1、399 PART 4000BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERS PROGRAM Subpart ARules Regarding Access to In-formation Under the Freedom of Infor-mation Act Sec. 4000.1 Purpose and scope. 4000.2 Freedom of Information Act. AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 552; 12 U.S.C. 1715z-22. SOURCE: 74 FR 7813, Feb. 20, 2009, u
2、nless otherwise noted. Subpart ARules Regarding Ac-cess to Information Under the Freedom of Information Act 4000.1 Purpose and scope. This subpart establishes the Boards procedures governing access to records of the Board under the Freedom of In-formation Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 4000.2 Freedom of Inform
3、ation Act. (a) In general. While the Board is not part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Board follows the regulations promul-gated by HUD at subparts A and B (FOIA Disclosure Information) of part 15 (Public access to HUD records under the Freedom of Information Act and t
4、estimony and production of infor-mation by HUD employees) of Title 24 (Housing and Urban Development) of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), except as otherwise provided in this section. Any reference in 24 CFR 15.1 through 15.112 to HUD shall be construed to refer to the Board. In the event that
5、 the regulations at sub-parts A and B of part 15 of title 24 of the CFR subsequently are amended by HUD, the Board will follow those amended regulations. The following ad-ditional information is provided to im-plement 24 CFR 15.1 through 15.112 as such sections apply to the Board. (b) Requests for i
6、nformation. All re-quests to the Board for access to records of the Board should be directed to the attention of the Board at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Freedom of Infor-mation Act Office, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 10139, Washington, DC 204103000 (HUD Headquarter
7、s), where the Board maintains its principal place of business. Requestors should follow the directions for requesting records as provided in the regulations in 24 CFR part 15, subpart B. The public reading rooms for the Board are the reading rooms located at HUD Headquarters in Washington, DC. Due t
8、o security meas-ures at HUD Headquarters, an advance appointment to review the public com-ments must be scheduled by calling the FOIA Office at 2027083054 (this is not a toll-free number). (c) Requests for records. Initial deter-minations whether to grant requests for records of the Board will be ma
9、de by the Secretary of the Board or the designee of such official. Requests for records by mail should be addressed to the same address as that provided in paragraph (a) of this section. (d) Administrative appeal of initial de-termination to deny records. (1) Appellate determinations with respect to
10、 the records of the Board will be made by an official, designated by the Executive Director of the Board, who had no in-volvement in the initial determination of the request for records that is the subject of the appeal. (2) Appellate determinations with re-spect to requests for expedited proc-essin
11、g shall be made by the Secretary of the Board or the designee of such of-ficial. (3) Appeals should be addressed to the address provided in paragraph (a) of this section. (e) Delivery of process. Service of proc-ess will be received by Counselor to the Board or the designee of such official and shal
12、l be delivered to the address provided in paragraph (a) of this sec-tion to the attention of Counselor to the Board. PART 4001HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERS PROGRAM Subpart AHOPE for Homeowners ProgramGeneral Requirements Sec. 4001.01 Purpose of program. 4001.03 Requirements and delegated author-ity. 4001.05 Approval of mortgagees. 4001.07 Definitions. VerDate Mar2010 14:09 May 05, 2010 Jkt 220081 PO 00000 Frm 00409 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML220081.XXX 220081cprice-sewell on DSK89S0YB1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
