30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Moving to Work Amendment to Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract (ACC), 60405-60409 [2019-24473]
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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:
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–5534
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, 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. Persons with hearing
or speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
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A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Survey of Market Absorption of New
Multifamily Units.
OMB Approval Number: 2528–0013
(Expires July 31, 2020).
Type of Request (i.e., new, revision or
extension of currently approved
collection): Revision of a currently
approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Survey of Market Absorption (SOMA)
provides the data necessary to measure
the rate at which new rental apartments
and new condominium apartments are
absorbed; that is, taken off the market,
usually by being rented or sold, over the
course of the first twelve months
following completion of a building. The
data are collected at quarterly intervals
Frequency of
response
Responses
per annum
Burden hour
per response
until the twelve months conclude, or
until the units in a building are
completely absorbed. The survey also
provides estimates of certain
characteristics, including asking rent/
price, number of units, and number of
bedrooms. The survey provides a basis
for analyzing the degree to which new
apartment construction is meeting the
present and future needs of the public.
Members of affected public: Rental
Agents/Builders.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12,000 yearly (maximum).
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes/initial interview and 5 minutes
for any subsequent interviews (up to
three additional, if necessary).
Frequency of Response: Four times
(maximum).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,000 (12,000 buildings × 30
minutes).
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The
only cost to respondents is that of their
time. The total estimated cost to HUD in
FY 2020 is $1,830,000.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: The survey is
conducted under Title 12, United States
Code, Section 1701Z.
Annual
burden
hours
Hourly cost
per response
Cost
SOMA ....................
12,000
4
48,000
.125 (30 minutes
total divided by 4
interviews).
6,000
$0
$0
Total ...............
12,000
4
48,000
.125 .......................
6,000
0
0
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
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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.
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
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submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: October 28, 2019.
Seth D. Appleton,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
and Research.
[FR Doc. 2019–24433 Filed 11–7–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7011–N–49]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Moving to Work
Amendment to Consolidated Annual
Contributions Contract (ACC)
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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HUD has submitted the
information collection described below
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. HUD has revised the
Moving to Work Amendment to the
Consolidated Annual Contributions
Contract (ACC) (‘‘MTW ACC
Amendment’’) in response to public
comments received during the public
comment period provided for by the 60Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection. These revisions are more
thoroughly described below. This
publication is to provide notice to PHAs
of the revisions and to give PHAs the
opportunity to comment on such
revisions. The purpose of this notice is
to allow for an additional 30 days of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: December
9, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
SUMMARY:
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the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
HUD Desk Officer, Officer of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806; email:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400.
Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
This is not a toll-free number. Copies of
available documents submitted to OMB
may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for
approval of 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 December 27, 2018 at 83 FR 66738.
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A. Background
In order to implement the expanded
MTW program under division L, title II
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2016 (Pub. L.114–113, December 18,
2015), HUD issued the first Operations
Notice of the Expansion of the Moving
to Work Demonstration Program
Solicitation of Comment (82 FR 8056,
January 23, 2017) (Operations Notice),
and solicited public comment. This
notice established requirements for the
implementation and continued
operation of the expansion of the MTW
demonstration program pursuant to the
2016 MTW Expansion Statute and
certain pre-approved waivers to
establish program flexibility for
participants. These waivers will be
available to MTW PHAs when the
revised MTW ACC Amendment is
executed. The Operations Notice also
provided that the 100 PHAs would be
selected in cohorts, with applications
for each cohort to be sought via a
Selection Notice.
This initial Operations Notice was
followed by subsequent Federal
Register notices. On May 4, 2017, HUD
Information collection
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published the Operations Notice for the
Expansion of the Moving to Work
Demonstration Program Solicitation of
Comment; Waiver Revision and
Reopening of Comment Period.’’ On
October 5, 2018, HUD published a
further Operations Notice (83 FR
50387)(a correction and extension of the
comment period was published on
October 11, 2018 (83 FR 51474)). This
notice made changes as a result of the
prior public comments, and again
solicited public comments. HUD plans
to issue the final MTW Operations
Notice separately.
On December 27, 2018, HUD issued
for public comment the 60-day notice
for the Moving to Work Amendment to
the Consolidated Annual Contributions
Contract (the ‘‘MTW ACC Amendment’’)
under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (83 FR 66738). The
MTW ACC Amendment has been
revised in response to public comments
received under the 60-day Notice. The
formal title has also been changed to the
‘‘Moving to Work Amendment to the
Annual Contributions Contract(s).’’ The
revised MTW ACC Amendment will
govern the 100 new PHAs’ participation
in the MTW demonstration pursuant to
the 2016 legislation. It will allow the
PHAs to exercise the flexibilities
provided by the MTW Operations
Notice and their respective Selection
Notice and require compliance with the
terms and conditions of each Notice
respectively. This notice follows the 60day notice.
B. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Moving to Work Amendment to
Consolidated Annual Contributions
Contract.
OMB Approval Number: Pending
OMB approval.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form Number: HUD–50166.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
proposed Moving to Work (MTW)
Amendment to the Annual
Contributions Contract(s), signed by
HUD and the selected Public Housing
Authority (PHA), is necessary for HUD
to implement the expansion of the
Moving to Work program enacted by
Congress in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114–
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113, approved December 18, 2015)
(2016 Appropriation). It establishes the
basic terms and conditions that will
apply to 100 new PHAs participating in
the MTW demonstration pursuant to the
2016 Appropriation. Specifically, the
MTW ACC Amendment amends any
ACCs for the public housing or housing
choice voucher programs in effect
between the PHA and HUD to establish
the PHA’s designation as an MTW
agency and to operate in accordance
with the requirements of the MTW
demonstration program, as amended by
Public Law 114–113. The MTW ACC
Amendment establishes the terms of
participation in MTW, including the
requirement that the PHA follow the
MTW Operations Notice and its
respective Selection Notice. The PHAs
remain subject to the applicable ACCs
when the provisions are not otherwise
waived by the Operations Notice or the
applicable MTW Selection Notice.
