# Revocation of Orders of Succession for the Office of the Deputy Secretary
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Deputy Secretary, HUD.
**ACTION:**
Revocation of Orders of Succession.
**SUMMARY:**
In this document, the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development rescinds all previous Orders of Succession for the Office of the Deputy Secretary.
**DATES:**
November 13, 2017.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Office of Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 10100, Washington, DC 20410-6000, telephone (202) 402-5430. (This is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing- or speech-impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Section A. Revocation of Orders of Succession**
The Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development revokes and rescinds any Orders of Succession for the Office of Deputy Secretary that was signed by a previous Deputy Secretary or Acting Deputy Secretary, including Orders of Succession published in the *Federal Register* or published by memorandum.
**Section B. Authority Superseded**
This publication supersedes all prior Orders of Succession for the Office of the Deputy Secretary, including Orders of Succession published by memorandum on January 8, 2017 and August 4, 2017.
**Authority:**
Section 7(d) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).
Dated: November 13, 2017.
Pamela H. Patenaude,
Deputy Secretary.