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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 8 / Tuesday, January 13, 2009 / Notices
Dated: January 5, 2009.
Hugo Teufel III,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9–377 Filed 1–12–09; 8:45 am]
Consolidating this system of records
notice will have no adverse impacts on
individuals, but will promote the
overall streamlining and management of
DHS Privacy Act record systems.
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Dated: January 5, 2009.
Hugo Teufel III,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
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Office of the Secretary
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Privacy Office, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of removal of a Privacy
Act system of records notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of
Homeland Security is giving notice that
it proposes to consolidate the following
Privacy Act system of records notice,
FEMA/CGC–1, August 28, 2000, into an
existing Department of Homeland
Security system of records notice, DHS/
ALL–013 Department of Homeland
Security Claims Records, October 28,
2008.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective Date: February 12,
2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hugo Teufel III, Chief Privacy Officer,
Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20528, by telephone
(703) 235–0780 or facsimile 703–483–
2999.
Pursuant
to the provisions of the Privacy Act of
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and as part of its
ongoing integration and management
efforts, the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) is giving notice that it
proposes to consolidate the following
Privacy Act system of records notice,
FEMA/CGC–1 (65 FR 52116 August 28,
2000) into an existing Department of
Homeland Security system of records
notice, DHS/ALL–013 Department of
Homeland Security Claims Records (73
FR 63987 October 28, 2008).
DHS inherited this records system
upon its creation in January of 2003.
Upon review of its inventory of record
systems, DHS has determined that it
should be consolidated into DHS/ALL–
013 Department of Homeland Security
Claims Records (73 FR 63987 October
28, 2008).
DHS is consolidating FEMA/CGC–1
(65 FR 52116 August 28, 2000), Cerro
Grande Fire Assistance Claim Files.
This system was originally established
to expeditiously consider and settle
claims for injuries suffered as a result of
the Cerro Grande Fire.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5264–D–01]
Redelegation of Authority for Office of
Public and Indian Housing
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice to redelegate authority.
SUMMARY: Through this notice, the
Assistant Secretary for Public and
Indian Housing retains and redelegates
certain authority to the Deputy Assistant
Secretaries of the Office of Public and
Indian Housing (PIH).
DATES: Effective Date: December 24,
2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Bronsdon, AICP, Office of Public
and Indian Housing, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street, SW., Room 4116,
Washington, DC 20410–5000, telephone
number 202–708–0713. (This is not a
toll-free number.) Hearing-or speechimpaired individuals may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at 800–877–
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
7(d) of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)), provides
authority to the Secretary to delegate
functions, powers and duties as the
Secretary deems necessary. In the
Consolidated Delegation of Authority
for PIH, published on August 4, 2004, at
69 FR 47171, the Secretary of HUD
delegated authority to the Assistant
Secretary for PIH and authorized the
Assistant Secretary to redelegate
authority for the administration of
certain PIH programs.
Section A. Authority Redelegated
The Assistant Secretary for PIH
redelegates to Deputy Assistant
Secretaries for PIH the power and
authority of the Assistant Secretary for
PIH to administer the following:
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1. Programs under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary that are carried out
pursuant to the authority transferred
from the Public Housing Administration
under Section 5(a) of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development Act
(42 U.S.C. 3534) as amended;
2. Each program of the Department
that is authorized pursuant to the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (1937
Act) (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) as
amended, including but not limited to
the Public Housing program, Section 8
programs (except the following Section
8 Project-Based programs: New
Construction, Substantial
Rehabilitation, Loan Management SetAside and Property Disposition) and
predecessor programs that are no longer
funded but have ongoing commitments;
3. PIH programs for which assistance
is provided for or on behalf of public
housing agencies (PHAs), public
housing residents or other low-income
households; and
4. PIH programs for which assistance
is provided for or on behalf of Native
Americans, Indian tribes, Alaska Native
Villages, Native Hawaiians, tribal
entities, tribally designated housing
entities, or tribal housing resident
organizations, as defined in Section G.
