Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third Quarter of Calendar Year 2006, 77040-77057 [E6-21868]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 246 (Friday, December 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77040-77057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21868]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5074-N-03]


Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third 
Quarter of Calendar Year 2006

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 July 1, 2006, and ending on September 30, 2006.

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 Seventh 
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 Information 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 third quarter of calendar year 2006.

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 July 
1, 2006, through September 30, 2006. For ease of reference, the waivers 
granted by HUD are listed by HUD program office (for example, the 
Office of Community Panning and Development, the Office of Fair Housing 
and Equal Opportunity,

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the Office of Housing, and the Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
etc.). Within each program office grouping, the waivers are listed 
sequentially by the regulatory section of title 24 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) that is being waived. For example, a waiver 
of a provision in 24 CFR part 58 would be listed before a waiver of a 
provision in 24 CFR part 570.
    Where more than one regulatory provision is involved in the grant 
of a particular waiver request, the action is listed under the section 
number of the first regulatory requirement that appears in 24 CFR and 
that is being waived. For example, a waiver of both Sec.  58.73 and 
Sec.  58.74 would appear sequentially in the listing under Sec.  58.73.
    Waiver of regulations that involve the same initial regulatory 
citation are in time sequence beginning with the earliest-dated 
regulatory waiver.
    Should HUD receive additional information about waivers granted 
during the period covered by this report (the third quarter of calendar 
year 2006) before the next report is published (the fourth quarter of 
calendar year 2006), HUD will include any additional waivers granted 
for the third 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: December 14, 2006.
Robert M. Couch,
Acting General Counsel.

Appendix--Listing of Waivers of Regulatory Requirements Granted by 
Offices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development July 1, 
2006, Through September 30, 2006

    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 42.350, 24 CFR 42.375, 42 U.S.C. 
5304(d)(2) and (d)(3).
    Project/Activity: A waiver was provided to the State of Texas 
for the purpose of assisting in the recovery in the most impacted 
and distressed areas related to the consequences of Hurricane Rita 
in 2005.
    Nature of Requirement: The statute and regulations mandate a 
one-for-one replacement of low- and moderate-income housing units 
demolished or converted using CDBG funds requirement for housing 
units damaged by one or more disasters.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 24, 2006.
    Reason Waived: HUD waived this requirement because it does not 
take into account the large, sudden changes the effects of 
Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma had on the local housing stock, 
population, infrastructure, and local economies. Further, the 
requirement does not take into account the threats to public health 
and safety and to economic revitalization that may be caused by the 
presence of disaster-damaged structures that are unsuitable for 
rehabilitation.
    Contact: Mr. Jan C. Opper, Director, Disaster Recovery and 
Special Issues Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7286 Washington, DC 
20410-7000, telephone: 202-708-3587.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 42.375, 24 CFR 42.350, 42 U.S.C. 
5304(d)(2) and (d)(3).
    Project/Activity: A waiver was provided to the State of Florida 
for the purpose of assisting in the recovery in the most impacted 
and distressed areas related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Katrina and Wilma in 2005.
    Nature of Requirement: The statute and regulations mandates a 
one-for-one replacement of low- and moderate-income housing units 
demolished or converted using CDBG funds requirement for housing 
units damaged by one or more disasters.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 23, 2006.
    Reason Waived: HUD waived this requirement because it does not 
take into account the large, sudden changes the effects of 
Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma had on the local housing stock, 
population, infrastructure, and local economies. Further, the 
requirement does not take into account the threats to public health 
and safety and to economic revitalization that may be caused by the 
presence of disaster-damaged structures that are unsuitable for 
rehabilitation.
    Contact: Mr. Jan C. Opper, Director, Disaster Recovery and 
Special Issues Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7286 Washington, DC 
20410-7000, telephone: 202-708-3587.
     Regulations: 24 CFR 92.254(a)(7).
    Project/Activity: The Auburn Consortium in Maine requested a 
waiver of 24 CFR 92.254(a)(7) to extend the lease-purchase period an 
additional 12 months, from 36 months to 48 months, to enable a low-
income family experiencing hardship to purchase their home. Due to 
the unexpected illness and subsequent hospitalization of the 
family's son, the family's credit standing deteriorated over the 
past two years. After evaluating the family's income and expenses, 
and creating a financial plan, the City of Auburn believed the 
family would clear its credit and complete the purchase within 12 
months.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 92.254(a)(7) of HUD's regulations 
(24 CFR 92.254(a)(7)) requires a homebuyer to purchase a HOME-
assisted unit within 36 months of signing the lease-purchase 
agreement.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 7, 2006.
    Reasons Waived: This waiver was granted to preserve affordable 
housing in Maine and will enable this family to rebuild their credit 
and ultimately purchase their home.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Office of Affordable Housing 
Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 
7158, Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone 202-708-2470.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.500(d)(1)(B).
    Project/Activity: The City of Lake Charles, LA requested a 
waiver to facilitate its recovery from the devastation caused by 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The City is located within a declared 
disaster area pursuant to Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The City requested 
this waiver in addition to the waivers granted by HUD on September 
14, 2005 (in response to Hurricane Katrina) and October 4, 2005 (in 
response to Hurricane Rita) for the designated disaster areas. 
Corresponding requirements in the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act (the Act) were suspended pursuant to Section 
290 of the Act.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 92.500(d)(1)(B) of HUD's 
regulations (24 CFR 92.500(d)(1)(B)) requires that a participating 
jurisdiction commit its annual allocation of HOME funds within 24 
months after HUD notifies the participating jurisdiction that HUD 
has executed the jurisdiction's HOME Investment Partnership 
Agreement.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 15, 2006.
    Reasons Waived: This waiver was granted to facilitate the 
recovery of the City of Lake Charles from the devastation caused by 
Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by waiving the FY 2004 HOME 
commitment requirement. This waiver is intended to ensure that 
needed HOME funds are not de-obligated and that the City has 
sufficient time to assess and redesign its housing programs and 
delivery systems.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Office of Affordable Housing 
Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room

