80 FR 17062 - Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Fourth Quarter of Calendar Year 2014

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 61 (March 31, 2015)

Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform Act) requires HUD to publish quarterly Federal Register notices of all regulatory waivers that HUD has approved. Each notice covers the quarterly period since the previous Federal Register notice. The purpose of this notice is to comply with the requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act. This notice contains a list of regulatory waivers granted by HUD during the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on December 31, 2014.

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 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5789-N-04]


Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Fourth 
Quarter of Calendar Year 2014

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform Act) requires HUD to publish 
quarterly Federal Register notices of all regulatory waivers that HUD 
has approved. Each notice covers the quarterly period since the 
previous Federal Register notice. The purpose of this notice is to 
comply with the requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act. This 
notice contains a list of regulatory waivers granted by HUD during the 
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on December 31, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about this 
notice, contact Camille E. Acevedo, Associate General Counsel for 
Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 10282, Washington, DC 20410-
0500, telephone 202-708-1793 (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.
    For information concerning a particular waiver that was granted and 
for which public notice is provided in this document, contact the 
person whose name and address follow the description of the waiver 
granted in the accompanying list of waivers that have been granted in 
the fourth quarter of calendar year 2014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act added a 
new section 7(q) to the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3535(q)), which provides that:
    1. Any waiver of a regulation must be in writing and must specify 
the grounds for approving the waiver;
    2. Authority to approve a waiver of a regulation may be delegated 
by the Secretary only to an individual of Assistant Secretary or 
equivalent rank, and the person to whom authority to waive is delegated 
must also have authority to issue the particular regulation to be 
waived;
    3. Not less than quarterly, the Secretary must notify the public of 
all waivers of regulations that HUD has approved, by publishing a 
notice in the Federal Register. These notices (each covering the period 
since the most recent previous notification) shall:
    a. Identify the project, activity, or undertaking involved;
    b. Describe the nature of the provision waived and the designation 
of the provision;
    c. Indicate the name and title of the person who granted the waiver 
request;
    d. Describe briefly the grounds for approval of the request; and
    e. State how additional information about a particular waiver may 
be obtained.
    Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act also contains requirements 
applicable to waivers of HUD handbook provisions that are not relevant 
to the purpose of this notice.
    This notice follows procedures provided in HUD's Statement of 
Policy on Waiver of Regulations and Directives issued on April 22, 1991 
(56 FR 16337). In accordance with those procedures and with the 
requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act, waivers of 
regulations are granted by the Assistant Secretary with jurisdiction 
over the regulations for which a waiver was requested. In those cases 
in which a General Deputy Assistant Secretary granted the waiver, the 
General Deputy Assistant Secretary was serving in the absence of the 
Assistant Secretary in accordance with the office's Order of 
Succession.
    This notice covers waivers of regulations granted by HUD from 
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. For ease of reference, the 
waivers granted by HUD are listed by HUD program office (for example, 
the Office of Community Planning and Development, the Office of Fair 
Housing and Equal Opportunity, the Office of Housing, and the Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, etc.). Within each program office grouping, 
the waivers are listed sequentially by the regulatory section of title 
24 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that is being waived. For 
example, a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part 58 would be listed 
before a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part 570.
    Where more than one regulatory provision is involved in the grant 
of a particular waiver request, the action is listed under the section 
number of the first regulatory requirement that appears in 24 CFR and 
that is being waived. For example, a waiver of both Sec.  58.73 and 
Sec.  58.74 would appear sequentially in the listing under Sec.  58.73.
    Waiver of regulations that involve the same initial regulatory 
citation are in time sequence beginning with the earliest-dated 
regulatory waiver.
    Should HUD receive additional information about waivers granted 
during the period covered by this report (the fourth quarter of 
calendar year 2014) before the next report is published (the first 
quarter of calendar year 2015), HUD will include any additional waivers 
granted for the fourth quarter in the next report.
    Accordingly, information about approved waiver requests pertaining 
to HUD regulations is provided in the Appendix that follows this 
notice.

    Dated: March 24, 2015.
Tonya T. Robinson,
Principal Deputy General Counsel.

APPENDIX

Listing of Waivers of Regulatory Requirements Granted by Offices of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development October 1, 2014 through 
December 31, 2014

    Note to Reader: More information about the granting of these 
waivers, including a copy of the waiver request and approval, may be 
obtained by contacting the person whose name is listed as the 
contact person directly after each set of regulatory waivers 
granted.

    The regulatory waivers granted appear in the following order:
    I. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Community 
Planning and Development.
    II. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Housing.
    III. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Public and 
Indian Housing.

I. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Community Planning and 
Development

    For further information about the following regulatory waivers, 
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows 
the description of the waiver granted.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 58.22(a).
    Project/Activity: The Spokane Tribe of Indians requested a 
waiver of 24 CFR 58.22(a) for the demolition and new construction of 
the West End Community Center serving the Spokane Tribe in 
Wellpinit, WA. The waiver requested clearance for the demolition of 
the old community center prior to the Request for Release of Funds 
(RROF).
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 58.22(a) 
provides that no entity may

