82 FR 29303 - Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the First Quarter of Calendar Year 2017

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 123 (June 28, 2017)

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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 January 1, 2017, and ending on March 31, 2017.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6035-N-01]


Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the First 
Quarter of Calendar Year 2017

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 January 1, 2017, and ending on March 31, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about this 
notice, contact Aaron Santa Anna, Assistant General Counsel for 
Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500, telephone 202-708-
3055 (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 first quarter of calendar year 2017.

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 
January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017. 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

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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 first quarter of calendar 
year 2017) before the next report is published (the second quarter of 
calendar year 2017), HUD will include any additional waivers granted 
for the first 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: June 23, 2017.
Ariel Pereira,
Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations.

Appendix

Listing of Waivers of Regulatory Requirements Granted by Offices of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development January 1, 2017 Through 
March 31, 2017

    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 92.2.
    Project/Activity: The City of Gainesville, Florida requested a 
waiver of 24 CFR 92.2 paragraph (3)(iv), which states that officers 
or employees of a government entity may not be officers or employees 
of a community housing development organization (CHDO). The City 
requested this waiver to permit the Mayor of the City of Archer, Mr. 
Corey Harris, Florida to act as the Executive Director of the City 
of Gainesville's only CHDO.
    Nature of Requirement: Paragraph (3)(iv) of the definition of a 
CHDO in the HOME regulations at 24 CFR 92.2 prohibits an employee of 
a governmental entity from serving as an employee of a CHDO. This 
provision ensures that there is no conflict of interest between a 
participating jurisdiction and a CHDO that received HOME funding 
from the participating jurisdiction. The provision also guarantees 
that a CHDO is indeed a community-based and community controlled 
organization.
    Granted By: Harriet Tregoning, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, D.
    Date Granted: January 10, 2017.
    Reason Waived: Mr. Harris is currently the Mayor of Archer 
Florida; a City within Alachua County and a wholly separate and non-
contiguous entity from the City of Gainesville. Mr. Harris is also 
the Executive Director of NHDC; the only designated CHDO in the City 
of Gainesville. The City of Gainesville does not expend HOME funds 
outside of the City's limits, including the City of Archer. Further, 
Mr. Harris, as the Mayor of the City of Archer and as the Executive 
Director of NHDC, has no official decision-making authority or 
influence in the City of Gainesville's funding decision's. The City 
stated that NHDC is the only viable CHDO within the City of 
Gainesville's jurisdiction, and the exclusion of NHDC as its CHDO 
would create hardship. The waiver permitted Mr. Harris to remain in 
both position and enabled the City of Gainesville to retain its only 
CHDO.
    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 92.252(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: The City of Daly, California requested a 
waiver of 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1), which requires a participating 
jurisdiction to establish maximum monthly allowances for utilities 
and services (excluding telephone) and update the allowances 
annually. The City requested this waiver to allow use of utility 
allowance established by local public housing agency (PHA) for a 
HOME-assisted project under construction--Sweeny Lane Apartments.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) 
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly 
allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and 
update the allowances annually. Participating jurisdictions must use 
the HUD Utility Schedule Model or otherwise determine the utility 
allowance for the project based on the type of utilities used at the 
project. Consequently, participating jurisdictions are no longer 
permitted to use the utility allowance established by the local PHA 
for HOME-assisted rental projects for which HOME funds were 
committed on or after August 23, 2013.
    Granted By: Harriet Tregoning, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, D.
    Date Granted: January 19, 2017.
    Reason Waived: The HOME requirements for establishing a utility 
allowances conflict with Project Based Voucher program requirements. 
Consequently, it is not possible to use two different utility 
allowances to set the rent for a single unit and it is 
administratively burdensome to require a project owner establish and 
implement different utility allowances for HOME-assisted units and 
non-HOME assisted units in a project.
    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 92.252(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: The City of Sacramento, California requested a 
waiver of 24 CFR 92. 92.252(d)(1), which requires a participating 
jurisdiction to establish maximum monthly allowances for utilities 
and services (excluding telephone) and update the allowances 
annually. The City requested this waiver to allow use of the utility 
allowance established by the local public housing agency (PHA) for 
two existing HOME projects--Sierra Vista Apartments and Washington 
Plaza Apartments.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) 
requires a participating jurisdiction to establish maximum monthly 
allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and 
update the allowances annually. Participating jurisdictions must use 
the HUD Utility Schedule Model or otherwise determine the utility 
allowance for the project based on the type of utilities used at the 
project. Consequently, participating jurisdictions are no longer 
permitted to use the utility allowance established by the local PHA 
for HOME-assisted rental projects for which HOME funds were 
committed on or after August 23, 2013.
    Granted By: Harriet Tregoning, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, D.
    Date Granted: January 19, 2017.
    Reason Waived: HUD acknowledges that the HOME requirements for 
establishing a utility allowance conflict with Project Based Voucher 
program requirements. In addition, HUD recognizes that it is not 
possible to use two different utility allowance to set the rent for 
a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to require a 
project owner establish and implement different utility allowance 
for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a project.
    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 92.252(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: The county of San Mateo, California requested 
a waiver of 24 CFR 92. 92.252(d)(1), which requires a participating 
jurisdiction to establish maximum monthly allowances for utilities 
and services (excluding telephone) and update the allowances 
annually. The county requested this waiver to allow use of utility 
allowance established by local public housing agency (PHA) for a 
HOME project under construction--Sweeny Lane Apartments.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) 
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly 
allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and 
update the allowances annually. A participating jurisdiction must 
use the HUD Utility Schedule Model or otherwise determine the 
utility allowance for the project based on the type of utilities 
used at the project. Consequently, participating jurisdictions are 
no longer permitted to use the utility

