Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the First Quarter of Calendar Year 2024, 81535-81542 [2024-23213]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81535-81542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23213]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6460-N-01]


Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the First 
Quarter of Calendar Year 2024

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 January 1, 2024 and ending on March 31, 2024.

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 10276, Washington, DC 20410-
0500, telephone 202-708-3055 (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 first quarter of calendar year 2024.

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 
January 1, 2024 through March 31, 2024. 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 first quarter of calendar 
year 2024) before the next report is published (the

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second quarter of calendar year 2024), HUD will include any additional 
waivers granted for the first 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 B. Klubes,
Principal Deputy General Counsel.

APPENDIX

Listing of Waivers of Regulatory Requirements Granted by Offices of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development January 1, 2024 through 
March 31, 2024

    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 92.252(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: Los Angeles, California, requested a waiver of 
24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow the use of the utility allowance 
established by the local public housing agency (PHA) for Beswick 
Senior Apartments, 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 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: January 30, 2024.
    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 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)(1).
    Project/Activity: Sunnyvale and Santa Clara County, 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 the Block 15 project, designated as IDIS activities #624 
(Sunnyvale) and #1859 (Santa Clara County).
    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 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: March 8, 2024.
    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 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)(1).
    Project/Activity: Clark County, Nevada, requested a waiver of 24 
CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow the use of the utility allowance 
established by the local public housing agency (PHA) for the 
Southern Pines 2 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 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: March 27, 2024.
    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 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 93.400(d)(2).
    Project/Activity: The State of Hawaii requested a waiver of 24 
CFR 93.400(d)(2) to extend the expenditure deadline for its Fiscal 
Year 2018 grant funds which are currently committed to the Kaloko 
Heights project.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 93.400(d)(2) 
requires HUD to reduce or recapture any funds in the grantee's HTF 
Treasury account that are not expended within five years after HUD 
executed the grantee's HTF grant agreement.
    Granted by: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: February 23, 2024.
    Reason Waived: The Department determined that a waiver of the 
State's FY 2018 HTF expenditure requirement is justified based on 
construction delays. This waiver will ensure that $1,350,000 of HTF 
funds are not deobligated and that the State has sufficient 
resources to complete the construction of the Kaloko Heights 
project, which will provide needed affordable rental housing units.
    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 93.400(d)(2).
    Project/Activity: The State of Texas requested a waiver of 24 
CFR 93.400(d)(2) to extend the expenditure deadline for its Fiscal 
Year 2017 grant funds which are committed to the Heritage Heights 
project.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 93.400(d)(2) 
requires HUD to reduce or recapture any funds in the grantee's HTF 
Treasury account that are not expended within five years after HUD 
executed the grantee's HTF grant agreement.
    Granted by: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: March 8, 2024.
    Reason Waived: The Department determined that a waiver of the 
State's FY 2017 expenditure requirement is justified because 
unanticipated delays in project construction prevented the State 
from expending all of the HTF funds committed to the project before 
the five-year expenditure deadline. This waiver will enable the 
State to retain HTF funds committed to the Heritage Heights project 
and prevent the potential loss of affordable units.
    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)(1).
    Project/Activity: Los Angeles, California, requested a waiver of 
24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow the use of the utility allowance

