83_FR_5829 83 FR 5801 - Announcement of the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

83 FR 5801 - Announcement of the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 28 (February 9, 2018)

Page Range5801-5802
FR Document2018-02655

This gives notice of a Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC) meeting and sets forth the proposed agenda. The Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2018. The meeting is open to the public and is accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 28 (Friday, February 9, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5801-5802]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02655]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5858-N-08]


Announcement of the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory 
Committee; 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) 
Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This gives notice of a Housing Counseling Federal Advisory 
Committee (HCFAC) meeting and sets forth the proposed agenda. The 
Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2018. The meeting 
is open to the public and is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities.

DATES: The in-person meeting will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2018 
starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (ET) at HUD Headquarters, 
451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410 and via conference phone.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia F. Holman, Housing 
Specialist, Office of Housing Counseling, U.S. Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 600 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219; 
telephone number 804-822-4911 (this is not a toll-free number); email 
virginia.f.holman@hud.gov. 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 (toll-free number). Individuals 
may also email HCFACCommittee@hud.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD is convening the meeting of the HCFAC on 
Thursday, March 1, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. 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).

Draft Agenda--Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee Meeting--
March 1, 2018

I. Welcome
II. Advisory Committee deliberation and

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recommendations
III. Public Comment
IV. Next Steps
V. Adjourn

Registration

    The public is invited to attend this one-day meeting in-person or 
by phone. Advance registration is required to participate. To register 
to attend, please visit the following link: https://pavr.wufoo.com/forms/hcfac-meeting-registration-03012018/.
    After completing the pre-registration process at the above link, 
in-person attendees will receive details about the meeting location and 
how to access the building. 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 number in the United States: 800-231-0316 (toll-free number). 
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 (toll-free number) and 
providing the FRS operator with the conference call number: 800-231-
0316.

Comments

    With advance registration, members of the public will have an 
opportunity to provide oral and written comments relative to agenda 
topics for the Committee's consideration. To provide oral comments, 
please be sure to indicate this on the registration link. The total 
amount of time for oral comments will be 15 minutes with each commenter 
limited to two minutes to ensure pertinent Committee business is 
completed. Written comments must be provided no later than February 19, 
2018 to HCFACCommittee@hud.gov. Please note, written statements 
submitted will not be read during the meeting. The Committee will not 
respond to individual written or oral statements; but, will take all 
public comments into account in its deliberations.

Meeting Records

    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. Information on the 
Committee is also available on HUD Exchange at https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/housing-counseling/federal-advisory-committee/.

