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Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third Quarter of Calendar Year 2022
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 July 1, 2022 and ending on September 30, 2022.
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Through this rulemaking, HUD proposes to implement the obligation to affirmatively further the purposes and policies of the Fair Housing Act, which is title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, with respect to certain recipients of HUD funds. The Fair Housing Act not only prohibits discrimination, but also directs HUD to ensure that the agency and its program participants will proactively take meaningful actions to overcome patterns of segregation, promote fair housing choice, eliminate disparities in housing-related opportunities, and foster inclusive communities that are free from discrimination. This proposed rule builds on the steps previously taken in HUD's 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) final rule to implement the AFFH obligation and ensure that Federal funding is used in a systematic way to further the policies and goals of the Fair Housing Act. This rule proposes to retain much of the 2015 AFFH Rule's core planning process, with certain improvements such as a more robust community engagement requirement, a streamlined required analysis, greater transparency, and an increased emphasis on goal setting and measuring progress. It also includes mechanisms to hold program participants accountable for achieving positive fair housing outcomes and complying with their obligation to affirmatively further fair housing, modeled after those processes under other Federal civil rights statutes that apply to recipients of Federal financial assistance.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Enterprise Income Verification Systems Debts Owed to Public Housing Agencies and Terminations; OMB Control No.: 2577-0266
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.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Restrictions on Assistance to Noncitizens and Authorization for Information/Privacy Act; OMB Control No.: 2577-0295
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.
Request for Information Regarding HUD's Learning Agenda Supplement: Fiscal Year 2023
Developing and using rigorous research and relevant evidence is essential for HUD's mission of creating strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality, affordable homes for all. In March 2022, HUD published its first Department-wide HUD Learning Agenda: FY 2022-2026 (the ``Learning Agenda''), identifying the Department's priority learning and evidence needs and proposing research, evaluation, and data linkage projects to address those needs. The Learning Agenda covers a period of five years, with an annual review and update process. Through this Request for Information (RFI), HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) seeks public input regarding potential additions and adjustments to the Department's published Learning Agenda to reflect changes in learning priorities since March 2022. Information provided in response to this RFI will inform the development of the ``Learning Agenda Supplement: Fiscal Year 2023'' that HUD will publish to accompany the 2022-2026 Learning Agenda to document updates to the Department's priority learning needs.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, gives notice of a proposed revision of an existing Privacy Act system of records. The system of records is being updated in support of a follow-up information collection with the participants of the Homeless Families Impact Study (now called the Family Options Study). The overall goal of the Family Options Study is to determine which housing and service intervention works best to promote housing stability, family preservation, and family well-being, and self-sufficiency for homeless families with children. The new information collected will be added to the existing Homeless Families Impact Study Data Files. The Department proposes to expand the data collected under the previous study to capture additional data to determine the effects that housing and service interventions has had on the young children who are part of the sample. Refer to the ``Categories of Records'' section to identify new record types. Additionally, this Notice updates the routine uses of the data collected. This notice supersedes the previously published notice (February 26, 2014).
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Family Report, MTW Family Report, MTW Expansion Family Report; OMB Control No. 2577-0083
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.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Under the provision of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH), Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC), is modifying system of records, The Quality Assurance/ Quality Control Administrative Files of the Real Estate Assessment Center,'' to name change to Physical Assessment Sub-System (PASS). The modification makes updates to the system of records name, location and system manager, authority, purpose, categories of individuals, categories of records in the system, record source categories, routine uses, policies and practices for storage, retrieval, retention and disposal, safeguards, and access, contesting and notification procedures. The updates are explained in the ``Supplementary Section'' of this notice. The existing scope, objectives, business processes, and uses being made of the data by the HUD remains unchanged.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records Modification
HUD's Debt Collection and Asset Management System, which consist of two sister systems Title I and Generic Debt, is operated to collect and maintain data needed to support activities related to the Department's collection of delinquent debt obligations. Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is issuing a public notice of its intent to modify a system of records entitled ``Debt Collection and Asset Management SystemTitle I/Generic Debt''. This system of records is being revised to make clarifying changes within: System Location, Security Classification, System Manager, Authority for Maintenance of the System, Purpose of the System, Categories of Individuals Covered by the System, Categories of Records in the System, Records Source Categories, Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Retrieval of Records, Retention and Deposal of Records. The SORN modifications are outlined in the SORN ``Supplementary Information'' section.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance-Technical Submission; OMB Control No.: 2506-0183
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.