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established by the local public housing agency (PHA) for Beswick 
Senior Apartments, 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 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: January 30, 2024.
    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 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)(1).
    Project/Activity: Sunnyvale and Santa Clara County, 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 the Block 15 project, designated as IDIS activities #624 
(Sunnyvale) and #1859 (Santa Clara County).
    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 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: March 8, 2024.
    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 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)(1).
    Project/Activity: Clark County, Nevada, requested a waiver of 24 
CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow the use of the utility allowance 
established by the local public housing agency (PHA) for the 
Southern Pines 2 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 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: March 27, 2024.
    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 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 93.400(d)(2).
    Project/Activity: The State of Hawaii requested a waiver of 24 
CFR 93.400(d)(2) to extend the expenditure deadline for its Fiscal 
Year 2018 grant funds which are currently committed to the Kaloko 
Heights project.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 93.400(d)(2) 
requires HUD to reduce or recapture any funds in the grantee's HTF 
Treasury account that are not expended within five years after HUD 
executed the grantee's HTF grant agreement.
    Granted by: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: February 23, 2024.
    Reason Waived: The Department determined that a waiver of the 
State's FY 2018 HTF expenditure requirement is justified based on 
construction delays. This waiver will ensure that $1,350,000 of HTF 
funds are not deobligated and that the State has sufficient 
resources to complete the construction of the Kaloko Heights 
project, which will provide needed affordable rental housing units.
    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 93.400(d)(2).
    Project/Activity: The State of Texas requested a waiver of 24 
CFR 93.400(d)(2) to extend the expenditure deadline for its Fiscal 
Year 2017 grant funds which are committed to the Heritage Heights 
project.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 93.400(d)(2) 
requires HUD to reduce or recapture any funds in the grantee's HTF 
Treasury account that are not expended within five years after HUD 
executed the grantee's HTF grant agreement.
    Granted by: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: March 8, 2024.
    Reason Waived: The Department determined that a waiver of the 
State's FY 2017 expenditure requirement is justified because 
unanticipated delays in project construction prevented the State 
from expending all of the HTF funds committed to the project before 
the five-year expenditure deadline. This waiver will enable the 
State to retain HTF funds committed to the Heritage Heights project 
and prevent the potential loss of affordable units.
    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 576.106(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: HUD granted a waiver of 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1) 
to the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance 
(OTDA) to allow its subrecipients use Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and 2023 
Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Rapid Re-housing (RRH) and 
Homelessness Prevention (HP) funds for housing units with rents that 
exceed the HUD-established Fair Market Rent (FMR) requirements in 
the following areas: Albany County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua 
County, Columbia County, Delaware County, Dutchess County, Erie 
County, Essex County, Franklin County, Fulton County, Greene County, 
Kings County, Lewis County, Madison County, Monroe County, 
Montgomery County, New York City, Onondaga County, Ontario County, 
Orange County, Putnam County, Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, 
Schuyler County, Seneca County, St. Lawrence County, Sullivan 
County, Tompkins County, Ulster County, Washington County, Wayne 
County, Westchester County and Yates County. OTDA and its 
subrecipients must still comply with the rent reasonableness 
requirements in 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1). Subject to funding 
availability and unless otherwise provided by HUD, the State may 
also apply this waiver to further ESG grants under the same 
conditions that are stated above for the State of New York's FY 2022 
(E22DC360001), and FY 2023 (E23DC360001) grants.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1) provides that 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 M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: January 31, 2024.

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    Reason Waived: Because ESG rental assistance is time-limited, 
and program participants must find other rental assistance or pay 
the full rent to stay housed at the program's end, HUD's FMR-based 
restriction in 24 CFR 576.106(d)(t) serves dually as safeguard and 
benchmark for successful housing placements. In some cases, though, 
allowing rental assistance only in units that rent at or below HUD's 
FMR can impede rather than promote the efficient use of ESG 
assistance. In this case, HUD has received information showing the 
current FMR is not an accurate reflection of the rental market in 
affected areas identified by the recipient. The state reports that 
average rents are consistently higher than FMR limits for the 
affected areas. OTDA provided data showing that, on average, 
communities report actual rents 28.7 percent higher than FY 2023 
FMRs. Average rents as of November 2023 are still 21 percent higher 
than current FY 2024 FMRs. Average rent amounts for one-bedroom 
units range from 1.0 percent greater than FMR in Putnam County, NY 
to 5 1 percent greater than FMR in Onondaga County, NY. Average rent 
amounts for two-bedroom units in the affected areas range from 1 .1 
percent greater than FMR in St. Lawrence County, NY to 91.2 percent 
greater than FMR in Onondaga County, NY. Because renting at any 
amount over FMR disqualifies a unit as an eligible option for ESG 
assistance, these consistently higher-than-FMR average rent amounts, 
coupled with a tight rental market, continue to hamper the network 
of providers in their ability to provide permanent housing solutions 
to households in crisis. In circumstances like these, the costs of 
the FMR-based restriction seem to outweigh its benefits due to the 
challenge of finding units that meet FMR requirements.
    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.

