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shall serve unless all the other officials, 

whose position precede his/hers in this 

order, are not available to act by reason 

of absence, disability or vacancy in 

office. 

Section B. Authority Superseded 

This order of succession supersedes 

all prior orders of succession for the 

Office of Public and Indian Housing, 

including the order of succession 

published on August 4, 2011 at 76 FR 

47227. 

Authority: Section 7(d), Department of 

Housing and Urban Development Act, 42 

U.S.C. 3535(d). 

Dated: March 25, 2015. 

Julia ́n Castro, 

Secretary of Housing and Urban 

Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5865–D–01] 

Delegation of Authority for the Office 

of Public and Indian Housing 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of delegation of 

authority. 

SUMMARY: Section 7(d) of the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) Act, as amended, 

authorizes the Secretary to delegate 

functions, powers and duties as the 

Secretary deems necessary. In this 

delegation of authority, the Secretary 

delegates authority to the Assistant 

Secretary, the Principal Deputy 

Assistant Secretary and the General 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for the 

Office of Public and Indian Housing 

(PIH) and authorizes the Assistant 

Secretary, the Principal Deputy 

Assistant Secretary and the General 

Deputy Assistant Secretary to redelegate 

authority for the administration of 

certain PIH programs. This delegation 

revokes and supersedes all prior 

delegations of authority, including the 

delegation published on August 4, 2011. 

DATES: Effective upon date of signature. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Linda Bronsdon, AICP, Program 

Analyst, Office of Policy, Program and 

Legislative Initiatives, Office of Public 

and Indian Housing, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 490 

L’Enfant Plaza, Suite 2206, Washington, 

DC 20024, email address 

Linda.K.Bronsdon@hud.gov, telephone 

number 202–402–3494. (This is not a 

toll free number.) This number may be 

accessed through TTY by calling the 

toll-free Federal Relay Service at 

telephone number 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Previous 

delegations of authority from the 

Secretary of HUD to the Assistant 

Secretary, and General Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for PIH, including the 

delegation published on August 4, 2011 

(76 FR 47224), are hereby revoked and 

superseded by this delegation of 

authority. 

Section A. Authority Delegated 

The Secretary hereby delegates to the 

Assistant Secretary, the Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary and the 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

PIH the authority and responsibility to 

administer the following programs: 

1. Programs under the jurisdiction of 

the Secretary pursuant to the authority 

transferred from the Public Housing 

Administration under section 5(a) of the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3534) as 

amended; 

2. Each program of the Department 

authorized pursuant to the United States 

Housing Act of 1937 (1937 Act)(42 

U.S.C. 1437 et seq) as amended, 

including but not limited to the Public 

Housing program, Section 8 Programs 

(except the following Section 8 projectbased programs: New Construction, 

Substantial Rehabilitation, Loan 

Management Set-Aside, and Property 

Disposition) and predecessor programs 

that are no longer funded but have 

ongoing commitments; 

3. PIH programs for which assistance 

is provided for or on behalf of public 

housing agencies (PHAs), public 

housing residents or other low-income 

households; and 

4. PIH programs for which assistance 

is provided for or on behalf of Native 

Americans, Indian Tribes, Alaska Native 

Villages, Native Hawaiians, tribal 

entities, tribally designated housing 

entities, or tribal housing resident 

organizations. This includes, but is not 

limited to: Programs authorized 

pursuant to the Native American 

Housing Assistance and SelfDetermination Act of 1966 (NAHASDA) 

(25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), as amended; the 

Community Development Block Grant 

Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska 

Native Villages authorized by section 

106 of the Housing and Community 

Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 

5306); the Indian Home Loan Guarantee 

Program authorized by section 184 of 

the Housing and Community 

Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 

1715z–13a); the Native Hawaiian Loan 

Guarantee Program authorized by 

section 184A of the Housing and 

Community Development Act of 1992 

(12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b); and Rural 

Innovation Fund grants and Rural 

Housing and Economic Development 

grants awarded to Indian Tribes and 

tribal entities by the Assistant Secretary 

for Community Planning and 

Development, as may be authorized by 

HUD appropriations acts. 

Only the Assistant Secretary for 

Public and Indian Housing is delegated 

the authority to issue a final regulation 

or a Notice of Funding Availability 

(NOFA). The authority delegated herein 

to the Assistant Secretary, the Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary and the 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary 

includes the authority to waive 

regulations and statutes, but for the 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 

and the General Deputy Assistant 

Secretary the authority to waive statutes 

is limited in Section B below. 

Section B. Authority Excepted 

Authority delegated under section A 

does not include the power to sue or be 

sued. Also, the authority delegated 

under section A to the Principal Deputy 

Assistant Secretary and General Deputy 

Assistant Secretary does not include the 

authority to waive the following 

statutes: 

1. Waivers of obligation and 

expenditure deadlines for capital funds 

under 42 U.S.C. 1437g(j)(2); 

2. Waivers of Moving to Work 

demonstration authority under Section 

204 of the Omnibus Consolidated 

Recessions and Appropriations Act of 

1996 (Pub. L. 104–134); 

3. Waivers of requirements for grants 

to Department of Hawaiian Homelands 

where compliance is impossible due to 

circumstances beyond the control of 

grantees under 25 U.S.C. 4222. 

