[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1791]
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Part III
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Office of the Secretary
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Redelegation of Authority; Notices
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 21 / Wednesday, January 31, 1996 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. FR-4010-D-01]
Redelegation of Authority for President's Crime Prevention
Council's Ounce of Prevention Grant Program
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of redelegation of authority.
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SUMMARY: The authority to administer the Ounce of Prevention Grant
Program was delegated from the Ounce of Prevention Council to the
Secretary via Inter-Agency Agreement effective October 3, 1995. The
Secretary is redelegating the authority to administer the program to
the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 24, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Priest, Director, Empowerment
Zone/Enterprise Community Task Force, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 7136, Washington, DC 20410, (202)
708-2290. This is not a toll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Crime Prevention Council,
statutorily authorized as the Ounce of Prevention Council, was
established by Section 30101(a) of Title III, Subtitle A of the violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322, 42
U.S.C. 13741. Section 30102 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 13742, authorizes the
Ounce of Prevention Grant Program. Under this program, the Council may
make grants to assist youth crime and violence prevention programs. Up
to $1,500,000 was appropriated for this purpose in Fiscal Year 1995,
pursuant to Section 30104 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 13744.
In accordance with Section 30101(a)(1)(A) of the Act, 42 U.S.C.
13741, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (``Secretary'')
is a member of the Council. Section 30101(a)(3) of the Act, 42 U.S.C.
13741, authorizes the Council to delegate any of its functions or
powers to a member or members of the Council. By Inter-Agency Agreement
effective October 3, 1995, the Council has delegated to the Secretary
its authority to make final decisions regarding the selection of
grantees, the awarding of grants, and the monitoring of grants,
pursuant to Section 30102 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 13742. HUD will award
the grants competitively in Federally-designated Empowerment Zone and
Enterprise Community areas, including Supplemental Empowerment Zones,
to support local, community-based efforts to coordinate and, to the
extent possible, integrate youth crime and violence prevention programs
or services.
Accordingly, the Secretary redelegates authority as follows:
Section A. Authority Redelegated
The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
redelegates to the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development all power and authority delegated to the Secretary by the
Ounce of Prevention Council with respect to the Ounce of Prevention
Grant Program, Section 30102 of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 13742, except as provided in
Section B of this redelegation of authority.
Section B. Authority Excepted
The authority redelegated under Section A does not include the
power to sue and be sued.
Authority: Section 7(d), Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).
Dated: January 24, 1996.
Henry G. Cisneros,
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
[FR Doc. 96-1791 Filed 1-30-96; 8:45 am]
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