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Ginnie Mae and Ginnie Mae’s programs 

pursuant to title III of the National 

Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1723 and 68 FR 

41840); (2) authority to waive 

regulations issued by the U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (73 FR 76674); (3) 

authority to impose suspensions and 

debarments, with the concurrence of the 

General Counsel or his or her designee 

(54 FR 4913 and 63 FR 57133); and (4) 

the power to affix HUD’s seal and 

authenticate documents (68 FR 41840). 

This notice consolidates the functions 

that the Secretary has delegated to the 

President of Ginnie Mae, while also 

delegating concurrent authority to 

Ginnie Mae’s Executive Vice 

President—Chief Operations Officer. 

While the Secretary has delegated 

authority to the Ginnie Mae President 

and Ginnie Mae Executive Vice 

President—Chief Operations Officer, the 

Secretary retains authority under 12 

U.S.C. 1723. 

Section A. Consolidation of Authority 

Delegated 

The Secretary hereby concurrently 

delegates authority to the President and 

the Executive Vice President—Chief 

Operations Officer of Ginnie Mae. 

1. All powers and duties of Ginnie 

Mae, which are by law vested in the 

Secretary, except as otherwise provided 

in the Ginnie Mae bylaws (posted at 

www.ginniemae.gov). 

2. All authority of the Secretary with 

respect to the management of Ginnie 

Mae and Ginnie Mae programs pursuant 

to title III of the National Housing Act, 

12 U.S.C. 1723 (68 FR 41840); 

3. The power to waive HUD 

regulations; section 7(q), Department of 

Housing and Urban Development Act 

(42 U.S.C. 3535(q) and 73 FR 76674); 

4. The power to impose suspensions 

and debarments, with the concurrence 

of the General Counsel; section 7(d), 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d); 54 

FR 4913 and 63 FR 57133); and 

5. Authority to authenticate 

documents and affix the seal of HUD to 

documents (68 FR 41840). 

Section B. Authority To Redelegate 

The Ginnie Mae President and Ginnie 

Mae Executive Vice President—Chief 

Operations Officer may redelegate the 

authorities delegated by the Secretary, 

except for the authority to waive HUD 

regulations. The authority to waive HUD 

regulations is reserved for the Ginnie 

Mae President, pursuant to the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(q)), 

and may not be redelegated. However, if 

the Ginnie Mae President is absent from 

office, the Ginnie Mae Executive Vice 

President—Chief Operations Officer or 

other persons authorized to act in the 

President’s absence may exercise the 

waiver authority of the President 

consistent with HUD’s policies and 

procedures (73 FR 76674 and 66 FR 

13944). 

Section C. Authority Superseded 

This delegation of authority 

supersedes all previous delegations of 

authority and redelegations of authority 

for Ginnie Mae, including the delegation 

of authority published in the Federal 

Register on August 30, 2011 (76 FR 

53931), and the June 21, 2017, 

memorandum entitled ‘‘Amendment to 

Delegation of Authority and Order of 

Succession for Ginnie Mae.’’ The 

Secretary may revoke the authority 

authorized herein, in whole or part, at 

any time. 

Section D. Actions Ratified 

The Secretary hereby ratifies all 

actions previously taken by the Ginnie 

Mae President and Ginnie Mae 

Executive Vice President—Chief 

Operations Officer that are consistent 

with the delegations of authority 

provided in this notice. 

Authority: Section 7(d), Department of 

Housing and Urban Development Act (42 

U.S.C. 3535(d)); Article 3, Bylaws of the 

Government National Mortgage Association, 

posted at ginniemae.gov; 24 CFR part 310. 

Dated: December 19, 2017. 

Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00797 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6047–D–03] 

Order of Succession for Government 

National Mortgage Association (Ginnie 

Mae) 

AGENCY: Office of the President of the 

Government National Mortgage 

Association, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of order of succession. 