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7158, Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone 202-708-2470.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.500(d)(1)(C).
    Project/Activity: The Municipality of Ponce, PR requested a 
waiver of the five-year FY 2001 expenditure deadline from August 31, 
2006, to December 31, 2006. The municipality had unexpected delays 
in the construction of a 16 unit homeownership project. The project 
was redesigned and will be completed by December 31, 2006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 92.500(d)(1)(C) of HUD's 
regulations (24 CFR 92.500(d)(1)(C) requires that a participating 
jurisdiction expend its annual allocation of HOME funds within five 
years after HUD notifies the participating jurisdiction that it has 
executed its HOME Investment Partnership Agreement.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 14, 2006.
    Reasons Waived: This waiver was granted to enable more low-
income families to be served. This waiver is a one-time extension.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Office of Affordable Housing 
Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 
7158, Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone 202-708-2470.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.500(d)(1)(B) and 24 CFR 
92.500(d)(1)(C).
    Project/Activity: The State of Louisiana, through the Louisiana 
Housing Finance Agency, requested waivers to facilitate the State's 
recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 
The State is located within a declared disaster area pursuant to 
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act. The State requested these waivers in addition to the 
waivers granted by HUD on September 14, 2005 (in response to 
Hurricane Katrina) and October 4, 2005 (in response to Hurricane 
Rita) for the designated disaster areas. Corresponding requirements 
in the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (the Act) 
were suspended pursuant to section 290 of the Act.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 92.500(d)(1)(B) of HUD's 
regulations (24 CFR 92.500(d)(1)(B)) requires that a participating 
jurisdiction commit its annual allocation of HOME funds within 24 
months after HUD notifies the participating jurisdiction that HUD 
has executed its HOME Investment Partnership Agreement. Section 
92.500(d)(1)(C) of HUD's regulations (24 CFR 92.500(d)(1)(c)) 
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 its HOME Investment 
Partnership Agreement.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 19, 2006.
    Reasons Waived: These waivers were granted to facilitate the 
recovery of the State of Louisiana from the devastation caused by 
Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by extending the FY2005 HOME 
commitment requirement and the FY 2002 HOME expenditure requirement 
by one year. These waivers are intended to ensure that needed HOME 
funds are not de-obligated, and that the State has sufficient 
flexibility and time to assess, redesign, and implement its housing 
programs and delivery systems.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Office of Affordable Housing 
Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 
7158, Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone 202-708-2470.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.208(a)(3).
    Project/Activity: The City of Victoria, Texas is creating a 
mixed-income, new construction housing development known as Swan 
Crossing.
    Nature of Requirement: This regulation generally requires that 
51 percent of the CDBG-assisted units in a multi-unit residential 
structure and 100 percent of assisted single-unit residential 
structures be occupied by low- and moderate-income households in 
order for the activity to meet the national objective.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 26, 2006.
    Reason Waived: It was determined that the project would further 
the statutory purposes of the CDBG program to expand the nation's 
affordable housing stock and reduce the isolation of income groups 
within communities and geographical areas. The single-family, owner-
occupied housing units at Swan Crossing were considered a single 
structure for the purposes of determining compliance with the 
national objective.
    Contact: Stanley Gimont, Director Entitlement Communites 
Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of Community 
Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7286 Washington, DC 
20410-7000, telephone: 202-708-1577.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.208(a)(3).
    Project/Activity: Washington County Minnesota is creating a 
mixed-income, new construction housing development known as Red Oak 
Preserve.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation generally requires that 51 
percent of the CDBG-assisted units in a multi-unit residential 
structure and 100 percent of assisted single-unit residential 
structures be occupied by low- and moderate-income households in 
order for the activity to meet the national objective.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 28, 2006.
    Reason Waived: It was determined that the project will further 
the statutory purposes of the CDBG program to expand the nation's 
affordable housing stock and reduce the isolation of income groups 
within communities and geographical areas. The mixed income housing 
units at Red Oak Preserve were considered a single structure for the 
purposes of determining compliance with the national objective.
    Contact: Otis Collins, Entitlement Communities Division, Office 
of Block Grant Assistance, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 7282, Washington, DC 20410-7000, 
telephone: 202-708-1577.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.482 and 42 U.S.C. 5305(h).
    Project/Activity: A waiver was provided to the State of Florida 
for the purpose of assisting in the recovery in the most impacted 
and distressed areas related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Katrina and Wilma in 2005.
    Nature of Requirement: The statue and regulation prohibit the 
use of assistance for employment relocation activities. 
Specifically, funds may not be used to relocate businesses if there 
will be a significant loss of employment in the labor market area
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 23, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The waiver was granted to allow the flexibility 
to provide assistance to a business located in another state or 
market area within the same state if the business was displaced from 
a declared area within the state by the disaster and the business 
wishes to return. This waiver was determined necessary to allow the 
impacted communities to rebuild their employment bases.
    Contact: Mr. Jan C. Opper, Director, Disaster Recovery and 
Special Issues Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7286, Washington, DC 
20410-7000, telephone: 202-708-3587.
     Regulations: 24 CFR 570.482 and 42 U.S.C. 5305(h).
    Project/Activity: A waiver provided to the State of Texas for 
the purpose of assisting in the recovery in the most impacted and 
distressed areas related to the consequences of Hurricane Rita in 
2005.
    Nature of Requirement: The statue and regulation prohibit the 
use of assistance for employment relocation activities. 
Specifically, funds may not be used to relocate businesses if there 
will be a significant loss of employment in the Labor Market Area.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 24, 2006
    Reason Waived: The waiver was granted to allow the flexibility 
to provide assistance to a business located in another state or 
market area within the same state if the business was displaced from 
a declared area within the state by the disaster and the business 
wishes to return. This waiver was determined necessary to allow the 
impacted communities to rebuild their employment bases.
    Contact: Mr. Jan C. Opper, Director, Disaster Recovery and 
Special Issues Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7286, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone: 202-708-3587.

