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Title of Proposal: Financial Standards
for Housing Agency-Owned Insurance
Entities.
OMB Control Number: 2577–0186.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use:
Collection of this information is
required by the HUD Appropriations
Act for FY 1992, Public Law 102.139,
105 Stat. 736 (approved October 28,
1991). The Act provided that public
housing agencies (PHAs) could
purchase insurance coverage without
regard to competitive selection
procedures, if the insurance was
purchased from a nonprofit insurance
entity owned and controlled by PHAs
approved by HUD, in accordance with
standards established by regulation. A
PHA-owned insurance entity selected
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submit a certification to HUD, stating
that the entity management and
underwriting staff have certain levels of
experience. For initial approvals, the
entity must also submit proper
organizational documentation. The
nonprofit entity must submit copies of
audits every year, actuarial reviews
every year, and management reviews
every three years.
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seven responses per year at two hours
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Status of the Proposed Information
Collection: Extension of currently
approved collection.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,
as amended.
Dated: February 7, 2007.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy, Program
and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. E7–2572 Filed 2–13–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–4837–D–53]
Delegation of Procurement Authority
and Designation of Senior
Procurement Executive and Chief
Acquisition Officer
Office of the Secretary, HUD.
Notice of delegation of
authority.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In this notice, the Secretary of
HUD delegates all procurement
authority to the Chief Procurement
Officer. The Chief Procurement Officer
will continue to serve as the
Department’s Senior Procurement
Executive. The Secretary also designates
the Deputy Secretary as the
Department’s Chief Acquisition Officer.
DATES: Effective Date: February 1, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gloria Sochon, Assistant Chief
Procurement Officer for Policy and
Systems, Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Room 5276, Washington,
DC 20410–3000, (202) 708–0294 (this is
not a toll-free number). Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service at 800–877–8339 (this is
not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Secretary is issuing this delegation to
eliminate duplicative delegation of
procurement authority to the Assistant
Secretary for Administration/Chief
Information Officer and the Chief
Procurement Officer (CPO). This notice
also implements Section 1421 of the
Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003
by designating the Deputy Secretary as
the Department’s Chief Acquisition
Officer. The CPO will report directly to
the Deputy Secretary and will be
responsible for all departmental
procurement activities. The CPO is also
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designated as the Senior Procurement
Executive. This delegation changes only
the reporting level of the CPO position
pursuant to the Department’s
implementation of Section 1421. This
delegation does not add, eliminate, or
redistribute any functions or duties
within the Office of the CPO.
Accordingly, the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development hereby revokes,
designates, and delegates as follows:
Section A. Authority Revoked
This notice revokes the Notice of
Delegation of Authority published in the
Federal Register on August 20, 2003 (68
FR 50157), which delegated all
procurement authority to both the
Assistant Secretary for Administration/
Chief Information Officer and the CPO,
delegated to the Assistant Secretary for
Administration/Chief Information
Officer responsibility for administrative
oversight of all departmental
procurement activities, and designated
the CPO as the Senior Procurement
Executive.
Section B. Designation and Delegation
of Authority
The Deputy Secretary is designated as
the Department’s Chief Acquisition
Officer.
The CPO continues to serve as the
Department’s Senior Procurement
Executive and is delegated the authority
to exercise all duties, responsibilities,
and powers of the Secretary with
respect to departmental procurement
activities. The authority delegated to the
CPO includes the following duties,
responsibilities, and powers:
1. Authority to enter into, administer,
or terminate all procurement contracts,
as well as interagency agreements
entered into under the authority of the
Economy Act, and make related
determinations and findings. This
includes the authority to order,
pursuant to HUD’s regulations at 24 CFR
part 24, the sanctions of debarment,
suspension, or limited denial of
participation.
2. Responsibility for procurement
program development, including:
a. Implementation of procurement
initiatives, best practices, and reforms;
b. In coordination with the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy,
determination of specific areas where
governmentwide performance standards
should be established and applied, and
development of governmentwide
procurement policies, regulations, and
standards;
c. Establishment and maintenance of
an evaluation program for all
procurement activities within the
Department;
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d. Development of programs to
enhance the professionalism of the
Department’s procurement work force,
including the establishment of
educational, training, and experience
requirements for procurement
personnel; and
e. Development of all departmental
procurement policy, regulations, and
procedures.
