[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8886-8903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02843]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6325-N-03]


Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third 
Quarter of Calendar Year 2022

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, 2022 and ending on September 30, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about this 
notice, contact Aaron Santa Anna, Associate General Counsel for 
Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 10282, Washington, DC 20410-
0500, telephone 202-708-5300 (this is not a toll-free number). HUD 
welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf 
or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication 
disabilities.
    To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone call, 
please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
    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 2022.

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, 2022 through September 30, 2022. 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 2022) before the next report is published (the fourth quarter of 
calendar year 2022), HUD will include any additional waivers granted 
for the third quarter in the next report.
    Accordingly, information about approved waiver requests pertaining 
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HUD regulations is provided in the Appendix that follows this notice.

Damon Y. Smith,
General Counsel.

Appendix

Listing of Waivers of Regulatory Requirements Granted by Offices of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development July 1, 2022 Through 
September 30, 2022

    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 91.105(c)(2) and (k); 24 CFR 91.115 
(c)(2), and (i); and 24 CFR 91.401.
    Project/Activity: The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any HUD 
Community Planning and Development (CPD) grantee located in the 
county equivalents (municipios) included in the declared-disaster 
area (see DR-4671-PR) seeking to expedite action in response to 
Hurricane Fiona, upon notification to the Community Planning and 
Development Director in its respective HUD Field Office. This 
authority is in effect for grantees in the areas covered by the 
major disaster declaration under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), DR-
4671-PR, dated September 21, 2022, as may be amended (the 
``declared-disaster areas'') and is limited to facilitating 
preparation of substantial amendments to FY 2022 and prior year 
plans.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulations at 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) 
and (k); 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i); and 24 CFR 91.401 require a 
30-day public comment period in the development of a consolidated 
plan and prior to the implementation of a substantial amendment.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: Several CPD grantees were affected by Hurricane 
Fiona that hit Puerto Rico on September 17, 2022. As a result of 
substantial property loss and destruction, many individuals and 
families residing in the declared-disaster areas were displaced from 
their homes, including beneficiaries of various CPD programs, and 
families eligible to receive CPD program assistance. The waiver 
granted will allow grantees to expedite recovery efforts for low- 
and moderate-income residents affected by the property loss and 
destruction resulting from this event.
    Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities 
Division, Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, Washington, 
DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k); 24 CFR 
91.115(c)(2) and (i); and 24 CFR 91.401.
    Project/Activity: The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any HUD 
Community Planning and Development (CPD) grantee located in the 
county equivalents (municipios) included in the declared-disaster 
areas (see DR-4671-PR) seeking to expedite action in response to 
Hurricane Fiona, upon notification to the Community Planning and 
Development Director in its respective HUD Field Office. This 
authority is in effect for grantees within the declared-disaster 
areas and is limited to facilitating preparation of substantial 
amendments to FY 2022 and prior year plans.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulations at 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) 
and (k); 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i); and 24 CFR 91.401 require the 
grantee to follow its citizen participation plan to provide citizens 
with reasonable notice and opportunity to comment. The citizen 
participation plan must state how reasonable notice and opportunity 
to comment will be given.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: As stated above, several CPD grantees were 
affected by Hurricane Fiona that hit Puerto Rico on September 17, 
2022. As a result of substantial property loss and destruction, many 
individuals and families residing in the declared-disaster areas 
were displaced from their homes, including beneficiaries of various 
CPD programs, and families eligible to receive CPD program 
assistance. The waiver granted will allow grantees to determine what 
constitutes reasonable notice and opportunity to comment given their 
circumstances and provide that level of notice and opportunity to 
comment when amending prior year plans in response to the disaster.
    Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities 
Division, Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, Washington, 
DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 570.207(b)(4).
    Project/Activity: All CDBG grantees located within and outside 
declared disaster areas assisting persons and families who have 
registered with FEMA in connection with Hurricane Fiona.
    Nature of Requirement: The CDBG regulations at 24 CFR 
570.207(b)(4) prohibit income payments, but permit emergency grant 
payments for three months. ``Income payments'' means a series of 
subsistence-type grant payments made to an individual or family for 
items such as food, clothing, housing (rent or mortgage), or 
utilities. Emergency grant payments made over a period of up to 
three consecutive months to the providers of such items and services 
on behalf of an individual or family are eligible public services.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: HUD waives the provisions of 24 CFR 570.207(b)(4) 
to permit emergency grant payments for items such as food, clothing, 
housing (rent or mortgage), or utilities for up to six consecutive 
months. While this waiver allows emergency grant payments to be made 
for up to six consecutive months, the payments must still be made to 
service providers as opposed to the affected individuals or 
families. Many individuals and families have been forced to abandon 
their homes due to the damage associated with Hurricane Fiona. The 
waiver will allow CDBG grantees, including grantees providing 
assistance to evacuees outside the declared-disaster areas, to pay 
for the basic daily needs of individuals and families affected by 
the hurricane on an interim basis. This authority is in effect 
through the end of the grantee's 2023 program year. This waiver 
aligns with waivers currently in effect for CDBG coronavirus (CDBG-
CV) grants. The six-month periods allowed by waiver for CDBG and 
CDBG-CV shall not be used consecutively for the same beneficiary.
    Contact: Robert C. Peterson, Director, State and Small Cities 
Division, Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, Washington, 
DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4211.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k), 24 CFR 
91.115(c)(2) and (i), and 24 CFR 91.401.
    Project/Activity: Any participating jurisdiction or grantee 
located in the declared-disaster area (see FEMA-DR-4671-PR) affected 
by Hurricane Fiona.
    Nature of Requirement: This provision allows a CPD grantee to 
amend an approved consolidated plan in accordance with 24 CFR 
91.505. Substantial amendments to the consolidated plan, such as the 
addition of new activities or a change in the use of grant funds 
from one eligible activity to another, are subject to the citizen 
participation process in the grantee's citizen participation plan. 
The citizen participation plan must provide citizens with 30 days to 
comment on substantial amendments. The regulations require the 
grantee to follow its citizen participation plan to provide citizens 
with reasonable notice and opportunity to comment. The citizen 
participation plan must state how reasonable notice and opportunity 
to comment will be given.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: Given the need to expedite actions to respond to 
damage caused by Hurricane Fiona, HUD waives the 30-day public 
comment requirement of 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k), 91.115(c)(2), 
and (i), and 91.401, and reduces the public comment

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period to no less than seven days. In reducing the comment period to 
seven days, HUD is balancing the need to quickly assist families 
dealing with the effects of Hurricane Fiona while continuing to 
provide reasonable notice and opportunity for citizens to comment on 
the proposed uses of CDBG, HOME, HTF, HOPWA, and ESG funds.
    In addition, HUD recognizes the destruction wrought by Hurricane 
Fiona makes it difficult for impacted jurisdictions within the 
declared-disaster areas to provide notice to citizens in accordance 
with their citizen participation plans. Therefore, HUD waives 24 CFR 
91.105(c)(2) and (k) and 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i) to allow these 
grantees to determine what constitutes reasonable notice and 
opportunity to comment given their circumstances.
    Applicability: This authority is in effect for grantees within 
the declared-disaster areas through the end of the grantee's 2022 
program year and is limited to facilitating preparation of FY 2022 
Plan substantial amendments and substantial amendments to prior year 
plans.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.203(a)(1) and (2).
    Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster 
areas (see FEMA-DR-4671-PR).
    Nature of Requirement: These sections of the HOME regulation 
require initial income determinations for HOME beneficiaries by 
examining source documents covering the most recent two months. Many 
families whose housing was destroyed or damaged by Hurricane Fiona 
will not have any documentation of income and will not be able to 
qualify for HOME assistance if the requirement remains effective.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: This waiver permits the participating 
jurisdiction to use self-certification of income, as provided in 
Sec.  92.203(a)(1)(ii), in lieu of source documentation to determine 
eligibility for HOME assistance of persons displaced by Hurricane 
Fiona.
    Applicability: This waiver applies only to families displaced by 
the disaster (as documented by FEMA registration) whose income 
documentation was destroyed or made inaccessible by Hurricane Fiona 
and remains in effect for six months from September 27, 2022. The 
participating jurisdiction or, as appropriate, HOME project owner, 
is required to maintain: (1) a record of FEMA registration to 
demonstrate that a family was displaced by Hurricane Fiona; and (2) 
a statement signed by appropriate family members certifying to the 
family's size and annual income and that the family's income 
documentation was destroyed or is inaccessible.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.209(e), (h)(1), and (i).
    Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster 
areas (see FEMA-DR-4671-PR).
    Nature of Requirement: Section 92.209(e) requires that the term 
of a HOME TBRA contract made with a landlord begin on the first day 
of the lease. Section 92.209(h)(1) limits the subsidy that a 
participating jurisdiction may pay toward a TBRA recipient's rent to 
the difference between the participating jurisdiction's rent 
standard for the unit size and 30 percent of the family's monthly 
adjusted income. Section 92.209(i) requires that units occupied by 
TBRA recipients meet the housing quality standards established in 24 
CFR 982.401.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: Suspending these provisions will provide the 
participating jurisdiction with greater flexibility to use tenant-
based rental assistance as an emergency housing resource.
    Applicability: The requirement in 24 CFR 92.209(e) that the 
start date of a TBRA contract begin on the first day of the term of 
a tenant's lease is waived for TBRA contracts a participating 
jurisdiction executes for persons or families displaced by Hurricane 
Fiona for a period of 24 months after September 27, 2022. The 
provision of 24 CFR 92.209(h)(1) imposing the maximum amount of TBRA 
assistance a participating jurisdiction may provide to a family 
under HOME TBRA is waived for TBRA recipients who are displaced by 
Hurricane Fiona for a period of 24 months after September 27, 2022. 
The waiver of the housing quality standards requirements at 24 CFR 
92.209(i) applies to units leased by TBRA recipients who were 
displaced by Hurricane Fiona and are being assisted through a HOME 
TBRA program funded by the participating jurisdiction for a period 
of 24 months after September 27, 2022.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.218 and 92.222(b).
    Project/Activity: Any participating jurisdiction located in the 
declared-disaster areas (see FEMA-DR-4671-PR).
    Nature of Requirement: This provision requires all HOME 
participating jurisdictions to contribute throughout the fiscal year 
to housing that qualifies as affordable housing under the HOME 
program. The contributions must total no less than 25 percent of the 
HOME funds drawn from the participating jurisdiction's HOME 
Investment Trust Fund Treasury account. Reducing the match 
requirement for the participating jurisdiction by 100 percent for FY 
2022 and FY 2023 will eliminate the need for the participating 
jurisdiction to identify match for HOME projects related to the 
damage caused by Hurricane Fiona. The requirement that the 
participating jurisdiction must submit a copy of the Presidential 
major disaster-declaration is waived.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: Given the urgent housing needs created by 
Hurricane Fiona and the substantial financial impact the 
participating jurisdiction will face in addressing those needs, the 
approval of a match reduction will relieve the participating 
jurisdiction from the need to identify and provide matching 
contributions to HOME projects.
    Applicability: This match reduction applies to funds expended by 
a participating jurisdiction located in the declared-disaster areas 
from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2023. The suspension 
also applies to State-funded HOME projects located in declared-
disaster areas.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.251.
    Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster 
areas (see FEMA-DR-4671-PR) .
    Nature of Requirement: This provision requires that housing 
assisted with HOME funds meet property standards based on the 
activity undertaken, i.e., homebuyer assistance, and state and local 
standards and codes or model codes for rehabilitation and new 
construction.
    Property standard requirements are waived for repair of 
properties damaged by Hurricane Fiona. Units must meet State and 
local health and safety codes. The lead housing safety regulations 
established in 24 CFR part 35 are not waived. Also, accessibility 
requirements at 24 CFR 92.251(a)(2)(i) are not waived.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is required to enable the 
participating jurisdiction to meet the critical housing needs of 
families whose housing was damaged and families who were displaced 
by Hurricane Fiona.
    Applicability: This waiver applies only to housing units located 
in the declared-disaster areas which were damaged by the disaster 
and to which HOME funds are committed within two years of September 
27, 2022.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 93.151(c).
    Project/Activity: Projects located in the declared-disaster 
areas (see FEMA-DR-4671-PR).
    Nature of Requirement: This section of the HTF regulation 
requires initial income determinations for HTF beneficiaries by 
examining source documents covering the most recent two months. Many 
families whose homes were destroyed or damaged by

