[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Department of Housing and Urban Development Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD)
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
24 CFR Subtitles A and B
[Docket No. FR-5134-N-01]
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 4(b) of Executive Order 12866
``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' as amended, HUD is publishing its
agenda of regulations already issued or that it expects to be issued
over the next several months. The agenda also includes rules currently
in effect that are under review and describes those regulations that
may affect small entities, as required by section 602 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act. The purpose of publication of the agenda is to
encourage more effective public participation in the regulatory process
by providing the public with advance information about pending
regulatory activities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Santa Anna, Assistant General
Counsel for Regulations, Office of General Counsel, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410-0500; telephone (202) 708-3055. (This is not a
toll-free number.) A telecommunications device for hearing- and speech-
impaired individuals (TTY) is available at (800) 877-8339 (Federal
Information Relay Service).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning
and Review'' (58 FR 51735), as amended, requires each department or
agency to publish semiannually an agenda of: (1) regulations that the
department or agency has issued or expects to issue, and (2) rules
currently in effect that are under departmental or agency review. The
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 to 612) requires each
department or agency to publish semiannually a regulatory agenda of
rules expected to be proposed or promulgated that are likely to have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of ``small
entities,'' meaning small businesses, small organizations, or small
governmental jurisdictions.
Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act each
permits incorporation of the agenda required by these two
authorities with any other prescribed agenda. Therefore, the agenda
set out below combines the information required by Executive Order
12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act. In addition, the agenda
contains information not required by either the Executive order or
by the Regulatory Flexibility Act that HUD considers useful, to
better inform the public, and to enhance HUD's own inventory
control over its body of regulations.
Section 610(c) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act requires each
department or agency to publish annually a list of the rules that
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities and that are to be reviewed in accordance with the
requirements of section 610 during the succeeding 12 months.
Existing regulations that HUD proposes to amend by rules described
and published in this agenda are reviewed in accordance with the
principles of section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The
purpose of the review is to determine whether the rule should be
continued without change, amended, or rescinded. Proposed changes
to existing regulations provide the opportunity for HUD to conduct
a section 610 review.
HUD also is subject to rulemaking requirements set forth in
the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3531
et seq.). Section 7(o) of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(o)) requires that the Secretary
transmit to the congressional committees having jurisdictional
oversight of HUD (the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs, and the House Committee on Financial Services) a
semiannual agenda of all rules or regulations that are under
development or review by HUD. A rule appearing on the agenda cannot
be published for comment before or during the first 15 calendar
days after transmittal of the agenda. Section 7(o) provides that
if, within that period, either committee notifies the Secretary
that it intends to review any rule or regulation that appears on
the agenda, the Secretary must submit to both committees a copy of
the rule or regulation, in the form it is intended to be proposed,
at least 15 calendar days before it is published for comment. The
semiannual agenda published today is the agenda transmitted to the
committees in compliance with this requirement.
In this agenda, HUD has attempted to list all regulations and
regulatory reviews pending at the time of publication, except for
minor and routine or repetitive actions, but some may have been
inadvertently omitted or may have arisen too late to be included in
the published agenda. There is no legal significance to the
omission of an item from the agenda. Also, where a date is provided
for the next rulemaking action, the date is an estimate and is not
a commitment to act on or by the date shown.
In some cases, HUD has withdrawn rules that were placed on
previous agendas because the rules were never published. Withdrawal
of a rule does not necessarily mean that HUD will not proceed with
the subject of the rulemaking. Withdrawal merely is an indication
that HUD may assess the subject matter further and determine
whether rulemaking in that area is appropriate. Following such an
assessment, HUD may determine that certain rules listed as
withdrawn on today's agenda are appropriate. If that determination
is made, such rules will be included in a succeeding semiannual
agenda.
In addition, for a few rules that have been published as
proposed or interim rules and, therefore, require further
rulemaking, HUD has identified the timing of the next action stage
as ``undetermined.'' These are rules that are still under review by
HUD for which both a determination and the timing of the next
action stage has not yet been made.
The format of the agenda remains unchanged from previous
years. HUD's agenda items are divided first by program office.
Within each program office, the agenda items are divided into five
groups: (i) Pre-rulemaking actions; (ii) publication or other
implementation of notices of proposed rulemaking; (iii) publication
or other implementation of final rules; (iv) long-term rules; and
(v) completed actions. Within each grouping, rules are listed in
order by the part number of title 24 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) that is affected. Where a rule affects multiple
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parts of the CFR, the rule is listed by the first affected part
number.
Since the purpose of publication of the agenda is to encourage
more effective public participation in the regulatory process by
providing the public with early information about HUD's future
regulatory actions, HUD invites all interested members of the
public to comment on the rules listed in the agenda.
Dated: March 2, 2007.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Deputy Secretary.
Office of the Secretary--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1277 24 CFR 1 Nondiscrimination in Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial 2501-AD14
Assistance (FR-4981)..................................................................
1278 24 CFR 5 Refinement of Income and Rent Determinations in Public and Assisted Housing 2501-AD16
Programs (FR-4998)....................................................................
1279 24 CFR 5, subpart H Independent Public Accountant Roster (FR-5054).................... 2501-AD20
1280 24 CFR 5 Pet Ownership for the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities (FR-5127)........ 2501-AD31
1281 24 CFR 15 Revisions to Regulations Governing Business Information Under the Freedom of 2501-AD27
Information Act (FR-5092).............................................................
1282 24 CFR 24 Revision to Limited Denial of Participation Regulations (FR-5083)........... 2501-AD28
1283 2 CFR 24 Implementation of OMB Guidance on Non-Procurement Debarment and Suspension 2501-AD29
(FR-5071).............................................................................
1284 24 CFR 25 Mortgagee Review Board (FR-5082)............................................ 2501-AD26
1285 24 CFR 26 Hearing Procedures (FR-5084)................................................ 2501-AD24
1286 24 CFR 28 Implementation of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (FR-5085).... 2501-AD25
1287 24 CFR 30 Civil Money Penalties: Certain Prohibited Conduct (FR-5081)................. 2501-AD23
1288 24 CFR 50 Amendments to HUD's Environmental Regulations (FR-4954)..................... 2501-AD11
1289 24 CFR 92 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (FR-4833).............................. 2501-AC94
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Office of the Secretary--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1290 24 CFR 11 Access to Compliance Guidance (FR-5064)..................................... 2501-AD21
1291 24 CFR 81 HUD's Regulation of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) 2501-AD12
and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac): Housing Goals (FR-4960).
1292 24 CFR 81 Regulatory Amendments To Strengthen Prevention of Predatory Lending 2501-AD17
Practices (FR-5014)...................................................................
1293 24 CFR 84 Grants and Agreements--Uniform Requirements for All HUD Programs (FR-4930).. 2501-AD05
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Office of the Secretary--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1294 24 CFR 15 Public Access to HUD Records Under the FOIA and Production of Material or 2501-AD18
Provision of Testimony by HUD Employees (FR-5015).....................................
1295 24 CFR 15 Revision of Freedom of Information Act Regulations (FR-5069)................ 2501-AD22
1296 24 USC 28 Inflation Adjustment of Civil Money Penalty Amounts (FR-5104)............... 2501-AD30
1297 24 CFR 91 American Dream Downpayment Initiative (FR-4832)............................. 2501-AC93
1298 24 CFR 91 Timeliness Expenditure Standards for the Insular Areas Program (FR-5012).... 2501-AD15
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Office of Housing--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1299 24 CFR 200 Alternative Water Supply System (FR-5017).................................. 2502-AI37
1300 24 CFR 200 Requirement for Appraisers on the FHA Appraiser Roster, Technical 2502-AI40
Amendments (FR-5049)..................................................................
1301 24 CFR 200 Uniform Physical Condition Standards and Physical Inspection Requirements 2502-AI43
for Certain HUD Housing; Administrative Process for Assessment of Insured and Assisted
Properties (FR-5070)..................................................................
1302 24 CFR 200 Participation and Compliance Requirements (FR-5073)........................ 2502-AI47
1303 24 CFR 200 FHA Appraiser Roster Examination (FR-5112)................................. 2502-AI53
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1304 24 CFR 201 Permanent Foundations for Manufactured Housing (FR-5075)................... 2502-AI45
1305 24 CFR 203 One Dollar Home Sales to Local Governments (FR 4862)....................... 2502-AI15
1306 24 CFR 203 Delinquency, Default, and Loss Mitigation (FR-5102)........................ 2502-AI51
1307 24 CFR 203 Standards for Mortgagor's Investment in Mortgaged Property (FR-5087)....... 2502-AI52
1308 24 CFR 206 Home Equity Conversion Mortgages--Maximum Claim Amount (FR-5129)........... 2502-AI49
1309 24 CFR 206 Home Equity Conversion Mortgages--Loan Underwriting Standards and Mandatory 2502-AI50
Escrow Accounts (FR-5114).............................................................
1310 24 CFR 234 Insuring Certain Manufactured Homes as Condominiums (FR-5035).............. 2502-AI38
1311 24 CFR 234 FHA Mortgage Insurance for Individuals' Units in Two- and Three-Unit 2502-AI54
Condominiums (FR-5135)................................................................
1312 24 CFR 266 Housing Finance Agency Risk-Sharing Eligible Projects (FR-5065)............ 2502-AI42
1313 24 CFR 291 Disposition of HUD-Owned, Single-Family Assets in Asset Control Areas (FR- 2502-AH40
4988).................................................................................
1314 24 CFR 891 Project Design and Cost Standards (FR-5097)................................ 2502-AI48
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Office of Housing--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1315 24 CFR 200 Mark-to-Market Program Amendments (FR-4751)................................ 2502-AH86
1316 24 CFR 200 HUD Multifamily Rental and Health Care Facility Closing Documents (FR-4883) 2502-AI11
1317 24 CFR 200 Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program (FR-4927).............................. 2502-AI22
1318 24 CFR 203 Revisions to the Single-Family Mortgage Insurance Program (FR-4831)........ 2502-AI03
1319 24 CFR 203 and 206 Hybrid Adjustable Rate Mortgages--Additional Index (FR-4969)....... 2502-AI32
1320 24 CFR 206 HECM Counseling Standardization and Roster (FR-4989)....................... 2502-AI34
1321 24 CFR 214 Housing Counseling Program (FR-4798)....................................... 2502-AH99
1322 24 CFR 401 Renewal of Expiring Section 8 Project-Based Assistance Contracts (FR-4551). 2502-AI35
1323 24 CFR 3285 Model Manufactured Home Installation Standards (FR-4928).................. 2502-AI25
1324 24 CFR 3286 Manufactured Home Installation Program (FR-4812).......................... 2502-AH97
1325 24 CFR 3288 Manufactured Housing Dispute Resolution Program (FR-4813)................. 2502-AH98
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Office of Housing--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1326 24 CFR 200 Disposition of HUD-Owned Multifamily Projects; Purchaser's Compliance With 2502-AI24
State and Local Housing Laws and Requirements (FR-4941)...............................
