Department of Housing and Urban Development March 1, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice advises the public of a process for seeking expedited waivers of HUD program regulations to assist public housing agencies (PHAs) as they convert to asset management. This notice, which concerns regulations governing HUD's Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH), does not apply to: PHAs with less than 250 units that do not elect to convert to asset management, Indian and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs), local tribal governments, or PHAs that administer only the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (``Section 8-only PHAs''). The expedited regulatory waiver process applies only to waivers of PIH program regulations applicable to PHAs.

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. The Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) has developed 2 checklists to conduct civil rights monitoring reviews of 20 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) in FY07, in support of HUD's strategic goal of ensuring equal opportunity in housing. PIH staff will complete checklist A (On-site Limited Review of Civil Rights-Related Program Requirements for Low Rent and Housing Choice Voucher Programs) during onsite comprehensive reviews. PHAs will complete checklist B (onsite Limited review of Section 504 Monitoring). The information collected will be used to evaluate a PHA's compliance with the Fair Housing Laws.