[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2007)]
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Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third Quarter of 
Calendar Year 2007; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5148-N-03]


Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third 
Quarter of Calendar Year 2007

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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, 2007 and ending on September 30, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about this 
notice, contact Aaron Santa Anna, Assistant General Counsel for 
Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 10276,Washington, DC 20410-0500, telephone (202) 708-
3055 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech 
impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Information Relay Service at (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 2007.

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). In accordance with those procedures and with the 
requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act, waivers of 
regulations are granted by the Assistant Secretary with jurisdiction 
over the regulations for which a waiver was requested. In those cases 
in which a General Deputy Assistant Secretary granted the waiver, the 
General Deputy Assistant Secretary was serving in the absence of the 
Assistant Secretary in accordance with the office's Order of 
Succession.
    This notice covers waivers of regulations granted by HUD from July 
1, 2007, through September 30, 2007. 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 Fair 
Housing and Equal Opportunity, the Office of Housing, and 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 
regulatory waiver.
    Should HUD receive additional information about waivers granted 
during the period covered by this report (the third quarter of calendar 
year 2007) before the next report is published (the fourth quarter of 
calendar year 2007), HUD will include any additional waivers granted 
for the third quarter in the next report.
    Accordingly, information about approved waiver requests pertaining 
to HUD regulations is provided in the Appendix that follows this 
notice.

    Dated: December 14, 2007.
Robert M. Couch,
General Counsel.

Appendix

Listing of Waivers of Regulatory Requirements Granted by Offices of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development July 1, 2007 through 
September 30, 2007

    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 regulatory 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 91.225(b)(4)(ii).
    Project/Activity: The City of Waterloo, Iowa, sought a waiver to 
amend its certification of its overall benefit period so that it may 
use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to pay for 
construction of the Riverwalk Loop/reconstruction of the existing Cedar 
River Dam, which can only meet the national objective of slum/blight on 
an area basis.
    Nature of Requirement: The HOME regulations at 24 CFR 
91.225(b)(4)(ii) require that a grantee must certify it will achieve 
the primary objective of benefit to low- and moderate-income persons by 
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grant for such persons over a period of one, two, or three consecutive 
program years as selected by the grantee.
    Granted by: Roy Bernardi, Deputy Secretary.
    Date: July 20, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The waiver was granted to allow the city to change 
its overall benefit certification from program years 2005-2007 to a one 
year certification period for program year 2005 and a new three year 
certification period for program years 2006-2008 in order that the city 
could carry out the Riverwalk Loop/Cedar River Dam project using the 
slum/blight area national objective.
    Contact: Gloria Coates, Office of Block Grant Assistance, 
Entitlement Communities Division, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7282, Washington, DC 20410-
7000, telephone (202) 402-2184, [email protected].

     Regulations: 24 CFR 92.500(d)(1)(B) and 24 CFR 
92.500(d)(1)(C).
    Project/Activity: The Jefferson Parish Consortium, Louisiana, 
requested a suspension of its FY 2005 commitment deadline and FY 2002 
expenditure requirement to facilitate its recovery from the devastation 
caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Consortium is located within 
a declared disaster area pursuant to Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The Consortium undertook 
a number of actions to expedite the use of its HOME funds, and 
completed the conditions inventory of its HOME-assisted properties that 
was previously requested by HUD.
    Nature of Requirement: The HOME regulations at 24 CFR 
92.500(d)(1)(B) require that a participating jurisdiction (PJ) commit 
its annual allocation of HOME funds within 24 months after HUD notifies 
the PJ that HUD has executed the jurisdiction's HOME Investment 
Partnership Agreement. Section 92.500(d)(1)(C) of the regulations 
require that a PJ expend its annual allocation of HOME funds within 
five years after HUD notifies the PJ that HUD has executed the 
jurisdiction's HOME Investment Partnership Agreement.
    Granted By: Nelson R. Breg[oacute]n, General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 14, 2007.
    Reasons Waived: It was determined that the waiver would facilitate 
the recovery of the Jefferson Parish Consortium from the devastation 
caused by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by suspending its FY 
2005 HOME commitment requirement and FY 2002 HOME expenditure 
requirement. It was also determined that the waiver would help ensure 
that needed HOME funds are not deobligated, and that the Consortium has 
sufficient time to rebuild its capacity and housing delivery systems.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Office of Affordable Housing Programs, 
Office of Community and Planning Development, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7158, Washington, DC 
20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-2470.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.208(a)(3).
    Project/Activity: Hillsborough County, Florida's acquisition of 
land where 160 single unit residential structures will be constructed.
    Nature of Requirement: The CDBG regulations 24 CFR 570.208(3) 
require that 100 percent of single-unit residential structures be 
occupied by low and moderate income households.
    Granted by: Roy Bernardi, Deputy Secretary.
    Date: September 27, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The waiver was granted to allow only 100 of the 160 
single-unit residential structures to be occupied by low and moderate 
income households. The Bayou Pass project is a mixed-income 
development. Hillsborough County sought to provide mixed-income housing 
targeted to a broader sector of the housing market on the basis that 
the project would increase the supply of affordable housing available 
to low- and moderate-income households as well as essential service 
personnel. Inasmuch as the objectives of the CDBG program include the 
provision of decent housing and a suitable living environment, the 
waiver was granted.
    Contact: Gloria Coates, Office of Block Grant Assistance, 
Entitlement Communities Division, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7282, Washington, DC 20410-
7000, telephone (202)-402-2184, [email protected].

     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.209(b)(3)(i)(A) and (b)(1).
    Project/Activity: Convention Center and Oceanographic Center--
Ponc[eacute], Puerto Rico.
    Nature of Requirement: The CDBG regulations at 24 CFR 
570.209(b)(3)(i)(A) and (b)(1) establish standards for evaluating 
public benefit for individual activities and in the aggregate, requires 
the grantee to make sure that at least a minimum level of public 
benefit is obtained from the expenditure of CDBG funds. In this case, 
the amount of CDBG assistance shall not exceed $50,000 per full-time 
equivalent, permanent job created or retained for individual 
activities, or $35,000 in the aggregate.
    Granted by: Roy A. Bernardi, Deputy Secretary.
    Date Granted: July 20, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Municipality of Ponc[eacute], Puerto Rico, 
requested a waiver of 24 CFR 570.209(b)(3)(i)(A) and (b)(1) because the 
proposed use of its Section 108 Loan Guarantee request for the publicly 
owned convention center would exceed the public benefit standard for an 
individual activity of expending not more than $50,000 in CDBG 
assistance per full-time equivalent, permanent job created or retained. 
Such expenditure was also expected to prevent the Municipality from 
complying with standards for activities in the aggregate under 24 CFR 
570.209(b)(1). The development of the publicly owned convention center 
development showed good cause for the waiver because it was an economic 
development activity which was estimated to create 221 new jobs, 
primarily benefiting low and moderate income persons. Also, it would 
serve as the key anchor facility for the development of two hotels 
which would create an estimated 490 new jobs, primarily benefiting low- 
and moderate-income persons.
    Contact: Paul Webster, Director, Financial Management Division, 
Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7180, Washington, DC 
20410-7000, telephone 202-708-1871.

II. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Housing--Federal 
Housing Administration (FHA)

    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 203.32(c)(3).
    Project/Activity: FHASecure.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 203.32(c)(3) of HUD's Federal 
Housing Administration (FHA) regulations provides that to be eligible 
for FHA insurance, the sum of a first mortgage with a second mortgage 
secured by the mortgaged property cannot exceed the permissible loan-
to-value applicable to the insured mortgage and cannot exceed the 
maximum mortgage limit for the area in which the property is located.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.