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commit HUD assistance under a program listed in Sec.  58.1(b) on any 
activity or project until HUD or the state has approved the 
recipient's RROF. In addition, until the RROF has been approved, no 
entity may commit non-HUD funds on an activity listed in Sec.  
58.1(b) if the activity would have an adverse environmental impact. 
Since the commitment of non-HUD funds violates only the regulation 
and not the statute, HUD may, if there is good cause, grant a waiver 
of the affected regulation. A waiver is required because the Spokane 
Tribe committed non-HUD funds to demolish the old West End Community 
Center facility prior to receiving an approved RROF.
    Granted By: Clifford Taffet, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: December 10, 2014.
    Reason Waived: It was determined that the project would further 
the HUD mission and advance HUD program goals to develop viable, 
quality communities. It was further determined that the Spokane 
Tribe of Indians did not knowingly violate the regulation, no HUD 
funds were committed, and based on the environmental assessment and 
field inspection, granting the waiver will not result in any 
unmitigated, adverse environmental impact.
    Contact: Lauren Hayes, Office of Environment and Energy, Office 
of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 7248, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 402-4270.
     Regulations: 24 CFR 92.251(c) and 24 CFR 92.504(d).
    Project/Activity: HUD, along with the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Treasury, developed the 
Physical Inspection Alignment Pilot Program to align physical 
inspection criteria and reduce the number of inspections for each 
property to no more than one visit per year while meeting the 
requirements of each federal funding source with a vested financial 
interest in the property. The waiver permitted pilot grantees to use 
the Uniform Physical Condition Standards as the minimum inspection 
standard for HOME-assisted rental property rather than Housing 
Quality Standards as currently required by 24 CFR 92.251(c) and 
allows for more frequent inspections than are required for 
inspection frequency under 24 CFR 92.504(d). The following 
participating jurisdictions were granted a limited waiver of HOME 
property standards for participating in HUD's Physical Inspections 
Alignment Pilot Program: the State of Kentucky, the State of 
Louisiana, the State of Minnesota, the State of Missouri, the State 
of New Mexico, the State of Texas, the State of Wisconsin and the 
State of Vermont.
    Nature of Requirements: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.251(c) 
identifies the property standards for property acquired with HOME 
assistance. The regulation at 24 CFR 92.504(d) requires the 
participating jurisdiction to inspect each project at project 
completion and during the period of affordability to determine that 
the project meets the property standards of 24 CFR 92.251.
    Granted By: Clifford Taffet, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: November 5, 2014.
    Reasons Waived: The waiver was granted to reduce duplicative 
inspection for grantees participating in the Physical Inspection 
Alignment Pilot Program. HUD estimates that one periodically-
scheduled physical inspection may result in 20,000 fewer property 
inspections per year by federal agencies, which will reduce the cost 
of program oversight and create efficiencies for the government, 
property owners, and for residents of affordable housing whose 
apartments are subject to inspection. The waiver was effective until 
December 31, 2014 and limited to Combined Funding Properties 
included in the 2014 Physical Inspection Alignment Pilot Program.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., 
Room 7164, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.200(h).
    Project/Activity: On October 21, 2014, HUD issued a CPD Notice 
implementing procedures to govern the submission and review of 
consolidated plans and action plans for FY 2015 funding prior to the 
enactment of a FY 2015 HUD appropriation bill. These procedures 
apply to any Entitlement, Insular or Hawaii nonentitlement grantee 
with a program year start date prior to, or up to 60 days after, 
HUD's announcement of the FY 2015 formula program funding 
allocations for CDBG, ESG, HOME and HOPWA formula funding. Any 
grantee with an FY 2015 program year start date during the period 
starting October 1, 2014, and ending August 16, 2015 or 60 days 
after HUD announcement of FY 2015 allocation amounts (whichever 
comes first), is advised not to submit its consolidated plan/action 
plan until the FY 2015 formula allocations have been announced.
    Nature of Requirement: The Entitlement CDBG program regulations 
provide for situations in which a grantee may incur costs against 
its CDBG grant prior to the award of its grant from HUD. Under the 
regulations, the effective date of a grantee's grant agreement is 
either the grantee's program year start date or the date that the 
grantee's annual action plan is received by HUD, whichever is later. 
This waiver allowed grantees to treat the effective date of the FY 
2015 program year as the grantee's program year start date or date 
or the date that the grantee's annual action plan is received by 
HUD, whichever is earlier.
    Granted By: Clifford Taffet, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 25, 2014, for effect on October 21, 
2014.
    Reason Waived: Under the provisions of the CPD Notice, a 
grantee's action plan may not be submitted to (and thus received by) 
HUD until several months after the grantee's program year start 
date. Lengthy delays in the receipt of annual appropriations by HUD, 
and implementation of the policy to delay submission of FY 2015 
Action Plans, may have negative consequences for CDBG grantees that 
intend to incur eligible costs prior to the award of FY 2015 
funding. Some activities might otherwise be interrupted while 
implementing these revised procedures. In addition, grantees might 
not otherwise be able to use CDBG funds for planning and 
administrative costs of administering their programs. In order to 
address communities' needs and to ensure that programs can continue 
without disturbance, this waiver allowed grantees to incur pre-award 
costs on a timetable comparable to that under which grantees have 
operated in past years. HUD advised grantees that this waiver is 
available for use by any applicable CDBG grantee whose action plan 
submission is delayed past the normal submission date because of 
delayed enactment of FY 2015 appropriations for the Department. This 
waiver authority is only in effect until August 16, 2015.
    Contact: Steve Johnson, Director, Entitlement Communities 
Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of Community and 
Planning Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 7282, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-1577.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.208(a)(l)(vi).
    Project/Activity: Spokane County, WA requested a waiver of 24 
CFR 570.208(a)(l)(vi) to allow the use of prior Low and Moderate 
Income Summary Data (LMISD) for an infrastructure activity in the 
town of Fairfield in order to demonstrate compliance with the low- 
and moderate-income benefit national objective requirements.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 
570.208(a)(l)(vi) requires that the most recently available 
decennial census information must be used to the fullest extent 
feasible, together with the section 8 income limits that would have 
applied at the time the income information was collected by the 
Census Bureau, to determine whether there is a sufficiently large 
percentage of low- and moderate-income persons residing in the area 
served by a CDBG funded activity. The HUD-produced Low and Moderate 
Income Summary Data provide this data to grantees. On June 10, 2014, 
HUD issued new Low and Moderate Income Summary Data, with an 
effective date of July 1, 2014 for use by grantees.
    Granted By: Clifford Taffet, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: November 4, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The Fairfield water line infrastructure activity 
had been in the planning stage for many months, and was included in 
the county's FY 2014 Annual Action Plan. However, funds were not 
obligated by the county to the activity prior to July 1, 2014 and 
July 1 was the county's program year start date. The service area 
for this activity no longer qualified under the new LMISD. However, 
the county explained that the town of Fairfield's demographic 
characteristics, with a population of 665, almost remained the same 
since the previous LMISD was issued, and that the American Community 
Survey (ACS) sampling methodology resulted in this change, not a

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decrease in the number of low- and moderate-income persons. The 
urgency of repairing the water lines made it difficult to complete a 
special survey in time. The county estimated that it would cost 
close to $20,000 to conduct a survey to demonstrate that the service 
area of the activity meets the low- and moderate-income area benefit 
national objective criteria. The waiver allowed the county to 
continue to use the prior Low and Moderate Income Summary Data to 
demonstrate compliance with the low- and moderate-income benefit 
national objective requirements.
    Contact: Steve Johnson, Director, Entitlement Communities 
Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of Community and 
Planning Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 Seventh Street SW., Room 7282, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-1577.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.208(a)(l)(vi).
    Project/Activity: King County, WA requested a waiver of 24 CFR 
570.208(a)(l)(vi) to allow the use of prior Low and Moderate Income 
Summary Data (LMISD) for two infrastructure activities in order to 
demonstrate compliance with the low- and moderate-income benefit 
national objective requirements.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 
570.208(a)(l)(vi) requires that the most recently available 
decennial census information must be used to the fullest extent 
feasible, together with the section 8 income limits that would have 
applied at the time the income information was collected by the 
Census Bureau, to determine whether there is a sufficiently large 
percentage of low- and moderate-income persons residing in the area 
served by a CDBG funded activity. The HUD-produced Low and Moderate 
Income Summary Data provide this data to grantees. On June 10, 2014, 
HUD issued new Low and Moderate Income Summary Data, with an 
effective date of July 1, 2014 for use by grantees.
    Granted By: Clifford Taffet, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: November 18, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The request pertained to two infrastructure 
activities, which had been in the planning stage for many months, 
and were included in the county's FY 2014 Annual Action Plan. 
However, funds were not obligated by the county to these activities 
prior to July 1, 2014. The county documented that the available Low 
and Moderate Income Summary Data covered an area larger than the 
actual service areas for the two activities, and was not 
representative of the income characteristics of the activity service 
area residents. It was determined that unless the waiver was granted 
to the county, these activities that directly benefit the health and 
safety of residents would not be implemented due to the lack of 
expertise and funds needed to conduct special surveys to qualify the 
service areas. The waiver allowed the county to continue to use the 
prior Low and Moderate Income Summary Data to demonstrate compliance 
with the low- and moderate-income benefit national objective 
requirements.
    Contact: Steve Johnson, Director, Entitlement Communities 
Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of Community and 
Planning Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 Seventh Street SW., Room 7282, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-1577.
     Regulation: 24 CFR part 576.403(c).
    Project/Activity: Louisville-Jefferson County, KY Metro 
Government requested a waiver of Sec.  576.403(c) to allow the Legal 
Aid Society to provide legal services under the homelessness 
prevention component to program participants who want to stay in 
their units, even if the units do not meet the habitability 
standards. The waiver would allow those program participants 
receiving the legal services to receive the case management required 
at Sec.  576.401(d) and (e) even if their units do not meet the 
habitability standards. The waiver was contingent upon the 
commitment of the recipient, its subrecipient, Legal Aid Society, 
and the subrecipient(s) providing the required case management to 
work with the property owners to bring the units into compliance 
with the habitability standards or assist the program participants 
to move if the units are unsafe.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at Sec.  576.403(c) states 
that the recipient or subrecipient cannot use ESG funds to help a 
program participant remain in or move into housing that does not 
meet the ESG minimum habitability standards for permanent housing.
    Granted By: Cliff Taffet, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: December 10, 2014.
    Reason Waived: HUD recognized that in certain instances, the 
best way to help program participants avoid homelessness is to keep 
them in their housing until better housing can be located, or their 
existing housing can be brought up to code. Legal services provide 
an important resource for persons who are at risk of homelessness, 
who need immediate assistance to help them avoid moving to the 
streets or emergency shelters. In some instances, it is not feasible 
to inspect a unit to ensure that it meets the habitability standards 
prior to the provision of the legal services assistance necessary to 
prevent homelessness for the individual or family. Also in some 
cases, the habitability requirement actually prohibits eligible 
program participants from receiving the legal services that could 
assist them to make the unit habitable and stabilize them in their 
housing.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

II. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Housing--Federal 
Housing Administration (FHA)

    For further information about the following regulatory waivers, 
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows 
the description of the waiver granted.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 219.220(b).
    Project/Activity: St. James A.M.E Tower Apartments, FHA Project 
Number 031-018NISUP, Newark, NJ. The Owners have requested deferral 
of repayment of the Flexible Subsidy Operating Assistance Loan on 
this project due to their inability to repay the loan in full upon 
prepayment of the 236 Loan.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 219.220(b)(1995) governs the 
repayment of operating assistance provided under the Flexible 
Subsidy Program for Troubled Projects states ``Assistance that has 
been paid to a project owner under this subpart must be repaid at 
the earlier of expiration of the term of the mortgage, termination 
of mortgage insurance, prepayment of the mortgage, or a sale of the 
project (Transfer of Physical Assets (TPA)) if the Secretary so 
requires at the time of approval of the TPA.'' Either of these 
actions would typically terminate FHA involvement with the property, 
and the Flexible Subsidy Loan would be repaid, in whole, at that 
time.
    Granted by: Biniam T. Gebre, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: December 30, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The owner requested and was granted waiver of the 
requirement to defer repayment of the Flexible Subsidy Operating 
Assistance Loan to allow the much needed preservation and moderate 
rehabilitation of the project. The project will be preserved as an 
affordable housing resource of Newark, NJ.
    Contact: John Ardovini, Restructuring Analyst, Office of 
Affordable Housing Preservation, Office of Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, 
DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-2636.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 219.220(b).
    Project/Activity: CWA Apartments II FHA Number TN43L000016 is a 
project based Section 8 Loan Management Set-Aside (LMSA) contract 
encumbering a76-units for low- income families located in Nashville, 
Tennessee. The project consists of 76 two-bedroom units. The 
contract expires on August 31, 2017. On September 1, 1994, a 
Flexible Subsidy Loan was awarded in the amount of $1,659,585 at one 
percent per annum.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 219.220(b) governs the repayment 
of operating assistance provided under the Flexible Subsidy Program 
for Troubled Projects prior to May 1, 1996 states: ``Assistance that 
has been paid to a project owner under this subpart must be repaid 
at the earlier of the expiration of the term of the mortgage, 
termination of mortgage insurance, prepayment of the mortgage, or a 
sale of the project. . .'' Either of these actions would typically 
terminate FHA involvement with the property, and the Flexible 
Subsidy Loan would be repaid, in whole, at that time.
    Granted by: Carol J. Galante, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: October 7, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The owner requested and was granted waiver 
because good cause was shown that it is in the public's best 
interest to grant this waiver. The owner executed and recorded a 
Rental Use Agreement that extended the affordability of the property 
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20 years and amended the Residual Receipts Note to reflect the 
monthly payments. These documents were simultaneously assumed by the 
purchaser.
    Contact: Marilynne Hutchins, Office of Asset Management and 
Portfolio Oversight (OAMPO), Office of Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 6174, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4323.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 219.220(b).
    Project/Activity: CWA Apartments I Contract number TN43-L000-015 
apartments CWA Apartments I is a 176-unit multifamily project which 
consists of 20 two-bedroom units and 156 three-bedroom units. The 
property was financed with a mortgage insured pursuant to Section 
221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act, which has now matured and is 
paid in full. The Loan Management Set-Aside (LMSA) Housing 
Assistance Payments (HAP) contract covers all 176 units. The HAP 
contact expires on August 31, 2017. In 1995, the project was awarded 
a Flexible Subsidy Loan in the amount of $3,508,629 with one percent 
interest rate. As of September 29, 2014, the Flexible Subsidy Loan's 
unpaid balance is $4,141,194, including accrued interest.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 
219.220(b)(1995), which governs the repayment of operating 
assistance provided under the Flexible Subsidy Program for Troubled 
Projects states, ``Assistance that has been paid to a project Owner 
under this subpart must be repaid at the earlier of expiration of 
the term of the mortgage, termination of mortgage insurance, 
prepayment of the mortgage, or a sale of the project.''
    Granted by: Carol J. Galante, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: October 7, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The owner requested and was granted waiver 
because good cause was shown that it is in the public's best 
interest to grant this waiver. The owner executed and recorded a 
Rental Use Agreement that extended the affordability of the property 
for 20 years and amended the Residual Receipts Note to reflect the 
monthly payments. These documents were simultaneously assumed by the 
purchaser.
    Contact: Marilynne Hutchins, Office of Asset Management and 
Portfolio Oversight (OAMPO), Office of Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 6174, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4323.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 219.220(b).
    Project/Activity: Cathedral Terrace Apartments FHA number 063-
44007 is a 240-unit high-rise project for low- income and very low-
income tenants. The mortgage was insured pursuant to Section 
236(j)(1) of the National Housing Act and received its final 
endorsement on November 22, 1974, in the amount of $4,919,500. A 
Section 8 Loan Management Set-Aside (LMSA) contract subsidizes 224 
units and expires on June 30, 2034. The mortgage matured on November 
1, 2014, which triggered the repayment of the Flexible Subsidy Loans
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 219.220(b) 
(1995), which governs the repayment of operating assistance provided 
under the Flexible Subsidy Program for Troubled Properties, states 
``Assistance that has been paid to a project Owner under this 
subpart must be repaid at the earlier of the expiration of the term 
of the mortgage, termination of mortgage insurance, prepayment of 
the mortgage, or a sale of the project.''
    Granted by: Biniam Gebre, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: December 30, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The owner requested and was granted waiver to 
permit the deferment of repayment of the Flexible Subsidy Loans, 
plus accrued interest for a period of one year. The requested waiver 
was for the subject property only. The owner executed and recorded a 
Rental Use Agreement that would be superior to all liens. The Rental 
Use Agreement extended the project affordability 20 years from the 
date of the original mortgage maturity.
    Contact: Judith Bryant, Office of Asset Management and Portfolio 
Oversight (OAMPO), Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 6174, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 402-4891.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 232.7.
    Project/Activity: Maple Ride of Plover Memory care is a 20 bed 
memory care facility. The facility does not meet the FHA ``Bathroom 
``requirements at 24 CFR 232.7. The project is located in Plover, 
WI.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation mandates in a board and 
care home or assisted living facility that not less than one full 
bathroom must be provided for every four residents. Also, the 
bathroom cannot be accessed from a public corridor or area.
    Granted By: Carol J. Galante, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: October 7, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The project is for memory care, all rooms have 
half-bathrooms and the resident to full bathroom ratio is 5:1.
    Contact: Vance T. Morris, Special Assistant, Office of 
Healthcare Programs, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 2337, Washington, DC 
20401, telephone (202) 402-2419.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 232.7.
    Project/Activity: Senior Suites of Urbandale is an assisted 
living and memory care facility. The facility does not meet the FHA 
``Bathroom ``requirements at 24 CFR 232.7. The project is located in 
Urbandale, IA.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation mandates that in a board 
and care home or assisted living facility that the not less than one 
full bathroom must be provided for every four residents. Also, the 
bathroom cannot be accessed from a public corridor or area.
    Granted By: Biniam Gebre, Acting, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: November 24, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The project is currently FHA insured and presents 
no additional financial risks to HUD.
    Contact: Vance T. Morris, Special Assistant, Office of 
Healthcare Programs, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 2337, Washington, DC 
20401, telephone (202) 402-2419.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 232.505(a), 232.520, 232.540(b), 
232.605 and 232.620.
    Project/Activity: Supplemental Loans to Finance Purchase and 
Installation of Fire Safety Equipment.
    Nature of Requirement: Waiver of provisions 232.505(a), 232.520, 
232.540(b), 232.605 and 232.620 that do not reflect current 
processing requirements, as these regulatory procedures and 
protocols were established in 1974.
    Granted By: Carol J. Galante, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: October 21, 2014.
    Reason Waived: There is an urgent need to install automatic fire 
sprinkler systems in nursing homes due to a new federal mandate.
    Contact: Vance T. Morris, Special Assistant, Office of 
Healthcare Programs, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 2337, Washington, DC 
20401, telephone (202) 402-2419.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Teaneck Senior Housing, Teaneck, NJ, Project 
Number: 031-EE077/NJ39-S091-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to closing.
    Granted by: Carol J. Galante, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: October 3, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Catherine M. Brennan, Director, Office of Housing 
Assistance and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 6180, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Allen House, Millstone, NJ, Project Number: 
031-EE083/NJ39-S101-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to closing.
    Granted by: Carol J. Galante, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: October 3, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Catherine M. Brennan, Director, Office of Housing 
Assistance and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 6180, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-3000.

