Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third Quarter of Calendar Year 2023, 27620-27646 [2024-07956]

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third Quarter of 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6395-N-03]


Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third 
Quarter of Calendar Year 2023

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform Act) requires HUD to publish 
quarterly Federal Register notices of all regulatory waivers that HUD 
has approved. Each notice covers the quarterly period since the 
previous Federal Register notice. The purpose of this notice is to 
comply with the requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act. This 
notice contains a list of regulatory waivers granted by HUD during the 
period beginning on July 1, 2023 and ending on September 30, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about this 
notice, contact Aaron Santa Anna, Associate General Counsel for 
Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 10282, Washington, DC 20410-
0500, telephone (202) 708-5300 (this is not a toll-free number). HUD 
welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf 
or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication 
disabilities.
    To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone call, 
please visit: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
    For information concerning a particular waiver that was granted and 
for which public notice is provided in this document, contact the 
person whose name and address follow the description of the waiver 
granted in the accompanying list of waivers that have been granted in 
the third quarter of calendar year 2023.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act added a 
new section 7(q) to the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3535(q)), which provides that:
    1. Any waiver of a regulation must be in writing and must specify 
the grounds for approving the waiver;
    2. Authority to approve a waiver of a regulation may be delegated 
by the Secretary only to an individual of Assistant Secretary or 
equivalent rank, and the person to whom authority to waive is delegated 
must also have authority to issue the particular regulation to be 
waived;
    3. Not less than quarterly, the Secretary must notify the public of 
all waivers of regulations that HUD has approved, by publishing a 
notice in the Federal Register. These notices (each covering the period 
since the most recent previous notification) shall:
    a. Identify the project, activity, or undertaking involved;
    b. Describe the nature of the provision waived and the designation 
of the provision;
    c. Indicate the name and title of the person who granted the waiver 
request;
    d. Describe briefly the grounds for approval of the request; and
    e. State how additional information about a particular waiver may 
be obtained.
    Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act also contains requirements 
applicable to waivers of HUD handbook provisions that are not relevant 
to the purpose of this notice.
    This notice follows procedures provided in HUD's Statement of 
Policy on Waiver of Regulations and Directives issued on April 22, 1991 
(56 FR 16337). In accordance with those procedures and with the 
requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act, waivers of 
regulations are granted by the Assistant Secretary with jurisdiction 
over the regulations for which a waiver was requested. In those cases 
in which a General Deputy Assistant Secretary granted the waiver, the 
General Deputy Assistant Secretary was serving in the absence of the 
Assistant Secretary in accordance with the office's Order of 
Succession.
    This notice covers waivers of regulations granted by HUD from July 
1, 2023 through September 30, 2023. For ease of reference, the waivers 
granted by HUD are listed by HUD program office (for example, the 
Office of Community Planning and Development, the Office of Fair 
Housing and Equal Opportunity, the Office of Housing, and the Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, etc.). Within each program office grouping, 
the waivers are listed sequentially by the regulatory section of title 
24 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that is being waived. For 
example, a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part 58 would be listed 
before a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part 570.
    Where more than one regulatory provision is involved in the grant 
of a particular waiver request, the action is listed under the section 
number of the first regulatory requirement that appears in 24 CFR and 
that is being waived. For example, a waiver of both Sec.  58.73 and 
Sec.  58.74 would appear sequentially in the listing under Sec.  58.73.
    Waiver of regulations that involve the same initial regulatory 
citation are in time sequence beginning with the earliest-dated 
regulatory waiver.
    Should HUD receive additional information about waivers granted 
during the period covered by this report (the third quarter of calendar 
year 2023) before the next report is published (the fourth quarter of 
calendar year 2023), HUD will include any additional waivers granted 
for the third quarter in the next report.
    Accordingly, information about approved waiver requests pertaining 
to HUD regulations is provided in the Appendix that follows this 
notice.

Benjamin Klubes,
Principal Deputy General Counsel.

Appendix

Listing of Waivers of Regulatory Requirements Granted by Offices of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development July 1, 2023 Through 
September 30, 2023

    Note to Reader: More information about the granting of these 
waivers, including a copy of the waiver request and approval, may be 
obtained by contacting the person whose name is listed as the 
contact person directly after each set of regulatory waivers 
granted.
    The regulatory waivers granted appear in the following order:

I. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Community Planning 
and Development
II. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Housing
III. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Public and Indian 
Housing

I. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Community Planning and 
Development

    For further information about the following regulatory waivers, 
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows 
the description of the waiver granted.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 93.400(d)(2). Project/Activity: The 
State of Rhode Island requested a waiver of 24 CFR 93.400(d)(2) to 
extend the expenditure deadline for its Fiscal Year 2017 grant funds 
which are currently committed to a 70-unit mixed-income rental 
development project, designated as activity #5867 in HUD's 
Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS).
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 93.400(d)(2) 
requires HUD to reduce or recapture any fiscal year grant funds in 
the State's HTF Treasury account that are not expended within 5 
years after the date of HUD's execution of the HTF grant agreement.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 3, 2023.
    Reason Waived: The Department determined that there is 
sufficient good cause

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to grant a waiver of the requirement in 24 CFR 93.400(d)(2) to 
reduce or recapture the State's FY 2017 HTF funds committed to IDIS 
activity #5867 due to project delays caused by the increase in 
construction costs that were beyond the State's control. This waiver 
will extend the expenditure deadline for the State's FY 2017 HTF 
funds until January 24, 2024, which enable the State to retain HTF 
funds committed to the project and prevent the potential loss of 
affordable units if the project loses necessary funds for 
completion.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(l) Utility Allowance 
Requirements.
    Project/Activity: Contra Costa County, San Joaquin County, and 
the City of Palmdale, California requested waivers of 24 CFR 
92.252(d)(1) to allow the use of the utility allowance established 
by the local public housing agency (PHA) for three HOME-assisted 
projects: Galindo Terrace Apartments (Contra Costa County, CA), 
Stone Pine Meadows Apartments (San Joaquin County, CA), and Juniper 
Grove Apartments (Palmdale, CA).
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) 
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly 
allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and 
update the allowances annually. However, participating jurisdictions 
are not permitted to use the utility allowance established by the 
local public housing authority for HOME-assisted rental projects for 
which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 7, 2023.
    Reason Waived: The HOME requirements for establishing utility 
allowances conflict with Project Based Voucher program requirements. 
It is not possible to use two different utility allowances to set 
the rent for a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to 
require a project owner to establish and implement different utility 
allowances for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a 
project.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(l) Utility Allowance 
Requirements.
    Project/Activity: The City of Fargo, North Dakota requested a 
waiver of 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow use of the utility allowance 
established by the local public housing agency (PHA) for Elliott 
Place Four, a HOME-assisted project.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) 
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly 
allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and 
update the allowances annually. However, participating jurisdictions 
are not permitted to use the utility allowance established by the 
local public housing authority for HOME-assisted rental projects for 
which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: The HOME requirements for establishing utility 
allowances conflict with Project Based Voucher program requirements. 
It is not possible to use two different utility allowances to set 
the rent for a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to 
require a project owner to establish and implement different utility 
allowances for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a 
project.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.203(a)(1) and (2).
    Project/Activity: Any participating jurisdiction or grantee 
located in the declared-disaster areas for the severe storms and 
flooding in Vermont (DR-7420-VT).
    Nature of Requirement: These sections of the HOME regulation 
require initial income determinations for HOME beneficiaries by 
examining source documents covering the most recent two months.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Many families whose housing was destroyed or 
damaged by the disaster will not have any documentation of income 
and will not be able to qualify for HOME assistance if the 
requirement remains effective. This waiver permits the participating 
jurisdiction to use self-certification of income, as provided in 
Sec.  92.203(a)(1)(ii), in lieu of source documentation to determine 
eligibility for HOME assistance of persons displaced by the 
disaster.
    Applicability: These waivers are only available to participating 
jurisdictions within the declared-disaster areas or a State 
participating jurisdiction of the declared-disaster areas to assist 
those displaced by the disaster. This waiver applies only to 
families displaced by the disaster (as documented by FEMA 
registration) whose income documentation was destroyed or made 
inaccessible by the disaster and remains in effect for six months 
from July 27, 2023. The participating jurisdiction or, as 
appropriate, HOME project owner, is required to maintain: 1) a 
record of FEMA registration to demonstrate that a family was 
displaced by the disaster; and 2) a statement signed by appropriate 
family members certifying to the family's size and annual income and 
that the family's income documentation was destroyed or is 
inaccessible.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.209(e), (h)(1), and (i).
    Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster 
areas for the severe storms and flooding in Vermont (DR-7420-VT).
    Nature of Requirement: Section 92.209(e) requires that the term 
of a HOME TBRA contract made with a landlord begin on the first day 
of the lease. Section 92.209(h)(1) limits the subsidy that a 
participating jurisdiction may pay toward a TBRA recipient's rent to 
the difference between the participating jurisdiction's rent 
standard for the unit size and 30 percent of the family's monthly 
adjusted income. Section 92.209(i) requires that units occupied by 
TBRA recipients meet the housing quality standards established in 24 
CFR 982.401.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving these provisions will provide the 
participating jurisdiction with greater flexibility to use tenant-
based rental assistance as an emergency housing resource.
    Applicability: All of these waivers are only available to a 
participating jurisdiction within the declared-disaster area or a 
State participating jurisdiction of the declared-disaster area 
providing TBRA to those displaced by the disaster, in accordance 
with the applicable conditions described below.
    The requirement in 24 CFR 92.209(e) that the start date of a 
TBRA contract begin on the first day of the term of a tenant's lease 
is waived for TBRA contracts a participating jurisdiction executes 
for persons or families displaced by the disaster, as evidenced by 
the tenant's FEMA registration or other relevant documentation 
acceptable to the PJ, for a period of 24 months after July 27, 2023. 
The provision of 24 CFR 92.209(h)(1) imposing the maximum amount of 
TBRA assistance a participating jurisdiction may provide to a family 
under HOME TBRA is waived for TBRA recipients who are displaced by 
the disaster, as evidenced by the family's FEMA registration, for a 
period of 24 months after July 27, 2023. The other provisions of 24 
CFR 92.209(h) are not waived. The waiver of the housing quality 
standards requirements at 24 CFR 92.209(i) applies to units leased 
by TBRA recipients who were displaced by the disaster, as evidenced 
by the recipient's FEMA registration, and are being assisted through 
a HOME TBRA program funded by the participating jurisdiction for a 
period of 24 months after July 27, 2023. Units must meet any 
applicable State and local health and safety codes and requirements. 
The lead safe housing requirements of 24 CFR part 35, subpart M, 
made applicable to units leased by recipients of HOME TBRA by the 
HOME regulation at 24 CFR 92.355, are not waived.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room

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7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.222(b)(1).
    Project/Activity: Any participating jurisdiction located in the 
declared-disaster areas for the severe storms and flooding in 
Vermont (DR-7420-VT).
    Nature of Requirement: Section 220(a) of NAHA (42 U.S.C. 
12750(a)) and 24 CFR 92.218 require all HOME participating 
jurisdictions to contribute throughout the fiscal year to housing 
that qualifies as affordable housing under the HOME program. The 
contributions must total no less than 25 percent of the HOME funds 
drawn from the participating jurisdiction's HOME Investment Trust 
Fund Treasury account. Section 220(d)(5) of NAHA (42 U.S.C. 
12750(d)(5)) and Sec.  92.222(b) also permit HUD to reduce this 
matching requirement for a participating jurisdiction located in a 
declared-disaster area for any funds drawn from a participating 
jurisdiction's HOME Investment Trust Fund by up to 100 percent 
during any part of a fiscal year impacted by the disaster. However, 
Sec.  92.222(b)(1) imposes certain conditions in granting the 
reduction to the matching requirement which HUD has determined there 
is sufficient good cause to waive.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Given the urgent housing needs created by the 
disaster and the substantial financial impact the participating 
jurisdiction will face in addressing those needs, the approval of a 
100 percent match reduction for participating jurisdictions in the 
declared-disaster areas, rather than on an case-by-case basis, will 
relieve administrative and financial burden on affected 
participating jurisdictions by expediting the process for reduction 
and the need to identify and provide matching contributions to HOME 
projects.
    Applicability: This match reduction applies to funds expended by 
a participating jurisdiction located in the declared-disaster areas 
from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2024. The waiver also 
applies to State-funded HOME projects located in declared-disaster 
areas.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.251.
    Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster 
areas for the severe storms and flooding in Vermont (DR-7420-VT).
    Nature of Requirement: This provision requires that housing 
assisted with HOME funds meet property standards based on the 
activity undertaken, i.e., acquisition of housing including through 
homebuyer assistance, and state and local standards and codes or 
model codes for rehabilitation and new construction.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is required to enable the 
participating jurisdiction to meet the critical housing needs of 
families whose housing was damaged and families who were displaced 
by the disaster.
    Applicability: This waiver applies only to housing units located 
in the declared-disaster areas which were damaged by the disaster 
and to which HOME funds are committed within two years of July 27, 
2023. Units must meet State and local health and safety codes. The 
lead housing safety regulations established in 24 CFR part 35 are 
not waived. Also, accessibility requirements at 24 CFR 
92.251(a)(2)(i) are not waived.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 93.151(c).
    Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster 
areas for the severe storms and flooding in Vermont (DR-7420-VT).
    Nature of Requirement: This section of the HTF regulation 
requires initial income determinations for HTF beneficiaries by 
examining source documents covering the most recent two months.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Many families whose homes were destroyed or 
damaged by the disaster will not have any documentation of income 
and will not be able to qualify for HTF assistance if the 
requirement remains effective. This waiver permits the grantee to 
use self-certification of income, as provided in section 
93.151(d)(2), for HTF assisted units in lieu of source documentation 
to determine initial eligibility of persons displaced by the 
disaster.
    Applicability: This waiver is only available to the grantee of 
the declared-disaster area. This waiver applies only to families 
displaced by the disaster (as documented by FEMA registration or 
other documentation acceptable to the HTF grantee) whose income 
documentation was destroyed or made inaccessible by the disaster and 
remains in effect for six months from July 27, 2023. The grantee or, 
as appropriate, HTF project owner, is required to maintain: (1) a 
record of FEMA registration to demonstrate that a family was 
displaced by the disaster; and (2) a statement signed by appropriate 
family members certifying to the family's size and annual income and 
that the family's income documentation was destroyed or is 
inaccessible.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.203(a)(1) and (2).
    Project/Activity: Any participating jurisdiction located in the 
declared-disaster areas for the wildfires in Hawaii (DR-4724-HI).
    Nature of Requirement: These sections of the HOME regulation 
require initial income determinations for HOME beneficiaries by 
examining source documents covering the most recent two months.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Many families whose housing was destroyed or 
damaged by the disaster will not have any documentation of income 
and will not be able to qualify for HOME assistance if the 
requirement remains effective. This waiver permits the participating 
jurisdiction to use self-certification of income, as provided in 
Sec.  92.203(a)(1)(ii), in lieu of source documentation to determine 
eligibility for HOME assistance of persons displaced by the 
disaster.
    Applicability: These waivers are only available to participating 
jurisdictions within the declared-disaster areas or a State 
participating jurisdiction of the declared-disaster areas to assist 
those displaced by the disaster. This waiver applies only to 
families displaced by the disaster (as documented by FEMA 
registration) whose income documentation was destroyed or made 
inaccessible by the disaster and remains in effect for six months 
from August 14, 2023. The participating jurisdiction or, as 
appropriate, HOME project owner, is required to maintain: (1) a 
record of FEMA registration to demonstrate that a family was 
displaced by the disaster; and (2) a statement signed by appropriate 
family members certifying to the family's size and annual income and 
that the family's income documentation was destroyed or is 
inaccessible.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.209(e), (h)(1), and (i).
    Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster 
areas for the wildfires in Hawaii (DR-4724-HI).
    Nature of Requirement: Section 92.209(e) requires that the term 
of a HOME TBRA contract made with a landlord begin on the first day 
of the lease. Section 92.209(h)(1) limits the subsidy that a 
participating jurisdiction may pay toward a TBRA recipient's rent to 
the difference between the participating jurisdiction's rent 
standard for the unit size and 30 percent of the family's monthly 
adjusted income. Section 92.209(i) requires that units occupied by 
TBRA recipients meet the housing quality standards established in 24 
CFR 982.401.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving these provisions will provide the 
participating jurisdiction with greater flexibility to use tenant-
based rental assistance as an emergency housing resource.

