30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: CDBG Urban County Qualification/New York Towns Qualification/Requalification Process, 25683-25684 [2018-11919]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6103–N–01]
Annual Indexing of Basic Statutory
Mortgage Limits for Multifamily
Housing Programs
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Housing Act, HUD has
adjusted the Basic Statutory Mortgage
Limits for Multifamily Housing
Programs for Calendar Year 2018.
DATES: January 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia M. Burke, Acting Director,
Office of Multifamily Development,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410–8000, telephone
(202) 402–5693 (this is not a toll-free
number). Hearing or speech-impaired
individuals may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHA
Down Payment Simplification Act of
2002 (Pub. L. 107–326, approved
December 4, 2002) amended the
National Housing Act by adding a new
Section 206A (12 U.S.C. 1712a). Under
Section 206A, the following are affected:
I. Section 207(c)(3)(A) (12 U.S.C.
1713(c)(3)(A));
II. Section 213(b)(2)(A) (12 U.S.C.
1715e(b)(2)(A));
III. Section 220(d)(3)(B)(iii)(I) (12
U.S.C. 1715k(d)(3)(B)(iii)(I));
IV. Section 221(d)(4)(ii)(I) (12 U.S.C.
1715l(d)(4)(ii)(I));
V. Section 231(c)(2)(A) (12 U.S.C.
1715v(c)(2)(A)); and
VI. Section 234(e)(3)(A) (12 U.S.C.
1715y(e)(3)(A)).
The Dollar Amounts in these sections
are the base per unit statutory limits for
FHA’s multifamily mortgage programs
collectively referred to as the ‘Dollar
Amounts.’ They are adjusted annually
(commencing in 2004) on the effective
date of the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) adjustment
of the $400 figure in the Home
Ownership and Equity Protection Act of
1994 (HOEPA) (Pub. L. 103–325,
approved September 23, 1994). The
adjustment of the Dollar Amounts shall
be calculated using the percentage
change in the Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) as
applied by the CFPB for purposes of the
above-described HOEPA adjustment.
The percentage change in the CPI–U
used for the HOEPA adjustment is 2.1
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percent and the effective date of the
HOEPA adjustment is January 1, 2018.
The Dollar Amounts under Section
206A have been adjusted
correspondingly and have an effective
date of January 1, 2018.
The adjusted Dollar Amounts for
Calendar Year 2018 are shown below:
Basic Statutory Mortgage Limits for
Calendar Year 2018
Multifamily Loan Program
Section 207—Multifamily Housing
Section 207 Pursuant to Section
223(F)—Purchase or Refinance
Housing
SECTION 220—HOUSING IN URBAN
RENEWAL AREAS
Bedrooms
0 ................
1 ................
2 ................
3 ................
4+ ..............
Non-elevator
$52,658
58,332
69,677
85,882
97,227
Elevator
$61,421
68,056
83,450
104,517
118,179
SECTION 213—COOPERATIVES
Bedrooms
0 ................
1 ................
2 ................
3 ................
4+ ..............
Non-elevator
$57,067
65,800
79,357
101,578
113,164
Elevator
$60,764
68,843
83,714
108,300
118,883
SECTION 234—CONDOMINIUM
HOUSING
Bedrooms
0 ................
1 ................
2 ................
3 ................
4+ ..............
Non-elevator
$58,232
67,143
80,976
103,652
115,473
Elevator
$61,281
70,250
85,424
110,512
121,307
SECTION 221(D)(4)—MODERATE
INCOME HOUSING
Bedrooms
0 ................
1 ................
2 ................
3 ................
4+ ..............
Non-elevator
$52,405
59,489
71,908
90,256
101,987
0
1
2
3
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Non-elevator
$49,824
55,700
66,515
80,047
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Bedrooms
Non-elevator
4+ ..............
94,108
Elevator
112,062
Section 207—Manufactured Home Parks
per Space—$24,175
Per Unit Limit for Substantial
Rehabilitation for Calendar Year 2018
The 2016 Multifamily Accelerated
Processing (MAP) Guide established a
base amount of $15,000 per unit to
define substantial rehabilitation for FHA
insured loan programs. Section 5.1.D.2
of the MAP guide requires that this base
amount be adjusted periodically based
on the percentage change published by
the CFPB or other inflation cost index
published by HUD. Applying the
HOEPA adjustment the base amount,
the 2018 base amount per dwelling unit
to determine substantial rehabilitation
for FHA insured loan programs is
$15,636.
Environmental Impact
This issuance establishes mortgage
and cost limits that do 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: May 25, 2018.
Dana T. Wade,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7001–N–26]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: CDBG Urban County
$56,609 Qualification/New York Towns
64,896 Qualification/Requalification Process
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78,914
102,087
112,062
SECTION 231—HOUSING FOR THE
ELDERLY
Bedrooms
SECTION 231—HOUSING FOR THE
ELDERLY—Continued
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
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described below. In accordance with the
$56,609 Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
64,896 requesting comment from all interested
78,914 parties on the proposed collection of
102,087 information. The purpose of this notice
SUMMARY:
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The Federal Register notice that
solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60
days was published on March 15, 2018
at 83 FR 11554.
is to allow for 30 days of public
comment.
