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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5544–D–01]
Consolidated Delegation of Authority
for the Office of Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity
Office of the Secretary, HUD.
Notice of delegation of
authority.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In this notice, the Secretary
delegates authority pertaining to civil
rights statutes, including the Fair
Housing Act; Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964; Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended;
the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as
amended; and Section 109 of the
Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, as amended, to the
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity. This delegation
supersedes all prior delegations for the
Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective Date: November 16,
2011.
Sara
K. Pratt, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Programs, Office of
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,
Room 5204, Washington, DC 20410–
0001, telephone number (202) 402–6322
(this is not a toll-free number). Hearingand speech-impaired individuals may
access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice consolidates into one document
the authority delegated by the Secretary
to exercise authority pertaining to civil
rights statutes, including the Fair
Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.;
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.;
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 791 et seq.;
the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.; and
Section 109 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq., to
the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing
and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) and
supersedes all prior delegations of
authority from the Secretary to the
Assistant Secretary for FHEO. This
consolidated delegation of authority
restates existing authority currently
delegated by the Secretary to the
Assistant Secretary for FHEO and does
not provide any new authority.
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Section A. Authority
The Secretary hereby delegates to the
Assistant Secretary for FHEO authority
and responsibility over the
Department’s civil rights agenda. In
carrying out these responsibilities, the
Assistant Secretary for FHEO shall have
the authority to issue and waive
regulations for the civil rights statutes
and authorities enforced and/or
administered by HUD and shall, among
other duties:
1. Exercise the power and authority of
the Secretary with respect to the Fair
Housing Act, except the powers
delegated to the General Counsel and to
the Office of Administrative Law Judges;
2. Act as the ‘‘responsible Department
official’’ in all matters relating to the
carrying out of the requirements under
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
(42 U.S.C. 2000d) and its implementing
regulations (24 CFR part 1), except
authority pertaining to tenant selection
plans under 24 CFR 1.4(b)(2)(ii);
3. Act as the ‘‘responsible civil rights
official’’ and the ‘‘reviewing civil rights
official,’’ as provided in HUD’s
implementing regulations for Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (24
CFR part 8);
4. Exercise the power and authority of
the Secretary with respect to the
administration and enforcement of the
nondiscrimination provisions contained
in Section 109 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5309) and act as the
‘‘responsible civil rights official’’ and
the ‘‘reviewing civil rights official,’’ as
provided in HUD’s implementing
regulations for Section 109 (24 CFR part
6);
5. Exercise the power and authority of
the Secretary with respect to the Age
Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C.
6101–6107) and its implementing
regulations in 24 CFR part 146 (The
authority delegated in this notice does
not include authority as provided in 24
CFR 146.39, 146.47(a), and 146.49); and
6. Exercise the power and authority to
determine whether an applicant for, or
participant in, a HUD program is
complying with the civil rights related
program requirements (CRRPRs).
CRRPRs are requirements of HUD
programs relating to civil rights
contained in laws and regulations
pertaining to the particular program,
general civil rights statutes, notices of
funding availability (NOFAs), Mortgagee
Letters, or by other agreement between
the Assistant Secretary for FHEO and
the Assistant Secretary who has been
delegated authority over the particular
program.
7. Exercise all power and authority
under the Fair Housing provisions of the
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Federal Housing Enterprises Financial
Safety and Soundness Act (FHEFSSA) at
12 U.S.C. 4545 and under the
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part
81.
Section B. Authority Excepted
The authority delegated in this
document does not include the
authority to sue or be sued.
Section C. Authority to Redelegate
The Assistant Secretary for FHEO is
authorized to redelegate to employees of
HUD any of the power and authority
delegated to him/her, including the
authority to act as the ‘‘responsible
Department official,’’ ‘‘responsible civil
rights official,’’ and the ‘‘reviewing civil
rights official.’’ The Assistant Secretary
for FHEO may also authorize successive
redelegations. The Assistant Secretary
for FHEO may not redelegate the
authority to issue or waive regulations.
Section D. Authority Superseded
This delegation supersedes all
previous delegations of authority from
the Secretary to the Assistant Secretary
for FHEO.
Authority: Section 7(d), Department of
Housing and Urban Development Act (42
U.S.C. 3535(d))
Dated: November 16, 2011.
Shaun Donovan,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5544–D–02]
Order of Succession for the Office of
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Order of Succession.
AGENCY:
In this notice, the Assistant
Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity designates the Order of
Succession for the Office of Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity. This
Order of Succession supersedes all
previous Orders of Succession for the
Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity.
DATES: Effective Date: November 16,
2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Everard B. Mattox, Administrative
Officer, Resource Management Division,
Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, Department of Housing
SUMMARY:
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and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Room 5124, Washington DC
20410, telephone number (202) 708–
2701. (This is not a toll-free number.)
This number may be accessed through
TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Relay Service at 1–(800)–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity is
issuing this Order of Succession of
officials authorized to perform the
functions and duties of the Office of Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity when,
by reason of absence, disability, or
vacancy in office, the Assistant
Secretary for the Office of Fair Housing
and Equal Opportunity is not available
to exercise the powers or perform the
duties of the office. This Order of
Succession is subject to the provisions
of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of
1998 (5 U.S.C. 3345–3349d). This
publication supersedes all previous
Orders of Succession for the Office of
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary
for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity designates the following
Order of Succession:
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Section A. Order of Succession
Subject to the provisions of the
Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998,
during any period when, by reason of
absence, disability, or vacancy in office,
the Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity for
the Department of Housing and Urban
Development is not available to exercise
the powers or perform the duties of the
Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity, the
following officials within the Office of
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity are
hereby designated to exercise the
powers and perform the duties of the
Office, including the authority to waive
regulations:
(1) General Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity;
(2) Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Programs;
(3) Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Operations and Management;
(4) Director, Office of Policy,
Legislative Initiatives and Outreach;
(5) Director, Office of Enforcement;
(6) Director, Office of Programs; and
(7) Director, Office of Management,
Planning and Budget.
