[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 26946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11334]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5873-D-01]


Delegation of Authority to the Chief Operations 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 
Operations Officer all management and supervisory authority for the 
following offices: The Chief Information Officer (CIO); the Chief Human 
Capital Officer (CHCO); the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO); and the 
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO).

DATES: Effective upon date of signature.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John B. Shumway, Assistant General 
Counsel for Administrative Law, Office of General Counsel, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 9262, 
Washington, DC 20410-0500, telephone number 202-402-5190. (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 
will now be performed by a Chief Operations Officer (COO). These 
functions include executive scheduling, security and emergency 
planning, executive secretariat, Freedom of Information Act processing, 
budgeting, accounting, hiring and training employees, modernizing 
information technology systems, information security, protecting 
privacy, procurement and contracting, and disaster preparedness 
operations. These functions are performed in the offices of the Chief 
Human Capital Officer (CHCO), the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the 
Chief Procurement Officer (CPO), and the Chief Administrative Officer 
(CAO). The COO has been delegated management and program authority for 
these offices.

Section A. Authority

    The Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development hereby 
delegates to the Chief Operations Officer the 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; recruitment and staffing; personnel security; 
employee assistance program, health and wellness; employee and labor 
relations; pay, benefits and retirement center; human capital 
information systems; and budget.
    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 Chief Administrative Officer: This office is 
responsible for facilities management services; Executive 
Secretariat correspondence management, processing of Freedom of 
Information Act requests, and disaster preparedness operations.

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 Operations 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 or the Chief Operations Officer, including the 
Delegation of Authority to the Chief Operating Officer published in the 
Federal Register on June 14, 2011 at 76 FR 34745.
    This delegation is effective immediately and until such time as 
this delegation is revoked. The Deputy Secretary may revoke the 
authority authorized herein, in whole or part, at any time.

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

    Dated: May 4, 2015.
Nani A. Coloretti,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-11334 Filed 5-8-15; 8:45 am]
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