Multifamily Housing Program Update to the Credit Report Process, 8367-8368 [2025-01922]

Download as PDF 8367 Rules and Regulations Federal Register Vol. 90, No. 18 Wednesday, January 29, 2025 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 51 [Doc. No. AMS–SC–23–0009] RIN 0581–AE32 Section 8e Import Inspection Fee Structure Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date. AGENCY: This document delays the effective date of the December 30, 2024, final rule revising the regulations governing the inspection and certification for fresh fruits, vegetables, and other products by amending certain fees charged for Section 8e import inspections. These revisions recover, as nearly as practicable, the costs of performing inspection services on imported commodities in accordance with the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. DATES: As of January 29, 2025, the effective date of the final rule amending 7 CFR part 51, published on December 30, 2024 (89 FR 106231), is delayed until March 20, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Standardization Branch, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, Specialty Crops Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Training and Development Center; 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101; Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406; fax: (540) 361–1199, or via the internet at: https://www.regulations.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from the President to executive departments and agencies, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze Pending khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:18 Jan 28, 2025 Jkt 265001 Review,’’ 1 this document temporarily delays the effective date of the rule titled, ‘‘Section 8e Import Inspection Fee Structure,’’ which was published in the Federal Register on December 30, 2024 (89 FR 106231). The rule revised the regulations concerning fees charged for Section 8e import inspections from a per-carlot basis to a per-pound basis, reducing the fee for each additional sublot by 50 percent, and establishing a new fee calculation for lots less than a carlot. These revisions would enable AMS to recover, as nearly as practicable, the costs of performing inspection services on imported fresh fruits, vegetables, and other products in accordance with the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. This action is exempt from notice and comment under 5 U.S.C. 553 and is applicable immediately upon publication in the Federal Register, based on the good cause exceptions in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3), respectively. Seeking public comment is impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public interest. The temporary delay in effective date is necessary to give Department officials the opportunity for further review and consideration of new regulations, consistent with the President’s memorandum of January 20, 2025. Given the imminence of the effective date, seeking prior public comment on this temporary delay would have been impractical, as well as contrary to the public interest in the orderly promulgation and implementation of regulations. The imminence of the effective date is also good cause for making this action effective immediately upon publication. Erin Morris, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2025–01903 Filed 1–24–25; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE P 1 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidentialactions/2025/01/regulatory-freeze-pending-review/. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Housing Service 7 CFR Parts 1910, 1955, and 3560 [Docket No. RHS–24–MFH–0042] RIN 0575–AD30 Multifamily Housing Program Update to the Credit Report Process Rural Housing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date. AGENCY: The Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a final rule on December 31, 2024, to update its regulation on how credit reports are obtained for the purposes of determining eligibility and feasibility for Multifamily Housing (MFH) Programs. The effective date of that final rule was January 30, 2025. This document delays the effective date of the final rule by 60 days. DATES: As of January 29, 2025, the effective date of the final rule published on December 31, 2024, at 89 FR 106977, is delayed until March 31, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abby Boggs, Branch Chief, Program Support Branch, Production and Preservation Division, Multifamily Housing, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250, telephone: 615–490–1371; or email: Abby.Boggs@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from the President to executive departments and agencies, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,’’ this action temporarily delays the effective date of the rule entitled ‘‘Multifamily Housing Program Update to the Credit Report Process’’ published in the Federal Register on December 31, 2024, at 89 FR 106977. That rule made changes to 7 CFR part 3560 to require that in lieu of applicants and borrowers submitting credit report fees, the Agency will require applicants and borrowers to provide the credit report(s). The final rule also includes conforming changes to rescind 7 CFR part 1910, subparts B and C, and 7 CFR 1955.118, which are outdated. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29JAR1.SGM 29JAR1 8368 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 18 / Wednesday, January 29, 2025 / Rules and Regulations This action is exempt from notice and comment under 5 U.S.C. 553 and is effective immediately upon publication in this issue of the Federal Register, based on the good cause exceptions in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3), respectively. Seeking public comment is impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public interest. The temporary delay in effective date is necessary to give Department officials the opportunity for further review and consideration of new regulations, consistent with the President’s memorandum of January 20, 2025. Given the imminence of the effective date, seeking prior public comment on this temporary delay would have been impractical, as well as contrary to the public interest in the orderly promulgation and implementation of regulations. The imminence of the effective date is also good cause for making this action effective immediately upon publication. Angilla Denton, Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service. [FR Doc. 2025–01922 Filed 1–27–25; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 16 CFR Part 1221 [Docket No. CPSC–2011–0064] Safety Standard for Play Yards Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Direct final rule. AGENCY: In August 2012, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a consumer product safety standard for play yards pursuant to section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The Commission’s mandatory standard incorporates by reference ASTM F406, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards, with modifications that exclude sections of ASTM F406 that apply to non-full-size (NFS) cribs exclusively. The CPSIA sets forth a process for updating mandatory standards for durable infant or toddler products that are based on a voluntary standard, when a voluntary standards organization revises the standard. In September 2024, ASTM published a revised voluntary standard, and this direct final rule updates the mandatory standard for play yards to incorporate khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:18 Jan 28, 2025 Jkt 265001 by reference the 2024 version of ASTM F406. DATES: The rule is effective on April 5, 2025, unless the Commission receives a significant adverse comment by February 28, 2025. If the Commission receives such a comment, it will publish a notice in the Federal Register, withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The incorporation by reference of the publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of April 5, 2025. ADDRESSES: You can submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC–2011– 0064, by any of the following methods: Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. CPSC typically does not accept comments submitted by email, except as described below. Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/ Confidential Written Submissions: CPSC encourages you to submit electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may, however, submit comments by mail, hand delivery, or courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504–7479. If you wish to submit confidential business information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do not want to be available to the public, you may submit such comments by mail, hand delivery, or courier, or you may email them to: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number. CPSC may post all comments without change, including any personal identifiers, contact information, or other personal information provided, to: https://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit to this website: confidential business information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do not want to be available to the public. If you wish to submit such information, please submit it according to the instructions for mail/hand delivery/courier/ confidential written submissions. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to: https:// www.regulations.gov, and insert the docket number, CPSC–2011–0064, into the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the prompts. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick DeGrano, Project Manager, Division of Mechanical and Combustion PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Engineering, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: (301) 987–2711; email: fdegrano@cpsc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Statutory Authority and Background A. Statutory Authority Section 104(b) of the CPSIA requires the Commission to assess the effectiveness of voluntary standards for durable infant or toddler products 1 and adopt mandatory standards for these products. 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(1). Mandatory standards must be ‘‘substantially the same as’’ applicable voluntary standards, or they may be ‘‘more stringent’’ than the voluntary standards, if the Commission determines that more stringent requirements would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the products. Id. Accordingly, mandatory standards may be based, in whole or in part, on a voluntary standard. Section 104(b)(4)(B) of the CPSIA specifies the process for when a voluntary standards organization revises a standard the Commission has incorporated by reference under section 104(b)(1). 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(4)(B). First, the voluntary standards organization must notify the Commission of the revision. Once the Commission receives this notification, the Commission may reject or accept the revised standard. To reject a revised standard, the Commission must notify the voluntary standards organization within 90 days of receiving the notice of revision that the Commission has determined that the revised standard does not improve the safety of the consumer product and that CPSC is retaining the existing standard. If the Commission does not take this action, then the revised voluntary standard will be considered a consumer product safety standard issued under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2058), effective 180 days after the Commission received notification of the revision (or a later date specified by the Commission in the Federal Register). 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(4)(B). B. Safety Standards for Play Yards On August 29, 2012, under section 104 of the CPSIA, the Commission published the first play yards rule that incorporated by reference ASTM F406– 12a, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Cribs/ Play Yards, as the mandatory standard, with modifications that exclude sections 1 Section 104(f)(2)(F) of the CPSIA lists play yards as a durable infant or toddler product. 15 U.S.C. 2056a(f)(2)(F). E:\FR\FM\29JAR1.SGM 29JAR1