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Hurricane Fiona will not have any documentation of income and will 
not be able to qualify for HTF assistance if the requirement remains 
effective.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: This waiver permits the grantee to use self-
certification of income, as provided in section 93.151(d)(2), for 
HTF assisted units in lieu of source documentation to determine 
initial eligibility of persons displaced by Hurricane Fiona.
    Applicability: This waiver applies only to families displaced by 
the disaster (as documented by FEMA registration) whose income 
documentation was destroyed or made inaccessible by Hurricane Fiona 
and remains in effect for six months from September 27, 2022. The 
grantee or, as appropriate, HTF project owner, is required to 
maintain: (1) a record of FEMA registration to demonstrate that a 
family was displaced by Hurricane Fiona; and (2) a statement signed 
by appropriate family members certifying to the family's size and 
annual income and that the family's income documentation was 
destroyed or is inaccessible.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(l) Utility Allowance 
Requirements.
    Project/Activity: The cities of Bakersfield, California, El 
Monte, California, and Los Angeles, California, requested a waiver 
of 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow use of the utility allowance 
established by the local public housing agency (PHA) for 22nd Street 
Lofts, 88th & Vermont, the Metro Family Housing project, and Ybarra 
Village, four HOME-assisted projects.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) 
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly 
allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and 
update the allowances annually. However, participating jurisdictions 
are not permitted to use the utility allowance established by the 
local public housing authority for HOME-assisted rental projects for 
which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 18, 2022.
    Reason Waived: The HOME requirements for establishing a utility 
allowances conflict with Project Based Voucher program requirements. 
It is not possible to use two different utility allowances to set 
the rent for a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to 
require a project owner establish and implement different utility 
allowances for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a 
project.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) Utility Allowance 
Requirements.
    Project/Activity: Marin County, California, requested a waiver 
of 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow use of the utility allowance 
established by the local public housing agency (PHA) for Centertown 
Apartments, a HOME-assisted project.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) 
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly 
allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and 
update the allowances annually. However, participating jurisdictions 
are not permitted to use the utility allowance established by the 
local public housing authority for HOME-assisted rental projects for 
which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 18, 2022.
    Reason Waived: The HOME requirements for establishing a utility 
allowances conflict with Project Based Voucher program requirements. 
It is not possible to use two different utility allowances to set 
the rent for a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to 
require a project owner establish and implement different utility 
allowances for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a 
project.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(l) Utility Allowance 
Requirements.
    Project/Activity: The State of Georgia requested a waiver of 24 
CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow use of the utility allowance established 
by the local public housing agency (PHA) for Providence at Parkway 
Village Apartments, a HOME-assisted project.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) 
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly 
allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and 
update the allowances annually. However, participating jurisdictions 
are not permitted to use the utility allowance established by the 
local public housing authority for HOME-assisted rental projects for 
which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Acting General Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: July 18, 2022.
    Reason Waived: The HOME requirements for establishing a utility 
allowances conflict with Project Based Voucher program requirements. 
It is not possible to use two different utility allowances to set 
the rent for a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to 
require a project owner establish and implement different utility 
allowances for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a 
project.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(l) Utility Allowance 
Requirements.
    Project/Activity: The State of North Dakota requested a waiver 
of 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow use of the utility allowance 
established by the local public housing agency (PHA) for Monterey 
Apartments and Winterland Apartments, two HOME-assisted projects.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) 
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly 
allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and 
update the allowances annually. However, participating jurisdictions 
are not permitted to use the utility allowance established by the 
local public housing authority for HOME-assisted rental projects for 
which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013.
    Granted By: Marion M. McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: August 29, 2022.
    Reason Waived: The HOME requirements for establishing a utility 
allowances conflict with Project Based Voucher program requirements. 
It is not possible to use two different utility allowances to set 
the rent for a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to 
require a project owner establish and implement different utility 
allowances for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a 
project.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 574.310(b)(2)(iii), Space and 
Security.
    Project/Activity: City of Tampa, FL; State of Arkansas; City of 
Denver, CO; State of Connecticut; City of Salt Lake City, UT; City 
of Los Angeles, CA; State of Hawaii; City of Las Vegas, NV.
    Nature of Requirement: This section of the HOPWA regulations 
provides that each resident must be afforded adequate space and 
security for themselves and their belongings.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Special Needs.
    Date Granted: July 1, 2022-September 30, 2022.
    Reason Waived: In 2020, CPD began issuing waivers of regulatory 
authority available on a nationwide basis with a simplified opt-in 
process to help recipients prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-
19. Between March 31, 2020, and December 30, 2021, CPD published 
several memoranda announcing nationwide availability of regulatory 
waivers. Under Notice CPD-22-09, issued on June 15, 2022, HOPWA 
grantees were provided the opportunity to apply for certain 
regulatory waivers to provide continued flexibility during the 
COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic recovery.
    Notice CPD-22-09 provided expedited processing of requests to 
waive 24 CFR 574.310(b)(2)(iii), so that grantees and project

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sponsors operating housing facilities and shared housing 
arrangements can place more than two people in a room or reconfigure 
rooms, common areas and other appropriate spaces for temporary 
quarantine services of eligible individuals and families affected by 
COVID-19. Notice CPD-22-09 required grantees to justify in the 
waiver request why the grantee or project sponsor cannot provide 
adequate space and security in accordance with the standard provided 
at 24 CFR 574.310(b)(2)(iii). The waiver request must also specify 
the period during which the grantee needs to use this waiver and 
that effective period must not extend beyond March 31, 2023.
    Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 402-5916, [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 574.330(a)(1), Time Limits for 
Short-Term Housing Facilities and Short-Term Rent, Mortgage, and 
Utility Payments.
    Project/Activity: City of Kansas City, MO; City of Cincinnati, 
OH; State of Louisiana; City of Tampa, FL; State of Florida; City of 
Boston, MA; State of Arkansas; State of Connecticut; City of Fort 
Lauderdale, FL; State of Hawaii; State of Kansas; City of Salt Lake 
City, UT; State of Wisconsin; State of Georgia; City of Oakland, CA; 
City of New York City, NY; City of Dallas, TX; City of Los Angeles, 
CA; State of New York; City of Richmond, VA; City of Denver, CO; 
State of Kentucky; City of Las Vegas, NV; Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico.
    Nature of Requirement: This section of the HOPWA regulations 
limits the total amount of time an eligible individual or family can 
reside in a short-term supported housing facility to no more than 60 
days during any six-month period. It also limits the Short-Term 
Rent, Mortgage, and Utility (STRMU) payments to prevent the 
homelessness of the tenant or mortgagor of a dwelling to no more 
than 21 weeks in any 52-week period.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Special Needs.
    Date Granted: July 1, 2022-September 30, 2022.
    Reason Waived: In 2020, CPD began issuing waivers of regulatory 
authority available on a nationwide basis with a simplified opt-in 
process to help recipients prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-
19. Between March 31, 2020, and December 30, 2021, CPD published 
several memoranda announcing nationwide availability of regulatory 
waivers. Under Notice CPD-22-09, issued on June 15, 2022, HOPWA 
grantees were provided the opportunity to apply for certain 
regulatory waivers to provide continued flexibility during the 
COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic recovery.
    Notice CPD-22-09 provided expedited processing of grantee 
requests to waive the 21-week and 60-day limitations in 24 CFR 
574.330(a)(1). In utilizing the waiver, the grantee or project 
sponsor must document, on an individual household basis, that a good 
faith effort has been made to assist the household to achieve 
housing stability within the time limits specified in the 
regulations, but that financial needs or health and safety concerns 
have prevented the household from doing so. The grantee or project 
sponsor must also have written policies and procedures outlining 
efforts to regularly re-assess the needs of assisted households, as 
well as processes for granting extensions based on documented 
financial needs or health and safety concerns. The waiver request 
must specify the alternative limits to be used in place of the 21- 
week and 60-day limit as applicable, and those limits must not 
exceed 52 weeks and 120 days, respectively and specify the period 
during which the grantee needs to use this waiver and that effective 
period must not extend beyond March 31, 2023.
    Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 402-5916, [email protected].
     Regulation: 24 CFR 574.530, Self-Certification of 
Income and Credible Information on HIV Status.
    Project/Activity: Maui AIDS Foundation; City of Kansas City, MO; 
City of Cincinnati, OH; State of Louisiana; City of Tampa, FL; City 
of Boston, MA; State of Arkansas; State of Connecticut; City of Salt 
Lake City, UT; State of Wisconsin; Chicago House and Social Service 
Agency; City of Denver, CO; City of New York City, NY; City of Los 
Angeles, CA; State of New York; Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; State 
of Georgia; State of Hawaii; City of Las Vegas, NV.
    Nature of Requirement: HOPWA grantees and project sponsors must 
maintain records to document compliance with HOPWA requirements, 
which includes determining the eligibility of a family to receive 
HOPWA assistance.
    Granted By: Jemine A. Bryon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Special Needs.
    Date Granted: July 1, 2022-September 30, 2022.
    Reason Waived: In 2020, CPD began issuing waivers of regulatory 
authority available on a nationwide basis with a simplified opt-in 
process to help recipients prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-
19. Between March 31, 2020, and December 30, 2021, CPD published 
several memoranda announcing nationwide availability of regulatory 
waivers. Under Notice CPD-22-09, issued on June 15, 2022, HOPWA 
grantees were provided the opportunity to apply for certain 
regulatory waivers to provide continued flexibility during the 
COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic recovery.
    Notice CPD-22-09 provided expedited processing of requests to 
waive the requirement at 24 CFR 574.530 to have source documentation 
of HIV status at the time of the determination of eligibility. In 
utilizing the waiver, grantees and project sponsors may accept 
written certification of HIV status and income to document 
eligibility of an individual or family seeking assistance if the 
grantee or project sponsor agrees to obtain source documentation of 
HIV status and income eligibility within 90 days of obtaining the 
written certification. Grantees and project sponsors must provide 
justification as to why source documentation cannot be acquired at 
the time of the eligibility determination. The waiver request must 
specify the period during which the grantee needs to use this waiver 
and that effective period must not extend beyond March 31, 2023.
    Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 402-5916, [email protected].

I. Mega-Waiver for Hurricane Fiona--Continuum of Care (CoC) Program

    On September 27, 2022, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
Marion McFadden issued a memorandum offering waivers of certain 
statutory and regulatory requirements associated with several 
Community Planning and Development (CPD) grant programs to address 
damage and facilitate recovery from Hurricane Fiona in areas covered 
by a major disaster declaration under Title IV of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford 
Act), DR-4671-PR, dated September 21, 2022, and as may be amended 
(the ``declared-disaster areas''). The following summarizes the 
waivers available for CoC Program Recipients. The September 27, 
2022, memorandum was updated on December 8, 2022, to clarify the 
documentation requirements to support the use of some waivers to 
assist impacted individuals and provide greater clarity on the use 
of some waivers outside of the declared disaster area.

CoC--Permanent Housing Rapid Re-Housing Limit to 24 Months of Rental 
Assistance

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii), 24 CFR 
578.37(a)(1)(ii)(C), and 24 CFR 578.51(a)(1)(i).
    Project/Activity: For two years from September 27, 2022 the 24-
month limit on rental assistance is waived for individuals and 
families who meet the following criteria. (1) The individual or 
family lives in a declared-disaster area or was displaced from a 
declared-disaster area as a result of the disaster; and (2) the 
individual or family is currently receiving rental assistance or 
begins receiving rental assistance within two years after the date 
of the memorandum.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.37(a)(1)(ii) and 24 CFR 578.51(a)(1)(i) defines medium-term 
rental assistance as 3 to 24 months and 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii) and 
24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii)(C) limits rapid re-housing projects to 
medium-term rental assistance, or no more than 24 months.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the 24-month cap on rapid re-housing 
rental assistance will assist individuals and families affected by 
the disaster, including those already receiving rental assistance as 
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receive rental assistance within 2 years of the date of the 
memorandum, to maintain stable permanent housing in another area and 
help them return to their hometowns, as desired, when additional 
permanent housing becomes available. It will also provide additional 
time to stabilize individuals and families in permanent housing 
where vacancy rates are extraordinarily low due to the disaster. 
Experience with prior disasters has shown us some program 
participants need additional months of rental assistance to identify 
and stabilize in housing of their choice, which can mean moving 
elsewhere until they are able to return to their hometowns.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

CoC--One Year Lease Requirement

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.3, definition of permanent 
housing, 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1).
    Project/Activity: The one-year lease requirement is waived for 
two years beginning on September 27, 2022, for program participants 
living in a declared-disaster area or program participants displaced 
from a declared-disaster area as a result of the disaster, so long 
as the initial lease term of all leases is for more than one month, 
and the leases are renewable for terms that are a minimum of one 
month long and the leases are terminable only for cause.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.3, definition of permanent housing, and 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1) 
requires program participants residing in permanent housing to be 
the tenant on a lease for a term of one year that is renewable and 
terminable only for cause.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the one-year lease requirement will allow 
program participants receiving PSH or RRH assistance under the CoC 
Program to enter leases that have an initial term of less than one 
year, so long as the leases have an initial term of more than one 
month. While some program participants desire to identify new 
housing, many program participants displaced during the disaster 
desire to return to their original permanent housing units when 
repairs are complete because of proximity to schools and access to 
public transportation and services. Additionally, it will permit new 
program participants to identify permanent housing units in a tight 
rental market where many landlords prefer lease terms of less than 
one year and might not be willing to alter their policies regarding 
the length of lease terms when considering permanent housing 
applicants. Therefore, HUD had determined that waiving the one-year 
lease requirement will improve the housing options available to 
program participants in permanent housing projects.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

CoC--One-Time Limit on Moving Costs

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.53(e)(2).
    Project/Activity: The one-time limit on moving costs of program 
participants is waived for two years beginning on September 27, 
2022, for program participants living in a declared-disaster area or 
program participants displaced from a declared-disaster area as a 
result of the disaster.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.53(e)(2) limits recipients of supportive service funds to using 
those funds to pay for moving costs to provide reasonable moving 
assistance, including truck rental and hiring a moving company, to 
only one-time per program participant.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: Waiving this provision will permit recipients to 
pay for reasonable moving costs for program participants more than 
once and will assist program participants affected by the disaster 
as well as those who become homeless in the areas impacted by the 
disaster to stabilize in housing locations of their choice. Many 
current program participants received assistance moving into their 
assisted units prior to being displaced by the disaster, and 
experience with prior disasters has shown us some program 
participants will need additional assistance moving to a new unit 
while others will need assistance moving back to their original 
units after repairs are completed. Further, until the housing market 
stabilizes, experience has shown many program participants will need 
to move more than once during their participation in a program to 
find a unit that best meets their needs.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

