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BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HOPE
FOR HOMEOWNERS PROGRAM
[Docket No. FR–5249–N–01]
Organization and Functions of the
Board of Directors
Board of Directors of the HOPE
for Homeowners Program.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Board of Directors
(Board) of the HOPE for Homeowners
Program (Program) was established by
statute to oversee the Program. Through
this notice, the Board is publishing the
bylaws that it has adopted regarding the
Board’s organization, staffing, and
operational procedures.
DATES: Effective Date: August 15, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Camille E. Acevedo, Associate General
Counsel for Legislation and Regulations,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
Room 10282, Washington, DC 20410–
0500, telephone 202–708–1793 (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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Title IV of Division A of the Housing
and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
(Pub. L. 110–289, 122 Stat. 2654,
approved July 30, 2008) (Act) amended
Title II of the National Housing Act
(NHA) to add a new section 257. This
section established the Program as a
temporary Federal Housing
Administration (FHA) program that
offers voluntary participation on the
part of homeowners and existing loan
holders (or servicers acting on their
behalf) to insure refinanced loans for
distressed borrowers to support longterm sustainable homeownership,
including among other things, allowing
homeowners to avoid foreclosure.
Under the Program, a qualified mortgage
borrower may refinance his or her
existing mortgage into a new mortgage
loan insured by the FHA, subject to
conditions and restrictions specified in
the Act. The Program authorizes FHA to
insure such eligible mortgages
commencing no earlier than October 1,
2008, and the authority to insure expires
September 30, 2011.
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Section 257(t) of the NHA establishes
a Board of Directors to oversee the
Program. The Board is composed of the
Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Chairman of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, and the Chairperson of the
Board of Directors of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the
respective designee of each. Section
257(t) of the NHA requires the Board to,
among other things, establish
requirements and standards for the
Program and prescribe regulations and
guidelines as may be necessary or
appropriate to implement such
requirements and standards.
Section 257(t) of the NHA also
provides that the Board may ‘‘prescribe,
amend, and repeal such bylaws as may
be necessary for carrying out the
functions of the Board.’’ Consistent with
this provision, the Board has adopted
bylaws regarding its organization,
staffing, and operational procedures in
order to facilitate the prompt
implementation of the Program, and
these bylaws are set forth in this notice.
The bylaws provide for appointment
by the Board of an official staff
consisting of an Executive Director,
Counselor, Financial Officer, and
Secretary, with their initial respective
responsibilities set out in the
organizational rules. The bylaws
provide that the Board may request that
any Federal Government employee be
detailed to the Board without
reimbursement by the Board and may
arrange for the procurement of the
services of outside experts and
consultants as the Board considers
necessary to assist it in fulfilling its
duties with respect to the Program, as
authorized by the Act. The Board may
delegate authority to take certain actions
to its official staff, officials or staff of the
agencies represented on the Board, or
other Federal Government employees
detailed or providing services to the
Board subject to such terms and
conditions as the Board deems
appropriate.
The bylaws further provide that
records of the Board will be maintained
at the main office of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development,
which also will serve as the principal
place of business of the Board. The
Board is publishing these bylaws in the
Federal Register pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552(a)(1)(A) and (B).
Section 1 Purpose and Scope
These bylaws describe the
organizational structure of the Board of
Directors (Board) established to oversee
the program authorized by section 257
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of the National Housing Act (Act) (12
U.S.C. 1715z–22) (the Program) and the
general operational procedures by
which the Board will carry out its
oversight functions.
Section 2 Composition of the Board;
Chairperson
a. Composition. The Board consists
of—
1. The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, or the Secretary’s
designee;
2. The Secretary of the Treasury, or
the Secretary’s designee;
3. The Chairman of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, or the Chairman’s designee; and
4. The Chairperson of the Board of
Directors of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, or the
Chairperson’s designee.
b. Chairperson of the Board. The
Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, or the Secretary’s
designee, shall serve as the Chairperson
of the Board.