1327 24 CFR 203.43 (b)(1) Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM): Cooperative Housing 2502-AH89
Developments (FR-4777)................................................................
1328 24 CFR 291 Disposition of HUD-Acquired, Single-Family Property Amendments (FR-4952)... 2502-AI27
1329 24 CFR 3500 et seq RESPA--Improving the Process for Obtaining Mortgages (FR-4727)..... 2502-AH85
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Office of Housing--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1330 24 CFR 203 Accelerated Claims and Asset Disposition Program (FR-4887)................. 2502-AI14
1331 24 CFR 234 Approval of Condominiums in Puerto Rico on Evidence of Presentment of Legal 2502-AI36
Documents (FR-5009)...................................................................
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Office of Community Planning and Development--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1332 24 CFR 570 Community Development Block Grant Program; Small Cities Program (FR-5013).. 2506-AC19
1333 24 CFR 583 Supportive Housing Program (FR-4616)....................................... 2506-AC07
1334 24 CFR 598 Empowerment Zones: Performance Standards for Utilization of Grant Funds (FR- 2506-AC16
4853).................................................................................
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Office of Community Planning and Development--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1335 24 CFR 574 Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) (FR-4708).............. 2506-AC11
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Government National Mortgage Association--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1336 24 CFR 320 Government National Mortgage Association: Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) 2503-AA19
Program--Payments to Securityholders; Book-Entry Procedures; and Financial Reporting
(FR-5063).............................................................................
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Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1337 24 CFR 100 Design and Construction Requirements; Compliance With ANSI A117.1 Standards 2529-AA92
(FR-5006).............................................................................
1338 24 CFR 135 Economic Opportunities for Low- and Very Low-Income Persons (FR-4983)...... 2529-AA91
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Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1339 24 CFR 115 Certification and Funding of State and Local Fair Housing Enforcement 2529-AA90
Agencies (FR-4748)....................................................................
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Office of Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1340 48 CFR 2409 HUDAR--Suspension and Debarment Procedures (FR-5098)...................... 2535-AA28
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Office of Administration--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1341 48 CFR 2401 HUD Acquisition Regulation (FR-4705)...................................... 2535-AA26
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Office of Public and Indian Housing--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1342 24 CFR 902 Revisions to the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) (FR-5094)......... 2577-AC68
1343 24 CFR 903 Streamlining Public Housing Programs (FR-4990)............................. 2577-AC59
1344 24 CFR 903 Implementation of Violence Against Women and Justice Department 2577-AC65
Reauthorization Act of 2005 for HUD Programs Under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (FR-
5056).................................................................................
1345 24 CFR 905 Capital Fund Program (FR-4880)............................................. 2577-AC50
1346 24 CFR 965 Revisions to PHA-Owned or Leased Projects--General Provisions (FR-5096).... 2577-AC71
1347 24 CFR 980 Energy Performance Contracts (FR-5057)..................................... 2577-AC66
1348 24 CFR 982 Housing Choice Voucher Program Homeownership Option; Eligibility of Units 2577-AC60
Not Yet Under Construction (FR-4991)..................................................
1349 24 CFR 982 Streamlining Tenant-Based HCVP Assistance and SEMAP (FR-5095).............. 2577-AC70
1350 24 CFR 983 Tax Credit Rents in Project-Based Units (FR-5034).......................... 2577-AC62
1351 24 CFR 990 Capital and Operating Funds for Debt Service and Financing Activities (FR- 2577-AC49
4843).................................................................................
1352 24 CFR 1000 Use of Indian Housing Block Grant Funds for Rental Assistance in Low- 2577-AC61
Income Housing Tax Credit Projects (FR-4999)..........................................
1353 24 CFR 1000 Implementation of Statutory Changes to the Indian Housing Block Grant 2577-AC67
Program (FR-4968).....................................................................
1354 24 CFR 1000 Indian Housing Block Grant Program--Annual Performance Due Date Extension 2577-AC74
(FR-5109).............................................................................
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Office of Public and Indian Housing--Final Rule Stage
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Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1355 24 CFR 941 Streamlined Mixed Finance Application Review (FR-4924)..................... 2577-AC55
1356 24 CFR 990 Public Housing Operating Fund Program; Revised Transition Funding Provision 2577-AC72
for Federal Fiscal Year 2007 (FR-5105)................................................
1357 24 CFR 990 Public Housing Operating Fund Program; Revised Transition Funding Schedule 2577-AC73
(FR-5108).............................................................................
1358 24 CFR 1000 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA): 2577-AC57
Revisions to the Indian Housing Block Grant Program Formula (FR-4938).................
1359 24 CFR 1000 Self-Insurance Plans Under the Indian Housing Block Grant Program (FR- 2577-AC58
4897).................................................................................
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Office of Public and Indian Housing--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1360 24 CFR 1000 Implementation of Statutory Revisions to NAHASDA (FR-4750)................ 2577-AC37
1361 24 CFR 1000 Use of Census Data in the Indian Housing Block Grant Program (FR-5055).... 2577-AC64
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Office of Public and Indian Housing--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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1362 24 CFR 902 Revisions to Troubled Agency-Recovery Process (FR-5008).................... 2577-AC63
1363 24 CFR 906 Technical and Conforming Amendments to the Public Housing Homeownership 2577-AC53
Program (FR-4891).....................................................................
1364 24 CFR 1000 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act; Minimum 2577-AC69
Funding Under the Indian Housing Block Grant Program (FR-5093)........................
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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Proposed Rule Stage
Office of the Secretary (HUDSEC)
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1277. NONDISCRIMINATION IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (FR-4981)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 29 USC 794; 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 5309; 42 USC 6103;
42 USC 2000d-1
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 1; 24 CFR 8; 24 CFR 146
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend the regulations implementing title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (title VI), section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (section 504), and the Age Discrimination
Act of 1975 (Age Discrimination Act). These statutes collectively
prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin,
disability, and age in programs or activities that receive federal
financial assistance. These proposed amendments have been coordinated
with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and are consistent with changes
made by numerous federal agencies (as coordinated by the DOJ) in a
final rule published August 26, 2003.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Bryan Greene, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban
Development
Phone: 202 619-8046
RIN: 2501-AD14
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1278. REFINEMENT OF INCOME AND RENT DETERMINATIONS IN PUBLIC AND
ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS (FR-4998)
Priority: Economically Significant Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437f; 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 3543; 42 USC
3544; 42 USC 3608
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 5; 24 CFR 92; 24 CFR 908
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under the Rental Housing Integrity Improvement Project
(RHIIP), HUD is seeking to refine regulations where they are unclear,
strengthen internal controls in HUD programs, and facilitate the full
implementation of the process of up-front verification of the income of
assisted families by public housing agencies.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Nicole Faison, Director, Office of Public Housing
Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public
and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0744
RIN: 2501-AD16
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1279. INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ROSTER (FR-5054)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 5, subpart H
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish a roster of independent public
accountants and public accounting firms (the IPA roster) that would be
authorized to perform audits or related services required by HUD. The
rule would establish the eligibility criteria for placement on the IPA
roster, and would also establish removal procedures for those
accountants and accounting firms that fail to maintain eligibility for
roster listing. HUD is proposing to establish the IPA roster because
the quality and accuracy of financial data submitted to the Department
begins with the selection of well-qualified accountants.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Hanson, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Departmental Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC), Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 475-7949
RIN: 2501-AD20
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1280. [bull] PET OWNERSHIP FOR THE ELDERLY AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
(FR-5127)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1701r-1; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 5
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would revise HUD's regulations that apply to
service animals in HUD-assisted housing serving elderly and disabled
families. Assistance animals work, provide assistance, or perform tasks
for the benefit of a person with a disability or are animals that
provide support to an individual with an emotional-related disability.
These animals, often referred to as service animals, support animals,
or therapy animals, provide disability-related functions including, but
not limited to, guiding individuals who are vision or hearing-impaired
to sounds or noises, providing protection or rescue assistance, pulling
a wheelchair, obtaining items, alerting individuals to impending
seizures and providing emotional support to persons who have a
disability-related need for such support. This rule would conform the
assistance animal provisions for HUD-assisted housing that serves
elderly and disabled families to the same requirements and procedures
that apply to HUD's other public housing programs.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Bryan Greene, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban
Development
Phone: 202 619-8046
RIN: 2501-AD31
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1281. REVISIONS TO REGULATIONS GOVERNING BUSINESS INFORMATION UNDER THE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FR-5092)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule clarifies and explains the procedures governing the
disclosure of commercial or financial information submitted to the
Department under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This rule would
revise the regulations on the procedures for release of confidential
business information to enable the Department, in cases where a
voluminous number of submitters are affected, to notify submitters by
posting or publishing notice in a place reasonably likely to accomplish
it. This rule also describes the process to be followed by submitters
seeking to object to a disclosure of commercial or financial
information. HUD is proposing to revise the regulations governing
disclosure of commercial or financial information to be more efficient,
efficacious, and informative in accordance with Executive Order 13392
on Improving Agency Disclosure of Information.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Vicky Lewis, Assistant Executive Secretary, Freedom of
Information Act, Office of Administration, Department of Housing and
Urban Development
Phone: 202 402-3054
RIN: 2501-AD27
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1282. REVISION TO LIMITED DENIAL OF PARTICIPATION REGULATIONS (FR-5083)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 41 USC 701 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d); 31 USC 6101 note;
EO 12689
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 24
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would revise and update the Department's Limited
Denial of Participation regulation. The regulations would be clarified
to state that any act or omission that would be cause for debarment
would be grounds for the issuance of an Limited Denial of Participation
(LDP). Additionally, the proposed rule would remove from the LDP
regulations debarment or suspension by another Federal agency as a
cause for issuance of an LDP because it is unnecessary as a majority of
federal agency suspensions and debarments have Governmentwide effect.