Section C. Authority To Issue Rules and
Regulations
The CPO is authorized to issue rules
and regulations as may be necessary to
carry out the authority delegated under
Section B.
Section D. Authority To Redelegate
The authority delegated to the CPO
under Section B may be redelegated to
qualified employees of the Department.
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 414; Section 7(d) of
the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
February 8, 2007.
Dated: February 1, 2005.
Alphonso Jackson,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5131–N–01]
Notice of Realignment of HUD’s
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Processing Functions
Office of the Secretary, HUD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
that HUD has realigned its Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) processing
functions from the Office of General
Counsel to the Office of the Executive
Secretariat in the Office of
Administration. The realignment of
FOIA processing functions will improve
the efficiency and consistency of HUD’s
FOIA operations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vicky Lewis, Assistant Executive
Secretary, Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) Office, Office of the Executive
Secretariat, Office of Administration,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW.,
Room 10139, Washington, DC 20410–
0001; telephone (202) 708–3866 (this is
not a toll-free number). Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may
access this number via TTY by calling
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the toll-free Federal Information Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552) provides the means by which the
public can obtain information regarding
federal agencies. Under FOIA, the
public can request records from any
agency, which the agency must provide,
subject to certain statutory exemptions
and exclusions. HUD’s regulations at 24
CFR part 15, entitled ‘‘Public Access to
HUD Records under the Freedom of
Information Act and Testimony and
Production of Information by HUD
Employees,’’ describe the policies and
procedures governing public access to
HUD records under FOIA.
On December 14, 2005, President
Bush issued Executive Order 13392,
entitled ‘‘Improving Agency Disclosure
of Information,’’ which acknowledged
the importance of participation by an
informed citizenry in the effective
functioning of our constitutional
democracy. Executive Order 13392 was
published in the Federal Register on
December 19, 2005 (70 FR 75373). It
required federal agencies to develop
agency-wide plans to ensure the
efficient and timely administration of
FOIA requests. Such plans were to
include specific activities that the
agency would implement to eliminate or
reduce the agency’s FOIA backlog, and
activities that would increase public
awareness of the agency’s FOIA
processing. HUD submitted its plan to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) and the Attorney General on
June 14, 2006. (See https://www.hud.gov/
offices/ogc/foia/hudfoiaplanfinal.pdf.)
An integral part of HUD’s plan is the
realignment of FOIA processing
functions from the Office of General
Counsel to the Office of the Executive
Secretariat in the Office of
Administration. The realignment of
FOIA processing functions will improve
the efficiency and consistency of HUD’s
FOIA operations.
This notice announces to the public
that HUD has realigned its FOIA
processing functions from the Office of
General Counsel to the Office of the
Executive Secretariat in the Office of
Administration. FOIA requests that
were formerly submitted to the Office of
General Counsel should now be
submitted to the FOIA Office in the
Office of the Executive Secretariat in the
Office of Administration. Members of
the public requesting records from HUD
may continue to use the FOIA electronic
request form on HUD’s Internet site at
https://www.hud.gov/offices/ogc/foia/
foia.cfm. HUD is also undertaking
rulemaking to update its FOIA
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regulations in 24 CFR part 15 to reflect
the realignment of the Department’s
FOIA processing functions. This notice
advises the public of the realignment,
pending issuance of HUD’s updated
regulations.
Dated: February 5, 2007.
Keith A. Nelson,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. E7–2571 Filed 2–13–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–4837–D–61]
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer
Revocation and Redelegation of
Procurement Authority
Office of the Chief Procurement
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this Notice, the Chief
Procurement Officer revokes all current
redelegations of procurement authority
and redelegates procurement authority
to qualified Departmental employees.