Section B. Authority Excepted
The redelegation of authority to the
Deputy Assistant Secretaries does not
include any power or authority under
law specifically required of either the
Secretary of HUD or the Assistant
Secretary of PIH. Authority excepted
includes:
1. Issue or waive regulations,
including waivers pursuant to Section
982.161(c) of title 24 of the Code of
Federal Regulations which permits HUD
field offices to act on waivers of conflict
of interests. Public Housing Field Office
Directors are to not exercise this
authority;
2. Issue notices to clarify regulations;
3. Issue Notices of Funding
Availability (NOFAs), handbooks,
notices and other HUD policy
directives;
4. Waive any provision of an Annual
Contributions Contract (ACC) including
a determination of substantial breach or
default; taking possession or title of
property from a PHA; and declaring
breach or default in response to any
violation of statute or regulations;
5. Impose remedies for substantial
noncompliance with the requirements
of the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act
of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4101 et
seq.) and/or its implementing
regulations; and
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6. Declare a failure to comply with the
regulations of the Community
Development Block Grants for Indian
Tribes and Alaska Native Villages.
Section C. Authority To Further
Redelegate
In accordance with a written
redelegation of authority, a Deputy
Assistant Secretary may further
redelegate specific authority to PIH
Office Directors or to other ranking PIH
program officials. Redelegated authority
to PIH directors or other ranking PIH
program officials does not supersede the
authority of a Deputy Assistant
Secretary as designee of the Assistant
Secretary for PIH. Such further
redelegations include, but are not
limited to, the issuance of a Limited
Denial of Participation.
Section D. Exceptions to Authority To
Further Redelegate
Authority redelegated from a Deputy
Assistant Secretary to a PIH Office
Director or other ranking PIH program
official is limited. Excepted power and
authority, meaning the authority may
not be further redelegated by, and
remains with, a Deputy Assistant
Secretary, includes the authority to:
1. Offer new legislative proposals to
Congress;
2. Allocate or reallocate funding
among field offices;
3. Approve remedies for
noncompliance requiring notice and
opportunity for administrative hearing;
4. Issue a Notice of Intent to Impose
Remedies under the Indian Housing
Block Grant Program, Native Hawaiian
Housing Block Grant Program, or
Community Development Block Grant
Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska
Native Villages;
5. Waive provisions or instructions of
PIH directives relating to the obligation
or payment of operating subsidies;
6. Solicit competitive proposals for
the management of all or part of public
housing administered by a PHA;
7. Approve special rent adjustments;
8. Conduct tax credit and/or subsidy
layering reviews, unless specifically or
otherwise noted;
9. Approve PHA requests for
exception payment standards that
exceed 120 percent of the Fair Market
Rent (FMR); and
10. Approve grant extensions, unless
specifically or otherwise noted.
Section E. Redelegation of Authority to
the Office of Native American Programs
The Assistant Secretary for PIH
hereby redelegates authority to the
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office
of Native American Programs to perform
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program administration and oversight
responsibilities associated with the
following:
1. Programs authorized pursuant to
NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.);
2. The Community Development
Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes
and Alaska Native Villages authorized
by Section 106 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5306);
3. The Indian Home Loan Guarantee
Program authorized by Section 184 of
the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C.
1715z–13a);
4. The Native Hawaiian Loan
Guarantee Program authorized by
Section 184A of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1992
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b); and
5. Rural Housing and Economic
Development grants awarded to Indian
tribes and tribal entities by the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development.
Section F. Authority Superseded
All previous redelegations of
authority between the Assistant
Secretary for PIH and PIH Deputy
Assistant Secretaries are superseded by
and replaced with this redelegation of
authority.
