83 FR 32676 - Order of Succession for the Office of Policy Development and Research

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 135 (July 13, 2018)

Page Range		32676-32677
FR Document		2018-14959

In this notice, the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development designates the Order of Succession for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. This Order of Succession supersedes all prior Orders of Succession for the Office of Policy Development and Research, including the Order of Succession published in the Federal Register on October 3, 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6107-D-01]


Order of Succession for the Office of Policy Development and 
Research

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of Order of Succession.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Deputy Secretary of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development designates the Order of Succession for 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research. This Order of Succession supersedes all prior Orders of 
Succession for the Office of Policy Development and Research, including 
the Order of Succession published in the Federal Register on October 3, 
2016.

DATES: July 9, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd M. Richardson, General Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 
8101, Washington, DC 20410-6000, telephone (202) 402-5706. (This is not 
a toll-free number.) Persons with hearing- or speech-impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay 
Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Deputy Secretary of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development is issuing this Order of Succession of 
officials authorized to perform the duties and functions of the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research when, by 
reason of absence, disability, or vacancy in office, the Assistant 
Secretary for Policy Development and Research is not available to 
exercise the powers or perform the duties of the Office. This Order of 
Succession is subject to the provisions of the Vacancy Reform Act of 
1998 (5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d). This publication supersedes all prior 
Orders of Succession for the Office of Policy Development and Research, 
including the Order of Succession published on October 3, 2016 (81 FR 
68025).
    Accordingly, the Deputy Secretary of HUD designates the following 
Order of Succession:

Section A. Order of Succession

    Subject to the provision of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
1998, during any period when, by reason of absence, disability, or 
vacancy in office, the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research is not available to exercise the powers or perform the duties 
of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, the following officials within the Office of Policy 
Development and Research are hereby designated to exercise the powers 
and perform the duties of the Office, including the authority to waive 
regulations:
    (1) General Deputy Assistant Secretary;
    (2) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs;
    (3) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research, Evaluation, and 
Monitoring; and

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    (4) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development.
    These officials shall perform the functions and duties of the 
Office in the order specified herein, and no official shall serve 
unless all the other officials, whose position titles precede his or 
hers in this order, are unable to act by reason of absence, disability, 
or vacancy in office. No individual who is serving in an office listed 
in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so acting, act as Assistant 
Secretary for Policy Development and Research pursuant to this Order.

Section B. Authority Superseded

    This Order of Succession supersedes any prior Orders of Succession 
for the Office of Policy Development and Research, including the Order 
of Succession published on October 3, 2016 (81 FR 68025).