Lastly, this proposed rule would reinsert a provision governing the
information that is to be considered in deciding whether to terminate,
modify, or affirm an LDP, which was inadvertently removed in a previous
modification of the regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dane Narode, Assistant General Counsel, Office of
Program Enforcement, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Phone: 202 402-3555
RIN: 2501-AD28
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1283. IMPLEMENTATION OF OMB GUIDANCE ON NON-PROCUREMENT DEBARMENT AND
SUSPENSION (FR-5071)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 41 USC 701 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d); 31 USC 6101 note;
EO 12544 (3 CFR 1986 Comp p 189); EO 12689 (3 CFR 1989 Comp p 235)
CFR Citation: 2 CFR 2424; 24 CFR 24
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would relocate HUD's regulations governing
nonprocurement debarment and suspension to a new part in title 2 of the
Code of Federal Regulations. The relocation is part of a Governmentwide
initiative to create one location where the public can find both the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance for grants and
agreements and the associated federal agency implementing regulations.
The proposed new part would adopt the OMB guidance on nonprocurement
debarment and suspension and supplement it with HUD-specific
clarifications and additions. The proposed rule would also make
conforming changes to HUD regulations referencing the nonprocurement
debarment and suspension regulations. This regulatory action is an
administrative simplification that would make no substantive change in
HUD policy or procedures for nonprocurement debarment and suspension.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 03/23/07 72 FR 14016
NPRM Comment Period End 05/22/07
Final Action 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dane Narode, Assistant General Counsel, Office of
Program Enforcement, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Phone: 202 402-3555
RIN: 2501-AD29
_______________________________________________________________________
1284. MORTGAGEE REVIEW BOARD (FR-5082)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1708(c); 12 USC 1708(d); 12 USC 1709(s); 12 USC
1715b; 12 USC 1735f-14
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 25
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would make changes to the Department's Mortgagee
Review Board regulations to reflect statutory directives and amend
current practice. This rule would modify the procedures governing
sanction hearings to allow matters to move to the hearing officer
directly, rather than by referral of the hearing official. The rule
would also remove the requirements that the Board approve any action or
suspension or debarment. Additional revisions proposed by this rule
would remove provisions that unnecessarily duplicate the authorizing
statute and would clarify the authority and duties of the Board in
taking administrative
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action against FHA-approved mortgagees. This rule would separate and
clarify the grounds for administrative action and the factors
considered by the Board in evaluating whether to take administrative
action, as well as require the mortgagee to address these factors in
its response to the Board's notice of violation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dane Narode, Assistant General Counsel, Office of
Program Enforcement, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Phone: 202 402-3555
RIN: 2501-AD26
_______________________________________________________________________
1285. HEARING PROCEDURES (FR-5084)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 26
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend the hearing procedures applicable to
matters brought by HUD before hearing officers or before Administrative
Law Judges (pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act) to reflect
current practice and to conform more closely with statutory
requirements and amendments being made simultaneously to 24 CFR parts
25 and 28.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dane Narode, Assistant General Counsel, Office of
Program Enforcement, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Phone: 202 402-3555
RIN: 2501-AD24
_______________________________________________________________________
1286. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT OF 1986
(FR-5085)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 28 USC 2461 note; 31 USC 3801 to 3812; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 28
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend HUD's regulations implementing the
Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (PFCRA) to more closely
conform the regulations with the statute.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dane Narode, Assistant General Counsel, Office of
Program Enforcement, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Phone: 202 402-3555
RIN: 2501-AD25
_______________________________________________________________________
1287. CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES: CERTAIN PROHIBITED CONDUCT (FR-5081)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701q-1; 12 USC 1703; 12 USC 1723i; 12 USC
1735f-14; 12 USC 1735f-15; 15 USC 1717a; 28 USC 2461 note; 42 USC
1437z-1; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 30
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend HUD's regulations that govern the
imposition of civil money penalties. Specifically, HUD is adding a
definition of ``ability to pay,'' which is one of the factors used in
determining the appropriateness of any amount of civil money penalties.
The revised regulations would also amend the grounds for action against
mortgagees and lenders to specifically include failure to comply with
indemnification and other agreements with HUD or the Mortgagee Review
Board. Additionally, the revised regulation would require respondents,
in their responses to the prepenalty notice, to specifically address
the factors in determining appropriateness and amount of civil money
penalty, described in 24 CFR 30.80. Finally, this rule would make other
changes to conform to the authorizing statutes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dane Narode, Assistant General Counsel, Office of
Program Enforcement, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Phone: 202 402-3555
RIN: 2501-AD23
_______________________________________________________________________
1288. AMENDMENTS TO HUD'S ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS (FR-4954)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1707 note; 12 USC 1715z-13a(k); 15 USC 7001 et
seq; 25 USC 4226; 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 3547; 42 USC 4332; 42 USC
4852; 42 USC 12838; 42 USC 11331 to 11388; 42 USC 12701 to 12711; 42
USC 12741 to 12756; 42 USC 12901 to 12912; 42 USC 12905(h); 42 USC
1437x; 42 USC 3601 to 3619; 42 USC 4001 to 4028; 42 USC 5301 to 5315;
42 USC 5304(g); 44 USC 101 note; 44 USC 3504 note; 25 USC 4115;
Executive Order 11991; Executive Order 11988
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 50; 24 CFR 51; 24 CFR 55; 24 CFR 58; 24 CFR 91
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would make a number of revisions to HUD's
environmental regulations to reduce administrative barriers and speed
environmental reviews. This rule would expand HUD's regulatory waiver
authority for certain environmental provisions where there is good
cause and no adverse environmental impact will result. This change will
allow for a more streamlined and user-friendly process for
environmental review. The rule also would add an exemption to 24 CFR
part 55 (floodplain management) for special projects directed to the
removal of architectural barriers of properties located within
floodplains. It would also exempt minor repairs or improvements and
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special projects to remove architectural barriers for elderly persons
and persons with disabilities. In addition, the rule would make a
number of minor conforming changes to HUD's environmental regulations.
Finally, the rule would request public comments on advance proposals to
allow environmental submissions and notifications to be done
electronically.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local
Agency Contact: Walter D. Prybyla, Environmental Review Division,
Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and
Urban Development
Phone: 202 708-1201
RIN: 2501-AD11
_______________________________________________________________________
1289. HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (FR-4833)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 12701 to 12839; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 92
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would change the HOME regulations with respect to
Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) performance measures,
CHDO conflict of interest provisions, and other policies related to
CHDOs. It would also clarify the distinction between housing and
facilities and make other corrections and clarifications.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Program Policy Division,
Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and
Urban Development
Phone: 202 402-4606
RIN: 2501-AC94
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Long-Term Actions
Office of the Secretary (HUDSEC)
_______________________________________________________________________
1290. ACCESS TO COMPLIANCE GUIDANCE (FR-5064)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish new regulations designed to assist
HUD program participants and regulated entities in their compliance
with HUD statutes and regulations by providing, in certain
circumstances, advance informal legal guidance on matters that may
otherwise lead to enforcement actions. Specifically, the regulations
would offer participants in HUD programs, including HUD's assistance
programs (all forms of assistance) and loan insurance and guarantee
programs, and entities regulated under statutes administered by HUD,
such as the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the opportunity,
under specified conditions, to seek informal legal guidance in the form
of interpretative letters or no-action letters (compliance guidance)
from HUD.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Camille E. Acevedo, Associate General Counsel for
Legislation and Regulations, Office of General Counsel, Department of
Housing and Urban Development
Phone: 202 402-1793
RIN: 2501-AD21
_______________________________________________________________________
1291. HUD'S REGULATION OF THE FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
(FANNIE MAE) AND THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FREDDIE
MAC): HOUSING GOALS (FR-4960)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1451 et seq; 12 USC 1716 to 1723h; 12 USC 4501
to 4641; 28 USC 2461 note; 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 3601 to 3619
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 81
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking advises of HUD's intention to develop, by
regulation, a provision that recognizes and takes into consideration
the impact of certain factors that may impact the GSEs' ability to
achieve the housing goals in certain years, and solicits proposals on
how such a provision should be structured and implemented.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 11/02/04 69 FR 63576
ANPRM Comment Period End 12/17/04
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sandra Fostek, Director, Office of Government Sponsored
Enterprises Oversight, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and
Urban Development
Phone: 202 402-2233
Paul S. Ceja, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Phone: 202 402-5085
RIN: 2501-AD12
_______________________________________________________________________
1292. REGULATORY AMENDMENTS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION OF PREDATORY
LENDING PRACTICES (FR-5014)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1451 et seq; 12 USC 1716 et seq; 12 USC 4501 et
seq; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 81
Legal Deadline: None
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Abstract: Pursuant to the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety
and Soundness Act of 1992 (FHEFSSA), the Secretary is responsible for
establishing, monitoring, and enforcing the level of annual housing
goals that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (two housing Government-Sponsored
Enterprises or GSEs) are required to achieve and for determining
whether a GSE will receive full, partial, or no credit towards the
housing goals for mortgages each purchases or guarantees. The Secretary
is also charged with monitoring the GSEs' compliance with the Fair
Housing Act. HUD's regulations prohibit goals credit for HOEPA
mortgages as defined under the Home Ownership Equity Protection Act and
for mortgages with unacceptable terms and conditions as defined in
HUD's regulations. The Department enacted these provisions to ensure
that the GSEs do not purchase loans that actually harm borrowers and
support unfair lending practices. For that reason, HUD determined in
its 2000 rulemaking, and reiterated in its 2004 rulemaking, that the
GSEs should not receive the incentive of goals credit for purchasing
high cost mortgages, including mortgages with unacceptable features.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/07/06 71 FR 33144
NPRM Comment Period End 08/07/06
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sandra Fostek, Director, Office of Government Sponsored
Enterprises Oversight, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and
Urban Development
Phone: 202 402-2233
RIN: 2501-AD17
_______________________________________________________________________
1293. GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS--UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL HUD PROGRAMS
(FR-4930)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 84; 24 CFR 85
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Based on a proposal by OMB that would publish, in a single
title in the CFR, all of OMB's guidance concerning Federal agency
grants and agreements, HUD proposes to simplify the Department's
requirements for grants, nonprocurement agreements, and other financial
assistance by establishing these standards as uniform for all HUD
programs, except when statutory authority provides otherwise. This rule
would also make several technical corrections to cross-references.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Barbara Dorf, Director, Office of Departmental Grants
Management and Oversight, Office of Administration, Department of
Housing and Urban Development
Phone: 202 708-0667
RIN: 2501-AD05
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Completed Actions
Office of the Secretary (HUDSEC)
_______________________________________________________________________
1294. PUBLIC ACCESS TO HUD RECORDS UNDER THE FOIA AND PRODUCTION OF
MATERIAL OR PROVISION OF TESTIMONY BY HUD EMPLOYEES (FR-5015)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 15
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 02/26/07 72 FR 8580
Final Action Effective 03/28/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John W. Herold
Phone: 202 708-2568
RIN: 2501-AD18
_______________________________________________________________________
1295. REVISION OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REGULATIONS (FR-5069)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 15
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/05/06 71 FR 58994
Final Action 03/15/07 72 FR 12540
Final Action Effective 04/16/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Vicky Lewis
Phone: 202 402-3054
RIN: 2501-AD22
_______________________________________________________________________
1296. [bull] INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONEY PENALTY AMOUNTS (FR-
5104)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 28 USC 2461 note; 31 USC 3801; 12 USC 1701q-1; 12 USC
1703; 12 USC 1723i; 12 USC 1735f-15; 15 USC 1717a; 42 USC 1437z-1; 12
USC 1451 et seq; 12 USC 1716 through 1723h; 12 USC 4501 through 4641;
42 USC 3601 through 3619; 29 USC UC 794; 42 USC 2000d-1; 42 USC 5301
through 5320; 42 USC 6103; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 USC 28; 24 USC 30; 24 USC 81; 24 USC 180; 24 USC 3282;
24 CFR 3500
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This final rule revises HUD's civil money penalty regulations
to make inflation adjustments to the civil money penalties imposed by
HUD, as required by statute. The applicable statute mandates the
adjustments and the formula used to calculate them.
