81 FR 69841 - Announcement of the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee Appointment of Members and Notice of Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 195 (October 7, 2016)

Page Range		69841-69842
FR Document		2016-24336

This notice announces the appointment of HCFAC members, gives notice of a one-day meeting and sets forth the proposed agenda of the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC) first Committee meeting. The Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. The meeting is open to the public and is accessible to individuals with disabilities.

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[FR Doc No: 2016-24336]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5858-N-03]


Announcement of the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee 
Appointment of Members and Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

ACTION: Notice of Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC) 
Members, and Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the appointment of HCFAC members, gives 
notice of a one-day meeting and sets forth the proposed agenda of the 
Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC) first Committee 
meeting. The Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 
2016. The meeting is open to the public and is accessible to 
individuals with disabilities.

DATES: The in-person meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) at HUD 
Headquarters, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marjorie George, Housing Program 
Technical Specialist, Office of Housing Counseling, U.S. Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 200 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 300, 
Memphis, TN 38103; telephone number (901) 544-4228 (this is not a toll-
free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing or speaking may 
access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339. Individuals may also email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. HCFAC Appointees

    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 
announces the appointment of 12 individuals to the Housing Counseling 
Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC). The HCFAC was established on April 
14, 2015 pursuant to Subtitle D of title XIV of the Dodd-Frank Wall 
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 111-203, 124 Stat. 
1376 (July 21, 2010)) (Dodd-Frank Act), which mandates that the 
Secretary appoint an advisory committee to provide advice to the Office 
of Housing Counseling (OHC). The Dodd-Frank Act also mandated that the 
HCFAC should equally represent the mortgage and real estate industry, 
consumers and HUD -approved housing counseling agencies. A Federal 
Register Notice was published on April 14, 2015, (80 FR 20005) 
soliciting the nomination of individuals via an application.
    Selection of the HCFAC members was made by the Secretary based on 
the candidate's qualifications, expertise and diversity of viewpoints 
that are necessary to effectively address the matters before the HCFAC. 
Membership on the Committee is personal to the appointee and committee 
members serve at the discretion of the Secretary for a 3-year term, 
except the first appointed members consist of at a minimum 4 appointees 
that serve for a 2-year term and 4 appointees that serve for a 1-year 
term.
    The initial HCFAC appointees effective June 1, 2016 are:

Mortgagor Sector:
    Pamela Marron--3-year appointment
    Jose' Larry Garcia--2-year appointment
    Linda Ayres--1-year appointment
Real Estate Sector:
    E.J. Thomas--3-year appointment
    Cassie Hicks--2-year appointment
    Alejandro Becerra--1-year appointment
Consumer Sector:
    Afreen Alam--3-year appointment
    Meg Burns--2-year appointment
    Ellie Pepper--1-year appointment
Housing Counseling Sector:
    Judy Hunter--3-year appointment
    Arthur Zeman--2-year appointment
    Terri Redmond--1-year appointment

II. Meeting and Agenda

    HUD is convening the first meeting of the HCFAC on Tuesday, 
November 1, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held 
at HUD Headquarters, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410 and via 
conference phone. This meeting notice is provided in accordance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5. U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2).

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Draft Agenda--Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee Meeting--
November 1, 2016

I. Welcome
II. Introduction of Members
III. Presentations by Industry Experts
IV. Discussion of Issues Facing the Housing Counseling Industry
    A. Increasing Consumer Awareness of Housing Counseling Services
    B. Achieving Greater Financial Sustainability for Housing 
Counseling Services
    C. Measuring Demand for Housing Counseling
V. Public Comment
VI. Next Steps
VII. Adjourn

