80_FR_11259 80 FR 11219 - Announcement of Availability of Notice on Required Actions for Multifamily Housing Projects Receiving Failing Scores From HUD's Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC)

80 FR 11219 - Announcement of Availability of Notice on Required Actions for Multifamily Housing Projects Receiving Failing Scores From HUD's Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC)

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 40 (March 2, 2015)

Page Range11219-11220
FR Document2015-04261

Section 230 of HUD's Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations Act and Section 226 of HUD's Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Act require HUD to take certain actions if a multifamily housing project with a section 8 contract or with a contract with similar project-based project assistance receives a failing score by REAC. This notice announces the availability on HUD's Web site of the notice specifying the required actions that HUD must take for multifamily projects receiving failing REAC scores. The notice is Housing Notice is H 2015-2, which can be found at http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=15- 02hsgn.pdf.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 40 (Monday, March 2, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11219-11220]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04261]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket Number FR-5822-N-01]


Announcement of Availability of Notice on Required Actions for 
Multifamily Housing Projects Receiving Failing Scores From HUD's Real 
Estate Assessment Center (REAC)

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Announcement of availability of notice on certain required 
actions for projects with failing REAC scores.

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SUMMARY: Section 230 of HUD's Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations Act and 
Section 226 of HUD's Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Act require HUD to 
take certain actions if a multifamily housing project with a section 8 
contract or with a contract with similar project-based project 
assistance receives a failing score by REAC. This notice announces the 
availability on HUD's Web site of the notice specifying the required 
actions that HUD must take for multifamily projects receiving failing 
REAC scores. The notice is Housing Notice is H 2015-2, which can be 
found at http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=15-02hsgn.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandt Witte, Office of Multifamily 
Housing Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 6178, Washington, DC 
20410-8000; telephone number 202-402-2614 (this is not a toll-free 
number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 
800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Appropriations

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Act is found in Title II of Division L of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2014 (Pub. L. 113-76, approved January 17, 2014). 
HUD's FY 2015 Appropriations Act is found in Title II of Division K of 
the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 
(Pub. L. 113-235, approved December 16, 2014). Section 230 of the 
general provisions of HUD's FY 2014 Appropriations Act and section 226 
of the general provisions of HUD's FY 2015 Appropriations Act require 
HUD to take certain actions if a multifamily housing project with a 
section 8 contract or with a contract for similar project-based 
assistance receives a failing REAC physical inspection score.\1\ The 
statutorily required actions apply to projects insured by HUD's Federal 
Housing Administration (FHA) and non-insured projects. The two 
statutory sections are identical. This notice advises the public that 
HUD has posted on its Web site the Office of Housing notice detailing 
the required actions that HUD must take in accordance with section 230. 
This notice can be found at the Web site shown under the Summary 
section of this notice.
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    \1\ The Real Estate Assessment Center's (REAC) mission is to 
provide and promote the effective use of accurate, timely and 
reliable information assessing the condition of HUD's portfolio; to 
provide information to help ensure safe, decent and affordable 
housing; and to restore the public trust by identifying fraud, abuse 
and waste of HUD resources. REAC undertakes physical inspections of 
all HUD housing.

    Dated: February 24, 2015.
Biniam Gebre,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing Commissioner.
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                                                    DM), and ICE Integrated Decision                        U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits                       subsections (c)(3); (d); (e)(1), (e)(4)(G),
                                                    Support (IIDS) records for seventy-five                 statements to be made under penalty of                and (e)(4)(H) of the Privacy Act
                                                    (75) years; user account management                     perjury as a substitute for notarization.             pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). These
                                                    records (UAM) for ten (10) years                        While no specific form is required, you               exemptions apply only to the extent that
                                                    following an individual’s separation of                 may obtain forms for this purpose from                records in the system are subject to
                                                    employment from federal service;                        the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief                   exemption pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
                                                    statistical records for ten (10) years;                 Freedom of Information Act Officer,                   552a(j)(2) and (k)(2).
                                                    audit files for fifteen (15) years; and                 http://www.dhs.gov or 1–866–431–0486.                   In addition, to the extent a record
                                                    backup files for up to one (1) month.                   In addition you should provide the                    contains information from other exempt
                                                       ICE anticipates retaining records from               following:                                            systems of records, DHS will rely on the
                                                    the Fugitive Case Management System                       • An explanation of why you believe                 exemptions claimed for those systems.
                                                    (FCMS) for ten (10) years after a fugitive              the Department would have information
                                                                                                                                                                  Karen L. Neuman,
                                                    alien has been arrested and removed                     on you;
                                                    from the United States; 75 years from                     • Identify which component(s) of the                Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
                                                                                                                                                                  Homeland Security.
                                                    the creation of the record for a criminal               Department you believe may have the
                                                    fugitive alien that has not been arrested                                                                     [FR Doc. 2015–04266 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            information about you;
                                                    and removed; ten (10) years after a                       • Specify when you believe the                      BILLING CODE 9111–28–P

