[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16897-16898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07921]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-6068-D-02]
Redelegation of Authority to the General Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Administration
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of redelegation of authority.
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SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Assistant Secretary for
Administration redelegates to the General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Administration concurrent authority, vested in or delegated or
assigned to the Assistant Secretary for Administration, including
authority and responsibility for the coordination, management and
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supervision for the following offices: Chief Human Capital Officer,
Chief Procurement Officer, and Chief Administrative Officer.
DATES: This redelegation of authority is applicable upon signature.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John B. Shumway, Assistant General
Counsel for Administrative Law, Office of General Counsel, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 9262,
Washington, DC 20410-0500, telephone number 202-402-5190. (This is not
a toll-free number.) Individuals with speech or hearing impairments may
access this number through TTY by calling 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In January 2018, the Deputy Secretary
delegated authority to the Assistant Secretary for Administration,
which was published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 3764. In that
notice, the Assistant Secretary for Administration was authorized to
redelegate to employees of HUD the authority delegated by the Deputy
Secretary. Through this notice, the Assistant Secretary for
Administration hereby redelegates to the General Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Administration concurrent authority, vested in or
delegated or assigned to the Assistant Secretary for Administration
including the authority to coordinate, manage and supervise the
activities of the offices of the Chief Human Capital Officer, the Chief
Procurement Officer, and the Chief Administrative Officer. This
redelegation of authority does not include the authority to perform the
duties and functions of the Chief Acquisition Officer, which was
provided to the Assistant Secretary for Administration and, if the
Assistant Secretary for Administration position is vacant, the Senior
Procurement Executive in a designation published in the Federal
Register at 83 FR 3765.
Section A. Authority
The Assistant Secretary for Administration hereby redelegates to
the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration the
concurrent authority to coordinate, manage and supervise the activities
of the following offices and functions:
1. Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer: This office is
responsible for employee performance management; executive resources;
human capital headquarters and field support; human capital policy;
planning and training; recruitment and staffing; personnel security;
employee assistance program; health and wellness; employee and labor
relations; pay; benefits and retirement; and human capital information
systems. More detailed information can be found in the delegation of
authority notice for the Chief Human Capital Officer, posted at https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/5562-D-01_DELEGATION.PDF.
2. Office of the Chief Procurement Officer: This office is
responsible for obtaining all contracted goods and services required by
the Department efficiently and in the most cost-effective manner
possible to enable the Department to meet its strategic objectives. The
office provides logistical support to HUD's program offices and other
support offices in meeting their mission needs and provides leadership
on developing fundamentally sound business practices. This redelegation
does not include the authority to perform the duties and functions of
the Chief Acquisition Officer, which was provided to the Assistant
Secretary for Administration and, if the Assistant Secretary for
Administration position is vacant, the Senior Procurement Executive in
a designation notice published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 3765.
The functions of the Chief Acquisition Officer are outlined at 41
U.S.C. 1702.
3. Office of the Chief Administrative Officer: This office is
responsible for headquarters and field support services, Executive
Secretariat and compliance functions (including privacy, records, and
Freedom of Information Act compliance), facilities management, disaster
management, national security, security of the Secretary, Deputy
Secretary, and of the various HUD buildings, and communication support
services, including digital and multimedia. More detailed information
can be found in the delegation of authority notice for the Chief
Administrative Officer, posted at https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/DOAADMIN071814.PDF.
Section B. Authority to Redelegate
The General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration is
authorized to redelegate to employees of HUD any of the authority
delegated under Section A above.
Section C. Authority Superseded
This delegation does not supersede the previous delegation of
authority from the Deputy Secretary to the Assistant Secretary of
Administration, which was published in the Federal Register at 83 FR
3764.
Authority: Section 7(d), Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).
Dated: April 10, 2018.
Suzanne Israel Tufts,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-07921 Filed 4-11-18; 4:15 pm]
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