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 200.24.
    Project/Activity: Blanket Partial Waiver for Cooperative 
Manufactured Housing Park Projects insured under Section 223(f) 
Program.
    Nature of Requirement: Currently this regulation does not allow 
the purchase of cooperative manufactured housing parks. HUD's 
regulation limits Section 223(f) to refinancing the existing debt of 
an existing cooperative projects.
    Granted By: Julia R. Gordon, Assistant Secretary for Housing and 
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: March 1, 2024.
    Reason Waived: Granting the regulation waiver will permit 
acquisition of cooperative manufactured housing parks, which will 
increase the options for existing residents to buy their 
manufactured home community when it comes up for sale. Currently the 
financing options in the industry are limited for purchasing 
cooperative manufactured home parks. Because of the affordable 
housing crisis, now is a crucial time to support a secondary market 
for resident owned community financing.
    Contact: Willie Fobbs, III, Director, Multifamily Production, 
Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Room 6138, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
402-6257.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 200.54(b).
    Project/Activity: Waldorf Technology Park, Baltimore, Maryland.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation states that funds provided 
by the borrower must be disbursed in full for project work before 
the disbursement of any mortgage proceeds.
    Granted By: Julia R. Gordon, Assistant Secretary for Housing and 
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 31, 2024.
    Reason Waived: This partial waiver grants the timely issuance of 
securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage 
Association (GNMA) and is limited to the Waldorf Technology Park 
project to allow lenders to securitize the initial draw (advance of 
mortgage proceeds). The initial draw is made contemporaneously with 
borrower equity funding to establish the mortgage-backed security 
and fulfill investor trade agreements. The initial draw will not 
exceed half percent (0.5%) of the initially endorsed loan amount. In 
practice, this initial draw is typically $25,000.
    Contact: Willie Fobbs, III, Director, Multifamily Production, 
Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Room 6138, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
402-6257.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 290.30 (a).
    Project/Activity: The owner of New Orchard Hill Estates, located 
in Oxford, Massachusetts, requests HUD approval of the note sale of 
two HUD-held mortgages secured by the project to Massachusetts 
Housing Finance Agency (MassHousing) 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 and 
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: March 28, 2024, subject to OMB approval.
    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 
MassHousing and the sale of the notes will remove liens that have 
accrued to over $27 million dollars combined. Further, granting this 
waiver facilitates 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.