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allowance established by the local PHA for HOME-assisted rental 
projects for which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 
2013.
    Granted By: Harriet Tregoning, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, D.
    Date Granted: January 19, 2017.
    Reason Waived: HUD acknowledges that the HOME requirements for 
establishing a utility allowance conflict with Project Based Voucher 
program requirements. In addition, HUD recognizes that it is not 
possible to use two different utility allowances to set the rent for 
a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to require a 
project owner establish and implement different utility allowances 
for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a project.
    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 92.252(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: The Hennepin County Consortium requested a 
waiver of 24 CFR 92. 92.252(d)(1), which requires a participating 
jurisdiction to establish maximum monthly allowances for utilities 
and services (excluding telephone) and update the allowances 
annually. The consortium requests this waiver to allow use the 
utility allowance established by the local Metropolitan Council 
Housing Authority for Indian Knoll Manor, a HOME-assisted rental 
project.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) 
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly 
allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and 
update the allowances annually. A participating jurisdiction must 
use the HUD Utility Schedule Model or otherwise determine the 
utility allowance for the project based on the type of utilities 
used at the project. Consequently, participating jurisdictions are 
no longer permitted to use the utility allowance established by the 
local public housing agency (PHA) for HOME-assisted rental projects 
for which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013.
    Granted By: Cliff Taffet, General Deputy Assistant Secretary, D.
    Date Granted: February 13, 2017.
    Reason Waived: HUD acknowledges that the HOME requirements for 
establishing a utility allowance conflict with Project Based Voucher 
program requirements. In addition, HUD recognizes that it is not 
possible to use two different utility allowances to set the rent for 
a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to require a 
project owner establish and implement different utility allowances 
for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a project.
    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 92.500(d)(1)(C).
    Project/Activity: The City of New Orleans, Louisiana, requested 
that HUD waive the HOME program expenditure requirement at 24 CFR 
92.500(d)(1)(C). The City requests this waiver to provide additional 
time to expend HOME funds that the City committed to fill funding 
gaps in multiple phases of its Choice Neighborhoods Initiative 
grant. Currently, Phases V and VI of the Choice Neighborhoods 
Initiative project and one other multi-family redevelopment project 
adjacent to the CNI project have a funding gap of approximately $4 
million dollars.
    Nature of Requirement: This provision requires that a 
participating jurisdiction expend its annual allocation of HOME 
funds within five years after HUD notifies the participating 
jurisdiction that HUD has executed the jurisdiction's HOME 
Investment Partnerships Agreement.
    Granted By: Harriet Tregoning, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, D.
    Date Granted: January 9, 2017.
    Reason Waived: As of October 31, 2016, the City had an 
expenditure shortfall of $3,123,850. The deobligation of $3,123,850 
of HOME funds would create an undue hardship by jeopardizing the 
completion of the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative project and 
limiting the number of one-for-one replacement units. The City has 
presented an aggressive plan to improve its HOME performance by 
using HOME funds to close funding gaps in the Choice Neighborhoods 
Initiative projects and has shown progress in increasing its HOME 
expenditure rate in recent months.
    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 570.209(b)(3)(i)(A).
    Project/Activity: City of Atlanta, Georgia--Atlanta Lettuce 
Project.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 570.209(b) establishes guidelines 
to evaluate whether certain activities will demonstrate a minimum 
level of public benefit. Activities covered by these guidelines must 
either create or retain full-time equivalent, permanent jobs or 
provide goods or services to low- and moderate-income persons 
residing in areas served by the businesses assisted by the covered 
activities. If the public benefit is based on jobs created or 
retained, 24 CFR 570.209(b)(3)(i)(A) provides that any covered 
activity is ineligible for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 
assistance if the amount of CDBG assistance exceeds $50,000 per 
full-time equivalent, permanent job created or retained.
    Granted By: Harriet Tregoning, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: January 12, 2017.
    Reason Waived: HUD waived the regulation because the city 
provided information on other public benefits, beyond the creation 
of jobs, that would be generated by the project and accrue to future 
employees as well as residents of the immediate neighborhood and the 
larger Atlanta community. These benefits include the following: The 
project will be located in an area designated and prioritized by the 
city for redevelopment in recent years; the median household income 
for the area is $19,168, compared with the median household income 
for the city of $52,082; the project will be located in an area with 
a poverty rate greater than 40 percent; the project will turn a 
three-acre vacant brownfield into a viable business; the project 
will partner with a community development corporation to provide 
excess produce from the project to local residents unable to afford 
such produce in grocery stores; the project, with help from local 
partners, will provide wrap-around services to assist employees with 
own and with life skills training, financial literacy, tax 
assistance, and other services; employees of the project will own 
shares in the project and will be incentived through bonuses based 
on production and sales, both of which will enable employees to 
build assets and wealth over time; the project will donate excess 
produce to the Atlanta Community Food Bank; the project will partner 
with Food Well Alliance, a local non-profit organization to provide 
produce to local farmers' markets with customers who use 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants, 
and Children (WIC) benefits.