Additionally, the MTW ACC
Amendment outlines PHA transition out
of the demonstration and HUD
termination rights upon PHA default. A
copy of the proposed MTW ACC
Amendment is published at the end of
this notice. Please note that the 30-Day
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for the Public Housing
Annual Contributions Contract for
Capital and Operating Grant Funds
(Public Housing ACC) is published
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
Register.
This 30-Day Notice of Proposed
Information Collection provides PHAs
with notice of revisions to the proposed
MTW ACC Amendment published on
December 27, 2018 in the 60-Day Notice
of Proposed Information Collection at 83
FR 66738. The MTW ACC Amendment
published in this notice revises several
provisions published in the 60-Day
Notice in response to public comments
received. These revisions are
summarized in Section E of this notice.
Additionally, HUD has summarized
public comments and provided
responses to those comments in Section
F of this notice.
Respondents: Public housing
agencies.
Total Estimated Burdens: The burden
costs associated with this collection are
as follows:
Annual burden
hours
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The burden costs shown represent
burden associated with a one-time
execution of the MTW ACC Amendment
for each of 100 PHAs to be designated
as MTW pursuant to the FY2016
Appropriations Statute. Previously, in
the 60-Day PRA Notice published on
December 27, 2018, HUD underestimated the estimated burden hours
associated with the execution of the
MTW ACC Amendment. The burden
hours did not account for the review
time associated with the one-time
execution of the MTW ACC
Amendment.
C. 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 comments in response to these
questions.
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D. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.
E. Overview of Significant Changes
Made to the MTW ACC Amendment
The following represents the most
notable changes to the MTW ACC
Amendment. However, other changes
have also been made which may not be
identified below because they are
editorial or non-material and minor
changes. The MTW ACC Amendment
should be reviewed in its entirety to
determine the exact nature and scope of
these revisions. A copy of the revised
MTW ACC Amendment is published at
the end of this notice.
• HUD changed the title of the
document from the Moving to Work
Amendment to the Consolidated Annual
Contributions Contract(s) (MTW CACC
Amendment) to the Moving to Work
Annual Contributions Contract(s) (MTW
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ACC Amendment) in conjunction with
changes made to the Public Housing
ACC. The document continues to amend
any ACC in effect between the PHA and
HUD for the public housing or housing
choice voucher programs (including the
‘‘Consolidated Annual Contributions
Contract for the Rental Certificate and
Rental Voucher programs’’).
• HUD amended Section 4 of the
amendment and extended the term of
this amendment from 12 to 20 years,
and to clarify that the effective date of
the amendment is at the start of the first
full PHA fiscal year after execution of
the amendment by the PHA and HUD.
• HUD deleted Section 10 of the
amendment as a result of the changes to
Section 4, which rendered it
superfluous.
• HUD amended Section 5(C) of the
Amendment to clarify that exemptions
from statutory and regulatory
requirements pursuant to the MTW
Operations Notice extend to the
implementing subregulatory
requirements in response to public
comments.
• HUD amended Section 6 of the
Amendment in response to public
comments to clarify that a transition
plan is not needed a year prior to
termination of the MTW ACC
Amendment if the PHA’s participation
in the MTW demonstration program is
extended in advance of the final year of
the term of the MTW ACC Amendment.
HUD also made changes to this section
to clarify submission and approval
process for the transition plan and to
clarify that a subsequent amendment to
the ACC may be needed to allow
continuation of MTW authority
necessary to continue some activities
under the transition plan after the term
of the amendment.
• HUD amended Section 7(B) of the
Amendment in response to public
comments to remove remedies related to
suspending, reducing, or offsetting
funding, which are covered by the ACC.
• HUD amended Section 8 of the
Amendment for clarity.
• HUD added a severability clause in
Section 9 to ensure that the Amendment
remains in effect allowing for the
continued administration of the MTW
demonstration program in the event of
litigation affecting one of the
Amendment provisions.
F. Summary of MTW ACC Amendment
Comments and HUD Responses
Comment: Commenters felt that the
Standard MTW Agreement was
necessary to ensure that new MTW
agencies would be part of the same
program as the existing 39 MTW PHAs,
consistent with the intent of Congress in
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expanding the MTW demonstration
program.
HUD Response: A fundamental goal of
the MTW expansion is to provide MTW
expansion PHAs with many of the same
flexibilities that the existing agencies
have. For that reason, the framework of
the MTW expansion was drafted with
the intent to provide generally the same
flexibilities of the existing MTW
agencies (after consideration of the legal
authority provided by the MTW statute
and continued necessity given changes
in law and regulations) in a framework
that is simplified for both HUD and
MTW PHAs and ensures resident
protections. Through the MTW
Operations Notice, HUD is creating a
simpler and streamlined structure for
new MTW PHAs and for HUD. The
MTW Operations Notice makes it clear
what statutory or regulatory provisions
the authorization is waiving and what
activities can be implemented without
further HUD approval. This is important
for scalability, monitoring, and allowing
the same flexibilities with simplified
administrative oversight. Further, in the
event a 1937 Act statutory or regulatory
provision is not included within the
MTW Operations Notice, an MTW
expansion agency may use its MTW
authority to request to waive the statute
or regulation, as long as it does not
conflict with a cohort study or is not
one of the statutory provisions restricted
by Congress.
