[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16897-16898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07921]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6068-D-02]


Redelegation of Authority to the General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Administration

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration redelegates to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Administration concurrent authority, vested in or delegated or 
assigned to the Assistant Secretary for Administration, including 
authority and responsibility for the coordination, management and

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supervision for the following offices: Chief Human Capital Officer, 
Chief Procurement Officer, and Chief Administrative Officer.

DATES: This redelegation of authority is applicable upon 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: In January 2018, the Deputy Secretary 
delegated authority to the Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
which was published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 3764. In that 
notice, the Assistant Secretary for Administration was authorized to 
redelegate to employees of HUD the authority delegated by the Deputy 
Secretary. Through this notice, the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration hereby redelegates to the General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Administration concurrent authority, vested in or 
delegated or assigned to the Assistant Secretary for Administration 
including the authority to coordinate, manage and supervise the 
activities of the offices of the Chief Human Capital Officer, the Chief 
Procurement Officer, and the Chief Administrative Officer. This 
redelegation of authority does not include the authority to perform the 
duties and functions of the Chief Acquisition Officer, which was 
provided to the Assistant Secretary for Administration and, if the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration position is vacant, the Senior 
Procurement Executive in a designation published in the Federal 
Register at 83 FR 3765.

Section A. Authority

    The Assistant Secretary for Administration hereby redelegates to 
the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration the 
concurrent authority to coordinate, manage and supervise the activities 
of 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 headquarters and 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; and human capital information 
systems. More detailed information can be found in the delegation of 
authority notice for the Chief Human Capital Officer, posted at https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/5562-D-01_DELEGATION.PDF.
    2. Office of the Chief Procurement Officer: This office is 
responsible for obtaining all contracted goods and services required by 
the Department efficiently and in the most cost-effective manner 
possible to enable the Department to meet its strategic objectives. The 
office provides logistical support to HUD's program offices and other 
support offices in meeting their mission needs and provides leadership 
on developing fundamentally sound business practices. This redelegation 
does not include the authority to perform the duties and functions of 
the Chief Acquisition Officer, which was provided to the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration and, if the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration position is vacant, the Senior Procurement Executive in 
a designation notice published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 3765. 
The functions of the Chief Acquisition Officer are outlined at 41 
U.S.C. 1702.
    3. Office of the Chief Administrative Officer: This office is 
responsible for headquarters and field support services, Executive 
Secretariat and compliance functions (including privacy, records, and 
Freedom of Information Act compliance), facilities management, disaster 
management, national security, security of the Secretary, Deputy 
Secretary, and of the various HUD buildings, and communication support 
services, including digital and multimedia. More detailed information 
can be found in the delegation of authority notice for the Chief 
Administrative Officer, posted at https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/DOAADMIN071814.PDF.

Section B. Authority to Redelegate

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

Section C. Authority Superseded

    This delegation does not supersede the previous delegation of 
authority from the Deputy Secretary to the Assistant Secretary of 
Administration, which was published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 
3764.

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

    Dated: April 10, 2018.
Suzanne Israel Tufts,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-07921 Filed 4-11-18; 4:15 pm]
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