[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48649-48650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20963]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6081-D-01]


Delegation of Authority for the Office of Field Policy and 
Management

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Secretary of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development delegates to the Assistant Deputy 
Secretary for Field Policy and Management and to the Associate 
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management authority 
for the management and oversight of the Department's field operations.

DATES: Applicable Date: September 19, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John B. Shumway, Assistant General 
Counsel, Administrative Law Division, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, at 451 7th Street SW, Room 9262; Washington, DC 20410-0500 
or telephone number 202-402-5190 (this is not a toll-free number). 
Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number 
through TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service, toll-free, at 1-800-
877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Previous delegations of authority from the 
Secretary of HUD to the Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and 
Management are hereby revoked and superseded, including the delegations 
published on October 19, 2012 (77 FR 64394).

Section A. Authority

    1. Field Operations. The Secretary of HUD hereby delegates to the 
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management and the 
Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management 
authority for the management and oversight of the Department's field 
operations. In carrying out this authority, the Assistant Deputy 
Secretary for Field Policy and Management and the Associate Assistant 
Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management shall, among other 
duties:
    a. Coordinate the implementation of the Department's policies and 
programs in the field in consultation with field program directors. 
Program coordination does not mean program decision-making but, rather, 
collecting local information, measuring community impact, initiating 
cross-program communication and coordination, and facilitating the 
resolution of potential program differences through the appropriate 
channels, if necessary.
    b. Manage and assess field resources to ensure that operations are 
efficient and effective.
    c. Coordinate and convey the Strategic Plan and Regional or Local 
Operating Plans with the field.
    d. Advise the Secretary on policy and management of the field.
    e. Consult with program directors regarding implementation of 
departmental management goals, secretarial and presidential 
initiatives, and Annual Performance Plan commitments.
    2. Promise Zone Initiative. The Secretary delegates to the 
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management and the 
Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management 
all power and authority for the day-to-day operations and 
administrative functions related to the Promise Zone Initiative. The 
Promise Zone Initiative supports the Department's responsibilities 
under sections 2 and 3 of the HUD Act, 42 U.S.C. 3531-32, to assist the 
President in achieving maximum coordination of the various Federal 
activities that have a major effect upon urban community, suburban, or 
metropolitan development; to develop and recommend to the President 
policies for fostering orderly growth and development of the Nation's 
urban areas; and to exercise leadership, at the direction of the 
President, in coordinating Federal activities affecting housing and 
urban development. This authority includes coordination of the 
selection process and the development of resulting recommendations.
    The delegated authority related to the Promise Zone Initiative does 
not include the authority to issue or waive Notices of Funding 
Availability or the equivalent, regulations, or statutes, but does 
include the authority to redelegate the authority provided.
    3. Davis-Bacon and Labor Standards. The Secretary delegates to the 
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management and the 
Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management 
all authority with respect to Davis-Bacon and Labor Standards 
administration and enforcement vested in, or delegated or assigned to, 
the Secretary under statutes and other authorities relating to Davis-
Bacon and Labor Standards, including, but not limited to, the Davis-
Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.), the Copeland Act (40 U.S.C. 3145), 
the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 3701 et 
seq.), Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. App. 1 Reorg. Plan 
14), the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Section 202 of 
the National Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), the National 
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704 et seq.), the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437), the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), 
Executive Order 13502 (74 FR 6985), and certain Department of Labor 
regulations (29 CFR parts 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7).
    The authority delegated includes the authority to determine or 
adopt prevailing wage rates, which is vested in the Secretary by 
certain statutes,

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including, but not limited to, the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437j) and the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.).

Section B. Authority To Redelegate

    The Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management and 
the Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and 
Management are authorized to redelegate to employees of HUD any of the 
authority delegated under section A above.

Section C. Authority Superseded

    This Delegation supersedes all previous delegations from the 
Secretary of HUD to the Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and 
Management.

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

    Dated: September 19, 2018.
Benjamin S. Carson Jr.,
Secretary.
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