[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 241 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71423-71424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24336]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5168-D-07]


Revocation and Redelegation of Fair Housing Act Complaint 
Processing 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 for Fair Housing 
Act complaint processing made within the Offices of the Assistant 
Secretary for FHEO and the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO 
under the Fair Housing Act and redelegates this authority to FHEO 
region and headquarters staff.

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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a March 30, 1989 notice (54 FR 13121), 
the Secretary of HUD delegated the authority to enforce the Fair 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) to the Assistant Secretary for 
FHEO and the General Counsel, among other Department officials. In this 
notice, the Assistant Secretary for FHEO revokes the August 4, 2003 
(effective July 25, 2003, 68 FR 45846) and July 6, 2005 (effective June 
23, 2005, 70 FR 38971) redelegations of authority for Fair Housing Act 
complaint processing made within the Offices of the Assistant Secretary 
for FHEO and the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO under the 
Fair Housing Act and redelegates this authority to FHEO region and 
headquarters staff. Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary for FHEO 
retains and redelegates this authority as provided in this notice.

Section A. Authority Retained and Redelegated

    The Assistant Secretary for FHEO retains and redelegates the 
authority for Fair Housing Act complaint processing, as provided in 24 
CFR part 103, to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO.
    The General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO retains and further 
redelegates the authority under 24 CFR part 103, subparts A, B, D (with 
the exception of the filing of a Secretary-initiated complaint under 24 
CFR 103.200(b) and 24 CFR 103.204(a)), E, and F, to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs; Director of the 
Office of Enforcement; Director of the Office of Systemic 
Investigations and FHEO Region Directors.
    The General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO further retains and 
redelegates the authority, under 24 CFR part 103, subpart C, to the 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs; Director of 
the Office of Enforcement and FHEO Region Directors.
    The General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO further retains and 
redelegates the authority under 24 CFR 103.510(a) to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs and Director of the 
Office of Enforcement.
    The General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO further retains and 
redelegates the authority under 24 CFR 103.510(d) to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs; Director of the 
Office of Enforcement; Director of the Office of Systemic 
Investigations and FHEO Region Directors.
    The Assistant Secretary for FHEO retains and redelegates to the 
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO the authority to reconsider 
no cause determinations. The General Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
FHEO further retains and redelegates this authority to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs and Director of the 
Office of Enforcement.

Section B. Authority To Further Redelegate

    The General Deputy Assistant Secretary may further redelegate the 
authorities provided in Section A of this notice. The Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Programs; Director of the Office of 
Enforcement; Director of the Office of Systemic Investigations and FHEO 
Region Directors may not redelegate the authorities provided in Section 
A of this notice.

Section C. Authority Revoked

    All prior redelegations of authority for Fair Housing complaint 
processing made within the Offices of the Assistant Secretary for FHEO 
and the General Deputy Assistant Secretary 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.
    Dated: May 31, 2007.
Cheryl L. 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.
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