    Contact: Paul Webster, Director, Financial Management Division; 
Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 7178, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 402-4563.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.208(a)(3).
    Project/Activity: City of Texarkana, Texas--Hotel Grim Lofts 
Project.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 570.208(a)(3) provides national 
objective criteria for an eligible activity carried out for the 
purpose of providing or improving permanent residential structures 
which, upon completion, will be occupied by low- and moderate-income 
households. If the structure contains two dwelling units, at least 
one must be so occupied, and if the structure contains more than two 
dwelling units, at least 51 percent of the units must be so 
occupied.
    Granted By: Harriet Tregoning, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: January 3, 2017.
    Reason Waived: HUD waived the regulation because disapproval of 
the waiver would have resulted in an undue hardship and adversely 
affected the purposes of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974, as amended. Requiring 51 percent of the units to be 
occupied by LMI persons would have reduced the conventional debt 
financing available for the project by $1.1 million, a funding gap 
for which the city would not have been able to find another source. 
Therefore, the project could not be completed and would not create 
any affordable housing units. Additionally, the project will assist 
the city in its efforts to meet its community and economic 
development objectives as outlined in its 2013-2017 Consolidated 
Plan and 2016 Annual Action Plan, which identified the downtown area 
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percentage of low-and moderate-persons and very few affordable 
housing opportunities and recommended the development of housing 
units within mixed-use properties to meet this need. Additionally, 
this building has been vacant for almost thirty years and its 
redevelopment will serve as a catalyst for revitalization efforts in 
the city's downtown.
    HUD granted the waiver with the following mandatory conditions: 
(1) The city must provide written notification to the Fort Worth 
Regional Office of its adoption and publication of its standards for 
determining affordable rents; (2) the city must require the project 
developer to record a use restriction against the project property 
that will impose a ten-year affordability requirement, requiring at 
least 20 percent of the units to be occupied by LMI households; (3) 
the city will conduct annual, on-site monitoring to verify 
compliance with the conditions for the duration of the affordability 
period; (4) the city will provide HUD Financial Management Division 
and the Regional Office a status report not later than 15 days from 
the end of each quarter during the construction and lease-up period, 
and through the affordability period if required by the Regional 
Office, that includes updates on construction completion, Section 
108 funds disbursement, initial occupancy of LMI units, and any 
other information as required by the Regional Office. The actions 
required under conditions (1) and (2) must be completed prior to 
HUD's guarantee of a note or other obligation pursuant to the loan 
guarantee commitment for the project.
    Contact: Paul Webster, Director, Financial Management Division, 
Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 7178, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 402-4563.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.3 and 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1).
    Project/Activity: Multnomah County, OR--Home Forward.
    Nature of Requirement: ``24 CFR 578.3 defines permanent housing 
as housing where the program participant is the tenant on a lease 
for a term of at least one year, which is renewable for terms that 
are a minimum of one month long. Provisions at 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1) 
of the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program interim rule states: For 
project-based, sponsor-based, or tenant-based rental assistance, 
program participants must enter into a lease agreement for a term of 
at least one year, which is terminable for cause.``
    Granted By: Harriet Tregoning, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: January 17, 2017.
    Reason Waived: Many landlords in Multnomah County, OR offer 
month to month lease terms as opposed to full year leases and the 
county has an extremely low vacancy rate. Because of the tight 
rental market, Home Forward is finding it increasingly difficult to 
identify landlords willing to alter their policies regarding length 
of lease terms when considering permanent supportive housing 
applicants.
    Contact: Renee Ryles, Director, Office of Field Management, 
Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th St. SW., Room 7152, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 402-4609.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(d).
    Project/Activity: The State of Tennessee--Tennessee Housing 
Development Agency.
    Nature of Requirement: Under 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1), ESG rental 
assistance cannot be provided unless the rent is equal to or less 
than the FMR established by HUD.
    Granted By: Clifford Taffet, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: February 16, 2017.
    Reason Waived: HUD has determined that the rental vacancy rate 
in Tennessee after the wildfires is extraordinarily low. Waiving the 
FMR for Rapid Re-housing under ESG will make more units available to 
individuals and families in need of permanent housing.
    Contact: Mary C. Wilson, Director, Office of Community Planning 
and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 710 
Locust Street SW., Suite 300 Knoxville, TN 37902.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(d).
    Project/Activity: The State of Oregon--Oregon Housing and 
Community Services.
    Nature of Requirement: Under 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1), ESG rental 
assistance cannot be provided unless the rent is equal to or less 
than the FMR established by HUD.
    Granted By: Clifford Taffet, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: March 1, 2017.
    Reason Waived: High rental costs and low vacancy rates result in 
a shortage of affordable housing units. Allowing ESG rental 
assistance funds to be used for units with rents up to the payment 
standard adopted by the local PHA will increase housing options.
    Contact: Renee Ryles, Director, Office of Field Management, 
Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th St. SW., Room 7152, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 402-4609.