CoC--Fair Market Rent (FMR) Cap on Rent Paid With Leasing Funds

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2).
    Project/Activity: The FMR restriction is waived for any lease 
executed by a recipient or subrecipient in declared-declared areas 
to provide transitional or permanent supportive housing during the 
2-year period beginning on September 27, 2022. The affected 
recipient or subrecipient must still ensure that rent paid for 
individual units that are leased with CoC Program leasing dollars 
meet the rent reasonableness standard in 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2) meaning 
the rent paid must be reasonable in relation to rents being charged 
for comparable units, taking into account the location, size, type, 
quality, amenities, facilities, and management services.
    Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 
578.49(b)(2) prohibits a recipient from using grant funds for 
leasing to pay above FMR when leasing individual units, even if the 
rent is reasonable when compared to other similar, unassisted units.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the limit on using leasing funds to pay 
above FMR for individual units above FMR, but not greater than 
reasonable rent, will provide recipients and subrecipients with more 
flexibility in identifying housing options for program participants 
in declared-declared areas. The rental markets in areas impacted by 
disasters are often more expensive after the disaster due to 
decreased housing stock and increased rents. These more expensive 
rents are not reflected in the HUD-determined FMRs.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

CoC--Disability Documentation for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.103(a) and 24 CFR 
578.103(a)(4)(i)(B).
    Project/Activity: The requirement that intake-staff recorded 
observations of disability be confirmed and accompanied by other 
evidence no later than 45 days from the date of application for 
assistance is waived for any program participant admitted into PSH 
funded by the CoC program one-year from September 27, 2022, so long 
as (1) the intake-staff records observations of disability in the 
client file at time of application; or (2) the individual seeking 
assistance provides written certification that they have a 
qualifying disability is provided at time of application.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.103(a) requires recipient to 
maintain records providing evidence they met program requirements 
and 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B) establishes the requirements for 
documenting disability for individuals and families that meet the 
``chronically homeless'' definition in 24 CFR 578.3. Acceptable 
evidence of disability includes intake-staff recorded observations 
of disability no later than 45 days from the date of application for 
assistance, which is confirmed and accompanied by evidence in 
paragraphs 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B)(1), (2), (3), or (5). HUD is 
waiving the requirement to obtain additional evidence to confirm 
staff-recorded observations of disability.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the requirement to obtain additional 
evidence of disability as provided in 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B)(4)) 
as specified below will allow recipient to house people impacted by 
Hurricane Fiona by relying on intake staff-recorded observations of 
disability or a written self-certification by the program 
participant. This will help individuals and families with 
disabilities to expeditiously receive needed housing assistance when 
paperwork from the Social

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Security Administration or medical professionals cannot be quickly 
obtained.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

II. Mega-Waiver for Hurricane Fiona--Emergency Solutions Grants 
(ESG) Program

    On September 27, 2022, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
Marion McFadden issued a memorandum offering waivers of certain 
statutory and regulatory requirements associated with several 
Community Planning and Development (CPD) grant programs to address 
damage and facilitate recovery from Hurricane Fiona in areas covered 
by a major disaster declaration under title IV of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford 
Act), DR-4671-PR, dated September 21, 2022, and as may be amended 
(the ``declared-disaster areas''). The following summarizes the 
waivers available for ESG Program Recipients.

ESG--Citizen Participation Public Comment Period for Consolidated Plan 
Amendment

     Regulation: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2); 24 CFR 91.105(k) and 
24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and 24 CFR 91.115(i)--30-day Public Comment 
Period for Consolidated Plan Amendment.
    Project/Activity: Many individuals and families residing in the 
declared-disaster area were affected, including the current 
beneficiaries of the ESG Program and families eligible to receive 
ESG assistance. The state has inquired about the availability of 
certain regulatory waivers of ESG Program requirements to facilitate 
recovery and assist individuals and families affected by the 
disaster. This authority is in effect through the end of the 2022 
program year for grantees within the declared-disaster areas.
    Nature of Requirement: An ESG Program recipient may amend an 
approved consolidated plan in accordance with 24 CFR 91.505. 
Substantial amendments to the consolidated plan, such as the 
addition of new activities or a change in the use of ESG Program 
funds from one eligible activity to another, are subject to the 
citizen participation process in the recipient's citizen 
participation plan. The citizen participation plan must provide 
citizens with 30 days to comment on substantial amendments.
    Regulations at 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k) and 24 CFR 91.115 
(c)(2) and (i) set forth the citizen participation plan requirements 
for local governments and states, respectively. For substantial 
amendments to the consolidated plan, the regulations require the 
recipient to follow its citizen participation plan to provide 
citizens, for both local government and state plans, and units of 
general local government, for state plans, with reasonable notice 
and opportunity to comment. The citizen participation plan must 
state how reasonable notice and opportunity to comment will be 
given.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: HUD recognizes the destruction wrought by 
Hurricane Fiona makes it difficult for impacted jurisdictions within 
the declared-disaster areas to provide notice to citizens in 
accordance with their citizen participation plans. Therefore, HUD 
waives 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k) and 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i) 
to allow these grantees to determine what constitutes reasonable 
notice and opportunity to comment given their circumstances.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Term Limits on Rental Assistance and Housing Relocation and 
Stabilization Services

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(a); 24 CFR 576.105(a)(5); 
and 24 CFR 576.105(b)(2)--Term limits on Rental Assistance and 
Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services.
    Project/Activity: The 24-month limits on rental assistance and 
housing relocation and stabilization services are waived for 
individuals and families who meet both of the following criteria: 
(1) the individual or family lives in a declared-disaster area or 
was displaced from a declared-disaster area as a result of Hurricane 
Fiona; and (2) the individual or family is currently receiving 
rental assistance or housing relocation stabilization services or 
begins receiving rental assistance or housing relocation and 
stabilization services within two years after the date of the 
memorandum. For these individuals and families, ESG funds may be 
used to provide up to 36 consecutive months of rental assistance, 
utility payments, and housing stability case management, in addition 
to the 30 days of housing stability case management that may be 
provided before the move into permanent housing under 24 CFR 
576.105(b)(2). HUD will also consider further waiver requests to 
allow assistance to be provided for longer than three years, if the 
recipient demonstrates good cause.
    Nature of Requirement: The ESG regulation at 24 CFR 576.106(a) 
prohibits a program participant from receiving more than 24 months 
of ESG rental assistance during any 3-year period. Section 
576.105(a)(5) prohibits a program participant from receiving more 
than 24 months of utility payments under ESG during any 3-year 
period. Section 576.105(b)(2) limits the provision of housing 
stability case management to 30 days while the program participant 
is seeking permanent housing and 24 months while the program 
participant is living in permanent housing.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: Waiving the 24-month caps on rental assistance, 
utility payments, and housing stability case management assistance 
will assist individuals and families, both those already receiving 
assistance and those who will receive assistance subsequent to the 
date of the memorandum to maintain stable permanent housing in place 
or in another area and help them return to their hometowns, as 
desired, when additional permanent housing is available.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Restriction of Rental Assistance to Units With Rent at or Below 
Fair Market Rent (FMR)

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1).
    Project/Activity: The FMR restriction is waived for any rent 
amount that takes effect during the two-year period beginning on 
September 27, 2022, for any individual or family who is renting or 
executes a lease for a unit in a declared-disaster area. However, 
the affected recipients and their subrecipients must still ensure 
that the units in which ESG assistance is provided to these 
individuals and families meet the rent reasonableness standard. HUD 
will consider requests to waive the FMR restriction for rent amounts 
that take effect after the two-year period, if a recipient 
demonstrates good cause.
    Nature of Requirement: Under 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1), rental 
assistance cannot be provided unless the total rent is equal to or 
less than the FMR established by HUD, as provided under 24 CFR part 
888, and complies with HUD's standard of rent reasonableness, as 
established under 24 CFR 982.507.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: HUD granted this waiver to enable ESG recipients 
to meet the critical housing needs of individuals and families whose 
housing was damaged or who were displaced as a result of Hurricane 
Fiona. Waiving the FMR restriction will make more units available to 
individuals and families in need of permanent housing.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Housing Standards

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.403(c).
    Project/Activity: The ESG housing standards at 24 CFR 576.403(c) 
are waived for units in the declared disaster area that are or will 
be occupied by individuals or families eligible for ESG Rapid Re-
housing or Homelessness Prevention assistance, provided that: 1. 
Each unit must still meet applicable state and local standards; 2. 
Each unit must be free of life-threatening conditions as defined in 
Notice PIH 2017-20 (HA); and 3. Recipients must make sure all units 
in which program participants are assisted meet the ESG housing 
standards within 60 days of September 27, 2022.

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    Nature of Requirement: If ESG funds are used to help a program 
participant remain in or move into housing, the housing must meet 
the minimum habitability standards provided in 24 CFR 576.403(c).
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is needed to enable ESG recipients to 
expeditiously meet the critical housing needs of many eligible 
individuals and families in the declared disaster area.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Shelter Standards

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.403(b).
    Project/Activity: The ESG shelter standards at 24 CFR 576.403(b) 
are waived for shelters in the declared disaster area that are or 
will be occupied by individuals and families eligible for ESG 
emergency shelter assistance, provided that: (1) Each shelter must 
meet applicable state and local standards; (2) Each shelter must be 
free of life-threatening conditions defined in Notice PIH 2017-20 
(HA); and (3) Recipients ensure that these shelters
    Nature of Requirement: If ESG funds are used for shelter 
operations costs, the shelter must meet the minimum safety, 
sanitation and privacy standards under 24 CFR 576.403(b). If ESG 
funds are used to convert a building into a shelter, rehabilitation 
a shelter, or otherwise renovate a shelter, the shelter must meet 
the minimum safety, sanitation, and privacy standards in 24 CFR 
576.403(b) as well as applicable state or local government safety 
and sanitation standards.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: This waiver is needed to enable ESG recipients to 
expeditiously meet the critical emergency shelter needs of many 
eligible individuals and families in the declared disaster area.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Limited Waiver of 24-Month Expenditure Deadline for Rapid Re-
Housing and Homelessness Prevention Assistance and Related 
Administrative and HMIS Costs

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.203(b).
    Project/Activity: The expenditure deadline is waived only for 
costs of providing homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing 
assistance to individuals and families under the flexibility 
provided by and reasonable HMIS and administrative costs related to 
that assistance. In addition, no expenditure may be made or charged 
to any grant on or after the date Treasury closes the relevant 
account as provided by 31 U.S.C. 1552.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 576.203(b) of the ESG regulations 
requires all expenditures under an ESG grant to be made within 24 
months after the date HUD signs the grant agreement with the 
recipient. For purposes of this requirement, expenditure means 
either an actual cash disbursement for a direct charge for a good or 
service or an indirect cost, or the accrual of a direct charge for a 
good or service or an indirect cost.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: Providing a limited waiver of the expenditure 
deadline as described in the applicability paragraph below will 
support recipients' ability to assist individuals and families as 
provided by waivers 19 and 20 above.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Assisting Program Participants With Subleases

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.105 and 24 CFR 576.106.
    Project/Activity: The requirements in 24 CFR 576.105 and 576.106 
are waived to the extent that the references to ``owner'' and 
``lease'' in 24 CFR 576.105 and 576.106 restrict an individual or 
family from receiving assistance in a unit they rent from the 
primary leaseholder, provided that all of the following criteria are 
met: 1. The individual or family lives in the declared-disaster area 
or was displaced from the declared-disaster area as a result of 
Hurricane Fiona; 2. The individual or family is currently receiving 
ESG-funded rental assistance as the leaseholder or housing 
relocation stabilization services or begins receiving rental 
assistance or housing relocation stabilization services within two 
years after September 27, 2022; 3. The individual or family chooses 
to rent a unit through a legally valid sublease or lease with the 
primary leaseholder for the unit; and 4. The recipient has developed 
written policies to apply the requirements of 24 CFR 576.105, 24 CFR 
576.106, 24 CFR 576.409, and 24 CFR 576.500(h) with respect to that 
program participant by reading the references to ``owner'' and 
``housing owner'' to apply to the primary leaseholder and reading 
the references to ``lease'' to apply to the program participant's 
sublease or lease with the primary leaseholder.
    Nature of Requirement: The use of ``owner'' and ``lease'' in 24 
CFR 576.105 and 576.106 prohibit program participants from receiving 
rental assistance under 24 CFR 576.106 and certain services under 24 
CFR 576.105 with respect to units that program participants rent 
from a person other than the owner or the owner's agent. 
Justification: By increasing the permissible housing options for 
program participations, this waiver would allow the recipient to 
meet the critical housing needs of more eligible individuals and 
families in the declared disaster area.
    Granted By: Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: September 27, 2022.
    Reason Waived: By increasing the permissible housing options for 
program participations, this waiver would allow the recipient to 
meet the critical housing needs of more eligible individuals and 
families in the declared disaster area.
    Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.

