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Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third Quarter of 
Calendar Year 2003; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4854-N-03]


Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third 
Quarter of Calendar Year 2003

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Public Notice of the Granting of Regulatory Waivers from July 
1, 2003, through September 30, 2003.

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SUMMARY: Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform Act) requires HUD to publish 
quarterly Federal Register notices of all regulatory waivers that HUD 
has approved. Each notice covers the quarterly period since the 
previous Federal Register notice. The purpose of this notice is to 
comply with the requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act. This 
notice contains a list of regulatory waivers granted by HUD during the 
period beginning on July 1, 2003, and ending on September 30, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about this 
notice, contact Aaron Santa Anna, Assistant General Counsel for 
Regulations, Room 10276, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-0500, telephone (202) 
708-3055 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- or speech-impaired 
persons may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
    For information concerning a particular waiver that was granted and 
for which public notice is provided in this document, contact the 
person whose name and address follow the description of the waiver 
granted in the accompanying list of waivers that have been granted in 
the third quarter of calendar year 2003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act added a 
new section 7(q) to the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3535(q)), which provides that:
    1. Any waiver of a regulation must be in writing and must specify 
the grounds for approving the waiver;
    2. Authority to approve a waiver of a regulation may be delegated 
by the Secretary only to an individual of Assistant Secretary or 
equivalent rank, and the person to whom authority to waive is delegated 
must also have authority to issue the particular regulation to be 
waived;
    3. Not less than quarterly, the Secretary must notify the public of 
all waivers of regulations that HUD has approved, by publishing a 
notice in the Federal Register. These notices (each covering the period 
since the most recent previous notification) shall:
    a. Identify the project, activity, or undertaking involved;
    b. Describe the nature of the provision waived and the designation 
of the provision;
    c. Indicate the name and title of the person who granted the waiver 
request;
    d. Describe briefly the grounds for approval of the request; and
    e. State how additional information about a particular waiver may 
be obtained.
    Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act also contains requirements 
applicable to waivers of HUD handbook provisions that are not relevant 
to the purpose of this notice.
    This notice follows procedures provided in HUD's Statement of 
Policy on Waiver of Regulations and Directives issued on April 22, 1991 
(56 FR 16337). This notice covers waivers of regulations granted by HUD 
from July 1, 2003, through September 30, 2003. For ease of reference, 
the waivers granted by HUD are listed by HUD program office (for 
example, the Office of Community Planning and Development, the Office 
of Housing, the Office of Public and Indian Housing, etc.). Within each 
program office grouping, the waivers are listed sequentially by the 
regulatory section of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
that is being waived. For example, a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR 
part 58 would be listed before a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part 
570.
    Where more than one regulatory provision is involved in the grant 
of a particular waiver request, the action is listed under the section 
number of the first regulatory requirement that appears in 24 CFR and 
that is being waived. For example, a waiver of both Sec.  58.73 and 
Sec.  58.74 would appear sequentially in the listing under Sec.  58.73.
    Waiver of regulations that involve the same initial regulatory 
citation are in time sequence beginning with the earliest-dated waiver-
grant action.
    Should HUD receive additional information about waivers granted 
during the period covered by this report before the next report is 
published, the next updated report will include these earlier waivers 
that were granted, as well as those that occurred during October 1, 
2003, through December 31, 2003.
    Accordingly, information about approved waiver requests pertaining 
to HUD regulations is provided in the Appendix that follows this 
notice.

    Dated: March 3, 2004.
Alphonso Jackson,
Acting Secretary.

Appendix

Listing of Waivers of Regulatory Requirements Granted by Offices of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development July 1, 2003, Through 
September 30, 2003

    Note to Reader: More information about the granting of these 
waivers, including a copy of the waiver request and approval, may be 
obtained by contacting the person whose name is listed as the 
contact person directly after each set of waivers granted.
    The regulatory waivers granted appear in the following order:
    I. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Community 
Planning and Development.
    II. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Housing.
    III. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Public and 
Indian Housing.

I. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Community Planning and 
Development

    For further information about the following regulatory waivers 
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows 
the description of the waiver granted.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.520(a).
    Project/Activity: Request for waiver of the submission deadline 
for the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report 
(CAPER) of the county of Essex, New Jersey.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 91.520(a) 
requires each grantee to submit a performance report to HUD within 
90 days after the close of the grantee's program year.
    Granted By: Roy A. Bernardi, Assistant Secretary for Community 
Planning and Development.
    Reasons Waived: Essex County's program year ended on May 31, 
2003, and therefore its CAPER was due August 29, 2003. Essex County 
requested a 45-day extension of its submission deadline to October 
13, 2003, because, according to the county, a series of personnel 
reassignments and reclassification actions had severely hampered its 
ability to prepare and submit the CAPER in a timely manner. The 
county noted that the extension would enable the county's Division 
of Housing and Community Development to present an accurate and 
comprehensive report. If the deadline for submission of the CAPER 
had been denied, the county would not have been able to submit a 
complete and accurate expenditure report on its 2002 program. The 
CAPER report provides local residents with information on the city's 
accomplishments during the year, and the report data goes into HUD's 
national database, which is used for various reporting purposes, 
including the annual report to Congress. While HUD desires timely 
reports, it is also interested in ensuring that the performance 
reports prepared by grantees are complete and accurate.
    Date Granted: August 19, 2003.

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    Contact: Nanci R. Doherty, Special Assistant to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-2565.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.520(a).
    Project/Activity: Request for waiver of the submission deadline 
for the CAPER of the city of Baltimore, Maryland.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 91.520(a) 
requires each grantee to submit a performance report to HUD within 
90 days after the close of the grantee's program year.
    Granted By: Roy A. Bernardi, Assistant Secretary for Community 
Planning and Development.
    Reasons Waived: The city of Baltimore's program year ended on 
June 30, 2003, and therefore its CAPER was due September 29, 2003. 
The city requested an extension of its submission deadline to 
November 21, 2003. The extension was necessary because of two 
circumstances: (1) additional time needed to account for the 
completion of 82 CDBG activities dating from the late 1980's through 
the early 1990s in order to incorporate them into the city's IDIS, 
and (2) an augmentation of the city's CAPER format in order to 
increase its accessibility and usefulness to a wider audience. If 
the deadline for submission of the CAPER had been denied, the city 
would have been unable to submit a complete and accurate expenditure 
report for its 2002 program. Furthermore, the CAPER provides local 
residents with information on accomplishments during the city's 
program year and HUD with information for its national database, 
which is used for various reporting purposes, including the annual 
report to Congress. While HUD desires timely reports, it is also 
interested in ensuring that grantee performance reports are complete 
and accurate.
    Date Granted: September 22, 2003.
    Contact: Nanci R. Doherty, Special Assistant to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-2565.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.520(a).
    Project/Activity: Request for waiver of the submission deadline 
for the CAPER of the city of Sioux City, Iowa.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 91.520(a) 
requires each grantee to submit a performance report to HUD within 
90 days after the close of the grantee's program year.
    Granted By: Roy A. Bernardi, Assistant Secretary for Community 
Planning and Development.
    Reasons Waived: Sioux City's program year ended on June 30, 
2003, and therefore its CAPER was due September 29, 2003. The city 
requested an extension of its submission deadline to November 30, 
2003, because of the unexpected retirement of its Community 
Development Division Manager and the recent temporary loss of its 
Community Development Project Coordinator due to illness. These 
employees were responsible for the management of Integrated 
Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) data and submission of 
the CAPER, and therefore their absence adversely affected the 
ability of the city to prepare an accurate and complete CAPER. The 
city was in the process of hiring a new Community Development 
Division Manager and expected the return of its Community 
Development Project Coordinator in the near future. If the deadline 
for submission of the CAPER report had been denied, the city would 
not have been able to submit a complete and accurate expenditure 
report on its 2002 program. The performance report provides local 
residents with information on the city's accomplishments during the 
year, and the city enters reporting data into IDIS, HUD's national 
database, which is used for various reporting purposes, including 
the annual report to Congress. While HUD is greatly desirous of 
timely reports, it is also interested in ensuring that the 
performance reports prepared by grantees are complete and accurate.
    Date Granted: September 23, 2003.
    Contact: Nanci R. Doherty, Special Assistant to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-2565.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.520(a).
    Project/Activity: Request for waiver of the submission deadline 
for the CAPER of the county of Maui, Hawaii.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 91.520(a) 
requires each grantee to submit a performance report to HUD within 
90 days after the close of the grantee's program year.
    Granted By: Roy A. Bernardi, Assistant Secretary for Community 
Planning and Development.
    Reasons Waived: The county of Maui's program year ended on June 
30, 2003, and therefore its CAPER was due September 28, 2003. The 
county requested an extension of its submission deadline until 
December 30, 2003. The extension was needed due to the turnover of 
two of the three CDBG-funded staff positions. Both of the CDBG 
positions have been filled, but due to the backlog of work 
additional time was required to prepare the CAPER. If the deadline 
for submission of the CAPER had been denied, the county would not 
have been able to submit a complete and accurate expenditure report 
on its 2002 program. The performance report provides county 
residents with information on Maui's accomplishments during the 
year, and the report data goes into HUD's national database, which 
is used for various reporting purposes, including the annual report 
to Congress. While HUD desires timely reports, it is also interested 
in ensuring that the performance reports prepared by grantees are 
complete and accurate.
    Date Granted: September 25, 2003.
    Contact: Nanci R. Doherty, Special Assistant to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-2565.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.520(a).
    Project/Activity. Request for waiver of the submission deadline 
for the CAPER of the city of Hampton, Virginia.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 91.520(a) 
requires each grantee to submit a performance report to HUD within 
90 days after the close of the grantee's program year.
    Granted By: Roy A. Bernardi, Assistant Secretary for Community 
Planning and Development.
    Reasons Waived: The city of Hampton's program year ended on June 
30, 2003, and therefore its CAPER was due September 29, 2003, for 
the city's 2002 program year. The city requested an extension of its 
submission deadline due to the impact of hurricane Isabel, which 
interrupted the city's normal scheduling of events. The regulation 
at 24 CFR 91.105(d) requires a grantee to provide citizens not less 
than 15 days to comment on the CAPER before it is submitted to HUD, 
and 24 CFR 91.105(e) requires a public hearing to review program 
performance. Although the city's CAPER had been completed, the city 
found it necessary to postpone the public hearing on the CAPER due 
to other urgencies following the storm. Therefore, additional time 
was required to conduct the public hearing and allow the required 
15-day comment period. If an extension of the CAPER deadline had 
been denied, the city would have been unable to hold a public 
hearing with local residents to discuss the city's performance and 
accomplishments, and it would not have been able to allow local 
residents the opportunity to comment on the CAPER prior to its 
submission to HUD. While HUD desires timely reports, it is also 
interested in ensuring that grantee performance reports are accurate 
and complete and that local residents have the opportunity to review 
and comment on the grantee's performance.
    Date Granted: September 25, 2003.
    Contact: Nanci R. Doherty, Special Assistant to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-2565.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.520(a).
    Project/Activity: Request for waiver of the submission deadline 
for the CAPER of the cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Petersburg, 
and Portsmouth and the county of Chesterfield, Virginia. These 
jurisdictions requested waiver of the submission deadline for their 
CAPERs. All of the jurisdictions requesting the waiver were located 
in the storm path of hurricane Isabel.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 91.520(a) 
requires each grantee to submit a performance report to HUD within 
90 days after the close of its program year.
    Granted By: Roy A. Bernardi, Assistant Secretary for Community 
Planning and Development.
    Reasons Waived: The program year for each of these jurisdictions 
ended on June 30, 2003, and therefore each grantee's CAPER was due 
by September 29, 2003. The reason for the requests for an extension 
of the submission date was the impact of hurricane