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    Date Granted: September 4, 2007.
    Reason Waived: FHASecure is a temporary initiative developed to 
assist current owners of non-FHA adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) that 
have ``reset'' to large increases in mortgage payments, resulting in, 
or may result in, delinquent mortgages. The initiative permits holders 
of non-FHA (ARMs) the ability to refinance into an FHA mortgage 
insurance product. The waiver allows mortgage lenders to refinance non-
FHA ARMs where debt costs exceed the FHA loan-to-value and maximum 
mortgage amount limits.
    Contact: Maynard T. Curry, Housing Program and Policy Specialist, 
Office of Single Family Program Development, Office of Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Room 9266, Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-2121.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 203.43(f).
    Project/Activity: Manufactured housing installation requirements in 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designated flood zone areas 
in the State of Louisiana.
    Nature of Requirement: FHA's regulations at 24 CFR 203.43(f)(c)(i) 
provides that manufactured homes which have not been permanently sited 
for more than one year prior to application for FHA mortgage insurance, 
must have the finished grade beneath the manufactured home at or above 
the 100 year return frequency flood elevation. Section 203.43(f)(d)(ii) 
requires that manufactured homes which have been permanently erected on 
a site for more than one year prior to the date of application for 
mortgage insurance must have the finished grade beneath the 
manufactured home at or above the 100 year return frequency flood 
elevation. HUD's minimum property standards for one- and two-family 
dwellings, at 24 CFR 200.296d(c)(4)(i) provide that the elevation of 
the lowest floor in structures with basements, located in FEMA 
designated areas of special flood hazard, shall be at or above the base 
flood level (100 year flood level) required for new construction or 
substantial improvement of residential structures under regulations for 
the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) found at 44 CFR 60.3. NFIP 
installation requirements for manufactured homes are primarily set 
forth at 44 CFR 60.3(c)(6) and (12). Section 60.3(c)(6) of 44 CFR 
requires the unit to be elevated to or above the base flood elevation 
and be securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to 
resist flotation collapse and lateral movement. Installation 
requirements for manufactured homes not subject to 44 CFR 60.3(c)(6) 
are found at 44 CFR 60.3(c)(12) and provide that the manufactured home 
be elevated so that either: (1) The lowest floor is at or above the 
base floor elevation, or (2) the manufactured home chassis is supported 
by reinforced piers or other foundation elements of at least equivalent 
strength that are no less than 36 inches in height above grade and 
securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist 
floatation, collapse, and lateral movement.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 2, 2007.
    Reason Waived: This measure extended a waiver originally granted 
October 12, 2006, to continue to permit the placement of FHA mortgage 
insurance on manufactured homes installed in FEMA-designated flood 
plains in accordance with the NFIP installation requirements. HUD's 
installation requirements for manufactured homes were viewed as more 
strenuous than the requirements for any other form of single family 
housing.
    Contact: Maynard T. Curry, Housing Program and Policy Specialist, 
Office of Single Family Program Development, Office of Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Room 9266, Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-2121.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 219.220(b).
    Project/Activity: Centennial Estates, Hamilton County, Ohio, FHA 
Project Number 046-45005, Formerly 046-44171. The owners requested a 
waiver of the regulation governing repayment of the flexible subsidy 
loan term to extend it beyond the prepayment date and the May 1, 2020, 
maturity date of the existing mortgage.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 219.220(b) of FHA's regulations 
governs the repayment of operating assistance provided under the 
Flexible Subsidy Program for Troubled Projects prior to May 1, 1996 and 
states: ``Assistance that has been paid to a project owner under this 
subpart must be repaid at the earlier of the expiration of the term of 
the mortgage, termination of mortgage insurance, prepayment of the 
mortgage, or a sale of the project.* * *'' Either of these actions 
would typically terminate FHA involvement with the property, and the 
Flexible Subsidy loan would be repaid, in whole, at that time.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 5, 2007.
    Reason Waived: This regulatory waiver was granted to allow 
Centennial Estates to extend the term of the flexible subsidy loan 
beyond the prepayment date and the May 1, 2020, maturity date of the 
existing mortgage. Centennial Estates obtained a section 223(a)(7) firm 
commitment from Prudential Huntoon Paige. The new committed subsidy 
balance of the interest reduction payments (IRP) is to be fully 
utilized to pay all of the principal and interest payments attributable 
to the Part-A portion of the loan. The loan is to be amortized for 25.5 
years which is 12 years beyond the unexpired term of the existing 
mortgage. Loan proceeds are to be used to cover the existing mortgage 
debt, loan closing charges and used for repairs on the project. The 
financial viability of the project will improve.
    Contact: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of Asset Management, 
Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 6160, Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone 
(202) 708-3730.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 219.220(b) (1995).
    Project/Activity: Bishop Cooperative Apartments, Wyandotte, 
Michigan, FHA Project Number 044-SH032. The owner has requested waiver 
of the regulations governing repayment of the Flexible Subsidy Note at 
the time of prepayment of an FHA-insured mortgage.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 219.220(b) governs the repayment of 
operating assistance provided under the Flexible Subsidy Program for 
Troubled Projects prior to May 1, 1996 states: ``Assistance that has 
been paid to a project owner under this subpart must be repaid at the 
earlier of the expiration of the term of the mortgage, termination of 
mortgage insurance, prepayment of the mortgage, or a sale of the 
project.* * *'' Either of these actions would typically terminate FHA 
involvement with the property, and the Flexible Subsidy loan would be 
repaid, in whole, at that time.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 17, 2007.
    Reason Waived: This regulatory waiver was granted to address the 
property's capital improvement needs. Required monthly payments will be 
decreased, improving cash flow at the property and will help alleviate 
any increases to the budget with the increased debt service. The owner

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proposes to pay a lump sum at the time of the refinancing and fully 
retire the remaining flexible subsidy debt over the new 35-year 
mortgage term. The project will continue to operate as affordable 
housing for low- and moderate-income residents until January 1, 2053.
    Contact: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of Asset Management, 
Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 6160, Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone 
(202) 708-3730.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 236.725(e)(2).
    Project/Activity: St. Clair Village Apartments, Belleville, 
Illinois, FHA Project Number 072-011NI. Permission has been requested 
for continuation of Rental Assistance Payments (RAP) after the payoff 
of the original non-insured Section 236 mortgage under a Section 
236(e)(2) Decoupling transaction.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 236.725 of FHA's regulations limits 
the term of the rental assistance contract to the term of the mortgage 
or 40 years from the date of the first payment made under the contract, 
whichever is the lesser.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 13, 2007.
    Reason Waived: This regulatory waiver was granted because the 
project is to be maintained as an affordable housing resource to the 
maturity date of the non-insured Section 236 mortgage plus an 
additional 5 years through the execution and recording of a Decoupling 
Use Agreement, and therefore provided good cause for the granting of 
the waiver. This waiver was predicated on the fact that the Decoupling 
proposal did not request an increase in the Section 236 Basic Rents, 
future increases will be based on budget driven project operating cost 
increases that will not include any new debt service costs attributable 
to the Decoupling transaction. Further, this waiver is predicated on 
the project owner entering into a Decoupling Use Restriction Agreement 
prescribed by the Section 236(e)(2) Decoupling program.
    Contact: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of Asset Management, 
Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 6160, Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone 
(202) 708-3730.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Hyde Park, St. Louis, MO, Project Number: 085-
HD045/MO36-Q051-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 12, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Crest View South, Sidney, NE, Project Number: 
103-HD034/NE26-Q051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 17, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, 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: La Casa De Junny, Inc., Mayaguez, PR, Project 
Number: 056-HD029/RQ46-Q051-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 17, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: The Groves at the Woodlands, Bradford Woods, PA, 
Project Number: 033-HD095/PA28-Q051-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 25, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Creekside Terrace, Cissna Park, IL, Project 
Number: 072-EE160/IL06-S051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 25, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Iowa Elderly Housing, Iowa, LA, Project Number: 
064-EE201/LA48-S061-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 8, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.

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    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Forest Hills Senior Apartments, Forest Hills, PA, 
Project Number: 033-EE122/PA28-S041-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 8, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Community Action Partnership, Williston, ND, 
Project Number: 094-HD013/ND99-Q051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 8, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Dalewood Estates Senior Housing, Inc., Albany, 
GA, Project Number: 061-EE125/GA06-S031-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 13, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: VNA Somerville, Somerville, MA, Project Number: 
023-EE204/MA06-S061-009.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 13, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Crest View South, Sidney, NE, Project Number: 
103-HD034/NE26-Q051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 14, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Friendship Living Bryant, Bryant, AR, Project 
Number: 082-HD088/AR37-Q051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 15, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, 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: Desert Willow, Ridgecrest, CA, Project Number: 
122-HD162/CA16-Q041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 15, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: AHEPA DOP, Houston, TX, Project Number: 114-
EE125/TX24-S051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 15, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, the sponsor/owner exhausted 
all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban

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Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 20410-
8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: The Village, Moulton, AL, Project Number: 062-
HD057/AL09-Q051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 16, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant dministration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: The Presbyterian Home at Dover Township, Dover 
Township, NJ, Project Number: 035-EE050/NJ39-S051-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 17, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Memphis Volunteers of America Housing, Memphis, 
TN, Project Number: 081-EE042/TN40-S051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 17, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Rockford Supportive Housing Development, 
Rockford, IL, Project Number: 071-HD150/IL06-Q051-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 17, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: New Millennium Village, McGehee, AR, Project 
Number: 082-HD089/AR37-Q051-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 20, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and the cost 
appears reasonable as there are no other four unit group homes in the 
area to compare costs, and the sponsor/owner exhausted all efforts to 
obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Miller Park, Meridian, MS, Project Number: 065-
HD040/MS26-Q051-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Manteca Senior Housing II, Manteca, CA, Project 
Number: 136-EE080/CA30-S051-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Restoration Plaza of Barlow, Barlow, OH, Project 
Number: 043-EE114/OH16-S051-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.


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     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Maine Supportive Housing, Inc., Kennebunk, ME, 
Project Number: 024-HD045/ME36-Q041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6143, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Bledsoe Lane, Las Vegas, NV, Project Number: 125-
HD073/NV25-Q051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 28, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Burlington Disabled Housing, Burlington, WI, 
Project Number: 075-HD088/WI39-Q041-007.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 30, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, 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: Quaker Estates III, Portsmouth, RI, Project 
Number: 016-EE058/RI43-S051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 30, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: NCR of Alief II, Houston, TX, Project Number: 
114-EE120/TX24-S041-008.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 4, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: ASI Fort Collins, Incorporated, Fort Collins, CO, 
Project Number: 101-HD041/CO99-Q051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 4, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Aaniyak Senior Housing, Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, 
Project Number: 176-EE030/AK06-S021-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 7, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Kaktovik Senior Housing, Kaktovik, AK, Project 
Number: 176-EE032/AK06-S021-007.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 7, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Utuqqanaaqagvik Senior Housing, Nisqsut, AK, 
Project Number: 176-EE033/AK06-S021-008.

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    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 7, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Olgonikgum Uttuganaknich Senior Housing, 
Wainwright, AK, Project Number: 176-EE031/AK06-S021-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 7, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Bayview Senior Apartments, LaPorte, TX, Project 
Number: 114-EE133/TX24-S061-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 7, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Marshfield Disabled Housing, Marshfield, WI, 
Project Number: 075-HD090/WI39-Q051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 7, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Central Wisconsin Housing, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, 
Project Number: 075-HD092/WI39-Q061-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 7, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: New Life Estates, Cranston, RI, Project Number: 
016-HD045/RI43-Q031-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 13, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: A. Porters Haven, Vinton, VA, Project Number: 
051-EE110/VA36-S051-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 13, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Tikigaqmiut Senior Housing, Point Hope, AK, 
Project Number: 176-EE029/AK06-S021-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 14, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Fellowship Commons Westville, New Haven, CT, 
Project Number: 017-HD037/CT26-Q051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
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amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 14, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Hyde Park, St. Louis, MO, Project Number: 085-
HD045/MO36-Q051-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Sartell Supportive Housing, Sartell, MN, Project 
Number: 092-HD068/MN46-Q061-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 19, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Options Supported Housing Project XI, Selden, NY, 
Project Number: 012-HD134/NY36-Q061-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 19, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Albert Lea Senior Housing, Albert Lea, MN, 
Project Number: 092-EE122/MN46-S061-008.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 20, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Esther Gitlow Towers II, Suffern, NY, Project 
Number: 012-EE328/NY36-S031-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 20, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Good Shepherd Village, Kansas City, MO, Project 
Number: 084-HD053/MO16-Q051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 21, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Valle del Desierto, Somerton, AZ, Project Number: 
123-EE101/AZ20-S051-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 21, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Options Supported Housing Project XI, Patchogue, 
NY, Project Number: 012-HD133/NY36-Q061-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.

