81 FR 92836 - Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016: Solicitation of Comments on Implementation of Public Housing Income Limit: Extension of Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 244 (December 20, 2016)

Page Range		92836-92836
FR Document		2016-30627

On November 29, 2016, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment on the methodology HUD proposes to use to implement a new income limit in public housing. The November 29, 2016, notice set December 29, 2016, as the comment due date. In response to recent requests for additional time to submit public comments, this notice announces that HUD is extending the public comment period for an additional 30-day period to January 30, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5976-N-05]


Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016: 
Solicitation of Comments on Implementation of Public Housing Income 
Limit: Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, HUD.

ACTION: Notice for comment, Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 29, 2016, HUD published a notice in the Federal 
Register inviting public comment on the methodology HUD proposes to use 
to implement a new income limit in public housing. The November 29, 
2016, notice set December 29, 2016, as the comment due date. In 
response to recent requests for additional time to submit public 
comments, this notice announces that HUD is extending the public 
comment period for an additional 30-day period to January 30, 2017.

DATES: Comment Due Date: For the notice published on November 29, 2016, 
(81 FR 85996), the comment due date is extended to January 30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this notice for comment. All communications must refer to the above 
docket number and title. There are two methods for submitting public 
comments.
    1. Submission of Comments by Mail. Comments may be submitted by 
mail to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 10276, 
Washington, DC 20410-0500.
    2. Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit 
comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly encourages commenters to submit 
comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments allows the 
commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, ensures timely 
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to make comments immediately available 
to the public. Comments submitted electronically through the 
www.regulations.gov Web site can be viewed by other commenters and 
interested members of the public. Commenters should follow the 
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
    No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile (fax) comments are not acceptable.
    Public Inspection of Public Comments. All properly submitted 
comments and communications submitted to HUD will be available for 
public inspection and copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., weekdays, at 
the above address. Due to security measures at the HUD Headquarters 
building, an advance appointment to review the public comments must be 
scheduled by calling the Regulations Division at 202-708-3055 (this is 
not a toll-free number). Individuals with speech or hearing impairments 
may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service at 
800-877-8339 (this is a toll-free number). Copies of all comments 
submitted are available for inspection and downloading at 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have any questions, please send 
an email to [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 29, 2016, at 81 FR 85996, HUD 
published a notice for comment seeking the public's input on a proposed 
methodology to implement the public income limit created by section 103 
of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) 
(Public Law 114-201, 130 Stat. 782). That notice set out the proposed 
methodology and included specific requests for comment. In response to 
recent requests for additional time to submit public comments, HUD is 
announcing through this notice that it is extending the public comment 
period for an additional 30-day period. Interested persons should refer 
to the November 29, 2016 notice for the list of topics for which HUD is 
seeking information.