                                                    fugitive alien reaches 70 years of age,                 records would have been created;
                                                    provided the alien has not been arrested                  • Provide any other information that
                                                    and removed and does not have a                         will help the FOIA staff determine                    DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
                                                    criminal history in the United States;                  which DHS component agency may                        URBAN DEVELOPMENT
                                                    ten (10) years after a fugitive alien has               have responsive records; and
                                                                                                                                                                  [Docket Number FR–5822–N–01]
                                                    obtained legal status; ten (10) years after               • If your request is seeking records
                                                    arrest and/or removal from the United                   pertaining to another living individual,              Announcement of Availability of Notice
                                                    States for a non-fugitive alien’s                       you must include a statement from that                on Required Actions for Multifamily
                                                    information, whichever is later; audit                  individual certifying his/her agreement               Housing Projects Receiving Failing
                                                    files for 90 days; backup files for 30                  for you to access his/her records.                    Scores From HUD’s Real Estate
                                                    days; and reports for ten (10) years or                   Without this bulleted information the               Assessment Center (REAC)
                                                    when no longer needed for                               component(s) may not be able to
                                                    administrative, legal, audit, or other                  conduct an effective search, and your                 AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant
                                                    operations purposes.                                    request may be denied due to lack of                  Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
                                                                                                            specificity or lack of compliance with                Commissioner, HUD.
                                                    SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
                                                                                                            applicable regulations.                               ACTION: Announcement of availability of
                                                      Unit Chief, Law Enforcement
                                                                                                                                                                  notice on certain required actions for
                                                    Systems/Data Management, U.S.                           RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
                                                                                                                                                                  projects with failing REAC scores.
                                                    Immigration and Customs Enforcement,                      See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above.
                                                    Office of Investigations Law                                                                                  SUMMARY:   Section 230 of HUD’s Fiscal
                                                    Enforcement Support and Information                     CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
                                                                                                                                                                  Year 2014 Appropriations Act and
                                                    Management Division, Potomac Center                       See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above.               Section 226 of HUD’s Fiscal Year 2015
                                                    North, 500 12th Street SW., Washington,                                                                       Appropriations Act require HUD to take
                                                                                                            RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
                                                    DC 20536.                                                                                                     certain actions if a multifamily housing
                                                                                                               Records in the system are supplied by              project with a section 8 contract or with
                                                    NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:                                 several sources. In general, information              a contract with similar project-based
                                                       The Secretary of Homeland Security                   is obtained from individuals covered by               project assistance receives a failing
                                                    has exempted this system from the                       this system, and other federal, state,                score by REAC. This notice announces
                                                    notification, access, and amendment                     local, tribal, or foreign governments.                the availability on HUD’s Web site of
                                                    procedures of the Privacy Act because it                More specifically, DHS/ICE–011 records                the notice specifying the required
                                                    is a law enforcement system. However,                   derive from the following sources:                    actions that HUD must take for
                                                    ICE will consider individual requests to                   (a) Individuals covered by the system              multifamily projects receiving failing
                                                    determine whether or not information                    and other individuals (e.g., witnesses,               REAC scores. The notice is Housing
                                                    may be released. Thus, individuals                      family members);                                      Notice is H 2015–2, which can be found
                                                    seeking notification of and access to any                  (b) Other federal, state, local, tribal, or        at http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/
                                                    record contained in this system of                      foreign governments and government                    documents/huddoc?id=15-02hsgn.pdf.
                                                    records, or seeking to contest its                      information systems;
                                                    content, may submit a request in writing                                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                               (c) Business records;
                                                    to ICE’s FOIA Officer, whose contact                       (d) Evidence, contraband, and other                Brandt Witte, Office of Multifamily
                                                    information can be found at                             seized material; and                                  Housing Asset Management and
                                                    www.dhs.gov/foia under ‘‘contacts.’’                       (e) Public and commercial sources.                 Portfolio Oversight, Department of
                                                       When seeking records about yourself                                                                        Housing and Urban Development, 451
                                                    from this system of records or any other                EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:                    7th Street SW., Room 6178, Washington,
                                                    Departmental system of records your                        The Secretary of Homeland Security                 DC 20410–8000; telephone number 202–
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                                                    request must conform with the Privacy                   has exempted portions of this system of               402–2614 (this is not a toll-free
                                                    Act regulations set forth in 6 CFR part                 records from subsections (c)(3) and (4);              number). Persons with hearing or
                                                    5. You must first verify your identity,                 (d); (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G),               speech impairments may access this
                                                    meaning that you must provide your full                 (e)(4)(H), (e)(5), and (e)(8); and (g) of the         number through TTY by calling the toll-
                                                    name, current address, and date and                     Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C.                      free Federal Relay Service at 800–877–
                                                    place of birth. You must sign your                      552a(j)(2). In addition, the Secretary of             8339.
                                                    request, and your signature must either                 Homeland Security has exempted                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD’s
                                                    be notarized or submitted under 28                      portions of this system of records from               Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Appropriations