    Dated: January 30, 2018.
Dana Wade,
General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2018-02655 Filed 2-8-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 28 / Friday, February 9, 2018 / Notices 5801 Reason Waived: This waiver was granted approves EHA’s request for a waiver of 24 Housing Investments, Office of Public and for the SCHC’s fiscal year ending March 31, CFR 905.400(i)(5)(i) for the use of RHF funds Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 2017. The waiver was approved because of to pay for modernization work. Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, circumstances beyond the PHA’s control and Contact: Susan A. Wilson, Acting Deputy Room 4130, Washington, DC 20140, to prevent additional administrative burdens Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public telephone (202) 402–4500. for the PHA and field office. Housing Investments, Office of Public and [FR Doc. 2018–02654 Filed 2–8–18; 8:45 am] Contact: Becky Primeaux, Housing Indian Housing, Department of Housing and BILLING CODE 4210–67–P Voucher Management and Operations Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Division, Office of Public Housing and Room 4130, Washington, DC 20140, Voucher Programs, Office of Public and telephone (202) 402–4500. Indian Housing, Department of Housing and • Regulation: 24 CFR 905.400(i)(5)(i). DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Project/Activity: Decatur Housing URBAN DEVELOPMENT Room 4216, Washington, DC 20410, Authority (DHA) in Decatur, IL. [Docket No. FR–5858–N–08] telephone (202) 708–0477. Nature of Requirement: PHAs use • Regulation: 24 CFR 905.400(i)(5)(i). Replacement Housing Factor (RHF) grant Announcement of the Housing Project/Activity: Mississippi Regional funds for the development of replacement Counseling Federal Advisory Housing Authority No. V (MRHA) in Newton, housing only. MS. Granted by: Dominique Blom, General Committee; Notice of Public Meeting Nature of Requirement: PHAs use Deputy Assistant Secretary. AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Replacement Housing Factor (RHF) grant Date Granted: August 22, 2017. Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing funds for the development of replacement Reason Waived: The waiver was granted to allow DHA to use RHF grant funds for Commissioner, Department of Housing housing only. Granted by: Dominique Blom, General modernization. The DHA has indicated that and Urban Development (HUD). Deputy Assistant Secretary. due to a misunderstanding in funding ACTION: Notice of Housing Counseling Date Granted: August 18, 2017. allocation for units eligible for RHF grants, Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC) Reason Waived: The waiver was granted to the DHA can no longer conduct the activities Public Meeting. allow MRHA to use RHF grant funds for approved in its 2nd Increment RHF plan. The modernization. MRHA is currently under a DHA will no longer receive its anticipated FY SUMMARY: This gives notice of a Housing Voluntary Compliance Agreement with 2015 and 2016 2nd Increment grants Counseling Federal Advisory Committee HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal (approximately $576,000). The DHA is left (HCFAC) meeting and sets forth the Opportunity to make Section 504 renovations with a balance of $102,116.71 remaining in proposed agenda. The Committee to its properties. Recent funding cuts have 2nd Increment RHF funds, which is not meeting will be held on Thursday, made these renovations difficult to fund. The enough to construct replacement units. DHA RHF grants total is not enough to develop will use the RHF funds to address the March 1, 2018. The meeting is open to replacement units. Instead, the MRHA will physical needs and make repairs of its the public and is accessible to use these funds to contribute to the costs of existing units. This will enable DHA to individuals with disabilities. Section 504 renovations on 30 units. In increase the supply of affordable housing DATES: The in-person meeting will be accordance with 24 CFR 5.110, good cause through increased occupancy. In accordance held on Thursday, March 1, 2018 exists, and HUD approves MRHA’s request with 24 CFR 5.110, good cause exists, and starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard for a waiver of 24 CFR 905.400(i)(5)(i) for the HUD hereby approve DHA’s request for a Time (ET) at HUD Headquarters, 451 7th use of RHF funds to pay for modernization waiver of 24 CFR 905.400(i)(5)(i) for the use work. of RHF funds to pay for modernization work. Street SW, Washington, DC 20410 and Contact: Susan A. Wilson, Acting Deputy Contact: Susan A. Wilson, Acting Deputy via conference phone. Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Housing Investments, Office of Public and Housing Investments, Office of Public and Virginia F. Holman, Housing Specialist, Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Office of Housing Counseling, U.S. Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Department of Housing and Urban Room 4130, Washington, DC 20140, Room 4130, Washington, DC 20140, Development, 600 East Broad Street, telephone (202) 402–4500. telephone (202) 402–4500. Richmond, VA 23219; telephone • Regulation: 24 CFR 905.400(i)(5)(i). • Regulation: 24 CFR 905.400(i)(5)(i). Project/Activity: Springfield Housing number 804–822–4911 (this is not a toll- Project/Activity: The Edinburg Housing Authority (EHA) in Edinburg, TX. Authority (SHA) in Springfield, TN. free number); email virginia.f.holman@ Nature of Requirement: PHAs use Nature of Requirement: PHAs use hud.gov. Persons who have difficulty Replacement Housing Factor (RHF) grant Replacement Housing Factor (RHF) grant hearing or speaking may access this funds for the development of replacement funds for the development of replacement number via TTY by calling the toll-free housing only. housing only. Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339 Granted by: Dominique Blom, General Granted by: Dominique Blom, General (toll-free number). Individuals may also Deputy Assistant Secretary. Deputy Assistant Secretary. email HCFACCommittee@hud.gov. Date Granted: August 21, 2017. Date Granted: August 22, 2017. Reason Waived: The waiver was granted to Reason Waived: The waiver was granted to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD is allow EHA to use RHF grant funds for allow SHA to use RHF grant funds for convening the meeting of the HCFAC on modernization. EHA states having difficulties modernization. SHA intended to use the RHF Thursday, March 1, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. finding suitable development locations, grants to construct a residential duplex. to 4:00 p.m. ET. The meeting will be which can be obtained at a reasonable price However, the combined funding is held at HUD Headquarters, 451 7th and in enough time to obtain HUD approval insufficient to construct the 2-bedroom Street SW, Washington, DC 20410 and of a Development Proposal. EHA had similar duplex building. Rather than returning the via conference phone. This meeting problems developing with its First Increment funds, the SHA would use the RHF grants to notice is provided in accordance with RHF Funds. Most of the EHA’s units are at install central heat and air in its existing sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES least 40 years old, and with decreasing units. This will assist in addressing its the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 Capital and Operating Funds, the housing vacancy problem. In accordance with 24 CFR U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2). authority is in need of modernization beyond 5.110, good cause exists, and HUD hereby Draft Agenda—Housing Counseling its funding sources. EHA would therefore approve SHA’s request for a waiver of 24 CFR Federal Advisory Committee Meeting— like to use its Second Increment RHF Funds 905.400(i)(5)(i) for the use of RHF funds to pay for modernization work. March 1, 2018 to preserve its existing inventory, rather than develop new units. In accordance with 24 Contact: Susan A. Wilson, Acting Deputy I. Welcome CFR 5.110, good cause exists, and HUD Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public II. Advisory Committee deliberation and VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Feb 08, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1

