[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR7.11]



[Page 117-118]

 

                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 7_EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY; POLICY, PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS

--Table of Contents

 

  Subpart A_Equal Employment Opportunity Without Regard to Race, Color 

       Religion, Sex, National Origin, Age, Disability or Reprisal

 

Sec.  7.11  Responsibilities of the EEO Officers.



    Each EEO Officer is responsible for:

    (a) Advising the Director of EEO on matters affecting the 

implementation of the Department's EEO/ADR policies and programs in the 

organizational unit;

    (b) Developing and maintaining a program of equal employment 

opportunity for the organizational unit and ensuring that the program is 

carried out in an exemplary manner;

    (c) Publicizing to all employees of the organizational unit the name 

and



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address of the Director of EEO, the EEO Officer(s), and the EEO 

Counselor(s), the EEO Discrimination Complaint Manager(s), the Diversity 

Program Manager, ADR Officials, and the EEO complaint procedures;

    (d) Informing all managers and supervisors in the organizational 

unit of the responsibilities and objectives of the EEO Counselors, DCMs, 

ADR officials, EEO investigators, and of the EEO complaint process and 

the importance of cooperating and coordinating with all appropriate 

Department personnel to informally find solutions to problems brought to 

the EEO Officer's attention by current or former employees and 

applicants;

    (e) Evaluating and documenting the performance by the managers and 

supervisors in the organizational unit in carrying out their 

responsibilities under this subpart;

    (f) Seeking a resolution of EEO matters brought to their attention;

    (g) Designating a senior-level manager in Headquarters responsible 

for providing advice and guidance to managers and supervisors in 

removing barriers to EEO/ADR and in implementing all of their EEO 

responsibilities; and reviewing recruitment and personnel actions taken 

by managers and supervisors to ensure the achievement of EEO standards;

    (h) Designating the Administrative Officer (AO) or other 

Headquarters organizational unit official as the DCM to manage and 

direct the organization's EEO responsibilities. In making such 

designation, the EEO Officer shall ensure that the designation as the 

DCM does not otherwise conflict with the official duties of the employee 

so designated;

    (i) Designating a senior level Diversity Program Manager in HUD 

Headquarters to manage and direct the organization's Diversity Program 

and providing resources for diversity activities for its employees;

    (j) Ensuring the successful operation of the EEO/ADR Program by 

requiring management's support;

    (k) Approving and making reasonable accommodation to the known 

physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities 

unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the 

operations of Department; and

    (l) Adhering to and implementing the Department's policy on 

religious accommodation.



[66 FR 20564, Apr. 23, 2001, as amended at 69 FR 62173, Oct. 22, 2004]