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 232.7.
    Project/Activity: The Stratford at Beyer Park (Stratford) is a 
memory care facility. The facility does not meet the requirements of 
24 CFR 232.7 ``Bathroom'' of FHA's regulations. The project is 
located in Modesto, CA.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation mandates 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: Genger M. Charles, General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Housing.
    Date Granted: February 17, 2017.
    Reason Waived: The project is for memory care, all rooms have 
half-bathrooms and the resident to full bathroom ratio is 7:1. The 
project meets the State of California's Licensing requirements at 
least one bathtub or shower for each ten residents.
    Contact: Vance T. Morris, Operations Manager, 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 242.58(b)(ii) and 24 CFR 
242.58(b)(iv). Project/Activity: New York Presbyterian Hospital, FHA 
Project Number 012-10044, New York, NY. The Borrower has requested 
an extension of the quarterly and annual deadlines to submit 
financial statements to HUD.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 242.58(b)(ii) states that, with 
regard to financial reporting requirements for hospitals with FHA-
insured loans, quarterly unaudited financial reports must be filed 
with HUD within 40 days following the end of each quarter of the 
mortgagor's fiscal year. 24 CFR 242.58(b)(iv) states that, also with 
regard to financial reporting requirements for hospitals with FHA-
insured loans, board-certified annual financial results must be 
filed with HUD within 120 days following the close of the fiscal 
year (if the annual audited financial statement has not yet been 
filed with HUD).
    Granted by: Genger Charles, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Housing H.
    Reason Waived: The Borrower requested and was granted waivers of 
these HUD requirements governing financial reporting. 24 CFR 
242.58(b)(ii) was waived in order to allow the Borrower to submit 
quarterly unaudited financial reports to HUD up to 60 days following 
the end of each quarter of the mortgagor's fiscal year. CFR 
242.58(b)(iv) was waived in order to allow NYP to submit board-
certified annual financial results to HUD up to 150 days following 
the close of the fiscal year (if the annual audited financial 
statement has not yet been filed with HUD). The Borrower is a very 
complex organization, including multiple hospital entities and 
campuses, 2,600 beds, over 6,500 affiliated physicians. The 
extension of reporting requirements will allow the Borrower 
sufficient time to coordinate its financial reports among its 
numerous operating entities, and will align reporting requirements 
with its other taxable bond issues.
    Contact: Vance T. Morris, Operations Manager, Office of 
Healthcare Programs, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 2337, Washington, DC 
20401, telephone (202) 402-2419.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 266.200(b)(2).
    Project/Activity: Federal Financing Bank (FFB) Risk Sharing 
Initiative, Substantial Rehabilitation, Massachusetts Housing 
Partnership (MHP). Waivers of certain provisions of the Risk Sharing 
Program regulations for an additional 15 projects for a total of 20 
projects utilizing the Federal Financing Bank (FFB) Risk Sharing 
Initiative in calendar year 2017.
    Nature of Requirement: The 24 CFR part 266.200(b)(2) Substantial 
Rehabilitation. The Department will permit the revised definition of 
substantial rehabilitation (S/R) in the revised MAP Guide published 
on January 29, 2016, such that S/R is: Any scope of work

