96-26117. Office of the Secretary; Office of the General Counsel; Delegation and Redelegation of Authority Under the Privacy Act of 1974

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 199 (Friday, October 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53382-53383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26117]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4147-D-01]


Office of the Secretary; Office of the General Counsel; 
Delegation and Redelegation of Authority Under the Privacy Act of 1974

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary and Office of the General Counsel, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of delegation and redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: Under this notice, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development delegates to the General Counsel for the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development the authority under the Privacy Act of 
1974 to make written requests, for purposes of law enforcement 
activities, to other agencies for the transfer of records or copies of 
records maintained by such other agencies, as the General Counsel deems 
necessary. Under this notice, the General Counsel also redelegates such 
authority to make written requests to other agencies to the Associate 
General Counsel for Program Enforcement, the Associate General Counsel 
for Finance and Regulatory Enforcement, and the Associate General 
Counsel for Litigation and Fair Housing Enforcement.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmett N. Roden, Assistant General 
Counsel for Administrative Proceedings, Office of the General Counsel, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, S.W., Room 
10251, Washington, DC 20410, [phone]. (This is not a toll-free 
number). Individuals with hearing impairments may access this number 
via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice delegates and redelegates 
authority, as specified, under the Privacy Act, to the General Counsel 
and to certain Associate General Counsels. This delegation and 
redelegation is necessary to assist in enforcement activities carried 
out by the Office of General Counsel on behalf of the Department.
    Accordingly, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
delegates, and the General Counsel redelegates, authority, as follows:

Section A. Authority Delegated

    The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development delegates to the 
General Counsel for the Department of Housing and Urban Development: 
The authority under subsection (b)(7) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(7)) (``Privacy Act'') to make written 
requests, for purposes of civil or criminal law enforcement activities, 
to other agencies for the transfer of records or copies of records 
maintained by such agencies.

Section B. Authority Redelegated

    The General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development hereby redelegates all of the power and authority delegated 
in Section A., above, to the following Associate General Counsels:
    The Associate General Counsel for Program Enforcement;

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    The Associate General Counsel for Finance and Regulatory 
Enforcement; and
    The Associate General Counsel for Litigation and Fair Housing 
Enforcement.

Section C. Authority To Redelegate

    The General Counsel may further redelegate the authority delegated 
under Section A, above. The Associate General Counsels may not further 
redelegate the authority they have each, individually, been redelegated 
under Section B., above.

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

    Dated: October 1, 1996.
Henry G. Cisneros,
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Nelson A. Diaz,
General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
[FR Doc. 96-26117 Filed 10-10-96; 8:45 am]
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