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    Date Granted: September, 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Reba Brown Senior Residence, Philadelphia, PA, 
Project Number: 034-EE141/PA26-S051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Tikigaqmiut Senior Housing, Point Hope, AK, 
Project Number: 176-EE029/AK06-S021-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Jawonio Residential Opportunities III, New City, 
NY, Project Number: 012-HD119/NY36-Q031-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: HOME, Incorporated, Syracuse, NY, Project Number: 
014-HD127/NY06-Q051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Webb Avenue Senior Housing, Bronx, NY, Project 
Number: 012-EE335/NY36-S051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Saugus/GLSS Housing Initiative. Saugus, MS, 
Project Number: 023-EE175/MA06-S041-010.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 28, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner 
exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.130.
    Project/Activity: Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Nanaikeola Senior 
Apartments, Project Number: 140-EE019/HI10-S991-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.130 prohibits officers and board 
members of the project's sponsor and owner from having any financial 
interest in any contract with the owner or any firm which has a 
contract with the owner. It also prohibits an identity of interest 
between the sponsor or owner with development team members or between 
development team members until two years after final closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 11, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The leasing of the site from the Village 
Corporation, to which all of the directors of the owner have an 
interest acquired under the Indian Claims Settlement Act, was approved 
because it is being leased for $1 and there is a lack of suitable sites 
in the community. The general contractor, of which the Village 
Corporation owns 51 per cent of the shares, was approved because of the 
specialized experience of the contractor for constructing in the 
community, the benefit to the community in providing employment 
opportunities for the local labor force, and the isolated location of 
the community.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing,

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Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Room 6134, Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.130.
    Project/Activity: Hickory Estates, Hermitage, MO, Project Number: 
084-EE062/MO16-S051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.130 prohibits officers and board 
members of the project's sponsor and owner from having any financial 
interest in any contract with the owner or any firm which has a 
contract with the owner. It also prohibits an identity of interest 
between the sponsor or owner with development team members or between 
development team members until two years after final closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 25, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Department no longer considers it a prohibited 
relationship involving a land sale transaction between the sponsor and 
its affiliated owner. The regulations are to be revised in the future 
to permit such a transaction.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.130.
    Project/Activity: Good Shepherd Village, Kansas City, MO, Project 
Number: 084-HD053/MO16-Q051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.130(a) prohibits officers and 
board members of the project and owner from having any financial 
interest in any contract with the owner or any firm which has a 
contract with the owner. It also prohibits an identity of interest 
between the sponsor or owner with development team members or between 
development team members until two years after final closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 21, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Department no longer considers it a prohibited 
relationship involving a land sale transaction between the sponsor and 
its affiliated owner. The regulations are to be revised in the future 
to permit such a transaction.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Harvest Pointe Senior Housing, Loveland, CO, 
Project Number: 101-EE062/CO99-S041-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the 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: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 9, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner exhausted all 
efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources. The sponsor/
owner required additional time to prepare for initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Planning Office of Urban Affairs, Lowell, MA, 
Project Number: 023-EE164/MA06-S021-015.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the 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: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 13, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner exhausted all 
efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources. The sponsor/
owner required additional time to prepare for initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Esther Gitlow Towers II, Suffern, NY, Project 
Number: 012-EE328/NY36-S031-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the 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: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner exhausted all 
efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources. The sponsor/
owner required additional time to prepare for initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Vernon Street Residence, Framingham, MA, Project 
Number: 023-HD222/MA06-Q051-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the 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: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 13, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project is economically designed and comparable 
to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/owner exhausted all 
efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources. The sponsor/
owner required additional time to prepare for initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW.,

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Room 6134, Washington DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Laurel Place, West Hollywood, CA, Project Number: 
122-EE187/CA16-S031-003.
    Nature of Requirement: 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: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 17, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to resolve 
litigation proceeding and for the project to be initially closed.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Woodside Village, Toledo, OH, Project Number: 
042-HD112/OH12-Q031-001.
    Nature of Requirement: 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: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 7, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to redesign 
the scope of work and to reduce costs of the project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Maine Supportive Housing, Incorporated, 
Kennebunk, ME, Project Number: 024-HD045/ME36-Q041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: 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: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 7, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time for the 
firm commitment to be issued and for the project to be initially 
closed.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.205.
    Project/Activity: Wild Flower Terrace, Alliance, NE, Project 
Number: 103-EE035/NE26-S051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.205 requires Section 202 project 
owners to have tax exemption status under section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) 
of the Internal Revenue Code.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 25, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The required tax-exemption ruling from Internal 
Revenue Service (IRS) was to be issued, but not in time for the 
scheduled initial closing of the project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.205.
    Project/Activity: Willow Creek Apartments, LeMars, IA, Project 
Number: 074-EE048/IA05-S051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.205 requires Section 202 project 
owners to have tax exemption status under section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) 
of the Internal Revenue Code.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 30, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The required tax-exemption ruling from IRS is to be 
issued, but not in time for the scheduled initial closing of the 
project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.205.
    Project/Activity: Murphy Lake Apartments, Warrensburg, MO, Project 
Number: 084-EE065/MO16-S051-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.205 requires Section 202 project 
owners to have tax exemption status under Section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) 
of the Internal Revenue Code.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 15, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The required tax-exemption ruling from IRS is to be 
issued, but not in time for the scheduled initial closing of the 
project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.205.
    Project/Activity: Bayview Senior Apartments, La Porte, TX, Project 
Number: 114-EE133/TX24-S061-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.205 requires Section 202 project 
owners to have tax exemption status under Section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) 
of the Internal Revenue Code.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 4, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The required tax-exemption ruling from IRS was to be 
issued, but not in time for the scheduled initial closing of the 
project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.205.
    Project/Activity: Luther House IV, West Grove, PA, Project Number: 
034-EE150/PA26-S061-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.205 requires Section 202 project 
owners to have tax exemption status under section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) 
of the Internal Revenue Code.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 21, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The required tax-exemption ruling from IRS was to be 
issued, but not in time for the scheduled initial closing of the 
project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.205.
    Project/Activity: Booth Manor II, Philadelphia, PA, Project Number: 
034-EE142/PA26-S051-002.

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    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.205 requires Section 202 project 
owners to have tax exemption status under section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) 
of the Internal Revenue Code.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The required tax-exemption ruling from IRS is to be 
issued, but not in time for the scheduled initial closing of the 
project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.205.
    Project/Activity: Albert Lea Senior Housing, Albert Lea, MN, 
Project Number: 092-EE122/MN46-S061-008.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.205 requires Section 202 project 
owners to have tax exemption status under section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) 
of the Internal Revenue Code.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The required tax-exemption ruling from IRS is to be 
issued, but not in time for the scheduled initial closing of the 
project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.305.
    Project/Activity: Good Shepherd Village, Kansas City, MO, Project 
Number: 084-HD053/MO16-Q051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.305 requires Section 811 project 
owners to have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The required tax-exemption ruling from IRS is to be 
issued, but not in time for the scheduled initial closing of the 
project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 798-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.305.
    Project/Activity: Sartell Supportive Housing, Sartell, MN, Project 
Number: 092-HD068?MN46-Q061-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.305 requires Section 811 project 
owners to have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 20, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The required tax-exemption ruling from IRS is to be 
issued, but not in time for the scheduled initial closing of the 
project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 798-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.310(b)(1).
    Project/Activity: Maple House, Harrison, NY, Project Number: 012-
HD104/NY36-Q011-001.
    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.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: July 12, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The design of the existing structure is such that it 
would not be economically or architecturally feasible to make the group 
home accessible. However, 50 percent of the group home split from the 
project will be feasible as well as over 25 percent of the sponsor's 
other units are accessible.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 798-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.310(b)(1) and 891.310(b)(2).
    Project/Activity: Options Supported Housing Project XI, Selen, NY, 
Project Number: 012-HD134/NY36-Q061-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.310(b) 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 a minimum of 10 
percent of all bedrooms and bathrooms in a group home for the 
chronically mentally ill be accessible or adaptable for persons with 
disabilities.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The design of the three of the four existing single 
family homes is such that it would not be economically or 
architecturally feasible to make all four group homes accessible. One 
group home will be accessible and if additional accessible units are 
needed, the sponsor has other permanent housing projects which are 23 
percent accessible.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 798-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.310(b)(1) and 891.310(b)(2).
    Project/Activity: Options Supported Housing Project XII, Patchogue, 
NY, Project Number: 012-HD133/NY36-Q061-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.310(b) 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 a minimum of 10 
percent of all bedrooms and bathrooms in a group home for the 
chronically mentally ill be accessible or adaptable for persons with 
disabilities.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The design of the three of the four existing single 
family homes is such that it would not be economically or 
architecturally feasible to make all four group homes accessible. One 
group home will be accessible and if additional accessible units are 
needed, the sponsor has other permanent housing projects which are 23 
percent accessible.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 798-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.401(c).
    Project/Activity: Biimaadiiziiwiin, White Earth, Minnesota, FHA 
Project Number 092-EE086. This project continues to experience vacancy 
problems and is requesting that the regulatory age and income waiver be 
extended for one year.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 891 requires