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    Applicability: All of these waivers are only available to a 
participating jurisdiction within the declared-disaster area or a 
State participating jurisdiction of the declared-disaster area 
providing TBRA to those displaced by the disaster, in accordance 
with the applicable conditions described below.
    The requirement in 24 CFR 92.209(e) that the start date of a 
TBRA contract begin on the first day of the term of a tenant's lease 
is waived for TBRA contracts a participating jurisdiction executes 
for persons or families displaced by the disaster, as evidenced by 
the tenant's FEMA registration or other relevant documentation 
acceptable to the PJ, for a period of 24 months after August 14, 
2023. The provision of 24 CFR 92.209(h)(1) imposing the maximum 
amount of TBRA assistance a participating jurisdiction may provide 
to a family under HOME TBRA is waived for TBRA recipients who are 
displaced by the disaster, as evidenced by the family's FEMA 
registration, for a period of 24 months after August 14, 2023. The 
other provisions of 24 CFR 92.209(h) are not waived.
    The waiver of the housing quality standards requirements at 24 
CFR 92.209(i) applies to units leased by TBRA recipients who were 
displaced by the disaster, as evidenced by the recipient's FEMA 
registration, and are being assisted through a HOME TBRA program 
funded by the participating jurisdiction for a period of 24 months 
after August 14, 2023. Units must meet any applicable State and 
local health and safety codes and requirements. The lead safe 
housing requirements of 24 CFR part 35, subpart M, made applicable 
to units leased by recipients of HOME TBRA by the HOME regulation at 
24 CFR 92.355, are not waived.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.222(b)(1).
    Project/Activity: HOME funds expended by the State participating 
jurisdiction for projects located in the declared-disaster areas for 
the wildfires in Hawaii (DR-4724-HI).
    Nature of Requirement: Section 220(a) of NAHA (42 U.S.C. 
12750(a)) and 24 CFR 92.218 require all HOME participating 
jurisdictions to contribute throughout the fiscal year to housing 
that qualifies as affordable housing under the HOME program. The 
contributions must total no less than 25 percent of the HOME funds 
drawn from the participating jurisdiction's HOME Investment Trust 
Fund Treasury account. Section 220(d)(5) of NAHA (42 U.S.C. 
12750(d)(5)) and Sec.  92.222(b) also permit HUD to reduce this 
matching requirement for a participating jurisdiction located in a 
declared-disaster area for any funds drawn from a participating 
jurisdiction's HOME Investment Trust Fund by up to 100 percent 
during any part of a fiscal year impacted by the disaster. However, 
Sec.  92.222(b)(1) imposes certain conditions in granting the 
reduction to the matching requirement which HUD has determined there 
is sufficient good cause to waive.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Given the urgent housing needs created by the 
disaster and the substantial financial impact the participating 
jurisdiction will face in addressing those needs, the approval of a 
100 percent match reduction for all HOME funds expended by the State 
on projects in the declared-disaster areas, rather than on an case-
by-case basis, will relieve administrative and financial burden on 
the affected participating jurisdiction by expediting the process 
for reduction and the need to identify and provide matching 
contributions to HOME projects.
    Applicability: This match reduction applies to funds expended by 
the State participating jurisdiction for projects located in the 
declared-disaster areas from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 
2024.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.251.
    Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster 
areas for the wildfires in Hawaii (DR-4724-HI).
    Nature of Requirement: This provision requires that housing 
assisted with HOME funds meet property standards based on the 
activity undertaken, i.e., acquisition of housing including through 
homebuyer assistance, and state and local standards and codes or 
model codes for rehabilitation and new construction.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is required to enable the 
participating jurisdiction to meet the critical housing needs of 
families whose housing was damaged and families who were displaced 
by the disaster.
    Applicability: This waiver applies only to housing units located 
in the declared-disaster areas which were damaged by the disaster 
and to which HOME funds are committed within two years of August 14, 
2023. Units must meet State and local health and safety codes. The 
lead housing safety regulations established in 24 CFR part 35 are 
not waived. Also, accessibility requirements at 24 CFR 
92.251(a)(2)(i) are not waived.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 93.151(c).
    Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster 
areas for the wildfires in Hawaii (DR-4724-HI).
    Nature of Requirement: This section of the HTF regulation 
requires initial income determinations for HTF beneficiaries by 
examining source documents covering the most recent two months. Many 
families whose homes were destroyed or damaged by the disaster will 
not have any documentation of income and will not be able to qualify 
for HTF assistance if the requirement remains effective.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver permits the grantee to use self-
certification of income, as provided in section 93.151(d)(2), for 
HTF assisted units in lieu of source documentation to determine 
initial eligibility of persons displaced by the disaster.
    Applicability: This waiver is only available to the grantee of 
the declared-disaster area. This waiver applies only to families 
displaced by the disaster (as documented by FEMA registration or 
other documentation acceptable to the HTF grantee) whose income 
documentation was destroyed or made inaccessible by the disaster and 
remains in effect for six months from August 14, 2023. The grantee 
or, as appropriate, HTF project owner, is required to maintain: (1) 
a record of FEMA registration to demonstrate that a family was 
displaced by the disaster; and (2) a statement signed by appropriate 
family members certifying to the family's size and annual income and 
that the family's income documentation was destroyed or is 
inaccessible.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.203(a)(1) and (2).
    Project/Activity: Any participating jurisdiction or grantee 
located in the declared-disaster area for Hurricane Idalia in 
Florida (DR-4734-FL).
    Nature of Requirement: These sections of the HOME regulation 
require initial income determinations for HOME beneficiaries by 
examining source documents covering the most recent two months.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver permits the participating 
jurisdictions to use self-certification of income, as provided in 
Sec.  92.203(a)(1)(ii), in lieu of source documentation to determine 
eligibility for HOME assistance of persons displaced by the 
disaster.
    Applicability: Many families whose housing was destroyed or 
damaged by the disaster will not have any documentation of income 
and will not be able to qualify for HOME assistance if the 
requirement remains effective. These waivers are only available to 
participating jurisdictions within the declared-disaster areas or 
the State participating jurisdiction of the declared-disaster areas 
to assist those displaced by the disaster. This waiver applies only 
to families displaced by the disaster (as documented by FEMA 
registration) whose income documentation was destroyed or made

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inaccessible by the disaster and remains in effect for six months 
from September 18, 2023. The participating jurisdiction or, as 
appropriate, HOME project owner, is required to maintain: (1) a 
record of FEMA registration to demonstrate that a family was 
displaced by the disaster; and (2) a statement signed by appropriate 
family members certifying to the family's size and annual income and 
that the family's income documentation was destroyed or is 
inaccessible.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.209(e), (h)(1), and (i).
    Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster 
areas for Hurricane Idalia in Florida (DR-4734-FL).
    Nature of Requirement: Section 92.209(e) requires that the term 
of a HOME TBRA contract made with a landlord begin on the first day 
of the lease. Section 92.209(h)(1) limits the subsidy that a 
participating jurisdiction may pay toward a TBRA recipient's rent to 
the difference between the participating jurisdiction's rent 
standard for the unit size and 30 percent of the family's monthly 
adjusted income. Section 92.209(i) requires that units occupied by 
TBRA recipients meet the housing quality standards established in 24 
CFR 982.401.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving these provisions will provide the 
participating jurisdiction with greater flexibility to use tenant-
based rental assistance as an emergency housing resource.
    Applicability: All of these waivers are only available to a 
participating jurisdiction within the declared-disaster area or the 
State participating jurisdiction of the declared-disaster area 
providing TBRA to those displaced by the disaster, in accordance 
with the applicable conditions described below.
    The requirement in 24 CFR 92.209(e) that the start date of a 
TBRA contract begin on the first day of the term of a tenant's lease 
is waived for TBRA contracts a participating jurisdiction executes 
for persons or families displaced by the disaster, as evidenced by 
the tenant's FEMA registration or other relevant documentation 
acceptable to the PJ, for a period of 24 months after September 18, 
2023. The provision of 24 CFR 92.209(h)(1) imposing the maximum 
amount of TBRA assistance a participating jurisdiction may provide 
to a family under HOME TBRA is waived for TBRA recipients who are 
displaced by the disaster, as evidenced by the family's FEMA 
registration, for a period of 24 months after September 18, 2023. 
The other provisions of 24 CFR 92.209(h) are not waived.
    The waiver of the housing quality standards requirements at 24 
CFR 92.209(i) applies to units leased by TBRA recipients who were 
displaced by the disaster, as evidenced by the recipient's FEMA 
registration, and are being assisted through a HOME TBRA program 
funded by the participating jurisdiction for a period of 24 months 
after September 18, 2023. Units must meet any applicable State and 
local health and safety codes and requirements. The lead safe 
housing requirements of 24 CFR part 35, subpart M, made applicable 
to units leased by recipients of HOME TBRA by the HOME regulation at 
24 CFR 92.355, are not waived.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.222(b)(1).
    Project/Activity: Any participating jurisdiction located in the 
declared-disaster areas for Hurricane Idalia in Florida (DR-4734-
FL).
    Nature of Requirement: Section 220(a) of NAHA (42 U.S.C. 
12750(a)) and 24 CFR 92.218 require all HOME participating 
jurisdictions to contribute throughout the fiscal year to housing 
that qualifies as affordable housing under the HOME program. The 
contributions must total no less than 25 percent of the HOME funds 
drawn from the participating jurisdiction's HOME Investment Trust 
Fund Treasury account. Section 220(d)(5) of NAHA (42 U.S.C. 
12750(d)(5)) and Sec.  92.222(b) also permit HUD to reduce this 
matching requirement for a participating jurisdiction located in a 
declared-disaster area for any funds drawn from a participating 
jurisdiction's HOME Investment Trust Fund by up to 100 percent 
during any part of a fiscal year impacted by the disaster. However, 
Sec.  92.222(b)(1) imposes certain conditions in granting the 
reduction to the matching requirement which HUD has determined there 
is sufficient good cause to waive.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Given the urgent housing needs created by the 
disaster and the substantial financial impact the participating 
jurisdiction will face in addressing those needs, the approval of a 
100 percent match reduction for participating jurisdictions in the 
declared-disaster areas, rather than on an case-by-case basis, will 
relieve administrative and financial burden on affected 
participating jurisdictions by expediting the process for reduction 
and the need to identify and provide matching contributions to HOME 
projects.
    Applicability: This match reduction applies to funds expended by 
a participating jurisdiction located in the declared-disaster areas 
from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2024. The waiver also 
applies to State-funded HOME projects located in declared-disaster 
areas.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.251.
    Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster 
areas for Hurricane Idalia in Florida (DR-4734-FL).
    Nature of Requirement: This provision requires that housing 
assisted with HOME funds meet property standards based on the 
activity undertaken, i.e., acquisition of housing including through 
homebuyer assistance, and state and local standards and codes or 
model codes for rehabilitation and new construction. Property 
standard requirements are waived for repair of properties damaged by 
the disaster.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is required to enable the 
participating jurisdiction to meet the critical housing needs of 
families whose housing was damaged and families who were displaced 
by the disaster.
    Applicability: This waiver applies only to housing units located 
in the declared-disaster areas which were damaged by the disaster 
and to which HOME funds are committed within two years of September 
18, 2023. Units must meet State and local health and safety codes. 
The lead housing safety regulations established in 24 CFR part 35 
are not waived. Also, accessibility requirements at 24 CFR 
92.251(a)(2)(i) are not waived.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 93.151(c).
    Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster 
areas for Hurricane Idalia in Florida (DR-4734-FL).
    Nature of Requirement: This section of the HTF regulation 
requires initial income determinations for HTF beneficiaries by 
examining source documents covering the most recent two months. Many 
families whose homes were destroyed or damaged by the disaster will 
not have any documentation of income and will not be able to qualify 
for HTF assistance if the requirement remains effective.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver permits the grantee to use self-
certification of income, as provided in section 93.151(d)(2), for 
HTF assisted units in lieu of source documentation to determine 
initial eligibility of persons displaced by the disaster.
    Applicability: This waiver is only available to the grantee of 
the declared-disaster area. This waiver applies only to families 
displaced by the disaster (as documented by FEMA registration or 
other documentation acceptable to the HTF grantee) whose income 
documentation was destroyed or made inaccessible by the disaster and 
remains in effect for six months from September 18, 2023. The 
grantee or, as appropriate, HTF project owner, is required to 
maintain: (1) a record of FEMA registration to demonstrate

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that a family was displaced by the disaster; and (2) a statement 
signed by appropriate family members certifying to the family's size 
and annual income and that the family's income documentation was 
destroyed or is inaccessible.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k), 24 CFR 
91.115(c)(2) and (i), and 24 CFR 91.401
    Project/Activity: The State of Vermont and any HUD Community 
Planning and Development (CPD) grantee located in the counties 
included in the declared-disaster area (see DR-4720-VT) seeking to 
expedite action in response to severe storms and flooding, upon 
notification to the Community Planning and Development Director in 
its respective HUD Field Office. This authority is in effect for 
grantees in the areas covered by the major disaster declaration 
under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), DR-4720-VT, dated July 14, 
2023, as may be amended (the ``Vermont declared-disaster areas'') 
and is limited to facilitating preparation of substantial amendments 
to FY 2023 and prior year plans.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulations at 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) 
and (k); 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i); and 24 CFR 91.401 require a 
30-day public comment period in the development of a consolidated 
plan and prior to the implementation of a substantial amendment.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Several CPD grantees were affected by severe 
storms and flooding that hit Vermont and received a major disaster 
declaration on July 14, 2023. As a result of substantial property 
loss and destruction, many individuals and families residing in the 
Vermont declared-disaster areas were displaced from their homes, 
including beneficiaries of various CPD programs, and families 
eligible to receive CPD program assistance. The waiver granted will 
allow grantees to expedite recovery efforts for low- and moderate-
income residents affected by the property loss and destruction 
resulting from this event.
    Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities 
Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k); 24 CFR 
91.115(c)(2) and (i).
    Project/Activity: The State of Vermont and any HUD Community 
Planning and Development (CPD) grantee located in the counties 
included in the Vermont declared-disaster areas (see DR-4720-VT) 
seeking to expedite action in response to severe storms and 
flooding, upon notification to the Community Planning and 
Development Director in its respective HUD Field Office. This 
authority is in effect for grantees within the Vermont declared-
disaster areas and is limited to facilitating preparation of 
substantial amendments to FY 2023 and prior year plans.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulations at 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) 
and (k) and 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i) require the grantee to 
follow its citizen participation plan to provide citizens with 
reasonable notice and opportunity to comment. The citizen 
participation plan must state how reasonable notice and opportunity 
to comment will be given.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: As stated above, several CPD grantees were 
affected by severe storms and flooding that hit Vermont and received 
a major disaster declaration on July 14, 2023. As a result of 
substantial property loss and destruction, many individuals and 
families residing in the Vermont declared-disaster areas were 
displaced from their homes, including beneficiaries of various CPD 
programs, and families eligible to receive CPD program assistance. 
The waiver granted will allow grantees to determine what constitutes 
reasonable notice and opportunity to comment given their 
circumstances and provide that level of notice and opportunity to 
comment when amending prior year plans in response to the disaster.
    Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities 
Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.207(b)(4).
    Project/Activity: All CDBG grantees located within and outside 
declared disaster areas assisting persons and families who have 
registered with FEMA in connection with Vermont severe storms and 
flooding.
    Nature of Requirement: The CDBG regulations at 24 CFR 
570.207(b)(4) prohibit income payments, but permit emergency grant 
payments for three months. ``Income payments'' means a series of 
subsistence-type grant payments made to an individual or family for 
items such as food, clothing, housing (rent or mortgage), or 
utilities. Emergency grant payments made over a period of up to 
three consecutive months to the providers of such items and services 
on behalf of an individual or family are eligible public services.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: HUD waives the provisions of 24 CFR 570.207(b)(4) 
to permit emergency grant payments for items such as food, clothing, 
housing (rent or mortgage), or utilities for up to six consecutive 
months. While this waiver allows emergency grant payments to be made 
for up to six consecutive months, the payments must still be made to 
service providers as opposed to the affected individuals or 
families. Many individuals and families have been forced to abandon 
their homes due to the damage associated with severe storms and 
flooding. The waiver will allow CDBG grantees, including grantees 
providing assistance to evacuees outside the Vermont declared-
disaster areas, to pay for the basic daily needs of individuals and 
families affected by the severe storms and flooding on an interim 
basis. This authority is in effect through the end of the grantee's 
2024 program year. This waiver aligns with waivers currently in 
effect for CDBG coronavirus (CDBG-CV) grants. The six-month periods 
allowed by waiver for CDBG and CDBG-CV shall not be used 
consecutively for the same beneficiary.
    Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities 
Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k), 24 CFR 
91.115(c)(2) and (i).
    Project/Activity: The State of Hawaii and any HUD Community 
Planning and Development (CPD) grantee located in the counties 
included in the declared-disaster area (see DR-4724-HI) seeking to 
expedite action in response to wildfires, upon notification to the 
Community Planning and Development Director in its respective HUD 
Field Office. This authority is in effect for grantees in the areas 
covered by the major disaster declaration under title IV of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(Stafford Act), DR-4724-HI, dated August 10, 2023, as may be amended 
(the ``Hawaii declared-disaster areas'') and is limited to 
facilitating preparation of substantial amendments to FY 2023 and 
prior year plans.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulations at 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) 
and (k) and 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i) require a 30-day public 
comment period in the development of a consolidated plan and prior 
to the implementation of a substantial amendment.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Several CPD grantees were affected by wildfires 
that hit Hawaii and received a disaster declaration on August 10, 
2023. As a result of substantial property loss and destruction, many 
individuals and families residing in the Hawaii declared-disaster 
areas were displaced from their homes, including beneficiaries of 
various CPD programs, and families eligible to receive CPD program 
assistance. The waiver granted will allow grantees to expedite 
recovery efforts for low- and moderate-income residents affected by 
the property loss and destruction resulting from this event.
    Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities 
Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.