DATES:
Comments Due Date: July 5,
2018.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806, Email:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna
P. Guido at Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov or
telephone 202–402–5535. This is not a
toll-free number. Person with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339. Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Guido.
This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Urban County Qualification/
New York Towns Qualification/
Requalification Processes.
OMB Approval Number: 2506–0170.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, as amended, at sections
102(a)(6) and 102(e) requires that any
county seeking qualification as an urban
county notify each unit of general local
government within the county that such
unit may enter into a cooperation
agreement to participate in the CDBG
program as part of the county. Section
102(d) of the statute specifies that the
period of qualification will be three
years. Based on these statutory
provisions, counties seeking
qualification or requalification as urban
counties under the CDBG program must
provide information to HUD every three
years identifying the units of general
local governments (UGLGs) within the
county participating as a part of the
county for purposes of receiving CDBG
funds. The population of UGLGs for
each eligible urban county is used in
HUD’s allocation of CDBG funds for all
entitlement and State CDBG grantees.
New York towns undertook a similar
process every three years. However,
after consultation with program counsel,
it was determined that a requalification
process for New York towns is
unnecessary because the units of general
local government in New York towns do
not have the same statutory notice rights
(under Section 102(e) of the Housing
and Community Development Act of
1974) as units of general local
government participating in an urban
county. However, those New York
Towns may qualify as metropolitan
cities if they are able to secure the
participation of all of the villages
located within their boundaries. Any
New York Town that is located in an
urban county may choose to leave that
urban county when that county is
requalifying to become a metropolitan
city. That New York Town will be
required to notify the urban county in
advance of its decision to defer
participation in the urban county’s
CDBG program and complete the
metropolitan city qualification process.
Estimated Number of Respondents/
Estimated Number of Responses:
Information collection
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Responses
per annum
Burden hour
per response
Annual burden
hours
Hourly cost
per response
Annual cost
Total .............................
63.00
1.00
63.00
105.00
6,615.00
20.00
$132,300.00
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond; including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
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HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: May 23, 2018.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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[FWS–HQ–R–2018–N083;
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International Wildlife Conservation
Council; Public Meeting
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
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In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
announces a public meeting of the
International Wildlife Conservation
Council (Council).
DATES: Tuesday, June 19, 2018, from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). For
deadlines and directions on registering
to attend, submitting written material,
and giving an oral presentation, please
see Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Southeast Region Headquarters
Building, 1875 Century Boulevard NE,
Atlanta, GA 30345.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doug Hobbs, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer, by U.S. mail at the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service—External
Affairs, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041–3803; by telephone
at (703) 358–2336; or by email at doug_
hobbs@fws.gov.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7001-N-26]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: CDBG Urban
County Qualification/New York Towns Qualification/Requalification
Process
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information.
The purpose of this notice
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is to allow for 30 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: July 5, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503; fax: 202-395-5806, Email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free
number. Person with hearing or speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Guido.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A.
The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on March
15, 2018 at 83 FR 11554.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Urban County Qualification/New York Towns Qualification/
Requalification Processes.
OMB Approval Number: 2506-0170.
Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, at sections
102(a)(6) and 102(e) requires that any county seeking qualification as
an urban county notify each unit of general local government within the
county that such unit may enter into a cooperation agreement to
participate in the CDBG program as part of the county. Section 102(d)
of the statute specifies that the period of qualification will be three
years. Based on these statutory provisions, counties seeking
qualification or requalification as urban counties under the CDBG
program must provide information to HUD every three years identifying
the units of general local governments (UGLGs) within the county
participating as a part of the county for purposes of receiving CDBG
funds. The population of UGLGs for each eligible urban county is used
in HUD's allocation of CDBG funds for all entitlement and State CDBG
grantees.
New York towns undertook a similar process every three years.
However, after consultation with program counsel, it was determined
that a requalification process for New York towns is unnecessary
because the units of general local government in New York towns do not
have the same statutory notice rights (under Section 102(e) of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974) as units of general
local government participating in an urban county. However, those New
York Towns may qualify as metropolitan cities if they are able to
secure the participation of all of the villages located within their
boundaries. Any New York Town that is located in an urban county may
choose to leave that urban county when that county is requalifying to
become a metropolitan city. That New York Town will be required to
notify the urban county in advance of its decision to defer
participation in the urban county's CDBG program and complete the
metropolitan city qualification process.
Estimated Number of Respondents/Estimated Number of Responses:
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Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour per Annual burden Hourly cost per
Information collection respondents response annum response hours response Annual cost
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Total............................ 63.00 1.00 63.00 105.00 6,615.00 20.00 $132,300.00
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in
Section A on the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to
these questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: May 23, 2018.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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