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Part III





Department of Housing and Urban Development





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Office of the Secretary



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24 CFR Parts 91, et al.



Community Planning and Development Programs; Consolidation; Proposed 
Rule
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Secretary

24 CFR Parts 91, 92, 570, 574, 576, and 968

[Docket No. R-94-1731; FR-3611-P-01]
RIN 2501-AB72

 

Consolidated Submission for Community Planning and Development 
Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule proposes to amend the Department's existing 
regulations to completely replace the current regulations for 
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategies (CHAS) with a rule that 
consolidates into a single consolidated submission the planning and 
application aspects of the Department's Community Development Block 
Grant (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG), HOME Investment 
Partnerships (HOME), and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS 
(HOPWA) formula programs with the requirements for the CHAS. This new 
consolidated submission will replace the current CHAS, the HOME program 
description, the Community Development plan and the CDBG final 
statement, and the ESG and HOPWA applications. The rule also 
consolidates the reporting requirements for these programs, replacing 
the general performance reports with one performance report.
    Although this rule does not incorporate the public housing 
Comprehensive Grant (Comp Grant) process into the consolidated planning 
and application process, it proposes changes to regulations concerning 
Comp Grants to encourage this cooperation in the development of the 
Comp Grant plan and the consolidated plan. The changes are intended to 
ensure that the needs and resources of public housing authorities are 
included in a comprehensive planning effort to revitalize distressed 
neighborhoods and help low-income residents locally.
    In addition, the rule proposes amendments to the separate 
regulations for the CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA programs to remove some 
duplicative provisions, cross-reference the new provisions, and to 
conform terminology to that used in the revised part 91.

DATES: Comment due date: October 4, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this rule to the Office of General Counsel, Rules Docket Clerk, Room 
10276, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20410-0500. Communications should refer to the 
above docket number and title and to the specific sections in the 
notice. A copy of each communication submitted will be available for 
public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the 
above address. Copies of this proposed rule will be made available on 
tape or large print for those with impaired vision that request them. 
They may be obtained at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph F. Smith, Director, Policy 
Coordination, Office of Community Planning and Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-1283 (voice) 
or (202) 708-2565 (TDD). (These are not toll-free telephone numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Information Collections

    The information collection requirements for the planning process, 
the application process, and the reporting process contained in this 
rule have been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for 
review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 3501-3520). 
The estimated public reporting burden is expected to be significantly 
lower than the current combined burden imposed by the CHAS, CDBG, ESG, 
HOME, and HOPWA programs.
    The estimated public reporting burden of these collections is 
stated under the Preamble heading Findings and Certifications. Send 
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of these 
collections of information, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Rules 
Docket Clerk at the above address; and to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk 
Officer for HUD, Washington, DC 20503.

II. Background

A. Impetus for Change

    To build and strengthen new partnerships with State and local 
governments and the private sector to make HUD's programs work to help 
them build strong communities, the Department has consulted with them 
on how to make the operation of Community Planning and Development 
programs more effective. In recognition of the fact that problems do 
not stop at jurisdictional boundaries, this rule encourages 
consultation with public and private agencies, including those outside 
a single jurisdiction, to identify shared needs and solutions to intra-
jurisdictional problems. As a result of the Department's consultations, 
it has decided that the multitude of applications to obtain funding and 
the different funding cycles for various formula entitlement programs 
were symptomatic of a general problem. The general problem was that the 
easiest means for State and local governments to express their needs 
for federal funding (the CHAS) was hindered by HUD's procedures. 
Therefore, to eliminate duplication of effort and reduce the paperwork 
burden on these jurisdictions, the Department has decided to 
consolidate the program submission requirements to the greatest degree 
possible. This proposal will require all of the Community Planning and 
Development formula grant programs to use the same program year and 
will reduce the regulations concerning submission of planning/
application/reporting documents virtually to the statutory minimum. 
This framework will give the States and local governments the 
flexibility to use existing plans and strategies to help citizens 
understand the jurisdiction's priority needs, and assess progress of 
those jurisdictions towards meeting identified goals and objectives 
through measurable indicators. The Department's goal is to encourage 
the development of comprehensive, easy to understand information on the 
jurisdiction's housing and community development needs that would 
promote meaningful citizen participation.

B. Statutory Framework

    The various statutes that authorize the programs being consolidated 
are as follows:

--Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS): title I of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 12702-
12711.
--Community Development Block Grants (CDBG): title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5304-5320.
--Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG): title VI, subtitle B, of the Stewart 
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 11371-11378.
--HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME): title II of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 12741-12839.
--Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA): the AIDS Housing 
Opportunity Act, 42 U.S.C. 12901-12912.

    Also serving as a basis for determining requirements in this rule 
are the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601-3619), title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act, and Section 3 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u).
    The intent of this rule is to: (1) Promote citizen participation 
and the development of local priority needs and objectives by providing 
comprehensive information on the jurisdiction that is easy to 
understand; (2) coordinate these statutory requirements in such a 
manner as to minimize the federal intrusion into State and local 
planning activities and to simplify the process of requesting and 
obtaining federal funds available to the jurisdictions on a formula 
basis; (3) promote the development of an action plan that provides a 
basis for assessing performance; and (4) encourage consultation with 
public and private agencies, including those outside a single 
jurisdiction, to identify shared needs and solutions to intra-
jurisdictional problems.
    When a jurisdiction qualifies for one formula program but not 
another, its submission need only satisfy the requirements for the 
formula program for which it qualifies, as well as the planning 
requirements based on the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy 
statute (Cranston-Gonzalez National Housing Affordability Act, or 
``NAHA'') to cover other competitively funded programs. If a 
jurisdiction does not qualify for any of the formula programs but 
competes for funding under a program that is subject to the CHAS 
planning requirements of NAHA, it must follow the general provisions of 
this part, but not those that apply only to other programs. If a 
jurisdiction does not qualify for the HOPWA formula program but intends 
to apply for a competitively awarded HOPWA grant, it should satisfy the 
HOPWA planning requirements.
    This rule is organized into several parts. First, there are the 
proposed revisions to part 91, which encompasses the new planning/
application and reporting submissions. Second, since many of the 
requirements that are common to the formula programs are combined into 
part 91, there are proposed revisions to remove those requirements from 
the individual program regulations. In addition, since this new 
document is different from the Comprehensive Housing Affordability 
Strategy, the references to the CHAS found in the program regulations 
are proposed to be removed.
    Part 91 is organized into seven subparts. With the exception of 
jurisdictions that submit an abbreviated consolidated plan, the first 
two subparts (General, and Citizen Participation and Consultation) and 
the last subpart (Other General Requirements) apply to all 
jurisdictions. Local governments that are not part of a HOME consortium 
are covered by their own subpart (subpart C). States also are covered 
by their own subpart (D). Local governments that are part of a 
consortium are covered by both the local government subpart and the 
consortium subpart (E). The subpart for insular areas has been 
reserved. Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the 
Virgin Islands, and Palau are eligible to receive program funds. 
However, only Palau is required by NAHA to submit a CHAS because it is 
included in the definition of ``jurisdiction.'' The other entities are 
defined by NAHA as ``insular areas'' and are not required to prepare or 
submit a CHAS. The Department specifically invites comments on whether 
to consolidate the program submission requirements (and in the case of 
Palau, abbreviated CHAS requirements) for Guam, the Northern Mariana 
Islands, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and Palau.
    Finally, the Department recognizes that there is a need for 
regulatory provisions dealing with the transition from the current 
application system to the new consolidated rule. The Department intends 
to grant an extension of the current CHAS to cover the time period 
between the end of fiscal year 1994 and the beginning of the 
jurisdiction's consolidated program year.

Findings and Certifications

Regulatory Review

    This rule was reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under 
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review. Any changes made 
to the rule as a result of that review are clearly identified in the 
docket file, which is available for public inspection in the office of 
the Department's Rules Docket Clerk, room 10276, 451 Seventh St., SW, 
Washington, DC.

Impact on the Environment

    A Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the environment 
has been made in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 50 that 
implement section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332. The Finding of No Significant Impact is available 
for public inspection and copying during regular business hours (7:30 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) in the Office of the Rules Docket Clerk, room 10276, 
451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-0500.

Federalism Impact

    The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under section 6(a) 
of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that the policies 
contained in this rule do not have significant impact on States or 
their political subdivisions since the requirements of the rule are 
limited to requirements imposed by the statutes being implemented. To 
the extent the rule has any significant impact, it is positive, in that 
duplication of effort by State and local governments is being 
eliminated and the burdens on them are reduced.

Impact on the Family

    The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under Executive 
Order 12606, The Family, has determined that this rule does not have 
potential for significant impact on family formation, maintenance, and 
general well-being, and, thus is not subject to review under the Order. 
The rule merely carries out the mandate of federal statutes with 
respect to planning documents for housing and community development 
programs.

Impact on Small Entities

    The Secretary, in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 
U.S.C. 605(b)), has reviewed this rule before publication and by 
approving it certifies that this rule will not have a significant 
impact on a substantial number of small entities, because it does not 
place major burdens on jurisdictions.

Regulatory Agenda

    This rule was listed as sequence number 1523 in the Department's 
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda published on April 25, 1994 (59 FR 20424, 
20433), under Executive Order 12286 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Public Reporting Burden

    The Department has estimated the public reporting burden involved 
in the information collections contained in the rule as shown below. 
The public reporting burden for each of these collections of 
information is estimated to include the time for reviewing the 
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information.

                                   Annual Reporting Burden--Consolidated Plan                                   
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                                                     Number of     Response per                                 
                5 Year submission                   respondents     respondent     Burden hours     Total hours 
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    Localities..................................             800               1             481         384,800
    States......................................              50               1             839          41,950
                                                  ..............  ..............  ..............         426,750
Annual Submission:                                                                                              
    Localities..................................             800               1             318         262,400
    States......................................              50               1             434          21,700
                                                  ..............  ..............  ..............         284,100
Abbreviated Plan:                                                                                               
    Localities..................................             100               1             100          10,000
                                                  ..............  ..............  ..............         720,850
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Catalog

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance numbers for the programs 
affected by this rule are 14.218, 14.231. 14.239, and 14.241.

List of Subjects

24 CFR Part 91

    Grant programs--Indians, Homeownership, Low and moderate income 
housing, Public housing.

24 CFR Part 92

    Grant programs--housing and community development, Manufactured 
homes, Rent subsidies, Reporting and record keeping requirements.

24 CFR Part 570

    Administrative practice and procedure, Grant programs--housing and 
community development, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, 
Pacific Islands Trust Territory, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands.

24 CFR Part 574

    Community facilities, Disabled, Emergency shelter, Grant programs--
health programs, Grant programs--housing and community development, 
Grant programs--social programs, HIV/AIDS, Homeless, Housing , Low and 
moderate income housing, Nonprofit organizations, Rent subsidies, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Technical assistance.

24 CFR Part 576

    Community facilities, Emergency shelter grants, Grant programs--
housing and community development, Grant programs--social programs, 
Homeless, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

24 CFR Part 968

    Grant programs--housing and community development, Loan programs--
housing and community development, Public housing, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Accordingly, parts 91, 92, 570, 574, 576, and 968 of title 24 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations are proposed to be amended as follows:
    1. Part 91 would be revised in its entirety to read as follows:

PART 91--CONSOLIDATED SUBMISSIONS FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND 
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Subpart A--General

Sec.
91.1  Purpose.
91.2  Applicability.
91.5  Definitions.
91.10  Consolidated program year.
91.15  Submission date.

Subpart B--Citizen Participation and Consultation

91.100  Consultation.
91.105  Citizen participation plan.

Subpart C--Local Governments: Contents of Consolidated Plan

91.200  Contents and format.
91.205  Housing and homeless needs assessment.
91.210  Housing market analysis.
91.215  Strategies, priority needs, and objectives.
91.220  Action plan.
91.225  Certifications.
91.230  Monitoring.
91.235  Special case--abbreviated consolidated plan.

Subpart D--State Governments: Contents of Consolidated Plan

91.300  Contents and format.
91.305  Housing and homeless needs assessment.
91.310  Housing market analysis.
91.315  Strategies, priority needs, and objectives.
91.320  Action plan.
91.325  Certifications.
91.330  Monitoring.

Subpart E--Consortia: Contents of Consolidated Plan

91.400  Applicability.
91.405  Consolidated program year.
91.410  Housing market analysis.
91.415  Housing and homeless needs assessment.
91.420  Strategies and priority needs.
91.425  Action plan.
91.430  Certifications.
91.435  Monitoring.

Subpart F--Other General Requirements

91.500  HUD approval action.
91.505  Amendments to the consolidated plan.
91.510  Consistency determinations.
91.515  Funding determinations by HUD.
91.520  Performance reports.
91.525  Performance review by HUD.

Subpart G--Insular Areas [Reserved]

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d), 3601-3619, 5301-5315, 11331-11388, 
12701-12711, 12741-12756, and 12901-12912.

Subpart A--General


Sec. 91.1  Purpose.