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     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k); 24 CFR 
91.115(c)(2) and (i).
    Project/Activity: The State of Hawaii and any HUD Community 
Planning and Development (CPD) grantee located in the counties 
included in the Hawaii declared-disaster areas (see DR-4724-HI) 
seeking to expedite action in response to wildfires, upon 
notification to the Community Planning and Development Director in 
its respective HUD Field Office. This authority is in effect for 
grantees within the Hawaii declared-disaster areas and is limited to 
facilitating preparation of substantial amendments to FY 2023 and 
prior year plans.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulations at 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) 
and (k) and 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i) require the grantee to 
follow its citizen participation plan to provide citizens with 
reasonable notice and opportunity to comment. The citizen 
participation plan must state how reasonable notice and opportunity 
to comment will be given.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: As stated above, several CPD grantees were 
affected by wildfires that hit Hawaii and received a major disaster 
declaration on August 10, 2023. As a result of substantial property 
loss and destruction, many individuals and families residing in the 
Hawaii declared-disaster areas were displaced from their homes, 
including beneficiaries of various CPD programs, and families 
eligible to receive CPD program assistance. The waiver granted will 
allow grantees to determine what constitutes reasonable notice and 
opportunity to comment given their circumstances and provide that 
level of notice and opportunity to comment when amending prior year 
plans in response to the disaster.
    Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities 
Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.207(b)(4).
    Project/Activity: All CDBG grantees located within and outside 
declared disaster areas assisting persons and families who have 
registered with FEMA in connection with Hawaii wildfires.
    Nature of Requirement: The CDBG regulations at 24 CFR 
570.207(b)(4) prohibit income payments, but permit emergency grant 
payments for three months. ``Income payments'' means a series of 
subsistence-type grant payments made to an individual or family for 
items such as food, clothing, housing (rent or mortgage), or 
utilities. Emergency grant payments made over a period of up to 
three consecutive months to the providers of such items and services 
on behalf of an individual or family are eligible public services.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: HUD waives the provisions of 24 CFR 570.207(b)(4) 
to permit emergency grant payments for items such as food, clothing, 
housing (rent or mortgage), or utilities for up to six consecutive 
months. While this waiver allows emergency grant payments to be made 
for up to six consecutive months, the payments must still be made to 
service providers as opposed to the affected individuals or 
families. Many individuals and families have been forced to abandon 
their homes due to the damage associated with wildfires. The waiver 
will allow CDBG grantees, including grantees providing assistance to 
evacuees outside the Hawaii declared-disaster areas, to pay for the 
basic daily needs of individuals and families affected by the 
wildfires on an interim basis. This authority is in effect through 
the end of the grantee's 2024 program year. This waiver aligns with 
waivers currently in effect for CDBG coronavirus (CDBG-CV) grants. 
The six-month periods allowed by waiver for CDBG and CDBG-CV shall 
not be used consecutively for the same beneficiary.
    Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities 
Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k), 24 
CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i).
    Project/Activity: The State of Florida and any HUD Community 
Planning and Development (CPD) grantee located in the counties 
included in the declared-disaster area seeking to expedite action in 
response to Hurricane Idalia, upon notification to the Community 
Planning and Development Director in its respective HUD Field 
Office. This authority is in effect for grantees in the areas 
covered by the major disaster declaration under title IV of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(Stafford Act), DR-4734-FL, dated August 31, 2023, as may be amended 
(the ``Florida declared-disaster areas'') and is limited to 
facilitating preparation of substantial amendments to FY 2023 and 
prior year plans.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulations at 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) 
and (k) and 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i) require a 30-day public 
comment period in the development of a consolidated plan and prior 
to the implementation of a substantial amendment.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Several CPD grantees were affected Hurricane 
Idalia and received a major disaster declaration on August 31, 2023. 
As a result of substantial property loss and destruction, many 
individuals and families residing in the Florida declared-disaster 
areas were displaced from their homes, including beneficiaries of 
various CPD programs, and families eligible to receive CPD program 
assistance. The waiver granted will allow grantees to expedite 
recovery efforts for low- and moderate-income residents affected by 
the property loss and destruction resulting from this event.
    Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities 
Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k); 24 
CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i).
    Project/Activity: The State of Florida and any HUD Community 
Planning and Development (CPD) grantee located in the counties 
included in the Florida declared-disaster areas (see DR-4734-FL) 
seeking to expedite action in response to Hurricane Idalia, upon 
notification to the Community Planning and Development Director in 
its respective HUD Field Office. This authority is in effect for 
grantees within the Florida declared-disaster areas and is limited 
to facilitating preparation of substantial amendments to FY 2023 and 
prior year plans.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulations at 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) 
and (k) and 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i) require the grantee to 
follow its citizen participation plan to provide citizens with 
reasonable notice and opportunity to comment. The citizen 
participation plan must state how reasonable notice and opportunity 
to comment will be given.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: As stated above, several CPD grantees were 
affected by Hurricane Idalia that received a major disaster 
declaration on August 31, 2023. As a result of substantial property 
loss and destruction, many individuals and families residing in the 
Florida declared-disaster areas were displaced from their homes, 
including beneficiaries of various CPD programs, and families 
eligible to receive CPD program assistance. The waiver granted will 
allow grantees to determine what constitutes reasonable notice and 
opportunity to comment given their circumstances and provide that 
level of notice and opportunity to comment when amending prior year 
plans in response to the disaster.
    Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities 
Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.207(b)(4).
    Project/Activity: All CDBG grantees located within and outside 
declared disaster areas assisting persons and families who have 
registered with FEMA in connection with Hurricane Idalia.
    Nature of Requirement: The CDBG regulations at 24 CFR 
570.207(b)(4) prohibit income payments, but permit emergency grant 
payments for three months. ``Income payments'' means a series of 
subsistence-type grant payments made to an individual or family for 
items such as food, clothing, housing (rent or mortgage), or 
utilities. Emergency grant payments made over a period of up to 
three consecutive months to the providers of such items and services 
on behalf of an individual or family are eligible public services.

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    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: HUD waives the provisions of 24 CFR 570.207(b)(4) 
to permit emergency grant payments for items such as food, clothing, 
housing (rent or mortgage), or utilities for up to six consecutive 
months. While this waiver allows emergency grant payments to be made 
for up to six consecutive months, the payments must still be made to 
service providers as opposed to the affected individuals or 
families. Many individuals and families have been forced to abandon 
their homes due to the damage associated with Hurricane Idalia. The 
waiver will allow CDBG grantees, including grantees providing 
assistance to evacuees outside the Florida declared-disaster areas, 
to pay for the basic daily needs of individuals and families 
affected by Hurricane Idalia on an interim basis. This authority is 
in effect through the end of the grantee's 2024 program year. This 
waiver aligns with waivers currently in effect for CDBG coronavirus 
(CDBG-CV) grants. The six-month periods allowed by waiver for CDBG 
and CDBG-CV shall not be used consecutively for the same 
beneficiary.
    Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities 
Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.

Mega-Waiver for Vermont Severe Storms and Flooding--Housing 
Opportunities for Persons Withs AIDS (HOPWA) Program

    On July 27, 2023, HUD issued an updated memorandum offering 
waivers of certain statutory and regulatory requirements associated 
with several Community Planning and Development (CPD) grant programs 
to address damage and facilitate recovery from Vermont severe storms 
and flooding in areas covered by a major disaster declaration under 
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (Stafford Act), DR-4720-VT, dated July 14, 2023, as 
may be amended (the ``declared-disaster areas'').
     Regulation: 24 CFR 574.310(b)(2), 
Habitability Standards.
    Project/Activity: The habitability requirements in 24 CFR 
574.310(b)(2) are waived for units in the declared-disaster areas 
that are or will be occupied by HOPWA-eligible households, provided 
that the units are free of life-threatening conditions as defined in 
Notice PIH 2017-20 (HA). Grantees must ensure that these units meet 
HOPWA habitability standards within 60 days of the date of July 27, 
2023.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 574.310(b)(2) of the HOPWA 
regulations provides minimum habitability standards that apply to 
all housing for which HOPWA funds are used for acquisition, 
rehabilitation, conversion, lease, or repair; new construction of 
single room occupancy dwellings and community residences; project or 
tenant-based rental assistance; or operating costs under 24 CFR 
574.300(b)(3), (4), (5), or (8).
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is required to enable grantees and 
project sponsors to expeditiously meet the critical housing needs of 
the many eligible families in the declared disaster areas.
    Contact: Lisa Steinhauer, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (215) 861-7651, [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 574.320(a)(1), Maximum 
Subsidy.
    Project/Activity: Provided that the maximum subsidy is otherwise 
calculated as provided by Sec.  574.320(a)(1), the requirement to 
use the rent standard as provided by Sec.  574.320(a)(1) is waived. 
This waiver applies to the calculation of rental assistance for any 
rent amount that takes effect during the two-year period beginning 
on July 27, 2023, for any individual or family who is renting or 
executes a lease for a unit in the declared-disaster areas. This 
waiver would apply for twelve months from the date of the execution 
of the lease. Grantees and project sponsors must still ensure the 
reasonableness of rent charged for units in the declared-disaster 
areas in accordance with Sec.  574.320(a)(3).
    Nature of Requirement: The amount of grant funds used to pay 
monthly assistance for an eligible person may not exceed the 
difference between: (i) The lower of the rent standard or reasonable 
rent for the unit; and (ii) The resident's rent payment calculated 
under Sec.  574.310(d).
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Permitting the maximum rental assistance subsidy 
to be calculated under 24 CFR 574.320(a)(1) without regard to the 
rent standard would enable HOPWA grantees to expedite efforts to 
meet the critical housing needs of low-income people living with HIV 
and their families in the declared-disaster areas. Under the 
programmatic requirements at 24 CFR 574.320(a)(2), the rent standard 
shall be no more than the published section 8 fair market rent (FMR) 
or the HUD-approved community-wide exception for the unit size. In 
addition, on a unit-by-unit basis, the grantee may increase that 
amount by up to 10 percent for up to 20 percent of the units 
assisted. Notice CPD-22-10 Clarification of Rent Standard 
Requirement for the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS 
(HOPWA) Program provides additional clarity and flexibility on how 
HOPWA grantees can administer the rent standard in accordance with 
24 CFR 574.320(a)(2) and the Regulatory and Administrative 
Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to HUD Public 
Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to Public 16 
Housing Agencies To Assist With Recovery and Relief Efforts on 
Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters, 87 
FR 469 (Section 8 Disaster Notice) provides additional rent standard 
flexibility in presidentially declared disaster areas. Due to the 
extensive damage to housing units in the declared disaster area and 
the need to ensure safe and decent units are immediately available 
to eligible households to prevent homelessness and protect the 
health of the people with HIV served under the program, HUD has 
determined that it is not practicable for grantees to be held to the 
rent standards in 24 CFR 574.320(a)(2) even with the additional 
flexibilities under Notice CPD-22-10 and the Section 8 Disaster 
Notice. Waiving the requirement to use the rent standard in the 
calculation of the maximum monthly rental assistance amount under 
Sec.  574.320(a)(1), while still requiring that the unit be rent 
reasonable in accordance with Sec.  574.320(a)(3), will make more 
units immediately available to HOPWA eligible individuals and 
families in need of permanent housing in the declared-disaster areas 
and will help to quickly stabilize their housing and health.
    Contact: Lisa Steinhauer, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (215) 861-7651, [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 574.530, Recordkeeping.
    Project/Activity: The recordkeeping requirement at 24 CFR 
574.530 is waived to the extent necessary to allow HOPWA grantees, 
located within and outside of the declared disaster areas, to assist 
displaced persons and families, provided that the grantees (1) 
require written certification of HIV status and income of such 
individuals and families seeking assistance and (2) obtain source 
documentation of HIV status and income eligibility within six months 
of July 27, 2023.
    Nature of Requirement: Each grantee must maintain records to 
document compliance with HOPWA requirements, which includes 
determining the eligibility of a family to receive HOPWA assistance.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver will permit HOPWA grantees and 
project sponsors, located within and outside of the declared-
disaster areas, to rely upon a family member's self-certification of 
income and HIV status in lieu of source documentation to determine 
eligibility for HOPWA assistance for individuals and families 
displaced by the disaster. Many individuals and families displaced 
by the disaster whose homes have been destroyed or damaged will not 
have immediate access to documentation of income or medical records 
and, without this waiver, will be unable to document their 
eligibility for HOPWA assistance.
    Contact: Lisa Steinhauer, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (215) 861-7651, [email protected].

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Mega-Waiver for Hawaii Wildfires--Housing Opportunities for Persons 
Withs AIDS (HOPWA) Program

    On August 14, 2023, HUD issued a memorandum offering waivers of 
certain statutory and regulatory requirements associated with 
several Community Planning and Development (CPD) grant programs to 
address damage and facilitate recovery from Hawaii wildfires in 
areas covered by a major disaster declaration under Title IV of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(Stafford Act), DR-4724-HI, dated August 10, 2023, as may be amended 
(the ``declared-disaster areas'').
     Regulation: 24 CFR 574.310(b)(2), 
Habitability Standards.
    Project/Activity: The habitability requirements in 24 CFR 
574.310(b)(2) are waived for units in the declared-disaster areas 
that are or will be occupied by HOPWA-eligible households, provided 
that the units are free of life-threatening conditions as defined in 
Notice PIH 2017-20 (HA). Grantees must ensure that these units meet 
HOPWA habitability standards within 60 days of the date of August 
14, 2023.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 574.310(b)(2) of the HOPWA 
regulations provides minimum habitability standards that apply to 
all housing for which HOPWA funds are used for acquisition, 
rehabilitation, conversion, lease, or repair; new construction of 
single room occupancy dwellings and community residences; project or 
tenant-based rental assistance; or operating costs under 24 CFR 
574.300(b)(3), (4), (5), or (8).
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is required to enable grantees and 
project sponsors to expeditiously meet the critical housing needs of 
the many eligible families in the declared disaster areas.
    Contact: Lisa Steinhauer, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (215) 861-7651, [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 574.320(a)(1), Maximum 
Subsidy.
    Project/Activity: Provided that the maximum subsidy is otherwise 
calculated as provided by Sec.  574.320(a)(1), the requirement to 
use the rent standard as provided by Sec.  574.320(a)(1) is waived. 
This waiver applies to the calculation of rental assistance for any 
rent amount that takes effect during the two-year period beginning 
on August 14, 2023, for any individual or family who is renting or 
executes a lease for a unit in the declared-disaster areas. This 
waiver would apply for twelve months from the date of the execution 
of the lease. Grantees and project sponsors must still ensure the 
reasonableness of rent charged for units in the declared-disaster 
areas in accordance with Sec.  574.320(a)(3).
    Nature of Requirement: The amount of grant funds used to pay 
monthly assistance for an eligible person may not exceed the 
difference between: (i) The lower of the rent standard or reasonable 
rent for the unit; and (ii) The resident's rent payment calculated 
under Sec.  574.310(d).
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Permitting the maximum rental assistance subsidy 
to be calculated under 24 CFR 574.320(a)(1) without regard to the 
rent standard would enable HOPWA grantees to expedite efforts to 
meet the critical housing needs of low-income people living with HIV 
and their families in the declared-disaster areas. Under the 
programmatic requirements at 24 CFR 574.320(a)(2), the rent standard 
shall be no more than the published section 8 fair market rent (FMR) 
or the HUD-approved community-wide exception for the unit size. In 
addition, on a unit-by-unit basis, the grantee may increase that 
amount by up to 10 percent for up to 20 percent of the units 
assisted. Notice CPD-22-10 Clarification of Rent Standard 
Requirement for the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS 
(HOPWA) Program provides additional clarity and flexibility on how 
HOPWA grantees can administer the rent standard in accordance with 
24 CFR 574.320(a)(2) and the Regulatory and Administrative 
Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to HUD Public 
Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to Public 16 
Housing Agencies To Assist With Recovery and Relief Efforts on 
Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters, 87 
FR 469 (Section 8 Disaster Notice) provides additional rent standard 
flexibility in presidentially declared disaster areas. Due to the 
extensive damage to housing units in the declared disaster area and 
the need to ensure safe and decent units are immediately available 
to eligible households to prevent homelessness and protect the 
health of the people with HIV served under the program, HUD has 
determined that it is not practicable for grantees to be held to the 
rent standards in 24 CFR 574.320(a)(2) even with the additional 
flexibilities under Notice CPD-22-10 and the Section 8 Disaster 
Notice. Waiving the requirement to use the rent standard in the 
calculation of the maximum monthly rental assistance amount under 
Sec.  574.320(a)(1), while still requiring that the unit be rent 
reasonable in accordance with Sec.  574.320(a)(3), will make more 
units immediately available to HOPWA eligible individuals and 
families in need of permanent housing in the declared-disaster areas 
and will help to quickly stabilize their housing and health.
    Contact: Lisa Steinhauer, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (215) 861-7651, [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 574.530, Recordkeeping.
    Project/Activity: The recordkeeping requirement at 24 CFR 
574.530 is waived to the extent necessary to allow HOPWA grantees, 
located within and outside of the declared disaster areas, to assist 
displaced persons and families, provided that the grantees (1) 
require written certification of HIV status and income of such 
individuals and families seeking assistance and (2) obtain source 
documentation of HIV status and income eligibility within six months 
of August 14, 2023.
    Nature of Requirement: Each grantee must maintain records to 
document compliance with HOPWA requirements, which includes 
determining the eligibility of a family to receive HOPWA assistance.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver will permit HOPWA grantees and 
project sponsors, located within and outside of the declared-
disaster areas, to rely upon a family member's self-certification of 
income and HIV status in lieu of source documentation to determine 
eligibility for HOPWA assistance for individuals and families 
displaced by the disaster. Many individuals and families displaced 
by the disaster whose homes have been destroyed or damaged will not 
have immediate access to documentation of income or medical records 
and, without this waiver, will be unable to document their 
eligibility for HOPWA assistance.
    Contact: Lisa Steinhauer, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (215) 861-7651, [email protected].

