### Question
Can you define what responsible Department official means?


### Answer
**Responsible Department official** is defined as the following in *24 CFR § 1.2*:

> the Secretary or, to the extent of any delegation of authority by the Secretary to act under this part 1, any other Department official to whom the Secretary may hereafter delegate such authority.

#### Citation:
  - *24 CFR § 1.2*
  - Heading: **PART 1—NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—EFFECTUATION OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964**