Section G. Actions Ratified
The Assistant Secretary for PIH
hereby ratifies all actions previously
taken by Deputy Assistant Secretaries in
PIH from August 4, 2004 through the
effective date of this redelegation with
respect to programs and matters listed
in this redelegation of authority. All
actions previously taken by the Deputy
Assistant Secretary (DAS) for the Office
of Public Housing Investments (OPHI),
or by the Director of the Special
Applications Center (SAC), with respect
to the above redelegated authority are
hereby ratified. The redelegation of
authority from the DAS for OPHI to the
Director of SAC, dated March 17, 2008,
concerning actions taken from August 4,
2004 through the effective date of this
redelegation, remains in effect.
Authority: Section 7(d) Department of
Housing and Urban Development Act (42
U.S.C. 3535(d)).
Dated: December 24, 2008.
Paula O. Blunt,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public
and Indian Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–957400–09–14200000–BJ0000]
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey,
Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats of
Survey, Wyoming.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has filed the plats of
survey of the lands described below in
the BLM Wyoming State Office,
Cheyenne, Wyoming, on the dates
indicated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, 5353
Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828,
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These
surveys were executed at the request of
the Bureau of Land Management, and
are necessary for the management of
resources. The lands surveyed are:
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the east boundary, the north boundary
and the subdivisional lines, and the
subdivision of sections 5 and 23,
Township 30 North, Range 107 West, of
the Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming,
Group No. 688, was accepted November
17, 2008.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of the
Thirteenth Auxiliary Guide Meridian
West through Township 30 North,
between Ranges 108 and 109 West, the
east and north boundaries, and the
subdivisional lines, Township 30 North,
Range 108 West, of the Sixth Principal
Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 688,
was accepted November 17, 2008.
The plat representing the entire
record of the dependent resurvey of a
portion of the subdivisional lines,
designed to restore the corners in their
true original locations according to the
best available evidence, Township 27
North, Range 102 West, Sixth Principal
Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 771,
was accepted November 17, 2008.
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of the
subdivisional lines, Township 21 North,
Range 93 West, Sixth Principal
Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 772,
was accepted November 17, 2008.
The plat representing the entire
record of the corrective dependent
resurvey of a portion of the
subdivisional lines, designed to restore
the corners to their original locations
according to the best available evidence,
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5264-D-01]
Redelegation of Authority for Office of Public and Indian Housing
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice to redelegate authority.
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SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Public and
Indian Housing retains and redelegates certain authority to the Deputy
Assistant Secretaries of the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH).
DATES: Effective Date: December 24, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Bronsdon, AICP, Office of Public
and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone number
202-708-0713. (This is not a toll-free number.) Hearing-or speech-
impaired individuals may access this number through TTY by calling the
toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7(d) of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)),
provides authority to the Secretary to delegate functions, powers and
duties as the Secretary deems necessary. In the Consolidated Delegation
of Authority for PIH, published on August 4, 2004, at 69 FR 47171, the
Secretary of HUD delegated authority to the Assistant Secretary for PIH
and authorized the Assistant Secretary to redelegate authority for the
administration of certain PIH programs.
Section A. Authority Redelegated
The Assistant Secretary for PIH redelegates to Deputy Assistant
Secretaries for PIH the power and authority of the Assistant Secretary
for PIH to administer the following:
1. Programs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that are
carried out pursuant to the authority transferred from the Public
Housing Administration under Section 5(a) of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3534) as amended;
2. Each program of the Department that is authorized pursuant to
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (1937 Act) (42 U.S.C. 1437 et
seq.) as amended, including but not limited to the Public Housing
program, Section 8 programs (except the following Section 8 Project-
Based programs: New Construction, Substantial Rehabilitation, Loan
Management Set-Aside and Property Disposition) and predecessor programs
that are no longer funded but have ongoing commitments;
3. PIH programs for which assistance is provided for or on behalf
of public housing agencies (PHAs), public housing residents or other
low-income households; and
4. PIH programs for which assistance is provided for or on behalf
of Native Americans, Indian tribes, Alaska Native Villages, Native
Hawaiians, tribal entities, tribally designated housing entities, or
tribal housing resident organizations, as defined in Section G.
Section B. Authority Excepted
The redelegation of authority to the Deputy Assistant Secretaries
does not include any power or authority under law specifically required
of either the Secretary of HUD or the Assistant Secretary of PIH.