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HUD also takes this opportunity to delete duplicative language in its
regulation for hearing procedures in civil rights matters.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 02/06/07 72 FR 5586
Final Action Effective 03/08/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dane Narode, Assistant General Counsel, Office of
Program Enforcement, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Phone: 202 402-3555
RIN: 2501-AD30
_______________________________________________________________________
1297. AMERICAN DREAM DOWNPAYMENT INITIATIVE (FR-4832)
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 92
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/04/07 72 FR 16678
Final Action Effective 05/04/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Virginia Sardone
Phone: 202 402-4606
RIN: 2501-AC93
_______________________________________________________________________
1298. TIMELINESS EXPENDITURE STANDARDS FOR THE INSULAR AREAS PROGRAM
(FR-5012)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 91; 24 CFR 570
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 03/15/07 72 FR 12534
Final Action Effective 04/16/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local
Agency Contact: Stephen Rhodeside
Phone: 202 402-7375
RIN: 2501-AD15
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Housing (OH)
_______________________________________________________________________
1299. ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM (FR-5017)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1702 to 1715z-21; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200; 24 CFR 203
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Current HUD mortgage insurance regulations establish minimum
property standards for insured single-family housing, which include the
requirement that each home with a mortgage to be insured have a
``continuous'' water supply that is capable of delivering water at a
flow of 5 gallons per minute over at least 4 hours. However, in some
geographical areas and under certain conditions, it may be beneficial
for HUD to insure mortgages for housing where it is not possible for
the housing to have a water supply that meets this standard. Therefore,
this rule would permit HUD to insure housing with alternative water
supplies under certain conditions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Peter Gillispie, Home Valuation Policy Division,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 708-2121
RIN: 2502-AI37
_______________________________________________________________________
1300. REQUIREMENT FOR APPRAISERS ON THE FHA APPRAISER ROSTER, TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS (FR-5049)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1702 to 1715z to 21; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule makes technical amendments to the requirements
found in 24 CFR 200.206 to eliminate any outdated reference to Handbook
4150.2, which will be superseded. The rule replaces the outdated
handbook reference with a general reference to the Department's
directives and policies.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James Beavers, Acting Director, Office of Single Family
Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-2205
RIN: 2502-AI40
_______________________________________________________________________
1301. UNIFORM PHYSICAL CONDITION STANDARDS AND PHYSICAL INSPECTION
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN HUD HOUSING; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS FOR
ASSESSMENT OF INSURED AND ASSISTED PROPERTIES (FR-5070)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1702 to 1715z-21; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: HUD assesses the physical conditions of multifamily
properties and notifies owners of the assessment of their multifamily
housing. The owners, under certain circumstances, are provided an
opportunity to seek a technical review of HUD's physical condition
assessment, and HUD may take action in certain cases where the housing
is found not to be in compliance with the physical condition standards.
In order to improve uniformity in the technical review
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request process, this rule would makes minor changes to the timeframes
for requesting technical review. Specifically, this change would
implement a standard timeframe for the submission of a request for a
technical review for both physical inspection results that are
transmitted to the owner via the Internet or by hard copy by certified
mail. HUD believes that coordinating the timeframe for the request for
a technical review is less confusing to its clients and multifamily
field offices.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Eric Ramsey, Housing Project Manager, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-2549
RIN: 2502-AI43
_______________________________________________________________________
1302. PARTICIPATION AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS (FR-5073)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 12 USC 1702 to 1715z-21
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to revise HUD's rules on previous
participation filings, including a new system of identifying
participating parties and their roles--specially newer housing programs
and revised hospitals in the rule's coverage--and revise the due
process requirements of the rules.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: William Hill, Director of Policy and Participations
Standards Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office
of Housing
Phone: 202 402-2625
RIN: 2502-AI47
_______________________________________________________________________
1303. [bull] FHA APPRAISER ROSTER EXAMINATION (FR-5112)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1702 to 1715z-21
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would revise eligibility requirements for
candidates who wish to be placed on the Federal Housing Administration
(FHA) Appraiser Roster. Only appraisers on the roster may perform
required appraisals of properties that are to serve as security for
FHA-insured, single-family mortgages. Under the current regulation,
candidates must have a State appraisal license or certification; pass a
HUD examination on FHA appraisal methods and reporting; and not be
included on the General Services Administration's Suspension and
Debarment List, HUD's Limited Denial of Participation List, or HUD's
Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System. This rule would revise
the current regulation to eliminate the HUD examination requirement.
HUD is proposing this change as part of an ongoing effort to align its
business practices with the conventional lending industry,
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Joyce Richardson, Director, Home Valuation Policy
Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of
Housing
Phone: 202 402-2507
RIN: 2502-AI53
_______________________________________________________________________
1304. PERMANENT FOUNDATIONS FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING (FR-5075)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1703; 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 5301 to 5320
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 201; 24 CFR 203
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend HUD's regulations governing
manufactured homes that are to be the security for a title II Federal
Housing Administration (FHA) insured mortgage. The current regulations
contain prescriptive requirements pertaining to permanent foundations
that do not provide for flexibility of design. HUD proposes to remove
these requirements for both existing and new construction manufactured
homes and instead defer to the requirements established by the Model
Manufactured Home Installation Standards (Model Installation
Standards). (A separate rule would establish the minimum acceptable
standards nationwide for the installation and set-up of manufactured
homes.) This rule will not supplant the current installation
requirements entirely, but will permit them to be used in cases of FHA
refinance transactions for any existing manufactured home that is
currently security for an FHA-insured loan and which met FHA
requirements at the time of the original endorsement. The rule would
also amend HUD's regulations governing manufactured homes that are to
be security for a title I FHA-insured mortgage. The proposed rule would
promote affordable housing.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James Beavers, Acting Director, Office of Single Family
Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-2205
RIN: 2502-AI45
_______________________________________________________________________
1305. ONE DOLLAR HOME SALES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (FR 4862)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1710; 12 USC 1715z -11a; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 203; 24 CFR 291
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This program allows properties that have been offered to the
public for sale for 6 or more months and are not presently under a
sales contract to be removed from the market and offered exclusively to
local governments for $1 plus closing costs.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Gerard P. Donahoe, Housing Program/Policy Specialist,
Office of Single Family Asset Management, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-3951
RIN: 2502-AI15
_______________________________________________________________________
1306. [bull] DELINQUENCY, DEFAULT, AND LOSS MITIGATION (FR-5102)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1709; 12 USC 1710; 12 USC 1715b; 12 USC 1715u;
42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 203
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would consolidate and amend HUD regulations
relating to delinquency, default servicing, and HUD's loss mitigation
program. Many of the delinquency, default servicing, and loss
mitigation regulations would be redesignated into a new subpart. The
rule also includes several new provisions designed to encourage loss
mitigation efforts on the part of mortgages. These amendments and
reorganizations are designed to provide greater clarity and simplicity
about loss mitigation requirements, strengthen efforts to minimize
mortgage delinquency, and increase loss mitigation options.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Leslie Bromer, Office of Single Family Asset
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of
Housing
Phone: 202 402-2309
RIN: 2502-AI51
_______________________________________________________________________
1307. [bull] STANDARDS FOR MORTGAGOR'S INVESTMENT IN MORTGAGED PROPERTY
(FR-5087)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1709; 12 USC 1710; 12 USC 1715z-16; 12 USC
1715u; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 203
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Through this rule, HUD submits, for public comment, specific
standards governing a mortgagor's investment in property for which the
mortgage is insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).
