Mortgage and Loan Insurance Programs Under the National Housing Act-Debenture Interest Rates, 47509-47510 [2015-19391]

Download as PDF 47509 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 152 / Friday, August 7, 2015 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5847–N–02] Mortgage and Loan Insurance Programs Under the National Housing Act—Debenture Interest Rates Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces changes in the interest rates to be paid on debentures issued with respect to a loan or mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration under the provisions of the National Housing Act (the Act). The interest rate for debentures issued under section 221(g)(4) of the Act during the 6-month period beginning July 1, 2015, is 21⁄8 percent. The interest rate for debentures issued under any other provision of the Act is the rate in effect on the date that the commitment to insure the loan or mortgage was issued, or the date that the loan or mortgage was endorsed (or initially endorsed if there are two or more endorsements) for insurance, whichever rate is higher. The interest rate for debentures issued under these other provisions with respect to a loan or mortgage committed or endorsed during the 6-month period beginning July 1, 2015, is 27⁄8 percent. However, as a result of an amendment to section 224 of the Act, if an insurance claim relating to a mortgage insured under sections 203 or 234 of the Act and endorsed for insurance after January 23, 2004, is paid in cash, the debenture interest rate for purposes of calculating a claim shall be the monthly average yield, for the month in which the default on the mortgage occurred, on United States Treasury Securities adjusted to a constant maturity of 10 years. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yong Sun, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 5148, Washington, DC 20410–8000; telephone (202) 402–4778 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with speech or hearing impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 224 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715o) provides that debentures issued under the Act with respect to an insured loan or mortgage (except for debentures issued pursuant to section 221(g)(4) of the Act) will bear interest at the rate in effect on the date the tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:24 Aug 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 commitment to insure the loan or mortgage was issued, or the date the loan or mortgage was endorsed (or initially endorsed if there are two or more endorsements) for insurance, whichever rate is higher. This provision is implemented in HUD’s regulations at 24 CFR 203.405, 203.479, 207.259(e)(6), and 220.830. These regulatory provisions state that the applicable rates of interest will be published twice each year as a notice in the Federal Register. Section 224 further provides that the interest rate on these debentures will be set from time to time by the Secretary of HUD, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, in an amount not in excess of the annual interest rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to a statutory formula based on the average yield of all outstanding marketable Treasury obligations of maturities of 15 or more years. The Secretary of the Treasury (1) has determined, in accordance with the provisions of section 224, that the statutory maximum interest rate for the period beginning July 1, 2015, is 27⁄8 percent; and (2) has approved the establishment of the debenture interest rate by the Secretary of HUD at 27⁄8 percent for the 6-month period beginning July 1, 2015. This interest rate will be the rate borne by debentures issued with respect to any insured loan or mortgage (except for debentures issued pursuant to section 221(g)(4)) with insurance commitment or endorsement date (as applicable) within the latter 6 months of 2015. For convenience of reference, HUD is publishing the following chart of debenture interest rates applicable to mortgages committed or endorsed since January 1, 1980: Effective interest rate 91⁄2 ............ 97⁄8 ............ 113⁄4 .......... 127⁄8 .......... 123⁄4 .......... 101⁄4 .......... 103⁄8 .......... 111⁄2 .......... 133⁄8 .......... 115⁄8 .......... 111⁄8 .......... 101⁄4 .......... 81⁄4 ............ 8 ................ 9 ................ 91⁄8 ............ 93⁄8 ............ 91⁄4 ............ 9 ................ 81⁄8 ............ PO 00000 Frm 00060 on or after Jan. July Jan. July Jan. Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, Fmt 4703 1980 1980 1981 1981 1982 1983 1983 1984 1984 1985 1985 1986 1986 1987 1987 1988 1988 1989 1989 1990 Sfmt 4703 prior to July Jan. July Jan. Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1. 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1980 1981 1981 1982 1983 1983 1984 1984 1985 1985 1986 1986 1987 1987 1988 1988 1989 1989 1990 1990 Effective interest rate 9 ................ 83⁄4 ............ 81⁄2 ............ 8 ................ 8 ................ 73⁄4 ............ 7 ................ 65⁄8 ............ 73⁄4 ............ 83⁄8 ............ 71⁄4 ............ 61⁄2 ............ 71⁄4 ............ 63⁄4 ............ 71⁄8 ............ 63⁄8 ............ 61⁄8 ............ 51⁄2 ............ 61⁄8 ............ 61⁄2 ............ 61⁄2 ............ 6 ................ 57⁄8 ............ 51⁄4 ............ 53⁄4 ............ 5 ................ 41⁄2 ............ 51⁄8 ............ 51⁄2 ............ 47⁄8 ............ 41⁄2 ............ 