[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 8174-8175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2563]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Parts 5, 92, 200 236, 574, 582, 583, 891, 982

[Docket No. FR-4608-F-03]
RIN 2501-AC72


Determining Adjusted Income in HUD Programs Serving Persons With 
Disabilities: Requiring Mandatory Deductions for Certain Expenses; and 
Disallowance for Earned Income; Delay of Effective Date

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This document advises the public that the final rule published 
on January 19, 2001, which amends HUD's regulations in part 5, subpart 
F, to include additional HUD programs in the list of programs that must 
make certain deductions in calculating a family's adjusted income, will 
take effect on April 20, 2001. As provided in the ``Supplementary 
Information'' section of this final rule, this delay in the effective 
date is made in response to a White House memorandum of January 20, 
2001. Given the imminence of the effective date of this rule, seeking 
prior public comment in accordance with HUD's regulations on rulemaking 
would have been impractical, as well as contrary to the public interest 
in the orderly promulgation and implementation of regulations.

DATES: The effective date of the final rule amending 24 CFR parts 5, 
92, 200, 236, 574, 582, 583, 891, and 982, published at 66 FR 6218 
(January 19, 2001) is delayed from February 20, 2001 until April 20, 
2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the HOME Investment Partnerships 
Program, contact Mary Kolesar, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20410, telephone (202) 708-2470.
    For the Housing Choice Voucher Program, contact Patricia Arnaudo, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-0744.
    For the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program, 
contact David Vos, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC, 20410, telephone (202) 708-1934.
    For the Rent Supplement Program, contact, Willie Spearmon, Office 
of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-3000.
    For the Rental Assistance Payment (RAP) Program, contact Willie 
Spearmon, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone 
(202) 708-3000.
    For the Section 202 Supportive Housing Program for the Elderly 
(including Section 202 Direct Loans for Housing for the Elderly and 
Persons with Disabilities), contact Aretha Williams, Office of Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2866.
    For Section 8 Project-Based, contact Willie Spearmon, Office of 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-3000.
    For the Section 811 Supportive Housing Program for Persons with 
Disabilities, contact Gail Williamson, Office of Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 708-2866.
    For the Shelter Plus Care Program, contact the State Assistance 
Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, 
20410, telephone (202) 708-2140.
    For the Supportive Housing Program (McKinney-Vento Act Homeless 
Assistance), contact Clifford Taffet, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20410, telephone (202) 708-1234.
    For all of the above telephone numbers, persons with hearing or 
speech-impairments may call 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Information Relay 
Service TTY). (Other than the ``800'' number, the telephone numbers are 
not toll-free numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 19, 2001 (66 FR 6218), HUD 
published a final rule amending its regulations in part 5, subpart F, 
to include additional HUD programs in the list of programs that must 
make certain deductions in calculating a family's adjusted income. 
These deductions primarily address expenses related to a person's 
disability, for example medical

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expenses or attendant care expenses. The purpose of the January 19, 
2001 final rule is to expand the benefits of these deductions to 
persons with disabilities served by HUD programs not currently covered 
by part 5, subpart F. Second, the final rule adds a new regulatory 
section to part 5 to require for some but not all of these same 
programs the disallowance of increases in income as a result of 
earnings by persons with disabilities. The January 19, 2001 final rule 
follows publication of a August 21, 2000 proposed rule, and takes into 
consideration public comments received on the rule.
    The January 19, 2001 final rule provides for the rule to take 
effect on February 20, 2001. On January 20, 2001, the White House 
issued a memorandum to the heads and acting heads of all Executive 
Departments and Agencies regarding regulatory review. The January 20, 
2001 memorandum instructs the agencies to temporarily postpone the 
effective dates of their regulations that have been published in the 
Federal Register but have not yet taken effect by 60 days. Consistent 
with the directive of the January 20, 2001 White House memorandum, the 
purpose of this document is to give notice that the effective date of 
the January 19, 2001 final rule has been changed to April 20, 2001.
    Accordingly, HUD's final rule published on January 19, 2001 at 66 
FR 6218 (Docket No. FR-4608-F-02, FR Doc. 01-1536) will take effect on 
April 20, 2001.

    Dated: January 24, 2001.
Mel Martinez,
Secretary.
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