[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73985-73986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30756]


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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

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: 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 
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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1964 made by the Assistant Secretary for FHEO are superseded.

    Authority: Section 7(d) of the 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.

Bryan Greene,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity.
[FR Doc. 2011-30756 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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