[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 53243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21607]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Rental and Utility Assistance for Certain Low-Income Veteran 
Families

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program 
has enabled grantees to augment available housing options for homeless 
Veterans in high-rent burden communities by increasing the rental 
assistance for up to 2 years before recertification. This notice will 
establish locations where the SSVF grantees can place Veterans in 
housing with this rental subsidy.

DATES: SSVF grantees can place Veterans in housing with the rental 
subsidy described in title 38 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) section 
62.34(a)(8) effective October 1, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kuhn, Homeless Program Office, 
Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program Office, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-8596. (This is not a toll-
free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a document published in the Federal 
Register on August 28, 2019, the Department of Veterans Affairs 
published a final rule, which revised its regulations that govern the 
SSVF Program, which are authorized under section 2044 of title 38 
United States Code (U.S.C.). 84 FR 45074. This rule, which amended 38 
CFR 62.34(a)(6) and (8), extends the ability of SSVF grantees to 
provide rental assistance in certain areas where the limited 
availability of affordable housing makes it difficult to reduce a 
community's population of homeless Veterans.
    Through the provision of these subsidies, the pool of available 
housing can be expanded as program participants have access to a 
broader rental market. Section 62.34(a)(8) states that extremely low-
income Veteran families and very low-income Veteran families who meet 
the criteria of Sec.  62.11 may be eligible to receive a rental subsidy 
for a 2-year period without recertification. Section 62.34(a)(8) 
further states that the applicable counties will be published annually 
in the Federal Register. This notice provides the eligible counties for 
Fiscal Year 2020.
    Locations: This rental subsidy will be available in the District of 
Columbia and the following counties:

California: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Alameda, San Diego, Santa 
Clara, and Contra Costa
Washington: King
Hawaii: Honolulu
Illinois: Cook
New York: New York, Bronx, Queens, Kings, and Richmond

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document 
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as 
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Pamela 
Powers, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved this 
document on September 30, 2019, for publication.

    Dated: September 30, 2019.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy & 
Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-21607 Filed 10-3-19; 8:45 am]
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