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that either: (a) Exceeds in aggregate cost a sum equal to the `base 
per dwelling unit limit' times the applicable High Cost Factor, or 
(b) Replacement of two or more building systems. `Replacement' is 
when the cost of replacement work exceeds 50 percent of the cost of 
replacing the entire system. The base limit is revised to $15,000 
per unit for 2015, and will be adjusted annually based on the 
percentage change published by the Consumer Financial Protection 
Bureau, or other inflation cost index published by HUD.
    Granted By: Gender Charles, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Housing, H.
    Date Granted: March 31, 2017.
    Reason Waived: Necessary to effectuate the Federal Financing 
Bank (FFB) Risk Sharing Initiative between Housing and Urban 
Development and the Treasury Department/FFB announced in Fiscal Year 
2014. The approval and execution of the FFB Risk Sharing Agreement 
will facilitate the expansion of the program to increase the supply 
of affordable rental housing and to assist in the preservation of 
existing of rental housing. Under this Initiative, FFB provides 
capital to participating Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) to make 
multifamily loans insured under the FHA Multifamily Risk Sharing 
Program.
    Contact: Daniel J. Sullivan, Acting Director, Office of 
Multifamily Production, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 402-6130.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 266.200(c)(2).
    Project/Activity: Federal Financing Bank (FFB) Risk Sharing 
Initiative, Equity Take-Outs. Massachusetts Housing Partnership 
(MHP). Waivers of certain provisions of the Risk Sharing Program 
regulations for an additional 15 projects for a total of 20 projects 
utilizing the Federal Financing Bank (FFB) Risk Sharing Initiative 
in calendar year 2017.
    Nature of Requirement: Equity take-outs for existing projects 
(refinance transactions): Permit the insured mortgage to exceed the 
sum of the total cost of acquisition, cost of financing, cost of 
repairs, and reasonable transaction costs or ``equity take-outs'' in 
refinances of HFA-financed projects and those outside of HFA's 
portfolio if the result is preservation with the following 
conditions:
    1. Occupancy is no less than 93% for previous 12 months;
    2. No defaults in the last 12 months of the HFA loan to be 
refinanced;
    3. A 20-year affordable housing deed restriction placed on title 
that conforms to the 542(c)-statutory definition;
    4. A Property Capital Needs Assessment (PCNA) must be performed 
and funds escrowed for all necessary repairs, and reserves funded 
for future capital needs; and
    5. For projects subsidized by Section 8 Housing Assistance 
Payment (HAP) contracts:
    a. Owner agrees to renew HAP contract(s) for 20-year term, 
(subject to appropriations and statutory authorization, etc.,), and
    b. In accordance with regulations found in 24 CFR 883.306(e), 
and Housing Notice 2012-14--Use of ``New Regulation'' Section 8 
Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts Residual Receipts of 
Offset Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments, if at 
any time MHP determines that a project's excess funds (surplus cash) 
after project operations, reserve requirements and permitted 
distributions are met, MHP must place the excess funds into a 
separate interest-bearing account. Upon renewal of a HAP Contract 
the excess funds can be used to reduce future HAP payments or other 
project operations/purposes. When the HAP Contract expires, is 
terminated, or any extensions are terminated, any unused funds 
remaining in the Residual Receipt Account at the time of the 
contract's termination must be returned to HUD.
    Granted By: Gender Charles, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Housing.
    Date Granted: March 31, 2017.
    Reason Waived: Necessary to effectuate the Federal Financing 
Bank (FFB) Risk Sharing Initiative between Housing and Urban 
Development and the Treasury Department/FFB announced in Fiscal Year 
2014. The approval and execution of the FFB Risk Sharing Agreement 
will facilitate the expansion of the program to increase the supply 
of affordable rental housing and to assist in the preservation of 
existing of rental housing. Under this Initiative, FFB provides 
capital to participating Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) to make 
multifamily loans insured under the FHA Multifamily Risk Sharing 
Program.
    Contact: Daniel J. Sullivan, Acting Director, Office of 
Multifamily Production, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 402-6130.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 266.200(d).
    Project/Activity: Federal Financing Bank (FFB) Risk Sharing 
Initiative, Substantial Rehabilitation, Massachusetts Housing 
Partnership (MHP). Waivers of certain provisions of the Risk Sharing 
Program regulations for an additional 15 projects for a total of 20 
projects utilizing the Federal Financing Bank (FFB) Risk Sharing 
Initiative in calendar year 2017.
    Nature of Requirements: The 24 CFR part 266.200(d) Underwrite 
Section 8 Rents. Projects receiving section 8 rental subsidies or 
other rental subsidies. For refinancing of Section 202 projects, and 
for Public Housing Authority (PHA) projects converting to Section 8 
through the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Initiative, the 
Department will permit MHP to underwrite the financing using current 
or to be adjusted project-based Section 8 assisted rents, even 
though they exceed the market rates. This is consistent with HUD 
Housing Notice 04-214, ``Amendments to Notice 02-16: Underwriting 
Guidelines for Refinancing of Section 202, and Section 202/8 Direct 
Loan Repayments'', which grants authority only to those lenders 
refinancing with mortgage programs under the National Housing Act.
    Granted By: Genger Charles, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Housing.
    Date Granted: March 31, 2017.
    Reason Waived: Necessary to effectuate the Federal Financing 
Bank (FFB) Risk Sharing Initiative between Housing and Urban 
Development and the Treasury Department/FFB announced in Fiscal Year 
2014. The approval and execution of the FFB Risk Sharing Agreement 
will facilitate the expansion of the program to increase the supply 
of affordable rental housing and to assist in the preservation of 
existing of rental housing. Under this Initiative, FFB provides 
capital to participating Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) to make 
multifamily loans insured under the FHA Multifamily Risk Sharing 
Program.
    Contact: Daniel J. Sullivan, Acting Director, Office of 
Multifamily Production, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 402-6130.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 266.620(e).
    Project/Activity: Federal Financing Bank (FFB) Risk Sharing 
Initiative, Termination of Mortgage Insurance. Massachusetts Housing 
Partnership (MHP). Waivers of certain provisions of the Risk Sharing 
Program regulations for an additional 15 projects for a total of 20 
projects utilizing the Federal Financing Bank (FFB) Risk Sharing 
Initiative in calendar year 2017.
    Nature of Requirement: The 24 CFR part 266.620(e) Termination of 
Mortgage Insurance. As required by the Initiative, Massachusetts 
Housing Partnership (MHP) agrees to indemnify HUD for all amounts 
paid to FFB if ``the HFA or its successors commit fraud, or make a 
material misrepresentation to the Commissioner with respect to 
information culminating in the Contract of Insurance on the 
mortgage, or while the Contract of Insurance is in existence.''
    Granted by: Genger Charles, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Housing.
    Date Granted: March 31, 2017.
    Reason Waived: Necessary to effectuate the Federal Financing 
Bank (FFB) Risk Sharing Initiative between Housing and Urban 
Development and the Treasury Department/FFB announced in Fiscal Year 
2014. The approval and execution of the FFB Risk Sharing Agreement 
will facilitate the expansion of the program to increase the supply 
of affordable rental housing and to assist in the preservation of 
existing of rental housing. Under this Initiative, FFB provides 
capital to participating Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) to make 
multifamily loans insured under the FHA Multifamily Risk Sharing 
Program.
    Contact: Daniel J. Sullivan, Acting Director, Office of 
Multifamily Production, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 402-6130.