    (a) Overall goals. (1) The overall goals of the community 
development and planning programs covered by this part are to 
strengthen partnerships with jurisdictions to extend and strengthen 
partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, 
including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, to enable them to 
provide decent housing, establish and maintain a suitable living 
environment, and expand economic opportunities for every American, 
particularly for very low-income and low-income persons.
    (i) Decent housing includes assisting homeless persons to obtain 
appropriate housing and assisting persons at risk of becoming homeless; 
retention of the affordable housing stock; and increasing the 
availability of permanent housing in standard condition and affordable 
cost to low-income and very low-income families, particularly to 
members of disadvantaged minorities, without discrimination on the 
basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, 
or disability. Decent housing also includes increasing the supply of 
supportive housing, which combines structural features and services 
needed to enable persons with special needs to live with dignity and 
independence.
    (ii) A suitable living environment includes improving the safety 
and livability of neighborhoods; increasing access to quality public 
and private facilities and services; reducing the isolation of income 
groups within a community or geographical area through the spatial 
deconcentration of housing opportunities for persons of lower income 
and the revitalization of deteriorating or deteriorated neighborhoods; 
restoring and preserving properties of special historic, architectural, 
or aesthetic value; and conservation of energy resources.
    (iii) Expanded economic opportunities includes the provision of 
jobs accessible to housing affordable to low income persons, including 
provision of jobs involved in carrying out activities under programs 
covered by this plan to low-income persons living in areas affected by 
those programs and activities; availability of mortgage financing for 
low income persons at reasonable rates using nondiscriminatory lending 
practices; access to capital and credit for development activities that 
promote the long-term economic and social viability of the community; 
and empowerment and self-sufficiency opportunities for low income 
persons to reduce generational poverty in federally assisted and public 
housing.
    (2) The consolidated submission described in this part 91 requires 
the jurisdiction to state in one document its plan to pursue these 
goals for all the community planning and development programs, as well 
as for housing programs. It is these goals against which the plan and 
the jurisdiction's performance under the plan will be evaluated by HUD.
    (b) Functions of plan. The consolidated plan serves the following 
functions:
    (1) A planning document for the jurisdiction, which builds on a 
participatory process at the lowest levels;
    (2) An application for federal funds under HUD's formula grant 
programs;
    (3) A strategy to be followed in carrying out HUD programs; and
    (4) An action plan that provides a basis for assessing performance.


Sec. 91.2  Applicability.

    (a) The following formula grant programs are covered by the 
consolidated plan:
    (1) The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs (see part 
570, Subparts D and I);
    (2) The Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) program (see part 576);
    (3) The HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program (see part 92); 
and
    (4) The Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) program 
(see part 574).
    (b) A jurisdiction must have a consolidated plan that is approved 
by HUD as a prerequisite to receiving funds from HUD under the 
following programs:
    (1) The HOPE I Public Housing Homeownership (HOPE I) program (see 
24 CFR subtitle A, appendix A);
    (2) The HOPE II Homeownership of Multifamily Units (HOPE II) 
program (see 24 CFR subtitle A, appendix B);
    (3) The HOPE III Homeownership of Single Family Homes (HOPE III) 
program (see 24 CFR part 572);
    (4) The Low-Income Housing Preservation (prepayment avoidance 
incentives) program, when administered by a State agency (see 24 CFR 
248.177);
    (5) The Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202) program 
(see part 889);
    (6) The Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities program 
(see part 890);
    (7) The Supportive Housing program (see part 583);
    (8) The Single Room Occupancy Housing (SRO) program (see part 882, 
subpart H);
    (9) The Shelter Plus Care program (see 24 CFR part 582);
    (10) The Community Development Block Grant program--Small Cities 
and Insular Areas (see 24 CFR part 570, subparts E and F);
    (11) HOME program reallocations;
    (12) Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (section 
24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937);
    (13) Hope for Youth: Youthbuild (see part 585);
    (14) The John Heinz Neighborhood Development program (see 24 CFR 
part 594);
    (15) The Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction program (see 24 CFR part 
35);
    (16) Grants for Regulatory Barrier Removal Strategies and 
Implementation (section 1204, Housing and Community Development Act of 
1992); and
    (17) Competitive grants under the Housing Opportunities for Persons 
With AIDS (HOPWA) program (see part 574).
    (c) Other programs do not require consistency with an approved 
consolidated plan. However, HUD funding allocations for the Section 8 
Certificate and Voucher Programs are to be made in a way that enables 
participating jurisdictions to carry out their consolidated plans.


Sec. 91.5  Definitions.

    Certification. A written assertion, based on supporting evidence, 
that must be kept available for inspection by HUD, by the Inspector 
General of HUD, and by the public. The assertion shall be deemed to be 
accurate unless HUD determines otherwise, after inspecting the evidence 
and providing due notice and opportunity for comment.
    Consolidated plan (or ``the plan''). The document that is submitted 
annually to HUD that serves as the planning documents (comprehensive 
housing affordability strategy and community development plan) of the 
jurisdiction and an application for funding under any of the Community 
Planning and Development formula grant programs (CDBG, ESG, HOME, or 
HOPWA), which is prepared in accordance with the process prescribed in 
this part.
    Consortium. Geographically contiguous units of general local 
government that are acting as a single unit of general local government 
for purposes of the HOME program (see 24 CFR part 92). (A unit of 
general local government that is also part of a consortium for HOME 
program purposes must submit a plan that complies with subpart C of 
this part, as well as contributing to the consortium's plan that 
complies with subpart E of this part.)
    Emergency shelter. Any facility with overnight sleeping 
accommodations, the primary purpose of which is to provide temporary 
shelter for the homeless in general or for specific populations of the 
homeless.
    Extremely low-income households (or families). Households whose 
income is between 0 and 30 percent of the median income for the area, 
as determined by HUD with adjustments for smaller and larger families, 
except that HUD may establish income ceilings higher or lower than 30 
percent of the median for the area on the basis of HUD's findings that 
such variations are necessary because of prevailing levels of 
construction costs or fair market rents, or unusually high or low 
family incomes.
    Homeless. An individual (not imprisoned or otherwise detained 
pursuant to an Act of Congress or a State law) or family who:
    (1) Lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and
    (2) Has a primary nighttime residence that is:
    (i) A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to 
provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, 
congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill);
    (ii) An institution that provides a temporary residence for 
individuals intended to be institutionalized: or
    (iii) A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily 
used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
    Homeless family. A family that includes at least one parent or 
guardian and one child under the age of 18; a pregnant woman; or a 
person in the process of securing legal custody of a person under the 
age of 18; who is homeless, as defined in this section.
    Homeless individual. A youth (17 years or younger) not accompanied 
by an adult (18 years or older) or an adult without children, who is 
homeless, as defined in this section.
    HUD. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    Jurisdiction. A State, unit of general local government, or a 
consortium.
    Lead-based paint hazards. Any condition that causes exposure to 
lead from lead-contaminated dust, lead-contaminated soil, lead-
contaminated paint that is deteriorated or present in accessible 
surfaces, friction surfaces, or impact surfaces that would result in 
adverse human health effects as established by the appropriate Federal 
agency.
    Low-income families. Families whose incomes do not exceed 80 
percent of the median income for the area, as determined by HUD with 
adjustments for smaller and larger families, except that HUD may 
establish income ceilings higher or lower than 80 percent of the median 
for the area on the basis of HUD's findings that such variations are 
necessary because of prevailing levels of construction costs or fair 
market rents, or unusually high or low family incomes. (The CDBG 
program has used the terms ``low-income'' and ``moderate-income'' 
persons, which terms are derived from its statute. Those terms have the 
same meaning as the terms ``very low-income'' and ``low-income'' as 
used in NAHA and in the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the 
assisted housing programs administered under it. To make the usage 
uniform under this part, the terms ``very low-income'' and ``low-
income'' are used here.)
    Poverty level households (or families). Households with incomes 
below the poverty line, as defined by the Office of Management and 
Budget and revised annually.
    State. Any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    Transitional housing. A project that is designed to provide housing 
and appropriate supportive services to homeless persons to facilitate 
movement to independent living within 24 months, or a longer period 
approved by HUD. For purposes of the HOME program, there is no HUD-
approved time period for moving to independent living.
    Unit of general local government. A city, town, township, county, 
parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a 
State; an urban county; the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau, 
the Marshall Islands, or a general purpose political subdivision 
thereof; and a consortium of such political subdivisions recognized by 
HUD in accordance with the HOME program (part 92) or the CDBG program 
(part 570).
    Urban county. See definition in Sec. 570.3.
    Very low-income families. Low-income families whose incomes do not 
exceed 50 percent of the median family income for the area, as 
determined by HUD with adjustments for smaller and larger families, 
except that HUD may establish income ceilings higher or lower than 50 
percent of the median for the area on the basis of HUD's findings that 
such variations are necessary because of prevailing levels of 
construction costs or fair market rents, or unusually high or low 
family incomes.


Sec. 91.10  Consolidated program year.

    (a) Each of the following programs shall be administered by a 
jurisdiction on a single consolidated program year, established by the 
jurisdiction: CDBG, ESG, HOME, and HOPWA. Except as provided in 
paragraph (b) of this section, the program year shall run for a twelve 
month period and begin on the first calendar day of a month.
    (b) Once a program year is established, the jurisdiction may either 
shorten or lengthen its program year to change the beginning date of 
the following program year, provided that it notifies HUD in writing at 
least two months before the date the program year would have ended if 
it had not been lengthened or at least two months before the end of a 
proposed shortened program year.
    (c) See subpart E of this part for requirements concerning program 
year for units of general local government that are part of a 
consortium.


Sec. 91.15  Submission date.

    (a) General. (1) In order to facilitate continuity in its program 
and to provide accountability to citizens, each jurisdiction should 
submit its consolidated plan to HUD at least 45 days before the start 
of its program year. (But see Sec. 92.52(b) with respect to newly 
eligible jurisdictions under the HOME program.) With the exception of 
the August 16 date noted in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, HUD may 
grant a jurisdiction an extension of the submission deadline for good 
cause.
    (2) In no event will HUD accept a submission earlier than November 
15 or later than August 16 of the Federal fiscal year for which the 
grant funds are appropriated. (Failure to submit the plan by August 16 
will automatically result in a loss of the CDBG funds to which the 
jurisdiction would otherwise be entitled.)
    (b) Annual submission. The portions of the document that must be 
submitted on an annual basis are the action plan and the 
certifications.

Subpart B--Citizen Participation and Consultation


Sec. 91.100  Consultation.

    (a) General. When preparing the plan, the jurisdiction shall 
consult with other public and private agencies that provide assisted 
housing, health services, and social services (including those focusing 
on services to children, elderly persons, persons with disabilities--
including HIV/AIDS, homeless persons) during preparation of the plan. 
When preparing the portion of its plan concerning lead-based paint 
hazards, the jurisdiction shall consult with State or local health and 
child welfare agencies and examine health department data on the 
addresses of housing units in which children have been identified as 
lead poisoned. When preparing the description of priority nonhousing 
community development needs, a unit of general local government must 
notify adjacent units of general local government. The jurisdiction 
should also consult with adjacent units of general local government, 
particularly for problems and solutions that go beyond a single 
jurisdiction. When preparing its method of distribution of assistance 
under the CDBG program, a State must consult with local governments in 
nonentitlement areas of the State.
    (b) HOPWA. The largest city in each metropolitan area that is 
eligible to receive a HOPWA formula allocation must consult broadly to 
develop a metropolitan-wide strategy for addressing the needs of 
persons with HIV/AIDS and their families living throughout the 
metropolitan area.
    (c) Public housing. The jurisdiction shall consult with the local 
public housing agency participating in an approved Comprehensive Grant 
program concerning consideration of public housing needs and planned 
Comprehensive Grant program activities. This consultation will help 
provide a better basis for the certification by the local Chief 
Executive Officer that the Comprehensive Grant Plan/annual statement is 
consistent with the local government's assessment of low-income housing 
needs (as evidenced in the housing and community development plan) and 
that the local government will cooperate in providing resident programs 
and services (as required by Sec. 968.320(d) of the regulations for the 
Comprehensive Grant program). It will also help ensure that activities 
with regard to local drug elimination, neighborhood improvement 
programs, and resident programs and services, funded under the public 
housing program and those funded under a program covered by the 
consolidated plan are fully coordinated to achieve comprehensive 
community development goals.


Sec. 91.105  Citizen participation plan.