Federal Housing Administration (FHA): Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance: Standard Program Regulation and Renewal Contract; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comment
The Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (MFH) seeks comments from the public regarding an initiative under which MFH, in partnership with owners, tenants, and other program stakeholders, would move toward a single Section 8 program regulation and single contract form pursuant to which the Secretary would renew project-based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contracts under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRA). Section 524 authorizes the Secretary to establish the terms and conditions under which expiring contracts are renewed, subject to the requirements of section 524. Currently, the Secretary issues one of several section 524 renewal contracts, which is subject to one of seven Section 8 regulatory parts under which the original contract was issued, as well as other HUD regulations implementing section 524. To reduce regulatory complexities, MFH envisions promulgating a single Section 8 project-based rental assistance program regulation consisting of a standardized set of Section 8 program requirements and a single form of section 524 renewal contract.
Announcement of the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
This gives notice of a Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC) meeting and sets forth the proposed agenda. The HCFAC meeting will be held on Thursday, March 15, 2023. The meeting is open to the public and is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Lender Qualifications for Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide (MAP Guide, 4430.G), OMB Control No: 2502-0541
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 an additional 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities Guide 5500.3, Revision 1
HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Race and Ethnic Collection
HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.
Certification of Tribal Housing Counselors
HUD's Housing Counseling Program provides, through HUD- approved counseling agencies and State housing finance agencies, counseling to individuals seeking information about financing, maintaining, renting, or owning a home. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act amended the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to improve the effectiveness of the housing counseling program by, among other things, requiring that entities and individual counselors be certified by HUD as competent to provide such counseling services. In 2016, HUD implemented these requirements for most HUD programs but agreed to conduct consultation with Tribes before implementing the new housing counselor certification requirement for Tribes. After consulting with Tribes, HUD proposes a housing counselor certification option for employees of Tribes, Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHE), and other Tribal entities conducting housing counseling required or provided in connection with the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) and the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) programs. The proposed rule provides an alternative regulatory standard for compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act's counselor certification requirement that recognizes Tribal sovereignty and self- determination, and accounts for the unique status of Tribal land and housing programs in Indian Country.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Ginnie Mae Digital Collateral Program, OMB Control No.: 2503-0034
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.
Appointments to the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee; Solicitation of Nominations
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established the HCFAC on April 14, 2015. The HCFAC will consist of 12 members, equally representing the mortgage industry and real estate industry, including consumers, and HUD-approved housing counseling agencies. This notice invites nominations for an appointment to fill one vacancy on the HCFAC to represent the mortgage industry.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request New Construction Subterranean Termite Protection for New Homes, OMB Control No.: 2502-0525
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 an additional 30 days of public comment.
Notice of Modification to the Demonstration To Assess the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate and Associated Protocols
Through this notification, HUD announces changes to the Demonstration to Assess the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate and Associated Protocols (NSPIRE). 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. Through this notification, HUD is informing Demonstration participants who are subject to HUD's Multifamily Housing program that Demonstration participants will receive an inspection of record through the NSPIRE demonstration unless they opt out of the demonstration, in which case they will receive an inspection of record through the Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS). HUD is also revising this demonstration so that the demonstration ends on the effective date of the NSPIRE final rule.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Operating Subsidy-Appeals, OMB Control No.: 2577-0246
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 an additional 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD Multifamily Energy Assessment; OMB Control No.: 2502-0568
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 an additional 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Choice Voucher Program and Tribal HUD-VASH, OMB Control No.: 2577-0169
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 an additional 30 days of public comment.
Allocations for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and Implementation of the CDBG-DR Consolidated Waivers and Alternative Requirements Notice
In March 2022, HUD allocated nearly $3 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds appropriated by the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 for major disasters occurring in 2020 and 2021. HUD allocated an additional $1.447 billion in CDBG-DR funds appropriated by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 for major disasters occurring in 2021. This Allocation Announcement Notice identifies grant requirements for these funds, including requirements in HUD's CDBG-DR Consolidated Notice (``Consolidated Notice'') found in Appendix B, and some amendments to the Consolidated Notice that apply to CDBG-DR grants for disasters occurring in 2020 and 2021. The Consolidated Notice, as amended by this Allocation Announcement Notice, includes waivers and alternative requirements, relevant regulatory requirements, the grant award process, criteria for action plan approval, and eligible disaster recovery activities.
Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations
The agencies listed above (the ``Agencies'') propose to amend their regulations to clarify protections for beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries receiving federally funded social services and the rights and obligations of organizations providing such services. In accordance with the Executive order of February 14, 2021 (Establishment of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships), this clarification should promote maximum participation by beneficiaries and providers in the Agencies' covered programs and activities and ensure consistency in the implementation of those programs and activities.