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Isabel, the effects of which interrupted the normal business 
schedules of the affected communities. As a result, although the 
jurisdictions acknowledged that each of their CAPERs were completed 
or near completion, storm-related problems such as power outages, 
flooding, and other emergencies prevented each community from 
completing the final document for a timely submission to HUD. If an 
extension of the CAPER deadline had been denied, these affected 
communities would have been unable to submit their reports on time 
due to conditions created by hurricane Isabel. While HUD desires 
timely reports, it is also interested in ensuring that grantee 
performance reports are accurate and complete.
    Date Granted: September 26, 2003.
    Contact: Nanci R. Doherty, Special Assistant to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-2565.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.520(a).
    Project/Activity. Request for waiver of the submission deadline 
for the CAPER of the city of Hopewell, Virginia.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 91.520(a) 
requires each grantee to submit a performance report to HUD within 
90 days after the close of the grantee's program year.
    Granted By: Roy A. Bernardi, Assistant Secretary for Community 
Planning and Development.
    Reasons Waived: The city of Hopewell's program year ended on 
June 30, 2003, and therefore its CAPER was due September 29, 2003. 
The city requested an extension of its submission deadline to 
November 14, 2003. The extension was necessary due to the departure 
of an experienced staff member, whose position has now been filled. 
Moving forward, the city estimated it would need an additional 45 
days to complete its CAPER. If the deadline for submission of the 
CAPER had been denied, the city would have been unable to submit a 
complete and accurate expenditure report for its 2002 program. 
Furthermore, the CAPER provides local residents with information on 
accomplishments during the city's program year and HUD with 
information for its national database, which is used for various 
reporting purposes, including the annual report to Congress.
    Date Granted: September 25, 2003.
    Contact: Nanci R. Doherty, Special Assistant to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-2565.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.35(a)(ii).
    Project/Activity: Request for waiver of the 24-month deadline of 
the expenditure of Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Funds, Project 
Number: S01DC010001, Tallapoosa County Commissioner, State of 
Alabama.
    Nature of Requirement: The State of Alabama requested an 
extension of the 24-month ESG expenditure deadline. The regulations 
at 24 CFR 576.35(a)(ii) provide that State recipients must expend 
ESG funds within 24-months of the grant award by HUD.
    Granted By: Roy A. Bernardi, Assistant Secretary for Community 
Planning and Development.
    Reasons Waived: The State of Alabama requested a six-month 
extension of the June 4, 2003, deadline for expenditure of ESG funds 
because of the extensive delay in obtaining licensing approval from 
the State's Department of Human Resources following required 
renovations under the Americans with Disabilities Act that prevented 
the grantee from complying with the 24-month expenditure deadline. 
Waiving the 24-month requirement and extending the deadline for six 
months allowed the grantee to complete the activities and expend the 
remaining funds for youth services. The State and the county 
provided sufficient justification to permit approval of this waiver 
request.
    Date Granted: September 30, 2003.
    Contact: Nanci R. Doherty, Special Assistant to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-2565.

II. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Housing

    For further information about the following regulatory waivers, 
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows 
the description of the waiver granted.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 401.600.
    Project/Activity: The following projects requested waivers to 
the 12-month limit on above-market rents (24 CFR 401.600):

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         FHA No.                 Project name                State
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07135458................  Armitage Commons..........  IL
12594009................  Baltimore Garden            NV
                           Apartments.
12594011................  Cleveland Garden            NV
                           Apartments.
04235336................  Eastland Woods............  OH
07135733................  Evergreen Terrace I.......  IL
03435174................  Finch Towers..............  PA
01635066................  Hanora Lippitt Mills        RI
                           Apartments.
03444115................  Hugh Carcella Apartments..  PA
04235347................  Lakeshore Village.........  OH
01335117................  Lillian Y. Cooper           NY
                           Apartments.
01235312................  Marion Avenue               NY
                           Rehabilitation.
12735339................  Montesano Annex Apartments  WA
12735339................  Montesano Annex Apartments  WA
04235373................  Newton Woods..............  OH
01257184................  Norgate Plaza.............  NY
03535090................  Oakland Park Apartments     NJ
                           (also known as Roger
                           Gardens).
05334278................  Sheraton Towers...........  NC
08635177................  Southwood Townhouses......  TN
01257161................  Unity Apartments..........  NY
08435334................  Wesley Senior Towers......  MO
03435186................  Williamsport Neighborhood   PA
                           Strategy Area (NSA).
12392501................  Winslow West (also known    AZ
                           as Kachina Gardens).
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    Nature of Requirement: Section 401.600 requires that projects be 
marked down to market rents within 12 months after their first 
expiration date after January 1, 1998. The intent of this provision 
is to ensure timely processing of requests for restructuring and 
that the properties will not default on their Federal Housing 
Administration (FHA) insured mortgages during the restructuring 
process.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 26, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The projects listed above were not assigned to 
the participating administrative entities (PAEs) in a timely manner 
or their restructuring analysis was unavoidably delayed due to no 
fault of the owner.
    Contact: Norman Dailey, Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance 
Restructuring, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Portals 
Building, Suite 400, 1280 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3856.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 401.600.
    Project/Activity: The following projects requested waivers to 
the 12-month limit on above-market rents (24 CFR 401.600):