5802 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 28 / Friday, February 9, 2018 / Notices recommendations information about the work of this 222 West 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, III. Public Comment Committee, will be available for public AK 99513; 907–271–3359; anichols@ IV. Next Steps viewing as they become available at: blm.gov; or visit the BLM RDI website V. Adjourn http://www.facadatabase.gov/ at https://www.blm.gov/programs/lands- Registration committee/committee.aspx?cid= and-realty/regional-information/alaska/ 2492&aid=77 by clicking on the RDI/kuskokwim. The public is invited to attend this ‘‘Committee Meetings’’ link. Information People who use a telecommunications one-day meeting in-person or by phone. on the Committee is also available on device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Advance registration is required to HUD Exchange at https:// Federal Relay System (FRS) at 1–800– participate. To register to attend, please www.hudexchange.info/programs/ 877–8339 to contact the above visit the following link: https:// housing-counseling/federal-advisory- individual during normal business pavr.wufoo.com/forms/hcfac-meeting- committee/. hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a registration-03012018/. After completing the pre-registration Dated: January 30, 2018. day, seven days a week, to leave a process at the above link, in-person Dana Wade, message or a question with the above attendees will receive details about the individual. You will receive a reply General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for meeting location and how to access the Housing. during normal business hours. building. The meeting is also open to [FR Doc. 2018–02655 Filed 2–8–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Feb. the public with limited phone lines BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 28, 2012, the State filed an application available on a first-come, first-served (AA–93210) for an RDI pursuant to basis. Phone attendees can call-in to the Section 315 of the Federal Land Policy one-day meeting by using the following DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) number in the United States: 800–231– and the regulations contained in 43 CFR 0316 (toll-free number). An operator Bureau of Land Management Subpart 1864 for the lands underlying will ask callers to provide their names the Kanektok River System, including [12X.LLAK942000.L54200000.FR0000. Pegati and Kagati Lakes. The State and their organizational affiliations (if LVDIL0490000; AA093210] applicable) prior to placing callers into asserts that this river system was the conference line to ensure they are Notice of Application for a Recordable navigable at the time of Alaska part of the pre-registration list. Callers Disclaimer of Interest for Lands Statehood. As such, the State contends can expect to incur charges for calls Underlying the Kanektok River System that ownership of the lands underlying they initiate over wireless lines and Including Pegati and Kagati Lakes, this river system automatically passed HUD will not refund any incurred Alaska from the United States to the State in charges. Callers will incur no charge for 1959 at the time of Statehood under the calls they initiate over land-line AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Equal Footing Doctrine; the Submerged connections to the toll-free phone Interior. Lands Act of 1953; the Alaska Statehood number. Persons with hearing ACTION: Notice. Act; and other title navigability law. impairments may also follow the Section 315 of FLPMA authorizes the SUMMARY: The State of Alaska (State) has BLM to issue an RDI when it determines discussion by first calling the Federal filed an application with the Bureau of Relay Service (FRS): (800) 977–8339 that a record interest of the United Land Management (BLM) for a States in lands has terminated by law or (toll-free number) and providing the Recordable Disclaimer of Interest (RDI) FRS operator with the conference call is otherwise invalid, and a disclaimer from the United States in those lands will help remove a cloud on title to such number: 800–231–0316. underlying the Kanektok River System, lands. Comments including Pegati and Kagati Lakes, a The State’s application is for an RDI major drainage into Kuskokwim Bay in for all submerged lands underlying the With advance registration, members southwestern Alaska. The State asserts portion of the Kanektok River System, of the public will have an opportunity that the Kanektok River System, including Pegati and Kagati Lakes. to provide oral and written comments including Pegati and Kagati Lakes, was Specifically, these are the submerged relative to agenda topics for the navigable and unreserved at the time of lands and bed up to, and including, the Committee’s consideration. To provide Alaska Statehood in 1959. ordinary high water line of Pegati and oral comments, please be sure to indicate this on the registration link. DATES: The BLM should receive all Kagati Lakes within: Townships 3–4 The total amount of time for oral comments to this action on or before south, range 63 west, Seward Meridian, comments will be 15 minutes with each May 10, 2018. Alaska and for the submerged lands and commenter limited to two minutes to ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bed of the Kanektok River lying between ensure pertinent Committee business is by mail or email on the State of Alaska’s the ordinary high water lines of the right completed. Written comments must be application for an RDI or on the BLM and left banks of that river from the provided no later than February 19, draft ‘‘Summary Report on the Federal outlet of Pegati Lake within township 3 2018 to HCFACCommittee@hud.gov. Interest in Lands underlying the south, range 63 west, Seward Meridian, Please note, written statements Kanektok River System (including Alaska, downstream to the location submitted will not be read during the Pegati and Kagati Lakes).’’ To file where the river enters the Kuskokwim meeting. The Committee will not comments by mail, send to: RDI Bay within township 5 south, range 74 Program Manager (AK–942), Division of west, Seward Meridian, Alaska, USGS sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES respond to individual written or oral statements; but, will take all public Lands and Cadastral, BLM Alaska State 1:63,360 series topographic map comments into account in its Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, #13, Goodnews C–5, 6, 8, and D–3–8. The deliberations. Anchorage, AK 99513. To submit State’s application for the Kanektok comments by email, send to anichols@ River System starting at Pegati and Meeting Records blm.gov. Kagati Lakes downstream to Kuskokwim Records and documents discussed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bay flows through the following area: during the meeting, as well as other Angie Nichols, RDI Program Manager, Townships 3–4 south, range 63 west; VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Feb 08, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC) Public Meeting.
DatesThe in-person meeting will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2018 starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (ET) at HUD Headquarters, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410 and via conference phone.
ContactVirginia F. Holman, Housing Specialist, Office of Housing Counseling, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 600 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219; telephone number 804-822-4911 (this is not a toll-free number); email [email protected] 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 (toll-free number). Individuals may also email [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 5801 
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