Order of Succession for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
In this notice, the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development designates the Order of Succession for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. This Order of Succession supersedes all prior Orders of Succession for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, including the September 13, 2021, Amendment to the Order of Succession published in the Federal Register on November 29, 2011.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Mortgage Program and Section 30; OMB Control No.: 2577-0265
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 an additional 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Congregate Housing Services Program
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 an additional 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Management Reviews of Multifamily Housing Programs, HUD-9834
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 an additional 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public/Private Partnerships for the Mixed-Finance Development of Public Housing Units
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 an additional 30 days of public comment.
Implementing Rental Housing Assistance for the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant Program
Through this notice of proposed rulemaking, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is proposing to amend its regulations covering rental housing assistance for the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant (NHHBG) program, consistent with the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA). HUD proposes to clarify and improve consistency with NAHASDA's statutory requirements and HUD's Indian Housing Block Grant program regulations. This proposed rule would also help make affordable housing opportunities, in the form of NHHBG-assisted rental housing, more available to eligible Native Hawaiian families.
The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022: Overview of Applicability to HUD Programs
This document highlights the key changes made by the recently enacted Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022) to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, as amended, provides an overview of key provisions applicable to HUD programs, and explains HUD's plans to issue rules or guidance to implement VAWA 2022. In addition, this document seeks comment from HUD housing providers, grantees, and other interested members of the public on this document generally and on certain issues discussed in more detail below. Comments received in response to this solicitation will aid HUD in developing additional regulations and guidance.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the Supportive Services Demonstration; OMB Control No.: 2528-0321
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.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: American Housing Survey; OMB Control No.: 2528-0017
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.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: FHA TOTAL Mortgage Scorecard; OMB Control No.: 2502-0556
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.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of Moving To Work Cohort 4 Landlord Incentives; OMB Control No.: 2528-New
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.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Nonprofit Application and Recertification for FHA Mortgage Insurance Programs; OMB Control No.: 2502-0540
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.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC); Forms: HUD-90005, Application for Membership on the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee and OGE-450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report; OMB Control No.: 2502-0606
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.
Strengthening the Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program
This proposed rule would revise the regulations governing the Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program (``Section 184 Program'') to fiscally strengthen the program by clarifying rules for Lenders, Tribes, and Borrowers. As the program has experienced an increase in demand, it now requires an update to the implementing regulations to minimize potential risk and increase program participation by financial institutions. This proposed rule strives to modernize and enhance the Section 184 Program by adding participation and eligibility requirements for Lenders and other financial institutions. This proposed rule would also clarify the rules governing Tribal participation in the program, establish underwriting requirements, specify rules on the closing and endorsement process, establish stronger and clearer servicing requirements, establish program rules governing claims submitted by Servicers and paid by HUD, and add standards governing monitoring, reporting, sanctions and appeals. This rule would add new definitions and make statutory conforming amendments, including the categorical exclusion of the Section 184 program in HUD's environmental review regulations. Ultimately, the changes made by this proposed rule would promote program sustainability, increase Borrower protections, and provide clarity for new and existing Lenders who participate in the program.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Capital Advance Section 811 Grant Application for Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities, OMB Control No.: 2502-0462
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.
Request for Information Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Formula
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) seeks public input on the methodology HUD uses to calculate Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) allocation amounts. This Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit feedback to inform how the Department can improve the allocation formula in the event Congress appropriates funds for CDBG-DR in the future.
Request for Information for HUD's Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Rules, Waivers, and Alternative Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) seeks public input to strengthen and improve requirements for entities receiving and implementing Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding. This Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit feedback to inform how the Department can modify, expand, streamline, or remove CDBG-DR rules and requirements with the goals of expediting long-term resilient recovery, reducing, or eliminating barriers for impacted beneficiaries, ensuring equitable community recovery, and simplifying compliance for CDBG-DR grantees within its statutory authority. Additionally, HUD seeks information and recommendations to reduce the administrative burden for those receiving and implementing CDBG-DR funding after a disaster to accelerate the availability of assistance to disaster survivors and affected communities.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Final Endorsement of Credit Instrument
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.
Preview of the FY 2022 Family Unification Program; Notice of Funding Opportunity
Through this notice, HUD is announcing the publication of a preview of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Family Unification Program (FUP) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in advance of publication on Grants.gov. HUD is making this preview available to allow interested applicants to review the preview of the NOFO, submit questions, and prepare applications. HUD intends to publish the NOFO and allow submission of applications in March of 2023.