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     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Our Lady of Assumption Apts., Abbeville, LA, 
Project Number: 064-EE243/LA48-S091-012.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to closing.
    Granted by: Carol J. Galante, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: October 3, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Catherine M. Brennan, Director, Office of Housing 
Assistance and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 6180, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Bill Sorro Community, San Francisco, CA, 
Project Number: 121-HD097/CA39-Q101-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 36 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted by: Carol J. Galante, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: October 22, 2014.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed in order to meet the 
construction lender's loan requirement for this capital advance upon 
completion mixed-finance project.
    Contact: Catherine M. Brennan, Director, Office of Housing 
Assistance and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 6180, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: Requirements of Mortgagee Letter 2011-22, 
Condominium Project Approval and Processing Guide, Insurance 
Requirements.
    Project/Activity: Extension of initial waiver issued November 
27, 2013, providing an exemption to the insurance requirements 
defined in Mortgagee Letter 2011-22, Condominium Project Approval 
and Processing Guide.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 2.1.9 of the Condominium Project 
Approval and Processing Guide, Insurance Requirements, defines the 
condominium project insurance requirements that must be met for 
issuance of FHA condominium project approval. The extension of the 
initial waiver allows for acceptance of individual insurance 
policies issued to the unit owners for Manufactured Housing, 
Detached and Common Interest Condominium Projects unable to satisfy 
the insurance requirements.
    Granted by: Biniam Gebre, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: November 27, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The extension of the waiver previously issued 
that allows unit owners to obtain and maintain their own insurance 
coverage is required to ensure the continued availability of a 
condominium unit as an affordable housing option. Issuance of the 
extension is consistent with the Department's objectives to expand 
the availability of FHA mortgage insurance, while providing 
appropriate safeguards.
    Contact: Joanne B. Kuczma, Housing Program Officer, Office of 
Single Family Program Development, Office of Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, 
DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-2137.

III. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Public and Indian 
Housing

    For further information about the following regulatory waivers, 
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows 
the description of the waiver granted.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: Olean Housing Authority (NY093), Olean NY.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. The audited financial statements are 
required to be submitted to the Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) 
no later than nine months after the housing authority's (HA) fiscal 
year end (FYE), in accordance with the Single Audit Act and OMB 
Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: October 1, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The final approval of the annual audit was 
postponed due to three weather related cancellations of meetings of 
the Board of Commissioners. The audit was completed in December 
2013, but was inadvertently not submitted. Due to the Departments' 
delayed response and the fact that the audited financials have been 
submitted and approved, the housing authority was granted a one-time 
waiver.
    Contact: Judy Wojciechowski, Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street SW., Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-7907.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: The Municipality of Fajardo (RQ036) Fajardo, 
PR
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. The audited financial statements are 
required to be submitted to the Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) 
no later than nine months after the housing authority's (HA) fiscal 
year end (FYE), in accordance with the Single Audit Act and OMB 
Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: October 13, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The audited reporting requirements were delayed 
due to the unforeseen death of your predecessor auditor. The 
additional time was needed to enable the successor auditor to review 
and process for final approval. Due to the Departments' delayed 
response and the fact that the audited financial report was approved 
on August 28, 2014, the housing authority was granted this one-time 
waiver.
    Contact: Judy Wojciechowski, Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street SW., Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-7907.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: City of Mesa Housing Authority (AZ005) Mesa 
AZ.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. The audited financial statements are 
required to be submitted to the Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) 
no later than nine months after the housing authority's (HA) fiscal 
year end (FYE), in accordance with the Single Audit Act and OMB 
Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: October 14, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The delayed submission was a result of the 
process to implement a new ERP Integrated Information System during 
2013. The agency is component unit and must wait until the city-wide 
audit was complete before processing the audited financial data. The 
agency incurred a turnover in staff prior to closing your 2013 books 
and that additional time was needed for IPA review and final 
submission. Due to the Department's delayed response and the fact 
that your audited financial report was approved on July 22, 2014, 
the housing authority was granted this one-time waiver.
    Contact: Judy Wojciechowski, Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street SW., Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-7907.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: South Tucson Housing Authority (AZ025) South 
Tucson, AZ
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. The audited financial statements are 
required to be submitted to the Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) 
no later than nine months after the housing authority's (HA) fiscal 
year end (FYE), in accordance with the Single Audit Act and OMB 
Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: November 19, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The delayed submission was a result of the City 
of South Tucson's inability to obtain an extension from OMB to 
complete its Single Audit requirement. The agency was a component 
unit and waited until the city-wide audit was completed before 
processing the audited financial data for submission. Due to the 
Department's delayed response and the fact that the audited 
financial report was approved on August 27, 2014, the housing 
authority was granted a one-time waiver.
    Contact: Judy Wojciechowski, Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment

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Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 550 12th Street SW., Suite 100, Washington, 
DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-7907.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: Mercedes Housing Authority (TX029) Mercedes, 
TX
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. The audited financial statements are 
required to be submitted to the Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) 
no later than nine months after the housing authority's (HA) fiscal 
year end (FYE), in accordance with the Single Audit Act and OMB 
Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: November 26, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The delayed submission was due to issues between 
the independent auditor and the Texas State Board. The State Board 
required the agency to seek a second review from another independent 
auditor. However, due to human resource issues and scheduled 
vacation, the advising auditor could not complete the audit in time 
to submit your audited financial data by the due date. The agency's 
audited financial data was approved on September 4, 2014, therefore, 
the housing authority was granted a one-time waiver.
    Contact: Judy Wojciechowski, Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street SW., Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-7907.
     Regulation: Notices PIH 2013-3 and PIH 20013-26: Public 
Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Programs--Temporary Compliance 
Assistance.
    Project/Activity: PIH Notice 2013-3 was issued to establish 
temporary guidelines for public housing agencies (PHAs) in 
fulfilling certain public housing and housing choice voucher 
requirements during the current and upcoming fiscal year to 
alleviate some of the burden on already stressed PHA resources. The 
reduction of burden provided in this notice involved offering PHAs 
the option to comply with certain alternative requirements to 
existing regulations, and if they opted to do so the existing 
regulation would be waived. Issuance of this notice was reported in 
HUD's Quarterly Regulatory Waiver report published in the Federal 
Register on September 13, 2013, at 78 FR 56912, at 56916. On 
November 5, 2013, PIH extended the availability of the alternative 
requirements to existing regulations through March 31, 2015. The 
following housing authorities obtained regulatory waivers under 
these notices: Housing Authority of the Birmingham District, AL; 
Housing Authority of the City of Huntsville, AL; Enterprise Housing 
Authority, AL; Albertville Housing Authority, AL; Gordo Housing 
Authority, AL; Searcy Housing Authority, AR; Lonoke County Housing 
Authority, AR; Jonesboro Urban Renewal Housing Authority, AR; City 
of Phoenix Housing Department, AZ; Housing and Community Development 
Tucson, AZ; Housing Authority of Maricopa County, AZ; Yuma County 
Housing Department, AZ; Chandler Housing & Redevelopment Division, 
AZ; Tempe Housing Authority, AZ; Pima County Housing Authority, AZ; 
Housing Authority of the City & County of San Francisco, CA; Housing 
Authority of the City of Los Angeles, CA; City of Sacramento Housing 
Authority, CA; Housing Authority City of Fresno, CA; Housing 
Authority of Fresno County, CA; County of Sacramento Housing 
Authority, CA; Housing Authority of the County of Kern, CA; Tulare 
County Housing Authority, CA; Housing Authority of the City of San 
Buenaventura, CA; Regional Housing Authority of Sutter & Nevada Co, 
CA.; Housing Authority of County of Marin, CA; Housing Authority of 
the City of Vallejo, CA; City of Pittsburg Housing Authority, CA; 
Housing Authority of the City of San Luis Obispo, CA; Alameda County 
Housing Authority, CA; Santa Cruz County Housing Authority, CA; 
Housing Authority of the City of Pasadena, CA; Mendocino County 
Housing Authority, CA; County of Sonoma Housing Authority, CA; Yuba 
County Housing Authority, CA; Housing Authority of the County of San 
Diego, CA; Housing Authority of the City of Norwalk, CA; City of 
Hollister Housing Authority, CA; City of Vacaville Housing 
Authority, CA; City of Roseville Housing Authority, CA; County of 
Solano Housing Authority, CA; City of Oceanside Community 
Development Commission, CA; Housing Authority of the City and County 
of Denver, CO; Wellington Housing Authority, CO; Housing Authority 
of the City of Greeley, CO; Littleton Housing Authority, CO; Fort 
Collins Housing Authority, CO; Englewood Housing Authority, CO; 
Lakewood Housing Authority, CO; Arvada Housing Authority, CO; Aurora 
Housing Authority, CO; Housing Authority of Weld County, CO; Larimer 
County Housing Authority, CO; Colorado Division of Housing, CO; 
Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport, CT; Housing Authority 
of the City of Stamford, CT; Housing Authority of the City of 
Danbury, CT; West Haven Housing Authority, CT; Tampa Housing 
Authority, FL; Sarasota Housing Authority, FL; Housing Authority of 
Pompano Beach, FL; Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers, FL; 
Milton Housing Authority, FL; Pinellas County Housing Authority, FL; 
Gainesville Housing Authority, FL; City of Pensacola Housing Office, 
FL; Housing Authority of Boca Raton, FL; Housing Authority of Lee 
County, FL; Housing Authority of the City of Athens, GA; Housing 
Authority of the City of Macon, GA; Housing Authority of the City of 
LaGrange, GA; Housing Authority of the City of Conyers, GA; Housing 
Authority of Fulton County, GA; Hawaii Public Housing Authority, HI; 
Kauai County Housing Agency, HI; City of Sioux City Housing 
Authority, IA; Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency, IA; City of Iowa 
City Housing Authority, IA; Boise City Housing Authority, ID; 
Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Housing Authority, ID; Idaho Housing 
and Finance Association, ID; Ada County Housing Authority, ID; 
Decatur Housing Authority, IL; Rockford Housing Authority, IL; 
Housing Authority Cook County, IL; Pike County Housing Authority, 
IL; Aurora Housing Authority of the City of Aurora, IL; Housing 
Authority of the Village of Oak Park, IL; Housing Authority of the 
City of New Albany, IN; Housing Authority of the City of Evansville, 
IN; Housing Authority of the City of Michigan City, IN; Housing 
Authority of the City of Terre Haute, IN; Brazil Housing Authority, 
IN; Cannelton Housing Authority, IN; Housing Authority of the City 
of Lafayette, IN; Housing Authority of the City of Peru, IN; Indiana 
Housing and Community Development Authority, IN; Wichita Housing 
Authority, KS; Holton Housing Authority, KS; Atchison Housing 
Authority, KS; Great Bend Housing Authority, KS; Wamego Housing 
Authority, KS; Housing Authority of Paducah, KY; Housing Authority 
of Somerset, KY; Housing Authority of Owensboro, KY; Housing 
Authority of Newport, KY; Housing Authority of Cynthiana, KY; 
Housing Authority of Glasgow, KY; Housing Authority of Owenton, KY; 
Bowling Green CDA, KY; Kentucky Housing Corporation-State Agency, 
KY; Ouachita Parish Police Jury, LA; Boston Housing Authority, MA; 
Taunton Housing Authority, MA; Lynn Housing Authority, MA; Newton 
Housing Authority, MA; Braintree Housing Authority, MA; Salem 
Housing Authority, MA; Holden Housing Authority, MA; Leominster 
Housing Authority, MA; Franklin County Regional Housing Authority, 
MA; Department of Housing & Community Development. MA; Hagerstown 
Housing Authority, MD; Rockville Housing Enterprises, MD; Elkton 
Housing Authority, MD; Portland Housing Authority, ME; Brunswick 
Housing Authority, ME; Auburn Housing Authority, ME; Housing 
Authority City of Bangor, ME; Biddeford Housing Authority, ME; Saco 
Housing Authority, ME; Maine State Housing Authority, ME; Detroit 
Housing Commission, MI; Inkster Housing Commission, MI; Eastpointe 
Housing Commission, MI; Cadillac Housing Commission, MI; Ann Arbor 
Housing Commission, MI; Traverse City Housing Commission, MI; Lapeer 
Housing Commission, MI; Wyoming Housing Commission, MI; Saranac 
Housing Commission, MI; Potterville Housing Commission, MI; Ingham 
County Housing Commission, MI; Michigan State Housing Development 
Authority, MI; Public Housing Agency of the City of St Paul, MN; 
Housing Authority of Virginia, MN; Housing and Redevelopment 
Authority of the City of St. Paul, MN; Housing and Redevelopment 
Authority of St. Cloud, MN; Itasca County Housing Redevelopment 
Authority, MN; Northwest MN Multi-County Housing Redevelopment 
Authority, MN; Metropolitan Council of MN; Clay County Housing 
Redevelopment Authority, MN; Plymouth Housing & Redevelopment 
Authority, MN; Stearns County Housing Redevelopment Authority, MN: 
Washington County Housing Redevelopment Authority: Ripley County 
Public Housing Agency, MO; ESCSWA dba Jasper Cty Public Housing 
Agency, MO; Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. VII, MS; 
Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. VI, MS; Housing Authority 
of Billings, MT; Whitefish Housing Authority, MT; Missoula Housing 
Authority, MT; Housing Authority of the City of Asheville,

