[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 63668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26709]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6135-N-01]


Rental Assistance Demonstration: Amendment to Final Notice

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a change to the Rental Assistance 
Demonstration (RAD) regarding conversions to project-based rental 
assistance under RAD's Second Component.

DATES: The RAD Supplemental Notice, PIH 2018-22/H 2018-11, is operative 
December 11, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit questions or 
comments electronically to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To assure a timely response, please 
direct requests for further information electronically to the email 
address [email protected]. Written requests may also be directed to the 
following address: Office of Housing--Office of Recapitalization; 
Department of Housing and Urban Development; 451 7th Street SW, Room 
6230; Washington, DC 20410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    RAD, initially authorized by the Consolidated and Further 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Pub. L. 122-55, signed November 
18, 2011) (2012 Appropriations Act), allows for the conversion of 
assistance under the public housing, Rent Supplement (Rent Supp), 
Rental Assistance (RAP), Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab), and Mod 
Rehab Single Room Occupancy (SRO) programs (collectively, ``covered 
programs'') to long-term, renewable assistance under the Section 8 
project based voucher (PBV) or project based rental assistance (PBRA) 
programs. The most recent version of the RAD program notice is PIH 
2012-32/Housing 2017-03, REV-3, which has been amended by supplemental 
guidance published July 2, 2018, is located at https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/Housing/documents/RAD_Notice_Rev3_Amended_by_RSN_7-2018.pdf.
    This notice announces the posting of a second supplement to the 
most current notice PIH 2012-32/Housing 2017-03 REV-3 (RAD Supplemental 
Notice 3.B, PIH 2018-22/H 2018-11). As provided by the RAD Statute 
(Section 237 of Title II, Division L, Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2018, Pub. L. 115-141), this notice addresses the requirement that 
the demonstration may proceed after HUD publishes the terms of the 
notice in the Federal Register. This notice summarizes the key changes 
made to the PIH 2012-32/Housing 2017-03 REV-3 through the RAD 
Supplemental Notice, PIH 2018-22/H 2018-11.

II. Key Changes

    In order to maximize the resources available to make property 
improvements for low-income households living in properties converting 
under the Second Component of RAD and to align RAD requirements more 
closely with the underlying PBRA statutory and regulatory requirements 
related to the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931, the Supplemental Program Notice 
clarifies that execution of a PBRA contract as a result of the 
conversion of Rent Supp, RAP, Mod Rehab, or Mod Rehab SRO contracts 
through RAD after the publication of this notice does not trigger 
Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements.

III. Revised Program Notice Availability

    The RAD Supplemental Notice (PIH 2018-22/H 2018-11) can be found on 
RAD's website, www.hud.gov/RAD.

IV. Finding of No Significant Impact

    A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) with respect to the 
environment has been made in accordance with HUD regulations in 24 CFR 
part 50, which implemented section 102(2)(C) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). The FONSI is 
available for public inspection during regular business hours in the 
Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276, Washington, DC 
20410-0500. Due to security measures at the HUD Headquarters building, 
please schedule an appointment to review the FONSI by calling the 
Regulations Division at (202) 708-3055 (this is not a toll-free 
number). Individuals with speech or hearing impairments may access this 
number via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

    Dated: November 28, 2018.
Dominique Blom,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
Brian D. Montgomery,
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
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