    (a) Applicability. (1) The jurisdiction is required to adopt a 
citizen participation plan. (Where a jurisdiction, before the 
effectiveness of this rule, adopted a plan that complies with section 
104(a)(3) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 but will 
need to amend the plan to comply with provisions of this section, the 
plan shall be amended by the first day of the jurisdiction's program 
year that begins on or after 180 days following the effective date of 
this rule.)
    (2) Although these requirements are designed especially to 
encourage participation by very low- and low-income persons, 
particularly those living in slum and blighted areas and in areas where 
CDBG funds are proposed to be used, jurisdictions are expected to take 
whatever actions are appropriate to encourage the participation of all 
its citizens, including minorities and non-English speaking persons, as 
well as persons with mobility, visual or hearing impairments.
    (3) The jurisdiction shall encourage, in conjunction with 
consultation with public housing authorities, the participation of 
residents of public and assisted housing developments, in the process 
of developing and implementing the consolidated plan, along with other 
low-income residents of targeted revitalization areas in which the 
developments are located. The jurisdiction shall make an effort to 
provide information to the housing agency about housing and community 
development plan activities related to its developments and surrounding 
communities so that the housing agency can make this information 
available at the annual public hearing required under the Comprehensive 
Grant program.
    (b) Required elements of citizen participation (CP) plan.--(1) 
Encouragement of citizen participation. The CP plan must encourage 
citizens to participate in the development of the consolidated plan, 
any amendments to the plan, and the performance report.
    (2) Information to be provided. The CP plan must assure that 
citizens or, as appropriate, units of general local government, be 
furnished appropriate information.
    (i) The CP plan must require that, before the jurisdiction adopts a 
consolidated plan, the jurisdiction will make available to citizens, 
public agencies, and other interested parties information that includes 
the amount of assistance the jurisdiction expects to receive and the 
range of activities that may be undertaken, including the amount that 
will benefit persons of very low- and low-income and the plans to 
minimize displacement of persons and to assist any persons displaced.
    (ii) The CP plan must require the jurisdiction to publish the 
proposed consolidated plan for comment. The requirement for publishing 
may be met by publishing a summary of the proposed consolidated plan in 
one or more newspapers of general circulation, and by making copies of 
the proposed plan available at libraries, government offices, and 
public places. The summary must describe the contents and purpose of 
the consolidated plan, and must include a list of the locations where 
copies of the entire plan may be examined.
    (iii) The CP plan must require the jurisdiction to notify citizens, 
or units of general local government, as appropriate, of the 
availability of the consolidated plan as adopted, any amendments, and 
its performance report, as these documents are developed, to afford 
citizens a reasonable opportunity to examine their contents.
    (iv) The CP plan also must provide a period, not less than 30 days, 
to receive comments from citizens, or units of general local 
government, on the plan, amendments, or report that is to be submitted 
to HUD before its submission.
    (3) Access to records. The CP plan must require the jurisdiction to 
provide citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties with 
reasonable and timely access to information and records relating to the 
jurisdiction's consolidated plan and the jurisdiction's use of 
assistance under the programs covered by this part during the preceding 
five years.
    (4) Technical assistance. The CP plan also must provide for 
technical assistance to groups representative of persons of very low- 
and low-income that request such assistance in developing proposals for 
funding assistance under any of the programs covered by the 
consolidated plan, with the level and type of assistance determined by 
the jurisdiction.
    (5) Public hearings. (i) The CP plan must provide for at least two 
public hearings per year to obtain citizens' views, to be conducted at 
a minimum of two different stages of the program year. Together, the 
hearings must address housing and community development needs, 
development of proposed activities, and review of program performance. 
To obtain the views of citizens on housing and community development 
needs, including priority nonhousing community development needs, the 
CP plan must provide that at least one of these hearings are held 
before the proposed consolidated plan is published for comment.
    (ii) The CP plan must provide that adequate advance notice be given 
to citizens or, as appropriate, units of general local government of 
each hearing, with sufficient information published about the subject 
of the hearing to permit informed comment.
    (iii) The CP plan must provide that hearings be held at times and 
locations convenient to potential and actual beneficiaries, and with 
accommodation for persons with disabilities.
    (iv) The CP plan must identify how the needs of non-English 
speaking residents will be met in the case of public hearings where a 
significant number of non-English speaking residents can be reasonably 
expected to participate.
    (6) Comments and complaints. (i) The CP plan shall require the 
jurisdiction to consider any comments or views of citizens (or units of 
general local government) received in writing, or orally at the public 
hearings, in preparing the final consolidated plan, amendment of the 
plan, or performance report. A summary of these comments or views, and 
a summary of any comments or views not accepted and the reasons 
therefor, shall be attached to the final consolidated plan, amendment 
of the plan, or performance report.
    (ii) The CP plan shall describe the jurisdiction's appropriate and 
practicable procedures to handle complaints from citizens related to 
the consolidated plan, amendments, and performance report. At a 
minimum, the CP plan shall require that the jurisdiction must provide a 
timely, substantive written response to every written citizen 
complaint, within an established period of time (within 15 working 
days, where practicable, if the jurisdiction is a CDBG grant 
recipient).
    (7) Criteria for amendment to plan. The CP plan must specify the 
criteria the jurisdiction will use for determining what constitutes a 
substantial change in the jurisdiction's planned or actual activities 
that requires an amendment to the consolidated plan. (See Sec. 91.505.) 
It must address such changes as changes in the use of CDBG funds from 
one eligible activity to another or changes in the method of 
distribution of such funds.
    (c) Adoption of CP plan. The jurisdiction must provide citizens 
with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the original citizen 
participation (CP) plan and on any amendments to the CP plan, and must 
make the CP plan public. The CP plan must be in a format accessible to 
persons with disabilities.
    (d) Use of CP plan. The jurisdiction must follow its citizen 
participation plan.

Subpart C--Local Governments: Contents of Consolidated Plan


Sec. 91.200  Contents and format.

    The consolidated plan shall be submitted in such format as may be 
prescribed by HUD, including forms and narratives, or in such other 
format as jointly agreed upon by HUD and the jurisdiction. The content 
shall comply with the requirements of this part, including the 
requirement of Sec. 91.105 to include a summary of public comments.


Sec. 91.205  Housing and homeless needs assessment.

    (a) General. The plan must describe the jurisdiction's estimated 
housing needs and needs for supportive services projected for the 
ensuing five-year period. Housing data included in this portion of the 
plan shall be based on data available from the U.S. Census, as updated 
by any properly conducted local study, or any other reliable source 
that the jurisdiction clearly identifies and should reflect the 
consultation with social service agencies conducted in accordance with 
Sec. 91.100 and the citizen participation process. For a jurisdiction 
seeking funding under the HOPWA program, the needs described for 
housing and supportive services must address the needs of persons with 
HIV/AIDS and their families throughout the metropolitan area.
    (b) Categories of persons affected. (1) The plan must describe the 
jurisdiction's need for assistance for extremely low-income, very low-
income, low-income, and moderate-income families, for renters and 
owners, for elderly persons, for large families, and for persons with 
disabilities. The description of housing needs shall include a 
discussion of the cost burden and severe cost burden, overcrowding 
(especially for large families), and substandard housing conditions 
being experienced by extremely low-income, very low-income, other low-
income, and moderate-income renters and owners compared to the 
jurisdiction as a whole.
    (2) For any of the categories enumerated in paragraph (b)(1) of 
this section, to the extent that any racial or ethnic group has 
disproportionately greater need in comparison to the needs of that 
category as a whole, assessment of that specific need shall be 
included. For this purpose, disproportionately greater need exists when 
the percentage of persons in a category of need who are members of a 
particular racial or ethnic group is at least 10 percentage points 
higher than the percentage of persons in the category as a whole.
    (3) With respect to a jurisdiction seeking assistance under the 
HOPWA program, the plan must identify the size and characteristics of 
the population with HIV/AIDS and their families within the eligible 
metropolitan statistical area it will serve.
    (c) Homeless needs. The plan must describe the nature and extent of 
homelessness, including rural homelessness, within the jurisdiction. 
The plan must include an estimate of the special needs of various 
categories of families and individuals who are homeless or threatened 
with homelessness (such as persons with mental illness or with 
substance abuse problems), in accordance with a table prescribed by 
HUD. The plan also should contain a narrative description of the nature 
and extent of homelessness by racial and ethnic group, to the extent 
information is available.
    (d) Lead-based paint hazards. The plan must estimate the number of 
housing units within the jurisdiction that are occupied by low-income 
families or very low-income families that contain lead-based paint 
hazards, as defined in this part.


Sec. 91.210  Housing market analysis.

    (a) General characteristics. Based on information available to the 
jurisdiction, the plan must describe the significant characteristics of 
the jurisdiction's housing market, including such aspects as the 
supply, demand, and condition and cost of housing and the housing stock 
available to serve persons with disabilities and to serve persons with 
HIV/AIDS and their families. The jurisdiction must identify and 
describe any areas within the jurisdiction with concentrations of 
racial/ethnic minorities and/or low-income families, stating how it 
defines the terms ``area of low-income concentration'' and ``area of 
minority concentration'' for this purpose. The locations and degree of 
these concentrations must be identified, either in a narrative or on 
one or more maps.
    (b) Public and assisted housing. (1) The plan must describe the 
number of public housing units in the jurisdiction, the physical 
condition of such units, the restoration and revitalization needs, 
results from the Section 504 needs assessment (i.e., assessment of 
needs of tenants and applicants on waiting list for accessible units, 
as required by 24 CFR 8.25), and the public housing agency's strategy 
for improving the management and operation of such public housing and 
for improving the living environment of low- and very low-income 
families residing in public housing. The consolidated plan must 
identify the developments in the jurisdictions that are participating 
in an approved HUD Comprehensive Grant program. Activities covered by 
the consolidated plan that are being coordinated or jointly funded with 
the public housing Comprehensive Grant program must be identified by 
project and referenced to the approved Comprehensive Grant program. 
Examples of joint projects are efforts to revitalize neighborhoods 
surrounding public housing projects (either current or proposed); 
cooperation in provision of resident programs and services; 
coordination of local drug elimination or anti-crime strategies; 
upgrading of police, fire, schools, and other services; and economic 
development projects in or near public housing projects to tie in with 
self-sufficiency efforts for residents. The annual action plan of the 
consolidated plan shall make appropriate reference to the annual 
revisions of the action plan prepared for the Comprehensive Grant 
program.
    (2) The jurisdiction shall include a description of the number and 
targeting (income level and type of household served) of units 
currently assisted by local, state, or federally funded programs, and 
an assessment of whether any such units are expected to be lost from 
the assisted housing inventory for any reason.
    (c) Homeless facilities. The plan must include a brief inventory of 
facilities and services that meet the emergency shelter, transitional 
housing, permanent supportive housing, and permanent housing needs of 
homeless persons within the jurisdiction.
    (d) Barriers to affordable housing. The plan must explain whether 
the cost of housing or the incentives to develop, maintain, or improve 
affordable housing in the jurisdiction are affected by public policies, 
particularly by policies of the jurisdiction, including tax policies 
affecting land and other property, land use controls, zoning 
ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limits, and 
policies that affect the return on residential investment.
    (e) Institutional structure. The plan must explain the 
institutional structure, including private industry, nonprofit 
organizations, and public institutions, through which the jurisdiction 
will carry out its housing and community development plan, assessing 
the strengths and gaps in that delivery system.
    (f) Governmental coordination. With respect to the public entities 
involved, the plan must describe the means of cooperation and 
coordination among the State and any units of general local government 
in the metropolitan area in the development and submission of its plan.


Sec. 91.215  Strategies, priority needs, and objectives.

    (a) General. The Consolidated Plan must state for each of the 
jurisdiction's priority needs identified in the priority needs table 
prescribed by HUD and in local consultation:
    (1) The reasons for the jurisdiction's choice of priority need, 
describing its choice in terms of housing need (e.g., income, tenure, 
and housing problems), and identifying obstacles to addressing 
underserved needs;
    (2) The specific objectives. Each objective shall identify the key 
goals in quantitative terms along with numeric or other measurable 
indicators of progress and a target date for completion (in subsequent 
years, the plan may incorporate the objectives from a prior year's plan 
if they have not changed); and
    (3) A description of the jurisdiction's resource allocation 
geographically within the jurisdiction (or within the metropolitan area 
for the HOPWA program) and among different activities.
    (b) Resources. (1) Federal resources. The plan must describe the 
expected Federal resources to be available to address the needs 
identified in accordance with Sec. 91.205.
    (2) Other resources. The plan must indicate resources from private 
and non-Federal public sources that are reasonably expected to be made 
available to address the needs identified in the plan. The plan must 
explain how Federal funds will leverage those additional resources, 
including a description of how matching requirements of the HUD 
programs will be satisfied. Where the jurisdiction deems it 
appropriate, it may indicate publicly owned land or property located 
within the jurisdiction that may be used to carry out the purposes 
stated in Sec. 91.1.
    (c) Affordable housing. The plan must include the number of 
families to whom the jurisdiction will provide affordable housing, as 
defined in Sec. 92.252 of this chapter for rental housing and 
Sec. 92.254 of this chapter for homeownership, and must include the 
priority housing needs table prescribed by HUD. In addition, the 
strategy should cover any other types of affordable housing that would 
meet needs in the priority needs table. The plan shall describe the 
basis for assigning the relative priority given to a particular group's 
needs and indicate how the characteristics of the housing market will 
influence the use of funds made available for rental assistance, 
production of new units, rehabilitation of old units, or acquisition of 
existing units.
    (d) Homelessness. The plan must include the priority homeless needs 
table prescribed by HUD and must describe the jurisdiction's strategy 
identifying resources used for the following:
    (1) Helping low-income families avoid becoming homeless;
    (2) Reaching out to homeless persons and assessing their individual 
needs;
    (3) Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs 
of homeless persons; and
    (4) Helping homeless persons make the transition to permanent 
housing and independent living.
    (e) Community development. If the jurisdiction seeks assistance 
under the Community Development Block Grant program, the plan must 
describe the jurisdiction's priority non-housing community development 
needs eligible for assistance under HUD's community development 
programs by CDBG eligibility category, reflecting needs of persons or 
households, as appropriate, in terms of dollar amounts estimated to 
meet the priority need for the type of activity, in accordance with a 
table prescribed by HUD. This community development component of the 
plan must state the jurisdiction's long-term and short-term community 
development objectives, which must be developed in accordance with the 
statutory goals described in Sec. 91.1. The jurisdiction shall describe 
the public housing Comprehensive Grant program strategies undertaken 
jointly with consolidated plan activities described in Sec. 91.210(b), 
such as joint or coordinated neighborhood revitalization, improved 
public service, anti-drug or crime activities, related to the public 
housing developments concerned.
    (f) Barriers to affordable housing. The plan must describe the 
jurisdiction's strategy to remove or ameliorate negative effects of 
public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing, as 
identified in accordance with Sec. 91.210(d), except that, if a State 
requires a unit of general local government to submit a regulatory 
barrier assessment that is substantially equivalent to the information 
required under this paragraph, as determined by the Secretary, the unit 
of general local government may submit its assessment submitted to the 
State to the Secretary and shall be considered to have complied with 
this requirement.
    (g) Public housing resident initiatives. The plan must describe the 
jurisdiction's activities to encourage public housing residents to 
become more involved in management and participate in homeownership.
    (h) Lead-based paint hazards. The plan must outline the actions 
proposed or being taken to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint 
hazards, and describe how the lead-based paint hazard reduction will be 
integrated into housing policies and programs.
    (i) Anti-poverty strategy. The plan must describe the 
jurisdiction's goals, programs, and policies for reducing the number of 
poverty level households and how the jurisdiction's goals, programs, 
and policies for producing and preserving affordable housing will be 
coordinated with other programs and services for which the jurisdiction 
is responsible and the extent to which they will reduce (or assist in 
reducing) the number of households with incomes below the poverty line.
    (j) Institutional structure. The plan must describe what the 
jurisdiction will do to overcome gaps in the institutional structure 
for carrying out its strategy for addressing its priority needs.
    (k) Coordination. The plan must describe the jurisdiction's 
activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing 
providers and private and governmental health, mental health, and 
service agencies. With respect to the public entities involved, the 
plan must describe the means of cooperation and coordination among the 
State and any units of general local government in the implementation 
of its strategy, including activities to encourage public housing 
residents to become more involved in management and participate in 
homeownership.