These officials shall perform the
functions and duties of the office in the
order specified herein, and no official
shall serve unless all the other officials,
whose position titles precede his/hers in
this order, are unable to act by reason
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of absence, disability, or vacancy in
office.
Section B. Authority Superseded
This Order of Succession supersedes
all previous Orders of Succession for the
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity.
Authority: Section 7(d), Department of
Housing and Urban Development Act, 42
U.S.C. 3535(d).
Dated: November 16, 2011.
˜
John Trasvina,
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5544–D–03]
Redelegation of Administrative
Authority for Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of redelegation of
authority.
AGENCY:
In this notice, the Assistant
Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity (FHEO) supersedes all
redelegations of authority under Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made
within the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for FHEO and retains and
redelegates this authority to act as the
‘‘responsible Department official,’’ with
noted exceptions, to the General Deputy
Assistant Secretary, who in turn, retains
and redelegates this authority, with
noted exceptions to the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Programs, Director of the Office of
Enforcement, Director of Systemic
Investigations and the FHEO Region
Directors.
DATES: Effective Date: November 16,
2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Pratt, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Programs, Office of
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,
Room 5204, Washington, DC 20410–
0001, telephone (202) 402–6322. (This is
not a toll-free number.) Hearing- and
speech-impaired individuals may access
this number through TTY by calling the
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800)
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By
separate notice published in today’s
SUMMARY:
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Federal Register, the Secretary delegates
to the Assistant Secretary for FHEO
authority pertaining to civil rights
statutes. Included in that consolidated
delegation is, all authority to act as the
‘‘responsible Department official’’ in all
matters relating to the carrying out of
the requirements under Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000d) and its implementing regulations
(24 CFR. part 1) except authority
pertaining to tenant selection plans
under 24 CFR 1.4(b)(2)(ii).
In this redelegation, the Assistant
Secretary for FHEO supersedes all
previous redelegations and retains and
redelegates the authority to act as the
‘‘responsible Department official’’ under
Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act,
and its implementing regulations, and
now retains and redelegates this
authority as follows:
Section A. Authority Redelegated
With certain exceptions noted in
Section B, the Assistant Secretary for
FHEO redelegates to the General Deputy
Assistant Secretary for FHEO the
authority, under Title VI as provided in
24 CFR part 1, to act as the ‘‘responsible
Department official’’ in matters
delegated to the Assistant Secretary for
FHEO, including the authority to further
redelegate this authority. The General
Deputy Assistant Secretary for FHEO
retains and further redelegates this
authority, with noted exceptions in
Section B, to the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Programs, Director of the Office of
Enforcement, Director of the Office of
Systemic Investigations, and the FHEO
Region Directors.
Section B. Authority Excepted
The authority redelegated by the
Assistant Secretary in this notice does
not include the authority to issue or to
waive regulations. The authority
redelegated by the General Deputy
Assistant Secretary for FHEO does not
include the authority under 24 CFR
1.8(a) to refer to the Department of
Justice (DOJ) unresolved findings of
non-compliance or seek other means of
compliance, the authority under 24 CFR
1.8(c) to terminate, refuse to grant, or
refuse to continue federal financial
assistance, or the authority under 24
CFR 1.8(d) to determine that compliance
cannot be effectuated by informal means
and does not include authority to
further redelegate.
Section C. Delegations of Authority
Superseded
All prior redelegations of authority
under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5544-D-02]
Order of Succession for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Order of Succession.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity designates the Order of Succession for the Office of
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. This Order of Succession supersedes
all previous Orders of Succession for the Office of Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity.
DATES: Effective Date: November 16, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Everard B. Mattox, Administrative
Officer, Resource Management Division, Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, Department of Housing
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and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 5124, Washington DC
20410, telephone number (202) 708-2701. (This is not a toll-free
number.) This number may be accessed through TTY by calling the toll-
free Federal Relay Service at 1-(800)-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity is issuing this Order of Succession
of officials authorized to perform the functions and duties of the
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity when, by reason of
absence, disability, or vacancy in office, the Assistant Secretary for
the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity is not available to
exercise the powers or perform the duties of the office. This Order of
Succession is subject to the provisions of the Federal Vacancies Reform
Act of 1998 (5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d). This publication supersedes all
previous Orders of Succession for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity.
Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fair Housing
and Equal Opportunity designates the following Order of Succession:
Section A. Order of Succession
Subject to the provisions of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of
1998, during any period when, by reason of absence, disability, or
vacancy in office, the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity for the Department of Housing and Urban
Development is not available to exercise the powers or perform the
duties of the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity, the following officials within the Office of Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity are hereby designated to exercise the
powers and perform the duties of the Office, including the authority to
waive regulations:
(1) General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity;
(2) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs;
(3) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations and Management;
(4) Director, Office of Policy, Legislative Initiatives and
Outreach;
(5) Director, Office of Enforcement;
(6) Director, Office of Programs; and
(7) Director, Office of Management, Planning and Budget.
These officials shall perform the functions and duties of the
office in the order specified herein, and no official shall serve
unless all the other officials, whose position titles precede his/hers
in this order, are unable to act by reason of absence, disability, or
vacancy in office.
Section B. Authority Superseded
This Order of Succession supersedes all previous Orders of
Succession for the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity.
Authority: Section 7(d), Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).
Dated: November 16, 2011.
John Trasvi[ntilde]a,
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
[FR Doc. 2011-30754 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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