Delegation of Authority

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25512-25513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11972]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. FR-4480-D-01]


Delegation of Authority

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of delegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: This Notice delegates to the Assistant Secretary for Community 
Planning and Development the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development's authority to award Rural Housing and Economic Development 
grants, pursuant to the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 
(Pub. L. 105-276, 112 Stat. 2475; October 21, 1998) and succeeding 
appropriations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 5, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael T. Savage, Deputy Director, 
Office of Economic Development and Empowerment Service, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Room 7136, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 29410-
0400, Telephone Number (202) 708-2290. Persons with hearing or speech 
impediments may also utilize HUD's TTY Number at (202) 708-1455 or the 
Federal Information Relay Service's TTY Number at (800) 877-8339. Aside 
from the ``800'' number, the telephone and TTY numbers listed are not 
toll-free.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1999 (Pub. L. 105-276, 112 Stat. 2475; October 21, 1998) 
authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make 
grants to various entities to enhance the capacity of rural areas to 
implement housing and economic development programs and innovative 
grant programs. These grants are to be awarded by June 1, 1999.
    The following three categories of funding are authorized: (1) 
Capacity building grants; (2) Innovative grants and (3) Seed money 
grants. Indian tribes, rural non-profits and Community Development 
Corporations are eligible to apply for all three categories of grants. 
State housing finance agencies and State community and/or economic 
development agencies are eligible to apply only for Innovative grants.
    As part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's 
competitive

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grants process, a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Rural 
Housing and Economic Development Program was published in the Federal 
Register on March 8, 1999, at 64 FR 11246. Grant awards will be made in 
accordance with the selection factors set forth in the NOFA.
    Accordingly, the Secretary delegates authority as follows:

Section A. Authority Delegated

    The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development delegates to the 
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development the 
authority to award Rural Housing and Economic Development grants, 
pursuant to the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Pub. L. 
105-276, 112 Stat. 2475; October 21, 1998) and succeeding 
appropriations.

Section B. Authority Excepted

    The authority delegated under Section A does not include the power 
to sue or be sued.

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

    Dated: May 5, 1999.
Andrew Cuomo,
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
[FR Doc. 99-11972 Filed 5-11-99; 8:45 am]
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