[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 206 (Monday, October 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57133-57134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28523]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4381-D-01]
Delegation of Authority Concerning Sanctions Amendment of
Existing Delegations and Redelegations of Authority
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority; and amendment of existing
delegations and redelegations of authority.
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SUMMARY: This notice amends existing delegations and redelegations of
authority to issue the administrative sanctions of suspension,
debarment, and limited denial of participation (LDP)
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under 24 CFR part 24. This amendment also requires that the Office of
General Counsel at Headquarters concur in any proposed sanction under
part 24 prior to its issuance, and additionally, concur in any proposed
settlement or resolution of such sanction after its issuance. In
addition, this notice delegates to the Director of the Enforcement
Center the authority to issue a suspension, debarment, or LDP under 24
CFR part 24.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 16, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmett N. Roden, Deputy Chief Counsel,
Administrative Proceedings Branch, Enforcement Center, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Portals Building, Suite 200, 1250
Maryland Avenue, SW, 20024, Washington, D.C. 20410, (202) 708-3856.
This is not a toll-free number. For hearing/speech-impaired
individuals, this number may be accessed via TTY by calling the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8399.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD's regulations at 24 CFR 24.100 and
24.700 provide that officials designated by the Secretary are
authorized to issue sanctions, such as suspensions, debarments, and
limited denials of participation (``LDPs''). By delegations of
authority published on October 7, 1988 (53 FR 39535) and January 31,
1989 (54 FR 4913), the Secretary delegated the authority to issue
suspensions and debarments to the Assistant Secretaries, the Inspector
General, and the President of the Government National Mortgage
Association. By delegation of authority published on April 15, 1994 (59
FR 18276), the Secretary delegated the authority to issue LDPs to the
Assistant Secretaries for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner,
Community Planning and Development, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity,
Public and Indian Housing, and Administration.
The authority to issue LDPs has been delegated and/or redelegated
to other officials. These include a concurrent delegation of authority
published on December 14, 1993 (58 FR 65373), where the Secretary
delegated to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Operations, Office of
Community Planning and Development (CPD), the power and authority of
the Assistant Secretary for CPD; and redelegations of authority
published on: (1) July 7, 1994 (59 FR 34857), where the Assistant
Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner redelegated the
authority to issue LDPs to the Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Multifamily Housing Programs and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Single Family Housing; (2) June 6, 1995 (60 FR 29862), where the
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner
redelegated to certain HUD officials in local field offices the power
and authority to issue LDPs pertaining to all housing programs; (3)
August 14, 1995 (60 FR 41894), where the General Deputy Assistant
Secretary for CPD redelegated authority to issue LDPs to the Director,
Office of Technical Assistance and Management; and (4) September 11,
1995 (60 FR 47177), where the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing redelegated power and authority to issue LDPs to certain HUD
officials in field offices. Also included is an unpublished
redelegation dated February 15, 1998 from the Assistant Secretary for
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner to the field concerning the
issuance of LDPs in connection with of Multifamily Housing and Hospital
Insurance programs.
This notice amends the above delegations and redelegations of
authority by requiring that, before a sanction is issued under 24 CFR
part 24, the General Counsel, or other official designated by the
General Counsel, must concur in it. Additionally, the General Counsel,
or other such designated official, must concur in any settlement of a
sanction under 24 CFR Part 24. This notice also delegates to the
Director of the Enforcement Center the authority to initiate
suspensions, debarments, and LDPs with respect to programs conducted by
all offices of this Department.
Section A. Delegation of Authority
The Director of the Enforcement Center of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development is hereby authorized to issue suspensions,
debarments, and limited denials of participation, under 24 CFR part 24.
The General Counsel, or such other official as may be designated by the
General Counsel, must: (1) concur in any such proposed sanction under
part 24 before it is issued, and (2) concur in any proposed settlement
of a sanction under part 24.
Section B. Amendment of Delegations and Redelegations
All delegations and redelegations are hereby amended to require
that the General Counsel, or such other official as may be designated
by the General Counsel, must: (1) Concur in any proposed sanction under
part 24 before it is issued, and (2) concur in any proposed settlement
of a sanction under part 24. These delegations and redelegations
include those published in the Federal Register at 53 FR 39535 (October
7, 1988); 54 FR 4913 (January 31, 1989); 59 FR 18276 (April 15, 1994);
58 FR 65373 (December 14, 1993); 59 FR 34857 (July 7, 1994); 60 FR
29862 (June 6, 1995); 60 FR 41894 (August 14, 1995); and 60 FR 47177
(September 11, 1995). Also included is an unpublished delegation dated
February 15, 1998 from the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal
Housing Commissioner to the field concerning the management of
Multifamily Housing and Hospital Insurance programs.
Authority: Sec. 7(d), Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act (42 USC 3535(d)).
Dated: October 16, 1998.
Andrew Cuomo,
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
[FR Doc. 98-28523 Filed 10-23-98; 8:45 am]
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