[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43197-43198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18126]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5428-N-01]


Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS): Asset Management 
Transition Year 2 Extension

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides information regarding scoring and 
submission requirements for public housing agencies (PHAs) under the 
Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS). This notice extends the 
Federal Register notice, Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS): Asset 
Management Transition Year 2 Information (75 FR 1632), dated January 
12, 2010, for PHAs with fiscal years ending (FYEs) June 30, 2010, and 
September 30, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC), Attention: Cheryl 
Teninga, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, 
SW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410; telephone number (REAC Technical 
Assistance Center) 888-245-4860 (this is 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

A. PHAS Scoring During Transition Year 1

    On August 21, 2008, HUD published Federal Register notice (FR-5227-
N-01), ``Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS): Asset Management 
Transition Year Information and Uniform Financial Reporting Standards 
(UFRS) Information'' (73 FR 49588). In that notice, HUD indicated that, 
for PHAs with FYEs of June 30, 2008, through March 31, 2009, HUD would 
not issue a new overall PHAS score. Further, PHAs were not required to 
submit their management operations information and were not subject to 
resident satisfaction surveys (other than PHAs with a FYE of June 30, 
2008, for whom the survey results were informational only). PHAs were 
still required to submit their annual financial statements (not scored) 
and were subject to the same inspection frequencies, the scores from 
which were also for informational purposes only.

B. PHAS Scoring During Transition Year 2

    The Transition Year 2 notice (75 FR 1632, January 12, 2010) covers 
those PHAs with FYEs of June 30, 2009, September 30, 2009, December 31, 
2009, and March 31, 2010. This notice also applies to Moving-to-Work 
PHAs that are not specifically exempted from a PHAS assessment in their 
grant agreements.
    Small PHAs (those with fewer than 250 public housing units): Under 
the current PHAS rule, small PHAs are generally assessed every other 
year. During Transition Year 2, small PHAs are being assessed pursuant 
to 24 CFR 902.9.
    Instructions for submissions and scoring were provided for the 
physical condition, financial condition, management operations, and 
resident assessment indicators.

C. Transition Year 2 Extension

    This notice provides for an extension of the Transition Year 2 
notice for PHAs with FYEs of June 30, 2010, and September 30, 2010. In 
addition to the information provided in the Transition Year 2 notice, 
the following applies to this extension notice.
    Management Operations Indicator. PHAs will be required to submit 
their management operations certification, pursuant to 24 CFR part 902, 
subpart D. Small PHAs will be assessed pursuant to 24 CFR 902.9.
    PHAs with FYEs of June 30, 2009, and September 30, 2009, that 
requested and received an approved waiver for their management 
operations certification may request an extension of that waiver for 
FYEs June 30, 2010, and September 30, 2010. HUD will notify those PHAs 
in writing of the waiver extension.
    PHAs with FYEs of June 30, 2010, and September 30, 2010, that did 
not submit a waiver request for their previous FYE and are converting 
to asset management, and for which the submission of the current 
management operations certification would impose an administrative 
hardship, may request a waiver for their management operations 
certification pursuant to 24 CFR 5.110, within 30 days from the date of 
this notice.
    Resident Assessment Indicator. HUD will not administer the resident 
service and satisfaction survey for PHAs with FYEs of June 30, 2010, 
and September 30, 2010. Such PHAs have the same choices stated in the 
Transition Year 2 notice.
    PHAs with FYEs of June 30, 2009, and September 30, 2009, that 
requested and were granted an appeal for the resident assessment 
indicator may request an extension of the results of that appeal. HUD 
will notify those PHAs in writing of the extension of the results of 
the appeal.
    All other aspects of the current PHAS rule will remain in effect 
during the Transition Year 2 Extension period.

II. Environmental Review

    This notice provides operating instructions and procedures in 
connection with activities under a Federal Register document that has 
previously been subject to a required environmental review. 
Accordingly, under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(4), this notice is categorically 
excluded from environmental review under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).


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    Dated: July 20, 2010.
Sandra B. Henriquez,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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