Department of Housing and Urban Development March 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This rule conforms HUD's regulations to a recent statutory increase in the amount by which HUD may increase the dollar amount limitations on insured mortgages for multifamily housing.

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

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. Request from owner to prepay a multifamily housing project mortgage financed under Section 202 with inclusion of FHA insurance guidelines.

In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545), this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in a Super Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) competition for funding of HUD-approved counseling agencies to provide counseling services. Appendix A contains the names and addresses of the agencies competitively selected for funding and the award amounts. Intermediaries are listed first and subsequent awards are grouped by their respective HUD Homeownership Center. Additionally, this announcement lists the noncompetitive housing counseling awards made by the Department.

The regulations implementing the Fair Housing Assistance Program provide that the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity will periodically publish a list of all interim and certified agencies; and a list of agencies for which withdrawal of certification has been proposed. The purpose of identifying the agencies in the Federal Register is to solicit public comment on the state or local fair housing laws, as well as the performance of the agencies in enforcing these laws. This notice fulfills this regulatory requirement.

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 October 1, 2007 and ending on December 31, 2007.

This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.

This notice provides prospective applicants for HUD competitive funding with the opportunity to become familiar with the General Section of HUD's FY2008 NOFAs, in advance of publication of any FY2008 NOFAs. HUD plans to publish its annual SuperNOFA in spring 2008. Early publication of the General Section is one of several steps instituted to improve the funding process for the grantee community. Early publication of the General Section gives prospective applicants additional time to become familiar with and address provisions in the General Section, which constitute part of almost every individual program application. HUD will publish as a technical correction any changes to this General Section made after today's publication. HUD will continue to require that applicants submit their applications electronically via Grants.gov. In FY2008, HUD will be using Adobe Forms applications packages, available on Grants.gov. The Adobe Forms packages are compatible with the Windows Vista operating system, Apple Macintosh computers, and Microsoft Office 2007. Please carefully read the instructions in this notice regarding use of Adobe forms. To submit an application via Grants.gov, new users will be required to complete a five-step registration process, which can take 2 to 4 weeks to complete. The process includes ensuring that information provided by your organization to Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) matches information previously provided by your organization and contained in Internal Revenue Service (IRS) records. If there is a discrepancy in the information, the registration cannot be completed until discrepancy issues are resolved. Applicants that have previously completed the registration process merely have to renew their registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). The renewal process confirms that the registration information is still accurate and allows organizations to make any appropriate changes. During the update process, the CCR will check the D&B information against the IRS records for your organization. If there are discrepancies, the update cannot be completed until the discrepancies are resolved. Please allow adequate time to resolve any registration issues. Failure to update the registration in the CCR before the CCR registration expires will result in an applicant having to complete the five steps of the renewal process. If an applicant changes the eBusiness Point of Contact in the CCR registration, it should make sure the new eBusiness Point of Contact has also granted permission to the person submitting the application to be the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR). To submit an application to HUD, the AOR must be able to make a legally binding agreement for the organizational entity. Please see detailed registration instructions in section IV.B. of this notice. HUD recommends that all prospective applicants take the time to carefully read the Notice entitled ``Notice of Opportunity to Register Early and other Important Information for Electronic Application Submission via Grants.gov,'' published on March 10, 2008 (73 FR 12751). This notice is also available on HUD's Web site at: https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/ grants/fundsavail.cfm and on Grants.gov/Find. HUD's Early Registration Notice provides step-by-step instructions for applicants who must register with Grants.gov and also provides renewal instructions for those who have previously registered. Prospective applicants should register prior to the Federal Register publication of the Program Sections of the FY2008 SuperNOFA. Please note that HUD is transitioning the Continuum of Care application from a paper process to an electronic process in FY2008. Because the electronic application is not yet available, details of the registration process, application, application submission date, and timely receipt requirements will be articulated in two publications to be issued separate from the SuperNOFA. The first notice is expected to be issued in spring 2008. The expected publication date of the Notice of Funding Availability will be no earlier than July 1, 2008. Notification of the availability of registration instructions, the application, and other information will be released via the Grants.gov website. To be placed on the Grants.gov notification service for notices about the Continuum of Care electronic application process, go to: https://www.grants.gov/search/subscribeAdvanced.do. To join the HUD homeless assistance program listserv go to: https://www.hud.gov/ subscribe/ signup.cfm?listname=Homeless%20Assistance%20Program&list=HOME LESS-ASST- L.