Specifically, this rule would codify HUD's longstanding practice,
authorized by statute, of allowing a mortgagor's investment to be
derived from gifts by family members and certain organizations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James Beavers, Acting Director, Office of Single Family
Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-2205
RIN: 2502-AI52
_______________________________________________________________________
1308. [bull] HOME EQUITY CONVERSION MORTGAGES--MAXIMUM CLAIM AMOUNT (FR-
5129)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1715z-20; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule changes the date for valuation for the purpose of
setting the maximum claim amount from the appraisal report to the
closing date.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James Beavers, Acting Director, Office of Single Family
Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-2205
RIN: 2502-AI49
_______________________________________________________________________
1309. [bull] HOME EQUITY CONVERSION MORTGAGES--LOAN UNDERWRITING
STANDARDS AND MANDATORY ESCROW ACCOUNTS (FR-5114)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1715z-20; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will establish underwriting standards for borrowers
under the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Insurance (HECM) program and
provide mandatory escrow accounts for taxes and insurance for those
borrowers not meeting established underwriting criteria. These new
standards and requirements will be added to regulations that currently
govern the HECM program and will be inserted by adding new section
206.38 to the current provisions of 24 CFR.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Betsy McDaniel, Housing Program Specialist, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-4465
RIN: 2502-AI50
_______________________________________________________________________
1310. INSURING CERTAIN MANUFACTURED HOMES AS CONDOMINIUMS (FR-5035)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1715y
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 234
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: HUD's regulations at 24 CFR part 234 provide for the
insurance of condominiums. Section 234.1 of these regulations excepts
manufactured homes from being insured as
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condominiums. This regulation will amend part 234 to provide that
manufactured homes in condominiums that have received support from
State or local governments may be insured as condominiums. The support
provided must be significant, tangible, and direct.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Maynard Curry, Office of Insured Single Family Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-2216
RIN: 2502-AI38
_______________________________________________________________________
1311. [bull] FHA MORTGAGE INSURANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS' UNITS IN TWO- AND
THREE-UNIT CONDOMINIUMS (FR-5135)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1715y; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 234
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend the definition of ``project'' in HUD's
condominium regulations to consist of two or more family units.
Currently, a project is a structure or structures containing four or
more units. There are a number of two and three unit condominiums that
would benefit from the availability of FHA mortgage insurance. There
appears to be significant risk of loss between projects consisting of
four or more units and those consisting of two or more units.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Maynard Curry, Office of Insured Single Family Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-2216
RIN: 2502-AI54
_______________________________________________________________________
1312. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY RISK-SHARING ELIGIBLE PROJECTS (FR-5065)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1707; 24 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 266
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule would revise HUD's regulations governing
the Housing Finance Agency Risk-Sharing Program. The proposed rule
would amend the regulations to allow for the refinancing of section 202
Direct Loans with project-based section 8 assisted units (or assisted
units under other rental assistance agreements) with mortgages that are
supported by the actual unit rents being or to be collected, even
though such rent may exceed market rents. This proposed rule is
intended to facilitate such projects ability to use the proceeds from
the refinancing to refinance the existing indebtedness and to carry out
repairs or improvements to the property or to provide services to
tenants.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Joseph E. Malloy, Deputy Director of Multifamily
Housing Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Office of Housing, Office of Insured Multifamily Housing, Development
Phone: 202 402-2524
RIN: 2502-AI42
_______________________________________________________________________
1313. DISPOSITION OF HUD-OWNED, SINGLE-FAMILY ASSETS IN ASSET CONTROL
AREAS (FR-4988)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1710(h); 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 291
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would implement a program to make available HUD-
held, single-family assets for sale to governmental organizations and
nonprofits for use in homeownership programs to revitalize certain
areas. Under the program, HUD would identify revitalization areas by
applying specified economic and housing criteria. Eligible purchasers,
that is, units of general local government and nonprofit organizations,
may establish an Asset Control Area within a revitalization area and
commit by contract to purchase, at a discount, all HUD-owned, single-
family homes that become available in that area for a time frame
specified by the contract. By statute, these purchasers are to be given
preference. The entities would then improve and sell the assets
pursuant to a HUD-approved plan to encourage homeownership and
revitalize the area.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Ivery Himes, Director, Asset Management and Disposition
Division, Single Family Housing, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-5628
RIN: 2502-AH40
_______________________________________________________________________
1314. [bull] PROJECT DESIGN AND COST STANDARDS (FR-5097)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701q; 42 USC 1437f; 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC
8013
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 891
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would revise HUD's regulations that govern the
project design and cost standards for HUD's supportive housing for the
elderly and persons with disabilities programs. Regulations that
establish HUD's supportive housing for the elderly program (Section 202
program) and HUD's supportive housing for persons with disabilities
program (Section 811 program) are set forth at 24 CFR part 891. Under
part 891, Section 202 and Section 811 project sponsors are prohibited
from using HUD funds for certain project amenities including, but not
limited to swimming pools, private balconies, dishwashers, and washers
and dryers. This rule would remove certain items from the list of
restricted
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amenities. Specifically, this rule would allow project sponsors to use
HUD funds for dishwashers in individual supportive housing units for
the elderly and independent living projects for persons with
disabilities. In addition, a clarification would be made for Section
811 group homes to allow for the inclusion of dishwashers and washers
and dryers.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Aretha Williams, Housing Project Manager, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-2480
RIN: 2502-AI48
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Final Rule Stage
Office of Housing (OH)
_______________________________________________________________________
1315. MARK-TO-MARKET PROGRAM AMENDMENTS (FR-4751)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 107-116, title VI
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200; 24 CFR 401
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would implement a number of changes to the Mark-to-
Market program, HUD's mortgage restructuring program for FHA-insured
projects with project-based section 8 assistance, to facilitate
processing based on statutory changes and HUD's technical operational
experience in administering the program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/14/06 71 FR 13222
NPRM Comment Period End 05/15/06
Final Action 10/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Marilyn E. Carlson, Senior Advisor, FHA, Office of
Affordable Housing Preservation, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-4744
RIN: 2502-AH86
_______________________________________________________________________
1316. HUD MULTIFAMILY RENTAL AND HEALTH CARE FACILITY CLOSING DOCUMENTS
(FR-4883)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1702 to 1715z-21; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend certain Federal Housing Administration
(FHA) regulations to update these regulations to reflect current HUD
policy in the area of multifamily rental projects. In developing a set
of comprehensive documents for use in the FHA mortgage programs for
multifamily rental projects, HUD identified outdated language and
policies that not only needed to be changed in closing documents but in
HUD's regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/02/04 69 FR 46210
NPRM Comment Period End 10/01/04
Final Action 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John J. Daly, Associate General Counsel for Insured
Housing, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban
Development
Phone: 202 402-1274
RIN: 2502-AI11
_______________________________________________________________________
1317. HOSPITAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM (FR-4927)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1715b; 12 USC 1715n; 12 USC 1715z -7; 42 USC
3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200; 24 CFR 242
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule revises the regulations governing mortgage insurance
for hospitals. It updates and incorporates some earlier provisions that
currently are not published as part of the FHA regulations. Further,
the rule adds new provisions to make them consistent with current
industry practices. The rule also codifies the relevant regulations
dealing with hospital mortgage insurance in one part, and therefore
makes the regulations more user-friendly.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/10/05 70 FR 1750
NPRM Comment Period End 03/11/05
Final Action 08/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Roger Miller, Director, Office of Insured Health Care
Facilities, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of
Housing
Phone: 202 402-2004
RIN: 2502-AI22
_______________________________________________________________________
1318. REVISIONS TO THE SINGLE-FAMILY MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM (FR-
4831)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1709; 12 USC 1710; 12 USC 1715b; 12 USC 1715u;
42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 203
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In response to a statutory change, this rule revises certain
regulations under the Single-Family Mortgage Insurance Program that
govern actions by mortgagees with respect to mortgages in default. The
rule also amends other regulations under the program to make them
consistent with industry practices. The Department believes that these
changes will help to increase the administrative efficiency of the
Single-Family Mortgage Insurance Program.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/10/04 69 FR 65324
NPRM Comment Period End 01/10/05
Final Action 10/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Leslie Bromer, Office of Single Family Asset
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of
Housing
Phone: 202 402-2309
RIN: 2502-AI03
_______________________________________________________________________
1319. HYBRID ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES--ADDITIONAL INDEX (FR-4969)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1709; 12 USC 1710; 12 USC 1715b; 12 USC 1715z-
16; 12 USC 1715u; 42 USC 3535(d); 12 USC 1715z-20i
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 203 and 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule adds the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as
an acceptable index for the rate of HUD-Insured Adjustable Rate
Mortgage (ARM) products including forward mortgages and HECM loans.
Under current regulations, only the weekly average yield of U.S.
Treasury securities, adjusted to a constant maturity of 1 year
(commonly referred to as the Constant Maturity Treasury index or CMT),
may be used to adjust interest rates on HUD-Insured ARMs.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/19/06 71 FR 35370
NPRM Comment Period End 08/18/00
Final Action 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James Beavers, Acting Director, Office of Single Family
Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-2205
RIN: 2502-AI32
_______________________________________________________________________
1320. HECM COUNSELING STANDARDIZATION AND ROSTER (FR-4989)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1715b; 12 USC 1715z to 1720; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish specific standards to ensure the
quality of HECM counseling being provided by HUD-approved counseling
agencies. The rule would establish a set of requirements for HECM
counselors and mandate that only counselors who meet HUD's standards be
permitted by HUD to provide HECM counseling.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/08/07 72 FR 870
NPRM Comment Period End 03/09/07
Final Action 10/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James Beavers, Acting Director, Office of Single Family
Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-2205
RIN: 2502-AI34
_______________________________________________________________________
1321. HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAM (FR-4798)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 214
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish regulations for the Department's
Housing Counseling program, as authorized by the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968, and for which, the past several years, notices
of funding availability are issued on an annual basis. Establishment of
regulations would assist homeowners and tenants in improving their
housing conditions and in meeting the responsibilities of homeownership
and tenancy. This rule would adopt, without substantive change, the
housing counseling program requirements with which grantees and Housing
Counseling agencies are already familiar.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/23/04 69 FR 77118
NPRM Comment Period End 02/22/05
Final Action 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Ruth Roman, Director, Single Family Program Support
Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of
Housing
Phone: 202 402-2112
RIN: 2502-AH99
_______________________________________________________________________
1322. RENEWAL OF EXPIRING SECTION 8 PROJECT-BASED ASSISTANCE CONTRACTS
(FR-4551)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1715z-1; 12 USC 1735f -19(b); 42 USC
1437f(c)(8); 42 USC 1437f note; 42 USC 1437f(t); 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 401; 24 CFR 402
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule would revise current HUD regulations that
govern the renewal of expiring section 8 project-based assistance
contracts. Specifically, the proposed rule would amend the regulations
to include tenant protections in the case of a contract that is not
renewed and establish rent levels when an expiring contract is renewed.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/12/06 71 FR 2126
NPRM Comment Period End 03/13/06
Final Action 12/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Office of Housing
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Phone: 202 402-3000
RIN: 2502-AI35
_______________________________________________________________________
1323. MODEL MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION STANDARDS (FR-4928)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 5403; 42 USC 5404; 42 USC 5424
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 3280; 24 CFR 3285
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, 12 months after receiving standards.