Additionally, operating the
demonstration program via the MTW
Operations Notice, effectuated for each
agency via execution of the MTW ACC
Amendment, rather than by using
individual MTW Agreements allows for
consistency of interpretation and
administration of provisions such as the
MTW funding formula (rather than
having various individual formulae),
avoiding the potential for
misinterpretations and inconsistent
treatment among PHAs. The MTW ACC
amendment is necessary to allow the
agency to exercise the flexibilities
provided by the MTW Operations
Notice and to require compliance with
the terms thereof. This programmatic
structure is essential for scalability of
the MTW demonstration program;
administration of over 100 individual
MTW Agreements is not feasible for
HUD.
Comment: Commenters expressed
concerns, that unlike an MTW
agreement, the MTW Operations Notice
implemented through the MTW ACC
Amendment could be unilaterally
changed by HUD. Commenters also
stated that substantive changes to the
Notice affecting the terms of an MTW
agency’s participation in the
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demonstration should be subject to
notice and comment procedures.
HUD Response: To improve
scalability and allow for ease of adding
additional flexibilities to the
demonstration, PIH looked to the Rental
Assistance Demonstration (RAD)
program and its implementation
through HUD notices. Using RAD’s
model, HUD will be able to revise the
MTW Operations Notice as it learns
from and develops the demonstration,
whereas it is much more difficult to
amend over 100 contracts. The MTW
Operations Notice states that any
significant updates to the Operations
Notice by HUD will be preceded by a
public comment period.
Comment: Commenters were
concerned about HUD’s ability to
discontinue an agency’s activity and felt
that the reasons for which HUD would
do this were unclear.
HUD Response: Language about
discontinuation of activities has been
removed from the MTW ACC
Amendment in response to public
comments. The final MTW Operations
Notice will provide additional
information on the factors HUD will
evaluate when considering requiring a
PHA to discontinue an activity.
Comment: Commenters expressed
concern that the language making the
PHA subject to all HUD requirements
other than those statutory and
regulatory provisions waived pursuant
to the MTW Operations Notice would
void all MTW flexibilities because of the
potential for conflicting requirements in
subregulatory guidance.
HUD Response: HUD has added
language to clarify that exemptions from
statutory and regulatory requirements
pursuant to the MTW Operations Notice
extend to subregulatory guidance to the
extent that that subregulatory guidance
implements statutory and regulatory
requirements waived by the MTW
Operations Notice in response to these
concerns.
Comment: Commenters expressed
concern over the mechanisms
surrounding the end of the 12-year term
of participation and an MTW PHA’s
ability to retain waivers to continue
successful activities.
HUD Response: HUD has amended
Section 6 of the ACC to acknowledge
that, in the event of an ACC amendment
extension, the transition plan would not
be due at the end of the initial term but
at the end of the extension(s). HUD has
also clarified the process by which an
agency can request continued use of
certain MTW flexibilities if/when its
term of participation expires. HUD also
extended the term of participation to 20
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Comment: Some commenters felt that
the termination and default remedies
authorized to HUD were excessive and
redundant of remedies provided by the
ACC.
HUD Response: HUD has removed
remedies related to suspending,
reducing, or offsetting funding, in
Section 7, as this language is covered in
the ACC(s).
Comment: Some commenters stated
that language in the MTW ACC
Amendment appeared to reflect an
attempt by HUD to protect itself from
future lawsuits similar to ones it has lost
with existing MTW agencies.
HUD Response: As HUD has stated in
the responses to comments on the
Public Housing ACC published
elsewhere in this issue, these changes
were not proposed in response to
litigation, but HUD is aware of litigation
surrounding the ACC. HUD makes clear
in the current version of the ACC that
HUD has never contemplated money
damages for action or inaction by HUD
with respect to the ACC. This is also
true of the MTW ACC Amendment.
Nothing in the revised ACC or MTW
ACC Amendment forecloses avenues for
judicial relief from any HUD action that
is arbitrary, capricious or contrary to
law.
Comment: Some commenters objected
to issuance of the MTW ACC
Amendment through the Paperwork
Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) rather than the
notice and comment rulemaking process
required by the Administrative
Procedures Act (the ‘‘APA’’).
Commenters stated that the PRA
standards for public comments do not
satisfy APA requirements.
HUD response: The MTW ACC
Amendment is an information
collection under the definitions in 5
CFR 1320.3(c)(1), which states that a
collection of information may be in any
form or format, including a contract or
an agreement. The ACC is a form with
an OMB form number, therefore, review
and public comment under the PRA are
appropriate.
Contrary to statements made by
commenters, the PRA process does
require solicitation of and response to
public comments (see 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iii)(F) (requiring ‘‘A
summary of the public comments
received under § 1320.8(d), including
actions taken by the agency in response
to the comments’’). HUD received
public comments from several public
housing industry groups and existing
MTW agencies and is responding to the
issues raised with this notice.
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Dated: November 5, 2019.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
Moving to Work Amendment to Annual
Contributions Contract(s)
Section 1. This Moving to Work
(MTW) Amendment to the Annual
Contributions Contract(s) (MTW ACC
Amendment) is entered into between
the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development
(‘‘HUD’’) and lllll (the ‘‘Public
Housing Agency, ‘‘PHA’’).