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         FHA No.                 Project name                State
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01444047................  Braco-I...................  NY
01335105................  Brandegee Gardens.........  NY
09335086................  Cedar View Apartments.....  MT
04535094................  Clarksburg Towers.........  WV
03435185................  Cobbs Creek Neighborhood    PA
                           Strategy Area (NSA).
06235333................  Crossgates Apartments.....  AL
01257153................  East 21st Street            NY
                           Apartments.
08235225................  Eastview Terrace            AR
                           Apartments.
06135371................  Edgewood Housing II.......  GA
12135677................  Eureka Central Residence..  CA
11535420................  Falfurrias Village          TX
                           Apartments.
04235327................  Fostoria Townhouses.......  OH
07335407................  Gary Neighborhood Strategy  IN
                           Area (NSA) I & II.
01257088................  Greene Park Arms..........  NY
17138007................  Kenwood Square............  WA
08335267................  Lakeland Wesley Village I.  KY
01257121................  Maria Estela I............  NY
06535334................  Moorhead Manor Apartments.  MS
01335109................  Ninth Street Neighborhood   NY
                           Strategy Area (NSA) II.
01257142................  Noonan Plaza..............  NY

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06135232................  Oconee Park Apartments....  GA
06535591................  Pendleton Square..........  MS
03235022................  Prestwyck Apartments......  DE
11392501................  Prince Hall Gardens II....  TX
02335172................  Schoolhouse 77............  MA
01255173................  Siloam House..............  NY
10135263................  Sleeping Ute Apartments...  CO
08435196................  Sullivan Hall.............  MO
08445006................  Sunflower Park Apartments.  KS
01257159................  Sutter Houses.............  NY
07335448................  The Crossings II            IN
                           Apartments.
07335420................  The Meadows Apartments....  IN
01257180................  Union Gardens I...........  NY
05635185................  Vistas De Jagueyes........  PR
05235300................  Washington Gardens........  MD
04235313................  William E. Fowler, Sr.      OH
                           Apartments II.
04535100................  Williamson Towers.........  WV
08435203................  Woodlen Place Apartments..  MO
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    Nature of Requirement: Section 401.600 requires that projects be 
marked down to market rents within 12 months after their first 
expiration date after January 1, 1998. The intent of this provision 
is to ensure timely processing of requests for restructuring and 
that the properties will not default on their FHA insured mortgages 
during the restructuring process.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 26, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The projects listed above were not assigned to 
the participating administrative entities (PAEs) in a timely manner 
or their restructuring analysis was unavoidably delayed due to no 
fault of the owner.
    Contact: Norman Dailey, Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance 
Restructuring, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Portals 
Building, Suite 400, 1280 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3856.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 401.600.
    Project/Activity: The following projects requested waivers to 
the 12-month limit on above-market rents (24 CFR 401.600):

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         FHA No.                 Project name                State
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06235162................  Hermitage Oaks Apartments.  AL
06235256................  Hermitage Place Apartments  AL
06235355................  Oak Trace Apartments......  AL
01735210................  Village Apartments........  CT
06635038................  Jones Walker Palm Garden    FL
                           Apartments.
03135269................  St. Mary's Villa..........  NJ
01235472................  Barkley Gardens...........  NY
01335095................  Faxton Scott House (also    NY
                           known as Margaret Knamm
                           Apartments).
04235396................  Findlay Green Apartments..  OH
04335145................  Pomeroy Cliff Apartments..  OH
04235328................  Smiley Garden Apartments..  OH
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    Nature of Requirement: Section 401.600 requires that projects be 
marked down to market rents within 12 months after their first 
expiration date after January 1, 1998. The intent of this provision 
is to ensure timely processing of requests for restructuring and 
that the properties will not default on their FHA insured mortgages 
during the restructuring process.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 25, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The projects listed above were not assigned to 
the participating administrative entities (PAEs) in a timely manner 
or their restructuring analysis was unavoidably delayed due to no 
fault of the owner.
    Contact: Norman Dailey, Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance 
Restructuring, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Portals 
Building, Suite 400, 1280 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3856.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 401.600.
    Project/Activity: The following projects requested waivers to 
the 12-month limit on above-market rents (24 CFR 401.600):

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         FHA No.                 Project name                State
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03435185................  Cobbs Creek...............  PA
10235164................  Tumbleweed Apartments.....  KS
08335267................  Lakeland Wesley Village I.  KY
02335253................  Villa Nueva Vista.........  MA
05235338................  Sharp Leadenhall II.......  MD
08435196................  Sullivan Hall.............  MO
01257141................  Bruckner Houses...........  NY
01257060................  Concourse Plaza...........  NY
01257075................  Davidson Avenue Rehab II..  NY
01257148................  The Gateways (also known    NY
                           as Greenport Apartments).
01257383................  Dean North Apartments.....  NY
04235343................  Bay Meadows Apartments....  OH
04235327................  Fostoria Townhouses.......  OH
04235345................  Little Bark View..........  OH
04335238................  McArthur Park.............  OH
03435174................  Finch Towers..............  PA
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    Nature of Requirement: Section 401.600 requires that projects be 
marked down to market rents within 12 months after their first 
expiration date after January 1, 1998. The intent of this provision 
is to ensure timely processing of requests for restructuring and 
that the properties will not default on their FHA insured mortgages 
during the restructuring process.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 25, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The projects listed above were not assigned to 
the participating administrative entities (PAEs) in a timely manner 
or their restructuring analysis was unavoidably delayed due to no 
fault of the owner.
    Contact: Norman Dailey, Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance 
Restructuring, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Portals 
Building, Suite 400, 1280 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3856.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 883.606.
    Project/Activity: Ashland/Dellwood Apartments, Cambridge, MN; 
Project Number: MN46-H162-391-MHFA 80-092.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 883.606(b) establishes the 
procedures by which a State agency is entitled to a reasonable fee, 
determined by HUD, for administering a contract on newly constructed 
or substantially rehabilitated units, provided there is no override 
on the permanent loan granted by the agency to the owner for a 
project containing assisted units.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 1, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) 
negotiated and secured from the owner of Dellwood a commitment to 
remain in the Section 8 program for 10 years beyond its current 
commitment in return for an adjustment in allowable distribution 
consistent with that available to smaller projects in the MHFA 
portfolio. The terms of the Dellwood's commitment are the same as 
those imposed on the other MHFA bond financed Section 8 assisted 
projects that were provided a waiver permitting MHFA to continue to 
collect override and contract administration fees.
    Contact: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of Multifamily 
Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-
3730.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: St. Tropez Drive Group Home, Newport News, VA; 
Project Number: 051-HD092/VA36-Q001-007.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 1, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.


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     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Southampton Arch Group Home, Portsmouth, VA; 
Project Number: 051-HD090/VA36-Q001-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 1, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: The Carriage House at Acushnet Heights, New 
Bedford, MA; Project Number: 023-EE147/MA06-S011-019.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 2, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Woodland Estates, North Providence, RI; 
Project Number: 016-HD025/RI43-Q991-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 2, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Wellman House, Bath County, VA; Project 
Number: 051-HD103/VA36-Q011-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 7, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Crestview Unity, Bryan, TX; Project Number: 
114-EE088/TX24-S011-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 7, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Grady Manor, Charlottesville, VA; Project 
Number: 051-HD095/VA36-Q001-010.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 9, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Mountain Vistas, Redding, CA; Project Number: 
136-EE064/CA30-S011-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 9, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Piedmont Drive Group Home, Spotsylvania, VA; 
Project Number: 051-HD086/VA36-Q001-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 9, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Creedmoor Court, Brookline, PA; Project 
Number: 033-EE109/PA28-S011-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 9, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Maison de Lemaire, Lafayette, LA; Project 
Number: 064-HD061/LA48-Q011-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant

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Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-
3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Falcon Senior Housing, Wilbraham, MA; Project 
Number: 023-EE122/MA06-S001-007.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Miller Avenue Apartments, Duquesne, PA; 
Project Number: 033-EE108/PA28-S011-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Astoria Village, Sylmar, CA; Project Number: 
122-HD145/CA16-Q011-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: St. Agnes Manor, Jeanerette, LA; Project 
Number: 064-EE125/LA48-S011-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area. Labor 
and material costs increased after the area was hit by two 
hurricanes.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Lutheran Homes 2, Oak Harbor, OH, 
Project Number: 042-EE130/OH12-S011-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 16, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Crossroad II, Providence, RI; Project Number: 
016-HD031/RI43-Q001-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 16, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding from other sources. The project is economically 
designed and is comparable in cost to similar projects developed in 
the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Tartan Village, Kilmarnock, VA; Project 
Number: 051-EE082/VA36-S011-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 16, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Colman Court, Cleveland, OH; Project Number: 
042-EE135/OH12-S011-009.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 17, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Culpeper Elderly, Culpeper, VA; Project 
Number: 051-EE074/VA36-S001-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 17, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Paumanack Village V, Melville, NY; Project 
Number: 012-EE308/NY36-S011-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 21, 2003.