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 29, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01922]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

7 CFR Parts 1910, 1955, and 3560

[Docket No. RHS-24-MFH-0042]
RIN 0575-AD30


Multifamily Housing Program Update to the Credit Report Process

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency), a Rural Development 
(RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 
published a final rule on December 31, 2024, to update its regulation 
on how credit reports are obtained for the purposes of determining 
eligibility and feasibility for Multifamily Housing (MFH) Programs. The 
effective date of that final rule was January 30, 2025. This document 
delays the effective date of the final rule by 60 days.

DATES: As of January 29, 2025, the effective date of the final rule 
published on December 31, 2024, at 89 FR 106977, is delayed until March 
31, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abby Boggs, Branch Chief, Program 
Support Branch, Production and Preservation Division, Multifamily 
Housing, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250, telephone: 615-490-1371; 
or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the memorandum of January 
20, 2025, from the President to executive departments and agencies, 
entitled ``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,'' this action temporarily 
delays the effective date of the rule entitled ``Multifamily Housing 
Program Update to the Credit Report Process'' published in the Federal 
Register on December 31, 2024, at 89 FR 106977. That rule made changes 
to 7 CFR part 3560 to require that in lieu of applicants and borrowers 
submitting credit report fees, the Agency will require applicants and 
borrowers to provide the credit report(s). The final rule also includes 
conforming changes to rescind 7 CFR part 1910, subparts B and C, and 7 
CFR 1955.118, which are outdated.

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    This action is exempt from notice and comment under 5 U.S.C. 553 
and is effective immediately upon publication in this issue of the 
Federal Register, based on the good cause exceptions in 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3), respectively. Seeking public comment is 
impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public interest. The 
temporary delay in effective date is necessary to give Department 
officials the opportunity for further review and consideration of new 
regulations, consistent with the President's memorandum of January 20, 
2025. Given the imminence of the effective date, seeking prior public 
comment on this temporary delay would have been impractical, as well as 
contrary to the public interest in the orderly promulgation and 
implementation of regulations. The imminence of the effective date is 
also good cause for making this action effective immediately upon 
publication.

Angilla Denton,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-01922 Filed 1-27-25; 11:15 am]
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