Section 2. This MTW ACC
Amendment is an amendment to any
Annual Contributions Contract (‘‘ACC’’)
or Annual Contributions Terms and
Conditions (‘‘ACC’’) in effect between
the PHA and HUD for the Public
Housing and Housing Choice Voucher
programs.
Section 3. The ACC is amended in
connection with the PHA’s designation
as a participant in the expansion of the
MTW demonstration pursuant to
Section 239 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016, Public Law
114–113; 129 Stat. 2897 (2016 MTW
Expansion Statute) and Section 204 of
the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development and
Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1996, Public Law 104–134; 110
Stat. 1321–281 (1996 MTW statute). The
PHA’s participation in the expansion of
the MTW demonstration shall be
governed by the MTW Operations
Notice for the Expansion of the Moving
to Work Demonstration as it is issued
and may be amended in the future, or
any successor notice issued by HUD,
(‘‘the MTW Operations Notice’’).
Section 4. The term of this
amendment shall be for 20 years from
the beginning of the PHA’s first full
fiscal year following execution by the
PHA and HUD; or, until termination of
this amendment, whichever is sooner.
Section 5. Requirements and
Covenants.
(A) As a participant in the MTW
demonstration, the PHA must operate in
accordance with the express terms and
conditions set forth in the MTW
Operations Notice. The MTW
Operations Notice may be superseded or
amended by HUD at any time during the
twenty-year MTW term.
(B) The PHA will cooperate fully with
HUD and its contractors for the duration
of the HUD-sponsored evaluation of the
cohort of the MTW Expansion for which
the PHA was selected and shall comply
with all aspects of its Cohort Study as
outlined in the selection notice under
which the PHA was designated.
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(C) The PHA is exempted from
specific provisions of the Housing Act
of 1937 (‘‘the Act’’) and its
implementing regulations as specified
in the Operations Notice. Each such
exemption also extends to subregulatory
guidance to the extent that the
subregulatory guidance implements the
provisions of the Act or its
implementing regulations exempted
pursuant to the Operations Notice.
Notwithstanding any exemptions
pursuant to this MTW ACC amendment
and the MTW Operations Notice, the
PHA remains subject to all other HUD
Requirements (which include the Public
Housing Requirements), as they may be
amended in the future. Accordingly, if
any HUD Requirement, other than the
exempted provisions of the Act and its
implementing regulatory requirements
or subregulatory guidance, conflicts
with any authorization granted by this
MTW ACC Amendment, the MTW
Agency remains subject to that HUD
Requirement.
Section 6. At least one year prior to
expiration of this MTW ACC
Amendment,1 the PHA shall submit a
transition plan to HUD. It is the PHA’s
responsibility to be able to end all MTW
activities that it has implemented
through its MTW Supplement to the
PHA Plan upon expiration of this MTW
ACC Amendment. The transition plan
shall describe plans for phasing out
such activities. The plan may also
include any proposals of authorizations/
features of the ACC Amendment and the
MTW Operations Notice that the PHA
wishes to continue beyond the
expiration of the MTW ACC
Amendment. The PHA shall specify the
proposed duration and shall provide
justification for extension of such
authorization/features. HUD will review
and respond to timely-submitted
transition plans from the PHA in writing
within 75-days or they are deemed
approved. Only authorizations/features
specifically approved for extension shall
continue beyond the term of the MTW
ACC Amendment. The extended
features shall remain in effect only for
the duration and in the manner
specified in the approved transition
plan and be subject to any necessary
ACC Amendments as required by HUD.
Section 7. Termination and Default.
(A) If the PHA violates or fails to
comply with any requirement or
provision of the ACC, including this
amendment, HUD is authorized to take
any corrective or remedial action
1 Should the PHA receive an extension(s) of its
MTW participation (e.g. by extension or
replacement of its MTW ACC Amendment) the
transition plan will be due one year prior to the end
of the extension(s).
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described in this Section 7 for PHA
default or any other right or remedy
existing under applicable law, or
available at equity. HUD will give the
PHA written notice of any default,
which shall identify with specificity the
measures, which the PHA must take to
cure the default and provide a specific
time frame for the PHA to cure the
default, taking into consideration the
nature of the default. The PHA will have
the opportunity to cure such default
within the specified period after the
date of said notice, or to demonstrate
within 10 days after the date of said
notice, by submitting substantial
evidence satisfactory to HUD, that it is
not in default. However, in cases
involving clear and apparent fraud,
serious criminal behavior, or emergency
conditions that pose an imminent threat
to life, health, or safety, if HUD, in its
sole discretion, determines that
immediate action is necessary it may
institute the remedies under Section
7(B) of this MTW ACC Amendment
without giving the PHA the opportunity
to cure.
(B) If the PHA is in default of this
MTW ACC Amendment and/or the
MTW Operations Notice and the default
has not been cured, HUD may,
undertake any one or all remedies
available by law, including but not
limited to the following:
i. Require additional reporting by the
PHA on the deficient areas and the steps
being taken to address the deficiencies;
ii. Require the PHA to prepare and
follow a HUD-approved schedule of
actions and/or a management plan for
properly completing the activities
approved under this MTW ACC
Amendment;
iii. Suspend the MTW waiver
authorization for the affected activities;
iv. Require reimbursement by the
PHA to HUD for amounts used in
violation of this MTW ACC
Amendment;
v. Terminate this MTW ACC
Amendment and require the PHA to
transition out of MTW;
vi. Restrict a PHA’s ability to use its
MTW funding flexibly; and/or
vii. Take any other corrective or
remedial action legally available.