In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in a competition for funding under the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Rural Housing and Economic Development Program. This announcement contains the names of the awardees and the amounts of the awards made available by HUD.

The proposed information collection requirement described below will be 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 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. HUD is conducting an evaluation of FEMA's Alternative Housing Pilot Program (AHPP). Due to the immediate need to improve the temporary housing situation for many victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, FEMA is rapidly developing the alternative housing. In order to measure program effectiveness, the evaluation requires that we do a baseline evaluation of households before they receive a housing unit. Because it has taken longer than expected for FEMA's AHPP to be implemented in some States, new households continue to join the program and so there is a need to continue the administration to the baseline survey beyond March 2007 when the original clearance expires.

The proposed information collection requirement described below will be 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.

This final rule revises HUD's regulations to reflect the organization of HUD's Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA). HUD has established the Office of Hearings and Appeals within the Office of the Secretary. As a result of the organization of the OHA, the position of the Chief Administrative Law Judge (Chief ALJ) has been eliminated. This rule makes conforming changes to HUD regulations to reflect this change.

This notice provides instructions to potential applicants applying for funding under HUD's grant programs available through Grants.gov. This notice does not pertain to applicants who will be applying in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 for Continuum of Care funds. HUD will publish a separate notice to address the receipt of Continuum of Care applications in FY2008. This notice provides information to help applicants better understand the registration and electronic submission process for HUD applications made available through Grants.gov. Grants.gov is the federal portal for applicants to electronically find and apply for over 1,000 funding opportunities made available by 26 Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov offers the applicant community a common Web site where applicants can apply for a variety of federal assistance programs. To date, all 26 Federal grant-making agencies have posted their funding opportunities and electronic application packages to Grants.gov. HUD believes that by facilitating a better understanding of the electronic submission process, applicants will be able to more easily make the transition to electronic application submission. HUD advises potential applicants to carefully read this notice and immediately begin the registration process or renew their registration from prior years. To apply on-line electronically, Grants.gov requires an electronically authorized signature, known as e-Authentication. This requirement for an authenticated electronic signature serves to protect the applicant and the applicant's information, and to assure federal agencies that they are interacting with officials authorized to submit applications on behalf of applicant entities. Through this notice, HUD is encouraging applicants to complete or update their registration, in advance of HUD posting its FY2008 grant opportunities. HUD found that issuing an Early Registration Notice eliminates many last minute registration issues, and allows applicants time to ensure that all steps in the registration process have been completed. This Notice also provides time for applicants to have their questions addressed regarding the registration and submission processes. HUD strongly encourages prospective applicants for FY2008 HUD grants to register or update/renew their registration for application submission via Grants.gov as soon as possible by following the instructions in this notice. HUD anticipates that it will post its funding opportunities in the Spring of 2008.

This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.

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. Facsimile transmittal information is necessary for submission of third-party documentation as part of an application for funding competitions.

In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545), this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in a Super Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) competition for funding of HUD-approved counseling agencies to provide counseling services. Appendix A contains the names and addresses of the agencies competitively selected for funding and the award amounts. Intermediaries are listed first and subsequent awards are grouped by their respective HUD Homeownership Center. Additionally, this announcement lists the noncompetitive housing counseling awards made by the Department.

The proposed information collection requirement described below will be 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 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. This information collection is required in conjunction with the issuance of Notice of Funding Availability for Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Programs that are authorized under Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Public Law 102-550, Section 1011, and other legislation. The quality Assurance Plan is obtained after the award of grants.