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 and 24 CFR 902 (FEMA-4277-DR-
LA).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Denham 
Springs (LA101).
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance

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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, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 13, 2017.
    Reason Waived: Housing Authority of the City of Denham Springs 
requested relief of financial condition scoring and its financial 
reporting requirements for the fiscal year end (FYE) of September 
30, 2016. The HA's records and building contents were all destroyed 
during the storm disaster of October 2016. Therefore, the HA was 
approved until March 31, 2017, to submit its unaudited financial 
statements. Also, the HA was approved until January 31, 2018, to 
submit its audited financial statements to HUD, which only permits 
the extension for filing. The FASS audited financial submission 
extension does not apply to Single Audit submissions to the Federal 
Audit Clearinghouse; the HA is required to meet the Single Audit due 
date.
    Contact: Dee Ann R. Walker, Acting 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) 475-7908.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801 and 24 CFR 902.33(c).
    Project/Activity: Louisiana Housing Authority (LA903).
    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, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 9, 2017.
    Reason Waived: Louisiana Housing Authority (HA), a Section 8-
only agency, requested relief of financial condition scoring and its 
financial reporting requirements for the fiscal year end (FYE) of 
December 31, 2016. The HA requested relief for redirecting agency 
resources to permit assistance to families that were affected by the 
severe storm and flooding during the 2016 storm disaster. Therefore, 
the HA was approved until June 30, 2017, to submit its unaudited 
financial statements. The HA has until January 31, 2018, to submit 
its audited financial statements to HUD, which only permits the 
extension for filing. The FASS audited financial submission 
extension does not apply to Single Audit submissions to the Federal 
Audit Clearinghouse; the HA is required to meet the Single Audit due 
date.
    Contact: Dee Ann R. Walker, Acting 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) 475-7908.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 5, 24 CFR 5.801, and 24 CFR 
902.33(c).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Lumberton 
(NC014).
    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.
    Physical inspections are required to ensure that public housing 
units are decent, safe, sanitary and in good repair, as determined 
by an inspection conducted in accordance with HUD's Uniform Physical 
Condition Standards (UPCS). Baseline inspections will have all 
properties inspected regardless of previous PHAS designation or 
physical inspection scores.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 22, 2017.
    Reason Waived: Housing Authority of the City of Lumberton (HA) 
requested to be waived of its unaudited financial requirements for 
its fiscal year end (FYE) of March 30, 2017, and all physical 
inspection and physical condition scoring for fiscal years (FY) 2016 
and FY 2017. The HA's computers, records and building contents were 
all destroyed during the 2016 storm disaster. Therefore, the HA was 
approved until September 30, 2017 to submit its unaudited financial 
statements for FYE March 30, 2017. Since only occupied units are 
inspected, a waiver of physical inspection is not required for 
vacant public housing units. However, physical inspections for all 
projects are expected to resume for the HA's FYE March 30, 2018.
    Contact: Dee Ann R. Walker, Acting 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) 475-7908.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.305(b)(1) and 982.305(b)(2)(i).
    Project/Activity: Boone County Housing Authority (BCHA) in 
Columbia, Missouri, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 982.305(b)(1) and 
982.305(b)(2)(i) so that HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing 
(VASH) units will not be required to have an in-person follow up 
inspection if the unit fails the initial inspection.
    Nature of Requirement: These regulations state that a PHA must 
inspect a unit prior to initial leasing to ensure that it meets 
housing quality standards (HQS).
    Granted By: Jemine A Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 13, 2017.
    Reason Waived: Due to long distances between the PHA and its 
units and between units, this regulation was waived so that the BHA 
could use other methods (photographs, repair receipts) to determine 
that repairs were made to ensure the unit meets HQS.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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 the County of Salt Lake 
in Salt Lake City, Utah, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 982.505(d) so 
that it could approve an exception payment standard amount above 120 
percent of the fair market rents (FMR) as a reasonable 
accommodation.
    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 no more than 120 percent of the FMR for the unit size.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: January 30, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This regulation was waived as a reasonable 
accommodation to allow a disabled participant to receive housing 
assistance and pay no more than 40 percent of its adjusted income 
toward the family share.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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 Opportunities Commission of Montgomery 
County (HOCMC) in Kensington, Maryland, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 
982.505(d) so that it could approve an exception payment standard 
amount above 120 percent of the fair market rents (FMR) as a 
reasonable accommodation.
    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 no more than 120 percent of the FMR for the unit size.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 21, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This regulation was waived as a reasonable 
accommodation to allow a disabled participant to receive housing 
assistance and pay no more than 40 percent of its adjusted income 
toward the family share.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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: Fairfax County Department of Housing and 
Community Development (FCDHC) in Alexandria, Virginia, requested a 
waiver of 24 CFR