Section 3
Offices
The principal offices of the Board are
at 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20410. The official records of the Board
will be compiled and stored at this
location.
Section 4
Board
Meetings and Actions of the
a. Place and frequency. The Board
meets on the call of the Chairperson of
the Board in order to consider matters
requiring review or action by the Board.
The time and place for any such
meeting shall be determined by the
members of the Board.
b. Quorum and voting. A majority of
the members of the Board constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.
All decisions and determinations of the
Board shall be made by a majority vote
of the voting members. Votes on
determinations of the Board shall be
recorded in the minutes. A Board
member may request that any vote be
recorded according to individual Board
members.
c. Agenda of meetings. To the extent
practicable, an agenda for each meeting
shall be distributed to members of the
Board in advance of the date of the
meeting, together with copies of
materials relevant to the agenda items.
d. Minutes. The Secretary of the Board
shall keep minutes of each Board
meeting and of action taken without a
meeting, a draft of which is to be
distributed to each member of the Board
as soon as practicable after each meeting
or action. To the extent practicable, the
minutes of a Board meeting shall be
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corrected and approved at the next
meeting of the Board.
e. Use of conference call
communications equipment. Any
member may participate in a meeting of
the Board through the use of conference
call, telephone, or similar
communications equipment, by means
of which all persons participating in the
meeting can simultaneously speak and
hear each other. Any member so
participating in a meeting shall be
deemed present for all purposes.
Actions taken by the Board at meetings
conducted through the use of such
equipment, including the votes of each
member, shall be recorded in the usual
manner in the minutes of the meetings
of the Board.
f. Actions between meetings. When, in
the judgment of the Chairperson,
circumstances make it desirable for the
Board to consider action other than at a
meeting, the relevant information and
recommendations for action may be
transmitted to the members by the
Secretary of the Board and the voting
members may communicate their votes
to the Chairperson in writing (including
an action signed in counterpart by each
Board member), electronically, or orally
(including telephone communication).
Any action taken under this paragraph
(f) has the same effect as an action taken
at a meeting.
Section 5 Staff
a. Executive Director. The Executive
Director of the Board advises and assists
the Board in carrying out its
responsibilities under the Act, provides
general direction with respect to the
administration of the Board’s actions,
directs the activities of the staff, and
performs such other duties as the Board
may require.
b. Counselor. The Counselor to the
Board provides legal advice relating to
the responsibilities of the Board and
performs such other duties as the Board
or Executive Director may require.
c. Financial Officer. The Financial
Officer of the Board provides financial
advice relating to the responsibilities of
the Board and performs such other
duties as the Board or Executive
Director may require.
d. Secretary. The Secretary of the
Board sends notice of all meetings,
prepares minutes of all meetings,
maintains a complete record of all votes
and actions taken by the Board, has
custody of all records of the Board, and
performs such other duties as the
Executive Director may require.
e. Additional staff. The Board may
request that any Federal Government
employee be detailed or provide service
to the Board without reimbursement by
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the Board and without interruption or
loss of civil service status or privilege.
f. Committees. The Board may
establish committees composed of
members of the Board, staff of the
Board, employees of any other agency of
the U.S. Government who are detailed
or providing services to the Board, or
any combination of the foregoing.
g. Individuals holding multiple staff
positions. An individual may hold more
than one staff or committee position.
Section 6
Delegations
a. General. Subject to such terms and
conditions as the Board deems
appropriate, the Board may delegate
authority to take certain actions not
required by the Act to be taken by the
Board to—
1. An individual member of the
Board;
2. The Executive Director, the
Counselor, Financial Officer, or the
Secretary of the Board;
3. Any officer or employee of the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, the Department of
Treasury, the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any
other U.S. Government employee
detailed or providing services to the
Board; or
4. A committee composed of any of
the foregoing persons.
b. Records. All delegations shall be
made pursuant to resolutions of the
Board and recorded in writing. Any
action taken pursuant to delegated
authority has the effect of an action
taken by the Board.
