[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) Information on PHAS Scoring 
Procedures; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4509-N-11]


Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) Information on PHAS 
Scoring Procedures

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, and Office of the Director of the Real Estate Assessment 
Center, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this edition of the Federal Register, HUD is publishing 
additional information for public housing agencies, their residents and 
members of the public about HUD's process for issuing scores for each 
of the four PHAS Indicators: Physical Condition; Financial Condition; 
Management Operations; and Resident Service and Satisfaction.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact the 
Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC), Attention: Wanda Funk, U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1280 Maryland Avenue, SW, 
Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024; telephone Technical Assistance Center 
at (888)-245-4860 (this is a toll free number). Persons with hearing or 
speech impairments may access that number via TTY by calling the 
Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additional 
information is available from the REAC Internet Site, http://www.hud.gov/reac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On January 11, 2000 (65 FR 1712), HUD issued a final rule that made 
certain amendments to the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) 
regulations. The PHAS was implemented by final regulations published on 
September 1, 1998. The amendments published to the PHAS regulations on 
January 11, 2000, followed a proposed rule published on June 22, 1999, 
and were prompted by both statutory and administrative changes to the 
PHAS.
    On June 6, 2000, HUD published a technical correction to the 
January 11, 2000, final rule, and HUD also published a notice that 
provided further transition assistance to PHAs with fiscal years ending 
March 31, 2000, and June 30, 2000, by allowing these PHAs to inspect 
occupied units in accordance with HUD's Housing Quality Standards 
(HQS). Under sub-indicator #3 of PHAS Indicator #3, Management 
Operations, PHAs are assessed on the percentage of units and systems 
that a PHA inspects on an annual basis in order to determine short-term 
maintenance needs and long-term Capital Fund needs. In the June 6, 
2000, Transition Notice, HUD also advised that PHAs with fiscal years 
ending March 31, 2000, would receive PHAS advisory scores. PHAS scores 
will be issued to PHAs with fiscal years ending on or after June 30, 
2000.

II. PHAS Scoring Notices

    In this edition of the Federal Register, HUD is publishing its 
scoring notices for each of the four PHAS Indicators: Physical 
Condition; Financial Condition; Management Operations, and Resident 
Service and Satisfaction. For the Management Operations Indicator, HUD 
is publishing two scoring notices. The first Management Operations 
scoring notice is applicable to PHAs with fiscal years ending September 
30, 1999, to December 31, 1999. The second Management Operations 
scoring notice is applicable to PHAs with fiscal years ending on or 
after March 31, 2000. The reason for the two notices is that the 
January 11, 2000, final rule made substantive changes to the Management 
Operations Indicator and those changes are reflected in the second 
Management Operations Scoring Notice. PHAs with fiscal years ending 
before 1999, were covered by the PHAS regulations before amendments 
made by the January 11, 2000, final rule. The first Management 
Operations Scoring Notice reflects the earlier regulation.
    All the PHAS scoring notices published in this edition of the 
Federal Register take into consideration public comment received on the 
notices published on May 13, 1999 and again on June 13, 1999.

    Dated: June 20, 2000.
Harold Lucas,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

Donald J. LaVoy,
Director, Real Estate Assessment Center.
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