Sec. 91.220  Action plan.

    The action plan must include the following:
    (a) Standard Form 424;
    (b) A description of the activities the jurisdiction will undertake 
during the next year to address priority needs and local objectives 
that were identified in Sec. 91.215. This description shall identify 
the local objectives that will be addressed by the activities that are 
expected to be undertaken using formula grant funds, other HUD 
assistance, non-HUD sources of funds, and program income the 
jurisdiction expects to receive during the program year. This 
information is to be presented in the form of a table prescribed by 
HUD;
    (c) Activities it plans to undertake during the next year to 
address emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless 
individuals and families, to prevent low-income individuals and 
families with children (especially those with incomes below 30 percent 
of median) from becoming homeless, and to help homeless persons make 
the transition to permanent housing and independent living;
    (d) Actions it plans to take during the next year to foster and 
maintain affordable housing, public housing improvements and resident 
initiatives, remove barriers to affordable housing, evaluate and reduce 
lead-based hazards, reduce the number of households with incomes below 
the poverty line, develop institutional structure, address obstacles to 
meeting underserved needs, and enhance coordination between public and 
private housing and social service agencies. (See Sec. 91.215 (c), (g), 
(h), (i), (j), and (k).) For HOME funds, a participating jurisdiction 
shall describe other forms of investment that are not described in 
Sec. 92.205(b) of this chapter.


Sec. 91.225   Certifications.

    (a) General.--(1) Citizen participation. Each jurisdiction must 
certify that it is in full compliance and following a detailed citizen 
participation plan that satisfies the requirements of Sec. 91.105.
    (2) Affirmatively furthering fair housing. Each jurisdiction is 
required to submit a certification that it will affirmatively further 
fair housing. This certification includes conducting an analysis of 
impediments to fair housing choice and preparing a description of any 
steps taken to carry out the certification, and maintaining evidence to 
support the certification. (See 24 CFR 570.601(c) for a description of 
the responsibilities that a CDBG entitlement community must undertake 
to fulfill this certification.)
    (3) Anti-displacement and relocation plan. Each jurisdiction is 
required to submit a certification that it has in effect and is 
following a residential antidisplacement and relocation assistance plan 
in connection with any activity assisted with funding under the CDBG or 
HOME programs.
    (4) Drug-free workplace. The jurisdiction must submit a 
certification with regard to drug-free workplace required by 24 CFR 
part 24, subpart F.
    (5) Anti-lobbying. The jurisdiction must submit a certification 
with regard to compliance with restrictions on lobbying required by 24 
CFR part 87, together with disclosure forms, if required by that part.
    (6) Authority of jurisdiction. The jurisdiction must submit a 
certification that the consolidated plan is authorized under State and 
local law (as applicable) and that the jurisdiction possesses the legal 
authority to carry out the programs for which it is seeking funding, in 
accordance with applicable HUD regulations.
    (7) Consistency with plan. The housing activities to be undertaken 
with CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA funds are consistent with the plan.
    (8) Acquisition and relocation. It will comply with the acquisition 
and relocation requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended, and 
implementing regulations at 49 CFR part 24.
    (9) Section 3. It will comply with section 3 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968.
    (b) Community Development Block Grant program. For jurisdictions 
that seek funding under CDBG, the following certifications are 
required:
    (1) Consultation by States. In the case of a State, a certification 
that it has consulted with affected units of local government about the 
method of distribution of funding.
    (2) Community development plan. A certification that this 
consolidated housing and community development plan identifies 
community development and housing needs and specifies both short-term 
and long-term community development objectives that have been developed 
in accordance with the primary objective of the statute authorizing the 
CDBG program, as described in Sec. 570.2 of this title, and 
requirements of this part and part 570 of this title.
    (3) Strategy. A certification that the jurisdiction is following a 
current consolidated plan (formerly Comprehensive Housing Affordability 
Strategy) that has been approved by HUD.
    (4) Use of funds. A certification that the jurisdiction has 
complied with the following criteria:
    (i) With respect to activities expected to be assisted with CDBG 
funds, the Action Plan has been developed so as to give the maximum 
feasible priority to activities that will benefit very low- and low-
income families or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or 
blight. The plan may also include CDBG-assisted activities that are 
certified to be designed to meet other community development needs 
having particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious 
and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community where 
other financial resources are not available to meet such needs;
    (ii) The aggregate use of CDBG funds, including section 108 
guaranteed loans, during a period specified by the jurisdiction, 
consisting of one, two, or three specific consecutive program years, 
shall principally benefit very low- and low-income families in a manner 
that ensures that at least 70 percent of the amount is expended for 
activities that benefit such persons during the designated period (see 
24 CFR 570.200 for definition of ``CDBG funds''); and
    (iii) The jurisdiction will not attempt to recover any capital 
costs of public improvements assisted with CDBG funds, including 
Section 108 loan guarantees, by assessing any amount against properties 
owned and occupied by persons of very low- and low-income, including 
any fee charged or assessment made as a condition of obtaining access 
to such public improvements. However, if CDBG funds are used to pay the 
proportion of a fee or assessment attributable to the capital costs of 
public improvements (assisted in part with CDBG funds) financed from 
other revenue sources, an assessment or charge may be made against the 
property with respect to the public improvements financed by a source 
other than CDBG funds. In addition, with respect to properties owned 
and occupied by low-income (but not very low-income) families, an 
assessment or charge may be made against the property with respect to 
the public improvements financed by a source other than CDBG funds if 
the jurisdiction certifies that it lacks CDBG funds to cover the 
assessment.
    (5) A certification that the jurisdiction will comply with 
applicable laws.
    (6) Excessive force. A certification that the jurisdiction has 
adopted and is enforcing:
    (i) A policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law 
enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individuals 
engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations; and
    (ii) A policy of enforcing applicable State and local laws against 
physically barring entrance to or exit from, a facility or location 
that is the subject of such non-violent civil rights demonstrations 
within its jurisdiction.
    (7) Compliance with anti-discrimination laws. The jurisdiction must 
submit a certification that the grant will be conducted and 
administered in compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d), the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601-3619), the 
Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-6107), Executive Orders 
11063, 11625, 12138, 12432, and 12892, Section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and implementing 
regulations.
    (c) Emergency Shelter Grant program. For jurisdictions that seek 
funding under the Emergency Shelter Grant program, a certification is 
required by the metropolitan city or urban county that it will comply, 
and by the State that it will ensure that its State recipients comply, 
with the following requirements:
    (1) In the case of assistance involving major rehabilitation or 
conversion, maintain any building for which assistance is used under 
the ESG program as a shelter for homeless individuals and families for 
not less than a 10-year period;
    (2) In the case of assistance involving rehabilitation less than 
that covered under paragraph (d)(1) of this section, maintain any 
building for which assistance is used under the ESG program as a 
shelter for homeless individuals and families for not less than a 
three-year period;
    (3) In the case of assistance involving essential services 
(employment, health, drug abuse, or education) or maintenance, 
operation, insurance, utilities and furnishings, provide services or 
shelter to homeless individuals and families for the period during 
which the ESG assistance is provided, without regard to a particular 
site or structure as long as the same general population is served;
    (4) Any renovation carried out with ESG assistance shall be 
sufficient to ensure that the building involved is safe and sanitary;
    (5) It will assist homeless individuals in obtaining appropriate 
supportive services, including permanent housing, medical and mental 
health treatment, counseling, supervision, and other services essential 
for achieving independent living, and other Federal, State, local, and 
private assistance available for such individuals;
    (6) Obtain matching amounts required under Sec. 576.71 of this 
title;
    (7) Develop and implement procedures to ensure the confidentiality 
of records pertaining to any individual provided family violence 
prevention or treatment services under any project assisted under the 
ESG program, including protection against the release of the address or 
location of any family violence shelter project except with the written 
authorization of the person responsible for the operation of that 
shelter; and
    (8) To the maximum extent practicable, it will involve, through 
employment, volunteer services, or otherwise, homeless individuals and 
families in constructing, renovating, maintaining, and operating 
facilities assisted under this program, in providing services assisted 
under the program, and in providing services for occupants of 
facilities assisted under the program.
    (d) HOME program. Each participating jurisdiction must provide the 
following certifications:
    (1) If it plans to use HOME funds for tenant-based rental 
assistance, a certification that rental-based assistance is an 
essential element of its consolidated plan;
    (2) That it is using and will use HOME funds for eligible 
activities and costs, as described in Secs. 92.205 and 92.209 of this 
chapter and that it is not using and will not use HOME funds for 
prohibited activities, as described in Sec. 92.214 of this chapter;
    (3) That before committing funds to a project, the participating 
jurisdiction will evaluate the project in accordance with guidelines 
that it adopts for this purpose and will not invest any more HOME funds 
in combination with other federal assistance than is necessary to 
provide affordable housing;
    (e) Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS. For jurisdictions 
that seek funding under the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS 
program, a certification is required by the jurisdiction that:
    (1) Activities funded under the program will meet urgent needs that 
are not being met by available public and private sources; and
    (2) Any property purchased, leased, rehabilitated, renovated, or 
converted with assistance under that program shall be operated for not 
less than 10 years for the purpose specified in the plan, or for a 
period of not less than three years in cases involving non-substantial 
rehabilitation or repair of a building or structure.


Sec. 91.230  Monitoring.

    The plan must describe the standards and procedures that the 
jurisdiction will use to monitor activities carried out in furtherance 
of the plan and will use to ensure long-term compliance with 
requirements of the programs involved, including the comprehensive 
planning requirements.


Sec. 91.235  Special case--abbreviated consolidated plan.

    (a) Who may submit an abbreviated plan? A jurisdiction that is not 
a CDBG entitlement community under 24 CFR part 570, subpart D, and is 
not expected to be a participating jurisdiction in the HOME program 
under 24 CFR part 92, may submit an abbreviated consolidated plan that 
is appropriate to the types and amounts of assistance sought from HUD.
    (b) When is an abbreviated plan necessary?
    (1) Jurisdiction. When a jurisdiction that is permitted to use an 
abbreviated plan applies to HUD for funds under a program that requires 
an approved consolidated plan (see Sec. 91.2), it must obtain approval 
of an abbreviated plan and submit a certification that the housing 
activities are consistent with the plan.
    (2) Other applicants. When an eligible applicant other than a 
jurisdiction (e.g., a public housing agency or nonprofit organization) 
seeks to apply for funding under a program requiring an approved 
consolidated plan, the jurisdiction--if it is permitted to use an 
abbreviated plan--may prepare an abbreviated plan appropriate to the 
project.
    (3) Limitation. For the HOME program, an abbreviated consolidated 
plan is only permitted with respect to reallocations to other than 
participating jurisdictions (see part 92, subpart J of this chapter). 
For the CDBG program, an abbreviated plan may be submitted only for the 
HUD-administered Small Cities program and for the Insular Areas program 
(only Palau is subject to this requirement).
    (c) What is an abbreviated plan? An abbreviated plan must contain 
sufficient information about needs, resources, and planned activities 
to address the needs to cover the type and amount of assistance 
anticipated to be funded by HUD.
    (d) Citizen participation. Prior to submission of the consolidated 
plan to HUD for funding, the applicant must conduct a citizen 
participation process as provided in section 107 of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.