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     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.483(b)(5) and (c)(3).
    Project/Activity: A waiver was provided to the State of Texas 
for the purpose of assisting in the recovery in the most impacted 
and distressed areas related to the consequences of Hurricane Rita 
in 2005.
    Nature of Requirement: The annual State CDBG program requires 
through 24 CFR 570.483(b)(5) and (c)(3) that local government grant 
recipients for planning-only grants must document that the use of 
funds meets a national objective.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 24, 2006.
    Reason Waived: Almost all effective CDBG disaster recoveries in 
the past have relied on some form of area-wide or comprehensive 
planning activity to guide overall redevelopment independent of the 
ultimate source of implementation funds. A waiver was granted 
because it was determined that there is no need to duplicate 
planning efforts to comply with the current regulations.
    Contact: Mr. Jan C. Opper, Director, Disaster Recovery and 
Special Issues Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7286 Washington, DC 
20410-7000, telephone: 202-708-3587.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.483(b)(5) and (c)(3).
    Project/Activity: A waiver was provided to the State of Florida 
for the purpose of assisting in the recovery in the most impacted 
and distressed areas related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Katrina and Wilma in 2005.
    Nature of Requirement: The annual State CDBG program requires 
through 24 CFR 570.483(b)(5) and (c)(3) that local government grant 
recipients for planning-only grants must document that the use of 
funds meets a national objective.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 23, 2006.
    Reason Waived: Almost all effective CDBG disaster recoveries in 
the past have relied on some form of area-wide or comprehensive 
planning activity to guide overall redevelopment independent of the 
ultimate source of implementation funds. A waiver was granted 
because it was determined that there is no need to duplicate 
planning efforts to comply with the current regulations.
    Contact: Mr. Jan C. Opper, Director, Disaster Recovery and 
Special Issues Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7286, Washington, DC 
20410-7000, telephone: 202-708-3587.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.489(e) and 42 U.S.C. 5304(j).
    Project/Activity: A waiver was provided to the State of Texas 
for the purpose of assisting in the recovery in the most impacted 
and distressed areas related to the consequences of Hurricane Rita 
in 2005.
    Nature of Requirement: The current statutes and regulations 
specifically provides for a local government receiving Community 
Development Block Grant (CDBG) grants from a state to retain program 
income if it uses the funds for additional eligible activities under 
the annual CDBG program. The current statutes and regulations allow 
the state to require return of the program income to the state under 
certain circumstances.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 24, 2006.
    Reason Waived: This action waived the existing statute and 
regulations to give the state, in all circumstances, the choice of 
whether a local government receiving a distribution of CDBG disaster 
recovery funds and using program income for activities in the Action 
Plan may retain this income and use it for additional disaster 
recovery activities. In addition, this action allowed program income 
to the disaster grant generated by activities undertaken directly by 
the state or its agent(s) to retain the original disaster recovery 
grant's alternative requirements and waivers and to remain under the 
state's discretion until grant closeout, at which point any program 
income on hand or received subsequently would become program income 
to the state's annual CDBG program.
    Contact: Mr. Jan C. Opper, Director, Disaster Recovery and 
Special Issues Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7286, Washington, DC 
20410-7000, telephone: 202-708-3587.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.489(e) and 42 U.S.C. 5304(j).
    Project/Activity: A waiver was provided to the State of Florida 
for the purpose of assisting in the recovery in the most impacted 
and distressed areas related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Katrina and Wilma in 2005.
    Nature of Requirement: The current statutes and regulations 
specifically provides for a local government receiving CDBG grants 
from a state to retain program income if it uses the funds for 
additional eligible activities under the annual CDBG program. The 
current statutes and regulations allow the state to require return 
of the program income to the state under certain circumstances.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 23, 2006.
    Reason Waived: This action waived the existing statute and 
regulations to give the state, in all circumstances, the choice of 
whether a local government receiving a distribution of CDBG disaster 
recovery funds and using program income for activities in the Action 
Plan may retain this income and use it for additional disaster 
recovery activities. In addition, this action allowed program income 
to the disaster grant generated by activities undertaken directly by 
the state or its agent(s) to retain the original disaster recovery 
grant's alternative requirements and waivers and to remain under the 
state's discretion until grant closeout, at which point any program 
income on hand or received subsequently would become program income 
to the state's annual CDBG program.
    Contact: Mr. Jan C. Opper, Director, Disaster Recovery and 
Special Issues Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7286, Washington, DC 
20410-7000, telephone: 202-708-3587.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.494.
    Project/Activity: A waiver was provided to the State of Texas 
for the purpose of assisting in the recovery in the most impacted 
and distressed areas related to the consequences of Hurricane Rita 
in 2005.
    Nature of Requirement: This regulation requires the timely 
distribution of assistance funds.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 24, 2006.
    Reason Waived: This regulation is designed to work in the 
context of an annual program in which almost all grant funds are 
distributed to units of general local government. Because the state 
may use disaster recovery grant funds to carry out activities 
directly, and because Congress expressly allowed this grant to be 
available until expended, HUD waived this requirement.
    Contact: Mr. Jan C. Opper, Director, Disaster Recovery and 
Special Issues Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7286, Washington, DC 
20410-7000, telephone: 202-708-3587.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.494.
    Project/Activity: A waiver was provided to the State of Florida 
for the purpose of assisting in the recovery in the most impacted 
and distressed areas related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Katrina and Wilma in 2005.
    Nature of Requirement: This regulation requires the timely 
distribution of assistance funds.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 23, 2006.
    Reason Waived: This regulation is designed to work in the 
context of an annual program in which almost all grant funds are 
distributed to units of general local government. Because the state 
may use disaster recovery grant funds to carry out activities 
directly, and because Congress expressly allowed this grant to be 
available until expended, HUD waived this requirement.
    Contact: Mr. Jan C. Opper, Director, Disaster Recovery and 
Special Issues Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, 
SW., Room 7286, Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone: 202-708-3587.

