Department of Housing and Urban Development August 30, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This Notice describes additional waivers and alternative requirements applicable to the CDBG disaster recovery grant provided to the State of Florida for the purpose of assisting in the recovery in the most impacted and distressed areas related to the consequences of Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma in 2005. HUD previously published an allocation and application notice (71 FR 7666, published February 13, 2006) applicable to this grant and four others under the same appropriation. As described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice, HUD is authorized by statute to waive statutory and regulatory requirements and specify alternative requirements for this purpose, upon the request of the state grantee. This notice for the State of Florida also notes statutory provisions affecting program design and implementation.