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economic assumptions. For reference,
these economic assumptions are
described in Chapter 2 of the Analytical
Perspectives in the President’s FY 2016
Budget Proposal.
Using the Per Unit Cost forecasting
model, HUD forecasts average PUC to
decrease slightly in 2015. The PUC
forecast for 2015 uses VMS data and
actual performance of economic indices
through December of 2014. With no
increases in PUCs predicted for 2015,
the Renewal Funding Inflation Factor
for each area will be 1.0.
III. The Use of Inflation Factors
Typically, the inflation factors have
been developed to account for relative
differences in the PUC of vouchers so
that HCV funds can be allocated among
PHAs. However, since the current
forecast is for the PUC to decline in
2015, HUD has set all areas to have an
inflation factor of 1.0, which is
consistent with the statutory
requirements governing the Annual
Adjustment Factor.
IV. Geographic Areas and Area
Definitions
Inflation factors based on PUC
forecasts are produced for all FMR
areas. The tables showing the Renewal
Funding Inflation Factors available
electronically from the HUD data
information page list the inflation
factors for each FMR area and are
created on a state by state basis. The
inflation factors use the same OMB
metropolitan area definitions, as revised
by HUD, that are used in the FY 2015
FMRs. To make certain that they are
referencing the correct inflation factors,
PHAs should refer to the Area
Definitions Table on the following Web
page: https://www.huduser.org/portal/
datasets/rfif/FY2015/FY2015_RFIF_
FMR_AREA_REPORT.pdf. The Area
Definitions Table lists areas in
alphabetical order by state, and the
counties associated with each area. In
the six New England states, the listings
are for counties or parts of counties as
defined by towns or cities.
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V. Request for Comments
HUD has forecasted the decline in
national PUC for 2015 to be ¥0.79
percent. While more analysis is
necessary, HUD is concerned that the
current model used to predict the
amount of per unit cost, when
interacted with voucher program
appropriations decisions, may have
inadvertently locked in PHA cost
reduction behaviors used to cope with
funding reductions under sequestration
in 2013.
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Rather than terminate assistance from
families participating in the program,
PHAs often respond to reduced funding
by not reissuing vouchers when families
leave the program. However there is a
strong incentive for PHAs to reduce
spending in the voucher program by
means other than reducing the number
of families served because PHA
administrative fees are based on the
number of vouchers under lease. These
policies have the effect of reducing the
(average) subsidy cost of vouchers, and
as a result, reduce a family’s ability to
rent in higher rent markets and higher
opportunity areas. These policies, while
necessary to handle the budget
constraints, may also be viewed as
reducing the effectiveness of vouchers
in meeting the goals of the program.
One of the primary tools PHAs use in
administering the voucher program is
through setting payment standards.
Payment standards, rather than Fair
Market Rents (FMR), form the basis of
the subsidy (the lower of the payment
standard or gross rent less the total
tenant payment—typically 30 percent of
adjusted household income) since a
tenant selecting a unit with a gross rent
higher than the payment standard must
make up the additional rent to the
owner. When payment standards
decrease relative to FMR, the selection
of units available to tenants decreases
and higher opportunity neighborhoods
with generally higher rents may no
longer be available for tenants. A
reduction of payment standards relative
to FMRs is likely to cause gross rents to
grow more slowly than FMRs as tenants
choose units available within the
payment standard.
Other tools PHAs may use to reduce
subsidy cost include policies that
encourage more earnings among tenants
or by approving more cases of tenants
paying more than 30 percent of adjusted
income toward rent.
Thus, the model’s projections for PUC
may not accurately forecast the true cost
of maintaining a voucher program when
there is a significant external event. As
stated in prior notices, HUD may update
the methodology for future funding
estimates to improve the forecasting
model, if necessary. HUD is also
continuing to review and refine the
methodology, especially for area
differences in the factors, which will be
described in future inflation factor
notices. One option the Department is
considering is to create a ‘‘constant
quality’’ PUC forecast that addresses
reduced payment standards and
increases in tenant contributions as a
way to account for outside disruptions
such as sequestration. The Department
welcomes comments on other ways to
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calculate the Renewal Funding Inflation
Factor for the Housing Choice Voucher
program for 2016 and beyond.