Section 7
Experts and Consultants
The Board may arrange for the
procurement of the services of experts
or consultants as it determines
appropriate to assist the Board in
fulfilling its oversight duties and
responsibilities.
Section 8 Review and Approval of
Administrative Expenses
The Board may establish such
processes for the review, approval, and
monitoring of administrative expenses
and other costs of the Program as the
Board determines necessary and
appropriate.
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Section 9
Dated at Washington, DC, this 15th day of
August, 2008.
By order of the Board of Directors of the
HOPE for Homeowners Program.
Emmanuel Yeow,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E8–20298 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am]
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BROADCASTING BOARD OF
GOVERNORS
Sunshine Act Meeting
Tuesday, September 2,
2008, 3 p.m.–4 p.m.
PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3360, 330
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20237.
CLOSED MEETING: The members of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)
will meet in a special session to review
and discuss budgetary issues relating to
U.S. Government-funded non-military
international broadcasting. This meeting
is closed because if open it likely would
either disclose matters that would be
properly classified to be kept secret in
the interest of foreign policy under the
appropriate executive order (5 U.S.C.
552b.(c)(1)) or would disclose
information the premature disclosure of
which would be likely to significantly
frustrate implementation of a proposed
agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(9)(B))
In addition, part of the discussion will
relate solely to the internal personnel
and organizational issues of the BBG or
the International Broadcasting Bureau.
(5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(2) and (6))
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Persons interested in obtaining more
information should contact Timi
Nickerson Kenealy at (202) 203–4545.
DATE AND TIME:
September 2, 2008.
Timi Nickerson Kenealy,
Acting Legal Counsel.
[FR Doc. E8–20619 Filed 9–2–08; 4:15 pm]
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Compensation
Members of the Board shall serve
without compensation, but shall be
reimbursed by their respective agencies
for travel expenses, including per diem
in lieu of subsistence equivalent to
those set forth in subchapter I of 5
U.S.C. chapter 57.
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Section 10 Amendments
These rules of organization and
procedures of the Board may be adopted
or amended, or new rules of
organization or procedure may be
adopted, only by majority vote of the
Board.
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regulations of the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), that a public hearing of the
South Carolina Advisory Committee to
the Commission (South Carolina
Committee) will convene at 1 p.m. and
adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on Monday,
September 22, 2008, at Humphries Hall,
1301 Columbia College Drive, Columbia
College, Columbia, South Carolina
29203. The purpose of the public
hearing is for the South Carolina
Committee to receive testimony from
school officials and government
education agency officials on the
provision of supplemental educational
services as well as parental notification
of such services as required under the
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Members of the public are entitled to
make written comments to the South
Carolina Committee. Written comments
should be sent to the Southern Regional
Office of the Commission and received
by Tuesday, September 30, 2008. The
mailing address is: Southern Regional
Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
61 Forsyth St., SW., Suite 18T40,
Atlanta, GA 30303. Persons wishing to
e-mail their written comments may do
so to dhorne@usccr.gov. Persons who
desire additional information should
contact Peter Minarik, Regional
Director, Southern Regional Office, at
(404) 562–7000, or by e-mail at
pminarik@usccr.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons who will
attend the meetings and require the
services of a sign language interpreter
should contact the Regional Office at
least ten (10) working days before the
scheduled date of the meeting.
Records generated from these
meetings may be inspected and
reproduced at the Southern Regional
Office, as they become available, both
before and after the meeting. Persons
interested in the work of this advisory
committee are advised to go to the
Commission’s Web site, https://
www.usccr.gov, or to contact the
Southern Regional Office at the above email or street address.
The meetings will be conducted
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the Commission and
FACA.
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the South Carolina Advisory
Committee
Dated in Washington, DC, August 28, 2008
Christopher Byrnes,
Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
the provisions of the rules and
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERS PROGRAM
[Docket No. FR-5249-N-01]
Organization and Functions of the Board of Directors
AGENCY: Board of Directors of the HOPE for Homeowners Program.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Board of Directors (Board) of the HOPE for Homeowners
Program (Program) was established by statute to oversee the Program.