Subpart D--State Governments: Contents of Consolidated Plan


Sec. 91.300  Contents and format.

    The consolidated plan shall be submitted in such format as may be 
prescribed by HUD, including forms and narratives, or in such other 
format as jointly agreed upon by HUD and the State. The content shall 
comply with the requirements of this part, including the requirement of 
Sec. 91.105 to include a summary of public comments.


Sec. 91.305  Housing and homeless needs assessment.

    (a) General. The plan must describe the State's estimated housing 
needs projected for the ensuing five-year period. Housing data included 
in this portion of the plan shall be based on data available from the 
U.S. Census, as updated by any properly conducted local study, or any 
other reliable source that the jurisdiction clearly identifies and 
should reflect the consultation with social service agencies conducted 
in accordance with Sec. 91.100 and the citizen participation process.
    (b) Categories of persons affected. The plan must describe the 
jurisdiction's need for assistance for extremely low income, very low-
income, low-income, and moderate income families, for renters and 
owners, for elderly persons, for large families, and for persons with 
disabilities. The description of housing needs shall include a 
discussion of the cost burden and severe cost burden, overcrowding 
(especially for large families), and substandard housing conditions 
being experienced by extremely low-income, very low-income, other low-
income, and moderate-income renters and owners compared to the 
jurisdiction as a whole. For any of these categories, to the extent 
that any racial or ethnic group has disproportionately greater need in 
comparison to the needs of that category as a whole, assessment of that 
specific need shall be included. For this purpose, disproportionately 
greater need exists when the percentage of persons in a category of 
need who are members of a particular racial or ethnic group is at least 
10 percentage points higher than the percentage of persons in the 
category as a whole. With respect to a jurisdiction seeking assistance 
under the HOPWA program, the plan must identify the size and 
characteristics of the population with acquired immunodeficiency 
syndrome, related diseases, and their families within the metropolitan 
area to be served.
    (c) Homeless needs. The plan must describe the nature and extent of 
homelessness, including rural homelessness, within the jurisdiction. 
The plan must include an estimate of the special needs of various 
categories of families and individuals who are homeless or threatened 
with homelessness (such as persons with mental illness or with 
substance abuse problems), in accordance with a table prescribed by 
HUD. The plan also should contain a narrative description of the nature 
and extent of homelessness by racial and ethnic group, to the extent 
information is available.
    (d) Lead-based paint hazards. The plan must estimate the number of 
housing units within the State that are occupied by low-income families 
or very low-income families that contain lead-based paint hazards, as 
defined in this part.


Sec. 91.310  Housing market analysis.

    (a) General characteristics. Based on data available to the State, 
the plan must describe the significant characteristics of the State's 
housing markets (including such aspects as the supply, demand, and 
condition and cost of housing).
    (b) Low-income tax credit use. The plan must describe the strategy 
to coordinate the Low-income Tax Credit with development of housing 
that is affordable to very low-income and low-income families.
    (c) Homeless facilities. The plan must include a brief inventory of 
facilities and services that meet the needs for emergency shelter and 
transitional housing needs of homeless persons within the State.
    (d) Barriers to affordable housing. The plan must explain whether 
the cost of housing or the incentives to develop, maintain, or improve 
affordable housing in the State are affected by its policies, including 
tax policies affecting land and other property, land use controls, 
zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limits, and 
policies that affect the return on residential investment.
    (e) Institutional structure. The plan must explain the 
institutional structure, including private industry, nonprofit 
organizations, and public institutions, through which the State will 
carry out its housing and community development plan, assessing the 
strengths and gaps in that delivery system.
    (f) Governmental coordination. With respect to the public entities 
involved, the plan must describe the means of cooperation and 
coordination among the State and any units of general local government 
in the development and submission of the State's plan.


Sec. 91.315  Strategies, priority needs, and objectives.

    (a) General. The consolidated plan must state for each of the 
State's priority needs identified in the priority needs table 
prescribed by HUD and in local consultation:
    (1) The reasons for the State's choice of priority need, describing 
its choice in terms of housing need (e.g., income, tenure, and housing 
problems), and identifying obstacles to addressing underserved needs;
    (2) The specific objectives. Each objective shall identify the key 
goals in quantitative terms along with numeric or other measurable 
indicators of progress and a target date for completion (in subsequent 
years, the plans may incorporate the objectives from a prior year's 
plan if they have not changed); and
    (3) A description of the State's resource allocation geographically 
within the State (or for the HOPWA program, outside metropolitan areas 
receiving HOPWA grants) and among different activities.
    (b) Resources--(1) Federal resources. The plan must describe the 
expected Federal resources to be available to address the needs 
identified in accordance with Sec. 91.305.
    (2) Other resources. The plan must indicate resources from private 
and non-Federal public sources that are reasonably expected to be made 
available to address the needs identified in the plan. The plan must 
explain how Federal funds will leverage those additional resources, 
including a description of how matching requirements of the HUD 
programs will be satisfied. Where the State deems it appropriate, it 
may indicate publicly owned land or property located within the 
jurisdiction that may be used to carry out the purposes stated in 
Sec. 91.1.
    (c) Affordable housing. The plan must include the number of 
families to whom the State will provide affordable housing, as defined 
in Sec. 92.252 of this chapter for rental housing and Sec. 92.254 of 
this chapter for homeownership, and must include the priority housing 
needs table prescribed by HUD. The plan must indicate how those 
characteristics will influence the use of funds made available for 
rental assistance, production of new units, rehabilitation of old 
units, or acquisition of existing units.
    (d) Homelessness. The plan must include the priority homeless needs 
table prescribed by HUD and must describe the jurisdiction's strategy 
for the following:
    (1) Helping low-income families avoid becoming homeless;
    (2) Reaching out to homeless persons and assessing their individual 
needs;
    (3) Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs 
of homeless persons; and
    (4) Helping homeless persons make the transition to permanent 
housing and independent living.
    (e) Community development. If the State seeks assistance under the 
Community Development Block Grant program, the plan must describe the 
State's priority nonhousing community development needs that affect 
more than one unit of general local government and involve activities 
typically funded by the State under the CDBG program. These priority 
needs must be described by CDBG eligibility category, reflecting the 
needs of persons or households, as appropriate, for each type of 
activity. This community development component of the plan must state 
the State's long-term and short-term community development objectives, 
which must be developed in accordance with the statutory goals 
described in Sec. 91.1.
    (f) Barriers to affordable housing. The plan must describe the 
State's strategy to remove or ameliorate negative effects of its 
policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing, as identified in 
accordance with Sec. 91.310.
    (g) Public housing resident initiatives. For a State that has a 
State housing agency, the plan must describe the State's activities to 
encourage public housing residents to become more involved in 
management and participate in homeownership.
    (h) Lead-based paint hazards. The plan must outline the actions 
proposed or being taken to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint 
hazards, and describe how the lead-based paint hazard reduction will be 
integrated into housing policies and programs.
    (i) Anti-poverty strategy. The plan must describe the State's 
goals, programs, and policies for reducing the number of poverty level 
households and how the State's goals, programs, and policies for 
producing and preserving affordable housing will be coordinated with 
other programs and services for which the State is responsible and the 
extent to which they will reduce (or assist in reducing) the number of 
households with incomes below the poverty line.
    (j) Institutional structure. The plan must describe what the State 
will do to overcome gaps in the institutional structure for carrying 
out its strategy for addressing its priority needs.
    (k) Coordination. The plan must describe the State's activities to 
enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and 
private and governmental health, mental health, and service agencies. 
With respect to the public entities involved, the plan must describe 
the means of cooperation and coordination among the State and any units 
of general local government in the implementation of its strategy, 
including activities to encourage public housing residents to become 
more involved in management and participate in homeownership.


Sec. 91.320  Action plan.

    (a) General. The action plan must describe the state's method for 
distributing funds to local governments to carry out activities, or the 
activities to be undertaken by the state, using funds that are expected 
to be received under formula allocations (and related program income) 
and other HUD assistance during the program year. These funds are 
expected to be made available to address housing and related needs and 
non-housing community development needs described in the consolidated 
plan, in accordance with Sec. 91.315. With respect to the District of 
Columbia, the action plan must be in accordance with the provisions of 
Sec. 91.220.
    (b) Specific information. The action plan must include the 
following:
    (1) For HOME funds, the state will describe the general priorities 
for allocating investments geographically within the state and among 
different activities and housing needs.
    (2) For CDBG funds, a statement of the criteria used to select 
applications for funding, including the relative importance of the 
criteria. The action plan must include a description of how all CDBG 
resources will be allocated among all funding categories and the 
threshold factors and grant size limits that are to be applied. If the 
State intends to aid nonentitlement units of general local government 
in applying for guaranteed loan funds under part 570, Subpart M of this 
title, it must describe available guarantee amounts and how 
applications will be selected for assistance. (The statement of the 
method of distribution must provide sufficient information so that 
units of general local government will be able to understand and 
comment on it, and be able to prepare responsive applications.)
    (3) For ESG funds, a statement of the process for awarding grants 
to State recipients and a description of how it intends to make its 
allocation available to units of local government and nonprofit 
organizations.


Sec. 91.325  Certifications.

    (a) General.--(1) Citizen participation. A certification that the 
State and each unit of general local government that is receiving 
assistance from the State, is following a detailed citizen 
participation plan that satisfies the requirements of Sec. 91.105.
    (2) Affirmatively furthering fair housing. Each State is required 
to submit a certification that it will affirmatively further fair 
housing. This certification includes conducting an analysis of 
impediments to fair housing choice and preparing a description of any 
steps taken to carry out the certification, and maintaining evidence to 
support the certification. (See Sec. 570.487(b)(2)(ii) of this title 
for a description of the responsibilities that a State must undertake 
to fulfill this certification.)
    (3) Anti-displacement and relocation plan. The State is required to 
submit a certification that it has in effect and is following a 
residential antidisplacement and relocation assistance plan in 
connection with any activity assisted with funding under the CDBG or 
HOME programs.
    (4) Drug-free workplace. The State must submit a certification with 
regard to drug-free workplace required by 24 CFR part 24, subpart F.
    (5) Anti-lobbying. The State must submit a certification with 
regard to compliance with restrictions on lobbying required by 24 CFR 
part 87, together with disclosure forms, if required by that part.
    (6) Authority of State. The State must submit a certification that 
the consolidated plan is authorized under State law and that the State 
possesses the legal authority to carry out the programs for which it is 
seeking funding, in accordance with applicable HUD regulations.
    (7) Consistency with plan. The housing activities to be undertaken 
with CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA funds are consistent with the plan.
    (8) Acquisition and relocation. It will comply with the acquisition 
and relocation requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended, and 
implementing regulations at 49 CFR part 24.
    (9) Section 3. It will comply with section 3 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968.
    (b) Community Development Block Grant program. For States that seek 
funding under CDBG, the following certifications are required:
    (1) Consultation by States. A certification that it has consulted 
with affected units of local government about the method of 
distribution of funding.
    (2) Community development plan. A certification that this 
consolidated plan identifies community development and housing needs 
and specifies both short-term and long-term community development 
objectives that have been developed in accordance with the primary 
objective of the statute authorizing the CDBG program, as described in 
Sec. 570.2 of this title, and requirements of this part and part 570 of 
this title.
    (3) Use of funds. A certification that the State has complied with 
the following criteria:
    (i) With respect to activities expected to be assisted with CDBG 
funds, the Action plan has been developed so as to give the maximum 
feasible priority to activities that will benefit very low- and low-
income families or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or 
blight. The plan may also include CDBG-assisted activities that are 
certified to be designed to meet other community development needs 
having particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious 
and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community where 
other financial resources are not available to meet such needs;
    (ii) The aggregate use of CDBG funds, including section 108 
guaranteed loans, during a period specified by the State, consisting of 
one, two, or three specific consecutive program years, shall 
principally benefit very low- and low-income families in a manner that 
ensures that at least 70 percent of the amount is expended for 
activities that benefit such persons during the designated period (see 
24 CFR 570.200 for definition of ``CDBG funds''); and
    (iii) The State will not attempt to recover any capital costs of 
public improvements assisted with CDBG funds, including Section 108 
loan guarantees, by assessing any amount against properties owned and 
occupied by persons of very low- and low-income, including any fee 
charged or assessment made as a condition of obtaining access to such 
public improvements. However, if CDBG funds are used to pay the 
proportion of a fee or assessment attributable to the capital costs of 
public improvements (assisted in part with CDBG funds) financed from 
other revenue sources, an assessment or charge may be made against the 
property with respect to the public improvements financed by a source 
other than with CDBG funds. In addition, with respect to properties 
owned and occupied by low-income (but not very low-income) families, an 
assessment or charge may be made against the property with respect to 
the public improvements financed by a source other than CDBG funds if 
the jurisdiction certifies that it lacks CDBG funds to cover the 
assessment;
    (4) Compliance with laws. The State will comply with applicable 
laws.
    (5) Excessive force. A certification that the State has adopted and 
is enforcing:
    (i) A policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law 
enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individuals 
engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations; and
    (ii) A policy of enforcing applicable State and local laws against 
physically barring entrance to or exit from, a facility or location 
that is the subject of such non-violent civil rights demonstrations 
within its jurisdiction.
    (6) Compliance with anti-discrimination laws. The State must submit 
a certification that the grant will be conducted and administered in 
compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000d), the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601-3619), the Age 
Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-6107), Executive Orders 
11063, 11625, 12138, 12432, and 12892, Section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and implementing 
regulations.
    (7) Certifications. The State must meet the certification 
requirements contained in sections 106(d)(2)(C) and (D).
    (c) Emergency Shelter Grant program. For States that seek funding 
under the Emergency Shelter Grant program, a certification is required 
by the State that it will ensure that its State recipients comply with 
the following criteria:
    (1) In the case of assistance involving major rehabilitation or 
conversion, maintain any building for which assistance is used under 
the ESG program as a shelter for homeless individuals and families for 
not less than a 10-year period;
    (2) In the case of assistance involving rehabilitation less than 
that covered under paragraph (d)(1) of this section, maintain any 
building for which assistance is used under the ESG program as a 
shelter for homeless individuals and families for not less than a 
three-year period;
    (3) In the case of assistance involving essential services 
(employment, health, drug abuse, or education) or maintenance, 
operation, insurance, utilities and furnishings, provide services or 
shelter to homeless individuals and families for the period during 
which the ESG assistance is provided, without regard to a particular 
site or structure as long as the same general population is served;
    (4) Any renovation carried out with ESG assistance shall be 
sufficient to ensure that the building involved is safe and sanitary;
    (5) It will assist homeless individuals in obtaining appropriate 
supportive services, including permanent housing, medical and mental 
health treatment, counseling, supervision, and other services essential 
for achieving independent living, and other Federal, State, local, and 
private assistance available for such individuals;
    (6) Obtain matching amounts required under Sec. 576.71 of this 
title;
    (7) Develop and implement procedures to ensure the confidentiality 
of records pertaining to any individual provided family violence 
prevention or treatment services under any project assisted under the 
ESG program, including protection against the release of the address or 
location of any family violence shelter project except with the written 
authorization of the person responsible for the operation of that 
shelter; and
    (8) To the maximum extent practicable, it will involve, through 
employment, volunteer services, or otherwise, homeless individuals and 
families in constructing, renovating, maintaining, and operating 
facilities assisted under this program, in providing services assisted 
under the program, and in providing services for occupants of 
facilities assisted under the program.
    (d) HOME program. Each participating jurisdiction must provide the 
following certifications:
    (1) If it plans to use program funds for tenant-based rental 
assistance, a certification that rental-based assistance is an 
essential element of its consolidated plan;
    (2) That it is using and will use HOME funds for eligible 
activities and costs, as described in Secs. 92.205 and 92.209 of this 
chapter and that it is not using and will not use HOME funds for 
prohibited activities, as described in Sec. 92.214 of this chapter;
    (3) That before committing funds to a project, the participating 
jurisdiction will evaluate the project in accordance with guidelines 
that it adopts for this purpose and will not invest any more HOME funds 
in combination with other federal assistance than is necessary to 
provide affordable housing;
    (e) Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS. For States that 
seek funding under the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS 
program, a certification is required by the State that:
    (1) Activities funded under the program will meet urgent needs that 
are not being met by available public and private sources; and
    (2) Any property purchased, leased, rehabilitated, renovated, or 
converted with assistance under that program shall be operated for not 
less than 10 years specified in the plan, or for a period of not less 
than three years in cases involving non-substantial rehabilitation or 
repair of a building or structure.