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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 200.926d(f)(1)(i) and (2)(i).
    Project/Activity: This waiver was granted to permit insurance of 
mortgages secured by new single family construction that rely upon 
hauled water, cisterns and other alternative water supply systems, 
and which are located in the following boroughs of Alaska: Juneau, 
Mantanuska-Susitna, Anchorage, Bethel, North Slope (Barrow), 
Fairbanks (North Star and Southeast) and the Kenai Peninsula.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulations at 24 CFR 
200.926d(f)(1)(i) and (2)(i), provide that to be eligible for FHA-
insured mortgages, each living unit with new construction single 
family housing should be capable of delivering a flow of 5 gallons 
per minute (gpm) over a 4 hour period in order to provide a 
continuing and sufficient supply of safe drinking water under 
adequate pressure and appropriate quality for household use.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 8, 2006.
    Reason Waived: In certain areas of Alaska, conventional water 
supply systems, such as those required under FHA's Minimum Property 
Standards (as described above), are not feasible as water sources 
due to the unique geographical characteristics present there.
    Contact: Margaret Burns, Director, Office of Single Family 
Program, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-2121.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 203.4(b)(1) and (2).
    Project/Activity: The counties and parishes designated as 
Presidentially-declared disaster areas because of Hurricane Katrina. 
Alabama--Baldwin, Choctaw, Clark, Mobile, Pickens, Greene, Hale, 
Marengo, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, and Washington counties. Louisiana--
Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, Calcasieu, Cameron, East Baton Rouge, 
East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, 
Lafayette, Lafourche, Orleans, Pointe Coupee, Plaquermines, St. 
Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, St. 
Martin, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Vermillion, Washington, 
West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes. Mississippi--Adams, 
Amite, Attala, Claiborne, Choctaw, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, 
Forest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, 
Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, 
Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, 
Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, 
Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Wathall, Warren, Wayne, 
Wilkinson, Winston, and Yazoo counties.
    Nature of Requirement: Lender insurance is authorized under 
section 256 of the National Housing Act, and delegates the insurance 
endorsement of mortgages to FHA-approved Direct Endorsement 
mortgagees who meet certain criteria. The regulations at 24 CFR 
203.4(b)(1) provide that a mortgagee is eligible for the FHA Lender 
Insurance Program if its default and claim rate is at or below 150% 
of the national average for all insured loans. The regulations at 24 
CFR 203.4(b)(2) provide that a mortgagee that operates in a single 
state may choose to have its default and claim rate compared with 
the average rate in the particular state in which it operates. In 
such cases, a mortgagee is eligible for the Lender Insurance Program 
if the default and claim rate is at or below 150% of the state rate 
for insured mortgages.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 17, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The defaults and claims for recently originated 
FHA-insured mortgages that have occurred or will occur in the 
disaster areas were due generally to the destruction caused by 
Hurricane Katrina and not due to the origination performance on the 
part of FHA-approved mortgage loan originators. Without a waiver of 
the provisions setting the 150% threshold, mortgagees whose loan 
origination performance otherwise would have been acceptable but for 
the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, would be unable to be 
eligible to participate in the Lender Insurance Program.
    Contact: Margaret Burns, Director, Office of Single Family 
Program, Office of Housing Development, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-