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    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Volunteers Of America (VOA) Elderly, 
Louisville, KY; Project Number: 083-EE082/KY36-S011-008.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 28, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Melvin T. Walls Manor, Ypsilanti, MI; Project 
Number: 044-EE070/MI28-S000-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 6, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Ada S. McKinley 4, Chicago, IL; Project 
Number: 071-HD110/IL06-Q981-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 12, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Lutheran Social Services of New England, 
Middletown, CT, Project Number: 017-EE053/CT26-S991-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 12, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and unique 
among 202 projects because this 202 project is part of a condominium 
development.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Victory Gardens, New Haven, CT; Project 
Number: 017-EE066/CT26-S011-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 12, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Abilities of San Juan, Melbourne, FL; Project 
Number: 067-HD088/FL29-Q021-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 19, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Weinberg Apartments at Owings Mills, Phase I, 
Owings Mills, MD; Project Number: 052-EE048/MD06-S021-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 20, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Mountain View Home, McConnellsburg, PA; 
Project Number: 033-EE106/PA28-S001-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 4, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Pine Street Inn, Dorchester, MA; Project 
Number: 023-EE098/MA06-S981-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 5, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: The Salvation Army Evangeline Booth Garden 
Apartments, Pasadena, TX; Project Number: 114-EE095/TX24-S011-008.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.

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    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 5, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Wofford Park, Hattiesburg, MS; Project Number: 
065-HD029/MS26-Q021-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 9, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Timber Lawn Place, Jackson, MS; Project 
Number: 065-EE034/MS26-S011-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 9, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Piedmont Drive Group Home, Spotsylvania, VA; 
Project Number: 051-HD086/VA36-Q001-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 10, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Creekside Gardens, Paso Robles, CA; Project 
Number: 122-EE162/CA16-S991-013.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 10, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Congress Street Apartments, New Port Richey, 
FL; Project Number: 067-HD077/FL29-Q001-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 10, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Casimir House, Gardena, CA; Project Number: 
122-HD142/CA16-Q011-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 10, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Gates Gardens Senior Housing, Brooklyn, NY; 
Project Number: 012-EE312/NY36-S011-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 10, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Scuffling Hill Road Group Home, Rocky Mount, 
VA; Project Number: 051-HD099/VA36-Q011-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 11, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Belmeno Manor, Long Beach, CA; Project Number: 
122-HD146/CA16-Q011-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 12, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: National Church Residence (NCR) of North 
Fairmount, Cincinnati, OH; Project Number: 046-EE056/OH10-2001-004.

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    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 12, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: St. Brendan Senior Housing, Chicago, IL; 
Project Number: 071-EE159/IL06-S001-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 12, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Calvary Senior Center, Springfield, IL; 
Project Number: 072-EE141/IL06-S011-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 12, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Greenfield Manor, Los Angeles, CA; Project 
Number: 122-HD144/CA16-Q011-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 12, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Reseda Horizon, Northridge, CA; Project 
Number: 122-HD136/CA16-Q001-007.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 13, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Bishop Goedert Residence, Hines, IL; Project 
Number: 071-EE178/IL06-S021-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 16, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Newell Retirement Apartments, San Antonio, TX; 
Project Number: 115-EE062/TX59-S011-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 16, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Vermont Seniors, Los Angeles, CA; Project 
Number: 122-EE148/CA16-S981-017S.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 16, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Berry Wood (also known as Deerfield Plaza), 
Deerfield Township, OH; Project Number: 046-EE058/OH10-S011-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 16, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Villa at Marian Park, Akron, OH; Project 
Number: 042-EE112/OH12-S991-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 17, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.


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     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Judson Village, Cincinnati, OH; Project 
Number: 046-HD024/OH10-Q011-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 22, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Mountain Valley Haven, Hayfork, CA; Project 
Number: 136-EE065/CA30-S011-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 22, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Southampton Arch Group Home, Portsmouth, VA; 
Project Number: 051-HD090/VA36-Q001-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 23, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Rainbow Village II, Houston, TX; Project 
Number: 114-EE079/TX24-S991-008.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 23, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Annie Mae's Prayer Garden Apartments, Ville 
Platte, LA; Project Number: 064-HD069/LA48-Q021-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 24, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: 646 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY; Project 
Number: 014-HD107/NY06-Q021-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 25, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Mt. St. Mary's, Tonawanda, NY; Project Number: 
014-EE198/NY06-S001-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 25, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Goodson Manor, Farmville, VA; Project Number: 
051-EE077/VA36-S001-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 26, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Laurel Creek, Cookeville, TN; Project Number: 
086-EE039/TN43-S011-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 30, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 24 CFR 
891.165.
    Project/Activity: Flury Place, Elkridge, MD; Project Number: 
052-HD034/MD06-Q981-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing. Section 891.165 provides that the duration of the fund 
reservation of the capital advance is 18 months from the date of 
issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, as approved by HUD 
on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 7, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is

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comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area. The 
project experienced delays due to the need to resolve problems 
regarding the sewer line connection and to determine if the noise 
level was acceptable.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 24 CFR 
891.165.
    Project/Activity: Montbello Volunteers of America (VOA) Elderly, 
Denver, CO; Project Number: 101-EE039/CO99-S001-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing. Section 891.165 provides that the duration of the fund 
reservation of the capital advance is 18 months from the date of 
issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, as approved by HUD 
on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 29, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area. Also, 
additional time was needed for HUD to process the firm commitment 
application in order for the project to reach initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 24 CFR 
891.165.
    Project/Activity: PSCH Ozone Park Residence, Ozone Park, NY; 
Project Number: 012-HD100/NY36-Q001-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing. Section 891.165 provides that the duration of the fund 
reservation of the capital advance is 18 months from the date of 
issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, as approved by HUD 
on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 6, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area. The 
project was delayed due to the sponsor's inability to obtain site 
control for the original site and the difficulty encountered in 
securing a replacement site.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 24 CFR 
891.165.
    Project/Activity: Belmont Boulevard II Apartments, Bronx, NY; 
Project Number: 012-EE237/NY36-S971-024.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing. Section 891.165 provides that the duration of the fund 
reservation of the capital advance is 18 months from the date of 
issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, as approved by HUD 
on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 8, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area. The 
project incurred delays due to the need to resolve site remediation 
issues.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 24 CFR 
891.165.
    Project/Activity: St. Josephs Memorial Center (SJMC) Senior 
Housing, Yonkers, NY; Project Number: 012-EE265/NY36-S991-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing. Section 891.165 provides that the duration of the fund 
reservation of the capital advance is 18 months from the date of 
issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, as approved by HUD 
on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 12, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area. The 
project was delayed due to a 3-year local approval process for 
compliance with the requirements of the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation, rezoning, and site preparation.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 24 CFR 
891.165.
    Project/Activity: Bolton Senior Housing, Bolton, MA; Project 
Number: 023-EE080/MA06-S961-016.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing. Section 891.165 provides that the duration of the fund 
reservation of the capital advance is 18 months from the date of 
issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, as approved by HUD 
on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 12, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area. The 
project was delayed due to local residents' objections to the 
project's design.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 24 CFR 
891.165.
    Project/Activity: The Pavillion at Immaculate Conception, Bronx, 
NY; Project Number: 012-EE247/NY36-S981-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing. Section 891.165 provides that the duration of the fund 
reservation of the capital advance is 18 months from the date of 
issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, as approved by HUD 
on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 13, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area. The 
project experienced delays when it encountered problems securing and 
maintaining a general contractor.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 24 CFR 
891.165.
    Project/Activity: Frederick Court, Brewster, MA; Project Number: 
023-EE121/MA06-S001-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing. Section 891.165 provides that the duration of the fund 
reservation of the capital advance is 18 months from the date of 
issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, as approved by HUD 
on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 13, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area. The 
project was