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                                                    Act is found in Title II of Division L of               Presidential Proclamation No. 8947                    intends to prepare an RMP with an
                                                    the Consolidated Appropriations Act,                    (Establishment of the San Juan Islands                associated EIS for the Monument,
                                                    2014 (Pub. L. 113–76, approved January                  National Monument) (March 25, 2013),                  announces the beginning of the scoping
                                                    17, 2014). HUD’s FY 2015                                the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)                   process, and seeks public input on
                                                    Appropriations Act is found in Title II                 Spokane District Office, Spokane,                     issues and planning criteria. The
                                                    of Division K of the Consolidated and                   Washington, intends to prepare a                      planning area is located in San Juan,
                                                    Further Continuing Appropriations Act                   Resource Management Plan (RMP) with                   Whatcom, and Skagit Counties,
                                                    of 2015 (Pub. L. 113–235, approved                      an associated Environmental Impact                    Washington, and encompasses
                                                    December 16, 2014). Section 230 of the                  Statement (EIS) for the San Juan Islands              approximately 995 acres of public land.
                                                    general provisions of HUD’s FY 2014                     National Monument (Monument) and,                     The Monument was established on
                                                    Appropriations Act and section 226 of                   by this notice, is announcing the                     March 25, 2013, by Presidential
                                                    the general provisions of HUD’s FY                      beginning of the scoping process to                   Proclamation (Proclamation) for the
                                                    2015 Appropriations Act require HUD                     solicit public comments and identify                  purposes of protecting objects of
                                                    to take certain actions if a multifamily                issues.                                               historical and scientific interest and
                                                    housing project with a section 8 contract               DATES: This notice initiates the public               enhancing areas of unique and varied
                                                    or with a contract for similar project-                 scoping process for the RMP with an                   natural, historical, and scientific
                                                    based assistance receives a failing REAC                associated EIS. Comments on issues                    resources for the benefit of all
                                                    physical inspection score.1 The                         may be submitted in writing until April               Americans. The Proclamation specified
                                                    statutorily required actions apply to                   1, 2015. The dates and locations of any               that the BLM ‘‘shall prepare and
                                                    projects insured by HUD’s Federal                       scoping meetings will be announced at                 maintain a management plan for the
                                                    Housing Administration (FHA) and non-                   least 15 days in advance through local                monument and shall establish an
                                                    insured projects. The two statutory                     media, newspapers, and the BLM Web                    advisory committee under the Federal
                                                    sections are identical. This notice                     site at: http://www.blm.gov/or/plans. In              Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
                                                    advises the public that HUD has posted                  order to be included in the Draft EIS, all            to provide information and advice
                                                    on its Web site the Office of Housing                   comments must be received prior to the                regarding the development of such
                                                    notice detailing the required actions that              close of the 30-day scoping period or 15              plan.’’ The purpose of the public
                                                    HUD must take in accordance with                        days after the last public meeting,                   scoping process is to determine relevant
                                                    section 230. This notice can be found at                whichever is later. We will provide                   issues that will influence the scope of
                                                    the Web site shown under the Summary                    additional opportunities for public                   the environmental analysis, including
                                                    section of this notice.                                 participation upon publication of the                 alternatives, and guide the planning
                                                      Dated: February 24, 2015.                             Draft EIS.                                            process.
                                                    Biniam Gebre,                                           ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                       Preliminary issues for the planning
                                                    Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing,                 on issues and planning criteria related               area have been identified by BLM
                                                    Federal Housing Commissioner.                           to the San Juan Islands RMP/EIS by any                personnel; Federal, State, and local
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–04261 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            of the following methods: Email: blm_                 agencies; and other stakeholders. The
                                                                                                            or_sanjuanislandsnm@blm.gov; Fax:                     issues include those associated with the
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                                                                                                            503–808–6333; Mail: 1103 N Fancher                    objects and resources for which the