(C) The PHA may choose to terminate
this MTW ACC Amendment at any time.
Upon HUD’s receipt of written
notification from the PHA and a copy of
a resolution approving termination from
its governing board, termination will be
effective. The PHA will then begin to
transition out of MTW and will work
with HUD to establish an orderly phaseout of MTW activities, consistent with
Section 6 of this MTW ACC
Amendment.
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(D) Nothing contained in this ACC
amendment shall prohibit or limit HUD
from the exercise of any other right or
remedy existing under any ACC or
available under applicable law. HUD’s
exercise or non-exercise of any right or
remedy under this amendment shall not
be construed as a waiver of HUD’s right
to exercise that or any other right or
remedy at any time.
Section 8. Notwithstanding any
provision set forth in this MTW ACC
Amendment, any future law that
conflicts with any provision of this ACC
Amendment, as determined by HUD,
shall not be deemed to be a breach of
this ACC Amendment. Nor shall HUD’s
execution of any future law be deemed
a breach of this ACC Amendment. Any
future laws affecting the PHA’s funding,
even if that future law causes a decrease
in the PHA’s funding, shall not be
deemed a breach of this ACC
Amendment. No future law or HUD’s
execution thereof shall serve as a basis
for a breach of contract claim in any
court.
Section 9. If any clause, or portion of
a clause, in this Agreement is
considered invalid under the rule of
law, it shall be regarded as stricken
while the remainder of this Agreement
shall continue to be in full effect.
In consideration of the foregoing
covenants, the parties do hereby execute
this MTW ACC Amendment:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7011-N-49]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Moving to Work
Amendment to Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract (ACC)
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the information collection described below
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval,
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. HUD has revised the
Moving to Work Amendment to the Consolidated Annual Contributions
Contract (ACC) (``MTW ACC Amendment'') in response to public comments
received during the public comment period provided for by the 60-Day
Notice of Proposed Information Collection. These revisions are more
thoroughly described below. This publication is to provide notice to
PHAs of the revisions and to give PHAs the opportunity to comment on
such revisions. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an
additional 30 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: December 9, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
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the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to:
HUD Desk Officer, Officer of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806; email:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing
or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for approval of 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 December 27, 2018 at 83 FR 66738.
A. Background
In order to implement the expanded MTW program under division L,
title II of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L.114-113,
December 18, 2015), HUD issued the first Operations Notice of the
Expansion of the Moving to Work Demonstration Program Solicitation of
Comment (82 FR 8056, January 23, 2017) (Operations Notice), and
solicited public comment. This notice established requirements for the
implementation and continued operation of the expansion of the MTW
demonstration program pursuant to the 2016 MTW Expansion Statute and
certain pre-approved waivers to establish program flexibility for
participants. These waivers will be available to MTW PHAs when the
revised MTW ACC Amendment is executed. The Operations Notice also
provided that the 100 PHAs would be selected in cohorts, with
applications for each cohort to be sought via a Selection Notice.
This initial Operations Notice was followed by subsequent Federal
Register notices. On May 4, 2017, HUD published the Operations Notice
for the Expansion of the Moving to Work Demonstration Program
Solicitation of Comment; Waiver Revision and Reopening of Comment
Period.'' On October 5, 2018, HUD published a further Operations Notice
(83 FR 50387)(a correction and extension of the comment period was
published on October 11, 2018 (83 FR 51474)). This notice made changes
as a result of the prior public comments, and again solicited public
comments. HUD plans to issue the final MTW Operations Notice
separately.
On December 27, 2018, HUD issued for public comment the 60-day
notice for the Moving to Work Amendment to the Consolidated Annual
Contributions Contract (the ``MTW ACC Amendment'') under the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (83 FR 66738). The MTW ACC
Amendment has been revised in response to public comments received
under the 60-day Notice. The formal title has also been changed to the
``Moving to Work Amendment to the Annual Contributions Contract(s).''
The revised MTW ACC Amendment will govern the 100 new PHAs'
participation in the MTW demonstration pursuant to the 2016
legislation. It will allow the PHAs to exercise the flexibilities
provided by the MTW Operations Notice and their respective Selection
Notice and require compliance with the terms and conditions of each
Notice respectively. This notice follows the 60-day notice.
B. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Moving to Work Amendment to
Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract.
OMB Approval Number: Pending OMB approval.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form Number: HUD-50166.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
proposed Moving to Work (MTW) Amendment to the Annual Contributions
Contract(s), signed by HUD and the selected Public Housing Authority
(PHA), is necessary for HUD to implement the expansion of the Moving to
Work program enacted by Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114-113, approved December 18, 2015) (2016
Appropriation). It establishes the basic terms and conditions that will
apply to 100 new PHAs participating in the MTW demonstration pursuant
to the 2016 Appropriation. Specifically, the MTW ACC Amendment amends
any ACCs for the public housing or housing choice voucher programs in
effect between the PHA and HUD to establish the PHA's designation as an
MTW agency and to operate in accordance with the requirements of the
MTW demonstration program, as amended by Public Law 114-113. The MTW
ACC Amendment establishes the terms of participation in MTW, including
the requirement that the PHA follow the MTW Operations Notice and its
respective Selection Notice. The PHAs remain subject to the applicable
ACCs when the provisions are not otherwise waived by the Operations
Notice or the applicable MTW Selection Notice. Additionally, the MTW
ACC Amendment outlines PHA transition out of the demonstration and HUD
termination rights upon PHA default. A copy of the proposed MTW ACC
Amendment is published at the end of this notice. Please note that the
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for the Public Housing
Annual Contributions Contract for Capital and Operating Grant Funds
(Public Housing ACC) is published elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register.
