[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34745-34746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14599]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5553-D-01]


Delegation of Authority to the Chief Operating Officer

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and 
Urban Development (HUD).

ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Deputy Secretary delegates to the Chief 
Operating Officer all management and supervisory authority for the 
following offices: the Chief Information Officer

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(CIO); the Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO); the Chief Procurement 
Officer (CPO); the Director of Field Policy Management (FPM); the 
Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Management; and the 
Chief Disaster and National Security Officer.

DATES: Effective Date: April 15, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence D. Reynolds, Assistant 
General Counsel for Administrative Law, Office of General Counsel, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 
9256, Washington, DC 20410-0500, telephone number 202-402-3502. (This 
is not a toll-free number.) Individuals with speech or hearing 
impairments may access this number through TTY by calling 1-800-877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Certain management and program functions 
previously performed by an Assistant Secretary for Administration will 
now be performed by a Chief Operating Officer (COO). These functions 
include executive scheduling, field administrative resources, security 
and emergency planning, grants management and oversight, executive 
secretariat, Freedom of Information Act processing, budgeting, 
accounting, hiring and training employees, modernizing information 
technology systems, information security, protecting privacy, 
procurement and contracting, strategic planning, disaster preparedness 
operations, and field policy and management. These function are 
performed in the offices of the Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO), the 
Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO), 
Director of Field Policy Management, Chief Disaster and National 
Security Officer, and the Director of Strategic Planning and 
Management. The COO has been delegated management and program authority 
for these offices. Additionally, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 
Reports to the Chief Operating Officer.

Section A. Authority

    The Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development hereby 
delegates to the Chief Operating Officer authority to manage and 
supervise the following offices and functions:
    1. Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer: This office is 
responsible for employee performance management; executive resources; 
human capital field support; human capital policy, planning and 
training; facilities management services; recruitment and staffing; 
personnel security; employee assistance program, health and wellness; 
employee and labor relations; pay, benefits and retirement center; 
human capital information systems; budget; Executive Secretariat 
correspondence management; and processing of Freedom of Information Act 
requests.
    2. Office of the Chief Information Officer: This office is 
responsible for modernizing information technology systems, information 
security, and protecting privacy.
    3. Office of the Chief Procurement Officer: This office is 
responsible for all procurement and contracting activity by the 
Department.
    4. Office of the Director of Field Policy Management: This office 
provides direction and oversight for Regional and Field Office 
Directors.
    5. Office of the Chief Disaster and National Security Officer: This 
office is responsible for the Department's disaster response and 
recovery programs.
    6. Office of Strategic Planning and Management: This office is 
responsible for the Department's strategic planning, and performance 
management and measurement.

Section B. Authority Excepted

    The authority delegated in this document does not include the 
authority to sue or be sued or to issue or waive regulations.

Section C. Authority to Redelegate

    The Chief Operating Officer may redelegate to employees of HUD any 
of the authority delegated under Section A above.

Section D. Authority Superseded

    This delegation revokes all previous delegations of authority from 
the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary to the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration.

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

    Dated: April 15, 2011.
Ron Sims,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-14599 Filed 6-13-11; 8:45 am]
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