VI. Environmental Impact
This notice involves a statutorily
required establishment of a rate or cost
determination which does not constitute
a development decision affecting the
physical condition of specific project
areas or building sites. Accordingly,
under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(6), this notice is
categorically excluded from
environmental review under the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321).
Dated: April 10, 2015.
Katherine M. O’Regan,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5869–D–02]
Order of Succession for the Office of
Community Planning and Development
Office of the Secretary, HUD.
Notice of Order of Succession
for the Office of Community Planning
and Development.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In this notice, the Secretary of
HUD designates the Order of Succession
for the Office of Community Planning
and Development. This Order of
Succession supersedes all prior Orders
of Succession for the Assistant Secretary
for Community Planning and
Development, including the Order of
Succession published on May 30, 2012.
DATES: Effective upon date of signature.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David H. Enzel, Director, Office of
Technical Assistance and Management,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room
7228, Washington, DC 20410–7000;
telephone number 202–402–5557. (This
is not a toll-free number.) This number
may be accessed via TTY by call the
Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
8339 (this is a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: The
Secretary of HUD is issuing this Order
of Succession of officials authorized to
perform the functions and duties of the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Community Planning and Development
when the Assistant Secretary is not
available to exercise the powers or
perform the duties of the office. This
publication supersedes all prior orders
of succession for the Office of
SUMMARY:
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Community Planning and Development,
including the Order of Succession
published in the Federal Register on
May 30, 2012.
Section A. Order of Succession
During any period when the Assistant
Secretary is not available to exercise the
powers or perform the duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Community
Planning and Development the
following officials within the Office of
Community Planning and Development
are hereby designated to exercise the
powers and perform the duties of the
Office, including the authority to waive
regulations:
(1) Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development;
(2) General Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development;
(3) Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Grant Programs;
(4) Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Special Needs Programs;
(5) Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Operations;
(6) Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Economic Development.
These officials shall perform the
functions and duties of the office in the
order specified herein, and no official
shall serve unless all the other officials,
whose positions precede his/hers in this
order, are unable to act by reason of
absence, disability, or vacancy in office.
Section B. Authority Superseded
This Order of Succession supersedes
all prior orders of succession for the
Office of Community Planning and
Development, including the one
published at 77 FR 31974 on May 30,
2012.
Authority: Section 7(d), Department of
Housing and Urban Development Act, 42
U.S.C. 3535(d).
Dated: April 13, 2015.
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Julian Castro,
Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
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[Docket No. FR–5870–D–01]
Consolidated Delegation of Authority
for the Office of Housing—Federal
Housing Administration (FHA)
Office of the Secretary, HUD.
Notice of revocation and
delegation of authority.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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Section 7(d) of the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) Act, as amended,
authorizes the Secretary to delegate
functions, powers and duties as the
Secretary deems necessary. In this
delegation of authority, the Secretary
delegates authority to the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, the Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Housing, the
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Housing and the Associate General
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing,
for the administration of certain Office
of Housing programs. This delegation
revokes and supersedes all prior
delegations of authority, including the
delegation published on June 20, 2012.
DATES: Effective upon date of signature.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura M. Marin, Associate General
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Housing—
Federal Housing Commissioner,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room
9106, Washington, DC 20410; telephone
number 202–708–2601. (This is not a
toll-free number.) Persons with hearing
or speech impairments may call HUD’s
toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800–
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice supersedes the prior consolidated
delegation of authority dated June 20,
2012. First, authority previously
delegated to the Assistant Secretary for
Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner (Assistant Secretary) and
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Housing—Deputy Federal Housing
Commissioner (General Deputy
Assistant Secretary), with regard to
regulation of government-sponsored
enterprises (GSEs) under the Federal
Housing Enterprises Financial Safety
and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C.