8000, telephone (202) 708-2121.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 401.461.
    Project/Activity: The following project requested a waiver to 
the simple interest required in 24 CFR 401.461 to allow for compound 
interest. Project Number: 800-018465 Grant Towers, Duquesne, PA.
    Nature of Requirement: This debt restructuring involves 9% low 
income housing tax credits. The owners' tax experts advised that if 
simple interest is applied, the debt would be considered by the 
Internal Revenue Services (IRS) to be federally subsidized, which 
would result in the 9% credits being reduced to 4%. Therefore, to 
secure the 9% credits, the program regulation of simple interest was 
waived to allow compound interest at the applicable federal rate.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 21, 2006.
    Reason Waived: This regulatory provision is construed as a form 
of federal subsidy, thereby creating a loss of tax credit equity. 
The loss would adversely affect the ability to close the 
restructuring plan and would cause the loss or deterioration of the 
affordable housing project. Therefore, compound interest was 
determined necessary for the owner to obtain low income housing tax 
credits under favorable terms and in order to maximize the savings 
to the Federal Government.
    Contact: Dennis Manning, Office of Affordable Housing 
Preservation, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone (202) 708-0001.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 811.108(a)(3).
    Project/Activity: Warminster, Pennsylvania (Warminster Heights 
Apartments--FHA Project Number 034-35184.) The Philadelphia 
Multifamily Hub requested approval for use of excess bond reserve 
balances to help finance repairs, instead of rebating these funds to 
HUD, as required by regulation.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 811 
provide a basis for determining tax exemption of obligations issued 
by public housing agencies pursuant to Section 11(b) of the U.S. 
Housing Act of 1937 to refund bonds for Section 8 new construction 
or substantial rehabilitation projects. Section 811.108(a)(3) of the 
regulations requires that, upon full payment of the principal and 
interest on the obligations, any funds remaining in the debt service 
reserve shall be remitted to HUD.
    Granted By: Frank L. Davis, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 13, 2006.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted based on the immediate 
need for physical repairs at Warminster Heights Apartments. The 
bonds were issued with HUD approval pursuant to 24 CFR part 811 to 
refund prior bonds which financed construction of Warminster Plaza 
Apartments. Based on the immediate need for repairs on these 100 
units of Section 8 housing, it was determined that the remaining 
bond reserves should be used for capital improvements to preserve 
the physical integrity of Warminster Heights as an affordable 
housing resource.
    Contact: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of Asset 
Management, Office of Housing Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6160, Washington, DC 
20410; telephone (202) 708-3730.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 811.108(a)(3).
    Project/Activity: Kokomo, Indiana (Briarwick Apartments--FHA 
Project Number 073-35396.) The Indianapolis Multifamily Hub 
requested approval for use of excess bond reserve balances to help 
finance repairs, instead of rebating these funds to HUD, as required 
by regulation.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD regulations in 24 CFR part 811 
provide a basis for determining tax exemption of obligations issued 
by public housing agencies pursuant to Section 11(b) of the U.S. 
Housing Act of 1937 to refund bonds for Section 8 new construction 
or substantial rehabilitation projects. Section 811.108(a)(3) 
requires that, upon full payment of the principal and interest on 
the obligations, any funds remaining in the debt service reserve 
shall be remitted to HUD.
    Granted By: Frank L. Davis, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 13, 2006.
    Reason Waived: This waiver was granted based on information 
concerning the urgent need for certain repairs to Briarwick 
Apartments. The bonds were issued with