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 982.503(c)(2), 24 CFR 982.503(c)(3).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 982.503(c)(2) defines payment 
standards between 110-120 percent of fair market rent, while 24 CFR 
982.503(c)(3) defines payment standards above 120 percent of fair 
market rent.
    Project/Activity: Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency 
(MDHA).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: December 28, 2023.
    Reason Waived: The PHA has demonstrated i met all the regulatory 
requirements at 24 CFR 982.503(c) for approval of exception payment 
standards between 110 and 120 percent of the FMR and for approval of 
exception payment standards over 120 percent. The PHA may use the 
approved exception payment standards contained in the waiver request 
in place of the fiscal year (FY) 24 published FMRs. If MDHA wants to 
continue with exception payment standard requests for HUD's 
consideration for FY25 FMRs, the PHA must submit a new exception 
payment standard request.
    Contact: Brendan Goodwin, Senior Housing Program Specialist, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 10 Causeway St., #3, Boston, MA 02222, telephone (202) 
402-4398; [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1) and 24 CFR 902.62(a)(3).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1) requires agencies are 
to submit their audited financial statements no later than nine 
months after their FYE; 24 CFR 902.62(a)(3) dictates that agencies 
receive an LPF score of zero should they fail to meet the deadline 
described in 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: West Palm Beach Housing Authority (WPBHA).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: January 31, 2024.
    Reason Waived: WPBHA indicates there are unforeseen 
circumstances affecting a timely submission of the FYE March 31, 
2023, audited financial information to the Department of Housing and 
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Development (HUD). WPBHA's Finance Director was diagnosed with a 
serious health condition in August 2023. As a result of this 
unforeseen circumstance and the critical role of the Finance 
Director in the audit process, WPBHA requests an additional 30 days. 
HUD found this to be good cause and waived the aforementioned 
regulations.
    Contact: Lara Philbert, Assessment Manager, Integrated 
Assessment Team, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 475-8930; [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 983.51(b)(1).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 983.51(b)(1) pertains to PHAs 
selecting projects for project-based voucher (PBV) assistance via 
competitive process or based on a previous competition.
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana/
(D(B)(A) Village Communities of Texarkana, Texas (VCTT).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 6, 2023.
    Reason Waived: Without approval of this waiver request, the 
project in question will not be able to close, putting this unique 
and much-needed affordable housing resource at risk. Allowing VCTT 
to select the project in accordance with the requested waiver 
ensures that the transaction to preserve the property as an 
affordable housing resource in the community will be completed and 
prevents the displacement of the 20 families. HUD found this to be 
good cause and waived the aforementioned regulations.
    Contact: Nathaniel Johnson, Senior Housing Program Specialist, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 402-5156; [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 983.202(a) and 983.3(b).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 983.202(a) states that a Public 
Housing Agency (PHA) must enter a single Housing Assistance Payments 
(HAP) contract with the project owner. Except for a single-family 
scattered site project, a HAP contract shall cover a single project. 
If multiple projects exist, each project shall be covered by a 
separate HAP contract. The HAP contract must be in such a form as 
may be prescribed by HUD. 24 CFR 983.3(b) defines such a project as 
a single building, multiple contiguous buildings, or multiple 
buildings on contiguous parcels of land. Contiguous in this 
definition includes ``adjacent to,'' as well as touching along a 
boundary or a point.
    Project/Activity: New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 18, 2024.
    Reason Waived: NYCHA has provided the following justifications: 
The NYCHA PACT program seeks to identify resources and opportunities 
to make major improvements to projects, while preserving long-term 
affordability and maintaining strong resident rights. The 
combination of subsidy conversion types is necessary to produce the 
rental revenue necessary to adequately address the preservation 
required by the project's capital needs and to maximize the number 
of units and residents who will benefit from the Redevelopment Plan. 
NYCHA staff must perform separate record keeping and administrative 
functions at the execution of the HAP contract and during the 
rehabilitation of the units, as well as ongoing monthly and annual 
administration. NYCHA's Leased Housing Department estimates that 
each individual HAP contract requires approximately 27 staff hours 
to administer during construction to convert units to PBV and manage 
RAD rental rehab payments, re-occupancies, and temporary moves. 
Grouping the buildings and reducing the number of HAP contracts will 
allow NYCHA to realize significant operational efficiencies, reduce 
administrative burden, and overcome potential confusion from 
administrative complexity. Since Manhattan's densely populated 
residential neighborhoods, these non-contiguous buildings are 
physically very close and have, since acquisition by NYCHA, been 
operated as a single project. HUD found this to be good cause and 
waived the aforementioned regulations.
    Contact: Jerone Anderson, Recapitalization Transaction 