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delayed due to issues in approving the ground lease for the site.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 24 CFR 
891.165.
    Project/Activity: St. Francis Cabrini Gardens, Coram, NY; 
Project Number: 012-EE288/NY36-S001-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing. Section 891.165 provides that the duration of the fund 
reservation of the capital advance is 18 months from the date of 
issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, as approved by HUD 
on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 13, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area. The 
project was delayed due to the lengthy local approval process for 
the establishment of an on-site sewerage treatment plant.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 24 CFR 
891.165.
    Project/Activity: Union City Senior Housing, Union City, CA; 
Project Number: 121-EE136/CA39-S001-007.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing. Section 891.165 provides that the duration of the fund 
reservation of the capital advance is 18 months from the date of 
issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, as approved by HUD 
on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 24, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor exhausted all efforts to obtain 
additional funding. The project is economically designed and is 
comparable in cost to similar projects developed in the area. Time 
was needed for HUD to process the amended firm commitment and to 
review the initial closing documents.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.120(b) and 24 CFR 
891.310(b)(1).
    Project/Activity: Ozone Park Residence, Ozone Park, NY; Project 
Number: 012-HD100/NY36-Q001-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.120(b) requires projects to 
comply with the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, section 504 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and HUD's regulations governing 
new construction of multifamily housing projects and the design and 
construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act. Section 
891.310(b)(1) requires that all entrances, common areas, units to be 
occupied by resident staff, and amenities must be readily accessible 
to and usable by persons with disabilities.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 19, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor indicated that fewer than five 
percent of the individuals that are served under their programs 
require accessible housing. The home is a two-story residence and it 
would be financially infeasible to make the home fully accessible. 
The sponsor already has two other sites that will be fully 
accessible, and there should be a sufficient number of accessible 
units for potential residents with physical disabilities.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.130(b).
    Project/Activity: Timber Hills Independent Living Complex of 
Tippah County, Ripley, MS, Project Number: 065-HD024/MS26-Q001-001; 
Bridgeway Apartments II, Picayune, MS, Project Number: 065-HD025/
MS26-Q001-002; Timber Hills Independent Living Complex of Tishomingo 
County, Luka, MS, Project Number: 065-HD026/MS26-Q011-001; Pine 
Hills Apartments, Gloster, MS, Project Number: 065-HD027/MS26-Q011-
002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.130(b) prohibits an identity 
of interest between the sponsor or owner (or borrower, as 
applicable). Section 891.130(b) also prohibits an identify of 
interest between the sponsor or owner and any development team 
member or among development team members until two years after final 
closing
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The waiver was to permit the paralegal in the 
project's law firm to serve as a paid consultant for the projects 
because the consultant for the projects died. In order not to delay 
the closing of these projects any further, the waiver was granted.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Reseda Horizon, Northridge, CA; Project 
Number: 122-HD136/CA16-Q001-007.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 1, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor had to change sites and needed time 
to prepare contract documents for the new site.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Myrtle Davis Senior Complex, Milwaukee, WI; 
Project Number: 075-EE095/WI39-S001-003.?
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 2, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for HUD to process the 
firm commitment application in order for the project to reach 
initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Las Golondrinas, San Jose, CA; Project Number: 
121-EE138/CA39-S001-009.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 3, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor needed time to obtain additional 
funds. Additional time was also needed to conduct extensive reviews 
of the remediation of prior site contamination.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Stanton Accessible Apartments, Stanton, CA; 
Project Number: 143-HD008/CA43-Q981-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.

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    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 7, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for HUD to process the 
firm commitment application in order for the project to reach 
initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Order of Ahepa (AHEP) 23-III Apartments, 
Montgomery, AL; Project Number: 062-EE046/AL09-S001-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 9, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed to prepare for initial 
closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Hillsborough County Volunteers Of America 
(VOA) Living Center III, Tampa, FL; Project Number: 067-HD080/FL29-
Q001-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 9, 2003.
    Reason Waived: More time was needed to obtain additional funds 
and to prepare for initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Awakenings Village Apartments, Whittier, CA; 
Project Number: 122-HD140/CA16-Q001-011.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 9, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for HUD to process the 
firm commitment application in order for the project to reach 
initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Holiday Heights Volunteers Of America (VOA) 
Living Center, Bradenton, FL; Project Number: 067-HD079/FL29-Q001-
004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 9, 2003.
    Reason Waived: More time was needed to obtain additional funds 
and to prepare for initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: National Church Residence (NCR) North 
Fairmount, Cincinnati, OH; Project Number: 046-EE056/OH10-S001-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 9, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for HUD to prepare the 
firm commitment application in order for the project to reach 
initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: South Daytona Good Samaritan Housing, South 
Daytona Beach, FL; Project Number: 067-EE111/FL29-S001-011.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 11, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for HUD to process the 
firm commitment application in order for the project to reach 
initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Hemet Ability First, Hemet, CA; Project 
Number: 122-HD130/CA16-Q001-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The project experienced significant delays due to 
a site change and the subsequent development of contract documents 
for the new site. HUD needed additional time to process the firm 
commitment application in order for the project to reach initial 
closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Hayworth Housing, Los Angeles, CA; Project 
Number: 122-HD118/CA16-Q991-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The project incurred delays while the owner 
resolved an issue after one of the sites was rejected.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Melvin T. Walls Manor, Ypsilanti Township, MI; 
Project Number: 044-EE070/MI28-S000-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: More time was needed for the sponsor to acquire 
additional funding and to redesign portions of the project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and

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Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-
8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Accessible Space, Incorporated, Birmingham, 
AL; Project Number: 062-HD041/AL09-Q981-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor experienced lengthy delays due to the 
need to resolve project cost issues.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Washington Park Elderly, Chicago, IL; Project 
Number: 071-EE158/IL06-S001-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for HUD to process the 
firm commitment application in order for the project to reach 
initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Chandler Arms II, Columbus, OH; Project 
Number: 043-EE071/OH16-S001-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for the city to 
approve a zoning variance and for HUD to process and issue the firm 
commitment.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Harvard Square, Irvin, CA; Project Number: 
143-HD011/CA43-Q001-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for the sponsor to 
prepare for initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Legion Woods Apartments, New Haven, CT; 
Project Number: 017-HD028/CT26-Q001-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: More time was needed to obtain additional funds 
and to select a general contractor.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: JoMar of Zion, Oshkosh, WI; Project Number: 
075-EE096/WI39-S001-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 16, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for the owner to 
prepare and for HUD to review the initial closing documents.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Rotary Village II, Del Rio, TX; Project 
Number: 115-EE057/TX59-S001-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 16, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for the owner to 
obtain the required tax exemption ruling from the Internal Revenue 
Service.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: McTaggert Court I, Stow, OH; Project Number: 
042-HD089/OH12-Q001-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 21, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Due to local opposition against several different 
sites identified for the project, the sponsor needed additional time 
to identify sites that would meet local zoning requirements.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Carrie P. Meek Manor, Miami, FL; Project 
Number: 066-EE071/FL29-S991-016.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 21, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The project experienced delays due to site 
control problems. Additional time was needed to correct deficiencies 
in the firm commitment application.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Providence St. Elizabeth House, Seattle, WA; 
Project Number: 127-EE032/WA19-S011-003.
    Nature Of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.

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    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 21, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The project is part of a HOPE VI redevelopment of 
a public housing site that had been delayed due to third-party 
opposition and the need to resolve environmental site issues. 
Additional time was needed to finalize the HOPE VI redevelopment 
plans to permit construction of the project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: White Cone Senior Apartments, White Cone, AZ; 
Project Number: 123-EE077/AZ20-S001-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 23, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor needed time to obtain additional 
funding. The sponsor also had problems securing an architect and 
contractor with bids within the project costs.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Mechanic Street Apartments, Marlboro, MA; 
Project Number: 023-HD131/MA06-Q971-012.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 24, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed to review the initial 
closing documents and for the project to reach initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Villa Seton, Port St. Lucie, FL; Project 
Number: 067-EE107/FL29-S001-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 31, 2003.
    Reason Waived: HUD needed additional time to process the firm 
commitment application and for the project to reach initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Spruce Landing, Kansas City, MO; Project 
Number: 084-HD036/MO16-Q001-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 31, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Delays were experienced by the project due to 
difficulty in locating and negotiating a suitable site and an 
unexpected requirement by the city to complete a drainage study.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Ridgeview Terrace II, Ashtabula Township, OH; 
Project Number: 042-HD084/OH12-Q991-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 5, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Due to local opposition to the project, the 
sponsor had difficulty obtaining necessary approval from the local 
authorities to proceed with the project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Congress Street Apartments, New Port Richey, 
FL; Project Number: 067-HD077/FL29-Q001-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 6, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The project was delayed due to third party 
opposition.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: North Capitol at Plymouth, Washington, DC; 
Project Number: 000-EE053/DC39-S001-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 12, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for the sponsor to 
obtain a building permit.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Loretto Heritage Apartments, Syracuse, NY; 
Project Number: 014-HD084/NY06-Q991-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 13, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor needed additional time to locate an 
alternate site and to prepare the firm commitment documents.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Genesee Housing, Seattle, WA; Project Number: 
127-HD028/WA19-Q011-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 4, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Delay of the project was due to third party 
opposition regarding the demolition of another project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street,