III. Expedited COVID-19 Waivers (Notice CPD-22-09)--CoC

CoC--Suitable Dwelling Size and Housing Quality Standards--Permanent 
Housing--Rapid Re-Housing Projects

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.75(c), and 24 CFR 
982.401(d)(2)(ii) as required by 24 CFR 578.75(b).
    Nature of Requirement: 4 CFR 578.75(c), suitable dwelling size, 
and 24 CFR 982.401(d)(2)(ii) as required by 578.75(b), Housing 
Quality Standards, requires units funded with CoC Program funds to 
have at least one bedroom or living/sleeping room for each two 
persons.
    The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD 
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the 
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is 
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.

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                            Project/activity
-------------------------------------------------------------------------  Date granted       Reasons waived
                Grantee                             Grant Nos.
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Erie County............................  PA0856L3E052004,                       7/1/2022  A, B
                                          PA0856L3E052105.
Project Community Connections, Inc.....  GA0314L4B002005,                      7/18/2022  A, B
                                          GA0278LB012006,
                                          GA0334L4B012004,
                                          GA0317L4B012005,
                                          GA0327L4B082005.
Eastern Carolina Housing Organization..  SC0123L4E032106,                      7/25/2022  A
                                          SC0123L4E032005,
                                          SC0147L4E032104,
                                          SC0147L4E032003,
                                          SC0148L4E032104,
                                          SC0148L4E032003,
                                          SC0166L4E032102,
                                          SC0166L4E032001,
                                          SC0160D4E032103,
                                          SC0160D4E032002,
                                          SC0179D4E032100.

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Clark County Homeless Coalition, Inc...  KY0204L4I001901................       8/16/2022  A
The Kitchen, Inc.......................  MO0187L7P002007,                      8/16/2022  A
                                          MO0208L7P002005.
S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc..................  GA0295L4B012106................       8/16/2022  A
Lee County Board of County               FL0537L4D032107,                      8/16/2022  A, B
 Commissioners.                           FL0815L4D032102,
                                          FL0816L4D032102,
                                          FL0817L4D032102,
                                          FL0818L4D032102.
Services for the Underserved, Inc......  NY1174L2T032104,                      8/16/2022  A
                                          NY1231L2T031901.
County of Kent.........................  MI0173L5F062013,                      8/18/2022  A
                                          MI0173L5F062114,
                                          MI0174L5F062013,
                                          MI0174L5F062114.
Kentucky Housing Coalition.............  KY0024L4I002114,                      8/17/2022  A
                                          KY0138L4I002005,
                                          KY0138L4I002106,
                                          KY0145L4I002005,
                                          KY0150L4I002005,
                                          KY0151L4I002005,
                                          KY0151L4I002013,
                                          KY0152L4I002006,
                                          KY0152L4I002107,
                                          KY0154L4I002005,
                                          KY0154L4I002106,
                                          KY0156L4I002005,
                                          KY0156L4I002106.
Pottstown Cluster of Religious           PA0767L3T042005................       8/24/2022  A, B
 Communities.
Valley Youth House Committee...........  PA0808L3T092004,                      8/24/2022  A
                                          PA0808L3T092105,
                                          PA0887L3T092003,
                                          PA0887L3T092104,
                                          PA0825L3T122004,
                                          PA0825L3T122105,
                                          PA0893L3T122003,
                                          PA0893L3T122104,
                                          PA0924L3T082002,
                                          PA0924L3T082103,
                                          PA0970L3T112001,
                                          PA0970L3T112102,
                                          PA0917L3T042002,
                                          PA0917L3T042103,
                                          PA0765L3T032005,
                                          PA0765L3T032106,
                                          PA0687L3T042107.
Valencia Shelter Services..............  NM0056L6B012112,                      8/24/2022  A
                                          NM0129D6B012103.
Strategies to End Homelessness.........  OH0686Y5E002100,                      8/24/2022  A
                                          OH0683U5E002100,
                                          OH9999U5E002106.
Decatur Cooperative Ministry...........  GA0364L4B082003................       8/30/2022  A
San Diego Housing Commission...........  CA0534L9D012013................        9/7/2022  A
Barren River Area Safe Space, Inc......  KY0206D4I002002;                       9/7/2022  A
                                          KY0206D4I002103.
Partners for HOME......................  GA0418D4B002100................        9/9/2022  A
Community Resource Center..............  CA1598L9D012105,                       9/9/2022  A
                                          CA1793D9D012103.
St. Louis County, MO...................  MO0304L7E002001,                       9/9/2022  A
                                          MO0248L7E002003.
City of Indianapolis...................  IN0227Y5H031800,                      9/29/2022  A
                                          IN0228Y5H031800,
                                          IN0230Y5H031800,
                                          IN0186L5H032106,
                                          IN0196L5H032105,
                                          IN0209L5H032104,
                                          IN0225D5H032102,
                                          IN0247L5H032100.
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Potential negative impacts of the pandemic on providing assistance to program participants, including the
  delay of identifying housing or the onset of housing instability.
B. Local data related to the pandemic's impact that supports the waiver flexibility, the number of unassisted
  households living in units with more than two persons per room in the geographic area).

    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the 
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar, 
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone number (202) 708-4300.

CoC--Fair Market Rent for Individual Units and Leasing Costs

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2) prohibits a recipient 
from using grant funds for leasing to pay above FMR when leasing 
individual units, even if the rent is reasonable when compared to 
other similar, unassisted units.
    The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD 
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the 
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is 
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.

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                Grantee                             Grant Nos.             Date granted       Reasons waived
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mental Health Association of Tulsa, Inc  OK0114L6I012005,                       7/1/2022  A, B
                                          OK0114L6I012106,
                                          OK0043L6I012012,
                                          OK0043L6I012113.
Erie County............................  PA0854L3E052004,                       7/1/2022  A
                                          PA0463L3E052110.
The Center of Concern..................  IL0275L5T112013,                       7/8/2022  A
                                          IL0275L5T112114.
EightCAP, Inc..........................  MI0435L5F002007,                      7/12/2022  A
                                          MI0668L5F002001.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council  KY0131L4I012108,                      7/15/2022  A
 of Louisville, Inc.                      KY0095L4I012012,
                                          KY0095L4I012113.
Keystone Opportunity Center............  PA0625L3T042007,                      7/18/2022  A, B
                                          PA0625L3T042108.
Eastern Carolina Housing Organization..  SC0136L4E032105,                      7/25/2022  A, B
                                          SC0136L4E032004,
                                          SC0034L4E032114,
                                          SC0034L4E032013,
                                          SC0147L4E032104,
                                          SC0147L4E032003,
                                          SC0148L4E032104,
                                          SC0148L4E032003,
                                          SC0160D4E032103,
                                          SC0160D4E032002,
                                          SC0179D4E032100.
Arizona Department of Housing..........  AZ0022L9T002013,                      7/25/2022  A, B
                                          AZ0022U9T002114.
Housing First Inc......................  AL0131L4C012005,                       8/1/2022  A, B
                                          AL0028L4C012013,
                                          AL0037L4C012013.
Community Rebuilders...................  MI0315L5F062111,                       8/1/2022  A
                                          MI0345L5F062110,
                                          MI0412L5F062007,
                                          MI0412L5F062108,
                                          MI0578L5F062003,
                                          MI0578L5F062104,
                                          MI0650D5F062001,
                                          MI0650D5F062102.
Volunteers of America of Florida, Inc..  FL0247L4D012114,                       8/1/2022  B
                                          FL0192L4D002013.
City of Oklahoma.......................  OK0127L6I022004,                       8/1/2022  A, B
                                          OK0127L6I022105,
                                          OK0052L6I022109.
Families First of Palm Beach County....  FL0275L4D052012................        8/1/2022  B
Clark County Homeless Coalition, Inc...  KY0204L4I001901................       8/16/2022  A
The Kitchen, Inc.......................  MO0182L7P002007................       8/16/2022  A, B
Family Gateway.........................  TX0285L6T002009................       8/16/2022  A, B
Crossroads Rhode Island................  RI0003L1T002013,                      8/16/2022  A, B
                                          RI0003L1T002114,
                                          RI0030L1T002013.
Housing Services Mid Michigan..........  MI0327L5F232009,                      8/16/2022  A, B
                                          MI0327L5F232110.
County of Kent.........................  MI0173L5F062013,                      8/18/2022  A, B
                                          MI0173L5F062114,
                                          MI0174L5F062013,
                                          MI0174L5F062114.
Kentucky Housing Coalition.............  KY0027L4I002013,                      8/17/2022  A, B
                                          KY0027L4I002114,
                                          KY0022L4I002013,
                                          KY0022L4I002114,
                                          KY0012L4I002013,
                                          KY0012L4I002114,
                                          KY0155L4I002005,
                                          KY0155L4I002106,
                                          KY0113L4I002008,
                                          KY0113L4I002109,
                                          KY0157L4I002005,
                                          KY0157L4I002106,
                                          KY0121L4I002009,
                                          KY0121L4I002110,
                                          KY00304LI002114,
                                          KY0106L4I002110,
                                          KY0013L4I002114,
                                          KY0039L4I002013,
                                          KY0014L4I002114.
Together We Cope.......................  IL0237L5T112012,                      8/17/2022  B
                                          IL0252L5T112013,
                                          IL0237L5T112113,
                                          IL0252L5T112114.
Wayne County CoC.......................  PA0883L3T092003,                      8/24/2022  B
                                          PA0883L3TO92104.
Valley Youth House Committee...........  PA0893L3T122003,                      8/24/2022  B
                                          PA0893L3T122104,
                                          PA0917L3T042002,
                                          PA0917L3T042103.
Strategies to End Homelessness.........  OH0686Y5E002100,                      8/24/2022  A, B
                                          OH0683U5E002100,
                                          OH9999U5E002106.

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Thresholds.............................  IL0554L5T112107,                      8/25/2022  B
                                          IL0578L5T102107,
                                          IL0417L5T022110,
                                          IL0577L5T102007,
                                          IL0577L5T102108,
                                          IL0002L5T002013,
                                          IL0002L5T002114,
                                          IL1675L5T002001,
                                          IL1675L5T002102.
Concern for Independent Living.........  NY0528L2T032013................       8/31/2022  B
Findlay Hope House for the Homeless,     OH0383L5E072108................       8/30/2022  B
 Inc.
Decatur Cooperative Ministry...........  GA0364L4B082003................       8/30/2022  B
Coalition for the Homeless.............  KY0048L4I012011,                       9/9/2022  B
                                          KY0048L4I012112,
                                          KY0050L4I012114,
                                          KY0061L4I012114,
                                          KY0097L4I012113,
                                          KY0099L4I012012,
                                          KY0099L4I012113,
                                          KY0124L4I012009,
                                          KY0124L4I012110,
                                          KY0173L4I012004,
                                          KY0173L4I012105.
Volunteers of America Oklahoma.........  OK0060L6I012112................        9/7/2022  B
Monroe County Opportunity Program......  MI0248L5F152012................        9/9/2022  A, B
St. Louis County, MO...................  MO0003L7E002012,                       9/9/2022  A, B
                                          MO0106L7E002010.
OneEighty..............................  OH0469L5E072105................       9/23/2022  A, B
Connections for the Homeless, Inc......  IL0053L5T112114................       9/23/2022  B
City of Indianapolis...................  IN0073L5H032114................       9/29/2022  B
Guam Housing & Urban Renewal...........  GU0018L9C002007,                      9/29/2022  A, B
                                          GU0018L9C002108.
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Potential negative impacts of the pandemic on providing assistance to program participants, including the
  delay of identifying housing or the onset of housing instability.
B. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, increased rental rates,
  low vacancy rates).

    Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the 
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar, 
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone number (202) 708-4300.