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

    Dated: July 9, 2018.
Pamela H. Patenaude,
Deputy Secretary.
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the proposal by name and/or OMB certification program and state HFA Orders of Succession for the Office of
Control Number and should be sent to: staff Policy Development and Research,
HUD Desk Officer, Office of Estimated Number of Respondents: including the Order of Succession
Management and Budget, New 705. published in the Federal Register on
Executive Office Building, Washington, Estimated Number of Responses: 705. October 3, 2016.
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806, Email: Frequency of Response: 1. DATES: July 9, 2018.
OIRA Submission@omb.eop.gov. Average Hours per Response: 0.318.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Total Estimated Annual Burden and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd M. Richardson, General Deputy
Cost: 224.19.
Colette Pollard, Reports Management Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing B. Solicitation of Public Comment Development and Research, Department
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, This notice is soliciting comments of Housing and Urban Development,
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email from members of the public and affected 451 7th Street SW, Room 8101,
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov, or telephone parties concerning the collection of Washington, DC 20410–6000, telephone
202–402–3400. This is not a toll-free information described in Section A on (202) 402–5706. (This is not a toll-free
number. Person with hearing or speech the following: number.) Persons with hearing- or
impairments may access this number (1) Whether the proposed collection speech-impairments may access this
through TTY by calling the toll-free of information is necessary for the number through TTY by calling the
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. proper performance of the functions of tollfree Federal Relay Service at 1–800–
Copies of available documents the agency, including whether the 877–8339.
submitted to OMB may be obtained information will have practical utility; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
from Ms. Pollard. (2) The accuracy of the agency’s Deputy Secretary of the Department of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This estimate of the burden of the proposed Housing and Urban Development is
notice informs the public that HUD is collection of information; issuing this Order of Succession of
seeking approval from OMB for the (3) Ways to enhance the quality, officials authorized to perform the
information collection described in utility, and clarity of the information to duties and functions of the Office of the
Section A. The Federal Register notice be collected; and Assistant Secretary for Policy
that solicited public comment on the (4) Ways to minimize the burden of Development and Research when, by
information collection for a period of 60 the collection of information on those reason of absence, disability, or vacancy
days was published on April 18, 2018 who are to respond: Including through in office, the Assistant Secretary for
at 83 FR 17186. the use of appropriate automated Policy Development and Research is not
collection techniques or other forms of available to exercise the powers or
A. Overview of Information Collection
information technology, e.g., permitting perform the duties of the Office. This
Title of Information Collection: electronic submission of responses. Order of Succession is subject to the
Inspector Candidate Assessment HUD encourages interested parties to provisions of the Vacancy Reform Act of
Questionnaire. submit comment in response to these 1998 (5 U.S.C. 3345–3349d). This
OMB Approved Number: 2577–0243. questions. publication supersedes all prior Orders
Type of Request: Revision of currently of Succession for the Office of Policy
approved collection. C. Authority
Development and Research, including
Form Number: Form HUD 50002A Section 3507 of the Paperwork the Order of Succession published on
and Form HUD 50002B—HFA Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. October 3, 2016 (81 FR 68025).
Description of the need for the Chapter 35. Accordingly, the Deputy Secretary of
information and proposed use: To meet Dated: June 22, 2018. HUD designates the following Order of
the requirements of HUD’s Uniform Colette Pollard, Succession:
Physical Condition Standards (UPCS), Department Reports Management Officer,
the Physical Condition of Multifamily Section A. Order of Succession
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
Properties and the Public Housing [FR Doc. 2018–15029 Filed 7–12–18; 8:45 am]
Subject to the provision of the Federal
Assessment System (PHAS) regulations, Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, during
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the Department conducts physical any period when, by reason of absence,
condition inspections of approximately disability, or vacancy in office, the
14,000 multifamily and public housing DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Assistant Secretary for Policy
properties annually. HUD uses contract URBAN DEVELOPMENT Development and Research is not
inspectors that are trained and certified available to exercise the powers or
in the UPCS protocol by HUD to [Docket No. FR–6107–D–01] perform the duties of the Office of the
conduct UPCS inspections. Individuals Assistant Secretary for Policy
who wish to be trained and certified Order of Succession for the Office of
Development and Research, the
UPCS by HUD are requested to Policy Development and Research
following officials within the Office of
electronically submit the questionnaire AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Policy Development and Research are
via the internet. The questionnaire Secretary for Policy Development and hereby designated to exercise the
provides HUD with basic knowledge of Research, HUD. powers and perform the duties of the
an individual’s inspection skills and ACTION: Notice of Order of Succession. Office, including the authority to waive
abilities. As part of aligning REAC UPCS
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regulations:
inspections with those conducted by SUMMARY: In this notice, the Deputy (1) General Deputy Assistant
state Housing Finance Agencies, state Secretary of the Department of Housing Secretary;
HFA staff also may fill out a form for and Urban Development designates the (2) Deputy Assistant Secretary for
information purposes only prior to Order of Succession for the Office of the Economic Affairs;
attending the UPCS training. Assistant Secretary for Policy (3) Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Respondents (i.e. affected public): Development and Research. This Order Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring;
Applicants to the UPCS inspector of Succession supersedes all prior and