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HUD approval pursuant to 24 CFR part 811 to refund prior bonds which 
financed construction of the project. Based on the immediate need 
for roofing and siding replacement, it was determined that the 
remaining bond reserves should be used for capital improvements to 
preserve the physical integrity of Briarwick Apartments as an 
affordable housing resource.
    Contact: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of Asset 
Management, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6160, Washington, DC 
20410; telephone (202) 708-3730.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Friendly Village Phase II, St. Louis, MO, 
Project Number: 085-EE084/MO36-S041-007.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 6, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Second Baptist Senior Apartments, Homestead, 
PA, Project Number: 033-EE120/PA28-S041-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 12, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Freedom House II, Spring City, PA, Project 
Number: 034-HD074/PA26-Q031-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 13, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Dresden Drive Group Home, Newport News, VA, 
Project Number: 051-HD132/VA36-Q041-008.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 13, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Goodman Lake Housing Corporation, Richland 
Center, WI, Project Number: 075-EE126/WI39-S031-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 14, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Dunson School Apartments, LaGrange, GA, 
Project Number: 061-EE145/GA06-S041-016.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 21, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Project Support Housing Corp II, Idaho 
Springs, CO, Project Number: 101-EE063/CO99-S041-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 21, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-
8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Alloway Manor, Farmington, NY, Project Number:
    014-EE236/NY06-S041-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 24, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-
8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Villa De Reposo Carrizo Springs, Carrizo, TX, 
Project Number: 115-EE075/TX59-S041-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 25, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-
8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