SUMMARY: In this Notice, the Secretary of 

Housing and Urban Development 

designates the Order of Succession for 

the Government National Mortgage 

Association (Ginnie Mae). This Order of 

Succession supersedes all prior Orders 

of Succession for Ginnie Mae. 

DATES: Applicability Date: December 19, 

2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Senior Vice President and Chief Risk 

Officer, Office of Enterprise Risk, 

Government National Mortgage 

Association, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, Capital View, 425 

3rd Street SW, Washington, DC 20024; 

telephone number (202) 475–4918. (This 

is not a toll-free number). Persons with 

hearing- or speech-impairments may 

access this number though TTY by 

calling the toll-free Federal Relay 

Service at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary of Housing and Urban 

Development hereby issues this Order of 

Succession pursuant to the Bylaws of 

Ginnie Mae which authorize the 

Secretary of Housing and Urban 

Development or the President of Ginnie 

Mae to designate the sequence in which 

other officers of Ginnie Mae shall act. 

The officers designated below shall 

perform the duties and exercise the 

power and authority of the President, 

when the President is absent or unable 

to act, or when there is a vacancy in the 

Office of the President of Ginnie Mae. 

This Order of Succession is subject to 

the provisions of the Federal Vacancies 

Reform Act of 1998 (5 U.S.C. 3345– 

3349d) and the Bylaws of the 

Government National Mortgage 

Association, as published at 

www.ginniemae.gov. Accordingly, the 

Secretary of Housing and Urban 

Development designates the following 

Order of Succession: 

Section A. Order of Succession 

Subject to the provisions of the 

Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 

and the Bylaws of Ginnie Mae, during 

any period when, by reason of absence, 

disability, or vacancy in office, the 

President of Ginnie Mae is not available 

to exercise the powers or perform the 

duties of the President, the following 

officials within Ginnie Mae are hereby 

designated to exercise the powers and 

perform the duties of the Office: 

(1) Executive Vice President—Chief 

Operations Officer; 

(2) Executive Vice President; 

(3) Senior Vice President, Office of 

Enterprise Risk; 

(4) Senior Vice President, Office of 

Issuer and Portfolio Management; 

(5) Senior Vice President, Office of 

Capital Markets; 

(6) Senior Vice President, Office of 

Securities Operations; 

(7) Senior Vice President, Office of Chief 

Financial Officer; 

(8) Senior Vice President, Office of 

Enterprise Data and Technology 

Solutions; 

(9) Senior Vice President, Office of 

Management Operations. 

These officials shall perform the 

functions and duties of the Office in the 


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order specified herein, and no official 

shall serve unless all the other officials, 

whose position titles precede his/hers in 

this order, are unable to act by reason 

of absence, disability, or vacancy in 

office. 

Section B. Authority Superseded 

This Order of Succession supersedes 

the prior Orders of Succession for the 

President of Ginnie Mae. 

Authority: Section 7(d), Department of 

Housing and Urban Development Act (42 

U.S.C. 3535(d)). Section 3.05, Bylaws of the 

Government National Mortgage Association, 

as published in the Bylaws published at 

www.ginniemae.gov. 

Dated: December 19, 2017. 

Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00796 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[189A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation 

Projects 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA) owns or has an interest in 

irrigation projects located on or 

associated with various Indian 

reservations throughout the United 

States. We are required to establish 

irrigation assessment rates to recover the 

costs to administer, operate, maintain, 

and rehabilitate these projects. We 

request your comments on the proposed 

rate adjustments. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

comments on the proposed rate 

adjustments on or before March 19, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: All comments on the 

proposed rate adjustments must be in 

writing and addressed to: Ms. Yulan Jin, 

Chief, Division of Water and Power, 

Office of Trust Services, Mail Stop 

4637–MIB, 1849 C Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20240, Telephone (202) 

219–0941. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

details about a particular irrigation 

project, please use the tables in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section to 

contact the regional or local office 

where the project is located. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The first 

table in this notice provides contact 

information for individuals who can 

give further information about the 

irrigation projects covered by this 

notice. The second table provides the 

proposed rates for calendar year (CY) 

2018 and CY 2019. 