Mega-Waiver for Hurricane Idalia--Housing Opportunities for Persons 
Withs AIDS (HOPWA) Program

    On September 18, 2023, HUD issued a memorandum offering waivers 
of certain statutory and regulatory requirements associated with 
several Community Planning and Development (CPD) grant programs to 
address damage and facilitate recovery from Hurricane Idalia in 
areas covered by a major disaster declaration under Title IV of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(Stafford Act), DR-4734-FL, dated August 31, 2023, as may be amended 
(the ``declared-disaster areas'').
     Regulation: 24 CFR 574.310(b)(2), 
Habitability Standards.
    Project/Activity: The habitability requirements in 24 CFR 
574.310(b)(2) are waived for units in the declared-disaster areas 
that are or will be occupied by HOPWA-eligible households, provided 
that the units are free of life-threatening conditions listed under 
table 65 on pages 292-294 of the NSPIRE standards at: www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/6092-N-05nspire_final_standards.pdf. 
Grantees must ensure that these units meet HOPWA habitability 
standards within 60 days of the date of September 18, 2023.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 574.310(b)(2) of the HOPWA 
regulations provides minimum habitability standards that apply to 
all housing for which HOPWA funds are used for acquisition, 
rehabilitation, conversion, lease, or repair; new construction of 
single room occupancy dwellings and

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community residences; project or tenant-based rental assistance; or 
operating costs under 24 CFR 574.300(b)(3), (4), (5), or (8).
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is required to enable grantees and 
project sponsors to expeditiously meet the critical housing needs of 
the many eligible families in the declared disaster areas.
    Contact: Lisa Steinhauer, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (215) 861-7651, [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 574.320(a)(1), Maximum Subsidy.
    Project/Activity: Provided that the maximum subsidy is otherwise 
calculated as provided by Sec.  574.320(a)(1), the requirement to 
use the rent standard as provided by Sec.  574.320(a)(1) is waived. 
This waiver applies to the calculation of rental assistance for any 
rent amount that takes effect during the two-year period beginning 
on September 18, 2023, for any individual or family who is renting 
or executes a lease for a unit in the declared-disaster areas. This 
waiver would apply for twelve months from the date of the execution 
of the lease. Grantees and project sponsors must still ensure the 
reasonableness of rent charged for units in the declared-disaster 
areas in accordance with Sec.  574.320(a)(3).
    Nature of Requirement: The amount of grant funds used to pay 
monthly assistance for an eligible person may not exceed the 
difference between: (i) The lower of the rent standard or reasonable 
rent for the unit; and (ii) The resident's rent payment calculated 
under Sec.  574.310(d).
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Permitting the maximum rental assistance subsidy 
to be calculated under 24 CFR 574.320(a)(1) without regard to the 
rent standard would enable HOPWA grantees to expedite efforts to 
meet the critical housing needs of low-income people living with HIV 
and their families in the declared-disaster areas. Under the 
programmatic requirements at 24 CFR 574.320(a)(2), the rent standard 
shall be no more than the published section 8 fair market rent (FMR) 
or the HUD-approved community-wide exception for the unit size. In 
addition, on a unit-by-unit basis, the grantee may increase that 
amount by up to 10 percent for up to 20 percent of the units 
assisted. Notice CPD-22-10 Clarification of Rent Standard 
Requirement for the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS 
(HOPWA) Program provides additional clarity and flexibility on how 
HOPWA grantees can administer the rent standard in accordance with 
24 CFR 574.320(a)(2) and the Regulatory and Administrative 
Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to HUD Public 
Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to Public 16 
Housing Agencies To Assist With Recovery and Relief Efforts on 
Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters, 87 
FR 469 (Section 8 Disaster Notice) provides additional rent standard 
flexibility in presidentially declared disaster areas. Due to the 
extensive damage to housing units in the declared disaster area and 
the need to ensure safe and decent units are immediately available 
to eligible households to prevent homelessness and protect the 
health of the people with HIV served under the program, HUD has 
determined that it is not practicable for grantees to be held to the 
rent standards in 24 CFR 574.320(a)(2) even with the additional 
flexibilities under Notice CPD-22-10 and the Section 8 Disaster 
Notice. Waiving the requirement to use the rent standard in the 
calculation of the maximum monthly rental assistance amount under 
Sec.  574.320(a)(1), while still requiring that the unit be rent 
reasonable in accordance with Sec.  574.320(a)(3), will make more 
units immediately available to HOPWA eligible individuals and 
families in need of permanent housing in the declared-disaster areas 
and will help to quickly stabilize their housing and health.
    Contact: Lisa Steinhauer, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (215) 861-7651, [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 574.530, Recordkeeping.
    Project/Activity: The recordkeeping requirement at 24 CFR 
574.530 is waived to the extent necessary to allow HOPWA grantees, 
located within and outside of the declared disaster areas, to assist 
displaced persons and families, provided that the grantees (1) 
require written certification of HIV status and income of such 
individuals and families seeking assistance and (2) obtain source 
documentation of HIV status and income eligibility within six months 
of May 17, 2023.
    Nature of Requirement: Each grantee must maintain records to 
document compliance with HOPWA requirements, which includes 
determining the eligibility of a family to receive HOPWA assistance.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver will permit HOPWA grantees and 
project sponsors, located within and outside of the declared-
disaster areas, to rely upon a family member's self-certification of 
income and HIV status in lieu of source documentation to determine 
eligibility for HOPWA assistance for individuals and families 
displaced by the disaster. Many individuals and families displaced 
by the disaster whose homes have been destroyed or damaged will not 
have immediate access to documentation of income or medical records 
and, without this waiver, will be unable to document their 
eligibility for HOPWA assistance.
    Contact: Lisa Steinhauer, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (215) 861-7651, [email protected].

I. Mega-Waiver for Vermont Severe Storms and Floods--CoC

    On July 27, 2023, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Marion 
McFadden issued a memorandum offering waivers of certain statutory 
and regulatory requirements associated with several Community 
Planning and Development (CPD) grant programs to address damage and 
facilitate recovery from severe storms and floods in areas of 
Vermont covered by a major disaster declaration under Title IV of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(Stafford Act), DR-4720-VT, dated July 14, 2023, and as may be 
amended (the ``declared-disaster areas''). The following summarizes 
the waivers available for CoC Program Recipients.

CoC--Permanent Housing Rapid Re-Housing Limit to 24 Months of Rental 
Assistance

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii), 24 CFR 
578.37(a)(1)(ii)(C), and 24 CFR 578.51(a)(1)(i).
    Project/Activity: For two years from the issuance of the waiver, 
the 24-month limit on rental assistance is waived for individuals 
and families who meet the following criteria. (1) The individual or 
family lives in a declared-disaster area or was displaced from a 
declared-disaster area as a result of the disaster; and (2) the 
individual or family is currently receiving rental assistance or 
begins receiving rental assistance within two years after the date 
of the issuance of the waiver. The waiver may be used for program 
participants affected by the disaster, even if they are residing 
outside of the disaster area.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.37(a)(1)(ii) and 24 CFR 578.51(a)(1)(i) defines medium-term 
rental assistance as 3 to 24 months and 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii) and 
24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii)(C) limits rapid re-housing projects to 
medium-term rental assistance, or no more than 24 months.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the 24-month cap on rapid re-housing 
rental assistance will assist individuals and families affected by 
the disaster, including those already receiving rental assistance as 
well as those who will receive rental assistance within 2 years of 
the date of the issuance of the waiver, to maintain stable permanent 
housing in another area and help them return to their hometowns, as 
desired, when additional permanent housing becomes available. It 
will also provide additional time to stabilize individuals and 
families in permanent housing where vacancy rates are 
extraordinarily low due to the disaster. Experience with prior 
disasters has shown us some program participants need additional 
months of rental assistance to identify and stabilize in housing of 
their choice, which can mean moving elsewhere until they are able to 
return to their hometowns.

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    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

CoC--One Year Lease Requirement

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.3, definition of permanent 
housing, 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1).
    Project/Activity: The one-year lease requirement is waived for 
two years beginning on the date of the issuance of the waiver for 
program participants affected by the disaster, even if they are 
residing outside of the disaster area, so long as the initial lease 
term of all leases is for more than one month, and the leases are 
renewable for terms that are a minimum of one month long and the 
leases are terminable only for cause.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.3, definition of permanent housing, and 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1) 
requires program participants residing in permanent housing to be 
the tenant on a lease for a term of one year that is renewable and 
terminable only for cause.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the one-year lease requirement will allow 
program participants receiving PSH or RRH assistance under the CoC 
Program to enter into leases that have an initial term of less than 
one year, so long as the leases have an initial term of more than 
one month. While some program participants desire to identify new 
housing, many program participants displaced during the disaster 
desire to return to their original permanent housing units when 
repairs are complete because of proximity to schools and access to 
public transportation and services. Additionally, it will permit new 
program participants to identify permanent housing units in a tight 
rental market where many landlords prefer lease terms of less than 
one year and might not be willing to alter their policies regarding 
the length of lease terms when considering permanent housing 
applicants. Therefore, HUD had determined that waiving the one-year 
lease requirement will improve the housing options available to 
program participants in permanent housing projects.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

CoC--One-Time Limit on Moving Costs

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.53(e)(2).
    Project/Activity: The one-time limit on moving costs of program 
participants is waived for two years beginning on the date of the 
issuance of the waiver for program participants affected by the 
disaster, even if they are residing outside of the disaster area.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.53(e)(2) limits recipients of supportive service funds to using 
those funds to pay for moving costs to provide reasonable moving 
assistance, including truck rental and hiring a moving company, to 
only one-time per program participant.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving this provision will permit recipients to 
pay for reasonable moving costs for program participants more than 
once and will assist program participants affected by the disaster 
as well as those who become homeless in the areas impacted by the 
disaster to stabilize in housing locations of their choice. Many 
current program participants received assistance moving into their 
assisted units prior to being displaced by the disaster, and 
experience with prior disasters has shown us some program 
participants will need additional assistance moving to a new unit 
while others will need assistance moving back to their original 
units after repairs are completed. Further, until the housing market 
stabilizes, experience has shown many program participants will need 
to move more than once during their participation in a program to 
find a unit that best meets their needs.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

CoC--Fair Market Rent (FMR) Cap on Rent Paid With Leasing Funds

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2).
    Project/Activity: The FMR restriction is waived for any lease 
executed by a recipient or subrecipient to provide transitional or 
permanent supportive housing during the 2-year period beginning on 
the date of the issuance of the waiver. The affected recipient or 
subrecipient must still ensure that rent paid for individual units 
that are leased with CoC Program leasing dollars meet the rent 
reasonableness standard in 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2) meaning the rent paid 
must be reasonable in relation to rents being charged for comparable 
units, taking into account the location, size, type, quality, 
amenities, facilities, and management services. The waiver may be 
used for program participants affected by the disaster, even if 
they're residing outside of the disaster area.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.49(b)(2) prohibits a recipient from using grant funds for 
leasing to pay above FMR when leasing individual units, even if the 
rent is reasonable when compared to other similar, unassisted units.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the limit on using leasing funds to pay 
above FMR for individual units above FMR, but not greater than 
reasonable rent, will provide recipients and subrecipients with more 
flexibility in identifying housing options for program participants 
in declared-declared areas. The rental markets in areas impacted by 
disasters are often more expensive after the disaster due to 
decreased housing stock and increased rents. These more expensive 
rents are not reflected in the HUD-determined FMRs.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

CoC--Disability Documentation for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.103(a) and 24 CFR 
578.103(a)(4)(i)(B).
    Project/Activity: The requirement that intake-staff recorded 
observations of disability be confirmed and accompanied by other 
evidence no later than 45 days from the date of application for 
assistance is waived for any program participant admitted into PSH 
funded by the CoC program one-year from the date of the issuance of 
the waiver so long as (1) the intake-staff records observations of 
disability in the client file at time of application; or (2) the 
individual seeking assistance provides written certification that 
they have a qualifying disability is provided at time of 
application. The waiver may be used for program participants 
affected by the disaster, even if they are residing outside of the 
disaster area.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.103(a) requires recipient to 
maintain records providing evidence they met program requirements 
and 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B) establishes the requirements for 
documenting disability for individuals and families that meet the 
``chronically homeless'' definition in 24 CFR 578.3. Acceptable 
evidence of disability includes intake-staff recorded observations 
of disability no later than 45 days from the date of application for 
assistance, which is confirmed and accompanied by evidence in 
paragraphs 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B)(1), (2), (3), or (5). HUD is 
waiving the requirement to obtain additional evidence to confirm 
staff-recorded observations of disability.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the requirement to obtain additional 
evidence of disability as provided in 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B)(4)) 
as specified above will allow recipient to house people impacted by 
severe storms and flooding in Vermont by relying on intake staff-
recorded observations of disability or a written self-certification 
by the program participant. This will help individuals and families 
with disabilities to expeditiously receive needed housing assistance 
when paperwork from the Social Security Administration or medical 
professionals cannot be quickly obtained.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

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II. Mega-Waiver for Vermont Severe Storms and Flooding--ESG

    On July 27, 2023, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Marion 
McFadden issued a memorandum offering waivers of certain statutory 
and regulatory requirements associated with several Community 
Planning and Development (CPD) grant programs to address damage and 
facilitate recovery from severe storms and floods in areas of 
Vermont covered by a major disaster declaration under Title IV of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(Stafford Act), DR-4720-VT, dated July 14, 2023, and as may be 
amended (the ``declared-disaster areas''). The following summarizes 
the waivers available for ESG Program Recipients.

ESG--Term Limits on Rental Assistance and Housing Relocation and 
Stabilization Services

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(a); 24 CFR 576.105(a)(5); 24 
CFR 576.105(c) and 24 CFR 576.105(b)(2)--Term limits on Rental 
Assistance and Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services.
    Project/Activity: The 24-month limits on rental assistance and 
housing relocation and stabilization services are waived for 
individuals and families who meet both of the following criteria: 
(1) the individual or family lives in a declared-disaster area or 
was displaced from a declared-disaster area as a result of severe 
storms and floods in Vermont; and (2) the individual or family is 
currently receiving rental assistance or housing relocation 
stabilization services or begins receiving rental assistance or 
housing relocation and stabilization services within two years after 
the date of the issuance of the waiver. For these individuals and 
families, ESG funds may be used to provide up to 36 consecutive 
months of rental assistance, utility payments, and housing stability 
case management, in addition to the 30 days of housing stability 
case management that may be provided before the move into permanent 
housing under 24 CFR 576.105(b)(2). HUD will also consider further 
waiver requests to allow assistance to be provided for longer than 
three years, if the recipient demonstrates good cause.
    Nature of Requirement: The ESG regulation at 24 CFR 576.106(a) 
prohibits a program participant from receiving more than 24 months 
of ESG rental assistance during any 3-year period. Section 
576.105(a)(5) prohibits a program participant from receiving more 
than 24 months of utility payments under ESG during any 3-year 
period. Section 576.105(b)(2) limits the provision of housing 
stability case management to 30 days while the program participant 
is seeking permanent housing and 24 months while the program 
participant is living in permanent housing.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the 24-month caps on rental assistance, 
utility payments, and housing stability case management assistance 
will assist individuals and families, both those already receiving 
assistance and those who will receive assistance subsequent to the 
date of the issuance of the waiver to maintain stable permanent 
housing in place or in another area and help them return to their 
hometowns, as desired, when additional permanent housing is 
available.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Restriction of Rental Assistance to Units With Rent at or Below 
Fair Market Rent (FMR)

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: The FMR restriction is waived for any rent 
amount that takes effect during the two-year period beginning on the 
date of the issuance of the waiver for any individual or family who 
is renting or executes a lease for a unit in a declared-disaster 
area. However, the affected recipients and their subrecipients must 
still ensure that the units in which ESG assistance is provided to 
these individuals and families meet the rent reasonableness 
standard. HUD will consider requests to waive the FMR restriction 
for rent amounts that take effect after the two-year period, if a 
recipient demonstrates good cause.
    Nature of Requirement: Under 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1), rental 
assistance cannot be provided unless the total rent is equal to or 
less than the FMR established by HUD, as provided under 24 CFR part 
888, and complies with HUD's standard of rent reasonableness, as 
established under 24 CFR 982.507.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: HUD granted this waiver to enable ESG recipients 
to meet the critical housing needs of individuals and families whose 
housing was damaged or who were displaced as a result of severe 
storms and floods in Vermont. Waiving the FMR restriction will make 
more units available to individuals and families in need of 
permanent housing.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Housing Standards

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.403(c).
    Project/Activity: The ESG housing standards at 24 CFR 576.403(c) 
are waived for units in the declared disaster area that are or will 
be occupied by individuals or families eligible for ESG Rapid Re-
housing or Homelessness Prevention assistance, provided that: 1. 
Each unit must still meet applicable state and local standards; 2. 
Each unit must be free of life-threatening conditions as defined in 
Notice PIH 2017-20 (HA); and 3. Recipients must make sure all units 
in which program participants are assisted meet the ESG housing 
standards within 60 days of the date of the issuance of the waiver.
    Nature of Requirement: If ESG funds are used to help a program 
participant remain in or move into housing, the housing must meet 
the minimum habitability standards provided in 24 CFR 576.403(c).
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is needed to enable ESG recipients to 
expeditiously meet the critical housing needs of many eligible 
individuals and families in the declared disaster area.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Shelter Standards

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.403(b).
    Project/Activity: The ESG shelter standards at 24 CFR 576.403(b) 
are waived for shelters in the declared disaster area that are or 
will be occupied by individuals and families eligible for ESG 
emergency shelter assistance, provided that: (1) Each shelter must 
meet applicable state and local standards; (2) Each shelter must be 
free of life-threatening conditions defined in Notice PIH 2017-20 
(HA); and (3) Recipients ensure that these shelters.
    Nature of Requirement: If ESG funds are used for shelter 
operations costs, the shelter must meet the minimum safety, 
sanitation and privacy standards under 24 CFR 576.403(b). If ESG 
funds are used to convert a building into a shelter, rehabilitation 
a shelter, or otherwise renovate a shelter, the shelter must meet 
the minimum safety, sanitation, and privacy standards in 24 CFR 
576.403(b) as well as applicable state or local government safety 
and sanitation standards.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is needed to enable ESG recipients to 
expeditiously meet the critical emergency shelter needs of many 
eligible individuals and families in the declared disaster area.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Limited Waiver of 24-Month Expenditure Deadline for Rapid Re-
Housing and Homelessness Prevention Assistance and Related 
Administrative and HMIS Costs