CoC--One-Year Lease Requirement

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.3 and 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.3, definition of permanent 
housing, and 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1) requires program participants 
residing in permanent housing to be the tenant on a lease for a term 
of at least one year that is renewable and terminable for cause.
    The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD 
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the 
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is 
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Grantee                             Grant Nos.             Date granted       Reasons waived
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Erie County............................  PA0331L3E052013,                       7/1/2022  A, B
                                          PA0331L3E052114,
                                          PA0854L3E052004,
                                          PA0856L3E052004,
                                          PA0856L3E052105,
                                          PA0463L3E052110.
Catholic Charities of West Tennessee...  TN0241L4J012106................       7/12/2022  A, B
Project Community Connections, Inc.....  GA0314L4B002005,                      7/18/2022  A
                                          GA0278LB012006,
                                          GA0334L4B012004,
                                          GA0317L4B012005,
                                          GA0327L4B082005.
Connecticut Department of Mental Health  CT0161L1E052009,                      7/25/2022  A
 and Addiction Service.                   CT0022L1E052013,
                                          CT0054L1E052013,
                                          CT0062L1E052013,
                                          CT0070L1E052013,
                                          CT0073L1E052013,
                                          CT0089L1E052013,
                                          CT0164L1E052011,
                                          CT0035L1E032013,
                                          CT0061L1E052013,
                                          CT0211L1E052008,
                                          CT0011L1E052013,
                                          CT0013L1E052013,
                                          CT0131L1E052012,
                                          CT0151L1E052012,
                                          CT0212L1E052009,
                                          CT0246L1E052007,
                                          CT0265L1E052006,
                                          CT0285L1E032005,
                                          CT0286L1E052005,
                                          CT0297L1E052004,
                                          CT0328L1E032002,
                                          CT0329L1E032002,
                                          CT0340L1E052001,
                                          CT0077L1E052013,
                                          CT0162L1E052006,
                                          CT0034L1E032013,
                                          CT0176L1E052009,
                                          CT0052L1E052013,
                                          CT0129L1E052012,
                                          CT0142L1E052012,
                                          CT0154L1E052010,
                                          CT0172L1E052008,
                                          CT0185L1E052010,
                                          CT0200L1E052009,
                                          CT0204L1E052009,
                                          CT0210L1E032009,
                                          CT0076L1E052013,
                                          CT0053L1E052013,
                                          CT0141L1E052012,
                                          CT0104L1E032013,
                                          CT0324L1E032002,
                                          CT0012L1E052013,
                                          CT0023L1E052013,
                                          CT0135L1E052012,
                                          CT0237L1E052008,
                                          CT0161L1E052110,
                                          CT0022L1E052114,
                                          CT0054L1E052114,
                                          CT0062L1E052114,
                                          CT0070L1E052114,
                                          CT0073L1E052114,
                                          CT0089L1E052114,
                                          CT0164L1E052112,
                                          CT0035L1E032114,
                                          CT0061L1E052114,
                                          CT0211L1E052109,
                                          CT0011L1E052114,
                                          CT0013L1E052114,
                                          CT0131L1E052113,
                                          CT0151L1E052012,
                                          CT0212L1E052009,
                                          CT0246L1E052108,
                                          CT0265L1E052107,
                                          CT0285L1E032106,
                                          CT0286L1E052106,
                                          CT0297L1E052105,
                                          CT0328L1E032103,
                                          CT0329L1E032103,
                                          CT0340L1E052102,
                                          CT0077L1E052114,
                                          CT0034L1E032114,
                                          CT0176L1E052110,
                                          CT0052L1E052114,
                                          CT0129L1E052113,
                                          CT0142L1E052113,
                                          CT0154L1E052111,
                                          CT0172L1E052109,
                                          CT0185L1E052111,
                                          CT0200L1E052110,
                                          CT0204L1E052110,
                                          CT0210L1E032110,
                                          CT0076L1E052114,
                                          CT0053L1E052114,
                                          CT0141L1E052113,
                                          CT0104L1E032114,
                                          CT0324L1E032103,
                                          CT0012L1E052114,
                                          CT0023L1E052114,
                                          CT0135L1E052113,
                                          CT0237L1E052109,
                                          CT0355L1E052100.
Eastern Carolina Housing Organization..  SC0136L4E032105,                      7/25/2022  A, B
                                          SC0136L4E032004,
                                          SC0123L4E032106,
                                          SC0123L4E032005,
                                          SC0034L4E032114,
                                          SC0034L4E032013,
                                          SC0147L4E032104,
                                          SC0147L4E032003,
                                          SC0148L4E032104,
                                          SC0148L4E032003,
                                          SC0166L4E032102,
                                          SC0166L4E032001,
                                          SC0160D4E032103,
                                          SC0160D4E032002,
                                          SC0179D4E032100.
Housing First Inc......................  AL0131L4C012005,                       8/1/2022  A, B
                                          AL0028L4C012013,
                                          AL0037L4C012013.
Community Renewal Team.................  CT0059L1E052114,                      8/16/2022  A, B
                                          CT0272L1E052106,
                                          CT0261L1E052107.
S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc..................  GA0295L4B012106................       8/16/2022  A
Dakota County..........................  MN0077L5K02114.................       8/16/2022  A
Lee County Board of County               FL0537L4D032107,                      8/16/2022  A
 Commissioners.                           FL0815L4D032102,
                                          FL0816L4D032102,
                                          FL0817L4D032102,
                                          FL0818L4D032102.
Chester County Department of Community   PA0148L3T052114,                      8/16/2022  A
 Development.                             PA0729L3T052106,
                                          PA0768L3T052106,
                                          PA0877L3T052104,
                                          PA0919L3T052103,
                                          PA0990L3T052102,
                                          PA1025L3T052100.
Humboldt County........................  CA1192L9T222007,                      8/16/2022  A
                                          CA0852L9T222009.
Services for the Underserved, Inc......  NY1174L2T032104,                      8/16/2022  A
                                          NY1231L2T031901.
Partners Health management.............  NC0099L4F092113,                      8/18/2022  A
                                          NC0116L4F092110,
                                          NC0042L4F032114.

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Kentucky Housing Coalition.............  KY0110L4I002011,                      8/17/2022  A
                                          KY0110L4I002112,
                                          KY0145L4I002005,
                                          KY0027L4I002013,
                                          KY0027L4I002114,
                                          KY0022L4I002013,
                                          KY0022L4I002114,
                                          KY0151L4I002005,
                                          KY0151L4I002013,
                                          KY0150L4I002005,
                                          KY0012L4I002013,
                                          KY0012L4I002114,
                                          KY0155L4I002005,
                                          KY0155L4I002106,
                                          KY0122L4I002005,
                                          KY0122L4I002106,
                                          KY0154L4I002005,
                                          KY0154L4I002106,
                                          KY0156L4I002005,
                                          KY0156L4I002106,
                                          KY0113L4I002008,
                                          KY0113L4I002109,
                                          KY0157L4I002005,
                                          KY0157L4I002106,
                                          KY0138L4I002005,
                                          KY0138L4I002106,
                                          KY0152L4I002006,
                                          KY0152L4I002107,
                                          KY0121L4I002009,
                                          KY0121L4I002110,
                                          KY0114L4I002010,
                                          KY0114L4I002111,
                                          KY0105L4I002109,
                                          KY0105L4I002110,
                                          KY0021L4I002115,
                                          KY0020L4I002115,
                                          KY0127L4I002109,
                                          KY00304LI002114,
                                          KY0026L4I002114,
                                          KY0024L4I002114,
                                          KY0120L4I002105,
                                          KY0106L4I002110,
                                          KY0013L4I002114,
                                          KY0025L4I002114,
                                          KY0123L4I002105,
                                          KY0014L4I002114.
Together We Cope.......................  IL0237L5T112012,                      8/17/2022  B
                                          IL0252L5T112013,
                                          IL0237L5T112113,
                                          IL0252L5T112114.
Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri  MO0245L7P061903,                      8/24/2022  B
                                          MO0209L7P001904,
                                          MO0210L7P021904.
Pottstown Cluster of Religious           PA0767L3T042005,                      8/24/2022  A
 Communities.                             PA0133L3T042013.
Valley Youth House Committee...........  PA0808L3T092004,                      8/24/2022  B
                                          PA0808L3T092105,
                                          PA0887L3T092003,
                                          PA0887L3T092104,
                                          PA0825L3T122004,
                                          PA0825L3T122105,
                                          PA0893L3T122003,
                                          PA0893L3T122104,
                                          PA0924L3T082002,
                                          PA0924L3T082103,
                                          PA0989L3T042001,
                                          PA0989L3T042102,
                                          PA0970L3T112001,
                                          PA0970L3T112102,
                                          PA0917L3T042002,
                                          PA0917L3T042103,
                                          PA0765L3T032005,
                                          PA0765L3T032106,
                                          PA0687L3T042107.
Valencia Shelter Services..............  NM0056L6B012112,                      8/24/2022  A
                                          NM0129D6B012103.
Thresholds.............................  IL0554L5T112107,                      8/25/2022  B
                                          IL0225L5T102114,
                                          IL0578L5T102107,
                                          IL0417L5T022110,
                                          IL0577L5T102007,
                                          IL0577L5T102108,
                                          IL0002L5T002013,
                                          IL0002L5T002114,
                                          IL1675L5T002001,
                                          IL1675L5T002102.
Home Forward...........................  OR0036L0E012114................       8/30/2022  B
Women's Resource Center................  PA0733L3T082005................       8/30/2022  A, B
Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk  NY1232L2T032103................       8/30/2022  B
Decatur Cooperative Ministry...........  GA0364L4B082003................       8/30/2022  B
San Diego Housing Commission...........  CA1602L9D012004,                       9/7/2022  A, B
                                          CA0534L9D012013,
                                          CA1208L9D0112007,
                                          CA1349L9D012006.
Barren River Area Safe Space, Inc......  KY0206D4I002002;                       9/7/2022  B
                                          KY0206D4I002103.
Coalition for the Homeless.............  KY0048L4I012011,                       9/9/2022  A
                                          KY0048L4I012112,
                                          KY0050L4I012114,
                                          KY0061L4I012114,
                                          KY0097L4I012113, and
                                          KY0124L4I012009,
                                          KY0124L4I012110,
                                          KY0173L4I012004,
                                          KY0173L4I012105.
Community Resource Center..............  CA1598L9D012105,                       9/9/2022  A
                                          CA1793D9D012103.
St. Louis County, MO...................  MO0304L7E002001,                       9/9/2022  A, B
                                          MO0003L7E002012,
                                          MO0248L7E002012,
                                          MO0106L7E002010.
OneEighty..............................  OH0469L5E072105................       9/23/2022  A
City of Indianapolis...................  IN0228Y5H031800,                      9/29/2022  A
                                          IN0230Y5H031800,
                                          IN0186L5H032106,
                                          IN0196L5H032105,
                                          IN0209L5H032104,
                                          IN0225D5H032102,
                                          IN0247L5H032100.
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Potential negative impacts of the pandemic on providing assistance to program participants, including the
  delay of identifying housing or the onset of housing instability.
B. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, delays in obtaining
  necessary paperwork due to office closures or staffing shortages, challenges securing 12-month leases due to
  landlord trepidation or low vacancy rates).

    Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the 
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar, 
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone number (202) 708-4300.

CoC--Permanent Housing Rapid Re-Housing Limit to 24 Months Rental 
Assistance

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii), 24 CFR 
578.51(a)(1)(i), 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii), and 24 CFR 
578.37(a)(1)(ii)(C).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii) and 24 CFR 
578.51(a)(1)(i) defines medium term rental assistance as 3-24 months 
and 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii) and 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii)(C) limits 
rental assistance in Rapid Re-housing projects to medium-term rental 
assistance, or no more than 24 months.
    The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD 
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the 
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is 
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.

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                Grantee                             Grant Nos.             Date granted       Reasons waived
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NYC Department of Social Services......  NY1276D2T001900,                       7/1/2022  A, B
                                          NY1044L2T002005,
                                          NY1110L2T002004,
                                          NY1223D2T002002,
                                          NY1224L2T002002,
                                          NY1225L2T002002,
                                          NY1274D2T002001,
                                          NY1275D2T002001,
                                          NY1276D2T002001,
                                          NY1297L2T002001,
                                          NY1110L2T002105,
                                          NY1223D2T002103,
                                          NY1225L2T002103,
                                          NY1274D2T002102,
                                          NY1275D2T002102,
                                          NY1276D2T002102,
                                          NY1297L2T002102.
Erie County............................  PA0856L3E052004,                       7/1/2022  A, B
                                          PA0856L3E052105.
The House of Faith, Inc................  NJ0507L2F062105................        7/8/2022  A, B
Catholic Charities of West Tennessee...  TN0241L4J012106................       7/12/2022  A, B
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council  KY0230D4I012001,                      7/15/2022  A, B
 of Louisville, Inc.                      KY0230D4I012102.
Options for Community Living, Inc......  NY1234L2T032002................       7/18/2022  A, B
Keystone Opportunity Center............  PA0625L3T042007,                      7/18/2022  A, B
                                          PA0625L3T042108.
Community Action Partnership of          NE0106L7D022004................        8/1/2022  A, B
 Lancaster and Saunders County.
S.H.A.R.E. House, Inc..................  GA0295L4B012106................       8/16/2022  A, B
Dakota County..........................  MN0077L5K02114.................       8/16/2022  A, B
YWCA St. Joseph........................  MO0276D7P032002................       8/18/2022  A, B
Kentucky Housing Coalition.............  KY0145L4I002005,                      8/17/2022  A, B
                                          KY0151L4I002005,
                                          KY0151L4I002013,
                                          KY0150L4I002005,
                                          KY0154L4I002005,
                                          KY0154L4I002106,
                                          KY0156L4I002005,
                                          KY0156L4I002106,
                                          KY0138L4I002005,
                                          KY0138L4I002106,
                                          KY0152L4I002107,
                                          KY0121L4I002009,
                                          KY0024L4I002114.

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Wayne County CoC.......................  PA0883L3T092003,                      8/24/2022  B
                                          PA0883L3TO92104.
Pottstown Cluster of Religious           PA0767L3T042005................       8/24/2022  B
 Communities.
Valley Youth House Committee...........  PA0808L3T092004,                      8/24/2022  B
                                          PA0808L3T092105,
                                          PA0825L3T122004,
                                          PA0825L3T122105,
                                          PA0924L3T082002,
                                          PA0924L3T082103,
                                          PA0765L3T032005,
                                          PA0765L3T032106,
                                          PA0687L3T042107.
Strategies to End Homelessness.........  OH0686Y5E002100,                      8/24/2022  A, B
                                          OH0683U5E002100,
                                          OH9999U5E002106.
Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk  NY1232L2T032103................       8/30/2022  A
Decatur Cooperative Ministry...........  GA0364L4B082003................       8/30/2022  A, B
San Diego Housing Commission...........  CA0534L9D012013................        9/7/2022  A
Partners for HOME......................  GA0418D4B002100................        9/9/2022  A
Community Resource Center..............  CA1598L9D012105,                       9/9/2022  A, B
                                          CA1793D9D012103.
St. Louis County, MO...................  MO0204L7E002001,                       9/9/2022  B
                                          MO0248L7E002003.
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Potential negative impacts of the pandemic on providing assistance to program participants, including the
  delay of identifying housing or the onset of housing instability.
B. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, delays in obtaining
  necessary paperwork due to office closures or staffing shortages, low vaccination rates or high
  hospitalization rates of people experiencing homelessness or higher unemployment rates).

    Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the 
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar, 
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone number (202) 708-4300.

CoC--Disability Documentation for Permanent Supportive Housing

     Regulation: 24 CFR 578.103(a) and 24 CFR 
578.103(a)(4)(i)(B).
    Nature of Requirement: Intake-staff recorded observations of 
disability is acceptable evidence when documenting disability for 
individuals and families that meet the ``chronically homeless'' 
definition at 24 CFR 578.3. However, the CoC Interim Rule requires 
such observations to be confirmed and accompanied by other evidence 
no later than 45 days from the application for assistance.
    The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD 
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the 
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is 
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Grantee                             Grant Nos.             Date granted       Reasons waived
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Salvation Army, Beaver County......  PA0321L3E032114................        7/1/2022  B
Mental Health Association of Tulsa, Inc  OK0114L6I012005,                       7/1/2022  B
                                          OK0114L6I012106,
                                          OK0043L6I012012,
                                          OK0043L6I012113,
                                          OK0153L6I012102.
Bethesda Project.......................  PA0074L3T002114,                       7/8/2022  B
                                          PA0075L3T002114.
Connecticut Department of Mental Health  CT0161L1E052009,                      7/25/2022  B
 and Addiction Service.                   CT0022L1E052013,
                                          CT0054L1E052013,
                                          CT0062L1E052013,
                                          CT0070L1E052013,
                                          CT0073L1E052013,
                                          CT0089L1E052013,
                                          CT0164L1E052011,
                                          CT0035L1E032013,
                                          CT0061L1E052013,
                                          CT0211L1E052008,
                                          CT0011L1E052013,
                                          CT0013L1E052013,
                                          CT0131L1E052012,
                                          CT0151L1E052012,
                                          CT0212L1E052009,
                                          CT0246L1E052007,
                                          CT0265L1E052006,
                                          CT0285L1E032005,
                                          CT0286L1E052005,
                                          CT0297L1E052004,
                                          CT0328L1E032002,
                                          CT0329L1E032002,
                                          CT0340L1E052001,
                                          CT0077L1E052013,
                                          CT0162L1E052006,
                                          CT0034L1E032013,
                                          CT0176L1E052009,
                                          CT0052L1E052013,
                                          CT0129L1E052012,
                                          CT0142L1E052012,
                                          CT0154L1E052010,
                                          CT0172L1E052008,
                                          CT0185L1E052010,
                                          CT0200L1E052009,
                                          CT0204L1E052009,
                                          CT0210L1E032009,
                                          CT0076L1E052013,
                                          CT0053L1E052013,
                                          CT0141L1E052012,
                                          CT0104L1E032013,
                                          CT0324L1E032002,
                                          CT0012L1E052013,
                                          CT0023L1E052013,
                                          CT0135L1E052012,
                                          CT0237L1E052008,
                                          CT0161L1E052110,
                                          CT0022L1E052114,
                                          CT0054L1E052114,
                                          CT0062L1E052114,
                                          CT0070L1E052114,
                                          CT0073L1E052114,
                                          CT0089L1E052114,
                                          CT0164L1E052112,
                                          CT0035L1E032114,
                                          CT0061L1E052114,
                                          CT0211L1E052109,
                                          CT0011L1E052114,
                                          CT0013L1E052114,
                                          CT0131L1E052113,
                                          CT0151L1E052012,
                                          CT0212L1E052009,
                                          CT0246L1E052108,
                                          CT0265L1E052107,
                                          CT0285L1E032106,
                                          CT0286L1E052106,
                                          CT0297L1E052105,
                                          CT0328L1E032103,
                                          CT0329L1E032103,
                                          CT0340L1E052102,
                                          CT0077L1E052114,
                                          CT0034L1E032114,
                                          CT0176L1E052110,
                                          CT0052L1E052114,
                                          CT0129L1E052113,
                                          CT0142L1E052113,
                                          CT0154L1E052111,
                                          CT0172L1E052109,
                                          CT0185L1E052111,
                                          CT0200L1E052110,
                                          CT0204L1E052110,
                                          CT0210L1E032110,
                                          CT0076L1E052114,
                                          CT0053L1E052114,
                                          CT0141L1E052113,
                                          CT0104L1E032114,
                                          CT0324L1E032103,
                                          CT0012L1E052114,
                                          CT0023L1E052114,
                                          CT0135L1E052113,
                                          CT0237L1E052109,
                                          CT0355L1E052100.
Community Rebuilders...................  MI0315L5F062111,                       8/1/2022  B
                                          MI0345L5F062110,
                                          MI0412L5F062007,
                                          MI0412L5F062108.
City of Oklahoma.......................  OK0127L6I022004,                       8/1/2022  B
                                          OK0127L6I022105,
                                          OK0052L6I022109.
Community Renewal Team.................  CT0059L1E052114,                      8/16/2022  A
                                          CT0272L1E052106,
                                          CT0261L1E052107.
Partnership Against Domestic Violence..  GA0338L3B022004,                      8/16/2022  A, B
                                          GA0338L4B022105.
Services for the Underserved, Inc......  NY1174L2T032104,                      8/16/2022  B
                                          NY1231L2T031901.
Partners Health management.............  NC0099L4F092113,                      8/18/2022  B
                                          NC0116L4F092110,
                                          NC0042L4F032114.
County of Kent.........................  MI0173L5F062013,                      8/18/2022  B
                                          MI0173L5F062114,
                                          MI0174L5F062013,
                                          MI0174L5F062114.
Kentucky Housing Coalition.............  KY0110L4I002011,                      8/17/2022  A, B
                                          KY0110L4I002112,
                                          KY0027L4I002013,
                                          KY0027L4I002114,
                                          KY0022L4I002013,
                                          KY0022L4I002114,
                                          KY0012L4I002013,
                                          KY0012L4I002114,
                                          KY0155L4I002005,
                                          KY0155L4I002106,
                                          KY0122L4I002005,
                                          KY0122L4I002106,
                                          KY0113L4I002008,
                                          KY0113L4I002109,
                                          KY0157L4I002005,
                                          KY0157L4I002106,
                                          KY0121L4I002009,
                                          KY0121L4I002110,
                                          KY0114L4I002010,
                                          KY0114L4I002111,
                                          KY0105L4I002109,
                                          KY0105L4I002110,
                                          KY0021L4I002115,
                                          KY0020L4I002115,
                                          KY0127L4I002109,
                                          KY00304LI002114,
                                          KY0026L4I002114,
                                          KY0120L4I002105,
                                          KY0106L4I002110,
                                          KY0013L4I002114,
                                          KY0025L4I002114,
                                          KY0123L4I002105,
                                          KY0014L4I002114.
Pottstown Cluster of Religious           PA0133L3T042013................       8/24/2022  A, B
 Communities.
Strategies to End Homelessness.........  OH0686Y5E002100,                      8/24/2022  A, B
                                          OH0683U5E002100,
                                          OH9999U5E002106.
Findlay Hope House for the Homeless,     OH0383L5E072108................       8/30/2022  A
 Inc.

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A Safe Haven Foundation................  IL00095L5T101912,                     8/30/2022  A
                                          IL0371L5T101911,
                                          IL0121L5T101912,
                                          IL0222L5T101912,
                                          IL0236L5T101912.
San Diego Housing Commission...........  CA0534L9D012013................        9/7/2022  B
City of Philadelphia...................  PA0013L3T002114................        9/9/2022  B
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Insufficient staffing levels to carry out activities due to the pandemic's impact on the community or
  jurisdiction.
B. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, delays in obtaining
  necessary paperwork due to office closures or staffing shortages, low vaccination rates or high
  hospitalization rates of people experiencing homelessness or people living with HIV).

    Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the 
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar, 
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone number (202) 708-4300.

IV. Expedited COVID-19 Waivers (Notice CPD-22-09)--ESG

ESG--Assisting Program Participants With Subleases

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.105; 24 CFR 576.106.
    Nature of Requirement: The use of ``owner'' and ``lease'' in 24 
CFR 576.105 and 576.106 restrict program participants from receiving 
rental assistance under 24 CFR 576.106 and certain services under 24 
CFR 576.105 with respect to units that program participants sublease 
or lease from a person other than the owner or the owner's agent.
    The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD 
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the 
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is 
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Grantee                             Grant Nos.             Date granted       Reasons waived
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lee County Human and Veteran Services..  E21UC120013....................       7/12/2022  A, B
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Potential negative impacts of the pandemic on providing assistance to program participants, including the
  delay of identifying housing or the onset of housing instability.
B. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, delays in obtaining
  necessary paperwork due to office closures or staffing shortages, challenges securing 12-month leases due to
  landlord trepidation or low vacancy rates).

    Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the 
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar, 
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone number (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Durational Limits on Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.105(b)(2); 24 CFR 576.105(c).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 576.105(b)(2) limits the provision 
of housing stability case management to 30 days while the program 
participant is seeking permanent housing and to 24 months during the 
period the program participant is living in housing. 24 CFR 
576.105(c) limits the total amount of time a program participant may 
receive services under 24 CFR 576.105(b) to 24 months during any 3-
year period.
    The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD 
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the 
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is 
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Grantee                             Grant Nos.             Date granted       Reasons waived
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lee County Human and Veteran Services..  E21UC120013....................       7/12/2022  A, B
City of Evanston.......................  E22MC170012, E21MC170012.......       7/12/2022  A, B
Orange County Office of Community        E21UC360105; E22UC360105.......      08/18/2022  A, B
 Development.
City of Lexington......................  E21MC210004....................      08/17/2022  A, B
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Potential negative impacts of the pandemic on providing assistance to program participants, including the
  delay of identifying housing or the onset of housing instability.
B. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, increased rental rates,
  low vacancy rates).

    Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the 
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar, 
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone number (202) 708-4300.

ESG--24-Month Limit on Rental Assistance

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(a).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 576.106(a) limits the total amount 
of time a program participant may receive rental assistance to 24-
months during a 3-year period.
    The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD 
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the 
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is 
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Grantee                             Grant Nos.             Date granted       Reasons waived
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lee County Human and Veteran Services..  E21UC120013....................       7/12/2022  A
City of Evanston.......................  E22MC170012, E21MC170012.......       7/12/2022  A
Orange County Office of Community        E21UC360105, E22UC360105.......      08/18/2022  A
 Development.
Collier County Government..............  E21UC120016, E22UC120016.......      08/16/2022  A

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City of Lexington......................  E21MC210004....................      08/17/2022  A
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Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, increased rental rates,
  low vacancy rates).

    Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the 
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar, 
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone number (202) 708-4300.

ESG--Restriction of Rental Assistance to Units With Rent at or Below 
FMR

     Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1) provides that rental 
assistance cannot be provided unless the total rent is equal to or 
less than the FMR established by HUD, as provided under 24 CFR part 
888, and complies with HUD's standard of rent reasonableness, as 
established under 24 CFR 982.507.
    The following table provides a summary of the waivers HUD 
provided with respect to this requirement in accordance with the 
expedited waiver process described in Notice CPD-22-09, which is 
available at www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-09cpdn.pdf.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Grantee                             Grant Nos.             Date granted       Reasons waived
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lee County Human and Veteran Services..  E21UC120013, E19UC120013.......       7/12/2022  A
New York State Office of Temporary and   E21DC360001....................        7/1/2022  A
 Disability Assistance.
City of Evanston.......................  E22MC170012, E21MC170012.......       7/12/2022  A
State of Arizona.......................  E21DC040001....................       7/25/2022  A
Pinellas County Housing and Community    E21UC120005, E22UC120005.......       7/25/2022  A
 Development Department.
Orange County Office of Community        E21UC360105; E22UC360105.......      08/18/2022  A
 Development.
Collier County Government..............  E21UC120016, E22UC120016.......      08/16/2022  A
City of Raleigh........................  E21MC370009, E22MC370009.......       9/23/2022  A
City of Dallas.........................  E21MC480009, E22MC480009.......       9/29/2022  A
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Code Key for Reasons Waived:
A. Local pandemic-specific delays or limitations (e.g., social distancing requirements, increased rental rates,
  low vacancy rates).

    Contact: More information about each waiver and a copy of the 
request and the approval may be obtained by contacting: Norm Suchar, 
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone number (202) 708-4300.

