR 146.39(a)(1), the authority to refer to the 
Department of Justice or secure compliance by other means pursuant to 
24 CFR 146.39(a)(2), the authority to defer new federal financial 
assistance under 24 CFR 146.39(e), or authority to further redelegate.

Section C. Authority Revoked

    All prior redelegations of authority made within the office of the 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 
are revoked.

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

    Dated: May 31, 2007.
 Kim Kendrick,
 Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
Cheryl Ziegler,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity.

    Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the 
Federal Register on December 12, 2007.
[FR Doc. E7-24317 Filed 12-14-07; 8:45 am]
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