    With advance registration, the public is invited to attend this 
one-day meeting in-person or by phone. To register to attend, please 
visit the Web page at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/event/Housing-Counseling.html.
    In-person attendees will receive details about the meeting location 
and how to access the building after completing the pre-registration 
process at the above link. The meeting is also open to the public with 
limited phone lines available on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Phone attendees can call-in to the one-day meeting by using the 
following toll-free number in the United States: (800) 230-1059. An 
operator will ask callers to provide their names and their 
organizational affiliations (if applicable) prior to placing callers 
into the conference line to ensure they are part of the pre-
registration list. Callers can expect to incur charges for calls they 
initiate over wireless lines and HUD will not refund any incurred 
charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over 
land-line connections to the toll-free phone number. Persons with 
hearing impairments may also follow the discussion by first calling the 
Federal Relay Service (FRS): (800) 977-8339 and providing the FRS 
operator with the conference call toll-free number: (800) 230-1059.
    Also, with advance registration, members of the public will have an 
opportunity to provide oral and written comments. The total amount of 
time for oral comments will be limited to three minutes per commenter 
to ensure pertinent Committee business is completed. Written comments 
must be provided no later than October 24, 2016 to 
[email protected]. If the number of registered commenters for the 
meeting exceeds the available time, HUD will initiate a lottery to 
select commenters. In order to pre-register to provide comments, please 
visit the Web page at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/event/Housing-Counseling.html.
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting, as well as 
other information about the work of this Committee, will be available 
for public viewing as they become available at: http://www.facadatabase.gov/committee/committee.aspx?cid=2492&aid=77 by 
clicking on the ``Committee Meetings'' link.

    Dated: October 3, 2016.
Genger Charles,
General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2016-24336 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am]
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availability and request for comment on floodplain management minimization I. HCFAC Appointees
the proposed policy in the April 21, standards as described in 44 CFR part The U.S. Department of Housing and
2016 Federal Register (81 FR 23503), 9.11(d) as well as with the calculation Urban Development (HUD) announces
and requested public comments no later for repair versus replacement described the appointment of 12 individuals to the
than May 23, 2016. The comment period in 44 CFR part 206.226(f). Housing Counseling Federal Advisory
was then reopened on June 8, 2016 (81 The final policy does not have the Committee (HCFAC). The HCFAC was
FR 36940) and public comments were force or effect of law. established on April 14, 2015 pursuant
requested no later than July 8, 2016. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5165a, 5172; 44 CFR to Subtitle D of title XIV of the Dodd-
DATES: This policy is effective 206.226, 206.400. Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
September 30, 2016. Protection Act (Pub. L. 111–203, 124
Matthew Payne,
ADDRESSES: The final policy is available Stat. 1376 (July 21, 2010)) (Dodd-Frank
Director, Policy Division, Office of Policy and
online at http://www.regulations.gov Act), which mandates that the Secretary
Program Analysis, Federal Emergency
and on FEMA’s Web site at http:// Management Agency. appoint an advisory committee to
www.fema.gov. The proposed and final provide advice to the Office of Housing
[FR Doc. 2016–24340 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am]
policy, all related Federal Register Counseling (OHC). The Dodd-Frank Act
BILLING CODE 9111–23–P
notices, and all public comments also mandated that the HCFAC should
received during the comment period are equally represent the mortgage and real
available at http://www.regulations.gov estate industry, consumers and HUD
under Docket ID FEMA–2016–0007. -approved housing counseling agencies.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
Hard copies of the final policy are A Federal Register Notice was
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
available at the Office of Chief Counsel, published on April 14, 2015, (80 FR
Federal Emergency Management 20005) soliciting the nomination of