Abstract: This rule would establish new Model Manufactured Home
Installation Standards (the Installation Standards) for the
installation of new manufactured homes. The National Manufactured
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 as amended by the
Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (the Act), requires that
the Secretary establish model Installation Standards within 12 months
of receiving proposed model installation standards from the
Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 04/26/05 70 FR 21498
NPRM Comment Period End 06/27/05
Final Action 10/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: William W. Matchneer III, Associate Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Manufactured Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-7249
RIN: 2502-AI25
_______________________________________________________________________
1324. MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION PROGRAM (FR-4812)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 5401 et seq
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 3286
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, December 27, 2005, Program to be
established not later than 5 years after enactment of PL 106-569.
Abstract: HUD is required under the Manufactured Housing Improvement
Act of 2000 to establish an installation program that includes: (1)
Installation standards; (2) the training and licensing of manufactured
home installers; and (3) inspection of the installation of manufactured
homes. HUD's program will be established in states that do not have
their own qualifying installation program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 03/10/03 68 FR 11448
ANPRM Comment Period End 04/24/03
NPRM 06/14/06 71 FR 34476
NPRM Comment Period End 08/14/06
Final Action 12/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: William W. Matchneer III, Associate Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Manufactured Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-7249
RIN: 2502-AH97
_______________________________________________________________________
1325. MANUFACTURED HOUSING DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM (FR-4813)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 5401 et seq
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 3288
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, December 27, 2005, Program to be
established not later than 5 years after enactment of PL 106-569.
Abstract: Under the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000, HUD
is required to establish a program for the timely resolution of
disputes among manufacturers, retailers, and installers of manufactured
homes regarding responsibility for defects in manufactured homes, and
for the issuance of appropriate orders for the correction or repair of
defects in manufactured homes that are reported during the one year
period beginning on the date of installation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM 03/10/03 68 FR 11452
ANPRM Comment Period End 04/24/03
NPRM 10/20/05 70 FR 61178
NPRM Comment Period End 12/19/05
Final Action 06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: William W. Matchneer III, Associate Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Manufactured Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-7249
RIN: 2502-AH98
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_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Long-Term Actions
Office of Housing (OH)
_______________________________________________________________________
1326. DISPOSITION OF HUD-OWNED MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS; PURCHASER'S
COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL HOUSING LAWS AND REQUIREMENTS (FR-4941)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701 to 1715z-21; 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC
3535(i)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200; 24 CFR 290
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule revises HUD's regulations governing the disposition
of multifamily projects that are HUD-owned or secured by a HUD-held
mortgage that is being foreclosed to implement statutory amendments
made by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004. The rule would
require a potential purchaser of such a project to certify that all
other projects owned by the purchaser, and located in the same city or
town as the project being purchased, are in substantial compliance with
applicable State or local government housing statutes, regulations,
ordinances, and codes. A purchaser of a multifamily project from a
State or local government that previously had acquired the property
from HUD would also be required to submit evidence of substantial
compliance with applicable State or local housing requirements. The
rule would also expand the scope of the participation and compliance
requirements for HUD's Federal Housing Administration programs to
include purchasers of multifamily housing projects from State or local
governments, where the property had been previously been acquired by
the State or local government from HUD. The rule follows publication of
an August 5, 2005, proposed rule and takes into consideration the
public comments on the proposed rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/05/05 70 FR 45492
NPRM Comment Period End 10/04/05
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Janet Golrick, Assistant to the Deputy Assistant
Director for Multifamily, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-3998
RIN: 2502-AI24
_______________________________________________________________________
1327. HOME EQUITY CONVERSION MORTGAGES (HECM): COOPERATIVE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS (FR-4777)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1715b; 12 USC 1715z to 1720; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 203; 24 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would expand the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage
(HECM) program to cover approved cooperative housing developments. The
rule would implement an amendment to the National Housing Act that
authorizes HUD to insure HECM mortgages in cooperative housing
developments. The expansion of the HECM program, in the Department's
view, would contribute to the effort to broaden reverse mortgage
financing opportunities for elderly homeowners.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Richard Bradley, Office of Single Family Program
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of
Housing
Phone: 202 402-2326
RIN: 2502-AH89
_______________________________________________________________________
1328. DISPOSITION OF HUD-ACQUIRED, SINGLE-FAMILY PROPERTY AMENDMENTS
(FR-4952)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1710(g); 12 USC 1710(h); 12 USC 1715z -11a; 42
USC 3535(d);
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 291
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: HUD has a variety of statutory and regulatory property
disposition programs. In addition to sales of unoccupied HUD-held
assets, these include the following special programs: The Asset Control
Area program, the Officer and Teacher Next Door programs, and the
single-family occupied conveyance program. This rule will create one
integrated set of procedures for property disposition.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: James Everett, Policy Specialist, Asset Management and
Disposition Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-2133
RIN: 2502-AI27
_______________________________________________________________________
1329. RESPA--IMPROVING THE PROCESS FOR OBTAINING MORTGAGES (FR-4727)
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 12 USC 2601 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 3500
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In July and August 2005, HUD held seven roundtable
discussions about possible changes to HUD's RESPA regulations with
industry, including small business entities, consumers, and other
interested parties. These roundtables were held at HUD Headquarters and
also in the cities of Los Angeles, California, Chicago, Illinois, and
Fort Worth, Texas. HUD found the roundtable discussions to be very
informative and is considering the comments, issues, and proposals
raised by roundtable participants and is contemplating the next steps.
At the time of preparation of this agenda, no decision on the next
action had been made.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/29/02 67 FR 49134
NPRM Comment Period End 10/28/02
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Gary M. Cunningham, Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Regulatory Affairs & Manufactured Housing, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 402-5617
RIN: 2502-AH85
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_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Completed Actions
Office of Housing (OH)
_______________________________________________________________________
1330. ACCELERATED CLAIMS AND ASSET DISPOSITION PROGRAM (FR-4887)
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 203; 24 CFR 291
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM Comment Period End 10/16/06
Withdrawn 03/01/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kathleen Malone
Phone: 202 402-3570
RIN: 2502-AI14
_______________________________________________________________________
1331. APPROVAL OF CONDOMINIUMS IN PUERTO RICO ON EVIDENCE OF PRESENTMENT
OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS (FR-5009)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 234
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/04/07 72 FR 16688
Final Action Effective 05/04/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Margaret Burns
Phone: 202 402-3989
RIN: 2502-AI36
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Final Rule Stage
Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD)
_______________________________________________________________________
1332. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM; SMALL CITIES PROGRAM
(FR-5013)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 5301 to 5320
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 570
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend HUD's regulations governing the
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for non-entitlement
areas in the State of Hawaii. Pursuant to statutory authority, the
State of Hawaii elected not to administer funds to units of general
local governments located in non-entitlement areas within the state. As
a result, the Secretary will make grants to the units of general local
government located in Hawaii's non-entitlement areas, employing the
same distribution formula as was used under prior regulations. This
rule would modify HUD's regulations to clarify how the CDBG program
will be implemented in the non-entitlement areas of Hawaii. HUD has
also taken the opportunity afforded by this rule to update and
streamline the subpart F regulations, particularly with regards to the
HUD-administered Small Cities program in New York.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/03/07 72 FR 62
NPRM Comment Period End 03/05/07
Final Action 10/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local
Agency Contact: Stephen Rhodeside, Senior Program Officer, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and
Development
Phone: 202 402-7375
RIN: 2506-AC19
_______________________________________________________________________
1333. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM (FR-4616)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 11381; 42 USC 11389; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 583
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department of Housing and Urban Development is amending
the Supportive Housing Program regulations. The regulations will be
updated to clarify existing program requirements and to add new program
requirements in accordance with recent statutory changes including
requirements for some local matching funds and for permanent housing.