This 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection provides PHAs
with notice of revisions to the proposed MTW ACC Amendment published on
December 27, 2018 in the 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection at 83 FR 66738. The MTW ACC Amendment published in this
notice revises several provisions published in the 60-Day Notice in
response to public comments received. These revisions are summarized in
Section E of this notice. Additionally, HUD has summarized public
comments and provided responses to those comments in Section F of this
notice.
Respondents: Public housing agencies.
Total Estimated Burdens: The burden costs associated with this
collection are as follows:
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Number of Responses per Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection respondents Frequency of response annum per response hours per response Cost
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HUD-50166 MTW ACC Amendment..... 100 1 each................ 1 1.00 100 $52.88 $5,288
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The burden costs shown represent burden associated with a one-time
execution of the MTW ACC Amendment for each of 100 PHAs to be
designated as MTW pursuant to the FY2016 Appropriations Statute.
Previously, in the 60-Day PRA Notice published on December 27, 2018,
HUD under-estimated the estimated burden hours associated with the
execution of the MTW ACC Amendment. The burden hours did not account
for the review time associated with the one-time execution of the MTW
ACC Amendment.
C. 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 comments in response to
these questions.
D. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.
E. Overview of Significant Changes Made to the MTW ACC Amendment
The following represents the most notable changes to the MTW ACC
Amendment. However, other changes have also been made which may not be
identified below because they are editorial or non-material and minor
changes. The MTW ACC Amendment should be reviewed in its entirety to
determine the exact nature and scope of these revisions. A copy of the
revised MTW ACC Amendment is published at the end of this notice.
HUD changed the title of the document from the Moving to
Work Amendment to the Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract(s)
(MTW CACC Amendment) to the Moving to Work Annual Contributions
Contract(s) (MTW ACC Amendment) in conjunction with changes made to the
Public Housing ACC. The document continues to amend any ACC in effect
between the PHA and HUD for the public housing or housing choice
voucher programs (including the ``Consolidated Annual Contributions
Contract for the Rental Certificate and Rental Voucher programs'').
HUD amended Section 4 of the amendment and extended the
term of this amendment from 12 to 20 years, and to clarify that the
effective date of the amendment is at the start of the first full PHA
fiscal year after execution of the amendment by the PHA and HUD.
HUD deleted Section 10 of the amendment as a result of the
changes to Section 4, which rendered it superfluous.
HUD amended Section 5(C) of the Amendment to clarify that
exemptions from statutory and regulatory requirements pursuant to the
MTW Operations Notice extend to the implementing subregulatory
requirements in response to public comments.
HUD amended Section 6 of the Amendment in response to
public comments to clarify that a transition plan is not needed a year
prior to termination of the MTW ACC Amendment if the PHA's
participation in the MTW demonstration program is extended in advance
of the final year of the term of the MTW ACC Amendment. HUD also made
changes to this section to clarify submission and approval process for
the transition plan and to clarify that a subsequent amendment to the
ACC may be needed to allow continuation of MTW authority necessary to
continue some activities under the transition plan after the term of
the amendment.
HUD amended Section 7(B) of the Amendment in response to
public comments to remove remedies related to suspending, reducing, or
offsetting funding, which are covered by the ACC.
HUD amended Section 8 of the Amendment for clarity.
HUD added a severability clause in Section 9 to ensure
that the Amendment remains in effect allowing for the continued
administration of the MTW demonstration program in the event of
litigation affecting one of the Amendment provisions.
F. Summary of MTW ACC Amendment Comments and HUD Responses
Comment: Commenters felt that the Standard MTW Agreement was
necessary to ensure that new MTW agencies would be part of the same
program as the existing 39 MTW PHAs, consistent with the intent of
Congress in expanding the MTW demonstration program.
HUD Response: A fundamental goal of the MTW expansion is to provide
MTW expansion PHAs with many of the same flexibilities that the
existing agencies have. For that reason, the framework of the MTW
expansion was drafted with the intent to provide generally the same
flexibilities of the existing MTW agencies (after consideration of the
legal authority provided by the MTW statute and continued necessity
given changes in law and regulations) in a framework that is simplified
for both HUD and MTW PHAs and ensures resident protections. Through the
MTW Operations Notice, HUD is creating a simpler and streamlined
structure for new MTW PHAs and for HUD. The MTW Operations Notice makes
it clear what statutory or regulatory provisions the authorization is
waiving and what activities can be implemented without further HUD
approval. This is important for scalability, monitoring, and allowing
the same flexibilities with simplified administrative oversight.
Further, in the event a 1937 Act statutory or regulatory provision is
not included within the MTW Operations Notice, an MTW expansion agency
may use its MTW authority to request to waive the statute or
regulation, as long as it does not conflict with a cohort study or is
not one of the statutory provisions restricted by Congress.
Additionally, operating the demonstration program via the MTW
Operations Notice, effectuated for each agency via execution of the MTW
ACC Amendment, rather than by using individual MTW Agreements allows
for consistency of interpretation and administration of provisions such
as the MTW funding formula (rather than having various individual
formulae), avoiding the potential for misinterpretations and
inconsistent treatment among PHAs. The MTW ACC amendment is necessary
to allow the agency to exercise the flexibilities provided by the MTW
Operations Notice and to require compliance with the terms thereof.
