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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5630–N–02]
Rental Assistance Demonstration:
Extension of Public Comment Period
and Clarification of Demonstration
Components
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
and Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Housing-Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On March 8, 2012, HUD
published a notice in the Federal
Register inviting public comments on
the demonstration notice posted on
HUD’s Web site entitled ‘‘Rental
Assistance Demonstration—Partial
Implementation and Request for
Comments’’ (Program Notice). This
notice extends the due date for the
submission of comments on the Program
Notice. In addition, HUD is taking this
opportunity to clarify the scope of the
demonstration that took effect on March
8, 2012.
DATES: Comment Due Date: The new
date for the submission of comments on
the Program Notice is April 23, 2012.
Effective Date: The effective date
announced in the March 8, 2012, notice
is unchanged. The provisions regarding
the conversion of Rent Supp and RAP
properties under Section III of the
Program Notice were effective on March
8, 2012. The Moderate Rehabilitation
(Mod Rehab) provisions detailed in
Section II of the Program Notice are not
in effect until HUD reviews the public
comments and issues a notice in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments on
applicable parts of the March 8, 2012,
notice to the Regulations Division,
Office of General Counsel, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW., Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410–0500. All
submissions and communications must
refer to ‘‘Rental Assistance
Demonstration: Notice of Web
Availability and Request for Comments’’
docket number FR–5630–N–01. There
are two methods for submitting public
comments.
1. Submission of Comments by Mail.
Comments may be submitted by mail to
the Regulations Division, Office of
General Counsel, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW., Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410–0500.
2. Electronic Submission of
Comments. Interested persons may
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submit comments electronically through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly
encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic
submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare
and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to
make them immediately available to the
public. Comments submitted
electronically through the
www.regulations.gov Web site can be
viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public.
Commenters should follow the
instructions provided on that site to
submit comments electronically.
Note: To receive consideration as public
comments, comments must be submitted
through one of the two methods specified
above. Again, all submissions must refer to
the docket number and title of the rule. Also,
to expedite review of public comments, it is
recommended commenters should organize
their comments by specific topical areas and
section numbers and label those areas
accordingly.
No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile
(FAX) comments are not acceptable.
Public Inspection of Public
Comments. All properly submitted
comments and communications
submitted to HUD will be available for
public inspection and copying between
8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the above
address. Due to security measures at the
HUD Headquarters building, an advance
appointment to review the public
comments must be scheduled by calling
the Regulations Division at 202–402–
3055 (this is not a toll-free number).
Individuals with speech or hearing
impairments may access this number
via TTY by calling the Federal Relay
Service, toll-free, at 800–877–8339.
Copies of all comments submitted are
available for inspection and
downloading at www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
assure a timely response, please
electronically direct requests for further
information to this email address:
rad@hud.gov. Written requests may also
be directed to the following address:
Office of Public and Indian Housing—
RAD Program, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 2000; Washington, DC
20410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On March 8, 2012, at 77 FR 14029,
HUD published in the Federal Register
a notice announcing HUD’s Rental
Assistance Demonstration (RAD)
program, which provides the
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opportunity to test the conversion of
public housing and other HUD-assisted
properties to long-term, project-based
Section 8 rental assistance to achieve
certain goals, including the preservation
and improvement of these properties
through access by public housing
agencies (PHAs) and owners to private
debt and equity to address immediate
and long-term capital needs; the extent
to which residents have increased
housing choices after the conversion;
and the overall impact of conversion on
the subject properties. The March 8,
2012, notice advised that HUD posted
on its Web site the full details of the
demonstration in a Program Notice
entitled ‘‘Rental Assistance
Demonstration–Partial Implementation
and Request for Comments.’’ HUD refers
the reader to the March 8, 2012, Federal
Register notice for detailed information
about RAD, as well as to the Program
Notice, posted on HUD’s Web site at
www.hud.gov/rad. This notice extends
the due date for the submission of
public comments on the Program Notice
to April 23, 2012, and clarifies the scope
of the demonstration that took effect on
March 8, 2012.
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II. Extension of Public Comment Due
Date
The March 8, 2012, notice solicited
public comment on the demonstration
and established a comment due date of
April 9, 2012. In order to ensure that
interested members of the public have
sufficient time to prepare and submit
comments, HUD is extending the due
date for the submission of comments on
the Program Notice until April 23, 2012.
III. Clarification of Demonstration
Scope
As provided in the March 8, 2012,
notice and in the Program Notice, RAD
consists of two components. The first
component, which is covered under
Sections I and II of the Program Notice
for PHAs and Mod Rehab owners,
respectively, allows projects funder
under HUD’s public housing and Mod
Rehab programs to convert to long-term
Section 8 rental assistance contracts.