Additionally, this rule will make the Supportive Housing Program
regulations clearer and allow for the full flexibility of the McKinney
Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/20/04 69 FR 43488
NPRM Comment Period End 09/20/04
Final Action 12/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local
Agency Contact: Mark Johnston, Director, Office of Special Needs
Assistance Program, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office
of Community Planning and Development
Phone: 202 402-4487
RIN: 2506-AC07
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1334. EMPOWERMENT ZONES: PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR UTILIZATION OF GRANT
FUNDS (FR-4853)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 26 USC 1391; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 598
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will establish performance standards for
utilization of the grant funds provided to Empowerment Zones, including
a sufficient level of benefit to residents and use in conjunction with
economic development activities consistent with the strategic plan for
each Empowerment Zone (EZ).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/08/05 70 FR 33642
NPRM Comment Period End 08/08/05
Final Action 08/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Local
Agency Contact: John Haines, Office of Community Renewal, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and
Development
Phone: 202 402-4616
RIN: 2506-AC16
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Long-Term Actions
Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD)
_______________________________________________________________________
1335. HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA) (FR-4708)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 12901 et seq
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 574
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA)
program was authorized in 1990 by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (12
U.S.C. 12901 et seq.) to provide States and localities with the
programs and resources necessary to meet the housing needs of
individuals and families with HIV/AIDS. This regulation would be
updated to implement an administrative provision of the Department's
appropriation act for FY 2006 and FY 2007 that authorized the use of
AIDS data collected over a three year period for determining the
formula factor based on the incidence of cases of AIDS. The regulation
would update the HOPWA rental assistance requirements to make use of
additional provisions and create additional options for grantees for
operation of rental assistance programs. The changes would implement
provisions used in other HUD programs such as the Housing Choice
voucher (Section 8) program, and thereby modernize the HOPWA
regulations, which were last updated in 1994.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: David Vos, Director, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community
Planning and Development
Phone: 202 402-4620
RIN: 2506-AC11
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Proposed Rule Stage
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1336. GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION: MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES (MBS) PROGRAM--PAYMENTS TO SECURITYHOLDERS; BOOK-ENTRY
PROCEDURES; AND FINANCIAL REPORTING (FR-5063)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1721(g); 12 USC 1723a; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 320; 24 CFR 350
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Government National Mortgage Association (``Ginnie Mae'')
is proposing regulations that would restrict the issuance of physical
certificates representing Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities and
would clarify that book-entry securities may be withdrawn from the
Federal Reserve book-entry system after Ginnie Mae has approved a
request for physical certificates, also known as definitive securities,
in the same amount. This rule would also eliminate the requirement for
a classified balance sheet.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Thomas R. Weakland, Vice President, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Government National Mortgage Association
Phone: 202 475-4915
RIN: 2503-AA19
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_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)
_______________________________________________________________________
1337. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS; COMPLIANCE WITH ANSI A117.1
STANDARDS (FR-5006)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 3600 to 3620
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend HUD's regulations with respect to the
design and construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act and its
amendments by updating and clarifying the references of the American
Standards Institute (ANSI) building standards for accessibility. ANSI
standards are the technical standards for the design of housing
facilities that are accessible to persons with disabilities. These are
commonly known as the ANSI A117.1 standards. Compliance with the ANSI
A117.1 building standards for accessibility satisfies the accessibility
requirements of the Fair Housing Act and its amendments. The rule would
update the references to the ANSI A117.1 building standards to adopt
the 2003 edition of the standards. This rule would also clarify that
compliance with the appropriate requirements of the 1986, 1992, and
1998 editions suffice to comply with the requirements of the Fair
Housing Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Cheryl Kent, Special Advisor for Disability Policy,
Office of Enforcement, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Phone: 202 708-1234
RIN: 2529-AA92
_______________________________________________________________________
1338. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW- AND VERY LOW-INCOME PERSONS (FR-
4983)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701u; 42 USC 1450; 42 USC 3301; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 135
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The regulations at 24 CFR part 135 were last revised
substantially to incorporate the statutory amendments in the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1992, to reflect certain changes in
the design of the Department's programs that are subject to the section
3 regulations, to clarify the obligations of individuals and entities
subject to the requirements of section 3, and to simplify the
Department's administration of section 3 requirements. This rule would
update HUD's section 3 regulations at 24 CFR part 135 to reflect
current program practices and better facilitate compliance with the
statutory objectives.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Staci Gilliam, Director, Economic Opportunity Division,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity
Phone: 202 402-3468
RIN: 2529-AA91
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Completed Actions
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)
_______________________________________________________________________
1339. CERTIFICATION AND FUNDING OF STATE AND LOCAL FAIR HOUSING
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES (FR-4748)
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 115
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action 04/16/07 72 FR 19070
Final Action Effective 05/16/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Myron Newry
Phone: 202 708-2288
RIN: 2529-AA90
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Administration (OA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1340. [bull] HUDAR--SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT PROCEDURES (FR-5098)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 40 USC 486(c); 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 2409
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend HUD's Acquisition Regulations (HUDAR)
to clarify the applicable suspension and debarment procedures for HUD's
procurement contracts. The proposed revision clarifies that the
suspension and debarment procedures in 24 CFR part 24 will apply to
procurement as well as nonprocurement contracts. The contracting
community is familiar with the suspension and debarment procedures in
part 24 and this rule is limited to clarifying that these requirements
apply to procurement contracts.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
[[Page 22697]]
Agency Contact: Fred Graves, Procurement Analyst, Procurement Policy
Division, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Administration
Phone: 206 220-5259
RIN: 2535-AA28
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Final Rule Stage
Office of Administration (OA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1341. HUD ACQUISITION REGULATION (FR-4705)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 40 USC 486(c); 41 USC 251; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 2401
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will implement miscellaneous changes to the HUD
Acquisition Regulation (HUDAR) including but not limited to corrections
of regulatory citations due to revisions made to the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) since the last publication of the HUDAR;
revisions reflecting changes in the Department's requirements regarding
organizational conflict of interest, ratification of unauthorized
commitments, and disclosure of information provided to contractors.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 01/13/06 71 FR 2444
NPRM Comment Period End 03/14/06
Final Action 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Fred Graves, Procurement Analyst, Procurement Policy
Division, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Administration
Phone: 206 220-5259
RIN: 2535-AA26
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH)
_______________________________________________________________________
1342. REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC HOUSING ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (PHAS) (FR-5094)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437d(j); 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 902
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will revise the regulations for the Public Housing
Assessment System (PHAS) to reflect the asset-based management
requirements for public housing. The purpose of the PHAS is to provide
a management tool for effectively and fairly measuring the performance
of a public housing agency (PHA) in essential housing operations, based
on standards that are uniform and verifiable. On September 19, 2005,
HUD published a final rule amending the regulations for the Public
Housing Operating Fund Program to provide a new formula for
distributing operating subsidies to PHAs and to establish requirements
for PHAs to convert to asset management. The rule would revise the PHAS
regulations to reflect the new asset-based management requirements of
the September 19, 2005, Operating Fund final rule. In particular, the
rule would provide for the assessment of PHAs on a project-level,
rather than on an entity-wide level. Further, the rule would revise the
PHAS regulations to assess PHAs according to an asset management model,
consistent with the norms of multifamily housing rental management,
including the use of project-based budgeting and project-based
accounting.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 10/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Hanson, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Departmental Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC), Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 475-7949
RIN: 2577-AC68
_______________________________________________________________________
1343. STREAMLINING PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMS (FR-4990)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437c; 42 USC 1437d; 42 USC 1437e; 42 USC
1437g; 42 USC 1437r; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 903; 24 CFR 941; 24 CFR 945; 24 CFR 964; 24 CFR
966
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) are required annually to
submit a PHA Plan to HUD that outlines the PHA's plans for the coming
year. This rule would revise certain program regulations to make them
more consistent with HUD's overall objective to streamline public
housing programs, facilitate the transition to public housing project-
based management, and consider recommendations of the congressionally
mandated Harvard Public Housing Cost Study concerning changes to public
housing's regulatory environment.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 09/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Nicole Faison, Director, Office of Public Housing
Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public
and Indian Housing
[[Page 22698]]
Phone: 202 708-0744
RIN: 2577-AC59
_______________________________________________________________________
1344. IMPLEMENTATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005 FOR HUD PROGRAMS UNDER THE U.S. HOUSING ACT
OF 1937 (FR-5056)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 903; 24 CFR 960; 24 CFR 966; 24 CFR 982
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would revise HUD's regulations for its public and
assisted housing programs authorized under the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) to conform to the statutory
amendments made by the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-
162). The statutory changes will better enable public housing
authorities to serve the needs of child and adult victims of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Nicole Faison, Director, Office of Public Housing
Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public
and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0744
RIN: 2577-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________
1345. CAPITAL FUND PROGRAM (FR-4880)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437g; 42 USC 1437z-7; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 905
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would implement the regulatory framework for the
Capital Fund Program that will govern the use of the assistance made
available from the Capital Fund formula. The new rule at part 905 would
replace and remove several other rules that currently govern a PHA's
use of HUD assistance including part 941--Public Housing Development
and part 968--Public Housing Modernization. This rule would continue
and expand the streamlining of procedures and requirements initiated
under the Comprehensive Grant and Comprehensive Improvement programs at
part 968.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 08/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jeffrey Riddel, Director, Office of Capital
Improvements, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of
Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 401-8812
RIN: 2577-AC50
_______________________________________________________________________
1346. REVISIONS TO PHA-OWNED OR LEASED PROJECTS--GENERAL PROVISIONS (FR-
5096)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437; 42 USC 1437(a); 42 USC 1437(d); 42 USC
1437(g); 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 965
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would revise 24 CFR 965 to make it consistent with
the Energy Act of 2005. Among other policy issues, 24 CFR 965 addresses
the following topics: Wage requirements, insurance, integrated pest
management, lead-based paint, energy audits, energy performance,
contracts, metering, utility allowances, conversions/residents,
surcharges, surcharges relief, physical conditions, and fire safety.
The Department is also proposing to make changes in support of asset
management, related to insurance and HUD-determined wage and other
related issues.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Nicole Faison, Director, Office of Public Housing
Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public
and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0744
Richard Santangelo, Public Housing Management and Occupancy Division,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public and
Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0744
RIN: 2577-AC71
_______________________________________________________________________
1347. ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS (FR-5057)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 109-58
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 990
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Energy Policy Act of 2006 amended section 9(c)(2)(C) of
the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 to allow PHAs to enter into 20-year energy
performance contracts. This rule would amend 24 CFR 990.185 to increase
the permissible terms of an energy performance contract from 12 years
to 20 years.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Hanson, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Departmental Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC), Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 475-7949
RIN: 2577-AC66
_______________________________________________________________________
1348. HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM HOMEOWNERSHIP OPTION; ELIGIBILITY
OF UNITS NOT YET UNDER CONSTRUCTION (FR-4991)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437d; 42 USC 3535(d)
[[Page 22699]]
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 982
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule would revise HUD's regulations for the
homeownership option authorized under the Housing Choice Voucher
program. Through the homeownership option, a public housing agency
(PHA) may provide voucher assistance for an eligible family that
purchases a dwelling unit for residence by the family. The current
homeownership option regulations provide that, to be eligible for
purchase with voucher assistance, a unit must be either an existing
unit or under construction at the time the family enters into the
contract for sale. This proposed rule would permit, under certain
conditions, the use of voucher homeownership assistance for the
purchase of units not yet under construction at the time the family
contracts to purchase the home. The revision will expand the housing
choices available to families participating in the Housing Choice
Voucher program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dr. Alfred C. Jurison, Director, Housing Voucher
Management and Operations Division, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0477
RIN: 2577-AC60
_______________________________________________________________________
1349. STREAMLINING TENANT-BASED HCVP ASSISTANCE AND SEMAP (FR-5095)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437f; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 982; 24 CFR 985
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would propose streamlining revisions to the Housing
Choice Voucher Program to enable HUD and PHAs to provide housing
assistance to low-income families more effectively and cost-
efficiently, and to provide PHAs with the flexibility to adapt their
voucher program to local housing conditions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dr. Alfred C. Jurison, Director, Housing Voucher
Management and Operations Division, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0477
RIN: 2577-AC70
_______________________________________________________________________
1350. TAX CREDIT RENTS IN PROJECT-BASED UNITS (FR-5034)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437f; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 983
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish rent levels for Project-Based Unit
projects with tax credit inside and outside of Qualified Census Tracts.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 05/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: David Vargas, Director, Office of Housing Voucher
Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public
and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-2815
RIN: 2577-AC62
_______________________________________________________________________
1351. CAPITAL AND OPERATING FUNDS FOR DEBT SERVICE AND FINANCING
ACTIVITIES (FR-4843)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437g; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 905; 24 CFR 990
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would allow public housing agencies (PHAs) to use
either Capital or Operating Funds for financing activities, including
payments of debt service and of customary financing costs for the
modernization and development of public housing, including public
housing in mixed-finance developments. The proposed rule would
establish program requirements, submission requirements, and the
approval process for PHAs to request authorization from HUD to pledge
either the Capital or Operating Funds for debt service payments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jeffrey Riddel, Director, Office of Capital
Improvements, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of
Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 401-8812
RIN: 2577-AC49
_______________________________________________________________________
1352. USE OF INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN
LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECTS (FR-4999)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 1401 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 1000
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG)
program regulations to clarify that IHBG funds may be used for project-
based or tenant-based rental assistance in Low-Income Housing Tax
Credit (LIHTC) projects on behalf of a tenant receiving assistance
under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act
(NAHASDA) of 1996. The rule would also specify the conditions under
which such rental assistance may be provided in LIHTC projects. The
proposed regulatory amendments will clarify the IHBG program
requirements and expand the availability of rental housing to eligible
Indian tribal families by facilitating the coordination of LIHTC and
IHBG assistance.
