[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 2 (Thursday, January 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 316-317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31628]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5673-D-01]


Order of Succession for the Office of Housing

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of Order of Succession.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing 
designates the Order of Succession for the Office of Housing. This 
Order of Succession supersedes all prior Orders of Succession for the 
Assistant Secretary for Housing, including that published on June 20, 
2012 (77 FR 37237).

DATES: Effective Date: December 28, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Marin, Acting General Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 9110, Washington, DC 20410-
0500; telephone number 202-402-2689 (this is not a toll-free number). 
Persons with hearing or speech impairments

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may call HUD's toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing 
for the Department of Housing and Urban Development is issuing this 
Order of Succession of officials authorized to perform the functions 
and duties of the Office of Housing when, by reason of absence, 
disability, or vacancy in office, the Acting Assistant Secretary is not 
available to exercise the powers or perform the duties of the office. 
This Order of Succession is subject to the provisions of the Federal 
Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d). This publication 
supersedes the Order of Succession notice published on June 20, 2012 
(77 FR 37237).
    Accordingly, the Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing designates 
the following Order of Succession:

Section A. Order of Succession

    Subject to the provisions of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
1998, during any period when, by reason of absence, disability, or 
vacancy in office, the Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing for the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development is not available to 
exercise the powers or perform the duties of the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Housing, the following officials within the 
Office of Housing are hereby designated to exercise the powers and 
perform the duties of the Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing, 
including the authority to waive regulations:
    (1) General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing;
    (2) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing;
    (3) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing;
    (4) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing Counseling;
    (5) Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing;
    (6) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Risk Management and Regulatory 
Affairs;
    (7) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance and Budget;
    (8) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations;
    (9) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Healthcare Programs.
    These officials shall perform the functions and duties of the 
office in the order specified herein, and no official shall serve 
unless all other officials whose position titles precede his/hers in 
this order are unable to act by reason of absence, disability, or 
vacancy in office.

Section B. Authority Superseded

    This Order of Succession supersedes all prior Orders of Succession 
for the Assistant Secretary for Housing, including that published on 
June 20, 2012 (77 FR 37237).

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

    Dated: December 28, 2012.
Carol J. Galante,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing---Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2012-31628 Filed 1-2-13; 8:45 am]
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