[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7062-7063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2499]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4837-D-53]


Delegation of Procurement Authority and Designation of Senior 
Procurement Executive and Chief Acquisition Officer

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 all procurement 
authority to the Chief Procurement Officer. The Chief Procurement 
Officer will continue to serve as the Department's Senior Procurement 
Executive. The Secretary also designates the Deputy Secretary as the 
Department's Chief Acquisition Officer.

DATES: Effective Date: February 1, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gloria Sochon, Assistant Chief 
Procurement Officer for Policy and Systems, Office of the Chief 
Procurement Officer, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5276, Washington, DC 
20410-3000, (202) 708-0294 (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 Information Relay Service at 800-877-
8339 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary is issuing this delegation to 
eliminate duplicative delegation of procurement authority to the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration/Chief Information Officer and 
the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO). This notice also implements 
Section 1421 of the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003 by 
designating the Deputy Secretary as the Department's Chief Acquisition 
Officer. The CPO will report directly to the Deputy Secretary and will 
be responsible for all departmental procurement activities. The CPO is 
also designated as the Senior Procurement Executive. This delegation 
changes only the reporting level of the CPO position pursuant to the 
Department's implementation of Section 1421. This delegation does not 
add, eliminate, or redistribute any functions or duties within the 
Office of the CPO.
    Accordingly, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development hereby 
revokes, designates, and delegates as follows:

Section A. Authority Revoked

    This notice revokes the Notice of Delegation of Authority published 
in the Federal Register on August 20, 2003 (68 FR 50157), which 
delegated all procurement authority to both the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration/Chief Information Officer and the CPO, delegated to the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration/Chief Information Officer 
responsibility for administrative oversight of all departmental 
procurement activities, and designated the CPO as the Senior 
Procurement Executive.

Section B. Designation and Delegation of Authority

    The Deputy Secretary is designated as the Department's Chief 
Acquisition Officer.
    The CPO continues to serve as the Department's Senior Procurement 
Executive and is delegated the authority to exercise all duties, 
responsibilities, and powers of the Secretary with respect to 
departmental procurement activities. The authority delegated to the CPO 
includes the following duties, responsibilities, and powers:
    1. Authority to enter into, administer, or terminate all 
procurement contracts, as well as interagency agreements entered into 
under the authority of the Economy Act, and make related determinations 
and findings. This includes the authority to order, pursuant to HUD's 
regulations at 24 CFR part 24, the sanctions of debarment, suspension, 
or limited denial of participation.
    2. Responsibility for procurement program development, including:
    a. Implementation of procurement initiatives, best practices, and 
reforms;
    b. In coordination with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, 
determination of specific areas where governmentwide performance 
standards should be established and applied, and development of 
governmentwide procurement policies, regulations, and standards;
    c. Establishment and maintenance of an evaluation program for all 
procurement activities within the Department;

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    d. Development of programs to enhance the professionalism of the 
Department's procurement work force, including the establishment of 
educational, training, and experience requirements for procurement 
personnel; and
    e. Development of all departmental procurement policy, regulations, 
and procedures.

Section C. Authority To Issue Rules and Regulations

    The CPO is authorized to issue rules and regulations as may be 
necessary to carry out the authority delegated under Section B.

Section D. Authority To Redelegate

    The authority delegated to the CPO under Section B may be 
redelegated to qualified employees of the Department.

    Authority: 41 U.S.C. 414; Section 7(d) of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).

    Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the 
Federal Register February 8, 2007.


    Dated: February 1, 2005.
Alphonso Jackson,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-2499 Filed 2-13-07; 8:45 am]
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