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occupancy to be limited to very low income (VLI) elderly persons (i.e., 
households composed of one or more persons at least one of whom is 62 
years of age at the time of initial occupancy). These regulations also 
require that an owner is to determine the eligibility in selecting 
tenants.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 7, 2007.
    Reason Waived: This property is located on an Indian Reservation 
where there is insufficient demand for very-low income housing. A 
previous waiver was granted for one year; however, the project 
continued to experience severe vacancy problems. It was determined that 
an extension of the waiver would allow the project to operate 
successfully and achieve full occupancy. Additionally, it would 
stabilize the project's current financial status and prevent 
foreclosure.
    Contact: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of Asset Management, 
Office of Housing, 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: Fairview Senior Housing, Warden, Washington, FHA 
Project Number 171-EE009. The project is experiencing severe vacancy 
problems and has requested waiver of the regulation concerning 
determination of eligibility and selection of tenants.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 891 requires 
occupancy to be limited to very low income (VLI) elderly persons (i.e., 
households composed of one or more persons at least one of whom is 62 
years of age at the time of initial occupancy). These regulations also 
require that an owner is to determine the eligibility in selecting 
tenants.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: A waiver of this requirement was granted to provide 
the management agent freedom to offer units to applicants between 55-62 
years of age and allow applicants to instead meet the low-income 
eligibility requirement. Providing this waiver will target units to a 
wider audience and allow the project to obtain full vacancy and have 
sufficient income to sustain its operations.
    Contact: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of Asset Management, 
Office of Housing, 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: Wheat Ridge Heights, Winfield, Kansas, FHA 
Project Number 102-EE027. The project is experiencing low occupancy 
levels which will not support operations of the project. Waiver of the 
regulation concerning determination of eligibility and selection of 
tenants will allow outreach to a wider audience and assist in renting 
up vacant units.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 891 requires 
occupancy to be limited to very low income (VLI) elderly persons (i.e., 
households composed of one or more persons at least one of whom is 62 
years of age at the time of initial occupancy). These regulations also 
require that an owner is to determine the eligibility in selecting 
tenants.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 4, 2007.
    Reason Waived: This regulatory waiver was granted because the 
current occupancy level at the project will not support its operation. 
A waiver of the regulations governing determination of eligibility and 
selection of tenants was granted. This waiver will allow the owner 
additional flexibility in attempting to rent vacant units and perhaps 
start a waiting list, helping to alleviate the occupancy and financial 
problems the property is experiencing.
    Contact: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of Asset Management, 
Office of Housing, 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: North Main Manor, Osceola, Iowa. FHA Project 
Number 074-EE040. The current occupancy level at the project will not 
support its continued operation.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 891 requires 
occupancy to be limited to very low income (VLI) elderly persons (i.e., 
households composed of one or more persons at least one of whom is 62 
years of age at the time of initial occupancy). These regulations also 
require that an owner is to determine the eligibility in selecting 
tenants.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 4, 2007.
    Reason Waived: This regulatory waiver was granted due to the 
project's inability to achieve sustaining occupancy since initial rent-
up which began January 1, 2005. Permission was requested to admit 6 
over-income applicants between the 51-80 percent of the area median for 
a one year period, with priority at all times to income-qualified 
applicants. All reasonable marketing efforts, including advertising in 
newspapers and shoppers in and around Osceola, Iowa, contacting all 
area agencies serving the elderly, marketing outside the county, 
distributing flyers in businesses serving elderly clientele, housing 
needs cannot be met. This waiver will assist in alleviating the current 
occupancy and financial problems the project is currently experiencing.
    Contact: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of Asset Management, 
Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 6160, Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone 
(202) 708-3730.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.830(b)
    Project/Activity: Wade Chateau Apartments, Cleveland, OH, Project 
Number: 042-EE168/OH12-S041-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.830(b) requires that capital 
advance funds be drawn down only in approved ratio to other funds, in 
accordance with a drawdown schedule approved by HUD.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 24, 2007.
    Reason Waived: In order to to limit the out-of-pocket interest 
costs of the mixed-finance owner, it was determined that the waiver 
would permit the capital advance funds to be drawn down using a 
different mechanism, as approved by HUD, than a pro rata basis. With 
this approval, the mixed-finance owner would be able to keep the 
undisbursed bond proceeds invested and the interest earned on the 
investment would be used to offset the interest that is accruing on the 
tax-exempt bonds, thereby reducing the cost to develop the project.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 798-3000.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 891.830(b) and 24 CFR 891.830(c)(4)
    Project/Activity: Casa Grande Senior Apartments, Petaluma, CA, 
Project Number: 121-EE196/CA39-S061-008.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.830(b) requires that capital 
advance funds be drawn down only in approved ratio to other funds, in 
accordance with

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a drawdown schedule approved by HUD. Section 891.830(c)(4) prohibits 
the capital advance funds from paying off bridge or construction 
financing, or repaying or collateralizing bonds.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: August 30, 2007.
    Reason Waived: In order to not delay the construction of this mixed 
finance project, the waiver was granted to permit the capital advance 
funds to be drawn down using a different mechanism, as approved by HUD, 
other than a pro rata basis. However, the capital advance funds would 
not be drawn down any faster than a pro rata disbursement basis would 
have permitted. It was determined that the waiver would also permit 
capital advance funds to be used to pay off that portion of a bridge or 
construction financing, or repaying a portion of bonds that strictly 
relate to capital advance eligible costs. It was agreed that the costs 
would be documented in the owner's audited cost certification and 
subsequently approved by the Program Center as capital advance 
eligible.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 798-3000.

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.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801.
    Project/Activity: New York City Department of Housing Preservation 
and Development, (NY110), New York, NY.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 5.801 establishes 
certain reporting compliance dates. The audited financial statements 
are required to be submitted no later than 9 months after the housing 
authority's fiscal year end (FYE), in accordance with the Single Audit 
Act and OMB Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 6, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The New York City Department of Housing Preservation 
and Development (HA) was granted a waiver of the audited financial 
reporting requirements under the Section 8 Program for FYE December 31, 
2006, for the following reasons: (1) the HA is under the single audit 
requirements of the Office of Management and Budget A-133 and does not 
conduct a separate audit; and (2) the Section 8 Program is funded on a 
January 1 to December 31 basis and the city's fiscal year is from July 
1 to June 30. Consequently, the single audit report would not be 
available until 9 months after June 30. The circumstances surrounding 
the waiver were unusual and beyond the HA's control.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8988.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801.
    Project/Activity: State of New Jersey, Department of Community 
Affairs (NJ912), Trenton, NJ.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 5.801 establishes 
certain reporting compliance dates. The audited financial statements 
are required to be submitted no later than 9 months after the housing 
authority's fiscal year end (FYE), in accordance with the Single Audit 
Act and OMB Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 8, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The State of New Jersey, Department of Community 
Affairs (HA), a Section 8 only entity, was granted a waiver of the 
audited financial reporting requirements under the Section 8 Program 
for FYE June 30, 2006. The HA is a component of the state government, 
and is subject to the single audit. The New Jersey Office of Management 
and Budget engaged the auditor to perform the single audit for the 
state of New Jersey. However, because the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) 
Program is not considered a major fund, the HCV program was not tested 
nor was the Financial Data Schedule subject to review by the auditor. 
The HA was required to secure a program specific audit for FYE June 30, 
2007.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8988.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801.
    Project/Activity: Pittsburg Housing Authority (KS149), Pittsburg, 
KS.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 5.801 establishes 
certain reporting compliance dates. The audited financial statements 
are required to be submitted no later than 9 months after the housing 
authority's fiscal year end (FYE), in accordance with the Single Audit 
Act and OMB Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 29, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Pittsburg Housing Authority (HA) was granted a 
waiver of the audited financial reporting deadline of June 30, 2007, 
under the Section 8 Program for FYE September 30, 2006. The waiver 
granted a new submission deadline of September 30, 2007, because the 
HA's audit is included with the City of Pittsburg whose FYE is December 
31.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8988.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.20.
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Wisconsin Rapids 
(WI068), Wisconsin Rapids, WI.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.20 is part of the regulations 
that implement HUD's Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) and Sec.  
902.20 addresses the physical condition indicator of PHAS, which is one 
of four indicators examined of a public housing agency's operations. 
The purpose of the physical condition indicator is to determine whether 
a housing authority (HA) is meeting the standard of decent, safe, 
sanitary, and in good repair. The Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) 
provides for an independent physical inspection of a HA's property of 
properties that includes a statistically valid sample of the units.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 17, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HA received a waiver of the physical inspections 
for fiscal year ending (FYE) December 31, 2006, because of damage 
caused by a hail storm and the repairs are not scheduled to be 
completed until December 2007. No inspections will be conducted for 
fiscal year 2006, but will resume for FYE December 31, 2007.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th

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Street, SW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8988.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.20, 902.40, and 902.50.
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of Starr County (TX396), Rio 
Grande City, TX.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.20 of HUD's regulations 
addresses the physical condition indicator of HUD's Public Housing 
Assessment System (PHAS). Section 902.40 addresses the management 
operations indicator of PHAS and Sec.  902.50 addresses the resident 
service and satisfaction indicator. Each of these sections required 
certain actions on the part of public housing agency.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 18, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Housing Authority of Starr County (HA) was 
granted a waiver of the physical inspections, submission of the 
management operations certifications and resident satisfaction surveys 
for FYE June 30, 2007, due to a natural disaster of severe flooding. 
The HA was forced to abandon its office and establish a temporary 
office at another location.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8988.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.33.
    Project/Activity: Dearborn Housing Commission (MI003), Dearborn, 
MI.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.33 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes certain reporting compliance dates. The audited financial 
statements are required to be submitted no later than nine months after 
the housing authority's fiscal year end (FYE), in accordance with the 
Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 29, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Dearborn Housing Commission (HA) was granted a 
waiver of the audited financial reporting requirements due for FYE 
March 31, 2006, because the City of Dearborn implemented a program for 
blocking spam which blocked the incoming email from the auditor 
indicating that the financial portion was ready for completion and 
submission by the HA. The communication oversight caused the HA to 
receive a Late Presumptive Failure (LPF) and a score of zero under the 
financial indicator. The Real Estate Assessment Center's (REAC) records 
confirmed that the audit was completed and ready for submission. The 
waiver also invalidated the LPF.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8988.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.33.
    Project/Activity: St. Bernard Parish Government Department of Human 
Resources (LA187), Chalmette, LA.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.33 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes certain reporting compliance dates; namely, the unaudited 
financial statements are required to be submitted within two months 
after the housing authority's Fiscal Year End (FYE), and the audited 
financial statements are required to be submitted no later than nine 
months after the HA's FYE, in accordance with the Single Audit Act and 
OMB Circular A-133 (24 CFR 902.33).
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 20, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The St. Bernard Parish Government Department of 
Human Resources (HA) was granted a waiver of the unaudited and audited 
financial submission for FYE December 31, 2005 and 2006, due to 
Hurricane Katrina where all government activity ceased due to emergency 
operations. The HA received its FYE 2005 audit report, but was informed 
that the 2006 financial report would not be finalized until September 
30, 2007. The waiver allowed the HA to October 31, 2007, to submit its 
FYE 2006 audited financial statements, and to immediately submit its 
FYE 2005 audited financial report.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8988.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.33.
    Project/Activity: Arizona Public Housing Authority of the Arizona 
Department of Housing (AZ901), Phoenix, AZ.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.33 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes certain reporting compliance dates; namely, the audited 
financial statements are required to be submitted no later than nine 
months after the housing authority's Fiscal Year End (FYE), in 
accordance with the Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133 (24 CFR 
902.33).
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 8, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Arizona Public Housing Authority (HA) of the 
Arizona Department of Housing falls under the single audit requirement 
of the Office of Management and Budget A-133, and does not conduct a 
separate audit. The HA, whose Section 8 Housing Voucher Program budget 
is less than $300,000.00, is dependent upon the Office of the Auditor 
General (OAG) to conduct its audit. The OAG indicated that the HA's 
audit for FYE June 30, 2006 would not be completed by the March 31, 
2007 deadline. The waiver granted provided the HA with additional time 
to submit its audited financial information because the HA expends less 
than $500,000 and is not the primary reporting agency, as it is under 
the jurisdiction of the primary reporting agency, the Arizona 
Department of Housing.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8988.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.33.
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Raton (NM008), 
Raton, NM.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.33 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes certain reporting compliance dates; namely, the audited 
financial statements are required to be submitted no later than nine 
months after the housing authority's Fiscal Year End (FYE), in 
accordance with the Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133 (24 CFR 
902.33).
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 13, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Housing Authority of the City of Raton (HA) 
submitted its audited financial data for FYE June 30, 2006 by the due 
date. The HA's submission was rejected, and upon resubmission of the 
corrected audited submission, the HA and the new auditor made errors 
while processing the resubmission of the audit to the Real Estate 
Assessment Center (REAC) that resulted in a Late Presumptive Score of 
zero under the financial indicator. The HA's Executive Director was 
proactive