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SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: National Church Residence (NCR) of North 
Fairmount, Cincinnati, OH; Project Number: 046-EE056/OH10-S001-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 12, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The project was delayed due to civil engineering 
revisions that were necessary as a result of the city's and EPA's 
requirements.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Villa at Marian Park, Akron, OH; Project 
Number: 042-EE112/OH12-S991-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 17, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The project was delayed because of local 
opposition.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: West Kingsbridge Senior Housing, Bronx, NY; 
Project Number: 012-EE212/NY36-S961-030.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 22, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed so the owner could 
complete site remediation and submit the firm commitment 
application.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Providence Gamelin House Association, Seattle, 
WA; Project Number: 127-EE028/WA19-S001-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 23, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed to resolve a legal 
dispute among the Seattle Housing Authority, the landowner, and the 
Seattle School District.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Flury Place, Elkridge, MD, Project Number: 
052-HD034/MD06-Q981-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 23, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for the project to 
reach initial closing. The project incurred delays in obtaining the 
necessary building permit from Howard County.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Ada S. McKinley IV, Chicago, IL; Project 
Number: 071-HD110/IL06-Q981-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 29, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor needed additional time to obtain the 
building permits from the city of Chicago.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Park View Apartments, Fort Myers, FL; Project 
Number: 066-EE082/FL29-S011-044.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 30, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for the firm 
commitment application to be submitted and for HUD to review the 
partial release of security from the adjacent Section 811 project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Hall Commons, Bridgeport, CT; Project Number: 
017-EE063/CT26-S001-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation for the capital advance is 18 
months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 
months, as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 30, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for the city to 
complete the clean-up of the oil contamination on the site.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.205.
    Project/Activity: Timber Lawn Place, Jackson, MS; Project 
Number: 026-EE034/MS26-S011-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.205 requires Section 202 
project owners to have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) or 
(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code prior to initial closing.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 24, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The Internal Revenue Services was expected to 
issue the required tax-exemption ruling soon.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.205.
    Project/Activity: Gates Gardens, Brooklyn, NY; Project Number: 
012-EE312/NY36-S011-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.205 requires Section 202 
project owners to have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) or 
(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code prior to initial closing.

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    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 24, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The Internal Revenue Service was expected to 
issue the required tax-exemption ruling within six months of the 
initial closing of the project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.310(b)(1) and (b)(2).
    Project/Activity: Share X, East Patchogue, NY; Project Number: 
012-HD108/NY36-Q011-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.310(b)(1) requires that all 
entrances, common areas, units to be occupied by resident staff, and 
amenities must be readily accessible to and usable by persons with 
disabilities. Section 891.310(b)(2) requires that in projects for 
chronically mentally ill individuals, a minimum of 10 percent of all 
dwelling units in an independent living facility (or 10 percent of 
all bedrooms and bathrooms in a group home, but a least one of each 
such space) must be designed to be accessible or adaptable for 
persons with disabilities.
    Granted By: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 24, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The project consists of the rehabilitation of 
four group homes for independent living for the chronically mentally 
ill, each serving three residents. One home will be fully 
accessible. The sponsor indicated that, of the 300 individuals they 
served at over 150 sites, few residents required the use of 
accessible housing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, 
telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.410(c).
    Project/Activity: Donald Sykes Villa, Stratford, WI; Project 
Number: 075-EE079-NP/WAH.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.410 relates to admission of 
families to projects for elderly or handicapped families that 
received reservations under Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
and housing assistance under Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 
1937. Section 891.410(c) limits occupancy to very low-income elderly 
persons. To qualify, households must include a minimum of one person 
who is at least 62 years of age at the time of initial occupancy.
    Granted by: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 16, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The Milwaukee Multifamily Program Center 
requested permission to waive the age requirements applicable to the 
subject property, enabling the owner/managing agent to rent to non-
elderly applicants between the ages of 55 and 62 years. The granting 
of this waiver provided accessible housing for these applicants and 
allowed the owner flexibility to rent its vacant units and achieve 
full occupancy so the project would not fail. The waiver is 
effective for one year after the date of approval.
    Contact: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of Asset 
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 6160, Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 
708-3730.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.410(c).
    Project/Activity: Casa Retirement Center, Casa, AR; Project 
Number: 082-EE016.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.410 relates to admission of 
families to projects for elderly or handicapped families that 
received reservations under Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
and housing assistance under Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 
1937. Section 891.410(c) limits occupancy to very low-income elderly 
persons. To qualify, households must include at least one person who 
is at least 62 years of age at the time of initial occupancy.
    Granted by: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 18, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The Fort Worth Multifamily Hub requested 
permission for a waiver of the age requirement and a reduction of 
the income requirement from very low-income to low income. Despite 
active marketing through media such as newspapers, churches, flyers, 
and referral to housing authorities, units remained vacant. This 
waiver allowed the property to be rented to non-elderly persons 
between the ages of 55 and 62 years and allowed applicants to meet 
the low-income eligibility requirements. This, in turn, allowed the 
owner additional flexibility in its attempt to rent these vacant 
units and perhaps start a waiting list. In addition, these waivers 
did not deprive any currently eligible person of affordable rental 
housing. This waiver was granted for one year from the date of 
approval.
    Contact: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of Asset 
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 6160, Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 
708-3730.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.410(c).
    Project/Activity: John Davis Manor Apartments, Patterson, AR; 
Project Number: 082-EE096.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.410 relates to admission of 
families to projects for elderly or handicapped families that 
received reservations under Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
and housing assistance under Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 
1937. Section 891.410(c) limits occupancy to very low-income elderly 
persons. To qualify, households must include a minimum of one person 
who is at least 62 years of age at the time of initial occupancy.
    Granted by: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 21, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The Fort Worth Multifamily Hub requested 
permission to waive the age and income requirements for this 
project. The property was experiencing difficulty renting up and 
maintaining sustaining occupancy. The owner needed flexibility to 
rent unoccupied units to alleviate the current financial problems at 
the project. This waiver allowed the property to admit applicants 
who did not meet the definition of very low-income elderly persons. 
The property was allowed to rent to low-income families who were not 
elderly but were between the ages of 50 and 62 years. These efforts 
would arrest the current financial drain and attempt to prevent 
foreclosure of the property. The waiver is in effect for one year 
from the date of approval.
    Contact: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of Asset 
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 6160, Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 
708-3730.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.410(c).
    Project/Activity: The Maples II, Hillsboro, OR; Project Number: 
126-EE030.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.410 relates to admission of 
families to projects for elderly or handicapped families that 
received reservations under Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
and housing assistance under Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 
1937. Section 891.410(c) limits occupancy to very low-income elderly 
persons. To qualify, households must include a minimum of one person 
who is at least 62 years of age at the time of initial occupancy.
    Granted by: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 20, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The Northwest/Alaska Multifamily Hub requested 
permission to waive the age requirements of the subject property. 
The owner/managing agent of the subject project had requested a 
waiver of the elderly requirements, because the property manager was 
unfamiliar with the admission requirements for the Section 202 
Housing for the Elderly program, admitted seven ineligible 
handicapped residents, and signed leases with two additional 
ineligible handicapped families. The owner/managing agent had 
requested permission to continue to provide housing to the nine 
ineligible residents or families. The owner/managing agent of this 
property may continue to house the nine ineligible handicapped 
residents. Upon relocation of any ineligible resident or family, the 
owner must accept only eligible applicants. This waiver is effective 
for one year from date of approval.
    Contact: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of Asset 
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 6160, Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 
708-3730.

III. Regulatory Waivers Granted By the Office of Public and Indian 
Housing

    For further information about the following regulatory waivers, 
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows 
the description of the waiver granted.


