Department of Housing and Urban Development November 24, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice provides information about the applicability to HUD's public housing and Section 8 tenant-based and project-based voucher programs of certain provisions of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. This notice provides an overview of key provisions that affect HUD's public housing programs, identifies those provisions that are self-implementing and require no action on the part of HUD for participants to commence taking action to be in compliance, those provisions that require implementing regulations on the part of HUD, and advises of efforts underway within HUD to further facilitate compliance with this new law, including rules and guidance that as may be necessary or appropriate. Provisions of this new law that affect project-based assisted housing programs administered by HUD's Office of Housing are also identified. This notice also solicits comments, questions, or proposals that HUD should take into consideration in developing more detailed guidance or rules to implement those provisions of the new law that require more detailed guidance or rulemaking.

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 collection of the requested information requires that the sites for HUD insured structures must be free of termite hazards. Builders certify and guarantee that all required treatment for termites are performed and there is no infestation of treated areas for a year. Also, pest control companies are required to provide a record of any soil treatment methods used to prevent subterranean termite infestation. The respondents for this collection are builders, pest control companies, mortgage lenders and home buyers.