Agency, 8NE, 500 C St. SW., [Docket No. FR–5858–N–03] individuals via an application.
Washington, DC 20472. Selection of the HCFAC members was
Announcement of the Housing
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: made by the Secretary based on the
Counseling Federal Advisory
Christopher Logan, Acting Director, candidate’s qualifications, expertise and
Committee Appointment of Members
Public Assistance Division, Federal diversity of viewpoints that are
and Notice of Public Meeting
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C necessary to effectively address the
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, 202– AGENCY: Office of the Assistant matters before the HCFAC. Membership
212–2340. Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing on the Committee is personal to the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commissioner, Department of Housing appointee and committee members
purpose of the policy is to establish and Urban Development (HUD). serve at the discretion of the Secretary
minimum standards for Public ACTION: Notice of Housing Counseling for a 3-year term, except the first
Assistance projects in order to promote Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC) appointed members consist of at a
resiliency and achieve risk reduction Members, and Public Meeting. minimum 4 appointees that serve for a
under the authority of the Stafford Act 2-year term and 4 appointees that serve
§§ 323 and 406(e) (42 U.S.C. 5165a and SUMMARY: This notice announces the for a 1-year term.
5172) and 44 CFR part 206, subpart M. appointment of HCFAC members, gives The initial HCFAC appointees
When using Public Assistance funds to notice of a one-day meeting and sets effective June 1, 2016 are:
repair, replace, or construct buildings forth the proposed agenda of the Mortgagor Sector:
located in hazard-prone areas, Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Pamela Marron—3-year appointment
applicants will use, at a minimum, the Committee (HCFAC) first Committee Jose’ Larry Garcia—2-year
hazard-resistant design standards in or meeting. The Committee meeting will be appointment
referenced in the International Building held on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. Linda Ayres—1-year appointment
The meeting is open to the public and Real Estate Sector:
Code (IBC), the International Existing E.J. Thomas—3-year appointment
Building Code (IEBC), and/or the is accessible to individuals with
disabilities. Cassie Hicks—2-year appointment
International Residential Code (IRC). Alejandro Becerra—1-year
Costs associated with meeting these DATES: The in-person meeting will be appointment
standards are eligible for Public held on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 Consumer Sector:
Assistance funding. from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Afreen Alam—3-year appointment
FEMA revised the policy content in Daylight Time (EDT) at HUD Meg Burns—2-year appointment
response to public comments received Headquarters, 451 7th Street SW., Ellie Pepper—1-year appointment
as follows: Washington, DC 20410. Housing Counseling Sector:
• To clarify that FEMA will evaluate Judy Hunter—3-year appointment
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
more stringent, locally adopted codes or Arthur Zeman—2-year appointment
standards as described in 44 CFR part Marjorie George, Housing Program Terri Redmond—1-year appointment
206.226(d), Technical Specialist, Office of Housing
Counseling, U.S. Department of Housing II. Meeting and Agenda
• To clarify that the most recent
edition of the IBC, IEBC, or IRC as of the and Urban Development, 200 Jefferson HUD is convening the first meeting of
disaster declaration date will be used as Avenue, Suite 300, Memphis, TN 38103; the HCFAC on Tuesday, November 1,
telephone number (901) 544–4228 (this 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The
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the new Federal minimum design
standard, is not a toll-free number). Persons who meeting will be held at HUD
• To clarify that the policy only have difficulty hearing or speaking may Headquarters, 451 7th Street SW.,
applies to the standards of the IBC, access this number via TTY by calling Washington, DC 20410 and via
IEBC, and IRC related to hazard- the toll-free Federal Relay Service at conference phone. This meeting notice
resistant designs, and (800) 877–8339. Individuals may also is provided in accordance with the
• To provide information regarding email HCFACCommittee@hud.gov. Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5.
how the policy will interact with SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2).