Specialist, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington DC 
20410, telephone (202) 402-6709; [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 983.302(b)(2), 24 CFR 983.302(e)(2).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 983.302(b)(2) requires that an 
owner of a property subject to a project-based voucher (PBV) Housing 
Assistance Payments (HAP) contract must request by written notice to 
the public housing agency (PHA) an increase in the rent at the 
annual anniversary of the HAP contract. 24 CFR 983.302(e)(2) states 
that an adjusted rent to owner amount applies for the period of 12 
calendar months from the annual anniversary of the HAP contract.
    Project/Activity: Dane County Housing Authority's (DCHA).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: January 12, 2024.
    Reason Waived: The DCHA only requested for 24 CFR 983.302(b)(2) 
to be waived but HUD determined 24 CFR 983.302(e)(2) would need to 
be waived as well to address DHCA's needs and request. The DHEA 
asserted there is good cause for the requested waiver since there is 
a risk that these two properties may not be preserved as affordable 
housing unless the financial circumstances of the properties improve 
and stabilize. If these properties are not preserved as affordable 
housing, it would create an unreasonable burden on the many formerly 
homeless families currently living in the properties. The DCHA 
believes many of the families would struggle to find replacement 
housing. HUD found this to be good cause and waived the 
aforementioned regulations.
    Contact: Melissa West, Senior Housing Program Specialist, Office 
of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 1670 Broadway Denver, Colorado 80202, telephone (303) 
672-5352; [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.617(b) and 982.617(c).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 982.617(b) provides for using a 
pro-rata formula when determining rent reasonableness in shared 
housing units. 24 CFR 982.617(c) establishes payment standards for 
all participants receiving assistance under the Housing Choice 
Voucher program.
    Project/Activity: Los Angeles County Development Authority 
(LACDA).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 6, 2024.
    Reason Waived: LACDA has demonstrated that the rental market for 
smaller-sized units is especially difficult in the County of Los 
Angeles. While the good cause is primarily based on the need to 
address the homelessness crisis in the Los Angeles area, this waiver 
is applicable to all HCV families, not just persons experiencing 
homelessness. Expanding the shared housing option for the program 
will increase available housing options for smaller-size voucher 
households, reducing some voucher holder demand for the very limited 
supply of efficiencies and one-bedroom units. This will provide 
persons experiencing homelessness with a higher overall likelihood 
of housing search success, whether through the shared housing option 
or a regular unit. HUD found this to be good cause and waived the 
aforementioned regulations.
    Contact: Brendan Goodwin, Senior Housing Program Specialist, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 10 Causeway St #3, Boston, MA 02222, telephone (202) 
402-4398; [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.617(b) and 982.617(c).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 982.617(b) provides for using a 
pro-rata formula when determining rent reasonableness in shared 
housing units. 24 CFR 982.617(c) establishes payment standards for 
all participants receiving assistance under the Housing Choice 
Voucher program.
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles 
(HACLA).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 6, 2024.
    Reason Waived: HACLA has demonstrated that the rental market for 
smaller-sized units is especially difficult in Los Angeles. While 
the good cause is primarily based on the need to address the 
homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, this waiver is applicable to all 
HCV families, not just persons experiencing homelessness. Expanding 
the shared housing option for the program will increase available 
housing options for smaller size voucher households, reducing some 
voucher holder demand for the very limited supply of efficiencies 
and one-bedroom units. This will provide persons experiencing 
homelessness with a higher overall likelihood of housing search 
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housing option or a regular unit. HUD finds this to be good cause 
and hereby waives the aforementioned regulations.
    Contact: Brendan Goodwin, Senior Housing Program Specialist, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 10 Causeway St #3, Boston, MA 02222, telephone (202) 
402-4398; [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 983.51(b)(1).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 983.51(b)(1) pertains to PHAs 
selecting projects for project-based voucher (PBV) assistance via 
competitive process or based on a previous competition.
    Project/Activity: Tatum Housing Authority (THA).
    Granted By: Richard Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 16, 2024.
    Reason Waived: The THA stated that the requested waiver is 
critical to preserving affordable housing in Gladewater, Texas, 
which has limited affordable housing. Without approval of this 
waiver request, the project will not be able to close, putting this 
unique and much-needed affordable housing resource at risk. Allowing 
the THA to select the project in accordance with the 2 requested 
waiver ensures that the property is preserved as an affordable 
housing resource in the community. HUD found this to be good cause 
and waived the aforementioned regulation.
    Contact: Nathaniel Johnson, Senior Housing Program Specialist, 
Housing Voucher Management and Operations Division, Office of Public 
and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5156; 
[email protected].