Sec. 91.330  Monitoring.

    The consolidated plan must describe the standards and procedures 
that the State will use to monitor activities carried out in 
furtherance of the plan and will use to ensure long-term compliance 
with requirements of the programs involved, including the comprehensive 
planning requirements.

Subpart E--Consortia: Contents of Consolidated Plan


Sec. 91.400  Applicability.

    This subpart applies to HOME program consortia, as defined in 
Sec. 91.5 (see 24 CFR part 92). Units of local government that 
participate in a consortium must participate in submission of a 
consolidated plan for the consortium, prepared in accordance with this 
subpart, as well as submitting their own consolidated plans, prepared 
in accordance with subpart C of this part, to cover all programs other 
than HOME.


Sec. 91.405  Consolidated program year.

    (a) Same program year for consortia members. All units of general 
local government that are members of a consortium must be on the same 
program year.
    (b)(1) Notwithstanding the requirement of paragraph (a) of this 
section, consortia in existence on [the effective date of this rule] 
will be allowed a transition period during the balance of their current 
consortium agreement or, if their agreement ends in Fiscal Year 1994, 
during their 3-year agreement renewed in Fiscal Year 1995, to align 
their program years.
    (2) During any such transition period, the lead agency (if it is a 
CDBG entitlement community) must submit, as its consolidated plan, a 
plan that complies with this subpart for the consortium, plus the 
Community Development Plan component (in accordance with Sec. 91.215) 
and Action Plan for funds other than HOME funds (in accordance with 
Sec. 91.220) for its own jurisdiction. All other communities in the 
consortium may submit their respective Community Development Plan and 
Action Plans for funds other than HOME funds separately, in accordance 
with their individual program years.


Sec. 91.410  Housing market analysis.

    Housing market analysis must be described in the plan in accordance 
with the provisions of Sec. 91.210; however, it must be described for 
the entire consortium.


Sec. 91.415  Housing and homeless needs assessment.

    Housing and homeless needs must be described in the plan in 
accordance with the provisions of Sec. 91.205; however, they must be 
described for the entire consortium.


Sec. 91.420  Strategies and priority needs.

    Strategies and priority needs must be described in the plan in 
accordance with the provisions of Sec. 91.215; however, they must be 
described for the entire consortium. The consortium must set forth its 
priorities for allocating resources geographically within the 
jurisdiction for the HOME program, describing how the plan will address 
the needs identified (in accordance with Sec. 91.405), describing the 
reasons for the consortium's allocation priorities, and identifying any 
obstacles there are to addressing underserved needs.


Sec. 91.425  Action plan.

    The action plan must describe the projects and activities to be 
undertaken with formula grant funds and program income expected to be 
received during the program year and the actions the consortium expects 
to take during the program year to pursue its strategy.


Sec. 91.430  Certifications.

    (a) General.--(1) Citizen participation. Each jurisdiction must 
certify that it is in full compliance and following a detailed citizen 
participation plan that satisfies the requirements of Sec. 91.105.
    (2) Affirmatively furthering fair housing. Each jurisdiction is 
required to submit a certification that it will affirmatively further 
fair housing and is required to maintain evidence to support the 
certification, including its analysis of impediments to fair housing 
choice and a description of any steps taken to carry out the 
certification. (See 24 CFR 570.601(c) for a description of the 
responsibilities that a CDBG entitlement community must undertake to 
fulfill this certification.)
    (3) Anti-displacement and relocation plan. Each jurisdiction is 
required to submit a certification that it has in effect and is 
following a residential antidisplacement and relocation assistance plan 
in connection with any activity assisted with funding under the CDBG or 
HOME programs.
    (4) Drug-free workplace. The jurisdiction must submit a 
certification with regard to drug-free workplace required by 24 CFR 
part 24, subpart F.
    (5) Anti-lobbying. The jurisdiction must submit a certification 
with regard to compliance with restrictions on lobbying required by 24 
CFR part 87, together with disclosure forms, if required by that part.
    (6) Authority of jurisdiction. The jurisdiction must submit a 
certification that the consolidated plan is authorized under State and 
local law (as applicable) and that the jurisdiction possesses the legal 
authority to carry out the programs for which it is seeking funding, in 
accordance with applicable HUD regulations.
    (7) Consistency with plan. The housing activities to be undertaken 
with CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA funds are consistent with the plan.
    (8) Acquisition and relocation. It will comply with the acquisition 
and relocation requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended, and 
implementing regulations at 49 CFR part 24.
    (9) Section 3. It will comply with section 3 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968.
    (b) Community Development Block Grant program. For jurisdictions 
that seek funding under CDBG, the following certifications are 
required:
    (1) Consultation by States. In the case of a State, a certification 
that it has consulted with affected units of local government about the 
method of distribution of funding.
    (2) Community development plan. A certification that this 
consolidated housing and community development plan identifies 
community development and housing needs and specifies both short-term 
and long-term community development objectives that have been developed 
in accordance with the primary objective of the statute authorizing the 
CDBG program, as described in Sec. 570.2 of this title, and 
requirements of this part and part 570 of this title.
    (3) Strategy. A certification that the jurisdiction is following a 
current consolidated plan (formerly Comprehensive Housing Affordability 
Strategy) that has been approved by HUD.
    (4) Use of funds. A certification that the jurisdiction has 
complied with the following criteria:
    (i) With respect to activities expected to be assisted with CDBG 
funds, the Action Plan has been developed so as to give the maximum 
feasible priority to activities that will benefit very low- and low-
income families or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or 
blight. The plan may also include CDBG-assisted activities that are 
certified to be designed to meet other community development needs 
having particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious 
and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community where 
other financial resources are not available to meet such needs;
    (ii) The aggregate use of CDBG funds, including section 108 
guaranteed loans, during a period specified by the jurisdiction, 
consisting of one, two, or three specific consecutive program years, 
shall principally benefit very low- and low-income families in a manner 
that ensures that at least 70 percent of the amount is expended for 
activities that benefit such persons during the designated period (see 
24 CFR 570.200 for definition of ``CDBG funds'');
    (iii) The jurisdiction will not attempt to recover any capital 
costs of public improvements assisted with CDBG funds, including 
Section 108 loan guarantees, by assessing any amount against properties 
owned and occupied by persons of very low- and low-income, including 
any fee charged or assessment made as a condition of obtaining access 
to such public improvements. However, if CDBG funds are used to pay the 
proportion of a fee or assessment attributable to the capital costs of 
public improvements (assisted in part with CDBG funds) financed from 
other revenue sources, an assessment or charge may be made against the 
property with respect to the public improvements financed by a source 
other than CDBG funds. In addition, with respect to properties owned 
and occupied by low-income (but not very low-income) families, an 
assessment or charge may be made against the property with respect to 
the public improvements financed by a source other than CDBG funds if 
the jurisdiction certifies that it lacks CDBG funds to cover the 
assessment; and
    (5) A certification that the jurisdiction will comply with 
applicable laws.
    (6) Excessive force. A certification that the jurisdiction has 
adopted and is enforcing:
    (i) A policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law 
enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individuals 
engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations; and
    (ii) A policy of enforcing applicable State and local laws against 
physically barring entrance to or exit from, a facility or location 
that is the subject of such non-violent civil rights demonstrations 
within its jurisdiction.
    (7) Compliance with anti-discrimination laws. The jurisdiction must 
submit a certification that the grant will be conducted and 
administered in compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d), the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601-3619), the 
Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-6107), Executive Orders 
11063, 11625, 12138, 12432, and 12892, Section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and implementing 
regulations.
    (c) Emergency Shelter Grant program. For jurisdictions that seek 
funding under the Emergency Shelter Grant program, a certification is 
required by the metropolitan city or urban county that it will comply, 
and by the State that it will ensure that its State recipients comply, 
with the following requirements:
    (1) In the case of assistance involving major rehabilitation or 
conversion, maintain any building for which assistance is used under 
the ESG program as a shelter for homeless individuals and families for 
not less than a 10-year period;
    (2) In the case of assistance involving rehabilitation less than 
that covered under paragraph (d)(1) of this section, maintain any 
building for which assistance is used under the ESG program as a 
shelter for homeless individuals and families for not less than a 
three-year period;
    (3) In the case of assistance involving essential services 
(employment, health, drug abuse, or education) or maintenance, 
operation, insurance, utilities and furnishings, provide services or 
shelter to homeless individuals and families for the period during 
which the ESG assistance is provided, without regard to a particular 
site or structure as long as the same general population is served;
    (4) Any renovation carried out with ESG assistance shall be 
sufficient to ensure that the building involved is safe and sanitary;
    (5) It will assist homeless individuals in obtaining appropriate 
supportive services, including permanent housing, medical and mental 
health treatment, counseling, supervision, and other services essential 
for achieving independent living, and other Federal, State, local, and 
private assistance available for such individuals;
    (6) Obtain matching amounts required under Sec. 576.71 of this 
title;
    (7) Develop and implement procedures to ensure the confidentiality 
of records pertaining to any individual provided family violence 
prevention or treatment services under any project assisted under the 
ESG program, including protection against the release of the address or 
location of any family violence shelter project except with the written 
authorization of the person responsible for the operation of that 
shelter; and
    (8) To the maximum extent practicable, it will involve, through 
employment, volunteer services, or otherwise, homeless individuals and 
families in constructing, renovating, maintaining, and operating 
facilities assisted under this program, in providing services assisted 
under the program, and in providing services for occupants of 
facilities assisted under the program.
    (d) HOME program. Each participating jurisdiction must provide the 
following certifications:
    (1) If it plans to use HOME funds for tenant-based rental 
assistance, a certification that rental-based assistance is an 
essential element of its consolidated plan;
    (2) That it is using and will use HOME funds for eligible 
activities and costs, as described in Secs. 92.205 and 92.209 of this 
chapter and that is not using and will not use HOME funds for 
prohibited activities, as described in Sec. 92.214 of this chapter;
    (3) That before committing funds to a project, the participating 
jurisdiction will evaluate the project in accordance with guidelines 
that it adopts for this purpose and will not invest any more HOME funds 
in combination with other federal assistance than is necessary to 
provide affordable housing;
    (e) Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS. For jurisdictions 
that seek funding under the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS 
program, a certification is required by the jurisdiction that:
    (1) Activities funded under the program will meet urgent needs that 
are not being met by available public and private sources; and
    (2) Any property purchased, leased, rehabilitated, renovated, or 
converted with assistance under that program shall be operated for not 
less than 10 years for the purpose specified in the plan, or for a 
period of not less than three years in cases involving non-substantial 
rehabilitation or repair of a building or structure.


