[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 241 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71428-71429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24333]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5168-D-06]


Revocation and Redelegation of Fair Housing Assistance Program 
Authority

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 Fair Housing 
Assistance Program with the exception of redelegation of authority to 
the FHEO Region Directors, as set forth in 24 CFR 115.101(b). The 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO redelegates the authority in 24 CFR 
115.101(b) and other authority, as set forth in this notice, to the 
General Deputy Assistant Secretary.

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: Through regulation (24 CFR 115.101(a)), the

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Secretary delegated the authority and responsibility for administering 
the Fair Housing Assistance Program, as provided in 24 CFR part 115, to 
the Assistant Secretary for FHEO. Also through regulation (24 CFR 
115.101(b)), the Assistant Secretary for FHEO retained and redelegated 
this authority to each Director of a Fair Housing Enforcement Center 
(now FHEO Region Directors). In this notice, the Assistant Secretary 
for FHEO retains and redelegates this authority to the General Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO and clarifies the change in title from 
``Fair Housing Enforcement Center Directors,'' in 24 CFR Part 115, and 
``FHEO Hub Directors'' to ``FHEO Region Directors.''

Section A. Authority Redelegated

    The Assistant Secretary for FHEO retains and redelegates the 
authority and responsibility for administering the Fair Housing 
Assistance Program, as provided in 24 CFR part 115 subparts A, B and C, 
to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO.
    The General Deputy Assistant Secretary retains and redelegates the 
authority and responsibility for administering the Fair Housing 
Assistance Program, as provided in 24 CFR part 115 subparts A, B and C, 
with the exception of making final decisions concerning the granting 
and maintenance of substantial equivalency certification and interim 
certification in subpart B, to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Programs and FHEO Region Directors.

Section B. Clarification

    The redelegation of authority from the Assistant Secretary for FHEO 
to the Fair Housing Enforcement Center Directors, as set forth in 24 
CFR 115.101(b) remains intact with the exception of the change in 
nomenclature from Fair Housing Enforcement Center Directors to FHEO 
Region Directors.

Section C. Authority Excepted

    The authority redelegated in this notice does not include the 
authority to issue or waive regulations.

Section D. Authority To Further Redelegate

    The General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO may redelegate the 
authority provided in Section A of this notice. The Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Programs and FHEO Region Directors may 
not redelegate the authority provided in Section A of this notice.
    All prior redelegations of authority made within the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO to administer the Fair Housing Assistance 
Program are revoked with the exception of the delegation of authority 
set forth in 24 CFR 115.101(b).

    Authority: Section 7(d), 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.
    Dated: May 31, 2007.
Cheryl Ziegler,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary.

    Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the 
Federal Register on December 12, 2007.
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