[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73987-73988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30761]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5544-D-07]


Redelegation of Fair Housing Assistance Program Authority

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and 
Equal Opportunity (FHEO) supersedes all prior redelegations of 
authority made within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for FHEO 
under the Fair Housing Assistance Program with the exception of 
redelegation of authority to the FHEO Region Directors, as set forth

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in 24 CFR 115.101(b). The Assistant Secretary for FHEO redelegates the 
authority in 24 CFR 115.101(b) and other authority, as set forth in 
this notice, to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary.

DATES: Effective Date: November 16, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara K. Pratt, 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) 402-6322. (This is not a toll-free number.) Hearing- and speech-
impaired individuals may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through regulation (24 CFR 115.101(a)), the 
Secretary delegated the authority and responsibility for administering 
the Fair Housing Assistance Program, as provided in 24 CFR part 115, to 
the Assistant Secretary for FHEO. Also through regulation (24 CFR 
115.101(b)), the Assistant Secretary for FHEO retained and redelegated 
this authority to each FHEO Region Director. Through this notice, the 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO retains and redelegates this authority to 
the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO.

Section A. Authority Redelegated

    The Assistant Secretary for FHEO retains and redelegates the 
authority and responsibility for administering the Fair Housing 
Assistance Program, as provided in 24 CFR part 115 subparts A, B and C, 
to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO with the exception 
of issuing and waiving regulations.
    The General Deputy Assistant Secretary retains and redelegates the 
authority and responsibility for administering the Fair Housing 
Assistance Program, as provided in 24 CFR part 115 subparts A, B and C, 
with, the exception of making final decisions concerning the granting 
and maintenance of substantial equivalency certification and interim 
certification in 24 CFR part 115, subpart B, to the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Programs, the Director of the Office of 
Enforcement, and FHEO Region Directors.

Section B. Authority To Further Redelegate

    The General Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO may redelegate the 
authority provided in Section A of this notice. The Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Programs, the Director of the Office of 
Enforcement and FHEO Region Directors may not redelegate the authority 
provided in Section A of this notice.
    All prior redelegations of authority made within the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for FHEO to administer the Fair Housing Assistance 
Program are superseded with the exception of the delegation of 
authority set forth in 24 CFR 115.101(b).

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

    Dated: November 16, 2011.
John Trasvi[ntilde]a,
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
Bryan Greene,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity.
[FR Doc. 2011-30761 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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