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in reminding the auditor to follow-up with the resubmission; however, 
circumstances beyond the control of the HA caused the HA not to 
resubmit on time.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8988.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.33.
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of Snohomish County (WA039), 
Everett, WA.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.33 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes certain reporting compliance dates. The audited financial 
statements are required to be submitted no later than nine months after 
the housing authority's fiscal year end (FYE), in accordance with the 
Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 25, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Housing Authority of Snohomish County (HA) was 
granted a waiver of the Late Presumptive Failure (LPF) score of zero 
under the audited Financial Assessment Subsystem (FASS) indicator for 
failing to submit the audited financial data. The audit was completed 
timely. The HA and the auditor completed the first and second step of 
the three-step submission process; however, the auditor failed to 
notify the HA that the audit was ready for resubmission to the Real 
Estate Assessment Center. The miscommunication resulted in the LPF. The 
waiver allowed the HA to resubmit its audit and to receive a new FASS 
indicator score.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8988.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.33.
    Project/Activity: Detroit Housing Commission (MI001), Detroit, MI.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.33 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes certain reporting compliance dates. The unaudited financial 
statements are required to be submitted no later than two months after 
the housing authority's fiscal year end (FYE), in accordance with the 
Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 26, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Detroit Housing Commission (HA) was granted an 
extension waiver of 120 days to submit its unaudited financial data for 
FYE June 30, 2007. The HA is currently under the HUD Recovery 
Administrator, and is completing the process for ensuring compliance 
with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) reporting 
requirements. The HA was required to submit by no later than December 
29, 2007.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real Estate 
Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8988.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.60(d) and (e).
    Project/Activity: Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency of 
Nashville (TN005), Nashville, TN.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.60 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes annual certification requirements for management operations 
and resident satisfaction surveys.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 19, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency of 
Nashville (HA) was granted a waiver to have more resources to 
concentrate on organizational, procedural and software changes to 
convert to asset management. The HA was granted a waiver from the 
requirements of 24 CFR 902.60(d), to submit a management operations 
certification, and 24 CFR 902.60(e), from the resident satisfaction 
survey, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007. The Management 
Assessment Subsystem (MASS) and Resident Assessment Subsystem (RASS) 
scores under the Public Housing Assessment System will be carried from 
the previous reporting period.
    Contact: Greg Byrne, Director, Financial Management Division, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 200, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8632.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.60(d) and (e).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority for the City of Troy, (AL177), 
Troy, AL.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.60 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes annual certification requirements for management operations 
and resident satisfaction surveys.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 13, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Housing Authority for the City of Troy, (HA) was 
granted a waiver to have more resources to concentrate on 
organizational, procedural and software changes to convert to asset 
management. The HA was granted a waiver from the requirements of 24 CFR 
902.60(d), to submit a management operations certification, and 24 CFR 
902.60(e), from the resident satisfaction survey, for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 2007. The Management Assessment Subsystem (MASS) and 
Resident Assessment Subsystem (RASS) scores under the Public Housing 
Assessment System will be carried over from the previous reporting 
period.
    Contact: Greg Byrne, Director, Financial Management Division, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 200, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8632.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.60(d) and (e).
    Project/Activity: Dyersburg Housing Authority, (TN021), Dyersburg, 
TN.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.60 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes annual certification requirements for management operations 
and resident satisfaction surveys.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 13, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Dyersburg Housing Authority (HA) was granted a 
waiver to have more resources to concentrate on organizational, 
procedural and software changes to convert to asset management. The HA 
was granted a waiver from the requirements of 24 CFR 902.60(d), to 
submit a management operations certification, and 24 CFR 902.60(e), 
from the resident satisfaction survey, for the fiscal year ending June 
30, 2007. The Management Assessment Subsystem (MASS) and Resident 
Assessment Subsystem (RASS) scores under the Public Housing Assessment 
System will be carried over from the previous reporting period.
    Contact: Greg Byrne, Director, Financial Management Division, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of

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Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
550 12th Street, SW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
475-8632.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.60(d) and (e).
    Project/Activity: Rahway Housing Authority, (NJ032), Rahway, NJ.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.60 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes annual certification requirements for management operations 
and resident satisfaction surveys.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 13, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Rahway Housing Authority (HA) was granted a 
waiver to have more resources to concentrate on organizational, 
procedural and software changes to convert to asset management. The HA 
was granted a waiver from the requirements of 24 CFR 902.60(d), to 
submit a management operations certification, and 24 CFR 902.60(e), 
from the resident satisfaction survey, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007. The Management Assessment Subsystem (MASS) and 
Resident Assessment Subsystem (RASS) scores under the Public Housing 
Assessment System will be carried over from the previous reporting 
period.
    Contact: Greg Byrne, Director, Financial Management Division, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 200, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8632.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.60(d) and (e).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority for the County of Butte, 
(CA043), Chico, CA.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.60 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes annual certification requirements for management operations 
and resident satisfaction surveys.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 21, 2007.
    Reason Waived: Housing Authority for the County of Butte (HA) was 
granted a waiver to have more resources to concentrate on 
organizational, procedural and software changes to convert to asset 
management. The HA was granted a waiver from the requirements of 24 CFR 
902.60(d), to submit a management operations certification, and 24 CFR 
902.60(e), from the resident satisfaction survey, for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007. The Management Assessment Subsystem (MASS) 
and Resident Assessment Subsystem (RASS) scores under the Public 
Housing Assessment System will be carried over from the previous 
reporting period.
    Contact: Greg Byrne, Director, Financial Management Division, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 200, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8632.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.60(d) and (e).
    Project/Activity: Helena Housing Authority, (MT004), Helena, MT.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.60 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes annual certification requirements for management operations 
and resident satisfaction surveys.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 28, 2007.
    Reason Waived: Helena Housing Authority (HA) was granted a waiver 
to have more resources to concentrate on organizational, procedural and 
software changes to convert to asset management. The HA was granted a 
waiver from the requirements of 24 CFR 902.60(d), to submit a 
management operations certification, and 24 CFR 902.60(e), from the 
resident satisfaction survey, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2007. The Management Assessment Subsystem (MASS) and Resident 
Assessment Subsystem (RASS) scores under the Public Housing Assessment 
System will be carried over from the previous reporting period.
    Contact: Greg Byrne, Director, Financial Management Division, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 200, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8632.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.60(d) and (e).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority for the City of Eufaula, 
(AL118), Eufaula, AL.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.60 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes annual certification requirements for management operations 
and resident satisfaction surveys.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 29, 2007.
    Reason Waived: Housing Authority for the City of Eufaula (HA) was 
granted a waiver to have more resources to concentrate on 
organizational, procedural and software changes to convert to asset 
management. The HA was granted a waiver from the requirements of 24 CFR 
902.60(d), to submit a management operations certification, and 24 CFR 
902.60(e), from the resident satisfaction survey, for the fiscal year 
ending December 31, 2007. The Management Assessment Subsystem (MASS) 
and Resident Assessment Subsystem (RASS) scores under the Public 
Housing Assessment System will be carried from the previous reporting 
period.
    Contact: Greg Byrne, Director, Financial Management Division, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 200, Washington, DC, 20410, telephone (202) 475-8632.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.60(d) and (e).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority for the City of Talladega, 
(AL105), Talladega, AL.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.60 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes annual certification requirements for management operations 
and resident satisfaction surveys.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 4, 2007.
    Reason Waived: Housing Authority for the City of Taladega (HA) was 
granted a waiver to have more resources to concentrate on 
organizational, procedural and software changes to convert to asset 
management. The HA was granted a waiver from the requirements of 24 CFR 
902.60(d), to submit a management operations certification, and 24 CFR 
902.60(e), from the resident satisfaction survey, for the fiscal year 
ending December 31, 2007. The Management Assessment Subsystem (MASS) 
and Resident Assessment Subsystem (RASS) scores under the Public 
Housing Assessment System will be carried over from the previous 
reporting period.
    Contact: Greg Byrne, Director, Financial Management Division, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 200,