This programmatic structure is essential for scalability of the MTW
demonstration program; administration of over 100 individual MTW
Agreements is not feasible for HUD.
Comment: Commenters expressed concerns, that unlike an MTW
agreement, the MTW Operations Notice implemented through the MTW ACC
Amendment could be unilaterally changed by HUD. Commenters also stated
that substantive changes to the Notice affecting the terms of an MTW
agency's participation in the
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demonstration should be subject to notice and comment procedures.
HUD Response: To improve scalability and allow for ease of adding
additional flexibilities to the demonstration, PIH looked to the Rental
Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program and its implementation through
HUD notices. Using RAD's model, HUD will be able to revise the MTW
Operations Notice as it learns from and develops the demonstration,
whereas it is much more difficult to amend over 100 contracts. The MTW
Operations Notice states that any significant updates to the Operations
Notice by HUD will be preceded by a public comment period.
Comment: Commenters were concerned about HUD's ability to
discontinue an agency's activity and felt that the reasons for which
HUD would do this were unclear.
HUD Response: Language about discontinuation of activities has been
removed from the MTW ACC Amendment in response to public comments. The
final MTW Operations Notice will provide additional information on the
factors HUD will evaluate when considering requiring a PHA to
discontinue an activity.
Comment: Commenters expressed concern that the language making the
PHA subject to all HUD requirements other than those statutory and
regulatory provisions waived pursuant to the MTW Operations Notice
would void all MTW flexibilities because of the potential for
conflicting requirements in subregulatory guidance.
HUD Response: HUD has added language to clarify that exemptions
from statutory and regulatory requirements pursuant to the MTW
Operations Notice extend to subregulatory guidance to the extent that
that subregulatory guidance implements statutory and regulatory
requirements waived by the MTW Operations Notice in response to these
concerns.
Comment: Commenters expressed concern over the mechanisms
surrounding the end of the 12-year term of participation and an MTW
PHA's ability to retain waivers to continue successful activities.
HUD Response: HUD has amended Section 6 of the ACC to acknowledge
that, in the event of an ACC amendment extension, the transition plan
would not be due at the end of the initial term but at the end of the
extension(s). HUD has also clarified the process by which an agency can
request continued use of certain MTW flexibilities if/when its term of
participation expires. HUD also extended the term of participation to
20 years in Section 4.
Comment: Some commenters felt that the termination and default
remedies authorized to HUD were excessive and redundant of remedies
provided by the ACC.
HUD Response: HUD has removed remedies related to suspending,
reducing, or offsetting funding, in Section 7, as this language is
covered in the ACC(s).
Comment: Some commenters stated that language in the MTW ACC
Amendment appeared to reflect an attempt by HUD to protect itself from
future lawsuits similar to ones it has lost with existing MTW agencies.
HUD Response: As HUD has stated in the responses to comments on the
Public Housing ACC published elsewhere in this issue, these changes
were not proposed in response to litigation, but HUD is aware of
litigation surrounding the ACC. HUD makes clear in the current version
of the ACC that HUD has never contemplated money damages for action or
inaction by HUD with respect to the ACC. This is also true of the MTW
ACC Amendment. Nothing in the revised ACC or MTW ACC Amendment
forecloses avenues for judicial relief from any HUD action that is
arbitrary, capricious or contrary to law.
Comment: Some commenters objected to issuance of the MTW ACC
Amendment through the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') rather than the
notice and comment rulemaking process required by the Administrative
Procedures Act (the ``APA''). Commenters stated that the PRA standards
for public comments do not satisfy APA requirements.
HUD response: The MTW ACC Amendment is an information collection
under the definitions in 5 CFR 1320.3(c)(1), which states that a
collection of information may be in any form or format, including a
contract or an agreement. The ACC is a form with an OMB form number,
therefore, review and public comment under the PRA are appropriate.
Contrary to statements made by commenters, the PRA process does
require solicitation of and response to public comments (see 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iii)(F) (requiring ``A summary of the public comments
received under Sec. 1320.8(d), including actions taken by the agency
in response to the comments''). HUD received public comments from
several public housing industry groups and existing MTW agencies and is
responding to the issues raised with this notice.
Dated: November 5, 2019.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Moving to Work Amendment to Annual Contributions Contract(s)
Section 1. This Moving to Work (MTW) Amendment to the Annual
Contributions Contract(s) (MTW ACC Amendment) is entered into between
the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (``HUD'')
and _____ (the ``Public Housing Agency, ``PHA'').
Section 2. This MTW ACC Amendment is an amendment to any Annual
Contributions Contract (``ACC'') or Annual Contributions Terms and
Conditions (``ACC'') in effect between the PHA and HUD for the Public
Housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs.
Section 3. The ACC is amended in connection with the PHA's
designation as a participant in the expansion of the MTW demonstration
pursuant to Section 239 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016,
Public Law 114-113; 129 Stat. 2897 (2016 MTW Expansion Statute) and
Section 204 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996,
Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-281 (1996 MTW statute). The PHA's
participation in the expansion of the MTW demonstration shall be
governed by the MTW Operations Notice for the Expansion of the Moving
to Work Demonstration as it is issued and may be amended in the future,
or any successor notice issued by HUD, (``the MTW Operations Notice'').
Section 4. The term of this amendment shall be for 20 years from
the beginning of the PHA's first full fiscal year following execution
by the PHA and HUD; or, until termination of this amendment, whichever
is sooner.
Section 5. Requirements and Covenants.