Sec. 91.435  Monitoring.

    The plan must describe the standards and procedures that the 
consortium will use to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of 
the plan and will use to ensure long-term compliance with requirements 
of the programs involved, including the comprehensive planning 
requirements.

Subpart F--Other General Requirements


Sec. 91.500  HUD approval action.

    (a) General. HUD will review the plan upon receipt. The plan will 
be deemed approved 60 days after HUD receives the plan, unless before 
that date the Department has notified the jurisdiction that the plan is 
disapproved.
    (b) Standard of review. HUD may disapprove a plan or a portion of a 
plan if it is inconsistent with the purposes of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act or if it is substantially incomplete. A 
plan is substantially incomplete, among other things, if HUD has 
determined, after inspecting the evidence and providing due notice and 
opportunity to the jurisdiction for comment, that the plan fails to 
address all the required elements in the regulations. Disapproval of a 
plan with respect to one program does not affect assistance distributed 
on the basis of a formula under other programs.
    (c) Written notice of disapproval. Within 15 days after HUD 
notifies a jurisdiction that it is disapproving its plan, it must 
inform the jurisdiction in writing of the reasons for disapproval and 
actions that the jurisdiction could take to meet the criteria for 
approval.
    (d) Revisions and resubmission. The jurisdiction may revise or 
resubmit a plan within 45 days after the first notification of 
disapproval. HUD must respond to approve or disapprove the plan within 
30 days of receiving the revisions or resubmission.


Sec. 91.505  Amendments to the consolidated plan.

    (a) Amendments to the plan. The jurisdiction shall amend its 
approved plan whenever it makes one of the following decisions:
    (1) To make a substantial change in its allocation priorities or a 
substantial change in the method of distribution of funds;
    (2) To carry out an activity, using funds from any program covered 
by the consolidated plan (including program income), not previously 
described in the action plan; or
    (3) To substantially change the purpose, scope, location, or 
beneficiaries of an activity.
    (b) Criteria for substantial change. The jurisdiction shall 
identify in its citizen participation plan the criteria it will use for 
determining what constitutes a substantial change for this purpose.
    (c) Submission to HUD. The amendment must be made public and 
submitted to HUD before it implements changes embodied in the 
amendment. See Sec. 91.105 for the public notice procedures applicable 
to any amendment. For any amendment affecting the HOPWA program that 
would involve acquisition, rehabilitation, conversion, lease, repair or 
construction of properties to provide housing, an environmental review 
of the revised proposed use of funds must be completed by HUD in 
accordance with 24 CFR 574.510.
    (d) Citizen participation. When a jurisdiction decides to make a 
change that requires an amendment of the plan, in accordance with 
Sec. 91.105, it shall provide citizens or, as appropriate, units of 
general local government, with reasonable notice of the change and an 
opportunity to comment on it. The jurisdiction must consider the 
comments received and must make the amendment available to the public 
at the time it is submitted to HUD.


Sec. 91.510  Consistency determinations.

    A jurisdiction's certification that an application is consistent 
with its consolidated plan means the jurisdiction's plan shows need, 
the proposed activities are consistent with the jurisdiction's 
strategy, and the location of the proposed activities is consistent 
with the geographic areas specified in the plan. The jurisdiction shall 
provide the reasons for the denial when it fails to grant a 
certification of consistency. To receive funding from HUD that is based 
on a formula allocation, a certification of consistency of the proposed 
activities with this consolidated plan shall be necessary.


Sec. 91.515  Funding determinations by HUD.

    (a) Formula funding. The action plan submitted by the jurisdiction 
will be considered as the application for the CDBG, HOME, ESG, and 
HOPWA formula grants to which the jurisdiction may be entitled under 
applicable program regulations. A single form SF-424 shall be included 
for this purpose in the submission to HUD. The Department will make its 
funding award determination after reviewing the plan submission in 
accordance with Sec. 91.500.
    (b) Other funding. For other funding, the jurisdiction must still 
respond to Notices of Funding Availability for the individual programs 
in order to receive funding.


Sec. 91.520  Performance reports.

    (a) General. Each jurisdiction that has a consolidated plan shall 
annually review and report, in a form acceptable to HUD, on the 
progress it has made in carrying out its plan. This performance report 
shall be submitted to HUD within 90 days after the close of the 
jurisdiction's program year.
    (b) Affordable housing. The report shall include an evaluation of 
the jurisdiction's progress in meeting its short-term objective of 
providing affordable housing, including the number and types of 
households served. This element of the report must include the number 
of extremely low, very low-income, and low- and moderate-income persons 
served and the racial and ethnic status of persons assisted with funds 
made available.
    (c) CDBG. For CDBG recipients, the report shall include a 
description of the use of CDBG funds during the program year and an 
assessment by the jurisdiction of the relationship of that use to the 
objectives identified in the plan, giving special attention to the 
highest priority activities that were identified. This element of the 
report must evaluate the extent to which its funds were used for 
activities that benefited extremely low, very low-income and low-income 
persons. It must also indicate the nature of and reasons for changes in 
its program objectives over the year and what changes it expects to 
make in its programs as a result of its experiences.
    (d) HOME. For HOME participating jurisdictions, the report shall 
include the results of on-site inspections of affordable rental housing 
assisted under the program to determine compliance with housing codes 
and other applicable regulations.
    (e) HOPWA. For jurisdictions receiving funding under the Housing 
Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program, the report must include 
the number of individuals assisted and the types of assistance 
provided.
    (f) Evaluation by HUD. HUD shall review the performance report and 
determine whether it is satisfactory. If a satisfactory report is not 
submitted in a timely manner, the Department may suspend funding until 
a satisfactory report is submitted, or may withdraw and reallocate 
funding if the Department determines, after notice and opportunity for 
a hearing, that the jurisdiction will not submit a satisfactory report.


Sec. 91.525  Performance review by HUD.

    (a) General. HUD shall review the performance of each jurisdiction 
covered by this part at least annually, including site visits by 
employees--insofar as practicable, assessing the following:
    (1) Management of funds made available under programs administered 
by HUD;
    (2) Compliance with the consolidated plan;
    (3) Accuracy in the preparation of performance reports;
    (4) Extent to which the jurisdiction made progress towards the 
statutory goals identified in Sec. 91.1; and
    (5) Efforts to ensure that housing assisted under programs 
administered by HUD is in compliance with contractual agreements and 
the requirements of law.
    (b) Report by HUD. HUD shall report on the performance review in 
writing, stating the length of time the jurisdiction has to review and 
comment on the report, which will be at least 30 days. HUD may revise 
the report after considering the jurisdiction's views, and shall make 
the report, the jurisdiction's comments, and any revisions available to 
the public within 30 days after receipt of the jurisdiction's comments.

Subpart G--Insular Areas [Reserved]

PART 92--HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

    2. The authority citation for part 92 would continue to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) and 12701-12839.

    3. In Sec. 92.2, the definition of ``housing strategy'' would be 
removed and a definition of ``consolidated plan'' would be added, to 
read as follows:


Sec. 92.2  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Consolidated plan. The plan prepared in accordance with part 91 of 
this chapter, which describes needs, resources, priorities and proposed 
activities to be undertaken with respect to HUD programs, including the 
HOME program. An approved consolidated plan means a consolidated plan 
that has been approved by HUD in accordance with part 91 of this 
chapter.
* * * * *
    4. Section 92.52 would be amended to revise the heading, 
redesignate the existing text as paragraph (a), add a heading and a 
sentence at the beginning of newly redesignated paragraph (a), and to 
add a new paragraph (b), to read as follows:


Sec. 92.52  Formula allocations.

    (a) Notification of allocation. HUD will notify each participating 
jurisdiction of its HOME formula allocation amount. * * *
    (b) New participating jurisdictions. HUD will notify each 
jurisdiction that has not previously participated in the HOME program 
of its formula allocation. Within 30 days of that notice, a newly 
eligible jurisdiction must notify HUD of its intent to become a 
participating jurisdiction. Within 90 days of the jurisdiction's 
submission of the notice of intent, it must submit a new or revised 
consolidated plan, which must be approved by HUD before funding is 
forthcoming. The plan shall identify the jurisdiction's program year 
starting date.


Secs. 92.61-92.63  [Removed]

    5. Sections 92.61, 92.62, and 92.63 would be removed.
    6. Section 92.150 would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 92.150  Submission requirements.

    In order to receive its HOME allocation, a participating 
jurisdiction must submit a consolidated plan in accordance with 24 CFR 
part 91. That part includes requirements for the content of the plan, 
for the process of developing the plan, including citizen participation 
provisions, for the submission date, for HUD approval, and for the 
amendment process.


Sec. 92.151  [Removed]

    7. Section 92.151 would be removed.


Sec. 92.152  [Removed]

    8. Section 92.152 would be removed.


Sec. 92.204  [Amended]

    9. Section 92.204 would be amended by removing from paragraph (c) 
the phrase, ``subpart D (Program Description),''.


Sec. 92.211  [Amended]

    10. Section 92.211 would be amended by adding, to paragraph (a)(1) 
after the word ``certifies'', the phrase ``(see Sec. 91.605)''.


Sec. 92.451  [Amended]

    11. Section 92.451 would be amended by removing from paragraph 
(a)(1)(iii), the phrase ``housing strategy in accordance with 
Sec. 92.104'' and by adding in its place, the phrase ``consolidated 
plan, in accordance with part 91 of this title''; and by removing from 
paragraph (a)(2) the word ``Sec. 91.70'' and by adding in its place, 
the phrase ``part 91 of this chapter''.


Sec. 92.453  [Amended]

    12. Section 92.453 would be amended by removing from paragraph 
(b)(2)(ii) the phrase ``housing strategy'' in the three places where it 
occurs, and by adding for it in those three places, the phrase 
``consolidated plan''.


Secs. 92.505-92.506  [Removed]

    13. Sections 92.505 and 92.506 would be removed.
    14. Section 92.509 would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 92.509  Performance reports.

    For annual performance report requirements, see part 91 of this 
title.

PART 570--COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS

    15. The authority citation for part 570 would continue to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) and 5300-5320.

    16. In Sec. 570.3, the definition of ``Comprehensive Housing 
Affordability Strategy (CHAS)'' would be removed, and the definition of 
``consolidated plan'' would be added, to read as follows:


Sec. 570.3  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Consolidated plan. The plan prepared in accordance with part 91 of 
this title, which describes needs, resources, priorities and proposed 
activities to be undertaken with respect to HUD programs, including the 
HOME program. An approved consolidated plan means a consolidated plan 
that has been approved by HUD in accordance with part 91 of this title.
* * * * *


Sec. 570.205  [Amended]

    17. In Sec. 570.205, paragraph (a)(3)(i) would be amended by 
removing the term ``Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy'', and 
inserting in its place the term ``consolidated plan''.


Sec. 570.301  [Removed]

    18. Section 570.301 would be removed.
    19. Section 570.302 would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 570.302  Submission requirements.

    In order to receive its annual CDBG entitlement grant, a 
jurisdiction must submit a consolidated plan in accordance with 24 CFR 
part 91. That part includes requirements for the content of the plan, 
for the process of developing the plan, including citizen participation 
provisions, for the submission date, for HUD approval, and for the 
amendment process.
    20. Section 570.303 would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 570.303  Certifications.

    The jurisdiction must make the certifications that are set forth in 
24 CFR part 91 as part of the consolidated plan.
    21. In Sec. 570.304, paragraph (a) would be revised to read as 
follows:


Sec. 570.304  Making of grants.

    (a) Approval of grant. HUD will approve a grant if the 
jurisdiction's submission in accordance with 24 CFR part 91 is 
approved, in accordance with Sec. 91.25, and was received within the 
time period required (see Sec. 91.20).
* * * * *


Sec. 570.305  [Removed]

    22. Section 570.305 would be removed.


Sec. 570.306  [Removed]

    23. Section 570.306 would be removed.


Sec. 570.308  [Amended]

    24. In Sec. 570.308, paragraph (d) would be amended by removing the 
words, ``this subpart'', and inserting in their place the words, ``part 
91 of this title''.
    25. In Sec. 570.485, paragraphs (b), (c), and (e) would be removed; 
paragraph (d) would be redesignated as paragraph (b); and paragraph (a) 
would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 570.485  State submissions and State citizen participation 
requirements.