47⁄8 ............ 53⁄8 ............ 43⁄4 ............ 5 ................ 41⁄2 ............ 45⁄8 ............ 41⁄8 ............ 41⁄8 ............ 41⁄4 ............ 41⁄8 ............ 37⁄8 ............ 41⁄8 ............ 27⁄8 ............ 23⁄4 ............ 21⁄2 ............ 27⁄8 ............ 35⁄8 ............ 31⁄4 ............ 3 ................ 27⁄8 ............ on or after July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1990 1991 1991 1992 1992 1993 1993 1994 1994 1995 1995 1996 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 prior to Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. July Jan. 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1991 1991 1992 1992 1993 1993 1994 1994 1995 1995 1996 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 Section 215 of Division G, Title II of Public Law 108–199, enacted January 23, 2004 (HUD’s 2004 Appropriations Act) amended section 224 of the Act, to change the debenture interest rate for purposes of calculating certain insurance claim payments made in cash. Therefore, for all claims paid in cash on mortgages insured under section 203 or 234 of the National Housing Act and endorsed for insurance after January 23, 2004, the debenture interest rate will be the monthly average yield, for the month in which the default on the mortgage occurred, on United States Treasury Securities adjusted to a constant maturity of 10 years, as found in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H– E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1 47510 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 152 / Friday, August 7, 2015 / Notices 15. The Federal Housing Administration has codified this provision in HUD regulations at 24 CFR 203.405(b) and 24 CFR 203.479(b). Section 221(g)(4) of the Act provides that debentures issued pursuant to that paragraph (with respect to the assignment of an insured mortgage to the Secretary) will bear interest at the ‘‘going Federal rate’’ in effect at the time the debentures are issued. The term ‘‘going Federal rate’’ is defined to mean the interest rate that the Secretary of the Treasury determines, pursuant to a statutory formula based on the average yield on all outstanding marketable Treasury obligations of 8- to 12-year maturities, for the 6-month periods of January through June and July through December of each year. Section 221(g)(4) is implemented in the HUD regulations at 24 CFR 221.255 and 24 CFR 221.790. The Secretary of the Treasury has determined that the interest rate to be borne by debentures issued pursuant to section 221(g)(4) during the 6-month period beginning July 1, 2015, is 21⁄8 percent. The subject matter of this notice falls within the categorical exemption from HUD’s environmental clearance procedures set forth in 24 CFR 50.19(c)(6). For that reason, no environmental finding has been prepared for this notice. Authority: Sections 211, 221, 224, National Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. 1715b, 1715l, 1715o; Section 7(d), Department of HUD Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d). Dated: July 23, 2015. Edward L. Golding, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing. [FR Doc. 2015–19391 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R8–ES–2015–N124: FF08ENVD00– FXES11130800000–156] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Enhancement of Survival Permit Application; Greater SageGrouse Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances for Smith Creek Ranch LTD Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application for an enhancement of SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:24 Aug 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 survival permit (EOS) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The permit application includes a draft candidate conservation agreement with assurances (CCAA) between Smith Creek Ranch LTD and the Service for the greater sage-grouse on private rangelands in Churchill and Lander Counties, Nevada. We invite comments from all interested parties on the application, including the draft CCAA, and a draft environmental action statement (EAS) prepared pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received from interested parties no later than September 8, 2015. ADDRESSES: To request further information or submit written comments, please use one of the following methods, and note that your information request or comments are in reference to the Smith Creek Ranch LTD CCAA. Internet: Documents may be viewed on the Internet at https://www.fws.gov/ nevada. Email: marcy_haworth@fws.gov. Include ‘‘Smith Creek Ranch CCAA’’ in the subject line of the message or comments. U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Reno Fish and Wildlife Office, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Suite 234, Reno, NV 89502. Fax: 775–861–6301. Include ‘‘Smith Creek Ranch CCAA’’ in the subject line of the message or comments. In-Person Viewing or Pickup: Documents will be available for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (address above). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward D. Koch, Field Supervisor, Reno Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES); by telephone (775–861– 6300), or by facsimile (775–861–6301). If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), please call the Federal Information Relay Service at 800–877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have received an application from Smith Creek Ranch LTD for an EOS permit under the ESA. The permit application includes a CCAA between the applicant and the Service for the greater sagegrouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in Churchill and Lander Counties, Nevada. The Service and the applicant prepared the CCAA to provide the applicant with the opportunity to voluntarily conserve the greater sage-grouse and its habitat while carrying out ranch operations. We have made a preliminary determination PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 that the proposed CCAA and permit issuance are eligible for categorical exclusion under NEPA. The basis for our preliminary determination is contained in an EAS. We invite comments from all interested parties on the application, including the CCAA and the EAS. Background Information Private and other non-Federal property owners are encouraged to enter into CCAAs, in which they voluntarily undertake management activities on their properties to enhance, restore, or maintain habitat benefiting species that are proposed for listing under the ESA, candidates for listing, or species that may become candidates or proposed for listing. Through a CCAA and its associated EOS permit, the Service provides assurances to property owners that they will not be subjected to increased land use restrictions if the covered species become listed under the ESA in the future, provided the CCAA is being properly implemented and the EOS permit conditions are met. Application requirements and issuance criteria for EOS permits for CCAAs are found in the Code of Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.22(d) and 17.32 (d), respectively. See also our joint policy on CCAAs, which we published in the Federal Register with the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (64 FR 32726; June 17, 1999), as well as our revisions to that policy (69 FR 24084; May 3, 2004). On March 23, 2010, the Service published a 12-month finding in the Federal Register (75 FR 13910) that the greater sage-grouse warrants listing under the ESA as threatened or endangered throughout is range, but this action was precluded by other higher priority listing actions. In anticipation of a future listing decision by the Service, the applicant requested assistance from the Service in developing a CCAA addressing the needs of the greater sage-grouse on lands owned in Churchill and Lander Counties, Nevada. Under the proposed CCAA, the applicant will address threats to the greater sage-grouse through implementation of conservation measures that are consistent with their land use activities and the CCAA. Through the issuance of an EOS permit, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA, the applicant would be authorized to incidentally take greater sage-grouse in the course of implementing the CCAA if the species becomes listed under the ESA in the future, as long as E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5847-N-02]


Mortgage and Loan Insurance Programs Under the National Housing 
Act--Debenture Interest Rates

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces changes in the interest rates to be paid 
on debentures issued with respect to a loan or mortgage insured by the 
Federal Housing Administration under the provisions of the National 
Housing Act (the Act). The interest rate for debentures issued under 
section 221(g)(4) of the Act during the 6-month period beginning July 
1, 2015, is 2\1/8\ percent. The interest rate for debentures issued 
under any other provision of the Act is the rate in effect on the date 
that the commitment to insure the loan or mortgage was issued, or the 
date that the loan or mortgage was endorsed (or initially endorsed if 
there are two or more endorsements) for insurance, whichever rate is 
higher. The interest rate for debentures issued under these other 
provisions with respect to a loan or mortgage committed or endorsed 
during the 6-month period beginning July 1, 2015, is 2\7/8\ percent. 
However, as a result of an amendment to section 224 of the Act, if an 
insurance claim relating to a mortgage insured under sections 203 or 
234 of the Act and endorsed for insurance after January 23, 2004, is 
paid in cash, the debenture interest rate for purposes of calculating a 
claim shall be the monthly average yield, for the month in which the 
default on the mortgage occurred, on United States Treasury Securities 
adjusted to a constant maturity of 10 years.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yong Sun, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 5148, Washington, DC 
20410-8000; telephone (202) 402-4778 (this is not a toll-free number). 
Individuals with speech or hearing impairments may access this number 
through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service 
at (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 224 of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715o) provides that debentures issued under the Act with 
respect to an insured loan or mortgage (except for debentures issued 
pursuant to section 221(g)(4) of the Act) will bear interest at the 
rate in effect on the date the commitment to insure the loan or 
mortgage was issued, or the date the loan or mortgage was endorsed (or 
initially endorsed if there are two or more endorsements) for 
insurance, whichever rate is higher. This provision is implemented in 
HUD's regulations at 24 CFR 203.405, 203.479, 207.259(e)(6), and 
220.830. These regulatory provisions state that the applicable rates of 
interest will be published twice each year as a notice in the Federal 
Register.