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.203(b).
    Project/Activity: The expenditure deadline is waived only for 
costs of providing homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing 
assistance to individuals and families under the flexibility 
provided by ESG waivers on term limits on rental assistance and 
housing relocation and

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stabilization services; restriction of rental assistance to units 
with rent at or below FMR; assisting program participants with 
subleases; and reasonable HMIS and administrative costs related to 
that assistance. In addition, no expenditure may be made or charged 
to any grant on or after the date Treasury closes the relevant 
account as provided by 31 U.S.C. 1552.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 576.203(b) of the ESG regulations 
requires all expenditures under an ESG grant to be made within 24 
months after the date HUD signs the grant agreement with the 
recipient. For purposes of this requirement, expenditure means 
either an actual cash disbursement for a direct charge for a good or 
service or an indirect cost, or the accrual of a direct charge for a 
good or service or an indirect cost.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Providing a limited waiver of the expenditure 
deadline for costs of providing homelessness prevention and rapid 
re-housing assistance to individuals and families will support 
recipients' ability to assist individuals and families as provided 
by other ESG program waivers related to this disaster.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Assisting Program Participants With Subleases

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.105 and 24 CFR 576.106.
    Project/Activity: The requirements in 24 CFR 576.105 and 576.106 
are waived to the extent that the references to ``owner'' and 
``lease'' in 24 CFR 576.105 and 576.106 restrict an individual or 
family from receiving assistance in a unit they rent from the 
primary leaseholder, provided that all of the following criteria are 
met: 1. The individual or family lives in the declared-disaster area 
or was displaced from the declared-disaster area as a result of 
severe storms and floods in Vermont; 2. The individual or family is 
currently receiving ESG-funded rental assistance as the leaseholder 
or housing relocation stabilization services or begins receiving 
rental assistance or housing relocation stabilization services 
within two years after the date of the issuance of the waiver; 3. 
The individual or family chooses to rent a unit through a legally 
valid sublease or lease with the primary leaseholder for the unit; 
and 4. The recipient has developed written policies to apply the 
requirements of 24 CFR 576.105, 24 CFR 576.106, 24 CFR 576.409, and 
24 CFR 576.500(h) with respect to that program participant by 
reading the references to ``owner'' and ``housing owner'' to apply 
to the primary leaseholder and reading the references to ``lease'' 
to apply to the program participant's sublease or lease with the 
primary leaseholder.
    Nature of Requirement: The use of ``owner'' and ``lease'' in 24 
CFR 576.105 and 576.106 prohibit program participants from receiving 
rental assistance under 24 CFR 576.106 and certain services under 24 
CFR 576.105 with respect to units that program participants rent 
from a person other than the owner or the owner's agent. 
Justification: By increasing the permissible housing options for 
program participations, this waiver would allow the recipient to 
meet the critical housing needs of more eligible individuals and 
families in the declared disaster area.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: By increasing the permissible housing options for 
program participations, this waiver would allow the recipient to 
meet the critical housing needs of more eligible individuals and 
families in the declared disaster area.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

III. Mega-Waiver for Hawaii Wildfires--CoC

    On August 14, 2023, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Marion 
McFadden issued a memorandum offering waivers of certain statutory 
and regulatory requirements associated with several Community 
Planning and Development (CPD) grant programs to address damage and 
facilitate recovery from wildfires in areas of Hawaii covered by a 
major disaster declaration under Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), DR-
4724-HI, dated August 10, 2023, and as may be amended (the 
``declared-disaster areas''). The following summarizes the waivers 
available for CoC Program Recipients.

CoC--Permanent Housing Rapid Re-Housing Limit to 24 Months of Rental 
Assistance

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii), 24 CFR 
578.37(a)(1)(ii)(C), and 24 CFR 578.51(a)(1)(i).
    Project/Activity: For two years from the issuance of the waiver, 
the 24-month limit on rental assistance is waived for individuals 
and families who meet the following criteria. (1) The individual or 
family lives in a declared-disaster area or was displaced from a 
declared-disaster area as a result of the disaster; and (2) the 
individual or family is currently receiving rental assistance or 
begins receiving rental assistance within two years after the date 
of the issuance of the waiver. The waiver may be used for program 
participants affected by the disaster, even if they are residing 
outside of the disaster area.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.37(a)(1)(ii) and 24 CFR 578.51(a)(1)(i) defines medium-term 
rental assistance as 3 to 24 months and 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii) and 
24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii)(C) limits rapid re-housing projects to 
medium-term rental assistance, or no more than 24 months.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the 24-month cap on rapid re-housing 
rental assistance will assist individuals and families affected by 
the disaster, including those already receiving rental assistance as 
well as those who will receive rental assistance within 2 years of 
the date of the issuance of the waiver, to maintain stable permanent 
housing in another area and help them return to their hometowns, as 
desired, when additional permanent housing becomes available. It 
will also provide additional time to stabilize individuals and 
families in permanent housing where vacancy rates are 
extraordinarily low due to the disaster. Experience with prior 
disasters has shown us some program participants need additional 
months of rental assistance to identify and stabilize in housing of 
their choice, which can mean moving elsewhere until they are able to 
return to their hometowns.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

CoC--One Year Lease Requirement

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.3, definition of permanent 
housing, 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1).
    Project/Activity: The one-year lease requirement is waived for 
two years beginning on the date of the issuance of the waiver for 
program participants affected by the disaster, even if they are 
residing outside of the disaster area, so long as the initial lease 
term of all leases is for more than one month, and the leases are 
renewable for terms that are a minimum of one month long and the 
leases are terminable only for cause.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.3, definition of permanent housing, and 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1) 
requires program participants residing in permanent housing to be 
the tenant on a lease for a term of one year that is renewable and 
terminable only for cause.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the one-year lease requirement will allow 
program participants receiving PSH or RRH assistance under the CoC 
Program to enter into leases that have an initial term of less than 
one year, so long as the leases have an initial term of more than 
one month. While some program participants desire to identify new 
housing, many program participants displaced during the disaster 
desire to return to their original permanent housing units when 
repairs are complete because of proximity to schools and access to 
public transportation and services. Additionally, it will permit new 
program participants to identify permanent housing units in a tight 
rental market where many landlords prefer lease terms of less than 
one year and might not be willing to alter their policies regarding 
the length of lease terms when considering permanent housing 
applicants. Therefore, HUD had determined that waiving the one-year 
lease requirement will improve the housing options available to

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program participants in permanent housing projects.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

CoC--One-Time Limit on Moving Costs

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.53(e)(2).
    Project/Activity: The one-time limit on moving costs of program 
participants is waived for two years beginning on the date of the 
issuance of the waiver for program participants affected by the 
disaster, even if they are residing outside of the disaster area.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.53(e)(2) limits recipients of supportive service funds to using 
those funds to pay for moving costs to provide reasonable moving 
assistance, including truck rental and hiring a moving company, to 
only one-time per program participant.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving this provision will permit recipients to 
pay for reasonable moving costs for program participants more than 
once and will assist program participants affected by the disaster 
as well as those who become homeless in the areas impacted by the 
disaster to stabilize in housing locations of their choice. Many 
current program participants received assistance moving into their 
assisted units prior to being displaced by the disaster, and 
experience with prior disasters has shown us some program 
participants will need additional assistance moving to a new unit 
while others will need assistance moving back to their original 
units after repairs are completed. Further, until the housing market 
stabilizes, experience has shown many program participants will need 
to move more than once during their participation in a program to 
find a unit that best meets their needs.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

CoC--Fair Market Rent (FMR) Cap on Rent Paid With Leasing Funds

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2).
    Project/Activity: The FMR restriction is waived for any lease 
executed by a recipient or subrecipient to provide transitional or 
permanent supportive housing during the 2-year period beginning on 
the date of the issuance of the waiver. The affected recipient or 
subrecipient must still ensure that rent paid for individual units 
that are leased with CoC Program leasing dollars meet the rent 
reasonableness standard in 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2) meaning the rent paid 
must be reasonable in relation to rents being charged for comparable 
units, taking into account the location, size, type, quality, 
amenities, facilities, and management services. The waiver may be 
used for program participants affected by the disaster, even if they 
are residing outside of the disaster area.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.49(b)(2) prohibits a recipient from using grant funds for 
leasing to pay above FMR when leasing individual units, even if the 
rent is reasonable when compared to other similar, unassisted units.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the limit on using leasing funds to pay 
above FMR for individual units above FMR, but not greater than 
reasonable rent, will provide recipients and subrecipients with more 
flexibility in identifying housing options for program participants 
in declared-declared areas. The rental markets in areas impacted by 
disasters are often more expensive after the disaster due to 
decreased housing stock and increased rents. These more expensive 
rents are not reflected in the HUD-determined FMRs.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

CoC--Disability Documentation for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.103(a) and 24 CFR 
578.103(a)(4)(i)(B).
    Project/Activity: The requirement that intake-staff recorded 
observations of disability be confirmed and accompanied by other 
evidence no later than 45 days from the date of application for 
assistance is waived for any program participant admitted into PSH 
funded by the CoC program one-year from the date of the issuance of 
the waiver so long as (1) the intake-staff records observations of 
disability in the client file at time of application; or (2) the 
individual seeking assistance provides written certification that 
they have a qualifying disability is provided at time of 
application. The waiver may be used for program participants 
affected by the disaster, even if they are residing outside of the 
disaster area.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.103(a) requires recipient to 
maintain records providing evidence they met program requirements 
and 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B) establishes the requirements for 
documenting disability for individuals and families that meet the 
``chronically homeless'' definition in 24 CFR 578.3. Acceptable 
evidence of disability includes intake-staff recorded observations 
of disability no later than 45 days from the date of application for 
assistance, which is confirmed and accompanied by evidence in 
paragraphs 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B)(1), (2), (3), or (5). HUD is 
waiving the requirement to obtain additional evidence to confirm 
staff-recorded observations of disability.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the requirement to obtain additional 
evidence of disability as provided in 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B)(4)) 
as specified above will allow recipient to house people impacted by 
wildfires in Hawaii by relying on intake staff-recorded observations 
of disability or a written self-certification by the program 
participant. This will help individuals and families with 
disabilities to expeditiously receive needed housing assistance when 
paperwork from the Social Security Administration or medical 
professionals cannot be quickly obtained.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

Mega-Waiver for Hawaii Wildfires--ESG

    On August 14, 2023, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Marion 
McFadden issued a memorandum offering waivers of certain statutory 
and regulatory requirements associated with several Community 
Planning and Development (CPD) grant programs to address damage and 
facilitate recovery from wildfires in areas of Hawaii covered by a 
major disaster declaration under Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), DR-
4724-HI, dated August 10, 2023, and as may be amended (the 
``declared-disaster areas''). The following summarizes the waivers 
available for ESG Program Recipients.

ESG--Term Limits on Rental Assistance and Housing Relocation and 
Stabilization Services

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(a); 24 CFR 576.105(a)(5); 24 
CFR 578.105(c) and 24 CFR 576.105(b)(2)--Term limits on Rental 
Assistance and Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services.
    Project/Activity: The 24-month limits on rental assistance and 
housing relocation and stabilization services are waived for 
individuals and families who meet both of the following criteria: 
(1) the individual or family lives in a declared-disaster area or 
was displaced from a declared-disaster area as a result of wildfires 
in areas of Hawaii; and (2) the individual or family is currently 
receiving rental assistance or housing relocation stabilization 
services or begins receiving rental assistance or housing relocation 
and stabilization services within two years after the date of the 
issuance of the waiver. For these individuals and families, ESG 
funds may be used to provide up to 36 consecutive months of rental 
assistance, utility payments, and housing stability case management, 
in addition to the 30 days of housing stability case management that 
may be provided before the move into permanent housing under 24 CFR 
576.105(b)(2). HUD will also consider further waiver requests to 
allow assistance to be provided for longer than three years, if the 
recipient demonstrates good cause.
    Nature of Requirement: The ESG regulation at 24 CFR 576.106(a) 
prohibits a program participant from receiving more than 24 months 
of ESG rental assistance during any

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3-year period. Section 576.105(a)(5) prohibits a program participant 
from receiving more than 24 months of utility payments under ESG 
during any 3-year period. Section 576.105(b)(2) limits the provision 
of housing stability case management to 30 days while the program 
participant is seeking permanent housing and 24 months while the 
program participant is living in permanent housing.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the 24-month caps on rental assistance, 
utility payments, and housing stability case management assistance 
will assist individuals and families, both those already receiving 
assistance and those who will receive assistance subsequent to the 
date of the issuance of the waiver to maintain stable permanent 
housing in place or in another area and help them return to their 
hometowns, as desired, when additional permanent housing is 
available.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Restriction of Rental Assistance to Units With Rent at or Below 
Fair Market Rent (FMR)

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: The FMR restriction is waived for any rent 
amount that takes effect during the two-year period beginning on the 
date of the issuance of the waiver for any individual or family who 
is renting or executes a lease for a unit in a declared-disaster 
area. However, the affected recipients and their subrecipients must 
still ensure that the units in which ESG assistance is provided to 
these individuals and families meet the rent reasonableness 
standard. HUD will consider requests to waive the FMR restriction 
for rent amounts that take effect after the two-year period, if a 
recipient demonstrates good cause.
    Nature of Requirement: Under 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1), rental 
assistance cannot be provided unless the total rent is equal to or 
less than the FMR established by HUD, as provided under 24 CFR part 
888, and complies with HUD's standard of rent reasonableness, as 
established under 24 CFR 982.507.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: HUD granted this waiver to enable ESG recipients 
to meet the critical housing needs of individuals and families whose 
housing was damaged or who were displaced as a result of wildfires 
in Hawaii. Waiving the FMR restriction will make more units 
available to individuals and families in need of permanent housing.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Housing Standards

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.403(c).
    Project/Activity: The ESG housing standards at 24 CFR 576.403(c) 
are waived for units in the declared disaster area that are or will 
be occupied by individuals or families eligible for ESG Rapid Re-
housing or Homelessness Prevention assistance, provided that: 1. 
Each unit must still meet applicable state and local standards; 2. 
Each unit must be free of life-threatening conditions as defined in 
Notice PIH 2017-20 (HA); and 3. Recipients must make sure all units 
in which program participants are assisted meet the ESG housing 
standards within 60 days of the date of the issuance of the waiver.
    Nature of Requirement: If ESG funds are used to help a program 
participant remain in or move into housing, the housing must meet 
the minimum habitability standards provided in 24 CFR 576.403(c).
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is needed to enable ESG recipients to 
expeditiously meet the critical housing needs of many eligible 
individuals and families in the declared disaster area.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Shelter Standards

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.403(b).
    Project/Activity: The ESG shelter standards at 24 CFR 576.403(b) 
are waived for shelters in the declared disaster area that are or 
will be occupied by individuals and families eligible for ESG 
emergency shelter assistance, provided that: (1) Each shelter must 
meet applicable state and local standards; (2) Each shelter must be 
free of life-threatening conditions defined in Notice PIH 2017-20 
(HA); and (3) Recipients ensure that these shelters
    Nature of Requirement: If ESG funds are used for shelter 
operations costs, the shelter must meet the minimum safety, 
sanitation and privacy standards under 24 CFR 576.403(b). If ESG 
funds are used to convert a building into a shelter, rehabilitation 
a shelter, or otherwise renovate a shelter, the shelter must meet 
the minimum safety, sanitation, and privacy standards in 24 CFR 
576.403(b) as well as applicable state or local government safety 
and sanitation standards.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is needed to enable ESG recipients to 
expeditiously meet the critical emergency shelter needs of many 
eligible individuals and families in the declared disaster area.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Limited Waiver of 24-Month Expenditure Deadline for Rapid Re-
Housing and Homelessness Prevention Assistance and Related 
Administrative and HMIS Costs

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.203(b).
    Project/Activity: The expenditure deadline is waived only for 
costs of providing homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing 
assistance to individuals and families under the flexibility 
provided by ESG waivers on term limits on rental assistance and 
housing relocation and stabilization services; restriction of rental 
assistance to units with rent at or below FMR; assisting program 
participants with subleases; and reasonable HMIS and administrative 
costs related to that assistance. In addition, no expenditure may be 
made or charged to any grant on or after the date Treasury closes 
the relevant account as provided by 31 U.S.C. 1552.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 576.203(b) of the ESG regulations 
requires all expenditures under an ESG grant to be made within 24 
months after the date HUD signs the grant agreement with the 
recipient. For purposes of this requirement, expenditure means 
either an actual cash disbursement for a direct charge for a good or 
service or an indirect cost, or the accrual of a direct charge for a 
good or service or an indirect cost.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Providing a limited waiver of the expenditure 
deadline for costs of providing homelessness prevention and rapid 
re-housing assistance to individuals and families will support 
recipients' ability to assist individuals and families as provided 
by other ESG program waivers related to this disaster.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Assisting Program Participants With Subleases

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.105 and 24 CFR 576.106.
    Project/Activity: The requirements in 24 CFR 576.105 and 576.106 
are waived to the extent that the references to ``owner'' and 
``lease'' in 24 CFR 576.105 and 576.106 restrict an individual or 
family from receiving assistance in a unit they rent from the 
primary leaseholder, provided that all of the following criteria are 
met: 1. The individual or family lives in the declared-disaster area 
or was displaced from the declared-disaster area as a result of 
wildfires in Hawaii; 2. The individual or family is currently 
receiving ESG-funded rental assistance as the leaseholder or housing 
relocation stabilization services or begins receiving rental 
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relocation stabilization services within two years after the date of 
the issuance of the waiver; 3. The individual or family chooses to 
rent a unit through a legally valid sublease or lease with the 
primary leaseholder for the unit; and 4. The recipient has developed 
written policies to apply the requirements of 24 CFR 576.105, 24 CFR 
576.106, 24 CFR 576.409, and 24 CFR 576.500(h) with respect to that 
program participant by reading the references to ``owner'' and 
``housing owner'' to apply to the primary leaseholder and reading 
the references to ``lease'' to apply to the program participant's 
sublease or lease with the primary leaseholder.
    Nature of Requirement: The use of ``owner'' and ``lease'' in 24 
CFR 576.105 and 576.106 prohibit program participants from receiving 
rental assistance under 24 CFR 576.106 and certain services under 24 
CFR 576.105 with respect to units that program participants rent 
from a person other than the owner or the owner's agent. 
Justification: By increasing the permissible housing options for 
program participations, this waiver would allow the recipient to 
meet the critical housing needs of more eligible individuals and 
families in the declared disaster area.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2023.
    Reason Waived: By increasing the permissible housing options for 
program participations, this waiver would allow the recipient to 
meet the critical housing needs of more eligible individuals and 
families in the declared disaster area.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

Mega-Waiver for Hurricane Idalia--CoC and YHDP

    On September 18, 2023, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
Marion McFadden issued a memorandum offering waivers of certain 
statutory and regulatory requirements associated with several 
Community Planning and Development (CPD) grant programs to address 
damage and facilitate recovery from Hurricane Idalia covered by a 
major disaster declaration under Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), DR-
4734-FL, dated August 31, 2023, and as may be amended (the 
``declared-disaster areas''). The following summarizes the waivers 
available for CoC Program Recipients.