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Washington, DC, 20410, telephone (202) 475-8632.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.60(d) and (e).
    Project/Activity: The Greene Metropolitan Housing Authority, 
(OH022), Xenia, OH.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.60 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes annual certification requirements for management operations 
and resident satisfaction surveys.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 10, 2007.
    Reason Waived: Greene Metropolitan Housing Authority (HA) was 
granted a waiver to have more resources to concentrate on 
organizational, procedural and software changes to convert to asset 
management. The HA was granted a waiver from the requirements of 24 CFR 
902.60(d), to submit a management operations certification, and 24 CFR 
902.60(e), from the resident satisfaction survey, for the fiscal year 
ending December 31, 2007. The Management Assessment Subsystem (MASS) 
and Resident Assessment Subsystem (RASS) scores under the Public 
Housing Assessment System will be carried from the previous reporting 
period.
    Contact: Greg Byrne, Director, Financial Management Division, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 200, Washington, DC, 20410, telephone (202) 475-8632.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 902.60(d) and (e).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority for the City of Inkster, 
(MI027), Inkster, MI.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 902.60 of HUD's PHAS regulations 
establishes annual certification requirements for management operations 
and resident satisfaction surveys.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 26, 2007.
    Reason Waived: Housing Authority for the City of Inkster (HA) was 
granted a waiver to have more resources to concentrate on 
organizational, procedural and software changes to convert to asset 
management. The HA was granted a waiver from the requirements of 24 CFR 
902.60(d), the requirement to submit a management operations 
certification, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 and 24 CFR 
902.60(e), the resident satisfaction survey, for the fiscal years 
ending December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007. The Management 
Assessment Subsystem (MASS) and Resident Assessment Subsystem (RASS) 
scores under the Public Housing Assessment System will be carried over 
from the previous reporting period.
    Contact: Greg Byrne, Director, Financial Management Division, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 200, Washington, DC, 20410, telephone (202) 475-8632.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 941.606(n)(1)(ii).
    Project/Activity: Charleston Replacement Housing Mixed-Finance 
Rental Project. Waiver requested by the Charleston Kanawha Housing 
Authority (CKHA), Charleston, West Virginia for the Charleston 
Replacement Housing Mixed-Finance Rental project consisting of 22 
public housing units and 22 project-based Section 8 units.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 941.606 of HUD's public housing 
regulations provides ``that if the partner and/or owner entity (or any 
other entity with an identity of interest with such parties) wants to 
serve as the 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 bid submitted in response 
to a public request for bids''.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 12, 2007.
    Reason Waived: CHKA submitted a certification by an independent 
third-party construction cost estimator and HUD reviewed the 
independent cost estimates and related budgets. The project is below 
the Total Development Cost limit, pursuant to PIH Notice 2007-19, and 
HUD performed a fee analysis of the construction contract which showed 
that all of the construction fees are within HUD's Cost Control and 
Safe Harbor Standards, revised April 9, 2003.
    Contact: Dominique Blom, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office 
of Public Housing Investments, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20140-5000, Room 4130, telephone (202) 402-4181.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 941.606(n)(1)(ii)(B).
    Project/Activity: Albany Housing Authority, Albany, NY; Arbor Hill 
3-B (HOPE VI rental housing development).
    Nature of Requirement: Section 941.606 of HUD's public housing 
regulations provides that partner and/or owner entity can award a 
construction contract to itself or a related entity only if it can 
demonstrate to HUD's satisfaction that the contractor's bid is the 
lowest bid submitted in response to a public request for bids.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 25, 2007.
    Reason Waived: AHA procured the services of an independent third-
party construction cost estimating firm. The identity of interest 
party's contract cost was less than the independent third-party's cost 
estimate. AHA has demonstrated that the construction costs are 
reasonable and are within applicable HUD cost limits.
    Contact: Dominique Blom, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office 
of Public Housing Investments, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Room 4130, Washington, DC 20140-5000, telephone (202) 402-4181.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 941.610(a)(1)-(a)(7).
    Project/Activity: Charlotte Housing Authority Piedmont Courts HOPE 
VI Project: 940 Brevard Mixed-Finance Project.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 941.610 of HUD's public housing 
regulations requires HUD review and approval of certain legal documents 
related to mixed-finance development before closing can occur and 
public housing funds can be released.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 6, 2007.
    Reason Waived: CHA is a high performing housing authority with 
extensive development and mixed-finance experience. CHA has received 
four HOPE VI grants and has done over 20 mixed-finance and 
homeownership projects related to the HOPE VI grants. The partners in 
the project are equally experienced. All partners in this project have 
extensive internal review processes and financial control mechanisms 
related to financing. The attorneys representing each of the partners 
also have extensive mixed-finance experience. HUD review would repeat 
and duplicate the activities which these processes are already 
performing. This project is also a near duplicate of the many previous 
mixed-finance projects undertaken by CHA, all of which underwent full 
evidentiary document review and approval by HUD.

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Many of these deals had the same ownership structure, participating 
parties, tax credit investor, and financial structure as 940 Brevard.
    Good cause was presented to grant the waiver of 24 CFR 
941.610(a)(1)-(a)(7). Under the waiver, these documents no longer need 
to be submitted to HUD for review. In lieu of HUD's review of these 
documents, and before public housing funds can be released, the PHA 
must submit documentation which certifies, in form specified by HUD, to 
the accuracy and authenticity of the legal documents detailed in Sec.  
941.610(a)(1)-(a)(7).
    Contact: Dominique Blom, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office 
of Public Housing Investments, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Room 4130, Washington, DC 20140-5000, telephone (202) 402-4181.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 941.610(a)(1)-(a)(7).
    Project/Activity: Charlotte Housing Authority Earle Village HOPE VI 
Project Glen Cove and McAlpine Terrace Mixed-Finance Projects HOPE VI 
Project Number: NC19URD003I193.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 941.610 of HUD's public housing 
regulations requires HUD review and approval of certain legal documents 
related to mixed-finance development before closing can occur and 
public housing funds can be released.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 20, 2007.
    Reason Waived: CHA is a high performing housing authority with 
extensive development and mixed-finance experience. CHA has received 
four HOPE VI grants and has done over 20 mixed-finance and 
homeownership projects related to the HOPE VI grants. CHA has worked on 
numerous occasions with the City to finance mixed-finance transactions. 
The partners in the project are equally experienced. All partners in 
this project have extensive internal review processes and financial 
control mechanisms related to financing. The attorneys representing CHA 
also have extensive mixed-finance experience. HUD review would repeat 
and duplicate the activities which these processes are already 
performing. This project is also a near duplicate of the many previous 
mixed-finance projects undertaken by CHA, all of which underwent full 
evidentiary document review and approval by HUD. Many of these deals 
had the same ownership structure, participating parties, tax credit 
investor, and financial structure as 940 Brevard.
    Good cause was presented to grant the waiver of 24 CFR 941.610 
(a)(1)-(a)(7). Under the waiver, these documents no longer need to be 
submitted to HUD for review. In lieu of HUD's review of these 
documents, and before public housing funds can be released, the PHA 
must submit documentation which certifies, in form specified by HUD, to 
the accuracy and authenticity of the legal documents detailed in Sec.  
941.610(a)(1)-(a)(7).
    Contact: Dominique Blom, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office 
of Public Housing Investments, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Room 4130, Washington, DC 20140-5000, telephone (202) 402-4181.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 983.51, 983.152, and 983.204.
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO), New 
Orleans, LA. In regard to its project-based voucher (PBV) developments, 
Flint Goodridge and Redemptorist Apartments, the HANO requested a 
waiver regarding competition of owner proposals, housing quality 
standards (HQS) inspections; and the Agreement to enter into a Housing 
Assistance Payments (AHAP) contract.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 983.51 of HUD's voucher regulations 
states the requirements of owner proposal selection. Section 983.152 
states the requirements for the AHAP. Section 983.204 states the 
requirements for the passage of HQS inspections before the execution of 
a housing assistance payments (HAP) contract.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 26, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The regulations were waived due to the critical 
housing needs of New Orleans pursuant to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita 
and the continuing re-occupancy efforts over the past two years, as 
well as the willingness of all parties to correct initial contract 
deficiencies.
    Contact: Danielle Bastarache, 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 983.54(j).
    Project/Activity: Macon Housing Authority (MHA), Macon, GA. The MHA 
requested a waiver regarding attaching project-based vouchers (PBV) to 
25 units at Vineville Christian Towers since it is a Section 101 rent 
supplement project.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 983.54(j) of HUD's voucher 
regulation states that a public housing agency may not attach or pay 
PBV assistance to units in a Section 101 rent supplement project (12 
U.S.C. 1701s).
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 29, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The rent supplement contract provides subsidy for 23 
of 39 units operating at a loss, and the PBV contract will only attach 
assistance to 25 of the 157 unsubsidized units and no duplicative 
subsidy will be provided for the project.
    Contact: Danielle Bastarache, 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 985.101(a).
    Project/Activity: Gainesville Housing Authority (GA), Gainesville, 
TX. The GHA requested a waiver regarding submission of its Section 8 
Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) certification for its fiscal year 
ending June 30, 2007.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 985.101(a) of HUD's voucher 
regulations states that a public housing agency must submit the HUD-
required SEMAP certification form within 60 calendar days after the end 
of its fiscal year.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 12, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The GHA was unable to gather and verify the data 
that is entered on the SEMAP certification due to substantial flooding 
and damage to the records.
    Contact: Danielle Bastarache, 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 982.207(b)(3).
    Project/Activity: Contra Costa County Housing Authority (CCCHA), 
Contra Costa County, CA. The CCHA requested a waiver of a selection 
preference