[[Page 22700]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Deborah Lalancette, Director, Housing Management Div.
Office of Native American Programs, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 303 675-1600
RIN: 2577-AC61
_______________________________________________________________________
1353. IMPLEMENTATION OF STATUTORY CHANGES TO THE INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK
GRANT PROGRAM (FR-4968)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 4101 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 1000
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination
Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) established the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG)
Program. NAHASDA was subsequently amended several times. In 1998,
NAHASDA was amended by the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
1999 (Pub. L. 105-276, approved Oct. 21, 1998). In 2000, the Omnibus
Indian Advancement Act (Pub. L. 106-568, approved Dec. 27, 2000) and
the American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (Pub.
L. 106-569, approved Dec. 27, 2000) both amended NAHASDA. In 2002, the
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination
Reauthorization Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-292, approved Nov. 13, 2002),
which also amended NAHASDA, was enacted. These statutory amendments
affected the IHBG Program. This proposed rule would effectuate certain
statutory changes to the IHBG Program, as noted above. HUD will develop
this proposed rule with input from interested tribal members through a
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. The NAHASDA amendments that will be
the subject of negotiated rulemaking may include environmental
provisions, review and audit provisions, noncompliance actions,
performance agreements, program income, and the definition of ``housing
related community development.''
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice 12/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Rodger Boyd, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native
American Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office
of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 401-7914
RIN: 2577-AC67
_______________________________________________________________________
1354. [bull] INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM--ANNUAL PERFORMANCE DUE
DATE EXTENSION (FR-5109)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 4101 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 1000
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would extend the deadline date for Indian Housing
Block Grant (IHBG) recipients to submit annual performance reports.
Through the IHBG program, HUD provides housing assistance to Indian
tribes and tribally designated housing entities. Currently, HUD's
regulations require IHBG recipients to submit annual reports 60 days
after the end of the recipient's program year. HUD believes that
extending this deadline by an additional 30 days will provide IHBG
recipients with a more reasonable period during which to prepare and
submit their reports.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/29/07 72 FR 15002
NPRM Comment Period End 05/29/07
Final Action 11/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jennifer A Bullough, Director, Office of Grants
Evaluation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of
Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 401-7914
RIN: 2577-AC74
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Final Rule Stage
Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH)
_______________________________________________________________________
1355. STREAMLINED MIXED FINANCE APPLICATION REVIEW (FR-4924)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437z-7; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 941
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will streamline the document submission process
currently required by 24 CFR 941.610 by substituting certifications for
a number of currently required documents, and streamlining the mixed
finance application process.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 12/27/06 71 FR 78014
NPRM Comment Period End 02/26/07
Final Action 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
[[Page 22701]]
Agency Contact: Sue Wilson, Office of Public Housing Investments,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public and
Indian Housing
Phone: 202 401-8812
RIN: 2577-AC55
_______________________________________________________________________
1356. [bull] PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND PROGRAM; REVISED TRANSITION
FUNDING PROVISION FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2007 (FR-5105)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1547a; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 990
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On September 19, 2005, the Department published a final rule
entitled ``Revisions to the Public Housing Operating Fund Program,''
which established a new formula for determining operating subsidies for
public housing agencies (PHAs) and requiring that PHAs with 250 or more
units convert to asset management. On October 24, 2005 (70 FR 61366),
the Department published a notice in the Federal Register entitled
``Revisions to the Public Housing Operating Fund Program; Correction to
Formula Implementation Date`` (Correction Notice), amending certain
implementation dates. This rule modifies the transition funding
percentage for Federal Fiscal Year 2007 for PHAs that will experience a
decline in funding between the old and new funding formulas.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/24/06 71 FR 68408
NPRM Comment Period End 12/26/06
Final Action 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Hanson, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Departmental Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC), Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 475-7949
RIN: 2577-AC72
_______________________________________________________________________
1357. [bull] PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND PROGRAM; REVISED TRANSITION
FUNDING SCHEDULE (FR-5108)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437g; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 990
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would modify HUD's regulations for transition
funding under the Operating Fund Program. The Operating Fund Program,
as revised by a September 19, 2005, final rule, adopted a new formula
for determining the payment of operating subsidy to public housing
agencies (PHAs). Transition funding is based on the difference in
subsidy levels between the new formula and the formula in effect prior
to the implementation of the September 19, 2005, final rule. As a
result of the new formula, PHAs may experience either an increase or
decrease in the amount of funding that they receive. For PHAs
experiencing a decline in operating subsidy as a result of the new
formula, the September 19, 2005, final rule phases-in the reduction
over a period of years. This rule would revise the schedule for those
PHAs that will experience a decline in funding by extending the
transition phase-in period an additional year.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 11/24/06 71 FR 68404
NPRM Comment Period End 01/23/07
Final Action 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Hanson, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Departmental Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC), Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 475-7949
RIN: 2577-AC73
_______________________________________________________________________
1358. NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SELF-DETERMINATION ACT
(NAHASDA): REVISIONS TO THE INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FORMULA
(FR-4938)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 4101 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 1000
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would make several revisions to the Indian Housing
Block Grant (IHBG) Program allocation formula authorized under section
302 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination
Act of 1996. Through the IHBG Program, HUD provides Federal housing
assistance for Indian tribes in a manner that recognizes the right of
Indian self-determination and tribal self-government. HUD negotiated
the rule with active tribal participation and using the procedures of
the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990. The regulatory changes reflect
the consensus decisions reached by HUD and the tribal representatives
on ways to improve and clarify the current regulations governing the
IHBG program formula. The final rule follows publication of a February
25, 2005, proposed rule and takes into consideration the public
comments on the proposed rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 02/25/05 70 FR 9490
NPRM Comment Period End 04/26/05
Final Action 04/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Rodger Boyd, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native
American Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office
of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 401-7914
RIN: 2577-AC57
_______________________________________________________________________
1359. SELF-INSURANCE PLANS UNDER THE INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
(FR-4897)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 4101 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)
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CFR Citation: 24 CFR 1000
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: NAHASDA requires Indian Tribes and tribally designated
housing entities (TDHEs) who are recipients of HUD funds to provide
adequate insurance for housing that benefits from HUD assistance.
Experience has shown that private insurance companies have often been
unwilling or unable to provide this service at a cost that Tribes and
TDHEs can afford. This rule would establish standards for Tribes and
TDHEs to establish self-funded risk management entities to fulfill this
vital function.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM 03/07/06 71 FR 11464
NPRM Comment Period End 05/08/06
Final Action 07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Federalism: This action may have federalism implications as defined in
EO 13132.
Agency Contact: Rodger Boyd, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native
American Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office
of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 401-7914
RIN: 2577-AC58
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Long-Term Actions
Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH)
_______________________________________________________________________
1360. IMPLEMENTATION OF STATUTORY REVISIONS TO NAHASDA (FR-4750)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 4101 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 1000
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would implement statutory amendments made to the
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
(25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) (NAHASDA) by the American Homeownership and
Economic Opportunity Act (Pub. L. 106-569, approved December 27, 2000)
and the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act (Pub. L. 106-568, approved
December 27, 2000), and the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-292,
approved November 13, 2002). The rule will update the NAHASDA
regulations to conform to self-implementing statutory amendments not
reflected in the regulations.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Rodger Boyd, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native
American Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office
of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 401-7914
RIN: 2577-AC37
_______________________________________________________________________
1361. USE OF CENSUS DATA IN THE INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (FR-
5055)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 4101 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 1000
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Senate Report 109-109 accompanying the FY 2006 HUD
Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban
Development Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 109-115), approved November 30,
2005, provides for HUD to reassess its decision through notice and
comment rulemaking to use multi-race data in the computation of the
Need component of the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program
allocation formula. Through the IHBG program, HUD provides Federal
housing assistance to Indian tribes in a manner that recognizes the
right Indian self-determination and tribal self-government. Consistent
with the language of Senate Report 109-109, this rule would solicit
public comment on HUD's use of multi-race data in the computation of
the IHBG program allocation formula. HUD's current regulations do not
address the use of multi-race or single race census data. Accordingly,
at this time, HUD is not proposing a regulatory change. Following HUD's
review and consideration of the comments received on this notice, HUD
may proceed with rulemaking as necessary.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice 12/12/06 71 FR 74748
Comment Period Extended 02/20/07 72 FR 7775
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Rodger Boyd, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native
American Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office
of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 401-7914
RIN: 2577-AC64
[[Page 22703]]
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Completed Actions
Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH)
_______________________________________________________________________
1362. REVISIONS TO TROUBLED AGENCY-RECOVERY PROCESS (FR-5008)
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 902
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Merged With: RIN 2577-AC68 (FR-
5094) 02/21/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Deborah Hernandez
Phone: 202 708-1141
RIN: 2577-AC63
_______________________________________________________________________
1363. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HOUSING
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM (FR-4891)
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 906
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn 02/21/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sue Wilson
Phone: 202 401-8812
RIN: 2577-AC53
_______________________________________________________________________
1364. NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SELF-DETERMINATION ACT;
MINIMUM FUNDING UNDER THE INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (FR-5093)
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 24 CFR 1000
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason Date FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule 10/19/06 71 FR 61866
Interim Final Rule Effective 11/20/06
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 12/18/06
Merged With RIN 2577-AC57 (FR-
4938) 04/05/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Rodger Boyd
Phone: 202 401-7914
RIN: 2577-AC69
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