Under this first component, PHAs and
Mod Rehab owners may apply to HUD
to convert to one of two forms of Section
8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)
contracts: Project-based vouchers (PBVs)
or project-based rental assistance
(PBRA).
The second component, which is
covered under Section II of the Program
Notice, for owners of Mod Rehab
projects, and under Section III of the
Program Notice, for owners of Rent
Supplement (Rent Supp) and Rental
Assistance (RAP) projects, of the
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Program Notice, allows projects funded
under the Mod Rehab, Rent Supp and
RAP programs, with a contract
expiration or termination occurring after
October 1, 2006, and no later than
September 30, 2013, to convert tenant
protection vouchers (TPVs) to PBVs.
The ‘‘Effective Date’’ section of the
March 8, 2012, notice provided that the
conversion of Rent Supp and RAP
Properties under Section III of the
Program Notice were effective on March
8, 2012.
The March 8, 2012 notice, at 77 FR
14030, following the explanation of the
Section II and Section III provisions of
the second component stated,
inconsistent with the ‘‘Effective Date’’
provision, ‘‘These provisions are
effective immediately.’’
Accordingly, this notice clarifies the
scope of the sections of the
demonstration that are effective on
March 8, 2012, to eliminate any
confusion made by the statement at the
end of the explanation of the second
component at 77 FR 14030. The only
provisions that are effective
immediately are, as provided in the
‘‘Effective Date’’ section of the notice,
those of Section III of the Program
Notice for the conversion of Rent Supp
and RAP Properties. The Section II
provisions for properties funded under
Mod Rehab, which are part of the
discussion of the second component, are
not yet in effect.
Dated: March 30, 2012.
Deborah Hernandez,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public
and Indian Housing.
Carol J. Galante,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing—
Federal Housing Commissioner.
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ACTION: Notice of receipt of priority list
and approval of the projects.
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Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). As required
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of 2000, AFWA submits a list of projects
to us each year to consider for funding
under the Multistate Conservation Grant
program. We have reviewed the list and
have awarded the grants from the list.
ADDRESSES: John C. Stremple, Multistate
Conservation Grants Program
Coordinator, Wildlife and Sport Fish
Restoration Program, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax
Drive, Mail Stop MBSP–4020,
Arlington, VA 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
C. Stremple, at the above address, or at
(703) 358–2156 (phone) or John_
Stremple@fws.gov (email).
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Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Programs Improvement Act of 2000
(Improvement Act, Pub. L. 106–408)
amended the Pittman-Robertson
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669
et seq.) and the Dingell-Johnson Sport
Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et
seq.) and established the Multistate
Conservation Grant Program. The
Improvement Act authorizes us to
award grants of up to $3 million
annually from funds available under
each of the Restoration Acts, for a total
of up to $6 million annually. Projects
can be funded from both funds
depending on the project activities. We
may award grants to projects from a list
of priority projects recommended to us
by the Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies. The FWS Director, exercising
the authority of the Secretary of the
Interior, need not fund all projects on
the list, but all projects funded must be
on the list.
Grantees under this program may use
funds for sport fisheries and wildlife
management and research projects,
boating access development, hunter
safety and education, aquatic education,
fish and wildlife habitat improvements,
and other purposes consistent with the
enabling legislation.
To be eligible for funding, a project
must benefit fish and/or wildlife
conservation in at least 26 States, or in
a majority of the States in any one FWS
Region, or it must benefit a regional
association of State fish and wildlife
agencies. We may award grants to a
State, a group of States, or one or more
nongovernmental organizations. For the
purpose of carrying out the National
Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation, we may
award grants to the FWS, if requested by
AFWA, or to a State or a group of States.
Also, AFWA requires all project
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5630-N-02]
Rental Assistance Demonstration: Extension of Public Comment
Period and Clarification of Demonstration Components
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On March 8, 2012, HUD published a notice in the Federal
Register inviting public comments on the demonstration notice posted on
HUD's Web site entitled ``Rental Assistance Demonstration--Partial
Implementation and Request for Comments'' (Program Notice). This notice
extends the due date for the submission of comments on the Program
Notice. In addition, HUD is taking this opportunity to clarify the
scope of the demonstration that took effect on March 8, 2012.
DATES: Comment Due Date: The new date for the submission of comments on
the Program Notice is April 23, 2012.
Effective Date: The effective date announced in the March 8, 2012,
notice is unchanged. The provisions regarding the conversion of Rent
Supp and RAP properties under Section III of the Program Notice were
effective on March 8, 2012. The Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab)
provisions detailed in Section II of the Program Notice are not in
effect until HUD reviews the public comments and issues a notice in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on
applicable parts of the March 8, 2012, notice to the Regulations
Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500.