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regulation in order to select Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
AIDS (HOPWA)-eligible families to occupy five of the units receiving 
project-based voucher assistance at the 124-unit Lakeside Apartments 
project.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 982.207(b)(3) of HUD's voucher 
regulations, which governs tenant selection under the project-based 
voucher program, 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.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 13, 2007.
    Reason Waived: Since by law, persons with HIV/AIDS only may occupy 
units developed with HOPWA funds, a public housing agency may only 
authorize occupancy of such units that also receive project-based 
voucher assistance by persons with HIV/AIDS. Therefore, in selecting 
families to refer to the owner for occupancy of these units, the CCHA 
will have to pass over persons on its waiting list until it reaches a 
person with HIV/AIDS who is interested in moving into one of these 
units at Lakeside Apartments.
    Contact: Danielle Bastarache, 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 Snohomish County (HASC), 
Snohomish County, WA. The HASC requested a waiver regarding exception 
payment standards so that it could provide a reasonable accommodation 
to a person with disabilities.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 982.505(d) of HUD's voucher 
regulations states that a public housing agency may only approve a 
higher payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if 
the higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 26, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The applicant, who is a person with disabilities, 
owns a manufactured home that meets her physical needs and is 
accessible to stores and her doctor's office. To provide a reasonable 
accommodation so that this applicant would pay no more than 40 percent 
of adjusted income toward the family share, the HASC was allowed to 
approve an exception payment standard that exceeded the basic range of 
90 to 110 percent of the FMR.
    Contact: Danielle Bastarache, 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 Section 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of Snohomish County (HASC) 
Snohomish County, WA. The HASC requested a waiver regarding exception 
payment standards so that it could provide a reasonable accommodation 
to a person with disabilities.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 982.505(d) of HUD's voucher 
regulations states that a public housing agency may only approve a 
higher payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if 
the higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 12, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The applicant, who is a person with disabilities, 
owns a manufactured home that meets her physical needs and is 
accessible to her social support system. To provide a reasonable 
accommodation so that this applicant would pay no more than 40 percent 
of adjusted income toward the family share, the HASC was allowed to 
approve an exception payment standard that exceeded the basic range of 
90 to 110 percent of the FMR.
    Contact: Danielle Bastarache, 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: Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority (SMHA), 
Schenectady, NY. The SMHA requested a waiver regarding exception 
payment standards so that it could provide a reasonable accommodation 
to a person with disabilities.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 982.505(d) of HUD's voucher 
regulations states that a public housing agency may only approve a 
higher payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if 
the higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 5, 2007.
    Reason Waived: An applicant, who is a person with disabilities, 
located a unit that met her needs for a wheelchair-accessible unit that 
was near her parents and medical support system. To provide a 
reasonable accommodation so that this applicant would pay no more than 
40 percent of adjusted income toward the family share, the SMHA was 
allowed to approve an exception payment standard that exceeded the 
basic range of 90 to 110 percent of the FMR.
    Contact: Danielle Bastarache, 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 New Haven 
(HACNH), New Haven, CT. The HACNH requested a waiver regarding 
exception payment standards so that it could provide a reasonable 
accommodation to a person with disabilities.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 982.505(d) of HUD's voucher 
regulations states that a public housing agency may only approve a 
higher payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if 
the higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 30, 2007.
    Reason Waived: An applicant, who is a person with disabilities, 
located a unit that met his needs for a wheelchair-accessible unit 
after an extensive housing search. To provide a reasonable 
accommodation so that this applicant would pay no more than 40 percent 
of adjusted income toward the family share, the HACNH was allowed to 
approve an exception payment standard that exceeded the basic range of 
90 to 110 percent of the FMR.
    Contact: Danielle Bastarache, Director, Housing Voucher Management

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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: Milford Housing Authority (MHA), Milford, MA. The 
MHA requested a waiver regarding exception payment standards so that it 
could provide a reasonable accommodation to a person with disabilities.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 982.505(d) of HUD's voucher 
regulations states that a public housing agency may only approve a 
higher payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if 
the higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 20, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The participant, who is a person with disabilities, 
located a unit that met her needs after an extensive housing search. To 
provide a reasonable accommodation so that this participant would pay 
no more than 40 percent of adjusted income toward the family share, the 
MHA was allowed to approve an exception payment standard that exceeded 
the basic range of 90 to 110 percent of the FMR.
    Contact: Danielle Bastarache, 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 990.185(a).
    Project/Activity: The Housing Authority of the County of San 
Bernardino (HACSB), San Bernardino, California. The HACSB is 
contracting to Energy Performance through a term longer than the stated 
12-year maximum.
    Nature of Requirement: On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed 
into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Public Law 109-58, Subtitle D--
Public Housing, Section 151, (2)(B) amends Section 9(e)(2)(C) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 by adding a new paragraph (iii), 
which states ``Term of contract:--The total term of a contract shall 
not exceed 20 years to allow longer payback periods for retrofits, 
including windows, heating systems replacements, wall insulation, site-
based generation, advanced energy savings technologies, including 
renewable energy generation, and other such retrofits.'' However, HUD's 
current regulation 24 CFR 990.185(a) states that the contract period 
shall not exceed 12 years.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 26, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HACSB is undertaking a self-developed energy 
project, acting as an Energy Services company, and has hired a 
qualified third party consultant to provide energy management 
expertise. HACSB anticipates that recommendations arising from its 
energy audit will incorporate a selection of energy conservation 
measures whose life cycle expectations and costs will exceed the 12-
year regulatory limitation in 24 CFR 990.185(a). The HASB anticipates 
that the selection of retrofits will be capable of generating adequate 
savings to amortize the resulting debt within the approved period of 
the energy performance contract. Based upon the anticipated savings and 
benefits to HASB and its residents, this waiver grants the HASB the 12-
year payback period to allow up to a 20-year payback period, contingent 
on HUD's provisions to HASB.
    HUD's provisions include additional information and technical 
activity requirements unique to the characteristics of the project and 
the PHA. The purpose of the provisions is to ensure success, minimizing 
risk to projected savings (used to amortize the loan) and to HUD. The 
PHA must comply with all of HUD's provisions for the waiver to be 
effective. They may include, but are not limited to information 
requirements, necessary for the local field office to monitor savings 
over the life of the loan and procurement requirements to ensure fair 
and open competition. The HUD provisions are also a direct response to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concern related to the higher 
risk levels associated with a 20-year versus the previous limit of 12 
years. The Department through its provisions provides individual 
assessments and requirements of each project and waiver requesting an 
extension to 20-contract years to minimize risk and ensure that 
approval of the waiver is in the best interest of the PHA, HUD and the 
public.
    Contact: Nicole Faison, Director, Office of Public Housing 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4238, Washington, 
DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0744.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 990.185(a).
    Project/Activity: The Lancaster City Housing Authority (LCHA), 
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The LCHA is contracting to Energy Performance 
through a term longer than the stated 12-year maximum.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 990.185(a) states 
that a contract pertaining to energy conservation measures shall not 
exceed a period of 12 years. However, on August 8, 2005, President Bush 
signed into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Public Law 109-58, 
Subtitle D--Public Housing, Section 151, (2)(B) amends Section 
9(e)(2)(C) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 by adding a new 
paragraph (iii), which states ``Term of contract:--The total term of a 
contract shall not exceed 20 years to allow longer payback periods for 
retrofits, including windows, heating systems replacements, wall 
insulation, site-based generation, advanced energy savings 
technologies, including renewable energy generation, and other such 
retrofits.''
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 20, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The LCHA is undertaking a self-developed energy 
project, acting as an Energy Services company, and hired a qualified 
third party consultant to provide energy management expertise. LCHA 
anticipates that recommendations arising from its energy audit will 
incorporate a selection of energy conservation measures whose life 
cycle expectations and costs will exceed the 12-year regulatory 
limitation in 24 CFR 990.185(a). The LCHA anticipates that the 
selection of retrofits will be capable of generating adequate savings 
to amortize the resulting debt within the approved period of the energy 
performance contract. Based upon the anticipated savings and benefits 
to LCHA and its residents, the waiver granted the LCHA the 12-year 
payback period to allow up to a 20-year payback period, contingent on 
HUD's provisions to LCHA.
    HUD's provisions include additional information and technical 
activity requirements unique to the characteristics of the project and 
the PHA. The purpose of the provisions is to ensure success, minimizing 
risk to projected savings (used to amortize the loan) and to HUD. The 
PHA must comply with all of HUD's provisions for

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the waiver to be effective. They may include, but are not limited to 
information requirements, necessary for the local field office to 
monitor savings over the life of the loan and procurement requirements 
to ensure fair and open competition. The HUD provisions are also a 
direct response to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concern 
related to the higher risk levels associated with a 20-year versus the 
previous limit of 12 years. The Department through its provisions 
provides individual assessments and requirements of each project and 
waiver requesting an extension to 20-contract years to minimize risk 
and ensure that approval of the waiver is in the best interest of the 
PHA, HUD and the public.
    Contact: Nicole Faison, Director, Office of Public Housing 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4238, Washington, 
DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0744.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 990.185(a).
    Project/Activity: The Housing Authority of the City of Upland 
(HACU), Upland, California. The HACU is contracting to Energy 
Performance through a term longer than the stated 12-year maximum.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 990.185(a) states 
that a contract pertaining to energy conservation measures shall not 
exceed a period of 12 years. However, on August 8, 2005, President Bush 
signed into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Public Law 109-58, 
Subtitle D--Public Housing, Section 151, (2)(B) amends Section 
9(e)(2)(C) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 by adding a new 
paragraph (iii), which states ``Term of contract:--The total term of a 
contract shall not exceed 20 years to allow longer payback periods for 
retrofits, including windows, heating systems replacements, wall 
insulation, site-based generation, advanced energy savings 
technologies, including renewable energy generation, and other such 
retrofits.''
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 12, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HACU is undertaking a self-developed energy 
project, acting as an Energy Services company, and has hired a 
qualified third party consultant to provide energy management 
expertise. HACU anticipates that recommendations arising from its 
energy audit will incorporate a selection of energy conservation 
measures whose life cycle expectations and costs will exceed the 12-
year regulatory limitation in 24 CFR 990.185(a). The HACU anticipates 
that the selection of retrofits will be capable of generating adequate 
savings to amortize the resulting debt within the approved period of 
the energy performance contract. Based upon the anticipated savings and 
benefits to HACU and its residents, this waiver grants the HACU the 12-
year payback period to allow up to a 20-year payback period, contingent 
on HUD's provisions to HACU.
    HUD's provisions include additional information and technical 
activity requirements unique to the characteristics of the project and 
the PHA. The purpose of the provisions is to ensure success, minimizing 
risk to projected savings (used to amortize the loan) and to HUD. The 
PHA must comply with all of HUD's provisions for the waiver to be 
effective. They may include, but not limited to information 
requirements, necessary for the local field office to monitor savings 
over the life of the loan and procurement requirement to ensure fair 
and open competition. The HUD provisions are also a direct response to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concern related to the higher 
risk levels associated with a 20-year versus the previous limit of 12 
years. HUD through its provisions provides individual assessments and 
requirements of each project and waiver requesting an extension to 20-
contract years to minimize risk and ensure that approval of the waiver 
is in the best interest of the PHA, HUD and the public.
    Contact: Nicole Faison, Director, Office of Public Housing 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4238, Washington, 
DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0744.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 990.185(a).
    Project/Activity: The Lackawanna Housing Authority (LHA), 
Lackawanna, New York.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 990.185(a) states 
that a contract pertaining to energy conservation measures shall not 
exceed a period of 12 years. However, on August 8, 2005, President Bush 
signed into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Public Law 109-58, 
Subtitle D--Public Housing, Section 151, (2)(B) amends Section 
9(e)(2)(C) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 by adding a new 
paragraph (iii), which states ``Term of contract:--The total term of a 
contract shall not exceed 20 years to allow longer payback periods for 
retrofits, including windows, heating systems replacements, wall 
insulation, site-based generation, advanced energy savings 
technologies, including renewable energy generation, and other such 
retrofits.''
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 12, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The LHA is undertaking a self-developed energy 
project, acting as an Energy Services company, and has hired a 
qualified third party consultant to provide energy management 
expertise. LHA anticipates that recommendations arising from its energy 
audit will incorporate a selection of energy conservation measures 
whose life cycle expectations and costs will exceed the 12-year 
regulatory limitation in 24 CFR 990.185(a). The LHA anticipates that 
the selection of retrofits will be capable of generating adequate 
savings to amortize the resulting debt within the approved period of 
the energy performance contract. Based upon the anticipated savings and 
benefits to LHA and its residents, this waiver grants the LHA the 12-
year payback period to allow up to a 20-year payback period, contingent 
on HUD's provisions to LHA.
    HUD's provisions include additional information and technical 
activity requirements unique to the characteristics of the project and 
the PHA. The purpose of the provisions is to ensure success, minimizing 
risk to projected savings (used to amortize the loan) and to HUD. The 
PHA must comply with all of HUD's provisions for the waiver to be 
effective. They may include, but not limited to information 
requirements, necessary for the local field office to monitor savings 
over the life of the loan and procurement requirement to ensure fair 
and open competition. The HUD provisions are also a direct response to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concern related to the higher 
risk levels associated with a 20-year versus the previous limit of 12 
years. The Department through its provisions provides individual 
assessments and requirements of each project and waiver requesting an 
extension to 20-contract years to minimize risk and ensure that 
approval of the waiver is in the best interest of the PHA, HUD and the 
public.
    Contact: Nicole Faison, Director, Office of Public Housing 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4238, Washington, 
DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0744.