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     Regulation: 24 CFR 761.30
    Project/Activity: Request submitted by the Reno Sparks Indian 
Colony (RSIC), located in Reno, Nevada, for a one-year extension of 
its Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 Indian Housing Drug Elimination Program 
(IHDEP) Grant.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulations at 24 CFR 761.30 allow 
the area Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) to grant a six-
month extension beyond the original grant period, if the request is 
submitted prior to the termination of the grant. However, only 
through a waiver of the regulatory requirement may extensions of 
time beyond the regulatory six-month period be granted.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 7, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The RSIC experienced delays related to winter 
storms. In addition, Section 6 of Executive Order 13175, ``Executive 
Order on Consultation and Cooperation with Tribal Governments,'' of 
November 6, 2000, requires HUD to consider applications for 
regulatory waivers with a general view of increasing opportunities 
for utilizing flexible policy approaches.
    Contact: Deborah Lalancette, Director, Grants Management, Denver 
Program ONAP, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1999 
Broadway, Suite 3390, Denver, CO 80202-5733, telephone (303) 675-
1625.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 761.30
    Project/Activity: Request submitted by the Calista Corporation, 
located in Anchorage, Alaska, for an additional time extension of 
its FY 2000 IHDEP Grant.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulations at 24 CFR 761.30 allow 
the area ONAP to grant a six-month extension beyond the original 
grant period if the request is submitted prior to the termination of 
the grant. However, only through a waiver of the regulatory 
requirement may extensions of time beyond the regulatory six-month 
period be granted.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 16, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The Program Director for the grant resigned early 
in 2003, complicating coordination of grant activities. In addition, 
the Calista Elders Council, the grant subrecipient, experienced 
delays in project implementation due to a move from Anchorage to 
Bethel and difficulties in hiring a project coordinator.
    Contact: Deborah Lalancette, Director, Grants Management, Denver 
Program ONAP, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1999 
Broadway, Suite 3390, Denver, CO 80202, telephone (303) 675-1625.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 905.10.
    Project/Activity: City of Columbia (Missouri) Housing Authority.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 905.10 requires replacement 
housing factor (RHF) funds to be used to provide public housing 
rental replacement housing. The regulation limits RHF funds to 
rental replacement housing and does not include homeownership 
housing.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 12, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The housing authority requested a waiver of the 
regulation in order to use RHF funds for homeownership activities, 
as provided in section 9(d)(1)(J) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. 
The use of RHF funds for homeownership activities is permitted by 
statute and consistent with HUD's mission.
    Contact: William C. Thorson, Director, Office of Capital 
Improvements, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-1640.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 941.102(a)(2).
    Project/Activity: Wilmington (Delaware) Housing Authority.
    Nature of Requirement: A public housing agency (PHA) may develop 
new public housing by using the turnkey method. Developers must 
provide the site, design, and program financing. The PHA pays the 
turnkey developer upon completion of construction and acceptance.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 14, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The PHA would be able to achieve substantial cost 
savings by using an existing site and providing direct funding to 
the contractor during construction.
    Contact: William C. Thorson, Director, Office of Capital 
Improvements, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-1640.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 941.606(n)(1)(ii)(B).
    Project/Activity: Metropolitan Gardens HOPE VI Project 
AL09URD001I197, Birmingham, AL.
    Nature of Requirement: The provision requires that, if the 
partner or owner entity (or any other entity with an identity of 
interest with such parties) wants to serve as a general contractor 
for the project or development, it may award itself the construction 
contract only if it can demonstrate to HUD's satisfaction that its 
bid is the lowest submitted in response to a public request for 
bids.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 3, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The waiver was approved in order for Integral/
Doster Metropolitan Gardens Construction LLC to complete Phase I of 
the Metropolitan Gardens project. The construction cost provided by 
Integral/Doster is $14,263,429, which is $59,963 lower than the 
independent estimator's cost estimate of $14,323,392, therefore 
satisfying HUD's condition that the construction contract be less 
than or equal to the independent cost estimate.
    Contact: Milan Ozdinec, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Public Housing Investments, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-5000, 
telephone (202) 401-8812.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.207(b)(3) and 
983.203(a)(3).
    Project/Activity: Dartmouth Hotel project, Boston Housing 
Authority (BHA), Boston, MA. The BHA requested a waiver to permit a 
selection preference for homeless persons who have a serious and 
persistent mental illness that is severe enough to interfere with 
one or more activities of daily living.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 982.207(b)(3) 
States that a housing agency may adopt a preference for admission of 
families that include a person with disabilities, but may not adopt 
a preference for persons with a specific disability. The regulation 
at 24 CFR 983.203(a)(3) prohibits site-specific waiting lists under 
the project-based assistance (PBA) program.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 26, 2003.
    Reason Waived: The BHA demonstrated that separate housing and 
services provided at the Dartmouth Hotel would enable the target 
population to have the same opportunity as others to enjoy the 
benefits of secure affordable housing. Without units designated for 
the target population, they would not be able to maintain their 
position on the BHA's tenant-based or project-based waiting list due 
to not having a fixed address, not understanding materials sent to 
them, and frequent hospitalizations. The target population would 
also not be successful in the housing search process, even if a 
voucher were issued, due to the stigma associated with mental 
illness, lack of landlord references, and bad credit. To ensure that 
the target population would be housed at the Dartmouth Hotel, for 
which its occupancy was intended, the BHA must maintain a PBA site-
specific waiting list for this project.
    Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Housing Voucher Management and 
Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of Washington County (HAWC), 
Hillsboro, OR. The HAWC requested an exception payment standard that 
exceeded 120 percent of the fair market rent as a reasonable 
accommodation for a housing choice voucher participant who was 
elderly and nearly blind.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 982.505(d) allows a PHA to approve 
a higher payment within the basic range for a family that includes a 
person with disabilities as a reasonable accommodation in accordance 
with 24 CFR part 8.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 19, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver was granted to allow the 
participant to continue to lease the space for her manufactured home 
near her son who assisted her with daily living activities.
    Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Housing Voucher Management and 
Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477.


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     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: Arlington County Department of Human Services 
(ACDHS), Arlington, VA. The ACDHS requested an exception payment 
standard that exceeded 120 percent of the fair market rent as a 
reasonable accommodation for a housing choice voucher participant 
who suffered from multiple medical conditions.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 982.505(d) allows a PHA to approve 
a higher payment within the basic range for a family that includes a 
person with disabilities as a reasonable accommodation in accordance 
with 24 CFR part 8.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 18, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver was granted to allow the 
participant to locate suitable housing to enable her to maintain her 
health and live independently.
    Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Housing Voucher Management and 
Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: King County Housing Authority (KCHA), Seattle, 
WA. The KCHA requested an exception payment standard that exceeded 
120 percent of the fair market rent as a reasonable accommodation 
for a housing choice voucher participant who has developmental 
disabilities.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 982.505(d) allows a PHA to approve 
a higher payment within the basic range for a family that includes a 
person with disabilities as a reasonable accommodation in accordance 
with 24 CFR part 8.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 21, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver was granted to allow a 
housing choice voucher participant to continue to lease the 
manufactured home lot space where he then lived and received 
supportive services and training in life skills. Any disruption in 
his daily routine would have caused a hardship on the participant.
    Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Housing Voucher Management and 
Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles 
(HACLA), Los Angeles, CA. The HACLA requested an exception payment 
standard that exceeded 120 percent of the fair market rent as a 
reasonable accommodation for a housing choice voucher participant 
that had congenital glaucoma and severe trauma to her left eye.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 982.505(d) allows a PHA to approve 
a higher payment within the basic range for a family that includes a 
person with disabilities as a reasonable accommodation in accordance 
with 24 CFR part 8.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 18, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver was granted to allow a 
housing choice voucher participant to lease her current unit with 
the necessary services. The building has an elevator, which is 
essential because she cannot negotiate stairs. Also, she is familiar 
with the area in which she lives.
    Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Housing Voucher Management and 
Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(D).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles 
(HACLA), Los Angeles, CA. The HACLA requested an exception payment 
standard that exceeded 120 percent of the fair market rent as a 
reasonable accommodation for two families participating in the 
housing choice voucher program.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 982.505(d) allows a PHA to approve 
a higher payment within the basic range for a family that includes a 
person with disabilities as a reasonable accommodation in accordance 
with 24 CFR part 8.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 18, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver was granted to allow the 
families to lease their current units because it would allow them to 
maintain their health and live independently.
    Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Housing Voucher Management and 
Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: Boston Housing Authority (BHA), Boston, MA. 
The BHA requested an exception payment standard that exceeded 120 
percent of the fair market rent as a reasonable accommodation for a 
housing choice voucher participant who was quadriplegic and suffered 
from increased autonomic dysreflexia.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 982.505(d) allows a PHA to approve 
a higher payment within the basic range for a family that includes a 
person with disabilities as a reasonable accommodation in accordance 
with 24 CFR part 8.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 17, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver was granted to allow the 
participant to locate suitable housing to enable him to live 
independently.
    Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Housing Voucher Management and 
Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477.

     Regulation: Section II, subpart E, of the 
January 16, 2001, Federal Register notice, Revisions to PHA Project-
Based Assistance (PBA) Program; Initial Guidance.
    Project/Activity: Miami-Dade Housing Agency (MDHA), Miami, FL. 
The MDHA requested exceptions to the initial guidance to permit it 
to attach PBA to the following projects in census tracts with high 
poverty rates: Tequesta Knoll Apartments, Florida City Apartments, 
Villages of Naranja, Park City Apartments, and Miami River 
Apartments.
    Nature of Requirement: Section II, subpart E, of the initial 
guidance requires that in order to meet the Department's goal of 
deconcentration and expanding housing and economic opportunities, 
the projects must be in census tracts with poverty rates of less 
than 20 percent.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 7, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Approval of the exception for deconcentration was 
granted for Tequesta Knoll Apartments, Florida City Apartments, and 
Miami River Apartments, since the projects were located in a HUD-
designated Empowerment Zone, the purpose of which is to open new 
businesses and create jobs, housing, and new educational and 
healthcare opportunities for thousands of Americans.
    Approval was granted for Villages of Naranja, since 439 private 
market-rate single-family homes would be developed in the census 
tract. In addition, boat building and general construction companies 
have either opened new businesses or relocated to the area, thus 
expanding economic opportunities.
    Approval was granted for Park City Apartments, since Safire 
Aircraft Company would be opening its headquarters at the Opa-locka 
Airport, which is within five miles of the project, thereby creating 
over 1,000 jobs over the next three years.
    Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Housing Voucher Management and 
Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477.

