[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53652-53653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23238]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6132-D-02]


Delegation of Authority to the Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for the Office of Administration

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Deputy Secretary delegates to the 
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration authority and 
responsibility for the coordination, management and supervision for the 
following offices: Chief Human Capital Officer, Chief Procurement 
Officer, and Chief Administrative Officer.

DATES: Applicable October 18, 2018.

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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 5, 2018, the Deputy Secretary 
delegated authority to the Assistant Secretary for Administration 
(January 26, 2018, 83 FR 3764). On April 17, 2018 (83 FR 16897), the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration redelegated concurrent authority 
to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration. The 
January 4, 2018, delegation of authority and April 17, 2018, 
redelegation of authority remain intact. Through this delegation, with 
noted exceptions, the Deputy Secretary delegates to the Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration concurrent authority with 
the Assistant Secretary for Administration and the General Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Administration 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 delegation of authority does not include the authority to 
perform the duties and functions of the Chief Acquisition Officer, who 
is designated by the Deputy Secretary by separate notice.

Section A. Authority

    The Deputy Secretary hereby delegates to the Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Administration the concurrent authority to 
coordinate, manage and supervise the activities of the following 
offices and functions, subject to the exceptions described in Section 
B.
    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 is designated in a separate 
notice, most recently in the Federal Register at 83 FR 3765 (January 
26, 2018). 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 Excepted

    The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary is not authorized to 
exercise the following authorities:
    1. Taking any actions where Congressional notification is 
statutorily required.
    2. Making policy changes to Senior Executive Service performance 
management.
    3. Authorizing procurements for the Office of Administration that 
exceed $50 million.
    4. Approving HUD acceptance of Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) mission assignments.
    These authorities are retained by the Secretary and Deputy 
Secretary.

Section C. Authority To Redelegate

    The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration is 
authorized to redelegate to employees of HUD any of the authorities 
delegated under Section A above, subject to the exceptions described in 
Section B.

Section D. Authority Not 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 on January 
26, 2018, at 83 FR 3764, and the redelegation of concurrent authority 
to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, published 
in the Federal Register on April 17, 2018 at 83 FR 16897.

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

    Dated: October 18, 2018.
Pamela H. Patenaude,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-23238 Filed 10-23-18; 8:45 am]
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