DATES: Effective Date: January 30, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gloria Sochon, Assistant Chief
Procurement Officer for Policy and
Systems, Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer, Room 5276,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202)
708–0294 (this is not a toll-free
number). Hearing or speech-impaired
individuals may access this number via
TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–800–
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of the Chief Procurement Officer has
recently undergone a significant
reorganization to re-align it within the
Department’s management structure and
to consolidate all contracting authority
and activity (headquarters and fieldbased) under the Chief Procurement
Officer. The reorganization also creates
four Assistant Chief Procurement
Officer positions, three of which are
responsible for operational contracting
activities. The fourth is responsible for
procurement policy and systems.
The Secretary of HUD has designated
the Chief Procurement Officer as the
Department’s Senior Procurement
Executive and transferred all
Departmental procurement authority to
the Chief Procurement Officer.
In this Notice, the Chief Procurement
Officer revokes all existing procurement
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[FR Doc No: E7-2499]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4837-D-53]
Delegation of Procurement Authority and Designation of Senior
Procurement Executive and Chief Acquisition Officer
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Secretary of HUD delegates all procurement
authority to the Chief Procurement Officer. The Chief Procurement
Officer will continue to serve as the Department's Senior Procurement
Executive. The Secretary also designates the Deputy Secretary as the
Department's Chief Acquisition Officer.
DATES: Effective Date: February 1, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gloria Sochon, Assistant Chief
Procurement Officer for Policy and Systems, Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5276, Washington, DC
20410-3000, (202) 708-0294 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons
with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY
by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-
8339 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary is issuing this delegation to
eliminate duplicative delegation of procurement authority to the
Assistant Secretary for Administration/Chief Information Officer and
the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO). This notice also implements
Section 1421 of the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003 by
designating the Deputy Secretary as the Department's Chief Acquisition
Officer. The CPO will report directly to the Deputy Secretary and will
be responsible for all departmental procurement activities. The CPO is
also designated as the Senior Procurement Executive. This delegation
changes only the reporting level of the CPO position pursuant to the
Department's implementation of Section 1421. This delegation does not
add, eliminate, or redistribute any functions or duties within the
Office of the CPO.
Accordingly, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development hereby
revokes, designates, and delegates as follows:
Section A. Authority Revoked
This notice revokes the Notice of Delegation of Authority published
in the Federal Register on August 20, 2003 (68 FR 50157), which
delegated all procurement authority to both the Assistant Secretary for
Administration/Chief Information Officer and the CPO, delegated to the
Assistant Secretary for Administration/Chief Information Officer
responsibility for administrative oversight of all departmental
procurement activities, and designated the CPO as the Senior
Procurement Executive.
Section B. Designation and Delegation of Authority
The Deputy Secretary is designated as the Department's Chief
Acquisition Officer.
The CPO continues to serve as the Department's Senior Procurement
Executive and is delegated the authority to exercise all duties,
responsibilities, and powers of the Secretary with respect to
departmental procurement activities. The authority delegated to the CPO
includes the following duties, responsibilities, and powers:
1. Authority to enter into, administer, or terminate all
procurement contracts, as well as interagency agreements entered into
under the authority of the Economy Act, and make related determinations
and findings. This includes the authority to order, pursuant to HUD's
regulations at 24 CFR part 24, the sanctions of debarment, suspension,
or limited denial of participation.
2. Responsibility for procurement program development, including:
a. Implementation of procurement initiatives, best practices, and
reforms;
b. In coordination with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy,
determination of specific areas where governmentwide performance
standards should be established and applied, and development of
governmentwide procurement policies, regulations, and standards;
c. Establishment and maintenance of an evaluation program for all
procurement activities within the Department;
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d. Development of programs to enhance the professionalism of the
Department's procurement work force, including the establishment of
educational, training, and experience requirements for procurement
personnel; and
e. Development of all departmental procurement policy, regulations,
and procedures.
Section C. Authority To Issue Rules and Regulations
The CPO is authorized to issue rules and regulations as may be
necessary to carry out the authority delegated under Section B.
Section D. Authority To Redelegate
The authority delegated to the CPO under Section B may be
redelegated to qualified employees of the Department.
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 414; Section 7(d) of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).
Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the
Federal Register February 8, 2007.
Dated: February 1, 2005.
Alphonso Jackson,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-2499 Filed 2-13-07; 8:45 am]
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