     Regulation: Section II, subpart E, of the 
January 16, 2001, Federal Register notice, Revisions to PHA Project-
Based Assistance (PBA) Program; Initial Guidance.
    Project/Activity: Indianapolis Housing Authority (IHA), 
Indianapolis, IN. The IHA requested an exception to the initial 
guidance to permit it to attach PBA to Mozel Saunders, a project 
located in a census tract with a poverty rate of 34.1 percent.
    Nature of Requirement: Section II, subpart E, of the initial 
guidance requires that in order to meet the Department's goal of 
deconcentration and expanding housing and economic opportunities, 
the projects must be in census tracts with poverty rates of less 
than 20 percent.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.

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    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Approval of the exception for deconcentration was 
granted, since (1) 34 units would be demolished and another 45 units 
were proposed for demolition where none had been proposed before, 
(2) only 25 percent of the units would have PBA attached, and (3) 
the remaining 75 percent of the units would be rented at market rate 
rents. The net reduction of low-income housing units in the census 
tract combined with an increase in the percentage of market rate 
units in the project is consistent with the goal of deconcentrating 
poverty.
    Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Housing Voucher Management and 
Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477.

     Regulation: Section II, subpart E, of the 
January 16, 2001, Federal Register notice, Revisions to PHA Project-
Based Assistance (PBA) Program; Initial Guidance.
    Project/Activity: Massachusetts Department of Housing and 
Community Development (MDHCD), Boston, MA. The MDHCD requested an 
exception to the initial guidance to permit it to attach PBA to Casa 
Maribel, a project located in a census tract in the City of Chelsea.
    Nature of Requirement: Section II, subpart E, of the initial 
guidance requires that in order to meet the Department's goal of 
deconcentration and expanding housing and economic opportunities, 
the projects must be in census tracts with poverty rates of less 
than 20 percent.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 15, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Approval of the exception for deconcentration was 
necessary, since the 1990 census poverty rate was 25 percent. In 
addition to the fact that the poverty rate had declined almost four 
percentage points since the last census, housing prices had 
increased 57 percent in the preceding two years, and rental costs 
had increased as well. Economic development and job creation was 
demonstrated in the relocation or expansion of three companies.
    Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Housing Voucher Management and 
Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477.

     Regulation: Section II, subpart E, of the 
January 16, 2001, Federal Register notice, Revisions to PHA Project-
Based Assistance (PBA) Program; Initial Guidance.
    Project/Activity: Orange County Department of Housing and 
Community Development (OCDHCD), Carrboro, NC. The OCDHCD was seeking 
an exception to the initial guidance to attach PBA to Club Nova 
Apartments for extremely low-income persons with disabilities. 
According to the documentation provided by Club Nova Apartments LLC, 
it does not intend to target a specific disability.
    Nature of Requirement: Section II subpart E of the Initial 
Guidance requires that all new PBA agreements or housing assistance 
payments (HAP) contracts be for units in census tracts with poverty 
rates of less than 20 percent, unless HUD specifically approves an 
exception.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 12, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Club Nova Apartments is located in census tract 
107.3 with a poverty rate of 23.3 percent. Census tract 107.3 is 
adjacent to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and, 
according to Club Nova Apartments LLC, had a disproportionately high 
population of university students, both undergraduate and graduate. 
The low income of these residents during their period of higher 
education distorted the incidence of poverty that showed up in this 
census tract. Club Nova Apartments LLC believed that a significant 
amount of these students were included in the number reporting 
income below the poverty level and, since students were transient in 
their geography and their economic status, should not be included in 
the poverty rate calculation. Excluding 1,154 students from the 
1,184 individuals reporting income below the poverty level brought 
down the poverty rate to less than 1 percent. Since the adjusted 
poverty rate in census tract 107.3 would be below 20 percent, an 
exception was granted.
    Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Housing Voucher Management and 
Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477.

     Regulation: Section II, subpart E, of the 
January 16, 2001, Federal Register notice, Revisions to PHA Project-
Based Assistance (PBA) Program; Initial Guidance.
    Project/Activity: Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), Chicago, IL. 
The CHA requested an exception to the initial guidance to permit it 
to attach PBA to Evergreen Towers II Senior Housing Development.
    Nature of Requirement: Section II, subpart E, of the initial 
guidance requires that in order to meet the Department's goal of 
deconcentration and expanding housing and economic opportunities, 
the projects must be in census tracts with poverty rates of less 
than 20 percent.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 22, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Approval of the exception for deconcentration was 
granted, since census data updated in 2003 indicated that the 
poverty level of the census tract had decreased due to private 
market activity and commercial development. In addition, the 134 
units in the Cabrini Green building that was in the same census 
tract would be demolished in 2005, further reducing the number of 
low-income families in the census tract. There would not be one-for-
one replacement of the demolished public housing units, and any new 
public housing units would be placed within mixed income 
developments.
    Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Housing Voucher Management and 
Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477.

     Regulation: Section II, subpart E, of the 
January 16, 2001, Federal Register notice, Revisions to PHA Project-
Based Assistance (PBA) Program; Initial Guidance.
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta 
(HACA), Atlanta, GA. The HACA requested exceptions to the initial 
guidance to permit it to attach PBA to the following projects in 
census tracts with high poverty: Atlanta Station, Columbia Highlands 
Senior Residence, Columbia at Sylvan Hills, Northside Village 
Apartments, Renaissance at Kings, and Terrace at Cornerstone.
    Nature of Requirement: Section II, subpart E, of the initial 
guidance requires that in order to meet the Department's goal of 
deconcentration and expanding housing and economic opportunities, 
the projects must be in census tracts with poverty rates of less 
than 20 percent.
    Granted By: Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 25, 2003.
    Reason Waived: Approval of the exception to deconcentration was 
granted for Atlanta Station, since it will be located in the Village 
section of the Atlantic Station Brownfield redevelopment site. The 
entire project is a 140-acre environmental development of the former 
Atlantic Steel Mill in midtown Atlanta. Upon completion, the new 
community will include 12 million square feet of retail, office, 
residential, and hotel space, as well as 11 acres of public parks. 
It is anticipated that there will be between 3,000 and 5,000 new 
residential units for both rental and homeownership.
    Approval was granted for Columbia Highlands Senior Residence, 
since this project is an integral part of the larger West Highlands 
at Heman E. Perry Boulevard community revitalization, an HACA HOPE 
VI project. The purpose of the HOPE VI program is to transform 
public housing which includes changing the physical shape of public 
housing; establishing positive incentives for resident self-
sufficiency and comprehensive services that empower residents; 
lessening concentrations of poverty by placing public housing in 
non-poverty neighborhoods and promoting mixed-income communities; 
and forging partnerships with other agencies, local governments, 
nonprofit organizations, and private businesses to leverage support 
and resources. Toward that end, 1,072 public housing units have been 
demolished and will be replaced with 556 public housing units, 212 
low-income housing tax credit units, 632 market rate units, 40 
affordable homeownership units, and 210 market rate homeownership 
units.
    Approval was granted for Columbia at Sylvan Hills, since the 
project is located in one of the fastest growing areas in the city 
of Atlanta with sales prices of single-family homes more than 
doubling in the past five years. The project will be the first phase 
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Lakewood-Ft. McPherson Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transportation 
Authority (MARTA site). Pedestrian access will be provided from the 
development to the MARTA station. Further development around the 
project will consist of an office and retail building adjacent to 
the site.
    Approval was granted for Northside Village Apartments, since the 
development is part of Phase I of the redevelopment effort in this 
area of Atlanta. Phase I will include approximately 4,000 square 
feet of retail space on Northside Drive thereby providing new 
economic opportunities. Future development plans within a half-mile 
of Northside Village include the Georgia Aquarium and Centennial 
Olympic Park, a 500-unit condominium housing development.
    Approval was granted for Renaissance at Kings Ridge, since six 
hundred substandard apartments that housed low-income families were 
demolished several years ago in the Kings Ridge Development area. 
Information was not available regarding the exact income mix of the 
families that occupied these demolished units. However, they will be 
replaced with approximately 300 to 400 rental and homeownership 
units, of which Renaissance at Kings Ridge is a part. The only low-
income component of the 300 to 400 replacement housing units will be 
the 48 PBA units.
    Approval was granted for Terrace at Cornerstone, since the 
development will be located in the West End neighborhood, which is 
located two miles southwest of Atlanta's downtown central business 
district. The project will feature apartments above retail that 
should provide economic opportunities for the resident families. 
There are future development plans for the community that will allow 
for both retail and housing development.
    Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Housing Voucher Management and 
Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477.

[FR Doc. 04-5316 Filed 3-10-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-32-P