Public Interest De Minimis and Small Grants Waiver of Build America, Buy America Provisions as Applied to Recipients of HUD Federal Financial Assistance
In accordance with the Build America, Buy America Act (``BABA'' or ``the Act'') this notice advises that HUD has issued a departmentwide public interest De Minimis and Small Grants waiver to the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference (``Buy America Preference,'' or ``BAP'') as applied to the iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials requirement of the Act for recipients of Federal Financial Assistance (``FFA''). For the purposes of this waiver, HUD has waived the application of the BAP for infrastructure projects whose total cost (including HUD funding and funding from any other source) is an amount equal to or less than the Simplified acquisition threshold, which is currently $250,000. HUD has also waived the application of the BAP for all Small Grants of FFA provided by HUD that are equal to or below the Simplified acquisition threshold, which is currently $250,000. However, if FFA provided by HUD is combined with other FFA from another Federal agency, and the total amount of FFA in a single project is greater than the Simplified acquisition threshold, currently $250,000, then the waiver shall not apply to the FFA provided by HUD. Additionally, HUD has waived the application of the BAP for a De Minimis portion of an infrastructure project, meaning a cumulative total of no more than 5 percent of the total cost of the iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in and incorporated into the infrastructure project, up to a maximum of $1 million. In accordance with the Act, HUD has found that such De Minimis and Small Grants waivers are in the public interest. The waiver will assist HUD and its grantees and funding recipients in preventing immediate delays to critically important projects that serve to ensuring the safety and health of HUD constituents and continuing to provide economic opportunity through housing and community development projects. Moreover, this waiver will assist HUD in working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers, meet the need for quality affordable rental homes, utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life, and build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination.
Public Interest Phased Implementation Waiver of Build America, Buy America Provisions as Applied to Recipients of HUD Federal Financial Assistance
In accordance with the Build America, Buy America Act (``BABA'' or ``the Act'') this notice advises that HUD has issued a public interest waiver to further HUD's phased implementation of the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference (``Buy America Preference,'' or ``BAP'') for recipients of Federal Financial Assistance (``FFA'') provided by HUD. On May 5, 2022, HUD previously issued a separate waiver covering all FFA obligated by HUD on or before November 14, 2022, including Community Development Block Grant (``CDBG'') formula grants. In order to fully focus on the successful implementation of the BAP in CDBG formula grants, one of HUD's largest grant programs, HUD has determined that it is in the public interest to issue a new public interest waiver of the application of the BAP for all other FFA obligated by HUD. By this notice, HUD announces that it is waiving the application of the BAP on or after the effective date of this waiver for all FFA obligated by HUD on or before February 21, 2023, except for those funds utilized in connection with the purchase of iron or steel products in infrastructure projects funded by CDBG formula grants obligated by HUD on or after November 15, 2022. In addition, in the case of FFA obligated by HUD on or after November 15, 2022 but prior to the effective date of the final waiver, HUD is waiving the application of the BAP for all expenditures incurred on or after the date of the final waiver, except for those funds utilized in connection with the purchase of iron or steel products in infrastructure projects funded by CDBG formula grants obligated by HUD on or after November 15, 2022.
Public Interest Waiver of Build America, Buy America Provisions for Exigent Circumstances as Applied to Certain Recipients of HUD Federal Financial Assistance
In accordance with the Build America, Buy America Act (``BABA'' or ``the Act'') this notice advises that HUD is issuing a departmentwide public interest waiver to the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference (``Buy America Preference,'' or ``BAP'') for grantees and recipients of Federal Financial Assistance (``FFA'') from HUD as applied to the iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials requirement of BABA in certain exigent circumstances. In accordance with the Act, HUD has found that this departmentwide waiver for exigent circumstances is in the public interest. The waiver will assist HUD and its grantees and funding recipients in preventing immediate delays to critically important projects that serve to ensuring the safety and health of HUD constituents and continuing to provide economic opportunity through housing and community development projects. Moreover, this waiver will assist HUD in working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers, meet the need for quality affordable rental homes, utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life, and build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination.
Waivers and Alternative Requirements for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Grantees
This notice governs Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery (CDBG-DR) and Community Development Block Grant mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds awarded under several appropriations acts identified in the Table of Contents. Specifically, this notice provides waivers and establishes alternative requirements for certain CDBG-DR and CDBG- MIT grantees that have submitted requests for waivers and alternative requirements for grants provided under the public laws cited in this notice.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: COVID-19 Supplemental Payment Requests, OMB Control No.: 2502-0619
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 an additional 30 days of public comment.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Office of Housing Counseling-Agency Performance Review, OMB Control No.: 2502-0574
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.
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