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(4) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, information described in Section A on
Policy Development. Washington, DC 20410; email the following:
These officials shall perform the Inez.C.Downs@hud.gov, or telephone (1) Whether the proposed collection
functions and duties of the Office in the 202–402–8046. This is not a toll-free of information is necessary for the
order specified herein, and no official number. Person with hearing or speech proper performance of the functions of
shall serve unless all the other officials, impairments may access this number the agency, including whether the
whose position titles precede his or hers through TTY by calling the toll-free information will have practical utility;
in this order, are unable to act by reason Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. (2) The accuracy of the agency’s
of absence, disability, or vacancy in Copies of available documents estimate of the burden of the proposed
office. No individual who is serving in submitted to OMB may be obtained collection of information;
an office listed in an acting capacity from Ms. Downs. (3) Ways to enhance the quality,
shall, by virtue of so acting, act as utility, and clarity of the information to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Assistant Secretary for Policy be collected; and
notice informs the public that HUD is (4) Ways to minimize the burden of
Development and Research pursuant to seeking approval from OMB for the
this Order. the collection of information on those
information collection described in who are to respond: including through
Section B. Authority Superseded Section A. the use of appropriate automated
The Federal Register notice that collection techniques or other forms of
This Order of Succession supersedes
solicited public comment on the information technology, e.g., permitting
any prior Orders of Succession for the
information collection for a period of 60 electronic submission of responses.
Office of Policy Development and
days was published on April 24, 2018 HUD encourages interested parties to
Research, including the Order of
at 83 FR 17836. submit comment in response to these
Succession published on October 3,
2016 (81 FR 68025). A. Overview of Information Collection questions.
Authority: Section 7(d) of the Department Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Title of Information Collection: Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
of Housing and Urban Development Act, 42 Management Review for Multifamily
U.S.C. 3535(d). Housing Projects. Dated: June 25, 2018.
Dated: July 9, 2018. OMB Approved Number: 2502–0178. Inez C. Downs,
Pamela H. Patenaude, Type of Request: Extension of Department Reports Management Officer,
Deputy Secretary. currently approved collection. Office of the Chief Information Officer.
Form Number: HUD–9834. [FR Doc. 2018–15028 Filed 7–12–18; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2018–14959 Filed 7–12–18; 8:45 am]
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information and proposed use: This
information collection is used by HUD,
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND by Mortgagees and by Contract DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
URBAN DEVELOPMENT Administrators (CAs) to evaluate the
quality of project management; Geological Survey
[Docket No. FR–7001–N–34]
determine the causes of project
Call for Nominations to the National
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information problems; devise corrective actions to
Geospatial Advisory Committee
Collection: Management Reviews of stabilize projects and prevent defaults;
Multifamily Housing Programs and to ensure that fraud, waste and AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey,
mismanagement are not problems for Interior.
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information the community. The information ACTION: Call for nominations.
Officer, HUD. collected also supports enforcement
ACTION: Notice. actions when owners fail to implement SUMMARY: The Department of the
corrective actions. Interior is seeking nominations to serve
SUMMARY: HUD submitted the proposed ‘‘HUD is currently engaged in rule on the National Geospatial Advisory
information collection requirement making that would reduce the frequency Committee (NGAC). The NGAC is a
described below to the Office of of MORs for high-performing properties Federal Advisory Committee established
Management and Budget (OMB) for and consequently reduce the estimated under the authority of the Federal
review, in accordance with the total burden hours for this Collection. Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The
Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose Changes to required frequencies for NGAC provides advice and
of this notice is to allow for 30 days of regularly-scheduled MORs are recommendations to the Secretary of the
public comment. anticipated to be completed with Interior through the Federal Geographic
DATES: Comments Due Date: August 13, publication of a final rule in 2018.’’ Data Committee (FGDC) related to
2018. Respondents: (i.e. affected public): management of Federal geospatial
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Business or other for-profit. programs, development of the National
invited to submit comments regarding Estimated Number of Respondents: Spatial Data Infrastructure, and the
this proposal. Comments should refer to 27,127. implementation of Office of
the proposal by name and/or OMB Estimated Number of Responses: Management and Budget Circular A–16
Control Number and should be sent to: 27,127. and Executive Order 12906. The NGAC
HUD Desk Officer, Office of reviews and comments on geospatial
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Frequency of Response: 1.
Management and Budget, New Average Hours per Response: 8. policy and management issues and
Executive Office Building, Washington, Total Estimated Burdens: 217,016. provides a forum for views of non-
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806, Email: Federal stakeholders in the geospatial
OIRA Submission@omb.eop.gov. B. Solicitation of Public Comment community.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inez This notice is soliciting comments DATES: Nominations to participate on
C. Downs, Reports Management Officer, from members of the public and affected the NGAC must be received by August
QMAC, Department of Housing and parties concerning the collection of 27, 2018.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Order of Succession.
Dates		July 9, 2018.
Contact		Todd M. Richardson, General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8101, Washington, DC 20410-6000, telephone (202) 402-5706. (This is not a toll-free number.) Persons with hearing- or speech-impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
FR Citation		83 FR 32676