Extended Streamlined Waivers

     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(c)(4) Increase in Payment 
Standard During Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Contract Term.
    Project/Activity: Notice PIH 2023-29 Extension of Certain 
Regulatory Waivers for the Housing Choice Voucher (including 
Mainstream) Program and Streamlined Review Process.
    Nature of Requirement: If the payment standard amount is 
increased during the term of the HAP contract, the increased payment 
standard amount shall be used to calculate the monthly housing 
assistance payment for the family beginning at the effective date of 
the family's first regular reexamination on or after the effective 
date of the increase in the payment standard amount.
    Reason Waived: The PHAs were authorized to increase the payment 
standards for families at any time after the effective date of the 
payment standard increase, rather than waiting for the next regular 
reexamination. These waivers were approved consistent with the 
streamlined regulatory waiver process in Notice PIH 2023-29, which 
allowed PHAs to request regulatory waivers that would assist PHAs in 
responding to ongoing fluctuations and disruptions in the rental 
market by providing more flexibility with establishing and applying 
payment standards. These waivers were provided to the PHAs because 
allowing for earlier implementation of increased payment standards 
for families helped ensure that families living in rental markets 
with ongoing fluctuations and disruptions were not adversely 
impacted by rapidly increasing rents.
    Granted by: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    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, telephone (202) 
402-7026 or email to [email protected].

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                     Code                                           PHAs                         Waiver signed
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AL008........................................  Selma Housing Authority.......................          2/22/2024
CA007........................................  County of Sacramento Housing Authority........          1/31/2024
CA033........................................  County of Monterey Housing Authority..........          1/31/2024
CA055........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Vallejo......          3/14/2024
FL032........................................  Ocala Housing Authority.......................           1/3/2024
FL068........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Homestead....           1/9/2024
IA045........................................  Davenport Housing Commission..................           1/3/2024
IL124........................................  Housing Authority of East Peoria..............          2/22/2024
IN004........................................  Delaware County Housing Authority.............           1/9/2024
IN005........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Muncie.......          2/22/2024
IN006........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Anderson.....           2/9/2024
IN009........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Richmond.....           2/9/2024
IN011........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Gary.........          1/31/2024
IN019........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Michigan City          3/14/2024
IN020........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka....           1/9/2024
IN025........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Charlestown..           2/9/2024
IN047........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Crawfordsvil.           1/3/2024
IN050........................................  New Castle Housing Authority..................          1/31/2024
IN078........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Greensburg...          1/31/2024
IN086........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Union City...           1/9/2024
IN091........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Peru.........          2/22/2024
IN901........................................  Indiana Housing and Community Development.....           1/3/2024
MO227........................................  Housing Assistance Prog of St Charles County..          1/31/2024
NE181........................................  Goldenrod Regional Housing Agency.............           1/9/2024
NH009........................................  Lebanon Housing Authority.....................           3/6/2024
NY009........................................  Albany Housing Authority......................           3/6/2024
NY406........................................  Village of Fairport...........................          2/22/2024
OH029........................................  Ashtabula Metropolitan Housing Authority......          1/31/2024
PA047........................................  Wilkes Barre Housing Authority................          1/31/2024
RQ013........................................  Municipality of Trujillo Alto.................          3/14/2024
SC028........................................  Housing Authority of Georgetown...............           3/6/2024
TN026........................................  Etowah Housing Authority......................          2/22/2024
TN054........................................  Cleveland Housing Authority...................           1/3/2024
TN062........................................  Dayton Housing Authority......................          1/31/2024
TX512........................................  Deep East Texas Council of Governments........          1/31/2024
UT028........................................  Roosevelt City Housing Authority..............          2/22/2024
WI206........................................  Door County Housing Authority.................          1/31/2024
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.503(b)(1)(iv) Exception Payment 
Standards up to 120% of the SAFMRs for PHAs that are in mandatory 
SAFMR area or Opt-in PHAs.
    Project/Activity: Notice PIH 2023-29 Extension of Certain 
Regulatory Waivers for

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the Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream) Program and 
Streamlined Review Process.
    Nature of Requirement: At the request of a PHA administering the 
HCV program under Small Area FMRs, HUD may approve an exception 
payment standard for a Small Area FMR area above the 110 percent of 
the published FMR in accordance with conditions set forth by Notice 
in the Federal Register.
    Reason Waived: The PHAs were authorized to adopt a payment 
standard above the basic range, up to 120 percent of the Small Area 
FMR. These waivers were approved consistent with the streamlined 
regulatory waiver process in Notice PIH 2023-29, which allowed PHAs 
to request regulatory waivers that would assist PHAs in responding 
to ongoing fluctuations and disruptions in the rental market by 
providing more flexibility with establishing and applying payment 
standards. These waivers were provided to the PHAs because allowing 
for an exception payment standard up to 120 percent of the Small 
Area FMR helped ensure that families living in rental markets with 
ongoing fluctuations and disruptions were not adversely impacted by 
rapidly increasing rents and were able to find rental units with 
their voucher.
    Granted by: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    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, telephone (202) 
402-7026 or email to [email protected].