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982.505(d) so that it could approve an exception payment standard 
amount above 120 percent of the fair market rents (FMR) as a 
reasonable accommodation.
    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 no more than 120 percent of the FMR for the unit size.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 3, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This regulation was waived as a reasonable 
accommodation to allow a disabled participant to receive housing 
assistance and pay no more than 40 percent of its adjusted income 
toward the family share.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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: Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) 
in Ravenna, Ohio, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 982.505(d) so that it 
could approve an exception payment standard amount above 120 percent 
of the fair market rents (FMR) as a reasonable accommodation.
    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 no more than 120 percent of the FMR for the unit size.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 9, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This regulation was waived as a reasonable 
accommodation to allow a disabled participant to receive housing 
assistance and pay no more than 40 percent of its adjusted income 
toward the family share.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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 983.205(b).
    Project/Activity: New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) in New 
York City, New York, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 983. 205(b) so 
that it could extend the term of a project-based voucher (PBV) 
housing assistance payments (HAP) contract.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 983. 205(b) states that extensions 
after the initial extension are allowed at the end of any extension 
term provided that no more than 24 months prior to the expiration of 
the previous extension contract, the public housing agency agrees to 
extend the term, and that such extension is appropriate to continue 
providing affordable housing for low-income families or to expand 
housing opportunities.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 7, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted so the owners of the 
project could secure financing through low-income housing tax 
credits.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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 983.55(b) and 983.153(a).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of Clackamas County (HACC) 
in Oregon City, Oregon, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 983.55(b) and 
983.153(a) so that it could execute an Agreement to enter into a 
Housing Assistance Payments (AHAP) contract prior to the completion 
of a subsidy layering review for a project-based voucher new 
construction development.
    Nature of Requirement: These regulations state that the public 
housing agency may not enter into an AHAP or housing assistance 
payments (HAP) contract until HUD or a housing credit agency 
approved by HUD has conducted any required subsidy layering review 
and determined that the PBV assistance is in accordance with HUD 
subsidy layering requirements.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 22, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted to allow demolition 
activities and site preparation to commence prior to Portland's 
rainy weather season which has a detrimental effect on housing 
development.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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: Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge Parish 
(HAEBR) requested a waiver of 24 CFR 985.101(a) so that it could 
submit its Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) 
certification after the deadline.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 985.101(a) states a PHA must 
submit the HUD-required SEMAP certification form within 60 calendar 
days after the end of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Lourdes Castro Ram[iacute]rez, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: January 11, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted for the HAEBRP's fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2016. The waiver was approved because of 
On August 14, 2016, President Obama signed a Major Disaster 
Declaration (DR-4277) for the area that includes the HAEBRP. Agency 
resources were diverted to relief and recovery efforts.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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: The Lincoln Housing Authority (LHA) in Bowling 
Green, Missouri, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 985.101(a) so that it 
could submit its Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) 
certification after the deadline.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 985.101(a) states a PHA must 
submit the HUD-required SEMAP certification form within 60 calendar 
days after the end of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 6, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted for the LHA's fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2016. The waiver was approved because of 
circumstances beyond the PHA's control and to prevent additional 
administrative burdens for the PHA and field office.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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: Hendry County Housing Department (HCHD) in 
LaBelle, Florida, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 985.101(a) so that it 
could submit its Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) 
certification after the deadline.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 985.101(a) states a PHA must 
submit the HUD-required SEMAP certification form within 60 calendar 
days after the end of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 13, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted for the HCHD's fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2016. The waiver was approved because of 
circumstances beyond the PHA's control and to prevent additional 
administrative burdens for the PHA and field office.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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: Housing Authority of the City of Leesville 
(HACL) in Leesville, Louisiana, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 
985.101(a) so that it could submit its Section Eight Management 
Assessment Program (SEMAP) certification after the deadline.