    Section 224 further provides that the interest rate on these 
debentures will be set from time to time by the Secretary of HUD, with 
the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, in an amount not in 
excess of the annual interest rate determined by the Secretary of the 
Treasury pursuant to a statutory formula based on the average yield of 
all outstanding marketable Treasury obligations of maturities of 15 or 
more years.
    The Secretary of the Treasury (1) has determined, in accordance 
with the provisions of section 224, that the statutory maximum interest 
rate for the period beginning July 1, 2015, is 2\7/8\ percent; and (2) 
has approved the establishment of the debenture interest rate by the 
Secretary of HUD at 2\7/8\ percent for the 6-month period beginning 
July 1, 2015. This interest rate will be the rate borne by debentures 
issued with respect to any insured loan or mortgage (except for 
debentures issued pursuant to section 221(g)(4)) with insurance 
commitment or endorsement date (as applicable) within the latter 6 
months of 2015.
    For convenience of reference, HUD is publishing the following chart 
of debenture interest rates applicable to mortgages committed or 
endorsed since January 1, 1980:

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        Effective  interest  rate           on or after      prior to
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9\1/2\..................................    Jan. 1, 1980    July 1, 1980
9\7/8\..................................    July 1, 1980    Jan. 1, 1981
11\3/4\.................................    Jan. 1, 1981    July 1, 1981
12\7/8\.................................    July 1, 1981    Jan. 1, 1982
12\3/4\.................................    Jan. 1, 1982    Jan. 1, 1983
10\1/4\.................................    Jan. 1, 1983    July 1, 1983
10\3/8\.................................    July 1, 1983    Jan. 1, 1984
11\1/2\.................................    Jan. 1, 1984    July 1, 1984
13\3/8\.................................    July 1, 1984    Jan. 1, 1985
11\5/8\.................................    Jan. 1, 1985    July 1, 1985
11\1/8\.................................    July 1, 1985    Jan. 1, 1986
10\1/4\.................................    Jan. 1, 1986    July 1, 1986
8\1/4\..................................    July 1, 1986    Jan. 1. 1987
8.......................................    Jan. 1, 1987    July 1, 1987
9.......................................    July 1, 1987    Jan. 1, 1988
9\1/8\..................................    Jan. 1, 1988    July 1, 1988
9\3/8\..................................    July 1, 1988    Jan. 1, 1989
9\1/4\..................................    Jan. 1, 1989    July 1, 1989
9.......................................    July 1, 1989    Jan. 1, 1990
8\1/8\..................................    Jan. 1, 1990    July 1, 1990
9.......................................    July 1, 1990    Jan. 1, 1991
8\3/4\..................................    Jan. 1, 1991    July 1, 1991
8\1/2\..................................    July 1, 1991    Jan. 1, 1992
8.......................................    Jan. 1, 1992    July 1, 1992
8.......................................    July 1, 1992    Jan. 1, 1993
7\3/4\..................................    Jan. 1, 1993    July 1, 1993
7.......................................    July 1, 1993    Jan. 1, 1994
6\5/8\..................................    Jan. 1, 1994    July 1, 1994
7\3/4\..................................    July 1, 1994    Jan. 1, 1995
8\3/8\..................................    Jan. 1, 1995    July 1, 1995
7\1/4\..................................    July 1, 1995    Jan. 1, 1996
6\1/2\..................................    Jan. 1, 1996    July 1, 1996
7\1/4\..................................    July 1, 1996    Jan. 1, 1997
6\3/4\..................................    Jan. 1, 1997    July 1, 1997
7\1/8\..................................    July 1, 1997    Jan. 1, 1998
6\3/8\..................................    Jan. 1, 1998    July 1, 1998
6\1/8\..................................    July 1, 1998    Jan. 1, 1999
5\1/2\..................................    Jan. 1, 1999    July 1, 1999
6\1/8\..................................    July 1, 1999    Jan. 1, 2000
6\1/2\..................................    Jan. 1, 2000    July 1, 2000
6\1/2\..................................    July 1, 2000    Jan. 1, 2001
6.......................................    Jan. 1, 2001    July 1, 2001