                                        Public Housing Authorities (PHAs)
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                     Code                                           PHAs                         Waiver signed
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AZ038........................................  Chandler Housing Authority....................           2/9/2024
CA007........................................  County of Sacramento Housing Authority........          1/31/2024
CA033........................................  County of Monterey Housing Authority..........          1/31/2024
IN011........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Gary.........          1/31/2024
IN086........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Union City...           1/9/2024
IN901........................................  Indiana Housing and Community Development.....           1/3/2024
PA015........................................  Fayette County Housing Authority..............          1/31/2024
TN054........................................  Cleveland Housing Authority...................           1/3/2024
UT016........................................  Housing Authority of Carbon County............           1/9/2024
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.503(c)(1)-(2) and (4)-(5) 
Exception Payment Standards up to 120% of the FMR.
    Project/Activity: Notice PIH 2023-29 Extension of Certain 
Regulatory Waivers for the Housing Choice Voucher (including 
Mainstream) Program and Streamlined Review Process.
    Nature of Requirement: PHAs may request an exception payment 
standard of up to 120 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent and 
apply it throughout their jurisdiction.
    Reason Waived: The PHAs were authorized to adopt a payment 
standard above the basic range, up to 120 percent of the Fair Market 
Rent, and apply it throughout their jurisdiction. These waivers were 
approved consistent with the streamlined regulatory waiver process 
in Notice PIH 2023-29, which allowed PHAs to request regulatory 
waivers that would assist PHAs in responding to ongoing fluctuations 
and disruptions in the rental market by providing more flexibility 
with establishing and applying payment standards. These waivers were 
provided to the PHAs because allowing for an exception payment 
standard up to 120 percent of the Small Area FMR helped ensure that 
families living in rental markets with ongoing fluctuations and 
disruptions were not adversely impacted by rapidly increasing rents 
and were able to find rental units with their voucher.
    Granted by: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    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, telephone (202) 
402-7026 or email to [email protected].

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                  Code                                       PHAs                            Waiver signed
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AL008...................................  Selma Housing Authority...................  2/22/2024
AR020...................................  Little River County Housing Authority.....  1/31/2024
AR197...................................  White River Regional Housing Authority....  1/31/2024
CA033...................................  County of Monterey Housing Authority......  1/31/2024
CA055...................................  Housing Authority of the City of Vallejo..  3/14/2024
CA086...................................  County of Humboldt Housing Authority......  3/14/2024
CA144...................................  Lake County Housing Commission............  1/3/2024
FL017...................................  Housing Authority of the City of Miami      1/3/2024
                                           Beach.
FL032...................................  Ocala Housing Authority...................  1/3/2024
FL049...................................  North Central Florida Regional County.....  3/14/2024
FL068...................................  Housing Authority of the City of Homestead  1/9/2024
IA045...................................  Davenport Housing Commission..............  1/3/2024
IL082...................................  Housing Authority of the County of          3/14/2024
                                           Jodaviess.
IN004...................................  Delaware County Housing Authority.........  1/9/2024
IN005...................................  Housing Authority of the City of Muncie...  2/22/2024
IN006...................................  Housing Authority of the City of Anderson.  2/9/2024
IN009...................................  Housing Authority of the City of Richmond.  2/9/2024
IN019...................................  Housing Authority of the City of Michigan   3/14/2024
                                           City.
IN020...................................  Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka  1/9/2024
IN025...................................  Housing Authority of the City of            2/9/2024
                                           Charlestown.
IN047...................................  Housing Authority of the City of            1/3/2024
                                           Crawfordsvil.
IN050...................................  New Castle Housing Authority..............  1/31/2024
IN086...................................  Housing Authority of the City of Union      1/9/2024
                                           City.
KY026...................................  Housing Authority of Glasgow..............  3/14/2024
KY157...................................  Housing Authority of Floyd County.........  3/6/2024
KY161...................................  Appalachian Foothills Housing Agency Inc..  3/14/2024
MI880...................................  Housing Services Mid-Michigan.............  2/22/2024