What is the meaning of the key terms 

used in this notice? 

In this notice: 

Administrative costs mean all costs 

we incur to administer our irrigation 

projects at the local project level and are 

a cost factor included in calculating 

your operation and maintenance 

assessment. Costs incurred at the local 

project level do not normally include 

agency, region, or central office costs 

unless we state otherwise in writing. 

Assessable acre means lands 

designated by us to be served by one of 

our irrigation projects, for which we 

collect assessments in order to recover 

costs for the provision of irrigation 

service. (See total assessable acres.) 

BIA means the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs. 

Bill means our statement to you of the 

assessment charges and/or fees you owe 

the United States for administration, 

operation, maintenance, and/or 

rehabilitation. The date we mail or 

hand-deliver your bill will be stated on 

it. 

Costs mean the costs we incur for 

administration, operation, maintenance, 

and rehabilitation to provide direct 

support or benefit to an irrigation 

facility. (See administrative costs, 

operation costs, maintenance costs, and 

rehabilitation costs). 

Customer means any person or entity 

to whom or to which we provide 

irrigation service. 

Due date is the date on which your 

bill is due and payable. This date will 

be stated on your bill. 

I, me, my, you and your mean all 

persons or entities that are affected by 

this notice. 

Irrigation project means a facility or 

portion thereof for the delivery, 

diversion, and storage of irrigation water 

that we own or have an interest in, 

including all appurtenant works. The 

term ‘‘irrigation project’’ is used 

interchangeably with irrigation facility, 

irrigation system, and irrigation area. 

Irrigation service means the full range 

of services we provide customers of our 

irrigation projects. This includes our 

activities to administer, operate, 

maintain, and rehabilitate our projects 

in order to deliver water. 

Maintenance costs means costs we 

incur to maintain and repair our 

irrigation projects and associated 

equipment and is a cost factor included 

in calculating your operation and 

maintenance assessment. 

Operation and maintenance (O&M) 

assessment means the periodic charge 

you must pay us to reimburse costs of 

administering, operating, maintaining, 

and rehabilitating irrigation projects 

consistent with this notice and our 

supporting policies, manuals, and 

handbooks. 

Operation or operating costs means 

costs we incur to operate our irrigation 

projects and equipment and is a cost 

factor included in calculating your O&M 

assessment. 

Past due bill means a bill that has not 

been paid by the close of business on 

the 30th day after the due date as stated 

on the bill. Beginning on the 31st day 

after the due date, we begin assessing 

additional charges accruing from the 

due date. 

Rehabilitation costs means costs we 

incur to restore our irrigation projects or 

features to original operating condition 

or to the nearest state which can be 

achieved using current technology and 

is a cost factor included in calculating 

your O&M assessment. 

Responsible party means an 

individual or entity that owns or leases 

land within the assessable acreage of 

one of our irrigation projects and is 

responsible for providing accurate 

information to our billing office and 

paying a bill for an annual irrigation rate 

assessment. 

Total assessable acres means the total 

acres served by one of our irrigation 

projects. 

Water delivery is an activity that is 

part of the irrigation service we provide 

our customers when water is available. 

We, us, and our mean the United 

States Government, the Secretary of the 

Interior, the BIA, and all who are 

authorized to represent us in matters 

covered under this notice. 

Does this notice affect me? 

This notice affects you if you own or 

lease land within the assessable acreage 

of one of our irrigation projects or if you 

have a carriage agreement with one of 

our irrigation projects. 

Where can I get information on the 

regulatory and legal citations in this 

notice? 

You can contact the appropriate 

office(s) stated in the tables for the 

irrigation project that serves you, or you 

can use the internet site for the 

Government Printing Office at http://

www.gpo.gov. 

Why are you publishing this notice? 

We are publishing this notice to 

inform you that we propose to adjust 


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