[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 241 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71429-71430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24341]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5168-D-09]


Revocation and Redelegation of Authority Under Section 3 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968

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: Pursuant to 24 CFR 135.7, the Assistant Secretary for Fair 
Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) has been delegated authority under 
Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 and HUD's 
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 135. In this document, the 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO retains those authorities and, with noted 
exceptions, redelegates them to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for FHEO, who retains and further redelegates certain authorities to 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs. In 
addition, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs 
retains these authorities and further redelegates limited authorities 
to each of the FHEO Region Directors. Pursuant to this notice, the 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO also revokes the redelegation of authority 
published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2003 (68 FR 45848), and 
any other prior redelegations of authority pertaining to Section 3 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968.

DATES: Effective Date: November 21, 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: Pursuant to 24 CFR 135.7, the Assistant 
Secretary for FHEO has been delegated all authority under Section 3 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u), and 
its implementing regulations, 24 CFR part 135. The Assistant Secretary 
is further authorized to redelegate functions and responsibilities to 
other employees of HUD; provided however, that the authority to issue 
rules and regulations pursuant to Section 3 is not redelegated. In this 
redelegation of authority, except for noted exceptions, the Assistant 
Secretary for FHEO redelegates this authority to the General Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO, who retains and further redelegates 
certain authorities to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 
and Programs. In addition, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Programs retains and further redelegates limited 
authorities to each of the FHEO Region Directors.
    Recently, the Assistant Secretary for FHEO has shifted the 
complaint processing from HUD Headquarters to each of HUD's regional 
offices. This redelegation reflects those changes.
    Authority is redelegated as follows:

Section A. Authority Redelegated to General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for FHEO

    The Assistant Secretary for FHEO retains and, with certain noted 
exceptions, redelegates to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
FHEO all authority under Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1968 and its implementing regulations. The authority redelegated 
does not include the authority to impose resolutions or sanctions in 
Section 3 complaint investigations pursuant to 24 CFR part 
135.76(f)(2); or to issue rules, regulations or waivers pursuant to 
Section 3. This authority may be further redelegated to other FHEO 
employees.

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Section B. Authority Further Redelegated to the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Programs

    The General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO retains and, with 
noted exceptions, redelegates to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Programs the authority for Section 3 complaint 
processing, pursuant to 24 CFR part 135.76, and the authority for 
Section 3 complaint reviews, pursuant to 24 CFR part 135.74. The 
authority redelegated does not include the authority to impose 
resolutions or sanctions pursuant to 24 CFR 135.76(f)(2). This 
authority may be further redelegated to other FHEO employees.

Section C. Authority Further Redelegated to FHEO Region Directors

    Subject to noted exceptions, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Programs retains and redelegates to each of the FHEO 
Region Directors the authority for Section 3 complaint processing as 
provided in 24 CFR 135.76. The authority redelegated does not include 
the authority to review appeals to letters of determinations or appeals 
to resolutions; it also does not include the authority to impose 
resolutions or sanctions pursuant to 24 CFR 135.76(f)(2). This 
authority may not be further redelegated.

Section E. Prior Redelegated Authority Revoked

    All previous redelegations of authority made within the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for FHEO under Section 3 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968, including the redelegation published in 
the Federal Register at 68 FR 45848 on August 3, 2003 are revoked.

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

    Dated: November 21, 2007.
Kim Kendrick,
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
Cheryl L. Ziegler,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity
Bryan Greene,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs.
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