    (a) Required submissions. In order to receive its annual CDBG grant 
under this subpart, a State must submit a consolidated plan in 
accordance with 24 CFR part 91. That part includes requirements for the 
content of the plan, for the process of developing the plan, including 
citizen participation provisions, for the submission date, for HUD 
approval, and for the amendment process.
* * * * *
    26. In Sec. 570.486, paragraph (a) would be revised to read as 
follows:


Sec. 570.486  Local government requirements.

    (a) Citizen participation requirements for a unit of general local 
government. Each unit of general local government receiving a grant 
from a State under this part shall meet the citizen participation 
requirements specified in 24 CFR 91.105-91.115.
* * * * *


Sec. 570.487  [Amended]

    27. Section 570.487 would be amended by adding the following 
material at the end of paragraph (b)(1):
    ``For each state receiving a grant under section 106(b) of the Act, 
the certification that the grantee will affirmatively further fair 
housing shall specifically require the grantee to assume the 
responsibility of fair housing planning by conducting an analysis to 
identify impediments to fair housing choice within its jurisdiction, 
taking appropriate actions to overcome the effects of any impediments 
identified through that analysis, and maintaining records reflecting 
the analysis and actions in this regard.''


Sec. 570.491  [Removed]

    28. Section 570.491 would be removed.
    29. In Sec. 570.507, paragraph (a) would be revised to read as 
follows:


Sec. 570.507  Reports.

    (a) Performance and evaluation report. The annual performance and 
evaluation report shall be submitted in accordance with part 91 of this 
title.
* * * * *


Sec. 570.509  [Amended]

    30. Section 570.509 would be amended by removing from paragraph (b) 
the word, ``Sec. 570.507'' and adding in its place the words, ``part 91 
of this title''; and by removing from paragraph (d) the phrases, 
``comprehensive housing affordability strategy'', ``Comprehensive 
Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS)'', and ``fiscal year'', and 
adding, in their place, the phrases, ``consolidated plan'', 
``Consolidated Plan'', and ``program year'', respectively.


Sec. 570.601  [Amended]

    31. Section 570.601 would be amended by adding the following 
material at the end of paragraph (b):
    ``For each community receiving a grant under section 106(b) of the 
Act, the certification that the grantee will affirmatively further fair 
housing shall specifically require the grantee to assume the 
responsibility of fair housing planning by conducting an analysis to 
identify impediments to fair housing choice within its jurisdiction, 
taking appropriate actions to overcome the effects of any impediments 
identified through that analysis, and maintaining records reflecting 
the analysis and actions in this regard.''


Sec. 570.605  [Amended]

    32. Section 570.605 would be amended by removing the phrase, 
``final statement pursuant to Sec. 570.302'', and by adding, in its 
place, the phrase, ``consolidated plan, in accordance with 24 CFR part 
91''.


Sec. 570.901  [Amended]

    33. Section 570.901 would be amended by removing from paragraph (d) 
the phrase, ``presubmission requirements at Sec. 570.301, the amendment 
requirements at Sec. 570.305'', and adding in its place the phrase, 
submission requirements of 24 CFR part 91''.


Sec. 570.910  [Amended]

    34. Section 570.910 would be amended by removing from paragraph 
(b)(2)(iii) the phrase, ``subpart D'', and adding in its place the 
phrase, ``24 CFR part 91''.

PART 574--HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

    35. The authority citation for part 574 would continue to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12901-12912.

    36. Section 574.2 would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 574.2  Overview.

    (a) Available funds. The Department awards funds appropriated for 
any fiscal year for the program through a formula allocation and a 
competitive grant process. Ninety percent of funds appropriated for 
this program are distributed by formula entitlement. The remaining ten 
percent is awarded through the competitive process.
    (b) Formula entitlements. The formula grants are awarded upon 
submission and approval of a consolidated plan, pursuant to 24 CFR part 
91, that covers the assistance to be provided under this part. Certain 
States and cities that are the most populous unit of general local 
government in eligible metropolitan statistical areas will receive 
formula allocations based on their State or metropolitan population and 
proportionate number of cases of persons with AIDS. They will receive 
funds under this part (providing they comply with 24 CFR part 91) for 
eligible activities that address the housing needs of persons with AIDS 
or related diseases and their families (see Sec. 574.130(b)).
    (c) Competitive grants. The competitive grants are awarded based on 
applications submitted in response to a Notice of Funds Availability 
published in the Federal Register, as described in subpart C of this 
part. All States and units of general local government and nonprofit 
organizations are eligible to apply for competitive grants to fund 
projects of national significance. Only those States and units of 
general local government that do not qualify for formula allocations 
are eligible to apply for competitive grants to fund other projects.
    37. In Sec. 574.3, the definitions for ``Eligible State'' and 
``Qualifying city'' would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 574.3  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Eligible State means a State that has:
    (1) More than 1,500 cumulative cases of AIDS in those areas of the 
State outside of eligible metropolitan statistical areas that are 
eligible to be funded through a qualifying city; and
    (2) A consolidated plan prepared, submitted, and approved in 
accordance with 24 CFR part 91 that covers the assistance to be 
provided under this part.
* * * * *
    Qualifying city means a city that is the most populous unit of 
general local government in an eligible metropolitan statistical area 
(EMSA) and that has a consolidated plan prepared, submitted, and 
approved in accordance with 24 CFR part 91 that covers the assistance 
to be provided under this part.
* * * * *
    38. In Sec. 574.100, a new paragraph (b) would be added, and the 
existing material would be designated as paragraph (a), to read as 
follows:


Sec. 574.100  Eligible applicants.

* * * * *
    (b) HUD will notify eligible States and qualifying cities of their 
status annually.
    39. Section 574.120 would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 574.120  Responsibility of applicant to serve EMSA.

    The EMSA's applicant shall serve eligible persons who live anywhere 
within the EMSA, except that housing assistance shall be provided only 
in localities within the EMSA that have a consolidated plan prepared, 
submitted, and approved in accordance with 24 CFR part 91 that covers 
the assistance to be provided under this part. In allocating grant 
amounts among eligible activities, the EMSA's applicant shall address 
needs of eligible persons who reside within the metropolitan 
statistical area, including those not within the jurisdiction of the 
applicant.


Sec. 574.160  [Removed]

    40. Section 574.160 would be removed.


Sec. 574.170  [Removed]

    41. Section 574.170 would be removed.


Sec. 574.180  [Removed]

    42. Section 574.180 would be removed.
    43. In Sec. 574.190, the first sentence would be revised to read as 
follows:


Sec. 574.190  Reallocation of grant amounts.

    If an eligible State or qualifying city does not submit a 
consolidated plan in a timely fashion, in accordance with 24 CFR part 
91, that provides for use of its allocation of funding under this part, 
the funds allocated to that jurisdiction will be added to the funds 
available for formula allocations to other jurisdictions in the current 
fiscal year. * * *


Sec. 574.240  [Amended]

    44. In Sec. 574.240, paragraph (c)(11) would be amended by removing 
the phrase, ``CHAS approved by HUD (see Sec. 574.160(a))'' and by 
adding in its place the phrase, ``consolidated plan approved by HUD in 
accordance with 24 CFR part 91''.
    45. Section 574.520 would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 574.520  Performance reports.

    (a) Formula grants. For a formula grant recipient, the performance 
reporting requirements are specified in 24 CFR part 91.
    (b) Competitive grants. A grantee shall submit to HUD annually a 
report describing the use of the amounts received, including the number 
of individuals assisted, the types of assistance provided, and any 
other information that HUD may require. Annual reports are required 
until all grant funds are expended.

PART 576--EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM: STEWART B McKINNEY 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT

    46. The authority citation for part 576 would continue to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) and 11376.

    47. In Sec. 576.3, the definition of ``Comprehensive Housing 
Affordability Strategy'' would be removed and a definition of 
``Consolidated plan'' would be added, to read as follows:


Sec. 576.3  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Consolidated plan. The plan prepared in accordance with part 91 of 
this title, which describes needs, resources, priorities and proposed 
activities to be undertaken with respect to HUD programs, including the 
HOME program. An approved consolidated plan means a consolidated plan 
that has been approved by HUD in accordance with part 91 of this title.
* * * * *


Sec. 576.31  Subpart C--[Removed and Reserved]

    48. Subpart C consisting of Sec. 576.31 would be removed and 
reserved.
    49-50. Section 576.51 would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 576.51  Application requirements.

    In order to receive a grant under this part, a State or formula 
city or county must submit a consolidated plan in accordance with 24 
CFR part 91 that includes activities to be funded under this part. Part 
91 includes requirements for the content of the plan, for the process 
of developing the plan, including citizen participation provisions, for 
the submission date, for HUD approval, and for the amendment process. 
This plan serves as the jurisdiction's application for funding under 
this program.
    51. In Sec. 576.53, paragraphs (a) and (b) would be removed; 
paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) would be redesignated as paragraphs (a), 
(b), and (c); and newly redesignated paragraph (c) would be revised to 
read as follows:


Sec. 576.53  Review and approval of applications.

* * * * *
    (c) Reallocation amounts. Any emergency shelter grant allocation 
that is not used will be reallocated in accordance with Sec. 576.67.
    52. In Sec. 576.61, the heading of the section and paragraph (a) 
would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 576.61  Reallocation of grant amounts--formula cities and 
counties.

    (a) Applicability. This section applies where a formula city or 
county fails to submit or obtain HUD approval of its consolidated plan 
within 90 days of the date upon which amounts under this part first 
become available for allocation in any fiscal year.
* * * * *
    53. In Sec. 576.63, the heading of the section, paragraph (a), 
paragraph (d), introductory text, and paragraph (d)(1) would be 
revised, to read as follows:


Sec. 576.63  Reallocation of grant amounts--States and Territories.

    (a) Applicability. This section applies where a State or Territory 
fails to submit or obtain HUD approval of its consolidated plan by the 
deadline specified in Sec. 576.61(a), or grant amounts cannot be 
reallocated to a State under Sec. 576.61.
* * * * *
    (d) Eligibility for reallocation amounts. In order to receive 
reallocation amounts under this section, the formula city or county, or 
State or Territory, must:
    (1) Submit an amendment, in accordance with 24 CFR part 91, to its 
consolidated plan for that program year to cover activities for the 
reallocation amount it wishes to receive; and
* * * * *
    54. In Sec. 576.67, paragraphs (c)(5) and (f)(1) would be revised 
to read as follows:


Sec. 576.67  Reallocation of grant amounts; returned or unused amounts.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (5) The responsible HUD field office will announce the availability 
of returned grant amounts. The announcement will establish deadlines 
for submitting applications, and will set out other terms and 
conditions relating to grant awards, consistent with this part. The 
announcement will specify the application documents to be submitted.
* * * * *
    (f) * * *
    (1) For purposes of this section, emergency shelter grant amounts 
are considered ``returned'' when they become available for reallocation 
because a jurisdiction does not execute a grant agreement with HUD for 
them.
* * * * *


Sec. 576.85  [Removed]

    55. Section 576.85 would be removed.

PART 968--PUBLIC HOUSING MODERNIZATION

    56. The authority citation for part 968 would continue to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437d, 1437l, 3535(d).

    57. In Sec. 968.320, the first sentence of paragraph (c) would be 
revised; paragraphs (d), (e), and (f) would be redesignated as 
paragraphs (e), (f), and (g), respectively; a new paragraph (d) would 
be added; the newly redesignated paragraph (e) would be amended by 
adding three new sentences after the third sentence of the introductory 
language, by adding a phrase to the end of paragraph (e)(4)(i) before 
the semicolon, and by removing from paragraph (e)(6)(ii) the phrase 
``Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy'' and adding in its 
place the phrase ``consolidated plan''; to read as follows:


Sec. 968.320  Comprehensive plan (including action plan).

* * * * *
    (c) Local government participation. A PHA shall consult with and 
provide information to appropriate local government officials with 
respect to the development of a comprehensive plan and to ensure that 
there is coordination between the actions taken under the consolidated 
plan (see 24 CFR part 91) for project and neighborhood improvements 
where public housing units are located or proposed for construction 
and/or modernization and improvement; and for meeting public and human 
service needs of the public and assisted housing projects and their 
residents. Among the areas with high potential for coordination for 
undertaking joint projects are anti-crime and anti-drug efforts, 
creation of micro-businesses in or near public housing projects, 
neighborhood improvements, carrying out Family Self-Sufficiency or 
other programs, and complying with site and neighborhood standards 
policies. * * *
    (d) Participation in coordinating entities. To the extent that 
coordinating entities are set up to plan and implement the consolidated 
plans (under 24 CFR part 91), the PHA shall participate in these 
entities to ensure coordination with broader community development 
strategies.
    (e) * * * Where long-term physical and social viability of the 
development is dependent upon revitalization of the surrounding 
neighborhood in the provision of or coordination of public services, or 
the consolidation or coordination of drug prevention and other human 
service initiatives, the PHA shall identify these needs and strategies. 
In addition, the PHA shall identify the funds or other resources in the 
consolidated plan that are to be used to help address these needs and 
strategies and the degree to which the activities in the comprehensive 
plan contribute to a broader consolidated plan. These activities shall 
be described in the Cooperation Agreement with the city. * * *
    (4) * * *
    (i) * * * and taking into account broader efforts to revitalize the 
neighborhoods in which the development is located;

    Dated: July 6, 1994.
Henry G. Cisneros,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-18705 Filed 8-4-94; 8:45 am]
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