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    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 985.101(a) states a PHA must 
submit the HUD-required SEMAP certification form within 60 calendar 
days after the end of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 2, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted for the HACL's fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2016. The waiver was approved because of 
circumstances beyond the PHA's control and to prevent additional 
administrative burdens for the PHA and field office.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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: Housing Authority of the City of Nanticoke 
(HACN) in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 
985.101(a) so that it could submit its Section Eight Management 
Assessment Program (SEMAP) certification after the deadline.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 985.101(a) states a PHA must 
submit the HUD-required SEMAP certification form within 60 calendar 
days after the end of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 2, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted for the HACN's fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2016. The waiver was approved because of 
circumstances beyond the PHA's control and to prevent additional 
administrative burdens for the PHA and field office.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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: Scranton Housing Authority (SHA) in Scranton 
Pennsylvania, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 985.101(a) so that it 
could submit its Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) 
certification after the deadline.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 985.101(a) states a PHA must 
submit the HUD-required SEMAP certification form within 60 calendar 
days after the end of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 9, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted for the HACN's fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2016. The waiver was approved because of 
circumstances beyond the PHA's control and to prevent additional 
administrative burdens for the PHA and field office.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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: Housing Authority of the City of Lumberton 
(HACL) in Lumberton, North Carolina, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 
985.101(a) so that it could submit its Section Eight Management 
Assessment Program (SEMAP) certification after the deadline.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 985.101(a) states a PHA must 
submit the HUD-required SEMAP certification form within 60 calendar 
days after the end of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 21, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted for the HACL's fiscal 
year ending March 31, 2017. The waiver was approved because of 
circumstances beyond the PHA's control and to prevent additional 
administrative burdens for the PHA and field office.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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: Columbus Housing Authority (CHA) in Columbus, 
Nebraska, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 985.101(a) so that it could 
submit its Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) 
certification after the deadline.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 985.101(a) states a PHA must 
submit the HUD-required SEMAP certification form within 60 calendar 
days after the end of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 30, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted for the CHA's fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2016. The waiver was approved because of 
circumstances beyond the PHA's control and to prevent additional 
administrative burdens for the PHA and field office.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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: Beaver Housing Authority (BHA) in Beaver, 
Utah, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 985.101(a) so that it could 
submit its Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) 
certification after the deadline.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 985.101(a) states a PHA must 
submit the HUD-required SEMAP certification form within 60 calendar 
days after the end of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 30, 2017.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted for the BHA's fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2016. The waiver was approved because of 
circumstances beyond the PHA's control and to prevent additional 
administrative burdens for the PHA and field office.
    Contact: Becky Primeaux, 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 903.5.
    Project/Activity: Submission of the Annual PHA Plan.
    Nature of Requirement: Public Housing Authorities are required 
to submit an Annual PHA Plan 75 days before the commencement of 
their fiscal year.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon.
    Date Granted: February 13, 2017.
    Reason Waived: The Housing Authority of the City of Lumberton 
(HACL) sustained major damages to their administrative offices and 
public housing units due to flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew. 
Lumberton, North Carolina was included in the Presidential Disaster 
Declaration DR-4285. As a result, HACL requested a waiver of 24 CFR 
903.5 and an extension of time to submit the Annual PHA Plan. The 
Department found that good cause existed pursuant to 24 CFR 5.110 to 
grant the waiver and extend the time for submission of the Annual 
PHA Plan.
    Contact: Bernita James, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4208, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-7169.

[FR Doc. 2017-13552 Filed 6-27-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
Document Created: 2017-06-28 01:10:24
Document Modified: 2017-06-28 01:10:24
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Collection		Federal Register
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Contact		For general information about this notice, contact Aaron Santa Anna, Assistant General Counsel for Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500, telephone 202-708- 3055 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing- or speech- impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
FR Citation		82 FR 29303