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NC; Housing Authority of the City of Greensboro, NC; Housing 
Authority of the City of Winston-Salem, NC; Housing Authority of the 
City of Durham, NC; Housing Authority of the City of Salisbury, NC; 
Mooresville Housing Authority, NC; City of Hickory Public Housing 
Authority, NC; New Edenton Housing Authority, NC; Asheboro Housing 
Authority, NC; Roanoke-Chowan Regional Housing Authority, NC; 
Western Carolina Community Action, Inc., NC; Northwestern Regional 
Housing Authority, NC; Omaha Housing Authority, NE; Hall County 
Housing Authority, NE; Kearney Housing Authority, NE; Henderson 
Housing Authority, NE; Minden Housing Authority, NE; Shelton Housing 
Authority, NE; Tilden Housing Authority, NE; Blair Housing 
Authority, NE; Gibbon Housing Authority, NE; Alliance Housing 
Authority, NE; Douglas County Housing Authority, NE; Norfolk Housing 
Agency, NE; Concord Housing Authority, NH; Laconia Housing & 
Redevelopment Authority, NH; Housing Authority of the Town of Salem, 
NH; New Hampshire Housing Finance Agency, NH; Housing Authority City 
of Jersey City, NJ; Burlington County Housing Authority, NJ; Mesilla 
Valley Public Housing Authority, NM; Housing Authority of the City 
of Truth or Consequences, NM; City of Reno Housing Authority, NV; 
Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority, NV; Nevada Rural Housing 
Authority, NV; Syracuse Housing Authority, NY; Municipal Housing 
Authority City Yonkers, NY; Gloversville Housing Authority, NY; 
Ithaca Housing Authority, NY; Town of Amherst, NY; NYC Department of 
Housing Preservation and Development, NY; Village of Highland Falls, 
NY; Town of Southampton; Village of Elmira Heights, NY; City of 
North Tonawand, NY; Town of Colonie, NY; City of Buffalo, NY; Town 
of Clifton Park, NY; Town of Hadley, NY; Town of Guilderland, NY; 
Town of Bethlehem, NY; Town of Duanesburg, NY; Town of Niskayuna, 
NY; Town of Schodack, NY; Town of Horseheads, NY; City of Johnstown, 
NY; Town of Knox, NY; Town of Waterford, NY; Village of Scotia' Town 
of Glenville, NY; Town of Rotterdam, NY; Town of Corinth, NY; Fort 
Plain Housing Agency, NY; Village of Green Island, NY; Village of 
Corinth, NY; Town of Coeymans, NY; Town of Stillwater, NY; Village 
of Ballston Spa, NY; Town of Nassau, NY; Village of Waterford, NY; 
Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority, OH; Cuyahoga Metropolitan 
Housing Authority, OH; Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority, OH; 
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, OH; Trumbull Metropolitan 
Housing Authority, OH; Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority, OH; 
Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority, OH; Springfield 
Metropolitan Housing Authority, OH; Huron Metropolitan Housing 
Authority, OH; Crawford Metropolitan housing Authority, OH: Geauga 
Metropolitan Housing Authority, OH; Warren Metropolitan Housing 
Authority; Seneca Metropolitan Housing Authority; Marion 
Metropolitan Housing Authority, OH; City of Marietta, OH; Brown 
Metropolitan Housing Authority, OH; Hancock Housing Authority, OH; 
Housing Authority of the City of Stillwater, OK; Housing Authority 
of Clackamas County, OR; Housing Authority of Lincoln County, OR; 
Housing Authority & Community Services of Lane County, OR; Housing 
Authority of the County of Umatilla' Housing and Urban Renewal 
Agency of Polk County, OR; North Bend Housing Authority, OR; Housing 
Authority of Jackson County, OR; Housing Authority of Yamhill 
County, OR; Linn-Benton Housing Authority, OR; Coos-Curry Housing 
Authority, OR; Housing Authority of Washington County, OR; Northwest 
Oregon Housing Authority, OR; Josephine Housing Community 
Development Council, OR; Central Oregon Regional Housing Authority, 
OR; Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, PA; Allentown 
Housing Authority, PA; Allegany Housing Authority, PA: Chester 
Housing Authority. PA: Housing Authority of the County Butler, PA; 
Montgomery County Housing Authority, PA; Housing Authority of the 
County of Beaver, PA; Washington County Housing Authority, PA: 
Housing Authority of the County Delaware, PA; Housing Authority of 
the County of Huntingdon, PA; Housing Authority of the County of 
Franklin, PA; Housing Authority of the City of Hazleton, PA; Housing 
Authority of the County of Chester, PA; Bradford City Housing 
Authority, PA; Housing Authority of the County of Berks, PA; Housing 
Authority of the County of Cumberland, PA; Housing Authority of the 
County of McKean, PA; Lehigh County Housing Authority, PA; Columbia 
County Housing Authority, PA; Housing Authority of the County of 
Clarion, PA; Adams County Housing Authority, PA; Housing Authority 
Providence, RI; Housing Authority of the City of Pawtucket, RI; East 
Providence Housing Authority, RI; Greenville Housing Authority, SC; 
Housing Authority of Myrtle Beach, SC; Sioux Falls Housing and 
Redevelopment Commission, SD; Aberdeen Housing & Redevelopment 
Commission, SD; Memphis Housing Authority, TN; Knoxville's Community 
Development Corp., TN; Chattanooga Housing Authority, TN; 
Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency, TN; Kingsport Housing and 
Redevelopment Authority, TN; Murfreesboro Housing Authority, TN; 
Newport Housing Authority, TN; Bristol Housing Authority, TN; 
Elizabethton Housing and Development Agency, TN; East Tennessee 
Human Resource Agency, TN; Tennessee Housing Development Agency, TN; 
Northern Marianas Housing Corporation; Austin Housing Authority, TX; 
Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, TX; Housing Authority of 
Fort Worth, TX; Houston Housing Authority, TX; Housing Authority of 
the City of Dallas, TX; San Benito Housing Authority, TX; Housing 
Authority of Temple, TX; New Boston Property Management, TX; Housing 
Authority of the City of Munday, TX; Housing Authority of the City 
of Knox City, TX; Housing Authority of Belton, TX; Seguin Housing 
Authority, TX; Denton Housing Authority, TX; Arlington Housing 
Authority, TX; Housing Authority of Marshall, TX; City of Amarillo, 
TX; Housing Authority of the City of Rosenberg, TX; McKinney Housing 
Authority, TX; Housing Authority of Salt Lake City, UT; Housing 
Authority of Utah County, UT; Hopewell Redevelopment & Housing 
Authority, VA; Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority, VA; 
Roanoke Redevelopment & Housing Authority, VA; Hampton Redevelopment 
& Housing Authority, VA; Fairfax County Redevelopment & Housing 
Authority, VA; Lee County Redevelopment & Housing Authority, VA; 
Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Authority, VA; Virgin Islands 
Housing Authority; Brattleboro Housing Authority, VT; Housing 
Authority of the City of Bremerton, WA; Housing Authority of the 
City of Everett, WA; Housing Authority City of Longview, WA; Housing 
Authority City of Bellingham, WA; Housing Authority of Snohomish 
County, WA; Housing Authority of Whatcom County, WA; Housing 
Authority of the City of Yakima, WA; Housing Authority of Thurston 
County, WA; Housing Authority of City of Spokane, WA; Housing 
Authority of the City of Walla Walla, WA; Housing Authority of the 
City of Milwaukee, WI; New London Housing Authority, WI; River Falls 
Housing Authority, WI; West Bend Housing Authority, WI; Antigo 
Housing Authority, WI; Waukesha Housing Authority, WI; Brown County 
Housing Authority, WI; Janesville Neighborhood Services, WI; 
Walworth County Housing Authority, WI; Barron County Housing 
Authority, WI; Richland County Housing Authority, WI; New Berlin 
Housing Authority, WI; Waukesha County Housing Authority, WI; 
Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, WI; Fairmont/
Morgantown Housing Authority, WV; Housing Authority of the City of 
Beckley, WV; and Housing Authority of Raleigh County, WV.
    Nature of Requirement: The alternative requirements to 
regulatory requirements that were offered under the original notice 
and extended by the second notice were the following: The notice 
allows PHAs to use participants' actual past income to verify 
income, which would be a waiver of the requirement to project 
expected income in 24 CFR 5.609(a)(2). The notice allows households 
to self-certify as to having assets of less than $5,000, which would 
be a waiver of the requirement under 24 CFR 5.609(b)(3), 
982.516(a)(2)(ii), and 960.259(c) for PHAs to verify assets. The 
notice allows a streamlined reexamination of income for elderly 
families and disabled families on fixed incomes, which would be a 
waiver of the requirement in 24 CFR 982.516 and 960.257 for PHAs to 
undertake the complete process for income verification and rent 
determination for families on fixed incomes. The notice allows PHAs 
to establish a payment standard of not more than 120 percent of the 
fair market rent without HUD approval as a reasonable accommodation, 
which would be a waiver of 24 CFR 982.503(c)(2)(B)(ii), which allows 
a PHA to establish a payment standard for the housing choice voucher 
program only but within limits currently permitted but designated 
for approval only by a HUD field office.
    Granted By: Sandra B. Henriquez, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Dates Granted: January 2013 through March 2015.
    Reason Waived: The waivers and alternative requirements were 
granted because they would help facilitate the ability

