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CRRPRs may also be found within such

sources as general civil rights statutes,

HUD Notices of Funding Availability

(NOFAs), and Mortgage Letters. The

subjects covered under CRRPRs include

but are not limited to such topics as

affirmative fair housing marketing, site

and neighborhood standards, assurances

or certifications of compliance with

civil rights statutes, and monitoring

recipient performance for compliance

with civil rights requirements.

In the past, the Office of Fair Housing

and Equal Opportunity, including the

FHEO field staff, played a largely

advisory role in regard to the impact of

CRRPRs. In reviewing a HUD program

application, the FHEO field staff would

simply advise the HUD program staff in

the field whether an applicant was in

compliance with the CRRPRs. In the

event of disagreement between the

FHEO staff and program staff regarding

the applicant’s compliance with

CRRPRs, the Regional Administrator or

Area Manager for the particular office

would make the final decision to resolve

the issue.

Because the field reorganization has

eliminated the positions of Regional

Administrator and Area Manager, there

is no one in the field offices to resolve

such disagreements. Consequently,

there is concern that compliance with

CRRPRs will not be adequately

considered. However, the Secretary has

concluded that it is most important that

HUD program funds and other benefits

are given to applicants who comply

with civil rights related program

requirements of HUD programs. This

can be accomplished by giving

additional specific authority to the

Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and

Equal Opportunity, at Headquarters, and

to each Director, Program Operations

and Compliance Center, in the field, in

determining the status of applicants for

or recipients of federal financial

assistance or other benefits with respect

to civil rights related program

requirements. Clearly, the function of

the Office of FHEO is to ensure

compliance with civil rights

requirements. This responsibility is

accomplished not only by having the

Office of FHEO administer and enforce

civil rights statutes such as the Fair

Housing Act, but also by having the

Office of FHEO participate in decision

making regarding compliance with the

civil rights component of each HUD

program.

This change in no way relieves HUD

program staff of their obligation to be

attentive to civil rights concerns in the

administration of HUD programs, as

reflected in section D of this delegation.

It is designed solely to assure that

serious FHEO issues are thoroughly

considered before programmatic

decisions are made.

This change also does not affect the

rating process for competitive grant

applications. The rating process often

includes items of FHEO concern, such

as commitments under section 3 of the

Housing and Urban Development Act of

1968, or past experience in

administering housing with inclusive

racial and ethnic patterns. FHEO staff

usually rate those criteria and provide

the ratings to field program staff.

Nothing in this delegation would allow

FHEO to challenge the award of

competitive assistance based on the

program office’s assessment of nonFHEO factors.

Accordingly, the Secretary delegates,

and the Assistant Secretary for FHEO

redelegates, authority as follows:

Section A. Authority Delegated

The Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development delegates to the Assistant

Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal

Opportunity, the power and authority to

determine whether an applicant for, or

participant in, a HUD program is

complying with the civil rights related

program requirements (CRRPRs).

CRRPRs are requirements of HUD

programs relating to civil rights

contained in laws and regulations

pertaining to the particular program,

general civil rights statutes, Notices of

Funding Availability (NOFA’s),

Mortgagee Letters or by other agreement

between the Assistant Secretary for Fair

Housing and Equal Opportunity and the

Assistant Secretary who has been

delegated authority over the particular

program.

Section B. Authority Redelegated

The Assistant Secretary for Fair

Housing and Equal Opportunity retains

the authority delegated from the

Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development, pursuant to Section A.,

above, and redelegates it to each

Director, Program Operations and

Compliance Center, for the field office

over which he or she has responsibility.

Section C. No Authority To Redelegate

The authority granted pursuant to

Section B., above, may not be further

redelegated pursuant to this delegation

and redelegation.

Section D. Authority Excepted From

Redelegation

In the event that the Director, Program

Operations and Compliance Center, and

the Field office program official who has

been redelegated authority to make

funding decisions are not able to agree

on the status of an applicant or

participant with respect to a CRRPR, the

matter shall be forwarded to

Headquarters and the decision shall be

made jointly by the Assistant Secretary

for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

and the Assistant Secretary who has

been delegated authority over the

particular program. In the event the two

Assistant Secretaries are unable to agree,

the matter shall be resolved by the

Secretary.

Authority: Sec. 7(d), Department of

Housing and Urban Development Act [42

U.S.C. 3535(d)].

Dated: March 8, 1995.

Roberta Achtenberg,

Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and

Equal Opportunity.

Henry G. Cisneros,

Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development.

[FR Doc. 95–6464 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–28–M

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Community Planning and

Development

[Docket No. D–95–1084; FR–3900–D–01]

Supersedure and Redelegation of

Authority To Execute Legal

Instruments Pertaining to Section 312

Rehabilitation Loans

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of supersedure and

redelegation of authority.

SUMMARY: In this notice, the assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development (CPD) supersedes prior

redelegations of authority pertaining to

the Section 312 Loan Program,

including the most recent redelegation

at 52 FR 10952, dated April 6, 1987. In

this new redelegation of authority under

the Section 312 Loan Program, the

Assistant Secretary for CPD provides an

additional official with signature

authority, lists officials under new titles

to reflect a recent Departmental

reorganization, and clarifies which

documents are covered by the

redelegation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 10, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William D. Hanson, Office of Affordable

Housing Program, Room 7168,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20410, (202) 401–3271.

[This is not a toll-free number.].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Secretary of Housing and Urban
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Development has delegated most

functions regarding the Section 312

Rehabilitation Loan Program under

Section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964

(42 USC 1452(b)) to the Assistant

Secretary for CPD. The Assistant

Secretary for CPD has previously issued

notices redelegating functions under the

Section 312 Loan Program, and is by

this notice issuing a new updated

redelegation.