Through this notice, the Board is publishing the bylaws that it has
adopted regarding the Board's organization, staffing, and operational
procedures.
DATES: Effective Date: August 15, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Camille E. Acevedo, Associate General
Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 10282, Washington, DC
20410-0500, telephone 202-708-1793 (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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Title IV of Division A of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of
2008 (Pub. L. 110-289, 122 Stat. 2654, approved July 30, 2008) (Act)
amended Title II of the National Housing Act (NHA) to add a new section
257. This section established the Program as a temporary Federal
Housing Administration (FHA) program that offers voluntary
participation on the part of homeowners and existing loan holders (or
servicers acting on their behalf) to insure refinanced loans for
distressed borrowers to support long-term sustainable homeownership,
including among other things, allowing homeowners to avoid foreclosure.
Under the Program, a qualified mortgage borrower may refinance his or
her existing mortgage into a new mortgage loan insured by the FHA,
subject to conditions and restrictions specified in the Act. The
Program authorizes FHA to insure such eligible mortgages commencing no
earlier than October 1, 2008, and the authority to insure expires
September 30, 2011.
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Section 257(t) of the NHA establishes a Board of Directors to
oversee the Program. The Board is composed of the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the
Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, or the respective designee of each. Section 257(t) of the
NHA requires the Board to, among other things, establish requirements
and standards for the Program and prescribe regulations and guidelines
as may be necessary or appropriate to implement such requirements and
standards.
Section 257(t) of the NHA also provides that the Board may
``prescribe, amend, and repeal such bylaws as may be necessary for
carrying out the functions of the Board.'' Consistent with this
provision, the Board has adopted bylaws regarding its organization,
staffing, and operational procedures in order to facilitate the prompt
implementation of the Program, and these bylaws are set forth in this
notice.
The bylaws provide for appointment by the Board of an official
staff consisting of an Executive Director, Counselor, Financial
Officer, and Secretary, with their initial respective responsibilities
set out in the organizational rules. The bylaws provide that the Board
may request that any Federal Government employee be detailed to the
Board without reimbursement by the Board and may arrange for the
procurement of the services of outside experts and consultants as the
Board considers necessary to assist it in fulfilling its duties with
respect to the Program, as authorized by the Act. The Board may
delegate authority to take certain actions to its official staff,
officials or staff of the agencies represented on the Board, or other
Federal Government employees detailed or providing services to the
Board subject to such terms and conditions as the Board deems
appropriate.
The bylaws further provide that records of the Board will be
maintained at the main office of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, which also will serve as the principal place of business
of the Board. The Board is publishing these bylaws in the Federal
Register pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1)(A) and (B).
Section 1 Purpose and Scope
These bylaws describe the organizational structure of the Board of
Directors (Board) established to oversee the program authorized by
section 257 of the National Housing Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1715z-22) (the
Program) and the general operational procedures by which the Board will
carry out its oversight functions.
Section 2 Composition of the Board; Chairperson
a. Composition. The Board consists of--
1. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, or the
Secretary's designee;
2. The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's designee;
3. The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, or the Chairman's designee; and
4. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, or the Chairperson's designee.
b. Chairperson of the Board. The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, or the Secretary's designee, shall serve as the
Chairperson of the Board.
Section 3 Offices
The principal offices of the Board are at 451 7th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20410. The official records of the Board will be
compiled and stored at this location.
Section 4 Meetings and Actions of the Board
a. Place and frequency. The Board meets on the call of the
Chairperson of the Board in order to consider matters requiring review
or action by the Board. The time and place for any such meeting shall
be determined by the members of the Board.
b. Quorum and voting. A majority of the members of the Board
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All decisions and
determinations of the Board shall be made by a majority vote of the
voting members. Votes on determinations of the Board shall be recorded
in the minutes. A Board member may request that any vote be recorded
according to individual Board members.
c. Agenda of meetings. To the extent practicable, an agenda for
each meeting shall be distributed to members of the Board in advance of
the date of the meeting, together with copies of materials relevant to
the agenda items.
