Department of Housing and Urban Development September 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.

Through this notification, HUD announces the continuation of the Demonstration to Assess the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate and Associated Protocols through April 30, 2023. This demonstration allows HUD to test the NSPIRE standards and protocols as the means for assessing the physical conditions of HUD- assisted and HUD-insured housing. The continuation provides the authority to further evaluate and refine the future state of HUD's physical inspection model.

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

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 competitions for funding under the Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) and Notices for the following programs: FY2020 and FY2021 Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program, FY2020 Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP), FY2020 Veterans Housing Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot Program (VHRMP), FY2018 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP): Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI), FY2018 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP): Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI), FY2018 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP): Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI), FY2019 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP): Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI), FY2019 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP): Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI), FY2019 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP): Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI), FY2020 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP): Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI), FY2020 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP): Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI), FY2020 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP): Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI), FY2020 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP): COVID-19 Education and Outreach Initiative (COVID) Grant Program, FY2020 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program, FY2020 Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration, FY2019 Moving to Work Demonstration Program, FY2020 HBCU Cooperative Research in Housing Technologies Program, FY2020 Social and Economic Impacts of the CDBG and HOME Programs, FY2020 Alternative Methods for Calculating Fair Market Rents (FMRs) in Rental Markets with Rapidly Rising Rents Program, FY2020 Choice Neighborhoods Planning, Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Initiative, FY 2020 Family Self- Sufficiency Renewal Program and FY 2020 Family Self-Sufficiency Renewal Program Supplemental, FY2015 Tribal Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (TRIBAL HUD VASH) Grant Program, FY2020 Indian Community Development Block Grant- Imminent Threat CARES (ICDBG-IT), FY2020 Indian Community Development Block Grant- Imminent Threat (ICDBG-IT), FY2019 Emergency Safety and Security RD1, FY2019 Emergency Safety and Security RD 2, FY2019 Emergency Safety and Security RD3, FY2020 Emergency Disaster Grant, FY2020 Emergency Receivership, FY2020 Emergency Safety and Security, and FY2021 Emergency Disaster Grant.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announces the establishment of the Departmental Performance Review Board (PRB) to make recommendations to the appointing authority on the performance and compensation of its Senior Executive Service (SES), Senior Level (SL) and Senior Technical (ST) professionals. The following persons may be named to serve on the PRB from 2021 to 2025. They are listed by type of appointment, name, and official title under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

This document designates ``Difficult Development Areas'' (DDAs) and ``Qualified Census Tracts'' (QCTs) for purposes of the Low- Income Housing Credit (LIHTC) under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 42. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) makes new DDA and QCT designations annually.

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment. This notice corrects the notice that was published on September 3, 2021 to remove forms that do not pertain to this collection.

This Notice announces changes in the interest rates to be paid on debentures issued with respect to a loan or mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration under the provisions of the National Housing Act (the Act). The interest rate for debentures issued under Section 221(g)(4) of the Act during the 6-month period beginning July 1, 2021, is 1\1/2\ percent. The interest rate for debentures issued under any other provision of the Act is the rate in effect on the date that the commitment to insure the loan or mortgage was issued, or the date that the loan or mortgage was endorsed (or initially endorsed if there are two or more endorsements) for insurance, whichever rate is higher. The interest rate for debentures issued under these other provisions with respect to a loan or mortgage committed or endorsed during the 6-month period beginning July 1, 2021, is 2\1/4\ percent.

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.

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.