The Secretary of HUD has also

delegated certain functions pertaining to

property management and disposition

under the Section 312 Rehabilitation

Loan Program to the Assistant Secretary

for Housing — Federal Housing

Commissioner. the most recent

delegation to the Assistant Secretary for

Housing — Federal Housing

Commissioner was published in the

Federal Register on January 16, 1992, at

49 CFR 1942. That delegation remains

in effect today, and is not affected by

this present redelegation from the

Assistant Secretary for CPD.

Although the section 312

Rehabilitation Loan Program was

terminated by Section 289 of the

Cranston-Gonzalez Affordable housing

Act of 1989 (42 USC 12839), the Section

312 loan collection functions continue

under 12 USC 1701(g)-5c (authorizing

Section 312 collections to be deposited

into the Department’s revolving fund for

liquidating programs). In order to

expedite property foreclosures and

judgments against the Section 312

borrowers in default and to take other

actions associated with the servicing of

Section 312 loans, the Assistant

Secretary for CPD has determined that it

is necessary to issue an updated

redelegation pertaining to Section 312

loans. In this new redelegation, the

Assistant Secretary for CPD redelegates

authority to additional individuals and

provides clarification as to the legal

instruments covered by the

redelegation. In addition, in this

document, the Assistant Secretary for

CPD supersedes the prior redelegations

pertaining to the Section 312 Loan

Program at 52 FR 10952 (dated April 6,

1987), 51 FR 5412 (dated February 13,

1986), 50 FR 13667 (dated April 5, 1985)

and 47 FR 33, 324 (dated August 2,

1982).

Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary

for CPD redelegates authority as follows:

A. Authority Redelegated

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Grant Programs, Office of Community

Planning and Development; the

Director, Office of Affordable Housing

Programs; the Deputy Director, Office of

Affordable Housing Programs; and the

Affordable Housing Loan Specialist

appointed as Government Technical

Representative to the Section 312 Loan

Servicing Contract, Office of Affordable

Housing Programs, are hereby

individually redelegated the authority to

execute in the name of the Secretary

written instruments relating to Section

312 Rehabilitation Loans, including but

not limited to: Deeds of release, quit

claim deeds and deeds of reconveyance;

substitutions of trustees; compromises;

write-offs; close outs; releases related to

insurance policies; assignments or

satisfactions of notes, mortgages, deeds

of trust and other security instruments;

and any other legal instrument or

document related to certain Section 312

loan-related property management and

disposition functions that have not been

delegated to the Assistant Secretary for

Housing.

B. Authority Superseded

This redelegation supersedes previous

redelegations of authority from the

Assistant Secretary for CPD to execute

legal instruments under the section 312

program, published at 47 FR 33324,

August 2, 1982, 50 FR 13667, April 5,

1985; 51 FR 5412, February 13, 1986;

and 52 FR 10952, April 6, 1987.

Authority: Sec. 312 of the Housing Act of

1964, 42 U.S.C. 1452b; 12 U.S.C. 1701g-5c;

and section C, Delegation of Authority, 48 FR

49384, October 25, 1983; Section 7(d),

Department of Housing and Urban

Development Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 3535(d).

Dated: March 10, 1995

Andrew Cuomo,

Assistant Secretary for Community Planning

and Development.

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BILLING CODE 4210–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–930–1430–01; N–57973]

Notice of Realty Action; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following land in Elko

County, Nevada has been examined and

identified as suitable for disposal by

direct sale, under Section 203 and

Section 209 of the Federal Land Policy

and Management Act (FLPMA) of

October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713 and

1719) at no less than fair market value

as determined by an appraisal:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 35 N., R. 56 E.,

Sec. 30, lots 5, 13.

Comprising 17.34 acres, more or less.

The above described land is being

offered as a direct sale to Walter W. Bear

and Allie T. Bear. The land will not be

offered for sale until at least 60 days

after the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

Bureau of Land Management, Elko

Resource Area, 3900 E. Idaho Street,

Elko, Nevada.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land

has been identified as suitable for

disposal by the Elko Resource

Management Plan. The land is not

needed for any resource program and is

not suitable for management by the

Bureau or another Federal department

or agency. The proposal has been

reviewed and approved by the Elko

County Planning Commission.

The land is prospectively valuable for

oil and gas. Therefore, the mineral

estate, excluding oil and gas, will be

conveyed simultaneously with the sale

of the surface estate. Acceptance of the

direct sale offer will constitute an

application to purchase the mineral

estate having no known value. A

nonrefundable fee of $50.00 will be

required with the purchase money.

Failure to submit the purchase money

and the nonrefundable filing fee for the

mineral estate within the time frame

specified by the authorized officer will

result in cancellation of the sale.

Upon publication of this Notice of

Realty Action in the Federal Register

the lands will be segregated from all

forms of appropriation under the public

land laws, including the mining laws,

but not the mineral leasing laws or

disposals pursuant to Sections 203 and

209 of FLPMA. The segregation shall

terminate upon issuance of a patent or

other document of conveyance, upon

publication in the Federal Register of a

Notice of Termination of Segregation, or

270 days from date of this publication,

whichever occurs first.

The patent, when issued, will contain

the following reservations to the United

States:

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches

and canals constructed by the authority

of the United States, Act of August 30,

1890, (43 U.S.C. 945).

2. Oil and gas.

And would be subject to:

Those rights for powerline purposes

granted to Sierra Pacific Power Co., its

successors or assigns, by right-of-way

N–37156, pursuant to the Act of October

21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).

For a period of 45 days from the date

of publication in the Federal Register,

interested parties may submit comments