Authority excepted includes:
1. Issue or waive regulations, including waivers pursuant to
Section 982.161(c) of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations which
permits HUD field offices to act on waivers of conflict of interests.
Public Housing Field Office Directors are to not exercise this
authority;
2. Issue notices to clarify regulations;
3. Issue Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs), handbooks,
notices and other HUD policy directives;
4. Waive any provision of an Annual Contributions Contract (ACC)
including a determination of substantial breach or default; taking
possession or title of property from a PHA; and declaring breach or
default in response to any violation of statute or regulations;
5. Impose remedies for substantial noncompliance with the
requirements of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) and/or its
implementing regulations; and
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6. Declare a failure to comply with the regulations of the
Community Development Block Grants for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native
Villages.
Section C. Authority To Further Redelegate
In accordance with a written redelegation of authority, a Deputy
Assistant Secretary may further redelegate specific authority to PIH
Office Directors or to other ranking PIH program officials. Redelegated
authority to PIH directors or other ranking PIH program officials does
not supersede the authority of a Deputy Assistant Secretary as designee
of the Assistant Secretary for PIH. Such further redelegations include,
but are not limited to, the issuance of a Limited Denial of
Participation.
Section D. Exceptions to Authority To Further Redelegate
Authority redelegated from a Deputy Assistant Secretary to a PIH
Office Director or other ranking PIH program official is limited.
Excepted power and authority, meaning the authority may not be further
redelegated by, and remains with, a Deputy Assistant Secretary,
includes the authority to:
1. Offer new legislative proposals to Congress;
2. Allocate or reallocate funding among field offices;
3. Approve remedies for noncompliance requiring notice and
opportunity for administrative hearing;
4. Issue a Notice of Intent to Impose Remedies under the Indian
Housing Block Grant Program, Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant
Program, or Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes
and Alaska Native Villages;
5. Waive provisions or instructions of PIH directives relating to
the obligation or payment of operating subsidies;
6. Solicit competitive proposals for the management of all or part
of public housing administered by a PHA;
7. Approve special rent adjustments;
8. Conduct tax credit and/or subsidy layering reviews, unless
specifically or otherwise noted;
9. Approve PHA requests for exception payment standards that exceed
120 percent of the Fair Market Rent (FMR); and
10. Approve grant extensions, unless specifically or otherwise
noted.
Section E. Redelegation of Authority to the Office of Native American
Programs
The Assistant Secretary for PIH hereby redelegates authority to the
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Native American Programs to
perform program administration and oversight responsibilities
associated with the following:
1. Programs authorized pursuant to NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4101 et
seq.);
2. The Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes
and Alaska Native Villages authorized by Section 106 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306);
3. The Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program authorized by Section 184
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
13a);
4. The Native Hawaiian Loan Guarantee Program authorized by Section
184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C.
1715z-13b); and
5. Rural Housing and Economic Development grants awarded to Indian
tribes and tribal entities by the Assistant Secretary for Community
Planning and Development.
Section F. Authority Superseded
All previous redelegations of authority between the Assistant
Secretary for PIH and PIH Deputy Assistant Secretaries are superseded
by and replaced with this redelegation of authority.
Section G. Actions Ratified
The Assistant Secretary for PIH hereby ratifies all actions
previously taken by Deputy Assistant Secretaries in PIH from August 4,
2004 through the effective date of this redelegation with respect to
programs and matters listed in this redelegation of authority. All
actions previously taken by the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for
the Office of Public Housing Investments (OPHI), or by the Director of
the Special Applications Center (SAC), with respect to the above
redelegated authority are hereby ratified. The redelegation of
authority from the DAS for OPHI to the Director of SAC, dated March 17,
2008, concerning actions taken from August 4, 2004 through the
effective date of this redelegation, remains in effect.
Authority: Section 7(d) Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).
Dated: December 24, 2008.
Paula O. Blunt,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. E9-386 Filed 1-12-09; 8:45 am]
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