                                                                                                            Road, Spokane Valley, WA 99212.                       monument was designated, including
                                                                                                               Documents pertinent to this proposal               cultural and ecological values and
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              may be examined at the Spokane                        wildlife; opportunities for recreation
                                                                                                            District Office, 1103 North Fancher                   and interpretation; traditional uses and
                                                    Bureau of Land Management
                                                                                                            Road, Spokane Valley, WA 99212; the                   tribal interests; land use authorizations,
                                                    [LLOR930000.                                            Wenatchee Field Office, 915 North                     such as rights-of-way for access; and
                                                    L16100000.DO0000.LXSSH0930000                           Walla Walla Street, Wenatchee, WA                     travel and transportation management.
                                                    .15XL1109AF, HAG 15–0052]                               98801; and the Oregon State Office,                   Preliminary planning criteria include:
                                                                                                            Public Room, 1220 SW. Third Avenue,                   (1) The plan will adhere to the mandates
                                                    Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource                  Portland, OR 97204.
                                                    Management Plan and Associated                                                                                of the Proclamation that established the
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.                  Monument; (2) the plan will be
                                                    Environmental Impact Statement for
                                                    the San Juan Islands National                           Lauren Pidot, San Juan National                       developed in compliance with FLPMA,
                                                    Monument                                                Monument RMP Team Lead; telephone                     NEPA, and all other applicable laws,
                                                                                                            503–808–6297; address 1103 North                      regulations, Executive and Secretarial
                                                    AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management,                    Fancher Road, Spokane Valley, WA                      Orders, and policies; (3) public
                                                    Interior.                                               99212; email blm_or_                                  participation and collaboration will be
                                                    ACTION: Notice of intent.                               sanjuanislandsnm@blm.gov. Contact                     an integral part of the planning process;
                                                                                                            Ms. Pidot to add your name to our                     (4) the planning process will provide for
                                                    SUMMARY:  In compliance with the                        mailing list. Persons who use a                       ongoing consultation with Native
                                                    National Environmental Policy Act of                    telecommunications device for the deaf                American tribal governments and
                                                    1969, as amended, (NEPA) the Federal                    (TDD) may call the Federal Information                strategies for protecting traditional uses;
                                                    Land Policy and Management Act of                       Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339                (5) the BLM will work collaboratively
                                                    1976, as amended, (FLPMA) and                           to contact the above individual during                with cooperating agencies and all other
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                                                                                                            normal business hours. The FIRS is                    interested groups, agencies, and
                                                       1 The Real Estate Assessment Center’s (REAC)
                                                                                                            available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,              individuals; (6) the BLM will work
                                                    mission is to provide and promote the effective use
                                                    of accurate, timely and reliable information            to leave a message or question with the               collaboratively with the Monument
                                                    assessing the condition of HUD’s portfolio; to          above individual. You will receive a                  Advisory Committee established for this
                                                    provide information to help ensure safe, decent and     reply during normal business hours.                   planning process; and (7) the plan will
                                                    affordable housing; and to restore the public trust
                                                    by identifying fraud, abuse and waste of HUD
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                       recognize the jurisdiction of other
                                                    resources. REAC undertakes physical inspections of      document provides notice that the BLM                 Federal, State, and local agencies and
                                                    all HUD housing.                                        Spokane District Office, Washington,                  will encourage cooperative partnerships


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAnnouncement of availability of notice on certain required actions for projects with failing REAC scores.
ContactBrandt Witte, Office of Multifamily Housing Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 6178, Washington, DC 20410-8000; telephone number 202-402-2614 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
FR Citation80 FR 11219 

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