CoC and YHDP--Permanent Housing Rapid Re-Housing Limit to 24 Months of 
Rental Assistance

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii), 24 CFR 
578.37(a)(1)(ii)(C), and 24 CFR 578.51(a)(1)(i).
    Project/Activity: For two years from the issuance of the waiver, 
the 24-month limit on rental assistance is waived for individuals 
and families who meet the following criteria. (1) The individual or 
family lives in a declared-disaster area or was displaced from a 
declared-disaster area as a result of the disaster; and (2) the 
individual or family is currently receiving rental assistance or 
begins receiving rental assistance within two years after the date 
of the issuance of the waiver. The waiver may be used for program 
participants affected by the disaster, even if they are residing 
outside of the disaster area.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.37(a)(1)(ii) and 24 CFR 578.51(a)(1)(i) defines medium-term 
rental assistance as 3 to 24 months and 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii) and 
24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii)(C) limits rapid re-housing projects to 
medium-term rental assistance, or no more than 24 months.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the 24-month cap on rapid re-housing 
rental assistance will assist individuals and families affected by 
the disaster, including those already receiving rental assistance as 
well as those who will receive rental assistance within 2 years of 
the date of the issuance of the waiver, to maintain stable permanent 
housing in another area and help them return to their hometowns, as 
desired, when additional permanent housing becomes available. It 
will also provide additional time to stabilize individuals and 
families in permanent housing where vacancy rates are 
extraordinarily low due to the disaster. Experience with prior 
disasters has shown us some program participants need additional 
months of rental assistance to identify and stabilize in housing of 
their choice, which can mean moving elsewhere until they are able to 
return to their hometowns.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

CoC and YHDP--One Year Lease Requirement

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.3, definition of permanent 
housing, 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1).
    Project/Activity: The one-year lease requirement is waived for 
two years beginning on the date of the issuance of the waiver for 
program participants affected by the disaster, even if they are 
residing outside of the disaster area, so long as the initial lease 
term of all leases is for more than one month, and the leases are 
renewable for terms that are a minimum of one month long and the 
leases are terminable only for cause.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.3, definition of permanent housing, and 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1) 
requires program participants residing in permanent housing to be 
the tenant on a lease for a term of one year that is renewable and 
terminable only for cause.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the one-year lease requirement will allow 
program participants receiving PSH or RRH assistance under the CoC 
Program to enter into leases that have an initial term of less than 
one year, so long as the leases have an initial term of more than 
one month. While some program participants desire to identify new 
housing, many program participants displaced during the disaster 
desire to return to their original permanent housing units when 
repairs are complete because of proximity to schools and access to 
public transportation and services. Additionally, it will permit new 
program participants to identify permanent housing units in a tight 
rental market where many landlords prefer lease terms of less than 
one year and might not be willing to alter their policies regarding 
the length of lease terms when considering permanent housing 
applicants. Therefore, HUD had determined that waiving the one-year 
lease requirement will improve the housing options available to 
program participants in permanent housing projects.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

CoC and YHDP--One-time Limit on Moving Costs

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.53(e)(2).
    Project/Activity: The one-time limit on moving costs of program 
participants is waived for two years beginning on the date of the 
issuance of the waiver for program participants affected by the 
disaster, even if they are residing outside of the disaster area.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.53(e)(2) limits recipients of supportive service funds to using 
those funds to pay for moving costs to provide reasonable moving 
assistance, including truck rental and hiring a moving company, to 
only one-time per program participant.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving this provision will permit recipients to 
pay for reasonable moving costs for program participants more than 
once and will assist program participants affected by the disaster 
as well as those who become homeless in the areas impacted by the 
disaster to stabilize in housing locations of their choice. Many 
current program participants received assistance moving into their 
assisted units prior to being displaced by the disaster, and 
experience with prior disasters has shown us some program 
participants will need additional assistance moving to a new unit 
while others will need assistance moving back to their original 
units after repairs are completed. Further, until the housing market 
stabilizes, experience has shown many program participants will need 
to move more than once during their participation in a program to 
find a unit that best meets their needs.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room

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7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

CoC and YHDP--Fair Market Rent (FMR) Cap on Rent Paid with Leasing 
Funds

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2).
    Project/Activity: The FMR restriction is waived for any lease 
executed by a recipient or subrecipient to provide transitional or 
permanent supportive housing during the 2-year period beginning on 
the date of the issuance of the waiver. The affected recipient or 
subrecipient must still ensure that rent paid for individual units 
that are leased with CoC Program leasing dollars meet the rent 
reasonableness standard in 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2) meaning the rent paid 
must be reasonable in relation to rents being charged for comparable 
units, taking into account the location, size, type, quality, 
amenities, facilities, and management services. The waiver may be 
used for program participants affected by the disaster, even if they 
are residing outside of the disaster area.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.49(b)(2) prohibits a recipient from using grant funds for 
leasing to pay above FMR when leasing individual units, even if the 
rent is reasonable when compared to other similar, unassisted units.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the limit on using leasing funds to pay 
above FMR for individual units above FMR, but not greater than 
reasonable rent, will provide recipients and subrecipients with more 
flexibility in identifying housing options for program participants 
in declared-declared areas. The rental markets in areas impacted by 
disasters are often more expensive after the disaster due to 
decreased housing stock and increased rents. These more expensive 
rents are not reflected in the HUD-determined FMRs.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

CoC and YHDP--Disability Documentation for Permanent Supportive Housing 
(PSH)

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.103(a) and 24 CFR 
578.103(a)(4)(i)(B).
    Project/Activity: The requirement that intake-staff recorded 
observations of disability be confirmed and accompanied by other 
evidence no later than 45 days from the date of application for 
assistance is waived for any program participant admitted into PSH 
funded by the CoC program one-year from the date of the issuance of 
the waiver so long as (1) the intake-staff records observations of 
disability in the client file at time of application; or (2) the 
individual seeking assistance provides written certification that 
they have a qualifying disability is provided at time of 
application. This waiver may be used for program participants 
affected by the disaster, even if they are residing outside of the 
disaster area.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.103(a) requires recipient to 
maintain records providing evidence they met program requirements 
and 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B) establishes the requirements for 
documenting disability for individuals and families that meet the 
``chronically homeless'' definition in 24 CFR 578.3. Acceptable 
evidence of disability includes intake-staff recorded observations 
of disability no later than 45 days from the date of application for 
assistance, which is confirmed and accompanied by evidence in 
paragraphs 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B)(1), (2), (3), or (5). HUD is 
waiving the requirement to obtain additional evidence to confirm 
staff-recorded observations of disability.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the requirement to obtain additional 
evidence of disability as provided in 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B)(4)) 
as specified above will allow recipient to house people impacted by 
Hurricane Idalia by relying on intake staff-recorded observations of 
disability or a written self-certification by the program 
participant. This will help individuals and families with 
disabilities to expeditiously receive needed housing assistance when 
paperwork from the Social Security Administration or medical 
professionals cannot be quickly obtained.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

Mega-Waiver for Hurricane Idalia--ESG

    On September 18, 2023, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
Marion McFadden issued a memorandum offering waivers of certain 
statutory and regulatory requirements associated with several 
Community Planning and Development (CPD) grant programs to address 
damage and facilitate recovery from Hurricane Idalia covered by a 
major disaster declaration under Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), DR-
4734-FL, dated August 31, 2023, and as may be amended (the 
``declared-disaster areas''). The following summarizes the waivers 
available for ESG Program Recipients.

ESG--Term Limits on Rental Assistance and Housing Relocation and 
Stabilization Services

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(a); 24 CFR 576.105(a)(5); 24 
CFR 576.105(c); and 24 CFR 576.105(b)(2) Term limits on Rental 
Assistance and Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services
    Project/Activity: The 24-month limits on rental assistance and 
housing relocation and stabilization services are waived for 
individuals and families who meet both of the following criteria: 
(1) the individual or family lives in a declared-disaster area or 
was displaced from a declared-disaster area as a result of Hurricane 
Idalia; and (2) the individual or family is currently receiving 
rental assistance or housing relocation stabilization services or 
begins receiving rental assistance or housing relocation and 
stabilization services within two years after the date of the 
issuance of the waiver. For these individuals and families, ESG 
funds may be used to provide up to 36 consecutive months of rental 
assistance, utility payments, and housing stability case management, 
in addition to the 30 days of housing stability case management that 
may be provided before the move into permanent housing under 24 CFR 
576.105(b)(2). HUD will also consider further waiver requests to 
allow assistance to be provided for longer than three years, if the 
recipient demonstrates good cause.
    Nature of Requirement: The ESG regulation at 24 CFR 576.106(a) 
prohibits a program participant from receiving more than 24 months 
of ESG rental assistance during any 3-year period. Section 
576.105(a)(5) prohibits a program participant from receiving more 
than 24 months of utility payments under ESG during any 3-year 
period. Section 576.105(b)(2) limits the provision of housing 
stability case management to 30 days while the program participant 
is seeking permanent housing and 24 months while the program 
participant is living in permanent housing.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the 24-month caps on rental assistance, 
utility payments, and housing stability case management assistance 
will assist individuals and families, both those already receiving 
assistance and those who will receive assistance subsequent to the 
date of the issuance of the waiver to maintain stable permanent 
housing in place or in another area and help them return to their 
hometowns, as desired, when additional permanent housing is 
available.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Restriction of Rental Assistance to Units With Rent at or Below 
Fair Market Rent (FMR)

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: The FMR restriction is waived for any rent 
amount that takes effect during the two-year period beginning on the 
date of the issuance of the waiver for any individual or family who 
is renting or executes a lease for a unit in a declared-disaster 
area. However, the affected recipients and their subrecipients must 
still ensure that the units in which ESG assistance is provided to 
these individuals and families meet the rent reasonableness 
standard. HUD will consider requests to waive the FMR restriction 
for rent amounts that take effect after the two-year period, if a 
recipient demonstrates good cause.
    Nature of Requirement: Under 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1), rental 
assistance cannot be provided unless the total rent is equal to or 
less than the FMR established by HUD, as provided under 24 CFR part 
888, and complies with HUD's standard of rent

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reasonableness, as established under 24 CFR 982.507.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: HUD granted this waiver to enable ESG recipients 
to meet the critical housing needs of individuals and families whose 
housing was damaged or who were displaced as a result of Hurricane 
Idalia. Waiving the FMR restriction will make more units available 
to individuals and families in need of permanent housing.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Housing Standards

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.403(c).
    Project/Activity: The ESG housing standards at 24 CFR 576.403(c) 
are waived for units in the declared disaster area that are or will 
be occupied by individuals or families eligible for ESG Rapid Re-
housing or Homelessness Prevention assistance, provided that: 1. 
Each unit must still meet applicable state and local standards; 2. 
Each unit must be free of life-threatening conditions as defined in 
Notice PIH 2017-20 (HA); and 3. Recipients must make sure all units 
in which program participants are assisted meet the ESG housing 
standards within 60 days of the date of the issuance of the waiver.
    Nature of Requirement: If ESG funds are used to help a program 
participant remain in or move into housing, the housing must meet 
the minimum habitability standards provided in 24 CFR 576.403(c).
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is needed to enable ESG recipients to 
expeditiously meet the critical housing needs of many eligible 
individuals and families in the declared disaster area.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Shelter Standards

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.403(b).
    Project/Activity: The ESG shelter standards at 24 CFR 576.403(b) 
are waived for shelters in the declared disaster area that are or 
will be occupied by individuals and families eligible for ESG 
emergency shelter assistance, provided that: (1) Each shelter must 
meet applicable state and local standards; (2) Each shelter must be 
free of life-threatening conditions defined in Notice PIH 2017-20 
(HA); and (3) Recipients ensure that these shelters
    Nature of Requirement: If ESG funds are used for shelter 
operations costs, the shelter must meet the minimum safety, 
sanitation and privacy standards under 24 CFR 576.403(b). If ESG 
funds are used to convert a building into a shelter, rehabilitation 
a shelter, or otherwise renovate a shelter, the shelter must meet 
the minimum safety, sanitation, and privacy standards in 24 CFR 
576.403(b) as well as applicable state or local government safety 
and sanitation standards.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is needed to enable ESG recipients to 
expeditiously meet the critical emergency shelter needs of many 
eligible individuals and families in the declared disaster area.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Limited Waiver of 24-Month Expenditure Deadline for Rapid Re-
Housing and Homelessness Prevention Assistance and Related 
Administrative and HMIS Costs

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.203(b).
    Project/Activity: The expenditure deadline is waived only for 
costs of providing homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing 
assistance to individuals and families under the flexibility 
provided by ESG waivers on term limits on rental assistance and 
housing relocation and stabilization services; restriction of rental 
assistance to units with rent at or below FMR; assisting program 
participants with subleases; and reasonable HMIS and administrative 
costs related to that assistance. In addition, no expenditure may be 
made or charged to any grant on or after the date Treasury closes 
the relevant account as provided by 31 U.S.C. 1552.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 576.203(b) of the ESG regulations 
requires all expenditures under an ESG grant to be made within 24 
months after the date HUD signs the grant agreement with the 
recipient. For purposes of this requirement, expenditure means 
either an actual cash disbursement for a direct charge for a good or 
service or an indirect cost, or the accrual of a direct charge for a 
good or service or an indirect cost.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Providing a limited waiver of the expenditure 
deadline for costs of providing homelessness prevention and rapid 
re-housing assistance to individuals and families will support 
recipients' ability to assist individuals and families as provided 
by other ESG program waivers related to this disaster.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Assisting Program Participants With Subleases

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.105 and 24 CFR 576.106.
    Project/Activity: The requirements in 24 CFR 576.105 and 576.106 
are waived to the extent that the references to ``owner'' and 
``lease'' in 24 CFR 576.105 and 576.106 restrict an individual or 
family from receiving assistance in a unit they rent from the 
primary leaseholder, provided that all of the following criteria are 
met: 1. The individual or family lives in the declared-disaster area 
or was displaced from the declared-disaster area as a result of 
Hurricane Idalia; 2. The individual or family is currently receiving 
ESG-funded rental assistance as the leaseholder or housing 
relocation stabilization services or begins receiving rental 
assistance or housing relocation stabilization services within two 
years after the date of the issuance of the waiver; 3. The 
individual or family chooses to rent a unit through a legally valid 
sublease or lease with the primary leaseholder for the unit; and 4. 
The recipient has developed written policies to apply the 
requirements of 24 CFR 576.105, 24 CFR 576.106, 24 CFR 576.409, and 
24 CFR 576.500(h) with respect to that program participant by 
reading the references to ``owner'' and ``housing owner'' to apply 
to the primary leaseholder and reading the references to ``lease'' 
to apply to the program participant's sublease or lease with the 
primary leaseholder.
    Nature of Requirement: The use of ``owner'' and ``lease'' in 24 
CFR 576.105 and 576.106 prohibit program participants from receiving 
rental assistance under 24 CFR 576.106 and certain services under 24 
CFR 576.105 with respect to units that program participants rent 
from a person other than the owner or the owner's agent. 
Justification: By increasing the permissible housing options for 
program participations, this waiver would allow the recipient to 
meet the critical housing needs of more eligible individuals and 
families in the declared disaster area.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2023.
    Reason Waived: By increasing the permissible housing options for 
program participations, this waiver would allow the recipient to 
meet the critical housing needs of more eligible individuals and 
families in the declared disaster area.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

CoC Waivers

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.75(b)(1).
    Nature of Requirement: Regulations at 24 CFR 578.75(b)(1) 
require that the recipient or subrecipient must physically inspect 
each unit to assure that the unit meets HQS prior to providing 
assistance on behalf of the program participant.
    Requesting organization: Housing Authority of the City of Los 
Angeles and Los Angeles County Development Authority

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    Grants Affected:

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CA0393L9D002114                       CA1112L9D002106           CA0797L9D002214          CA1109L9D002105
CA0405L9D002114                       CA0519L9D002114           CA1051L9D002212          CA1157L9D002110
CA0862L9D002107                       CA0923L9D002112           CA1217L9D002210          CA1158L9D002110
CA1500L9D002106                       CA0335L9D002215           CA1224L9D002210          CA0920L9D002112
CA1337L9D002107                       CA0336L9D002215           CA0798L9D002214          CA0438L9D002114
CA1106L9D002106                       CA0783L9D002214           CA1339L9D002208          CA0444L9D002114
CA1340L9D002107                       CA0916L9D002213           CA0473L9D002215          CA0445L9D002114
CA1492L9D002106                       CA0917L9D002213           CA0799L9D002214          CA1110L9D002106
CA1689L9D002104                       CA1220L9D002210           CA0996L9D002208          CA0464L9D002114
CA0997L9D002106                       CA0407L9D002215           CA1049L9D002212          CA0797L9D002113
CA0420L9D002114                       CA1594L9D002206           CA1050L9D002212          CA1051L9D002111
CA1217L9D002109                       CA1219L9D002210           CA1342L9D002208          CA1046L9D002212
CA1504L9D002207                       CA0465L9D002215           CA1159L9D002211          CA0329L9D002209
CA1343L9D002208                       CA0339L9D002215           CA1505L9D002207          CA0474L9D002215
CA1344L9D002208                       CA0792L9D002214           CA1218L9D002210          CA0995L9D002207
CA0519L9D002215                       CA0998L9D002207           CA1158L9D002211          CA1595L9D002206
CA0923L9D002213                       CA0742L9D002215           CA1157L9D002211          CA1490L9D002207
CA1109L9D002206                       CA1112L9D002207           CA1159L9D002110          CA1597L9D002105
CA1503L9D002207                       CA1502L9D002106           CA1218L9D002109          CA1687L9D002104
CA1341L9D002208                       CA1503L9D002106           CA1219L9D002109          CA1688L9D002104
CA1491L9D002207                       CA1504L9D002106           CA1342L9D002107          CA0365L9D002215
CA0391L9D002215                       CA1505L9D002106           CA1343L9D002107          CA0914L9D002213
CA0392L9D002215                       CA1596L9D002105           CA1344L9D002107          CA0405L9D002215
CA0395L9D002215                       CA0324L9D002210           CA0393L9D002215          .......................
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    Project/Activity: Homelessness in Los Angeles County is at 
crisis levels with over 66,000 unsheltered individuals as of the 
last regional homeless count in early 2022. Unsheltered individuals 
have a significantly increased risk of mortality; the LA Times 
reported that an average of five people experiencing homelessness 
died on the streets of LA each day in 2022. The Mayor of the City of 
Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors declared 
states of emergency on homelessness for their jurisdictions and are 
seeking ways to house individuals and families experiencing 
homelessness as quickly as possible. The inspection process for 
units currently takes approximately two weeks and can prevent 
individuals from leasing-up apartments given the tight rental 
market.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 1, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the requirement for an initial unit 
inspection assists people experiencing homelessness to move into 
housing in an expedient manner and is crucial to ending the 
homelessness crisis in Los Angeles.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.103(a)(7).
    Nature of Requirement: Regulations at 24 CFR 578.103(a)(7) 
require that, for each program participant who receives housing 
assistance where rent or an occupancy charge is paid by the program 
participant, the recipient or subrecipient must collect and keep 
documentation of the program participant's income. The regulation 
establishes an order of preference for the type of documentation 
that recipients or subrecipients can rely on.
    Requesting Organization: Housing Authority of the City of Los 
Angeles and Los Angeles County Development Authority.
    Grants Affected:

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CA0783L9D002113                       CA0798L9D002113           CA1106L9D002207          CA0421L9D002114
CA0916L9D002112                       CA1339L9D002107           CA1340L9D002208          CA0465L9D002114
CA0917L9D002112                       CA0473L9D002114           CA1492L9D002207          CA0742L9D002114
CA1220L9D002109                       CA0799L9D002113           CA1689L9D002205          CA0792L9D002113
CA0407L9D002114                       CA0996L9D002107           CA0997L9D002207          CA0800L9D002113
CA1594L9D002105                       CA1049L9D002111           CA0420L9D002215          CA0860L9D002107
CA1341L9D002107                       CA1050L9D002111           CA0920L9D002213          CA0913L9D002112
CA1491L9D002106                       CA0329L9D002108           CA0438L9D002215          CA0914L9D002112
CA0391L9D002114                       CA0474L9D002114           CA0444L9D002215          CA0915L9D002112
CA0392L9D002114                       CA0995L9D002106           CA0445L9D002215          CA0998L9D002106
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CA0393L9D002114                       CA1112L9D002106           CA0797L9D002214          CA1109L9D002105
CA0405L9D002114                       CA0519L9D002114           CA1051L9D002212          CA1157L9D002110
CA0862L9D002107                       CA0923L9D002112           CA1217L9D002210          CA1158L9D002110
CA1500L9D002106                       CA0335L9D002215           CA1224L9D002210          CA0920L9D002112
CA1337L9D002107                       CA0336L9D002215           CA0798L9D002214          CA0438L9D002114
CA1106L9D002106                       CA0783L9D002214           CA1339L9D002208          CA0444L9D002114
CA1340L9D002107                       CA0916L9D002213           CA0473L9D002215          CA0445L9D002114
CA1492L9D002106                       CA0917L9D002213           CA0799L9D002214          CA1110L9D002106
CA1689L9D002104                       CA1220L9D002210           CA0996L9D002208          CA0464L9D002114
CA0997L9D002106                       CA0407L9D002215           CA1049L9D002212          CA0797L9D002113
CA0420L9D002114                       CA1594L9D002206           CA1050L9D002212          CA1051L9D002111
CA1217L9D002109                       CA1219L9D002210           CA1342L9D002208          CA1046L9D002212
CA1504L9D002207                       CA0465L9D002215           CA1159L9D002211          CA0329L9D002209
CA1343L9D002208                       CA0339L9D002215           CA1505L9D002207          CA0474L9D002215
CA1344L9D002208                       CA0792L9D002214           CA1218L9D002210          CA0995L9D002207
CA0519L9D002215                       CA0998L9D002207           CA1158L9D002211          CA1595L9D002206
CA0923L9D002213                       CA0742L9D002215           CA1157L9D002211          CA1490L9D002207
CA1109L9D002206                       CA1112L9D002207           CA1159L9D002110          CA1597L9D002105
CA1503L9D002207                       CA1502L9D002106           CA1218L9D002109          CA1687L9D002104
CA1341L9D002208                       CA1503L9D002106           CA1219L9D002109          CA1688L9D002104
CA1491L9D002207                       CA1504L9D002106           CA1342L9D002107          CA0365L9D002215
CA0391L9D002215                       CA1505L9D002106           CA1343L9D002107          CA0914L9D002213
CA0392L9D002215                       CA1596L9D002105           CA1344L9D002107          CA0405L9D002215
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    Project/Activity: The preferred method of documenting income is 
source documentation. If source documents are unobtainable, a 
written statement by the relevant third party or the written 
certification of the recipient's or subrecipient's intake staff of 
the relevant third party's oral verification of the income the 
program participant received over the most recent period is 
required. Regulations allow that, to the extent that source 
documents and third-party verification are unobtainable, the program 
participant can self-certify their anticipated income for the next 
three months. The requirement at 24 CFR 578.103(a)(7) to first seek 
source documentation and third-party verification of income is 
waived for existing grants with the grant numbers listed to allow 
the recipients to self-certify the income the program participant 
expects to receive over the 3-month period.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 1, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Individuals experiencing homelessness are 
unlikely to have the required documentation for annual income 
readily available and this documentation can be difficult to obtain 
quickly. Waiving the requirement to first seek source documentation 
and third-party verification of income will streamline the annual 
income process, allowing HACLA and LACDA to house individuals more 
quickly.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

Fair Market Rent (FMR) Cap on Rent Paid with Leasing Funds

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2).
    Nature of Requirement: CoC Program regulations at 24 CFR 
578.49(b)(2) states, ``When grants are used to pay rent for 
individual housing units, the rent paid must be reasonable in 
relation to rents being charged for comparable units, taking into 
account the location, size, type, quality, amenities, facilities, 
and management services. In addition, the rents may not exceed rents 
currently being charged for comparable units, and the rent paid may 
not exceed HUD-determined fair market rents.''
    Requesting Organization: St. Vincent's Medical Center.
    Grants Affected: CT0083L1E032215 and CT0041L1E032215.
    Project/Activity: Regulations at 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2) require 
that leasing funds used to pay rent may not exceed the HUD-
determined fair market rent in place at the time of lease execution. 
The above organization requested a waiver of the FMR requirements at 
24 CFR 578.49(b)(2) so that it may provide CoC Program Permanent 
Supportive Housing assistance to program participants in housing 
units with rents that exceed the FMR amount for the Bridgeport, CT 
Metro Area but meet the reasonable rent standards. This waiver is 
necessary because the Bridgeport service area continues to see 
inflationary increases in housing costs, resulting in the lack of 
safe affordable rental options. Additionally, existing leases are 
seeing rent increases that exceed FMR at lease renewal.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 1, 2023.
    Reason Waived: The organization sufficiently documented the 
recipient's inability to adequately house program participants under 
the current rental market conditions within the Bridgeport, CT HUD 
Metropolitan area using current FMR restrictions. The organization 
may use leasing funds to pay 100% of the cost of rent for units with 
gross rents that exceed HUD established FMR rates, so long as the 
gross rent reasonable rent standards are met.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

ESG Waivers

A. Extension of ESG-CV Expenditure Deadline

     Regulation: Section V.A.1 of Notice CPD-22-06.
    Requestor: Allegheny County.
    Project/Activity: HUD granted a waiver of the September 30, 
2023, deadline that Section V.A.1 of Notice CPD-22-06 established 
for completing all ESG-CV expenditures, except for certain closeout-
related expenditures and expenditures of reallocated ESG-CV amounts, 
in the September 27, 2023 memorandum: Allegheny County's Request for 
Waiver of ESG-CV Expenditure Deadline Established by Notice CPD-22-
06, Section V.A.1. HUD waived the applicable requirements to the 
extent necessary to specify an alternative requirement that the 
recipient shall expend all ESG-CV funding by December 31, 2023.
    Nature of Requirement: Section V.A.1 of Notice CPD-22-06 
established a deadline of September 30, 2023 for completing all ESG-
CV expenditures, except for certain closeout-related expenditures 
and expenditures of reallocated ESG-CV amounts.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the September 30, 2023 expenditure 
deadline is necessary to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, because the rate of COVID-19 infections has increased 
dramatically in the past several weeks in Allegheny County and is 
projected to increase through the fall. The recipient's emergency 
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shelter beds for individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness 
within the community.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

Extension of ESG-CV Expenditure Deadline

     Regulation: Section V.A.1 of Notice CPD-22-06.
    Requestor: State of California.
    Project/Activity: HUD granted a waiver of the September 30, 
2023, deadline that Section V.A.1 of Notice CPD-22-06 established 
for completing all ESG-CV expenditures, except for certain closeout-
related expenditures and expenditures of reallocated ESG-CV amounts, 
in the September 29, 2023 memorandum: State of California's Request 
for Waiver of ESG-CV Expenditure Deadline Established by Notice CPD-
22-06, Section V.A.1. HUD waived the applicable requirements to the 
extent necessary to specify an alternative requirement that the 
recipient shall expend all ESG-CV funding by June 30, 2024.
    Nature of Requirement: Section V.A.1 of Notice CPD-22-06 
established a deadline of September 30, 2023 for completing all ESG-
CV expenditures, except for certain closeout-related expenditures 
and expenditures of reallocated ESG-CV amounts.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 29, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the September 30, 2023 expenditure 
deadline is necessary to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, not only because of the increasing number of 
coronavirus infections and hospitalizations in the State of 
California, but also because of the 6 percent rise in homelessness 
in the State from 2020 through 2022.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300.

II. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Housing--Federal 
Housing Administration (FHA)

    For further information about the following regulatory waivers, 
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows 
the description of the waiver granted.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 200.54(b) Property Development, 
2023.
    Project/Activity: Extension of Partial Waiver of Requirement of 
24CFR 200.54(b)--Multifamily Loan Disbursements.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation requires A partial waiver 
of the ``. . . must be disbursed in full . . .'' requirement is 
necessary for the covered projects to allow mortgagees to securitize 
the initial draw contemporaneously with borrower equity funding to 
establish the mortgage-backed security and fulfill investor trade 
agreements. The initial FHA-insured draw cannot not exceed one half 
percent (0.5%) of the initially endorsed loan amount. In practice, 
this initial draw is typically $25,000. The Department requires, in 
24 CFR 200.54(b), that ``funds provided by the mortgagor under 
requirements of this section must be disbursed in full for project 
work, material, and incidental charges and expenses before 
disbursement of any mortgage proceeds. . . .'' Essentially, borrower 
equity is required to be fully disbursed before the disbursement of 
any mortgage proceeds. Typically, all borrower equity is already 
disbursed prior to Loan proceeds, as part of the initial draw. For 
certain projects, the amount of Borrower equity exceeds the amount 
of the initial draw to be disbursed at time of endorsement. This 
presents a timing challenge because disbursing the equity as 
construction activity occurs will take up to two months and mortgage 
draw activity must be postponed in the meantime.
    Granted By: Julia R. Gordon, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner, Office of Housing.
    Date Granted: July 5, 2023.
    Reason Waived: The extension continues the waiver of the 
requirement that an agreement acceptable to the Commissioner shall 
require that funds provided by the mortgagor must be disbursed in 
full for project work, material, and incidental charges, and 
expenses before disbursement of any mortgage proceeds. This partial 
waiver is being issued to allow the timely issuance of securities 
guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association and is 
limited to projects insured under Sections 213 and 221(d)(4) of the 
National Housing Act. Without the partial waiver, lenders may be 
unable to securitize loans or may be forced to implement unusual and 
burdensome servicing practices to maintain compliance with the 
regulation. The contract between mortgage lender and investor has 
affirmative delivery dates; the initial securitized draw cannot be 
delayed or contingent on borrower equity disbursements.
    Contact: Willie Fobbs III, Director, Office of Multifamily 
Production, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 6134, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 402-6257.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 242.72.
    Project/Activity: Onslow County Hospital Authority.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 242.72 prohibits the leasing of a 
hospital by a proposed borrower that seeks insurance through the 
FHA's Section 242 program.
    Granted By: Julia R. Gordon, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner, Office of Housing.
    Date Granted: August 11, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Through its Lender, Onslow County Healthcare 
Authority (OCHA), located in Jacksonville, North Caroline, applied 
for Section 241 supplemental mortgage insurance. OCHA leases 
property to Onslow Memorial Hospital (the Hospital), to operate a 
162-bed general acute care hospital. A Regulatory Waiver 24 CFR 
Sec.  242.72 is required to close the proposed loan because OCHA is 
the Borrower and owns the hospital facility, but does not operate 
the facility.
    The waiver is necessary and appropriate in this narrow case, as 
the Hospital and OCHA are closely related entities (the Hospital is 
a component unit of OCHA). The two entities are functionally the 
same (with the same management team and Board of Directors). The 
Office of General Counsel has reviewed this request and has 
concurred. Legal documents signed at closing will include controls 
and protections that guard against the risk of lease arrangements. 
The Office of Healthcare Programs is comfortable allowing the waiver 
due to the relationship between OCHA and the Hospital, the creation 
of the appropriate legal documents, as well as the strength and 
history of OCHA and the Hospital. OCHA has one outstanding Section 
242 loan, closed in 2006, using this same structure.
    Contact: Paul Giaudrone, Underwriting Director, Office of 
Hospital Facilities, Office of Healthcare Programs, Office of 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street SW, Washington DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5684.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 290.30(a).
    Project/Activity: The owner of O'Fallon Place 1A Apartments, 
located in St. Louis, Missouri requests HUD approval of the note 
sale of two underlying HUD-held mortgages secured by the project to 
Missouri Housing Development Corporation (MHDC), a unit of local 
government, on a non-competitive, negotiated basis.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD is required to sell HUD-held Notes on 
a competitive basis pursuant to 24 CFR 290.30(a). However, as an 
exception to this requirement, 24 CFR 290.31(a)(2), permits 
``negotiated'' sales to state of local governments for current 
mortgages securing subsidized projects, provided that loans are sold 
with FHA insurance.
    Granted By: Julia R. Gordon, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner, Office of Housing.
    Date Granted: August 10, 2023.
    Reason Waived: To facilitate the sale of the two HUD-held Notes 
a waiver of 24 CFR 290.30(a), which requires the HUD-held 
multifamily mortgages to be sold competitively, is needed. This 
waiver will allow HUD to accept the non-competitive bid made by MHDC 
and will allow the pay-off of the HUD-held Notes to facilitate the 
continued redevelopment of the project. Further, granting this 
waiver will ensure that the Department obtains payment in full of 
the HUD-held Notes and the preservation of this affordable housing. 
The waiver of 24 CFR 290.30(a) does not violate any statutory 
requirements, and the review findings constitute good cause for the 
waiver, as required by 24 CFR 5.110.
    Contact: Thomas R. Davis, Director of Office of 
Recapitalization, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 6228, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 402-7549.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 880.608.
    Project/Activity: The owner requested a waiver of 24 CFR 880.608 
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the owner to participate in a 3-year study conducted by Fannie Mae 
to assess whether tenant payment of a security deposit has any 
effect on property performance.
    Nature of Requirement: An owner participating in certain 
project-based Section 8 rental assistance programs administered by 
the Office of Housing must require the payment of a security deposit 
by each family selected to reside in an assisted unit, at the time 
of initial execution of the lease.
    Granted By: Julia R. Gordon, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner, Office of Housing.
    Date Granted: July 31, 2023.
    Reason Waived: The Office of Housing found that it is in the 
public interest to allow for a time-limited study that will generate 
a data-driven assessment of the effects on tenants, owners, and 
properties from relieving tenants of the burden of paying a security 
deposit. The waiver covers 64 properties.
    Contact: Jennifer Lavorel, Director, Office of Asset Management 
Portfolio Oversite, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 6180, Washington DC 
20410, telephone (202) 402-2515.

III. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Public and Indian 
Housing

    For further information about the following regulatory waivers, 
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows 
the description of the waiver granted.

    Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1) and 24 CFR 902.62(a)(3).
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. In accordance with 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1), 
agencies are to submit their audited financial statements no later 
than nine months after the fiscal year end, otherwise agencies 
receive a late presumptive failure (LPF) score of zero pursuant to 
24 CFR 902.62(a)(3).
    Project/Activity: Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority 
(RRHA).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 20, 2023.
    Reason Waived: HUD granted RRHA additional time to submit its 
audited financial statements due to unforeseen circumstances. HUD 
granted RRHA anadditional 92 days from the due date of June 30, 
2023, and has until September 30, 2023, to complete and submit its 
FYE September 30, 2022, audited financial information to the 
Department without receiving an LPF score.
    Contact: Lara Philbert, Housing Programs Specialist, Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 475-8930.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 905.400(i)(5)(i).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 905.400(i)(5)(i), requires that 
PHAs use RHF grant funds only for the development of public housing 
units. Consequently, RHF cannot be used to renovate vacant public 
housing units or for any modernization unless the Department grants 
a waiver of 24 CFR 905.400(i)(5)(i) for good cause.
    Project/Activity: New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 28, 2023.
    Reason Waived: HUD found that the funds available were 
inadequate to develop new public housing units within the 
expenditure deadline and NYCHA's proposed alternative use for this 
funding will meet important modernization needs at these public 
housing properties. HUD approved NYCHA's request for a waiver of 24 
CFR 905.400(i)(5)(i) for the use of RHF funds to pay for 
modernization work.
    Contact: David Fleishman, Housing Programs Specialist, Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 4148, Washington DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 402-2071.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1) and 24 CFR 902.62(a)(3).
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. In accordance with 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1), 
agencies are to submit their audited financial statements no later 
than nine months after the fiscal year end, otherwise agencies 
receive a late presumptive failure (LPF) score of zero pursuant to 
24 CFR 902.62(a)(3).
    Project/Activity: DuPage Housing Authority (DHA).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 13, 2023.
    Reason Waived: DHA indicates that its previous auditor abruptly 
quit without written notification. The newly contracted auditor, 
cannot complete the HUD audit by the deadline. HUD granted DHA until 
September 30, 2023, to submit its audited financial information to 
the Department.
    Contact: Lara Philbert, Housing Programs Specialist, Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 475-8930.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1) and 24 CFR 902.62(a)(3).
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. In accordance with 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1), 
agencies are to submit their audited financial statements no later 
than nine months after the fiscal year end, otherwise agencies 
receive a late presumptive failure (LPF) score of zero pursuant to 
24 CFR 902.62(a)(3).
    Project/Activity: Northern Marianas Housing Corporation (TQ901).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 13, 2023.
    Reason Waived: NMHC indicates that its previous auditor 
unexpectedly withdrew from the FY 2022 audit engagement and its new 
auditor cannot complete and submit audited financial information to 
HUD by the due date. NMHC is requesting additional time due to this 
unforeseen circumstance. HUD granted an additional 123 days from the 
due date of June 30, 2023, and has until October 31, 2023, for NMHC 
to complete and submit its audited financial information for the FYE 
September 31, 2022, to the Department.
    Contact: Lara Philbert, Housing Programs Specialist, Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 475-8930.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1).
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. In accordance with 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1), 
agencies are to submit their audited financial statements no later 
than nine months after the fiscal year end.
    Project/Activity: Potter County Housing and Redevelopment 
Authority (PCHRA).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 13, 2023.
    Reason Waived: PCHRA had to hire a new auditor suddenly due to 
unforeseen circumstances. HUD granted an additional 183 days, and 
has until September 30, 2023, to complete and submit its FYE June 
30, 2022, audited financial information to the Department.
    Contact: Lara Philbert, Housing Programs Specialist, Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 475-8930.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1) and 24 CFR 902.62(a)(3).
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. In accordance with 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1), 
agencies are to submit their audited financial statements no later 
than nine months after the fiscal year end, otherwise agencies 
receive a late presumptive failure (LPF) score of zero pursuant to 
24 CFR 902.62(a)(3).
    Project/Activity: Pinal County Housing Authority (AZ010).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 13, 2023.
    Reason Waived: PCHA indicates that its financial 
responsibilities have been delayed due to an unexpected staff change 
and its audit will not be complete by March 31, 2023. HUD granted 
PCHA until September 30, 2023, to complete and submit its audited 
financial information to the Department.
    Contact: Lara Philbert, Housing Programs Specialist, Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 475-8930.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 905.322(b)(1)(ii).
    Nature of Requirement: Per 24 CFR 905.322(b)(1)(ii), the Actual 
Modernization Cost Certificate (AMCC) for each grant is due no later 
than 12 months after the expenditure deadline, but no earlier than 
the obligation end date.
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Decatur 
(HACD).

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    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 16, 2023.
    Reason Waived: HUD determined that HACD's request provided good 
cause for a waiver to submit the AMCC earlier than the obligation 
end date, and as such, approves a waiver of 24 CFR 905.322(b)(1)(ii) 
for HACD.
    Contact: David Fleishman, Housing Programs Specialist, Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 4148, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 402-2071.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 983.301(f)(2)(ii); 24 CFR 982.517.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 982.517 requires that a housing 
authority maintain a utility allowance schedule for all tenant-paid 
utilities, and the utility allowance schedule must be determined 
based on the typical cost of utilities and services paid by energy-
conservation households that occupy units of similar size and type 
in the same locality. 24 CFR 983.301(f)(2)(ii) requires that housing 
authorities may not establish or apply different utility allowance 
amounts for the project-based voucher (PBV) program, and that the 
same housing authority utility allowance schedule applies to both 
tenant-based and PBV programs.
    Project/Activity: New Bedford Housing Authority (NBHA).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 3, 2023.
    Reason Waived: HUD determined that there is good cause to waive 
the regulation as the utility allowance under the HCV program would 
discourage conservation and lead to inefficient use of HAP funds.
    Contact: Nathaniel Johnson, Housing Programs Specialist, Office 
of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 402-2071.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 1000.336(d).
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation states that the deadline 
for submitting a challenge to the Census data used in computing the 
FY 2025 IHBG formula allocation is March 30, 2024.
    Project/Activity: Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 19, 2023.
    Reason Waived: The IHBG regulation at 24 CFR 1000.336(d) 
requires that Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities 
(TDHEs) submit documentation supporting Census challenges by March 
30th to be considered for the upcoming fiscal year allocation. 
However, the Census data used for computing the FY 2025 IHBG formula 
allocation will not be available until September 29, 2023, which is 
120 days after the June 1, 2023, standard deadline for distributing 
this data to Tribes and TDHEs. As such, good cause exists to provide 
additional time for Tribes and TDHEs to accommodate the delay in 
data. Therefore, a waiver of the Census Challenge deadline and an 
extension of the deadline to July 29, 2024, were granted to provide 
Tribes and TDHEs with a similar amount of time as they had in prior 
fiscal years to review their Census data.
    Contact: Heidi Frechette, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 4148, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-2071, 
[email protected].

     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1) and 24 CFR 902.62(a)(3).
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. In accordance with 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1), 
agencies are to submit their audited financial statements no later 
than nine months after the fiscal year end, otherwise agencies 
receive a late presumptive failure (LPF) score of zero pursuant to 
24 CFR 902.62(a)(3).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of St. Albans 
(HACS).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 28, 2023.
    Reason Waived: HACS stated that after Executive Director 
turnover, issues were identified surrounding the files, maintenance, 
resident relations, computers, and health and safety hazards. 
Therefore, HACS was granted an additional 92 days from the due date 
of September 30, 2023. HACS was granted until December 31, 2023, to 
complete and submit its FYE December 31, 2022, audited financial 
information to the Department without receiving an LPF.
    Contact: Lara Philbert, Housing Programs Specialist, Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 475-8930.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(c)(4) Increase in Payment 
Standard During Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Contract Term.
    Nature of Requirement: PHAs may request an extension of the 
option to increase the payment standard for the family at any time 
after the effective date of the increase, rather than waiting for 
the next regular reexamination.
    Project/Activity: Notice PIH 2022-30 Extension of Certain 
Regulatory Waivers for the Housing Choice Voucher (including 
Mainstream) Program and Streamlined Review Process.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Reason Waived: Under Notice PIH 2022-30, PHAs can apply for 
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of 
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 to provide flexibility 
during the pandemic recovery. HUD expeditiously responded to these 
waiver requests in accordance with Section 106 of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email 
[email protected].

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                                                             Extension
           Code                       PHA name               approved
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AR004....................  Housing Authority of the City       7/25/2023
                            of Little Rock.
CO049....................  Lakewood Housing Authority...        8/1/2023
FL005....................  Miami-Dade Housing Agency....       8/16/2023
FL139....................  Winter Haven Housing                 7/7/2023
                            Authority.
IL101....................  DuPage Housing Authority.....        8/1/2023
IN002....................  Vincennes Housing Authority..       9/20/2023
IN037....................  Mount Vernon Housing                7/25/2023
                            Authority.
IN080....................  Housing Authority of the City       9/20/2023
                            of Noblesville.
MA022....................  Malden Housing Authority.....       8/16/2023
MA075....................  Reading Housing Authority....       7/25/2023
MA085....................  Amherst Housing Authority....       8/25/2023
NJ099....................  Bloomfield Township HA.......        8/1/2023
NM050....................  Housing Authority of the            7/25/2023
                            County of Santa Fe.
NY001....................  Syracuse Housing Authority...        8/1/2023
OH042....................  Geauga Metropolitan Housing         7/25/2023
                            Authority.
TX027....................  McKinney Housing Authority...       9/20/2023
TX062....................  Edinburg Housing Authority...        8/1/2023
UT021....................  St. George Housing Authority.       9/25/2023
VA018....................  Franklin Redevelopment And          8/11/2023
                            Housing Authority.
VA025....................  Suffolk Redevelopment And           7/25/2023
                            Housing Authority.
VT005....................  Barre Housing Authority......       9/20/2023

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WA054....................  HA of Pierce County..........       8/25/2023
WI214....................  Dane County Housing Authority       9/25/2023
WV005....................  Housing Authority of the City       7/25/2023
                            of Parkersburg.
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.503(b) Voucher Tenancy: New 
Payment Standard Amount.
    Nature of Requirement: PHAs may request an extension of 
expedited waiver(s) to allow for establishment of payment standards 
from 111 to 120 percent of the FMR.
    Project/Activity: Notice PIH 2022-30 Extension of Certain 
Regulatory Waivers for the Housing Choice Voucher (including 
Mainstream) Program and Streamlined Review Process.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Reason Waived: Under Notice PIH 2022-30, PHAs can apply for 
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of 
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 to provide flexibility 
during the pandemic recovery. HUD expeditiously responded to these 
waiver requests in accordance with Section 106 of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email 
[email protected].
    PHAs:

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                                                          2023 extension
           Code                       PHA name               approved
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AR004....................  Housing Authority of the City       7/25/2023
                            of Little Rock.
CO040....................  Delta Housing Authority......       8/25/2023
CO049....................  Lakewood Housing Authority...        8/1/2023
FL005....................  Miami-Dade Housing Agency....       8/16/2023
FL071....................  Lake Wales Housing Authority.       9/29/2023
FL139....................  Winter Haven Housing                7/25/2023
                            Authority.
IA130....................  Upper Explorer land Regional        8/16/2023
                            Housing Authority.
IL101....................  DuPage Housing Authority.....        8/1/2023
IL107....................  Housing Authority of the City       8/16/2023
                            of North Chicago, IL.
IN037....................  Mount Vernon Housing                7/25/2023
                            Authority.
IN080....................  Housing Authority of the City       9/20/2023
                            of Noblesville.
MA022....................  Malden Housing Authority.....       8/16/2023
MA075....................  Reading Housing Authority....       7/25/2023
MA085....................  Amherst Housing Authority....       8/25/2023
MO037....................  Housing Authority of the City       9/20/2023
                            of West Plains.
NJ099....................  Bloomfield Township HA.......        8/1/2023
NJ212....................  Hamilton Township HA.........       7/25/2023
NM020....................  Housing Authority of the City       7/25/2023
                            of Truth Or Consequences.
NM050....................  Housing Authority of the            7/25/2023
                            County of Santa Fe.
NY001....................  Syracuse Housing Authority...        8/1/2023
OH042....................  Geauga Metropolitan Housing         7/25/2023
                            Authority.
PA024....................  Easton Housing Authority.....       9/21/2023
PA026....................  Housing Auth Co of Lawrence..        9/6/2023
SC911....................  SC State Housing Authority...       9/20/2023
TX027....................  McKinney Housing Authority...       9/20/2023
TX062....................  Edinburg Housing Authority...        8/1/2023
TX072....................  The Housing Authority of the         9/6/2023
                            City of Gainesville.
UT009....................  Davis Community Housing             9/20/2023
                            Authority.
UT016....................  Housing Authority of Carbon          9/6/2023
                            County.
UT021....................  St. George Housing Authority.       9/25/2023
VA017....................  Hampton Redevelopment &             7/25/2023
                            Housing Authority.
VA018....................  Franklin Redevelopment And          8/11/2023
                            Housing Authority.
VA025....................  Suffolk Redevelopment And           7/25/2023
                            Housing Authority.
VT005....................  Barre Housing Authority......       9/20/2023
WA054....................  HA of Pierce County..........       8/25/2023
WI214....................  Dane County Housing Authority       9/25/2023
WV005....................  Housing Authority of the City       7/25/2023
                            of Parkersburg.
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 990.145(b) Public housing dwelling 
units with approved vacancies.
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-01: Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email 
[email protected].

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                           PHA                              Date signed
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Hawaii Public Housing Authority.........................       9/18/2023
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801 Uniform Financial Reporting.
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-01: Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email 
[email protected].

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                           PHA                              Date signed
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Hawaii Public Housing Authority.........................       9/18/2023
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 902 Public Housing Assessment.
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-01: Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email 
[email protected].

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                           PHA                              Date Signed
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Hawaii Public Housing Authority.........................       9/18/2023
Live Oak Housing Authority..............................       9/29/2023
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 905.322(b) Fiscal Closeout.
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-01: Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email 
[email protected].

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                           PHA                              Date signed
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Hawaii Public Housing Authority.........................       9/18/2023
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 905.314 (b) -(c) (Cost and Other 
Limitations; Maximum Project Cost; TDC Limit).
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-0:1 Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email 
[email protected].

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                           PHA                              Date signed
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Hawaii Public Housing Authority.........................       9/18/2023
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 905.314(j) (Cost and Other 
Limitations; Types of Labor).
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-01: Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email 
[email protected].

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                                                                  Date
                             PHA                                 signed
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Hawaii Public Housing Authority..............................  9/18/2023
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 960.202(c)(1) Tenant Selection 
Policies.
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-01: Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email 
[email protected].

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                                                                  Date
                             PHA                                 signed
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County of Maui Housing Authority.............................  9/18/2023
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.206(a) (2) Waiting List; Opening 
and Closing; Public Notice.
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-01: Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email 
[email protected].

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                                                                  Date
                             PHA                                 signed
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Hawaii Public Housing Authority..............................  9/18/2023
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.503(c) (HUD approval of 
exception payment standard amount).
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-01: Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 451 
Seventh Street, SW Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410-5000, or email 
[email protected].

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                                                                  Date
                             PHA                                 signed
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Hawaii Public Housing Authority..............................  9/18/2023
County Maui Housing Authority................................  9/18/2023
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.401(d) Housing Quality 
Standards; Space and Security.
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-01: Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email 
[email protected].

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                                                                  Date
                             PHA                                 signed
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Hawaii Public Housing Authority..............................  9/18/2023
County of Maui Housing Authority.............................  9/18/2023
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 984.303(d) Contract of 
Participation: Contract Extension.
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-01: Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email 
[email protected].

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                                                                  Date
                             PHA                                 signed
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Hawaii Public Housing Authority..............................  9/18/2023
County of Maui Housing Authority.............................  9/18/2023
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 985 (SEMAP).
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-01: Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email to 
[email protected].

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                                                                  Date
                             PHA                                 signed
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County of Hawaii.............................................  9/18/2023
Hawaii Public Housing Authority..............................  9/18/2023
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     Regulation: Notice PIH 2018-24, Section 8 (c) 
Verification of Social Security Notice (SSN).
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-01: Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email 
[email protected].

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                                                                  Date
                             PHA                                 signed
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Hawaii Public Housing Authority..............................  9/18/2023
County of Maui Housing Authority.............................  9/18/2023
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 970.15(b)(1)(ii) Specific Criteria 
for HUD Approval of Demo Request.
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-01: Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410-5000, or email 
to [email protected].

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                                                                  Date
                             PHA                                 signed
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Hawaii Public Housing Authority..............................  9/18/2023
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Regulation: 24 CFR 970.15(b) (2) Specific Criteria for 
HUD Approval of Demo Request.
    Project/Activity: HUD published FR-6301-N-01: Regulatory and 
Administrative Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities Available to 
HUD Public Housing and Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 to 
Public Housing Agencies to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts 
on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Reason Waived: HUD established an expedited process for waivers 
and flexibilities from regulatory and administrative requirements 
during Presidentially Declared Disasters (PDDs). To respond to PDDs, 
HUD establishes an expedited process for the review of waiver 
requests and flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 and 2023, 
for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD PHAs).
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Office of Field Operations/Coordination 
and Compliance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing 451 
Seventh Street SW, Suite 3180, Washington, DC 20410, or email 
[email protected].

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                                                                  Date
                             PHA                                 signed
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Hawaii Public Housing Authority..............................  9/18/2023
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[FR Doc. 2024-07956 Filed 4-16-24; 8:45 am]
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