Delegation of Authority for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer
| Published date | 05 November 2021 |
| Record Number | 2021-24250 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Housing And Urban Development Department |
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Act, as amended. The CISA
Cybersecurity Advisory Committee will
terminate two years from the date of its
establishment, unless extended by the
Secretary. For additional information on
the committee, please visit https://
cisa.gov/cisa-cybersecurity-advisory-
committee.
Alejandro N. Mayorkas,
Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2021–24254 Filed 11–4–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2021–0015]
Public Perceptions of Emerging
Technology
AGENCY
: Science and Technology
Directorate (S&T), Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION
: 30-Day Notice of Information
Collection; New request for comment,
1640–NEW.
SUMMARY
: DHS S&T will submit the
following Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The survey will collect
information from the public regarding
applications of artificial intelligence
(AI), including facial recognition. DHS
has already used or piloted AI-based
technologies in several of its key
functions, including customs and border
protection, transportation security, and
investigations. However, AI in general
and facial recognition in particular are
not without public controversy,
including concerns about bias, security,
and privacy. Therefore, understanding
how the public perceives these
technologies, and then designing and
deploying them in a manner responsive
to the public’s concerns, is critical in
gaining public support for DHS’s use of
these technologies.
DATES
: Comments are encouraged and
accepted until December 6, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
this proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments, identified by docket
number DHS–2021–0015, should be
submitted via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. The
comments submitted via this method
are visible to the Office of Management
and Budget and comply with the
requirements of 5 CFR 1320.12(c).
Please follow the instructions on the site
for submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Program Manager: Kathleen Deloughery,
kathleen.deloughery@hq.dhs.gov or
(202) 254–6189 (Not a toll free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: DHS, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq., provides the general public and
Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information.
DHS is soliciting comments on the
proposed information collection request
(ICR) that is described below. DHS is
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is
this collection necessary to the proper
functions of the Department; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
Department enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology? Please note that written
comments received in response to this
notice will be considered public
records.
Agency: Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
Title: Public Perceptions Of Emerging
Technologies.
OMB Number: Insert.
Frequency: One Per Request.
Affected Public: Individuals And
Households.
Number of Respondents: 3000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 12
Minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 600.
Dated: March 22, 2021.
Gregg Piermarini,
DHS S&T Chief Information Officer.
Editorial note: This document was
received for publication by the Office of the
Federal Register on November 2, 2021.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6299–D–01]
Delegation of Authority for the Office
of the Chief Financial Officer
AGENCY
: Office of the Secretary, HUD.
ACTION
: Notice of delegation of
authority.
SUMMARY
: In this notice, the Secretary of
HUD, pursuant to the Chief Financial
Officers Act of 1990 (CFO Act), which
established the position of the Chief
Financial Officer within HUD, is
delegating authority to the Chief
Financial Officer and the Deputy Chief
Financial Officer for certain
responsibilities with respect to the
financial management activities,
systems, and operations of the
Department.
DATES
: Applicable Date: October 29,
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: John
B. Shumway, Assistant General
Counsel, Administrative Law Division,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, at 451 7th Street SW,
Room 9262; Washington, DC 20410–
0500 or telephone number 1–202–402–
5190 (this is not a toll-free number).
Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 (this
is a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The
Secretary is delegating to the Chief
Financial Officer and the Deputy Chief
Financial Officer those responsibilities
enumerated in the CFO Act (31 U.S.C.
901 et seq.), and HUD’s Fiscal Year (FY)
2003 Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 108–
7, approved February 20, 2003), relating
to the financial management activities
related to the programs and operation of
HUD.