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     Regulation: 24 CFR 1000.336(d).
    Project/Activity: The United Keetoowah Band requested a waiver of 
the Sec.  1000.336(d) deadline for submitting a Census challenge in 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 to the Tribe's Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) 
formula data to enable the Tribe adequate time to collect data and 
prepare the proper documentation in accordance with Program 
requirements.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 1000.336(d) of HUD's IHBG 
regulations requires that data and documentation supporting Census 
challenges be submitted to HUD by March 30, 2007, in order for it to be 
considered for FY 2008.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 30, 2007.
    Reasons Waived: The final rule for revisions to the IHBG 
regulations (24 CFR part 1000) was published in the Federal Register on 
April 20, 2007, and established the March 30, 2007, deadline for 
submitting Census challenges for the upcoming FY. Therefore, the United 
Keetoowah Band did not have the opportunity to prepare a submission 
prior to the March 30, 2007 deadline, because that date had passed 
before the revised regulation was published. HUD determined that there 
was good cause to grant this waiver considering the importance of using 
the best available data to determine FY 2008 IHBG allocations, and the 
timing of the publication of the new regulation.
    Contact: Deborah M. Lalancette, Director, Office of Grants 
Management, Office of Native American Programs, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1670 
Broadway Denver, CO 80202, telephone (303) 675-1600.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 1000.336(d).
    Project/Activity: The Native Village of Eyak requested a waiver of 
the Sec.  1000.336(d) deadline for submitting a Census challenge in 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 to the Tribe's Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) 
formula data to enable the Tribe adequate time to collect data and 
prepare the proper documentation in accordance with Program 
requirements.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 1000.336(d) of HUD's IHBG 
regulations requires that data and documentation supporting Census 
challenges be submitted to HUD by March 30, 2007, in order for it to be 
considered for FY 2008.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 25, 2007.
    Reasons Waived: The final rule for revisions to the IHBG 
regulations (24 CFR part 1000) was published in the Federal Register on 
April 20, 2007, and established the March 30, 2007, deadline for 
submitting Census challenges for the upcoming FY. Therefore, the Native 
Village of Eyak did not have the opportunity to prepare a submission 
prior to the March 30, 2007 deadline, because that date had passed 
before the revised regulation was published. HUD determined that there 
was good cause to grant this waiver considering the importance of using 
the best available data to determine FY 2008 IHBG allocations, and the 
timing of the publication of the new regulation.
    Contact: Deborah M. Lalancette, Director, Office of Grants 
Management, Office of Native American Programs, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1670 
Broadway Denver, CO 80202, telephone (303) 675-1600.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 1000.336(d).
    Project/Activity: The Lac du Flambeau Chippewa Housing Authority 
requested a waiver of the Sec.  1000.336(d) deadline for submitting a 
Census challenge in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 to the Tribe's Indian Housing 
Block Grant (IHBG) formula data to enable the Tribe adequate time to 
collect data and prepare the proper documentation in accordance with 
Program requirements.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 1000.336(d) of HUD's IHBG 
regulations requires that data and documentation supporting Census 
challenges be submitted to HUD by March 30, 2007, in order for it to be 
considered for FY 2008.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 30, 2007.
    Reasons Waived: The final rule for revisions to the IHBG 
regulations (24 CFR Part 1000) was published in the Federal Register on 
April 20, 2007, and established the March 30, 2007, deadline for 
submitting Census challenges for the upcoming FY. Therefore, the Lac du 
Flambeau Chippewa Housing Authority did not have the opportunity to 
prepare a submission prior to the March 30, 2007 deadline, because that 
date had passed before the revised regulation was published. HUD 
determined that there was good cause to grant this waiver considering 
the importance of using the best available data to determine FY 2008 
IHBG allocations, and the timing of the publication of the new 
regulation.
    Contact: Deborah M. Lalancette, Director, Office of Grants 
Management, Office of Native American Programs, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1670 
Broadway Denver, CO 80202, telephone (303) 675-1600.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 1000.336(d).
    Project/Activity: The Colville Indian Housing Authority requested a 
waiver of the Sec.  1000.336(d) deadline for submitting a Census 
challenge in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 to the Tribe's Indian Housing Block 
Grant (IHBG) formula data to enable the Tribe adequate time to collect 
data and prepare the proper documentation in accordance with Program 
requirements.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 1000.336(d) of HUD's IHBG 
regulations requires that data and documentation supporting Census 
challenges be submitted to HUD by March 30, 2007, in order for it to be 
considered for FY 2008.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 30, 2007.
    Reasons Waived: The final rule for revisions to the IHBG 
regulations (24 CFR part 1000) was published in the Federal Register on 
April 20, 2007, and established the March 30, 2007, deadline for 
submitting Census challenges for the upcoming FY. Therefore, the 
Colville Indian Housing Authority did not have the opportunity to 
prepare a submission prior to the March 30, 2007 deadline, because that 
date had passed before the revised regulation was published. HUD 
determined that there was good cause to grant this waiver considering 
the importance of using the best available data to determine FY 2008 
IHBG allocations, and the timing of the publication of the new 
regulation.
    Contact: Deborah M. Lalancette, Director, Office of Grants 
Management, Office of Native American Programs, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1670 
Broadway Denver, CO 80202, telephone (303) 675-1600.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 1000.336(d).
    Project/Activity: The Lower Sioux Indian Tribe requested a waiver 
of the Sec.  1000.336(d) deadline for submitting a Census challenge in 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 to the Tribe's Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) 
formula data to enable the Tribe adequate time to collect data and 
prepare the proper documentation in accordance with Program 
requirements.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 1000.336(d) of HUD's IHBG 
regulations requires that data and documentation supporting Census 
challenges be

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submitted to HUD by March 30, 2007, in order for it to be considered 
for FY 2008.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 30, 2007.
    Reasons Waived: The final rule for revisions to the IHBG 
regulations (24 CFR part 1000) was published in the Federal Register on 
April 20, 2007, and established the March 30, 2007, deadline for 
submitting Census challenges for the upcoming FY. Therefore, the Lower 
Sioux Indian Tribe did not have the opportunity to prepare a submission 
prior to the March 30, 2007 deadline, because that date had passed 
before the revised regulation was published. HUD determined that there 
was good cause to grant this waiver considering the importance of using 
the best available data to determine FY 2008 IHBG allocations, and the 
timing of the publication of the new regulation.
    Contact: Deborah M. Lalancette, Director, Office of Grants 
Management, Office of Native American Programs, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1670 
Broadway Denver, CO 80202, telephone (303) 675-1600.

     Regulation: 24 CFR 1000.336(d).
    Project/Activity: The Wiyot Tribe requested a waiver of the Sec.  
1000.336(d) deadline for submitting a Census challenge in Fiscal Year 
(FY) 2008 to the Tribe's Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) formula data 
to enable the Tribe adequate time to collect data and prepare the 
proper documentation in accordance with Program requirements.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 1000.336(d) of HUD's IHBG 
regulations requires that data and documentation supporting Census 
challenges be submitted to HUD by March 30, 2007, in order for it to be 
considered for FY 2008.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: August 30, 2007.
    Reasons Waived: The final rule for revisions to the IHBG 
regulations (24 CFR part 1000) was published in the Federal Register on 
April 20, 2007, and established the March 30, 2007, deadline for 
submitting Census challenges for the upcoming FY. Therefore, the Wiyot 
Tribe did not have the opportunity to prepare a submission prior to the 
March 30, 2007 deadline, because that date had passed before the 
revised regulation was published. HUD determined that there was good 
cause to grant this waiver considering the importance of using the best 
available data to determine FY 2008 IHBG allocations, and the timing of 
the publication of the new regulation.
    Contact: Deborah M. Lalancette, Director, Office of Grants 
Management, Office of Native American Programs, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1670 
Broadway, Denver, CO 80202, telephone (303) 675-1600.

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