Section C. Authority To Redelegate 

In accordance with a written 

redelegation of authority, the Assistant 

Secretary, the Principal Deputy 

Assistant Secretary and the General 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for PIH may 

further redelegate specific authority. 

Redelegated authority to PIH Deputy 

Assistant Secretaries or other ranking 

PIH program officials does not 

supersede the authority of the Assistant 

Secretary as designee of the Secretary. 

The three existing redelegations of 

authority for PIH published on August 

4, 2011 at 76 FR 47228, 76 FR 47229 

and 76 FR 47231 remain in effect. 

Section D. Exceptions to Authority To 

Further Redelegate 

The authority to redelegate does not 

include any power or authority under 

law specifically required of the 

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Secretary of HUD, the Assistant 

Secretary of PIH, the Principal Deputy 

Assistant Secretary of PIH or the 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary of 

PIH. Authority excepted includes: 

1. The authority to issue regulations; 

2. The authority to issue notices to 

clarify regulations; 

3. The authority to issue notices of 

funding availability (NOFAs), 

handbooks, notices and other HUD 

policy directives; 

4. The authority to impose remedies 

for substantial noncompliance with the 

requirements of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 

4101 et seq) and/or its implementing 

regulations; 

5. The authority to declare a failure to 

comply with the regulations governing 

Community Development Block Grants 

for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native 

Villages; and 

6. The authority delegated herein to 

the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 

to waive regulations and statutes with 

the exception of those statutes listed in 

Section B. 

Section E. Authority Superseded 

The previous delegations of authority 

from the Secretary for HUD to the 

Assistant Secretary for PIH are hereby 

revoked and superseded by this 

delegation of authority, including the 

previous delegation of authority for PIH 

published on August 4, 2011 (76 FR 

47224). 

Section F. Authority To Represent HUD 

This consolidated delegation of 

authority is conclusive evidence of the 

authority of the Assistant Secretary for 

PIH, the Principal Deputy Assistant 

Secretary and the General Deputy 

Assistant Secretary or those with 

redelegated authority, to represent the 

Secretary and to execute, in the name of 

the Secretary, any instrument or 

document relinquishing or transferring 

any right, title or interest of the 

Department in real or personal property. 

The Secretary may revoke the authority 

authorized herein, in whole or in part, 

at any time. 

Section G. Consultation and 

Coordination With the General Counsel 

The General Counsel shall consult 

and advise the Assistant Secretary for 

PIH, the Principal Deputy Assistant 

Secretary and the General Deputy 

Assistant Secretary as required and 

when requested and to enter into such 

protocols as administratively agreed to 

by the General Counsel and the 

Assistant Secretary for PIH, the 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary or 

the General Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for PIH. This consolidated delegation of 

authority is to be exercised consistently 

with the delegation of the Secretary to 

the General Counsel. 

Authority: Section 7(d) of the Department 

of Housing and Urban Development Act, as 

amended, (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)). 

Dated: March 25, 2015. 

Julia ́n Castro, 

Secretary of Housing and Urban 

Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent 

Decree 

In accordance with Departmental 

Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby 

given that a proposed Partial Consent 

Decree in United States v. Sainz, et al., 

Case No. 1:15–cv–21212–RNS, was 

lodged with the United States District 

Court for the Southern District of 

Florida, Miami Division, on March 27, 

2015. 

The proposed Partial Consent Decree 

concerns a complaint filed by the 

United States, on behalf of the United 

States Army Corps of Engineers, against 

Juan Carlos Sainz, Siramad TrujilloSainz, Victor Ortega, Narinedat Roy, 

Sainz Homes LLC, Sion Home’s 

Builders LLC and Sion Homes LLC, to 

obtain injunctive relief and civil 

penalties for violations of Sections 301 

and 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 

U.S.C. 1311 and 1344. The proposed 

Partial Consent Decree resolves these 

allegations against Juan Carlos Sainz, 

Siramad Trujillo-Sainz, and Sainz 

Homes LLC by requiring these 

Defendants to mitigate the losses of 

ecological functions resulting from the 

violation and directing them to pay a 

civil penalty. 

The Department of Justice will accept 

written comments relating to this 

proposed Partial Consent Decree for 

thirty (30) days from the date of 

publication of this Notice. Please 

address comments to Andrew J. Doyle, 

Senior Attorney, United States 

Department of Justice, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division, 

Environmental Defense Section, Post 

Office Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044 

and refer to United States v. Sainz, et 

al., DJ # 90–5–1–1–20150. 

The proposed Partial Consent Decree 

may be examined at the Clerk’s Office, 

United States District Court for the 

Southern District of Florida, Miami 

Division, 400 North Miami Avenue, 

Miami, FL 33128. In addition, the 

proposed Partial Consent Decree may be 

examined electronically at http://

www.justice.gov/enrd/Consent_

Decrees.html. 

Cherie L. Rogers, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Defense Section, Environment and Natural 

Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07891 Filed 4–6–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Labor 

Market Information Cooperative 

Agreement 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) revision titled, 

‘‘Labor Market Information Cooperative 

Agreement,’’ to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval for use in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). Public comments on the 

ICR are invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before May 7, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201503-1220-001 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or sending an email to DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–BLS, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 

395–6881 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of 

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