[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 53934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22172]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5517-D-01]


Delegation of Authority for the Office of Policy Development and 
Research

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 authority to 
the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research and 
supersedes any prior delegation of authority from the Secretary to the 
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.

DATES: Effective Date: August 19, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Lin Pao, General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8228, 
Washington, DC 20410-6000, telephone number 202-708-1600. (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 Relay 
Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Section A. Authority Delegated

    The Secretary hereby delegates to the Assistant Secretary for 
Policy Development and Research authority and responsibility over the 
Department's research agenda, including the authority to issue and 
waive regulations. In carrying out these responsibilities, the 
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research shall, among 
other duties:
    1. Undertake programs of research, study, testing, and 
demonstration relating to the mission and programs of the Department 
under Title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 
U.S.C. 1701z-1).
    2. Administer programs related to policy development and research 
as assigned by the Secretary, including the following programs:
    a. The Community Development Work Study Program, under section 
107(c) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5307(c));
    b. The Community Outreach Partnership Center Program, within the 
Community Outreach Partnership Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 5307 note), and 
section 107 of the Housing Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5307(b)(3));
    c. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program, under 
section 107(b)(3) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5307(b)(3));
    d. The Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program, 
as provided for in annual HUD appropriations acts (e.g., Pub. L. 111-
117, 123 Stat. 3034, approved December 16, 2009);
    e. The Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting 
Communities program as provided for in annual HUD appropriations acts 
(e.g., Pub. L. 111-117, 123 Stat. 3034, approved December 16, 2009);
    f. The Tribal Colleges and Universities program, as provided for in 
annual appropriations acts (e.g., Pub. L. 111-117, 123 Stat. 3034, 
approved December 16, 2009);
    g. The Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program, as provided 
for in annual HUD appropriations acts (e.g., Pub. L. 111-117, 123 Stat. 
3034, approved December 16, 2009); and
    i. The Emergency Homeowners' Loan Program within the Emergency 
Homeowners' Relief Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), in 
cooperation with HUD's Office of Housing and Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer.
    3. Execute concurrent authority to carry out the duties and 
responsibilities authorized to the Secretary of HUD by Section 
42(d)(5)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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 Policy Development and Research is 
authorized to redelegate to employees of HUD any of the authority 
delegated under Section A, except for the authority to issue and waive 
regulations.

Section D. Authority Superseded

    This delegation supersedes all previous delegations of authority 
from the Secretary to the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 
and Research.

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

    Dated: August 19, 2011.
Shaun Donovan,
Secretary.
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