4501 et seq.) (FHEFSSA), is no longer
included in the delegation to the
aforesaid official. Except for certain fair
housing oversight requirements retained
by HUD, programmatic regulation of the
GSEs was transferred to the Federal
Housing Finance Agency by the
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of
2008 (Pub. L. 110–289, approved July
30, 2008). The Secretary’s authority for
those oversight requirements has been
delegated in a separate document to the
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing.
Second, this delegation has been
updated (in sections B through E) to
include legislative authority enacted
since the 2006 publication of
consolidated delegations for the Office
of Housing and includes a new overall
category for risk management and
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regulatory functions and authorities.
With respect to regulatory authorities, as
of July 21, 2011, the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act (Pub. L. 111–203, approved July 21,
2010) transferred from the Department
of Housing and Urban Development to
a new Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau, all powers and duties vested in
HUD to carry out the Real Estate
Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12
U.S.C. 2601–2617); the Secure and Fair
Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act
of 2008 (Title V of Pub. L. 110–289,
approved July 30, 2008); and the
Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure
Act (15 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
Nevertheless, HUD may be
responsible for certain actions
undertaken prior to the transfer date but
not completed, or for other residual
duties after the transfer of regulatory
functions. As a result, this notice
contains delegations of authority under
the statutes cited above. Finally, the
general delegation below includes the
position of the Associate General
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
Section A. General Delegation of
Authority
Unless otherwise stated, the Assistant
Secretary, the Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary, the General Deputy
Assistant Secretary and the Associate
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Housing are each delegated the power
and authority of the Secretary of HUD
with respect to all housing programs
and functions, including, but not
limited to, those listed below in
Sections B through F, with authority to
redelegate to officials of the Department,
unless otherwise specified. Only the
Assistant Secretary for Housing is
delegated the authority to issue a final
regulation or a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA). The authority
delegated herein to the Assistant
Secretary, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary and General Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Housing includes the
authority to waive regulations and
statutes.
Section B. Multifamily, Healthcare, and
Other Authority Delegated
The authority of the Secretary of HUD
with respect of Office of Housing’s
multifamily housing, healthcare, and
certain other programs and functions
that are authorized under the following:
(1) Titles I, II, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and
XI of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) in exercising the
power and authority delegated under
this section;
(2) Section 202 of the Housing Act of
1959, as such section existed prior to
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5869-D-02]
Order of Succession for the Office of Community Planning and
Development
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Order of Succession for the Office of Community
Planning and Development.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Secretary of HUD designates the Order of
Succession for the Office of Community Planning and Development. This
Order of Succession supersedes all prior Orders of Succession for the
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, including
the Order of Succession published on May 30, 2012.
DATES: Effective upon date of signature.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David H. Enzel, Director, Office of
Technical Assistance and Management, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 7228, Washington, DC 20410-7000;
telephone number 202-402-5557. (This is not a toll-free number.) This
number may be accessed via TTY by call the Federal Relay Service at 1-
800-877-8339 (this is a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: The Secretary of HUD is issuing this Order of
Succession of officials authorized to perform the functions and duties
of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development when the Assistant Secretary is not available to exercise
the powers or perform the duties of the office. This publication
supersedes all prior orders of succession for the Office of
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Community Planning and Development, including the Order of Succession
published in the Federal Register on May 30, 2012.
Section A. Order of Succession
During any period when the Assistant Secretary is not available to
exercise the powers or perform the duties of the Assistant Secretary
for Community Planning and Development the following officials within
the Office of Community Planning and Development are hereby designated
to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Office, including
the authority to waive regulations:
(1) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development;
(2) General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development;
(3) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs;
(4) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs Programs;
(5) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations;
(6) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development.
These officials shall perform the functions and duties of the
office in the order specified herein, and no official shall serve
unless all the other officials, whose positions precede his/hers in
this order, are unable to act by reason of absence, disability, or
vacancy in office.
Section B. Authority Superseded
This Order of Succession supersedes all prior orders of succession
for the Office of Community Planning and Development, including the one
published at 77 FR 31974 on May 30, 2012.
Authority: Section 7(d), Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).
Dated: April 13, 2015.
Juli[aacute]n Castro,
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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