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of PHAs to continue, without interruption and with minimal burden, 
the delivery of rental assistance to eligible families in their 
communities. Increased demand for housing assistance without 
corresponding increased resources strains the operations of PHAs and 
jeopardizes their ability to assist families at a time when families 
most need housing assistance.
    Contact: Todd Thomas, Senior Program Specialist, Public Housing 
Management and Occupancy Division, Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 
SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 202-402-5849.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.503(c), 982.503(c)(4)(ii) and 
982.503(c)(5).
    Project/Activity: Dunn County Housing Authority (DCHA), McKenzie 
County Housing Authority (MCHA), Bowman County Housing Authority 
(BCHA), Adams County Housing Authority (ACHA), Hettinger County 
Housing Authority (HCHA), Billings County Housing Authority (BCHA), 
Slope County Housing Authority (SCHA), Golden Valley County Housing 
Authority (GVCHA), Stark County Housing Authority (SCHA), ND.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 982.503(c) 
establishes the methodology for establishing exception payment 
standards for an area. HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 503(c)(4)(ii) 
states that HUD will only approve an exception payment standard 
amount after six months from the date of HUD approval of an 
exception payment standard amount above 110 percent to 120 percent 
of the published fair market rent (FMR). HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 
982.503(c)(5) states that the total population of a HUD-approved 
exception areas in an FMR area may not include more than 50 percent 
of the population of the FMR area.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: October 17, 2014.
    Reason Waived: These waivers were granted because of increased 
economic activity due to natural resource exploration.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management 
and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4216, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.503(c), 982.503(c)(4)(ii) and 
982.503(c)(5).
    Project/Activity: Burleigh County Housing Authority (BCHA), 
Bismarck, ND.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 982.503(c) 
establishes the methodology for establishing exception payment 
standards for an area. HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 503(c)(4)(ii) 
states that HUD will only approve an exception payment standard 
amount after six months from the date of HUD approval of an 
exception payment standard amount above 110 percent to 120 percent 
of the published fair market rent (FMR). HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 
982.503(c)(5) states that the total population of a HUD-approved 
exception areas in an FMR area may not include more than 50 percent 
of the population of the FMR area.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: November 19, 2014.
    Reason Waived: These waivers were granted because of increased 
economic activity due to natural resource exploration.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management 
and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4216, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: Arvada Housing Authority (AHA), Arvada, CO.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 982.505(d) states that a public 
housing agency may only approve a higher payment standard for a 
family as a reasonable accommodation if the higher payment standard 
is within the basic range of 90 to 110 percent of the fair market 
rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: October 1, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The participant, who is a person with 
disabilities, required an exception payment standard to move to a 
more accessible unit. To provide this reasonable accommodation so 
the client could move to a new unit and pay no more than 40 percent 
of her adjusted income toward the family share, the AHA was allowed 
to approve an exception payment standard that exceeded the basic 
range of 90 to 110 percent of the FMR.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management 
and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4216, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: West Valley Housing Authority (WVHA), Dallas, 
OR.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 982.505(d) 
states that a public housing agency may only approve a higher 
payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if the 
higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: October 23, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The applicant, who is a person with disabilities, 
required an exception payment standard to remain in her current unit 
that met her needs. To provide this reasonable accommodation so that 
the client could remain in her unit and pay no more than 40 percent 
of her adjusted income toward the family share, the WVHA was allowed 
to approve an exception payment standard that exceeded the basic 
range of 90 to 110 percent of the FMR.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management 
and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4216, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of Grays Harbor County 
(HAGHC), Aberdeen, WA.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 982.505(d) 
states that a public housing agency may only approve a higher 
payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if the 
higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: December 10, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The applicant, who is a person with disabilities, 
required an exception payment standard to remain in her current unit 
that met her needs. To provide this reasonable accommodation so that 
the client could remain in her unit and pay no more than 40 percent 
of her adjusted income toward the family share, the HAGHC was 
allowed to approve an exception payment standard that exceeded the 
basic range of 90 to 110 percent of the FMR.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management 
and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4216, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: Rhode Island Housing (RHI), Providence, RI.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 982.505(d) 
states that a public housing agency may only approve a higher 
payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if the 
higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: December 17, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The participant, who is a person with 
disabilities, required an exception payment standard to move to a 
unit that meets her needs. To provide this reasonable accommodation 
so the family could move to a new unit and pay no more than 40 
percent of its adjusted income toward the family share, RHI was 
allowed to approve an exception payment standard that exceeded the 
basic range of 90 to 110 percent of the FMR.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management 
and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4216, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477.

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     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA), San 
Francisco, CA.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 982.505(d) 
states that a public housing agency may only approve a higher 
payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if the 
higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: December 17, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The applicant was a person with disabilities who 
required an exception payment standard to move to a unit that met 
his needs. To provide this reasonable accommodation so that the 
client could move to a new unit and pay no more than 40 percent of 
his adjusted income toward the family share, the SFHA was allowed to 
approve an exception payment standard that exceeded the basic range 
of 90 to 110 percent of the FMR.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management 
and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4216, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: Howard County Housing (HCH), Columbia, MD.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 982.505(d) 
states that a public housing agency may only approve a higher 
payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if the 
higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: December 29, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The participant, who is a person with 
disabilities, required an exception payment standard to move to a 
new unit. To provide this reasonable accommodation so the family 
could move to a new unit and pay no more than 40 percent of its 
adjusted income toward the family share, HCH was allowed to approve 
an exception payment standard that exceeded the basic range of 90 to 
110 percent of the FMR.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management 
and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4216, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: City of Roseville Housing Authority (CRHA), 
Roseville, CA.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 982.505(d) 
states that a public housing agency may only approve a higher 
payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if the 
higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: December 29, 2014.
    Reason Waived: The applicant, who is a person with disabilities, 
required an exception payment standard to move to a new unit. To 
provide this reasonable accommodation so the family could move to a 
new unit and pay no more than 40 percent of his adjusted income 
toward the family share, the CRHA was allowed to approve an 
exception payment standard that exceeded the basic range of 90 to 
110 percent of the FMR.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management 
and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4216, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 985.101(a).
    Project/Activity: Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA), 
Honolulu, HI.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 985.101(a) 
states a PHA must submit the HUD-required Section Eight Management 
Assessment Program (SEMAP) certification form within 60 calendar 
days after the end of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: October 20, 2014.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted since HPHA had technical 
difficulties in submitting its certification. HPHA was permitted to 
submit its SEMAP certification after the due date.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management 
and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4210, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 985.101(a).
    Project/Activity: Fort Wayne Housing Authority (FWHA), Fort 
Wayne, IN.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 985.101(a) 
states a PHA must submit the HUD-required Section Eight Management 
Assessment Program (SEMAP) certification form within 60 calendar 
days after the end of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: November 7, 2014.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted since the executive 
director had a death in his family at the time the SEMAP 
certification was due. FWHA was permitted to submit its SEMAP 
certification after the due date.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management 
and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4210, 
Washington, DC, 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 985.101(a).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Meriden 
(HACM), Meriden, CT.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 985.101(a) 
states a PHA must submit the HUD-required Section Eight Management 
Assessment Program (SEMAP) certification form within 60 calendar 
days after the end of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: December 17, 2014.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted since the SEMAP 
certification had been submitted timely, but incorrectly into 
PICTEST. HACM was permitted to submit its SEMAP certification after 
the due date.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management 
and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4210, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 985.101(a).
    Project/Activity: Palm Beach County Housing Authority (PBCHA), 
West Palm Beach, FL.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 985.101(a) 
states a PHA must submit the HUD-required Section Eight Management 
Assessment Program (SEMAP) certification form within 60 calendar 
days after the end of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: December 17, 2014.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted since the SEMAP 
certification had been submitted timely, but with an error message 
that could not be validated. PBCHA was permitted to submit its SEMAP 
certification after the due date.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management 
and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4210, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 985.101(a).
    Project/Activity: Mercer County Housing Authority (MCHA), Aledo, 
IL.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 985.101(a) 
states a PHA must submit the HUD-required Section Eight Management 
Assessment Program (SEMAP) certification form within 60 calendar 
days after the end of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: December 29, 2014.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted since it the executive 
director was new and notification emails regarding SEMAP submission 
were sent to the wrong email address. MCHA was permitted to submit 
its SEMAP certification after the due date.