    Dated: December 15, 2016.
Aaron Santa Anna,
Assistant General Counsel for Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2016-30627 Filed 12-19-16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Public Inspection of Public SUMMARY: This Notice solicits comments
URBAN DEVELOPMENT Comments. All properly submitted and recommendations on developing a
comments and communications revised methodology to be used to track
[Docket No. FR–5976–N–05]
submitted to HUD will be available for the extent to which Public Housing
Housing Opportunity Through public inspection and copying between Agencies (PHAs) in the Moving to Work
Modernization Act of 2016: Solicitation 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., weekdays, at the (MTW) Demonstration Program are
of Comments on Implementation of above address. Due to security measures meeting the statutory requirement in
Public Housing Income Limit: at the HUD Headquarters building, an Section 204 of the Omnibus
Extension of Comment Period advance appointment to review the Consolidated Rescissions and
public comments must be scheduled by Appropriations Act of 1996, (1996 MTW
AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, calling the Regulations Division at 202– Statute) to serve substantially the same
HUD. 708–3055 (this is not a toll-free number of families had they not
ACTION: Notice for comment, Extension number). Individuals with speech or combined their funds under the MTW
of public comment period. hearing impairments may access this Demonstration Program. This statutory
number via TTY by calling the Federal requirement is further reinforced in the
SUMMARY: On November 29, 2016, HUD Relay Service at 800–877–8339 (this is Standard MTW Agreements for all 39
published a notice in the Federal a toll-free number). Copies of all current MTW PHAs.
Register inviting public comment on the comments submitted are available for DATES: Comments Due Date: February
methodology HUD proposes to use to inspection and downloading at 21, 2017.
implement a new income limit in public www.regulations.gov. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
housing. The November 29, 2016, notice invited to submit comments and
set December 29, 2016, as the comment FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have any questions, please send an recommendations to the Moving to
due date. In response to recent requests Work Office, Office of Public and Indian
for additional time to submit public email to HOTMAquestions@hud.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Housing, Department of Housing and
comments, this notice announces that Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street
HUD is extending the public comment November 29, 2016, at 81 FR 85996,
HUD published a notice for comment SW., Room 4130, Washington, DC
period for an additional 30-day period 20410–0001 or email at mtw-info@
to January 30, 2017. seeking the public’s input on a proposed
methodology to implement the public hud.gov. HUD strongly encourages
DATES: Comment Due Date: For the commenters to submit comments
notice published on November 29, 2016, income limit created by section 103 of
the Housing Opportunity Through electronically. Communications must
(81 FR 85996), the comment due date is refer to the above docket number and
extended to January 30, 2017. Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA)
(Public Law 114–201, 130 Stat. 782). title and should contain the information
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are specified in the ‘‘Request for Public
That notice set out the proposed
invited to submit comments regarding methodology and included specific Comments’’ section.
this notice for comment. All requests for comment. In response to No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile
communications must refer to the above recent requests for additional time to (FAX) comments are not acceptable.
docket number and title. There are two submit public comments, HUD is Public Inspection of Public
methods for submitting public announcing through this notice that it is Comments. A summary of comments
comments. extending the public comment period received by HUD will be made available
1. Submission of Comments by Mail. for an additional 30-day period. on HUD’s Web site at: http://
Comments may be submitted by mail to Interested persons should refer to the www.hud.gov/mtw.
the Regulations Division, Office of November 29, 2016 notice for the list of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General Counsel, Department of topics for which HUD is seeking Questions concerning this Notice
Housing and Urban Development, 451 information. should be directed to the Moving to
7th Street SW., Room 10276, Work Office, Office of Public and Indian
Washington, DC 20410–0500. Dated: December 15, 2016. Housing, Department of Housing and
2. Electronic Submission of Aaron Santa Anna, Urban Development at: mtw-info@
Comments. Interested persons may Assistant General Counsel for Regulations. hud.gov. Communications must refer to
submit comments electronically through [FR Doc. 2016–30627 Filed 12–19–16; 8:45 am] the above docket number and title.
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at BILLING CODE 4210–67–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly
encourages commenters to submit I. Background
comments electronically. Electronic DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND The purpose of the MTW
submission of comments allows the URBAN DEVELOPMENT Demonstration Program, as provided in
commenter maximum time to prepare the 1996 MTW Statute (Pub. L. 104–134;
and submit a comment, ensures timely [Docket No. FR–5958–N–01] 42 U.S.C. 1437f note), is to give PHAs
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to and HUD the flexibility to design and
make comments immediately available Request for Comments and test various approaches for providing
to the public. Comments submitted Recommendations on a Revised and administering housing assistance
electronically through the Methodology To Track the Extent to that:
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viewed by other commenters and Continue To Serve Substantially the cost effectiveness in federal
interested members of the public. Same Number of Eligible Families expenditures;
Commenters should follow the AGENCY: Office of the Assistant • give incentives to families with
instructions provided on that site to Secretary for Public and Indian children where the head of household is
submit comments electronically. Housing, HUD. working; is seeking work; or is
No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile preparing for work by participating in
ACTION: Notice.
(fax) comments are not acceptable. job training, educational programs, or

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice for comment, Extension of public comment period.
Dates		Comment Due Date: For the notice published on November 29, 2016, (81 FR 85996), the comment due date is extended to January 30, 2017.
Contact		If you have any questions, please send an email to [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 92836