[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 36567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15512]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5521-D-01]


Delegation of Authority for the Office of Departmental Equal 
Employment Opportunity

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Secretary of HUD delegates concurrent 
authority to the Director and Deputy Director, Office of Departmental 
Equal Employment Opportunity (ODEEO) with respect to all matters 
pertaining to the work of ODEEO and supersedes any prior delegation of 
authority from the Secretary to the Director, ODEEO.

DATES: Effective Date: June 14, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle A. Cottom, Acting Director, 
Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Room 2134, 451 7th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410-6000, telephone number 202-402-5627. (This is not 
a toll-free number.) Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For HUD, a commitment to equal opportunity 
is fundamental, not only relative to the public's expectations of fair 
housing without discrimination, but also to HUD's employment of a 
workforce that reflects the communities it serves. HUD remains 
committed to building a leading equal employment opportunity (EEO) 
program. Section 1614.102 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations 
requires that the agency's EEO program be organized and structured to 
maintain a workplace that is free from discrimination in any of the 
agency's policies, procedures, or practices. It also provides that the 
EEO program support the agency's strategic mission and that the ODEEO 
Director be under the direct supervision of the agency head. The ODEEO 
Director, Deputy Director, and other ODEEO professional staff that are 
responsible for EEO programs must have regular and effective means of 
informing the agency head and senior management officials of the status 
of EEO programs and must be involved in, and consulted on, management/
personnel actions.

Section A. Authority Delegated

    The Secretary hereby delegates to the Director and Deputy Director, 
ODEEO concurrent authority and responsibility to promulgate and 
implement all policies, procedures, and practices to operate a model 
EEO program. The Secretary may revoke the authority authorized herein, 
in whole or part, at any time.

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 authority delegated in this document may be redelegated.

Section D. Authority Superseded

    This delegation supersedes any previous delegations of authority 
from the Secretary to the Director, ODEEO.


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

    Dated: June 14, 2011.
Shaun Donovan,
Secretary .
[FR Doc. 2011-15512 Filed 6-21-11; 8:45 am]
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