d. Minutes. The Secretary of the Board shall keep minutes of each
Board meeting and of action taken without a meeting, a draft of which
is to be distributed to each member of the Board as soon as practicable
after each meeting or action. To the extent practicable, the minutes of
a Board meeting shall be corrected and approved at the next meeting of
the Board.
e. Use of conference call communications equipment. Any member may
participate in a meeting of the Board through the use of conference
call, telephone, or similar communications equipment, by means of which
all persons participating in the meeting can simultaneously speak and
hear each other. Any member so participating in a meeting shall be
deemed present for all purposes. Actions taken by the Board at meetings
conducted through the use of such equipment, including the votes of
each member, shall be recorded in the usual manner in the minutes of
the meetings of the Board.
f. Actions between meetings. When, in the judgment of the
Chairperson, circumstances make it desirable for the Board to consider
action other than at a meeting, the relevant information and
recommendations for action may be transmitted to the members by the
Secretary of the Board and the voting members may communicate their
votes to the Chairperson in writing (including an action signed in
counterpart by each Board member), electronically, or orally (including
telephone communication). Any action taken under this paragraph (f) has
the same effect as an action taken at a meeting.
Section 5 Staff
a. Executive Director. The Executive Director of the Board advises
and assists the Board in carrying out its responsibilities under the
Act, provides general direction with respect to the administration of
the Board's actions, directs the activities of the staff, and performs
such other duties as the Board may require.
b. Counselor. The Counselor to the Board provides legal advice
relating to the responsibilities of the Board and performs such other
duties as the Board or Executive Director may require.
c. Financial Officer. The Financial Officer of the Board provides
financial advice relating to the responsibilities of the Board and
performs such other duties as the Board or Executive Director may
require.
d. Secretary. The Secretary of the Board sends notice of all
meetings, prepares minutes of all meetings, maintains a complete record
of all votes and actions taken by the Board, has custody of all records
of the Board, and performs such other duties as the Executive Director
may require.
e. Additional staff. The Board may request that any Federal
Government employee be detailed or provide service to the Board without
reimbursement by
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the Board and without interruption or loss of civil service status or
privilege.
f. Committees. The Board may establish committees composed of
members of the Board, staff of the Board, employees of any other agency
of the U.S. Government who are detailed or providing services to the
Board, or any combination of the foregoing.
g. Individuals holding multiple staff positions. An individual may
hold more than one staff or committee position.
Section 6 Delegations
a. General. Subject to such terms and conditions as the Board deems
appropriate, the Board may delegate authority to take certain actions
not required by the Act to be taken by the Board to--
1. An individual member of the Board;
2. The Executive Director, the Counselor, Financial Officer, or the
Secretary of the Board;
3. Any officer or employee of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, the Department of Treasury, the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or
any other U.S. Government employee detailed or providing services to
the Board; or
4. A committee composed of any of the foregoing persons.
b. Records. All delegations shall be made pursuant to resolutions
of the Board and recorded in writing. Any action taken pursuant to
delegated authority has the effect of an action taken by the Board.
Section 7 Experts and Consultants
The Board may arrange for the procurement of the services of
experts or consultants as it determines appropriate to assist the Board
in fulfilling its oversight duties and responsibilities.
Section 8 Review and Approval of Administrative Expenses
The Board may establish such processes for the review, approval,
and monitoring of administrative expenses and other costs of the
Program as the Board determines necessary and appropriate.
Section 9 Compensation
Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but shall be
reimbursed by their respective agencies for travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence equivalent to those set forth in
subchapter I of 5 U.S.C. chapter 57.
Section 10 Amendments
These rules of organization and procedures of the Board may be
adopted or amended, or new rules of organization or procedure may be
adopted, only by majority vote of the Board.
Dated at Washington, DC, this 15th day of August, 2008.
By order of the Board of Directors of the HOPE for Homeowners
Program.
Emmanuel Yeow,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E8-20298 Filed 9-3-08; 8:45 am]
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