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Draft Agenda—Housing Counseling page at: https://www.huduser.gov/ Properties reviewed are listed in this
Federal Advisory Committee Meeting— portal/event/Housing-Counseling.html. Notice according to the following
November 1, 2016 Records and documents discussed categories: Suitable/available, suitable/
I. Welcome during the meeting, as well as other unavailable, and suitable/to be excess,
II. Introduction of Members information about the work of this and unsuitable. The properties listed in
III. Presentations by Industry Experts Committee, will be available for public the three suitable categories have been
IV. Discussion of Issues Facing the viewing as they become available at: reviewed by the landholding agencies,
Housing Counseling Industry http://www.facadatabase.gov/ and each agency has transmitted to
A. Increasing Consumer Awareness of committee/committee.aspx?cid=2492& HUD: (1) Its intention to make the
Housing Counseling Services aid=77 by clicking on the ‘‘Committee property available for use to assist the
B. Achieving Greater Financial Meetings’’ link. homeless, (2) its intention to declare the
Sustainability for Housing Dated: October 3, 2016. property excess to the agency’s needs, or
Counseling Services (3) a statement of the reasons that the
Genger Charles,
C. Measuring Demand for Housing property cannot be declared excess or
General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for
Counseling made available for use as facilities to
Housing.
V. Public Comment assist the homeless.
[FR Doc. 2016–24336 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am] Properties listed as suitable/available
VI. Next Steps
VII. Adjourn
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P will be available exclusively for
homeless use for a period of 60 days
With advance registration, the public
from the date of this Notice. Where
is invited to attend this one-day meeting DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND property is described as for ‘‘off-site use
in-person or by phone. To register to URBAN DEVELOPMENT only’’ recipients of the property will be
attend, please visit the Web page at: required to relocate the building to their
[Docket No. FR–5907–N–41]
https://www.huduser.gov/portal/event/ own site at their own expense.
Housing-Counseling.html. Federal Property Suitable as Facilities Homeless assistance providers
In-person attendees will receive To Assist the Homeless interested in any such property should
details about the meeting location and send a written expression of interest to
how to access the building after AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
HHS, addressed to: Ms. Theresa M.
completing the pre-registration process Secretary for Community Planning and
Ritta, Chief Real Property Branch, the
at the above link. The meeting is also Development, HUD.
Department of Health and Human
open to the public with limited phone ACTION: Notice. Services, Room 12–07, Parklawn
lines available on a first-come, first- Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
served basis. Phone attendees can call- SUMMARY: This Notice identifies
unutilized, underutilized, excess, and MD 20857, (301)–443–2265 (This is not
in to the one-day meeting by using the a toll-free number.) HHS will mail to the
following toll-free number in the United surplus Federal property reviewed by
HUD for suitability for use to assist the interested provider an application
States: (800) 230–1059. An operator will packet, which will include instructions
ask callers to provide their names and homeless.
for completing the application. In order
their organizational affiliations (if FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
to maximize the opportunity to utilize a
applicable) prior to placing callers into Juanita Perry, Department of Housing
suitable property, providers should
the conference line to ensure they are and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
submit their written expressions of
part of the pre-registration list. Callers Street SW., Room 7266, Washington, DC
interest as soon as possible. For
can expect to incur charges for calls 20410; telephone (202) 402–3970; TTY
complete details concerning the
they initiate over wireless lines and number for the hearing- and speech- processing of applications, the reader is
HUD will not refund any incurred impaired (202) 708–2565 (these encouraged to refer to the interim rule
charges. Callers will incur no charge for telephone numbers are not toll-free), governing this program, 24 CFR part
calls they initiate over land-line call the toll-free Title V information line 581.
connections to the toll-free phone at 800–927–7588 or send an email to For properties listed as suitable/to be
number. Persons with hearing title5@hud.gov. excess, that property may, if
impairments may also follow the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In subsequently accepted as excess by
discussion by first calling the Federal accordance with 24 CFR part 581 and GSA, be made available for use by the
Relay Service (FRS): (800) 977–8339 and section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney homeless in accordance with applicable
providing the FRS operator with the Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. law, subject to screening for other
conference call toll-free number: (800) 11411), as amended, HUD is publishing Federal use. At the appropriate time,
230–1059. this Notice to identify Federal buildings HUD will publish the property in a
Also, with advance registration, and other real property that HUD has Notice showing it as either suitable/
members of the public will have an reviewed for suitability for use to assist available or suitable/unavailable.
opportunity to provide oral and written the homeless. The properties were For properties listed as suitable/
comments. The total amount of time for reviewed using information provided to unavailable, the landholding agency has
oral comments will be limited to three HUD by Federal landholding agencies decided that the property cannot be
minutes per commenter to ensure regarding unutilized and underutilized declared excess or made available for
pertinent Committee business is buildings and real property controlled use to assist the homeless, and the
completed. Written comments must be by such agencies or by GSA regarding property will not be available.
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provided no later than October 24, 2016 its inventory of excess or surplus Properties listed as unsuitable will
to HCFACCommittee@hud.gov. If the Federal property. This Notice is also not be made available for any other
number of registered commenters for the published in order to comply with the purpose for 20 days from the date of this
meeting exceeds the available time, December 12, 1988 Court Order in Notice. Homeless assistance providers
HUD will initiate a lottery to select National Coalition for the Homeless v. interested in a review by HUD of the
commenters. In order to pre-register to Veterans Administration, No. 88–2503– determination of unsuitability should
provide comments, please visit the Web OG (D.D.C.). call the toll free information line at 1–

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC) Members, and Public Meeting.
Dates		The in-person meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) at HUD Headquarters, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410.
Contact		Marjorie George, Housing Program Technical Specialist, Office of Housing Counseling, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 200 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 300, Memphis, TN 38103; telephone number (901) 544-4228 (this is not a toll- free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Individuals may also email [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 69841