5\7/8\..................................    July 1, 2001    Jan. 1, 2002
5\1/4\..................................    Jan. 1, 2002    July 1, 2002
5\3/4\..................................    July 1, 2002    Jan. 1, 2003
5.......................................    Jan. 1, 2003    July 1, 2003
4\1/2\..................................    July 1, 2003    Jan. 1, 2004
5\1/8\..................................    Jan. 1, 2004    July 1, 2004
5\1/2\..................................    July 1, 2004    Jan. 1, 2005
4\7/8\..................................    Jan. 1, 2005    July 1, 2005
4\1/2\..................................    July 1, 2005    Jan. 1, 2006
4\7/8\..................................    Jan. 1, 2006    July 1, 2006
5\3/8\..................................    July 1, 2006    Jan. 1, 2007
4\3/4\..................................    Jan. 1, 2007    July 1, 2007
5.......................................    July 1, 2007    Jan. 1, 2008
4\1/2\..................................    Jan. 1, 2008    July 1, 2008
4\5/8\..................................    July 1, 2008    Jan. 1, 2009
4\1/8\..................................    Jan. 1, 2009    July 1, 2009
4\1/8\..................................    July 1, 2009    Jan. 1, 2010
4\1/4\..................................    Jan. 1, 2010    July 1, 2010
4\1/8\..................................    July 1, 2010    Jan. 1, 2011
3\7/8\..................................    Jan. 1, 2011    July 1, 2011
4\1/8\..................................    July 1, 2011    Jan. 1, 2012
2\7/8\..................................    Jan. 1, 2012    July 1, 2012
2\3/4\..................................    July 1, 2012    Jan. 1, 2013
2\1/2\..................................    Jan. 1, 2013    July 1, 2013
2\7/8\..................................    July 1, 2013    Jan. 1, 2014
3\5/8\..................................    Jan. 1, 2014    July 1, 2014
3\1/4\..................................    July 1, 2014    Jan. 1, 2015
3.......................................    Jan. 1, 2015    July 1, 2015
2\7/8\..................................    July 1, 2015    Jan. 1, 2016
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    Section 215 of Division G, Title II of Public Law 108-199, enacted 
January 23, 2004 (HUD's 2004 Appropriations Act) amended section 224 of 
the Act, to change the debenture interest rate for purposes of 
calculating certain insurance claim payments made in cash. Therefore, 
for all claims paid in cash on mortgages insured under section 203 or 
234 of the National Housing Act and endorsed for insurance after 
January 23, 2004, the debenture interest rate will be the monthly 
average yield, for the month in which the default on the mortgage 
occurred, on United States Treasury Securities adjusted to a constant 
maturity of 10 years, as found in Federal Reserve Statistical Release 
H-

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15. The Federal Housing Administration has codified this provision in 
HUD regulations at 24 CFR 203.405(b) and 24 CFR 203.479(b).
    Section 221(g)(4) of the Act provides that debentures issued 
pursuant to that paragraph (with respect to the assignment of an 
insured mortgage to the Secretary) will bear interest at the ``going 
Federal rate'' in effect at the time the debentures are issued. The 
term ``going Federal rate'' is defined to mean the interest rate that 
the Secretary of the Treasury determines, pursuant to a statutory 
formula based on the average yield on all outstanding marketable 
Treasury obligations of 8- to 12-year maturities, for the 6-month 
periods of January through June and July through December of each year. 
Section 221(g)(4) is implemented in the HUD regulations at 24 CFR 
221.255 and 24 CFR 221.790.
    The Secretary of the Treasury has determined that the interest rate 
to be borne by debentures issued pursuant to section 221(g)(4) during 
the 6-month period beginning July 1, 2015, is 2\1/8\ percent.
    The subject matter of this notice falls within the categorical 
exemption from HUD's environmental clearance procedures set forth in 24 
CFR 50.19(c)(6). For that reason, no environmental finding has been 
prepared for this notice.

    Authority: Sections 211, 221, 224, National Housing Act, 12 
U.S.C. 1715b, 1715l, 1715o; Section 7(d), Department of HUD Act, 42 
U.S.C. 3535(d).

    Dated: July 23, 2015.
Edward L. Golding,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
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