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MO065...................................  Chillicothe Housing Authority.............  3/6/2024
MO212...................................  Ripley County Public Housing Agency.......  1/31/2024
MO227...................................  Housing Assistance Prog of St Charles       1/31/2024
                                           County.
MT006...................................  Richland County Housing Authority.........  3/6/2024
NE181...................................  Goldenrod Regional Housing Agency.........  1/9/2024
NH009...................................  Lebanon Housing Authority.................  3/6/2024
NY001...................................  Syracuse Housing Authority................  3/6/2024
NY009...................................  Albany Housing Authority..................  3/6/2024
NY406...................................  Village of Fairport.......................  2/22/2024
OH001...................................  Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority...  2/9/2024
OH029...................................  Ashtabula Metropolitan Housing Authority..  1/31/2024
PA038...................................  Lackawanna County Housing Authority.......  1/31/2024
PA047...................................  Wilkes Barre Housing Authority............  1/31/2024
RQ013...................................  Municipality of Trujillo Alto.............  2/9/2024
SC002...................................  Housing Authority of the City of Columbia.  1/31/2024
SC028...................................  Housing Authority of Georgetown...........  3/6/2024
TN006...................................  Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment         1/9/2024
                                           Authority.
TN026...................................  Etowah Housing Authority..................  2/22/2024
TN054...................................  Cleveland Housing Authority...............  1/3/2024
TN062...................................  Dayton Housing Authority..................  1/31/2024
TX512...................................  Deep East Texas Council of Governments....  1/31/2024
WI048...................................  New London Housing Authority..............  1/9/2024
WI206...................................  Door County Housing Authority.............  1/31/2024
WV005...................................  Housing Authority of the City of            2/9/2024
                                           Parkersburg.
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     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.503(b)(1)(iii) Exception Payment 
Standards up to 120% for PHAs that are currently approved for 
exception payment standard SAFMRs.
    Project/Activity: Notice PIH 2023-29 Extension of Certain 
Regulatory Waivers for the Housing Choice Voucher (including 
Mainstream) Program and Streamlined Review Process.
    Nature of Requirement: PHAs may request an extension of 
expedited waiver(s) to allow for establishment of payment standards 
up to 120 percent of its applicable FY2024 SAFMRs.
    Reason Waived: The PHAs were authorized to adopt a payment 
standard above the basic range, up to 120 percent of their approved 
Small Area FMR exception payment standards. These waivers were 
approved consistent with the streamlined regulatory waiver process 
in Notice PIH 2023-29, which allowed PHAs to request regulatory 
waivers that would assist PHAs in responding to ongoing fluctuations 
and disruptions in the rental market by providing more flexibility 
with establishing and applying payment standards. These waivers were 
provided to the PHAs because allowing for an exception payment 
standard up to 120 percent of the Small Area FMR exception payment 
standards helped ensure that families living in rental markets with 
ongoing fluctuations and disruptions were not adversely impacted by 
rapidly increasing rents and were able to find rental units with 
their voucher.
    Granted by: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    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, telephone (202) 
402-7026 or email to [email protected].

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                     Code                                           PHAs                         Waiver signed
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CA033........................................  County of Monterey Housing Authority..........          1/31/2024
FL021........................................  Pahokee Housing Authority.....................           2/9/2024
IN086........................................  Housing Authority of the City of Union City...           1/9/2024
IN901........................................  Indiana Housing and Community Development.....           1/3/2024
KY040........................................  Housing Authority of Mayfield.................          1/31/2024
MO227........................................  Housing Assistance Prog of St Charles County..          1/31/2024
TN006........................................  Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment...........           1/9/2024
UT016........................................  Housing Authority of Carbon County............           1/9/2024
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