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 200.73 (c), Property Development.
    Project/Activity: O'Keefe Apartments, Project No. 071-11545, 
Chicago, Illinois.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 200.73(c). The regulation requires 
that a site contain at least five rental dwelling units [of an FHA 
insured multifamily housing project] shall be on one site and it is 
part of other contiguous sites comprised of one marketable 
manageable real estate entity. The regulation reads as follows:
    (c) The improvements shall constitute a single project. Not less 
than five rental dwelling units or personal care units, 20 medical 
care beds, or 50 manufactured home pads, shall be on one site, 
except that such limitations do not apply to group practice 
facilities.
    Chapter 3 Section 3.1.30 of the MAP Guide permits a project with 
two or more noncontiguous parcels of land when the parcels comprise 
one marketable, manageable real estate entity.
    The lender, Merchants Capital Corporation, proposes to finance 
the acquisition of O'Keefe Apartments project with a loan to be 
insured pursuant to Section 223(f). The property is in the South 
Shore neighborhood of Chicago and is comprised of 5 buildings with a 
total of 67 units within a one-mile radius. Of the 5 buildings one 
has only 3 units within a two-story townhouse building. The O'Keefe 
Apartments has been part of HUD Multifamily' s assisted housing 
portfolio for many years and is now under a single Housing 
Assistance Payment (HAP) contract for rental assistance.
    Granted by: Julia R. Gordon, Assistant Secretary Office of 
Housing-Federal Housing Administration.
    Date Granted: September 23, 2022.
    Reason Waived: The Lender, Merchants Capital Corporation has 
deep roots in affordable housing in the Chicago market. All units 
are covered by a Section 8 HAP contract and New 20-year renewals 
will be requested. The proposed mortgage amount is $6,232,400. There 
is a total of $1,270 in repairs. The project currently has one 
vacant unit for an overall occupancy of 98.5% per May 17, 2022, rent 
roll. The O'Keefe Apartments property continue to remain affordable 
and would preserves much needed affordable housing options for low-
income residents in the South Shore neighborhood and is consistent 
with the Secretary's goal of maintaining affordable housing for low-
income persons.
    Contact: Willie Fobbs, Director, Office of Multifamily 
Production, Office of Housing, HTD, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 402-6257.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 219.220(b)(1995) Payment and 
Repayment of Operating Assistance.
    Project/Activity: Warren Gardens Apartments; FHA No. 023-55049.
    Nature of Requirement: This regulation sets forth the 
requirements that govern the repayment of operating assistance under 
the Flexible Subsidy Program for Troubled Projects 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 sale of the project.''
    Granted by: Julia R. Gordon Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: September 20, 2022.
    Reason Waived: The regulation at 24 CFR 219.220(b)(1995) was 
waived to permit the deferment of the outstanding balance of the 
Flexible Subsidy Loans, plus accrued interest, for Warren Gardens, 
and permit the Owner to repay the loans through a repayment plan. 
This waiver is effective from the date of issuance.
    Contact: Saadia Figueroa-Smallwood, Acting Director, Office of 
Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight, Field Asset Management 
Division, HTN, Office of Housing, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20410, telephone (904) 208-6026.

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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 982.303(b)(1).
    Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2022-09 Streamlined Regulatory 
Waivers for the Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream and Mod 
Rehab) Program. Allows PHAs to grant a family one or more extensions 
of the initial voucher term regardless of the policy described in 
the Administrative Plan. PHAs should ensure consistency with these 
requests and remain in compliance with the PHA's informally adopted 
interim standard.
    Reason Waived: PHAs were granted to the opportunity to apply for 
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of 
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 and 2021-34 to provide 
continued flexibility during the pandemic and pandemic recovery. HUD 
expeditiously responded to these waiver request in accordance with 
Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Reform Act of 1989.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the County of San 
Joaquin; Tulare County Housing Authority; Kings County Housing 
Authority; St. Petersburg Housing Authority; Great Bend Housing 
Authority; Liberty Housing Authority; Howell County Public Housing 
Agency; Jersey City Housing Authority; Lakewood Housing Authority; 
Newark Housing Authority; Village of Cobleskill; Montgomery County 
Housing Authority; Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, Housing 
Authority of Texarkana; Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office; 
Newport News Regional Housing Authority; Housing Authority of Racine 
County; Fairmont/Morgantown Housing Authority
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and 
Compliance Division, Office of Field Operations, Office of Public 
and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th St. SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.303(b)(1).
    Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2021-34 Expedited Regulatory 
Waivers for the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (including 
Mainstream and Mod Rehab) Program(s). Allows PHAs to grant a family 
one or more extensions of the initial voucher term regardless of the 
policy described in the Administrative Plan. PHAs should ensure 
consistency with these requests and remain in compliance with the 
PHA's informally adopted interim standard.
    Reason Waived: PHAs were granted the opportunity to apply for 
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of 
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 to provide continued 
flexibility during the pandemic and pandemic recovery. HUD 
expeditiously responded to these waiver requests in accordance with 
Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Reform Act of 1989.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
    Project/Activity: Harrison Housing Authority; St. Francis County 
Housing Authority; South Tucson Housing Authority; Housing Authority 
of the County of Merced; Housing Authority of the County of 
Stanislaus; Benicia Housing Authority; Suisun City Housing 
Authority; Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach; Housing 
Authority of the City of Madera; Compton Housing Authority; Santa 
Rosa Housing Authority; Burbank Housing Authority; Housing Authority 
of the City of Glendale; Housing Authority of the City of National 
City; Hartford Housing Authority; Middletown Housing Authority; 
Naugatuck Housing Authority; Cocoa Housing Authority; Housing 
Authority of Pompano Beach; Ocala Housing Authority; Fort Walton 
Beach Housing Authority; Hendry County Housing Authority; Collier 
County Housing Authority; Winnebago County Housing Authority; Terre 
Haute Housing Authority; Jeffersonville Housing Authority; Cambridge 
Housing Authority; Springfield Housing Authority; Milford Housing 
Authority; Andover Housing Authority; Hingham Housing Authority; 
Housing Authority of St. Mary's County (MD), Maryland Department of 
Housing And Community Development; Old Town Housing Authority; 
Saginaw Housing Commission; Benton Harbor Housing Commission; St. 
Clair Shores Housing Commission; Muskegon Housing Commission; Saint 
Paul Public Housing Agency; Independence Housing Authority; High 
Point Housing Authority; Greensboro Housing Authority; Durham 
Housing Authority; Chatham County Housing Authority; Southeastern 
Community & Family Services, Inc.; Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity 
Inc.; Omaha Housing Authority; Northern Regional Housing Authority; 
Rochester Housing Authority; Kingston Housing Authority; Ithaca 
Housing Authority; Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority; Allen 
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Knox Metropolitan Housing Authority; 
Miami Metropolitan Housing Authority; Morrow Metropolitan Housing 
Authority; Pittsburgh Housing Authority; Columbia County Housing 
Authority; Newport Housing Authority; Bristol Housing Authority 
(RI); Rhode Island Housing; Municipality Of Mayaguez; Municipality 
Of Gurabo; Municipality Of Anasco; Municipality Of Naguabo; Lake 
City Housing Authority; Hartsville Housing Authority; South Carolina 
State Housing Finance and Development Authority; Meade County 
Housing and Redevelopment Commission; Lawrence County Housing and 
Redevelopment Commission; Butte County Housing Authority; Kingsport 
Housing and Redevelopment Authority; Morristown Housing Authority; 
San Antonio Housing Authority; Denton Housing Authority; Tarrant 
County Housing Assistance Office ; Terrell Housing Department; 
Virginia Beach Department of Housing & Neighborhood Preservation; 
Springfield Housing Authority; Bremerton Housing Authority; Madison 
Housing Authority; Sauk County Housing Authority.
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and 
Compliance Division, Office of Field Operations, Office of Public 
and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th St. SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 984.303(k).
    Project/Activity: Idaho Housing and Finance Association.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 984.303(k) is a regulation 
pertaining to termination with Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) escrow 
disbursement.
    Reason Waived: The agency requested a waiver of this regulation 
to allow the accrued escrow to be passed to a participant's mother. 
The mother is elderly and unable to work, which would prevent her 
from being able to assume the Contract of Participation and complete 
it, as envisioned in 24 CFR 984.305(d), Succession of FSS Account. 
After considering the information presented by the agency and absent 
a statutory prohibition, HUD finds good cause to waive 24 CFR 
984.303(k) to allow for both a completion of the Contract of 
Participation and release of escrow without graduation.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 2, 2022.
    Contact: Jayme Brown, Director, Community and Supportive 
Services Division, Office of Public Housing Investments; Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20140, telephone 
(202) 402-3624.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 983.153(c).
    Project/Activity: St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA).
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 983.153(c) prohibits a PHA from 
entering into the Agreement to Enter into Housing Assistance 
Payments (AHAP) contract with the owner if construction or 
rehabilitation has commenced after proposal submission.
    Reason Waived: The HUD Miami Field Office reviewed the Request 
for Proposals issued by SPHA and the award to Innovare's 
development. The request addressed the requirement to not begin 
construction prior to entering into the AHAP. SPHA reported that the 
developer did not involve SPHA in its decision to start 
construction. Upon being notified of commenced work and resulting 
programmatic violations, SPHA requested that the contractor 
immediately cease construction activities, and began correcting 
deficiencies noted during the review. Notwithstanding the 
developer's failure to execute an AHAP with SPHA prior to beginning 
construction, it should be noted that the developer from the outset 
complied with all applicable Davis-Bacon requirements. Based on the 
above analysis and considering the good cause presented, HUD waived 
the regulation and allowed SPHA to sign and enter into an AHAP 
contract for 25 project-based vouchers in the Innovare project

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    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: September 7, 2022.
    Contact: Nathaniel Johnson, Senior Housing Program Specialist, 
Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs; Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20140, telephone: (202) 402-5156.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 985.101, 24 CFR 985.105.
    Project/Activity: Marion County Housing Authority.
    Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 985.101 states that a PHA must 
submit to HUD a required Section 8 Management Assessment Program 
(SEMAP) certification form within 60 calendar days after the end of 
its fiscal year. 24 CFR 985.105 states that HUD shall assess each 
PHA's performance under SEMAP annually and shall assign each PHA a 
SEMAP score and overall performance rating.
    Reason Waived: MCHA was greatly impacted by the COVID-19 
pandemic, causing staff shortages, participant difficulty in 
submitting documentation and delayed scheduled inspections. In 
addition, the agency transitioned to a new software system--causing 
delayed Rent Reasonableness Certifications, which resulted in late 
annual reexaminations of family income--and was also impacted by two 
natural disasters--a major wildfire in September 2020 and an ice 
storm in February 2021. The agency hired 10 case managers and only 
retained three due to turnover. The Housing Quality Standards (HQS) 
Inspector's ongoing health condition limits their work assignments. 
In the past 2 months, 25 percent of scheduled inspections have been 
delayed because of a COVID-19 infection in the household. Further, 
landlords citied high cost of materials and delays in obtaining 
parts and appliance replacements delaying repairs. Despite MCHA 
losing its Housing Program Supervisor in November of 2021, and the 
former Executive Director in April of 2022, the agency's operations 
are now stabilized, including a third-party HQS Inspector assisting 
with overdue inspections along with the completed implementation of 
the new software system. The MCHA received a standard rating on its 
prior SEMAP certifications in 2019 (which carried over due to the 
regulatory waivers provided by the CARES Act) from 2018 and 2017. 
Moreover, the Portland Field Office recommended approval of MCHA's 
waiver request.
    Due to these circumstances, HUD determined, pursuant to the 
waiver authority provided at 24 CFR 5.110, that there is good cause 
to waive both regulations.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: Sep. 27, 2022.
    Contact: Michelle Daniels, Housing Program Specialist, Community 
and Supportive Services Division, Office of Public Housing 
Investments; Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 
20140, telephone: (202) 402-6051.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.503(b).
    Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2022-09 Streamlined Regulatory 
Waivers for the Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream and Mod 
Rehab) Program.
    Reason Waived: PHAs were granted to the opportunity to apply for 
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of 
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 and PIH 2021-34 to 
provide continued flexibility during the pandemic and pandemic 
recovery. HUD expeditiously responded to these waiver request in 
accordance with Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Reform Act of 1989.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
    Project/Activity: Lonoke County Housing Authority; Housing 
Authority of the County of San Joaquin; Kings County Metropolitan 
Housing Authority; Livermore Housing Authority; West Hartford 
Housing Authority; St. Petersburg Housing Authority; Dekalb County 
Housing Authority; Springfield Housing Authority; Wichita Housing 
Authority; Great Bend Housing Authority; Weston Housing Authority; 
Liberty Housing Authority; Howell County Public Housing Agency; 
Lakewood Housing Authority; Plattsburgh Housing Authority; Geneva 
Housing Authority; Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority; Huron 
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Crawford Metropolitan Housing 
Authority; Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority; Seneca Metropolitan 
Housing Authority; Berks County Housing Authority; Union County 
Housing Authority; Smithfield Housing Authority; Garland Housing 
Agency; Newport News Regional Housing Authority; Rhinelander Housing 
Authority; Ashland County Housing Authority; Chippewa County Housing 
Authority; Fairmont/Morgantown Housing Authority; Bluefield Housing 
Authority; Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority.
    Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and Compliance 
Division, Office of Field Operations; Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St. SW, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.503(b).
    Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2021-34 Expedited Regulatory 
Waivers for the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (including 
Mainstream and Mod Rehab) Program(s).
    Reason Waived: PHAs were granted to the opportunity to apply for 
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of 
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 to provide continued 
flexibility during the pandemic and pandemic recovery. HUD 
expeditiously responded to these waiver request in accordance with 
Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Reform Act of 1989.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Jasper; 
Opelika Housing Authority; Housing Authority of Foley; Tallassee 
Housing Authority; Troy Housing Authority; Northwest Regional 
Housing Authority; Harrison Housing Authority; Flagstaff Housing 
Authority; Winslow Housing Authority; South Tucson Housing 
Authority; Oakland Housing Authority; Benicia Housing Authority; 
Suisun City Housing Authority; Carlsbad Housing Agency; Burbank 
Housing Authority; Placer County Housing Authority; Hartford Housing 
Authority; Middletown Housing Authority; Ansonia Housing Authority; 
Vernon Housing Authority; Housing Authority of Pompano Beach; Ocala 
Housing Authority; Plant City Housing Authority; Punta Gorda Housing 
Authority; Boca Raton Housing Authority; Hendry County Housing 
Authority; Collier County Housing Authority; Housing Authority of 
the City and County of Honolulu; Waukegan Housing Authority; 
Delaware County Housing Authority; Lawrence County Housing and 
Redevelopment Commission; Butte County Housing Authority; Kingsport 
Housing and Redevelopment Authority; LaFollette Housing Authority; 
Brownsville Housing Authority; Morristown Housing Authority; Dayton 
Housing Authority; Bristol Housing Authority (TN); Roanoke-Chowan 
Regional Housing Authority; Southeastern Community & Family 
Services, Inc.; Omaha Housing Authority; Portsmouth Housing 
Authority; Bergen County Housing Authority; Union County Housing 
Authority; Mesilla Valley Housing Authority; Northern Regional 
Housing Authority; Herkimer Housing Authority; Kingston Housing 
Authority; Ithaca Housing Authority; Harrietstown Housing Authority; 
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development; 
City of New Rochelle Housing Authority; City of Peekskill; Town of 
Southampton Housing Authority; Zanesville Metropolitan Housing 
Authority; Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority; Logan County 
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Broken Bow Housing Authority; 
Columbia County Housing Authority; Newport Housing Authority; West 
Warwick Housing Authority; Coventry Housing Authority; East 
Greenwich Housing Authority; Rhode Island Housing; Municipality of 
Gurabo; Municipality of Anasco; Rock Hill Housing Authority; 
Watertown Housing Authority; Anthony Housing Authority; Central 
Texas Council of Governments; Anderson County; Terrell Housing 
Department; Housing Authority of Utah County; Logan City Housing 
Authority; Roosevelt City Housing Authority; Bear River Regional 
Housing Authority; Cedar City Housing Authority; Scott County 
Regional Housing Authority; Bremerton Housing Authority; Grays 
Harbor Housing Authority; Walla Walla Housing Authority; Madison 
Housing Authority; New London Housing Authority; Kenosha Housing 
Authority; Barron County Housing Authority; Richmond Housing 
Authority; Terre Haute Housing Authority; Warsaw Housing Authority; 
Lafayette Housing Authority; Atchison Housing Authority; Somerset 
Housing Authority; New Orleans Housing Authority; Springfield 
Housing Authority (MA); Milford Housing Authority; Hagerstown 
Housing