Accordingly, the Secretary delegates
as follows:
Section A. Authority Delegated
The Secretary hereby delegates the
following responsibilities, functions,
and duties to the Chief Financial Officer
and the Deputy Chief Financial Officer:
1. To serve as the principal advisor to
the Secretary on financial management;
2. To supervise, coordinate, and
establish policies to govern all financial
management activities and operations of
the Department consistent with the
requirements of law and regulation; to
oversee the development,
administration, and coordination of the
financial and accounting functions of
the Department; and to issue such
policies and directives as may be
necessary to carry out the duties of the
Chief Financial Officer;
3. To develop and maintain a
financial management system for the
Department (including accounting and
related transaction systems; internal
control systems; financial reporting
systems; and credit, cash and debt
management systems). To coordinate
systems for audit compliance with
external organizations that have
responsibilities for the use and
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management of funds and other
resources for which the Department has
responsibility;
4. To provide direction to ensure the
Department’s compliance with Office of
Management and Budget (OMB),
Government Accountability Office
(GAO), Department of the Treasury
(Treasury), and legislative accounting
and financial management
requirements; and to strengthen internal
accounting and administrative controls
to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in
Federal programs;
5. To assist in the financial execution
of the Department’s budget in relation to
actual expenditures and to prepare
timely performance reports for senior
managers;
6. To develop, maintain, and revise an
annual plan to bring the financial
management systems of the Department
into full compliance with established
policies and standards and to oversee
execution of the plan; and to estimate
resource requirements for the Office of
the Chief Financial Officer for inclusion
in the Department’s budget requests;
7. To coordinate with the Inspector
General to ensure that all Department
financial activities are regularly audited,
and to ensure that adopted
recommendations related to Department
financial management issues are
promptly implemented;
8. To be responsible for the financial
management needs of the Department,
to report to the Congress and to external
agencies such as OMB, the Treasury and
the GAO on financial management
performance, Department financial
statements, and other information
requests required by law and regulation,
and to develop and maintain a
departmental financial management
information system;
9. To provide policy direction and
guidance to the designated Comptrollers
of principal Department organizational
components, including the Federal
Housing Administration (FHA), and
Government National Mortgage
Association (GNMA), as well as other
departmental staff, with respect to
financial management policies,
standards, and responsibilities;
10. To process and sign
Apportionments/Reapportionments
Schedules and Advice of Allotments in
accordance with applicable OMB
Circulars;
11. Where not inconsistent with
regulations pertaining to proceedings
before administrative judges, to
establish and maintain policies and
procedures for claims collection and
coordinate claims collection activities in
the field offices and at Headquarters;
12. To appoint Disbursement and
Certifying Officers to approve the
disbursal of agency funds;
13. To serve as advisor to the
Secretary and to other departmental
officials in matters relating to budget
formulation and execution, and to
advise and assist program offices in
their budgetary responsibilities and
appraise the effectiveness of these
activities; advise on budget and fiscal
implications of policy and legislative
proposals; and administer the issuance
of staff ceilings and monitor staff usage
in the Department;
14. To continue to ensure that HUD
offices have an adequate system of
funds control, including working with
such offices to strengthen such controls
to prevent or mitigate any potential
Anti-deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341 et
seq.) violations; and
15. To implement and administer the
Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program
within the Emergency Homeowners’
Relief Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 2701
et seq.), in cooperation with HUD’s
Office of Policy Development and
Research and HUD’s Office of Housing.
The Secretary may revoke any
discretionary authority authorized
herein, in whole or part, at any time.
Section B. Authority Excepted
The authority delegated in this Notice
does not include the authority to sue
and be sued. The authority delegated to
the Deputy Chief Financial Officer
herein does not include the authority to
issue and waive regulations.
Section C. Authority To Redelegate
The Chief Financial Officer and the
Deputy Chief Financial Officer are
authorized to retain or redelegate
authorities delegated under Section A
above to the Assistant Chief Financial
Officers in the Office of the Chief
Financial Officer, with the exception of
the authority to issue and waive
regulations.
Section D. Authority Superseded
This delegation supersedes all prior
delegations of authority from the
Secretary to the Chief Financial Officer
and to the Deputy Chief Financial
Officer.
Authority: Section 7(d) of the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).
Dated: October 29, 2021.
Marcia L. Fudge,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–ES–2021–N185;
FX3ES11130300000–212–FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status
Reviews of Six Listed Animal and Plant
Species
AGENCY
: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION
: Notice of initiation of reviews;
request for information.
SUMMARY
: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year
status reviews under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended, for
three plant and three animal species. A
5-year status review is based on the best
scientific and commercial data available
at the time of the review; therefore, we
are requesting submission of any such
information that has become available
since the last review for the species.
DATES
: To ensure consideration, please
send your written information by
January 4, 2022. However, we will
continue to accept new information
about any listed species at any time.
ADDRESSES
: For instructions on how to
submit information for each species, see
the table in the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: To
request information, contact the
appropriate person in the table in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section or,
for general information, contact Laura
Ragan, via email at laura_ragan@fws.gov
or by phone at 612–713–5157.
Individuals who are hearing impaired or
speech impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at 800–877–8339 for TTY
assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: We are
initiating 5-year status reviews under
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
for three plant and three animal species.
A 5-year status review is based on the
best scientific and commercial data
available at the time of the review;
therefore, we are requesting submission
of any such information that has become
available since the last review for the
species.
Why do we Conduct 5-year reviews?
Under the ESA, we maintain Lists of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants (which we collectively refer
to as the List) in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for
animals) and 17.12 (for plants). Section
4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires us to
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