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     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Princess Anne Group Home, Virginia Beach, VA, 
Project Number: 051-HD131/VA36-Q041-007.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-
8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Southwood Village, Cuthbert, GA, Project 
Number:
    061-EE136/GA06-S041-007.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 31, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-
8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Haven House at St. John, North Cape May, NJ, 
Project Number: 035-EE049/NJ39-S041-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 1, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-
8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Heritage Place, Phase III, Coeur d'Alene, ID, 
Project Number:
    124-EE022/ID16-S041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 2, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-
8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Caring Residential Services II, Pleasantville, 
NJ, Project Number: 035-EE046/NJ39-S031-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 3, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-
8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Waycross II VOA Housing, Waycross, GA, Project 
Number: 061-HD087/GA06-Q031-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 3, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Maison De Monde (Sunset Housing), Sunset, LA, 
Project Number: 064-HD089/LA48-Q041-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 4, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner has exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from 
other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Tuscumbia VOANA Housing, Inc., Tuscumbia, AL, 
Project Number: 062-HD056/AL09-Q041-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 7, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Volunteers of America Selma, Selma, AL, 
Project Number: 062-EE065/AL09-S041-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 10, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Options Supported Housing Project X, 
Farmingville, NY, Project Number: 012-HD127/NY36-Q051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 16, 2006.

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    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Northwest Senior Housing of Winsted, Winsted, 
CT, Project Number: 017-EE088/CT26-S041-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 16, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: AHEPA 296 Apartments, Pensacola, FL, Project 
Number: 063-EE032/FL29-S031-007.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 21, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Camellia Manor, Oglethorpe, GA, Project 
Number: 061-EE131-GA06-S041-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 22, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Willington Senior Housing, Willington, CT, 
Project Number: 017-EE087/CT26-S041-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 23, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Alvin Malcolm Senior Residence, Bronx, NY, 
Project Number: 012-EE331/NY36-S041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 23, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Benjamin Todd Apartments, Austin, TX, Project 
Number: 115-HD044/TX59-Q041-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 23, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Chestnut Mainstay II, Madison, IL, Project 
Number: 072-HD146/IL06-Q051-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 23, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Good Shepherd Housing, Fostoria, OH, Project 
Number: 042-EE171/OH12-S041-007.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 25, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Catherine Booth Apartments, San Antonio, TX, 
Project Number: 115-EE072/TX59-S041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 25, 2006.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).

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    Project/Activity: Park Row Place, Upland Borough, PA, Project 
Number: 034-EE136/PA26-S041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the a