(A) As a participant in the MTW demonstration, the PHA must operate
in accordance with the express terms and conditions set forth in the
MTW Operations Notice. The MTW Operations Notice may be superseded or
amended by HUD at any time during the twenty-year MTW term.
(B) The PHA will cooperate fully with HUD and its contractors for
the duration of the HUD-sponsored evaluation of the cohort of the MTW
Expansion for which the PHA was selected and shall comply with all
aspects of its Cohort Study as outlined in the selection notice under
which the PHA was designated.
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(C) The PHA is exempted from specific provisions of the Housing Act
of 1937 (``the Act'') and its implementing regulations as specified in
the Operations Notice. Each such exemption also extends to
subregulatory guidance to the extent that the subregulatory guidance
implements the provisions of the Act or its implementing regulations
exempted pursuant to the Operations Notice. Notwithstanding any
exemptions pursuant to this MTW ACC amendment and the MTW Operations
Notice, the PHA remains subject to all other HUD Requirements (which
include the Public Housing Requirements), as they may be amended in the
future. Accordingly, if any HUD Requirement, other than the exempted
provisions of the Act and its implementing regulatory requirements or
subregulatory guidance, conflicts with any authorization granted by
this MTW ACC Amendment, the MTW Agency remains subject to that HUD
Requirement.
Section 6. At least one year prior to expiration of this MTW ACC
Amendment,\1\ the PHA shall submit a transition plan to HUD. It is the
PHA's responsibility to be able to end all MTW activities that it has
implemented through its MTW Supplement to the PHA Plan upon expiration
of this MTW ACC Amendment. The transition plan shall describe plans for
phasing out such activities. The plan may also include any proposals of
authorizations/features of the ACC Amendment and the MTW Operations
Notice that the PHA wishes to continue beyond the expiration of the MTW
ACC Amendment. The PHA shall specify the proposed duration and shall
provide justification for extension of such authorization/features. HUD
will review and respond to timely-submitted transition plans from the
PHA in writing within 75-days or they are deemed approved. Only
authorizations/features specifically approved for extension shall
continue beyond the term of the MTW ACC Amendment. The extended
features shall remain in effect only for the duration and in the manner
specified in the approved transition plan and be subject to any
necessary ACC Amendments as required by HUD.
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Section 7. Termination and Default.
(A) If the PHA violates or fails to comply with any requirement or
provision of the ACC, including this amendment, HUD is authorized to
take any corrective or remedial action described in this Section 7 for
PHA default or any other right or remedy existing under applicable law,
or available at equity. HUD will give the PHA written notice of any
default, which shall identify with specificity the measures, which the
PHA must take to cure the default and provide a specific time frame for
the PHA to cure the default, taking into consideration the nature of
the default. The PHA will have the opportunity to cure such default
within the specified period after the date of said notice, or to
demonstrate within 10 days after the date of said notice, by submitting
substantial evidence satisfactory to HUD, that it is not in default.
However, in cases involving clear and apparent fraud, serious criminal
behavior, or emergency conditions that pose an imminent threat to life,
health, or safety, if HUD, in its sole discretion, determines that
immediate action is necessary it may institute the remedies under
Section 7(B) of this MTW ACC Amendment without giving the PHA the
opportunity to cure.
(B) If the PHA is in default of this MTW ACC Amendment and/or the
MTW Operations Notice and the default has not been cured, HUD may,
undertake any one or all remedies available by law, including but not
limited to the following:
i. Require additional reporting by the PHA on the deficient areas
and the steps being taken to address the deficiencies;
ii. Require the PHA to prepare and follow a HUD-approved schedule
of actions and/or a management plan for properly completing the
activities approved under this MTW ACC Amendment;
iii. Suspend the MTW waiver authorization for the affected
activities;
iv. Require reimbursement by the PHA to HUD for amounts used in
violation of this MTW ACC Amendment;
v. Terminate this MTW ACC Amendment and require the PHA to
transition out of MTW;
vi. Restrict a PHA's ability to use its MTW funding flexibly; and/
or
vii. Take any other corrective or remedial action legally
available.
(C) The PHA may choose to terminate this MTW ACC Amendment at any
time. Upon HUD's receipt of written notification from the PHA and a
copy of a resolution approving termination from its governing board,
termination will be effective. The PHA will then begin to transition
out of MTW and will work with HUD to establish an orderly phase-out of
MTW activities, consistent with Section 6 of this MTW ACC Amendment.
(D) Nothing contained in this ACC amendment shall prohibit or limit
HUD from the exercise of any other right or remedy existing under any
ACC or available under applicable law. HUD's exercise or non-exercise
of any right or remedy under this amendment shall not be construed as a
waiver of HUD's right to exercise that or any other right or remedy at
any time.
Section 8. Notwithstanding any provision set forth in this MTW ACC
Amendment, any future law that conflicts with any provision of this ACC
Amendment, as determined by HUD, shall not be deemed to be a breach of
this ACC Amendment. Nor shall HUD's execution of any future law be
deemed a breach of this ACC Amendment. Any future laws affecting the
PHA's funding, even if that future law causes a decrease in the PHA's
funding, shall not be deemed a breach of this ACC Amendment. No future
law or HUD's execution thereof shall serve as a basis for a breach of
contract claim in any court.
Section 9. If any clause, or portion of a clause, in this Agreement
is considered invalid under the rule of law, it shall be regarded as
stricken while the remainder of this Agreement shall continue to be in
full effect.
In consideration of the foregoing covenants, the parties do hereby
execute this MTW ACC Amendment:
PHA
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