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    Contact: Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management 
and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4210, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 1000.327(b).
    Project/Activity: Asa'Carsarmiut Tribe of Mountain Village, 
Alaska 99632-0249; Stebbins Community Association of Stebbins, 
Alaska 99671; Bering Straits Regional Housing Authority of Nome, 
Alaska 99762; Native Village of Kivalina of Kivalina, AK 99750.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 1000.327(b) 
requires Indian tribes in Alaska not located on a reservation to 
notify HUD in writing by September 15th that they or their Tribally 
Designated Housing Entity (TDHE) intends to submit an Indian Housing 
Plan (IHP) for the following fiscal year. If the tribe or their TDHE 
does not notify HUD, or notifies HUD that they do not intend to 
submit an IHP, HUD allocates the tribe's need formula data in the 
Indian Housing Block Grant formula to the tribe's regional tribe or 
regional corporation. HUD is required to allocate IHBG funds within 
60 days of an appropriation, and prior notification ensures that HUD 
can properly allocate Alaska tribes' need data and make formula 
allocations in a timely manner.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: November 24, 2014.
    Reason Waived: HUD granted the waiver because the tribes and 
TDHE would have lost out on critical Indian Housing Block Grant 
funding for the year. The waiver would not delay HUD's process 
because the Congressional appropriation for the upcoming fiscal year 
had not yet occurred. As such, the Department believed that there 
was good cause to waive the notification requirements of 24 CFR 
1000.327(b).
    Contact: Glenda N. Green, Director for the Office of Grants 
Management, Office of Native American Programs, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street SW., Suite 5156, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 402-6967.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 1000.224.
    Project/Activity: Pueblo de Cochiti of Cochiti Pueblo, NM 87072-
0070.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 1000.224 that 
the Secretary may waive the applicability of the requirement to 
submit an Indian Housing Plan (IHP), in whole or in part, for a 
period of not more than 90 days, if the Secretary determines that an 
Indian tribe has not complied with, or is unable to comply with, 
those requirements due to exigent circumstances beyond the control 
of the Indian Tribe.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: October 20, 2014.
    Reason Waived: A waiver was requested because of the unexpected 
resignation of the Executive Director based on health issues. The 
waiver was provided for no more than 90 days on the basis of exigent 
circumstances beyond its control.
    Contact: Cheryl Dixon, Grants Management Specialist, Office of 
Grants Management, Office of Native American Programs, Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 500 Gold Avenue SW., Seventh FL, Suite 7301, 
Albuquerque, NM 87103-0906, telephone (505) 346-6924.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 1000.224.
    Project/Activity: Hopi Tribal Housing Authority of Polacca, AZ 
86042.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 1000.224 that 
the Secretary may waive the applicability of the requirement to 
submit an Indian Housing Plan (IHP), in whole or in part, for a 
period of not more than 90 days, if the Secretary determines that an 
Indian tribe has not complied with, or is unable to comply with, 
those requirements due to exigent circumstances beyond the control 
of the Indian Tribe.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: October 22, 2014.
    Reason Waived: A waiver was requested because a new Executive 
Director was in the process of being hired. The waiver was provided 
for no more than 90 days on the basis of exigent circumstances 
beyond its control.
    Contact: Cristal Quinn, Grants Management Specialist, Office of 
Grants Management, Office of Native American Programs, Southwest 
Office of Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, One N. Central 
Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004, telephone (602) 379-7206.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 1000.224.
    Project/Activity: Resighini Rancheria of Klamath, CA 95548-0529.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 1000.224 that 
the Secretary may waive the applicability of the requirement to 
submit an Indian Housing Plan (IHP), in whole or in part, for a 
period of not more than 90 days, if the Secretary determines that an 
Indian tribe has not complied with, or is unable to comply with, 
those requirements due to exigent circumstances beyond the control 
of the Indian Tribe.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: October 22, 2014.
    Reason Waived: A waiver was requested because of new staff 
turnover, which resulted in technological problems in completing the 
IHP. The waiver was provided for no more than 90 days on the basis 
of exigent circumstances beyond its control.
    Contact: Sarah Olson, Grants Management Specialist, Office of 
Grants Management, Office of Native American Programs, Southwest 
Office of Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, One N. Central 
Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004, telephone (602) 379-7233.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 1000.224.
    Project/Activity: Cahto Indians of the Laytonville Rancheria, 
Laytonville, CA 95454-1239.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 1000.224 that 
the Secretary may waive the applicability of the requirement to 
submit an Indian Housing Plan (IHP), in whole or in part, for a 
period of not more than 90 days, if the Secretary determines that an 
Indian tribe has not complied with, or is unable to comply with, 
those requirements due to exigent circumstances beyond the control 
of the Indian Tribe.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: October 22, 2014.
    Reason Waived: A waiver was requested because there were no 
housing funds available to pay the housing staff salary prior to 
completing the IHP. The Tribe needed time to re-hire the staff 
person to complete and submit the IHP. The waiver was provided for 
no more than 90 days on the basis of exigent circumstances beyond 
its control.
    Contact: Daniel Celaya, Grants Management Specialist, Office of 
Grants Management, Office of Native American Programs, Southwest 
Office of Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian, 
Housing Department of Housing and Urban Development, One N. Central 
Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004, telephone (602) 379-7193.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 1000.224.
    Project/Activity: Big Valley Tribe of Pomo Indians, Lakeport, CA 
95453.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 1000.224 that 
the Secretary may waive the applicability of the requirement to 
submit an Indian Housing Plan (IHP), in whole or in part, for a 
period of not more than 90 days, if the Secretary determines that an 
Indian tribe has not complied with, or is unable to comply with, 
those requirements due to exigent circumstances beyond the control 
of the Indian Tribe.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: October 22, 2014.
    Reason Waived: A waiver was requested because a new Executive 
Director was in the process of being hired. The waiver was provided 
for no more than 90 days on the basis of exigent circumstances 
beyond its control.
    Contact: Sarah Olson, Grants Management Specialist, Office of 
Grants Management, Office of Native American Programs, Southwest 
Office of Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian 
Housing Department of Housing and Urban Development, One N. Central 
Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004, telephone (602) 379-7233.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 1000.224.
    Project/Activity: Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, Summit Lake, NV.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 1000.224 that 
the Secretary may waive the applicability of the requirement to 
submit an Indian Housing Plan (IHP), in whole or in part, for a 
period of not more than 90 days, if the Secretary determines that an 
Indian tribe has not complied with, or is unable to comply with, 
those requirements due to exigent circumstances beyond the control 
of the Indian Tribe.

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    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: October 28, 2014.
    Reason Waived: A waiver was requested because the Tribal Council 
went through an internal reorganization; the person responsible for 
preparing the IHP was no longer associated with the Tribal Council. 
The Tribal Council will assign another council member to complete 
the IHP. The waiver was provided for no more than 90 days on the 
basis of exigent circumstances beyond its control.
    Contact: Leticia Rodriguez, Grants Management Specialist, Office 
of Grants Management, Office of Native American Programs, Southwest 
Office of Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 500 Gold Ave. 
SW., Seventh FL, Suite 7301, Albuquerque, NM 87103-0906, telephone 
(505) 346-6926.
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