[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43336-43337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18159]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5540-D-01]


Delegation of Authority for the Office of Public Affairs

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 authority to 
the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs with respect 
to developing policy and procedures for external and internal 
communications for HUD. This notice also supersedes all prior 
delegations of authority from the Secretary to the Assistant Secretary 
for Public Affairs.

DATES: Effective Date: June 29, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neill Coleman, General Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Affairs, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 10130, Washington, DC 
20410-6000, telephone number 202-708-0980. (This is not a toll-free 
number.) Persons with hearing- or

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speech-impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Section A. Authority

    The Secretary hereby delegates to the General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public Affairs authority and responsibility for conveying 
the Department's mission through internal and external outreach to 
include local, regional, and national level media. The Office of Public 
Affairs is responsible for ensuring that information provided to the 
news media by HUD is current, complete, and accurate. It also has 
responsibility for ensuring that all applicable laws, regulations, and 
policies involving the release of information to the public are 
followed. In carrying out these responsibilities, the General Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs shall, among other duties:
    1. Direct and coordinate all media outreach for the Department 
regarding the Department's mission.
    2. Use a variety of mediums and media outlets to communicate the 
Department's initiatives and goals to stakeholders, homeowners, 
renters, and those individuals living in or in need of subsidized 
housing.
    3. Provide Americans with information about housing policies and 
programs through coordinating press conferences; drafting press 
releases; and utilizing the Internet and social media, including 
departmental blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Flikr, and You Tube, in addition 
to community outreach and other methods of communication.
    4. Reviewing or drafting all official speeches and statements made 
by HUD officials and employees before such statements are released to 
the public.

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 General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs is 
authorized to redelegate to employees of HUD any of the authority 
delegated under Section A.

Section D. Authority Superseded

    This delegation supersedes all prior delegations of authority from 
the Secretary to the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.

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

    Dated: June 29, 2011.
Shaun Donovan,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-18159 Filed 7-19-11; 8:45 am]
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