All submissions and communications must refer to ``Rental Assistance
Demonstration: Notice of Web Availability and Request for Comments''
docket number FR-5630-N-01. There are two methods for submitting public
comments.
1. Submission of Comments by Mail. Comments may be submitted by
mail to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410-0500.
2. Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit
comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to make them immediately available to
the public. Comments submitted electronically through the
www.regulations.gov Web site can be viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public. Commenters should follow the
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
Note: To receive consideration as public comments, comments
must be submitted through one of the two methods specified above.
Again, all submissions must refer to the docket number and title of
the rule. Also, to expedite review of public comments, it is
recommended commenters should organize their comments by specific
topical areas and section numbers and label those areas accordingly.
No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile (FAX) comments are not acceptable.
Public Inspection of Public Comments. All properly submitted
comments and communications submitted to HUD will be available for
public inspection and copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the
above address. Due to security measures at the HUD Headquarters
building, an advance appointment to review the public comments must be
scheduled by calling the Regulations Division at 202-402-3055 (this is
not a toll-free number). Individuals with speech or hearing impairments
may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service,
toll-free, at 800-877-8339. Copies of all comments submitted are
available for inspection and downloading at www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To assure a timely response, please
electronically direct requests for further information to this email
address: rad@hud.gov. Written requests may also be directed to the
following address: Office of Public and Indian Housing--RAD Program,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room
2000; Washington, DC 20410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On March 8, 2012, at 77 FR 14029, HUD published in the Federal
Register a notice announcing HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration
(RAD) program, which provides the
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opportunity to test the conversion of public housing and other HUD-
assisted properties to long-term, project-based Section 8 rental
assistance to achieve certain goals, including the preservation and
improvement of these properties through access by public housing
agencies (PHAs) and owners to private debt and equity to address
immediate and long-term capital needs; the extent to which residents
have increased housing choices after the conversion; and the overall
impact of conversion on the subject properties. The March 8, 2012,
notice advised that HUD posted on its Web site the full details of the
demonstration in a Program Notice entitled ``Rental Assistance
Demonstration-Partial Implementation and Request for Comments.'' HUD
refers the reader to the March 8, 2012, Federal Register notice for
detailed information about RAD, as well as to the Program Notice,
posted on HUD's Web site at www.hud.gov/rad. This notice extends the
due date for the submission of public comments on the Program Notice to
April 23, 2012, and clarifies the scope of the demonstration that took
effect on March 8, 2012.
II. Extension of Public Comment Due Date
The March 8, 2012, notice solicited public comment on the
demonstration and established a comment due date of April 9, 2012. In
order to ensure that interested members of the public have sufficient
time to prepare and submit comments, HUD is extending the due date for
the submission of comments on the Program Notice until April 23, 2012.
III. Clarification of Demonstration Scope
As provided in the March 8, 2012, notice and in the Program Notice,
RAD consists of two components. The first component, which is covered
under Sections I and II of the Program Notice for PHAs and Mod Rehab
owners, respectively, allows projects funder under HUD's public housing
and Mod Rehab programs to convert to long-term Section 8 rental
assistance contracts. Under this first component, PHAs and Mod Rehab
owners may apply to HUD to convert to one of two forms of Section 8
Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts: Project-based vouchers
(PBVs) or project-based rental assistance (PBRA).
The second component, which is covered under Section II of the
Program Notice, for owners of Mod Rehab projects, and under Section III
of the Program Notice, for owners of Rent Supplement (Rent Supp) and
Rental Assistance (RAP) projects, of the Program Notice, allows
projects funded under the Mod Rehab, Rent Supp and RAP programs, with a
contract expiration or termination occurring after October 1, 2006, and
no later than September 30, 2013, to convert tenant protection vouchers
(TPVs) to PBVs.
The ``Effective Date'' section of the March 8, 2012, notice
provided that the conversion of Rent Supp and RAP Properties under
Section III of the Program Notice were effective on March 8, 2012.
The March 8, 2012 notice, at 77 FR 14030, following the explanation
of the Section II and Section III provisions of the second component
stated, inconsistent with the ``Effective Date'' provision, ``These
provisions are effective immediately.''
Accordingly, this notice clarifies the scope of the sections of the
demonstration that are effective on March 8, 2012, to eliminate any
confusion made by the statement at the end of the explanation of the
second component at 77 FR 14030. The only provisions that are effective
immediately are, as provided in the ``Effective Date'' section of the
notice, those of Section III of the Program Notice for the conversion
of Rent Supp and RAP Properties. The Section II provisions for
properties funded under Mod Rehab, which are part of the discussion of
the second component, are not yet in effect.
Dated: March 30, 2012.
Deborah Hernandez,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
Carol J. Galante,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
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