[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 241 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71424-71425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24339]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5168-D-08]


Revocation and Redelegation of Administrative Authority for Title 
I, Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974

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 from the Assistant 
Secretary for FHEO under Title I, Section 109 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, and redelegates certain authority, 
to FHEO headquarters and Region 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By previous delegation, the Secretary of HUD 
delegated to the Assistant Secretary of FHEO, with certain exceptions, 
the authority to act under Title I, Section 109 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5309). (See 41 FR 15359, 
April 12, 1976.) The provisions of Section 109 are implemented through 
HUD's regulations in 24 CFR part 6. (See also 24 CFR 6.3, in which the 
``Responsible Official'' is defined as the Assistant Secretary for FHEO 
(or the Assistant Secretary's designee)).
    On August 4, 2003, the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and 
Equal Opportunity (FHEO) redelegated the Assistant Secretary's 
authority under Section 109, as provided in 24 CFR 6.10 and 6.11, to 
the General Deputy Assistant Secretary of FHEO. The General Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO further redelegated these authorities to 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs, Director 
of the Office of Enforcement, and to the FHEO Hub Directors. Since 
then, FHEO has created an Office of Systemic Investigations. Further, 
the FHEO Hub Directors' titles have been changed to FHEO Region 
Directors.
    Accordingly, in this redelegation, the Assistant Secretary for FHEO 
revokes the August 4, 2003 and all other previous delegations and 
retains and redelegates the authority to act as the ``Responsible 
Official'' under Title I Section 109 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, and its implementing regulations subject to 
certain exceptions.

Section A. Authority Redelegated

    The Assistant Secretary for FHEO retains and, with noted exception, 
redelegates to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO the

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authority to act as the ``Responsible Official'' under Section 109, 
only as provided in 24 CFR 6.10 and 6.11. This includes the authority 
to further redelegate. The General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO 
retains and, with noted exception, further redelegates these 
authorities to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Programs, Director of the Office of Enforcement, FHEO Region Directors 
and the Director of the Office of Systemic Investigations.

Section B. Authority Excepted

    The authority redelegated by the Assistant Secretary in this notice 
does not include the authority to issue or to waive regulations. The 
authority delegated by the General Deputy Assistant Secretary does not 
include the authority to further redelegate. As to the FHEO Region 
Directors, the authority delegated additionally does not include the 
authority under 24 CFR 6.11(c) to review letters of finding.

Section C. Delegations of Authority Revoked

    All prior redelegations of the authority within the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO under Section 109 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 are revoked.

    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.
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. E7-24339 Filed 12-14-07; 8:45 am]
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