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Authority; Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development; 
Old Town Housing Authority; Saginaw Housing Commission; Benton 
Harbor Housing Commission; The Kandiyohi County Housing and 
Redevelopment Authority; McLeod County Housing and Redevelopment 
Authority; Independence Housing Authority; Wilmington Housing 
Authority; Rocky Mount Housing Authority; Wadesboro Housing 
Authority; Meade County Housing and Redevelopment Commission; 
Housing Authority of Lubbock; Brenham Housing Authority; Burnet 
Housing Authority.
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and 
Compliance Division, Office of Field Operations; Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St. 
SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(c)(4).
    Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2022-09 Streamlined Regulatory 
Waivers for the Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream and Mod 
Rehab) Program.
    Reason Waived: PHAs have the option to increase the payment 
standard for the family at any time after the effective date of the 
increase, rather than waiting for the next regular reexamination.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
    Project/Activity: Kings County Housing Authority; Suisun City 
Housing Authority; Orange County Housing Authority; St. Petersburg 
Housing Authority; Boise City Housing Authority; Ada County Housing 
Authority; Great Bend Housing Authority; Great Bend Housing 
Authority; Tennessee Valley Regional Housing Authority; Plattsburgh 
Housing Authority; Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority; 
Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority; Huron Metropolitan Housing 
Authority; Hocking Metropolitan Housing Authority; Crawford 
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority; 
City of Bowling Green Housing Division; Portland Housing Authority; 
Independence Housing Authority; Weston Housing Authority; Lincoln 
County Public Housing Agency; Liberty Housing Authority; Howell 
County Public Housing Agency; Seneca Metropolitan Housing Authority; 
Berks County Housing Authority; Housing Connect-Salt Lake County; 
Superior Housing Authority; Chippewa County Housing Authority; 
Fairmont/Morgantown Housing Authority; Bluefield Housing Authority.
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and 
Compliance Division, Office of Field Operations; Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St. 
SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(c)(4).
    Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2021-34 Expedited Regulatory 
Waivers for the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (including 
Mainstream and Mod Rehab) Program(s).
    Reason Waived: PHAs were granted to the opportunity to apply for 
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of 
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 to provide continued 
flexibility during the pandemic and pandemic recovery. HUD 
expeditiously responded to these waiver request in accordance with 
Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Reform Act of 1989.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
    Project/Activity: Mobile Housing Authority; Housing Authority of 
the City of Jasper; Opelika Housing Authority; Opp Housing 
Authority; Housing Authority of Foley; Tallassee Housing Authority; 
St. Francis County Housing Authority; Winslow Housing Authority; 
Cocoa Housing Authority; Ocala Housing Authority; Plant City Housing 
Authority; Collier County Housing Authority; Housing Authority of 
the City and County of Honolulu; Southwestern Idaho Cooperative 
Housing Authority; Winnebago County Housing Authority; Delaware 
County Housing Authority; Tell City Housing Authority; Terre Haute 
Housing Authority; Jeffersonville Housing Authority; Lafayette 
Housing Authority; Beatrice Housing Authority; Portsmouth Housing 
Authority; Bergen County Housing Authority; Mesilla Valley Housing 
Authority; Rochester Housing Authority; Kingston Housing Authority; 
Town of Southampton; Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority; 
Municipality of Anasco; Meade County Housing and Redevelopment 
Commission; Lawrence County Housing and Redevelopment Commission; 
Butte County Housing Authority; Johnson City Housing Authority; 
Chattanooga Housing Authority; Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment 
Authority; Lafayette Housing Authority; Brownsville Housing 
Authority; Morristown Housing Authority; Bristol Housing Authority 
(TN); Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency; South Tucson 
Housing Authority; Housing Authority of the County of Merced; 
Housing Authority of the County of Stanislaus; Carlsbad Housing 
Agency; City of Norwalk; Hartford Housing Authority; Middletown 
Housing Authority; Naugatuck Housing Authority; Hingham Housing 
Authority; Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community 
Development; Maryland Department of Housing and Community 
Development; Saginaw Housing Commission; Benton Harbor Housing 
Commission; St. Clair Shores Housing Commission; Biloxi Housing 
Authority; Chatham County Housing Authority; East Spencer Housing 
Authority; Southeastern Community & Family Services, Inc,; Franklin-
Vance-Warren Opportunity Inc.; Omaha Housing Authority; Springfield 
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Columbiana Metropolitan Housing 
Authority; Coshocton Metropolitan Housing Authority; Miami 
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Newport Housing Authority; West 
Warwick Housing Authority; Bristol Housing Authority (TN); 
Municipality of Gurabo; Housing Authority of the City of Waco; 
Edgewood Housing; Central Texas Council of Governments; Terrell 
Housing Department; Housing Authority of Utah County; Springfield 
Housing Authority (VT); Bremerton Housing Authority; Grays Harbor 
Housing Authority; Madison Housing Authority; Wausau Housing 
Authority; Barron County Housing Authority; Clarksburg/Harrison 
Housing Authority.
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and 
Compliance Division, Office of Field Operations; Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St. 
SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 982.634(a).
    Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2021-34 Expedited Waivers for 
the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream 
and Mod Rehab) Program(s), 24 CFR 982.634(a) allows PHAs to extend 
homeownership assistance for one additional year.
    Reason Waived: PHAs were granted the opportunity to apply for 
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of 
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 to provide continued 
flexibility during the pandemic and pandemic recovery. HUD 
expeditiously responded to these waiver requests in accordance with 
Section 106 of the Department and Urban Development Reform Act of 
1989.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
    Project/Activity: High Point Housing Authority; Greensboro 
Housing Authority; Southeastern Community & Family Services, Inc.; 
Omaha Housing Authority; Rochester Housing Authority; New York 
Department of Housing Preservation and Development; Lorain 
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Charleston County Housing Authority; 
Madison Housing Authority.
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and 
Compliance Division, Office of Field Operations; Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St. 
SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.
     Regulation: 24 CFR 985.105, 24 CFR 985.101.
    Nature of Requirement: Notice PIH 2021-34 Expedited Waivers for 
the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream 
and Mod Rehab) Program(s), 24 CFR 985.105, 24 CFR 985.101 whereas 
PHAs with a fiscal year end 3/31/22, 6/30/22, or 9/30/22 may request 
to waive Section 8 Management Assessment Program if an indicator 
declines as a result of operational disruptions and from its 
adoption of one or more CARES Act waivers.
    Reason Waived: PHAs were granted the opportunity to apply for 
certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of 
the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 to provide continued 
flexibility during the pandemic and pandemic recovery. HUD 
expeditiously responded to these waiver requests in accordance with 
Section 106 of the Department and Urban Development Reform Act of 
1989.
    Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Public and Indian Housing.

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    Date Granted: July 1-September 30, 2022.
    Project/Activity: Opelika Housing Authority; Tuscaloosa Housing 
Authority; Tallassee Housing Authority; Hot Springs Housing 
Authority; Paragould Housing Authority; St. Francis County Housing 
Authority; City of Tempe Housing Authority; Housing Authority of the 
County of Stanislaus; Housing Authority of the City of San 
Buenaventura; Benicia Housing Authority; Housing Authority of the 
County of Yolo; Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach; Housing 
Authority of the City of Madera; Compton Housing Authority; Housing 
Authority of the City of Santa Paula; Frederick Housing Authority; 
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development; Saginaw 
Housing Commission; Benton Harbor Housing Commission; Muskegon 
Housing Commission; Dowagiac Housing Commission; Saint Paul Public 
Housing Agency; Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Virginia; 
Independence Housing Authority; Weston Housing Authority; Greenville 
Housing Authority; Orange County Housing Authority; Roanoke-Chowan 
Regional Housing Authority; Chatham County Housing Authority; East 
Spencer Housing Authority; Stillwater Housing Authority; Housing 
Authority of Malheur County; Northeast Oregon Housing Authority; 
Berks County Housing Authority; Cumberland County Housing Authority; 
Providence Housing Authority; Newport Housing Authority; Bristol 
Housing Authority (RI); Rhode Island Housing; Municipality Of 
Mayaguez; Municipality of Trujillo Alto; Bear River Regional Housing 
Authority; Bristol Regional Housing Authority; Scott County Regional 
Housing Authority; Loudoun County Office of Housing; Springfield 
Housing Authority (VT); Bremerton Housing Authority; Carlsbad 
Housing Agency; Santa Rosa Housing Authority; Burbank Housing 
Authority; Housing Authority of the City of Glendale; Placer County 
Housing Authority; South Metro Housing Options; Middletown Housing 
Authority; Jacksonville Housing Authority; Ocala Housing Authority; 
Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority; Hendry County Housing 
Authority; Collier County Housing Authority; Housing Authority of 
the City of Statesboro; Muscatine Housing Authority; Oskaloosa 
Municipal Housing Agency; Coastal Community Action, Inc.; 
Southeastern Community & Family Services, Inc.; Franklin-Vance-
Warren Opportunity Inc.; Atlantic City Housing Authority; Bergen 
County Housing Authority; Penns Grove Housing Authority; New Jersey 
Department of Community Affairs; Mesilla Valley Housing Authority; 
Northern Regional Housing Authority; Saratoga Springs Housing 
Authority; Rochester Housing Authority; Kingston Housing Authority; 
Hornell Housing Authority; New York City Department of Housing 
Preservation and Development; City of Utica; Housing Authority of 
Myrtle Beach; South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development 
Authority; Meade County Housing and Redevelopment Commission; 
Lawrence County Housing and Redevelopment Commission; Butte County 
Housing Authority; Dayton Housing Authority; Housing Authority of 
Slaton; Brenham Housing Authority; Denton Housing Authority; Tarrant 
County Housing Assistance Office; Logan City Housing Authority; Sauk 
County Housing Authority; Marinette County Housing Authority; 
Huntington Housing Authority; Bluefield Housing Authority; 
Clarksburg/Harrison Housing Authority; Albia Housing Agency; Central 
Iowa Regional Housing Authority; Iowa Northland Regional Housing 
Authority; Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Housing Authority; Idaho 
Housing and Finance Association; Joliet Housing Authority; Winnebago 
County Housing Authority; Jeffersonville Housing Authority; 
Campbellsville Housing Authority; Springfield Housing Authority 
(KY); City of Covington; Appalachian Foothills; Springfield Housing 
Authority (MA); Milford Housing Authority; Hingham Housing 
Authority; Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority; Portsmouth 
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Lorain Metropolitan Housing 
Authority; Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority; Ironton 
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Belmont Metropolitan Housing 
Authority; Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority; Greene 
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Columbiana Metropolitan Housing 
Authority; Hocking Metropolitan Housing Authority; Allen 
Metropolitan Housing Authority; Adams Metropolitan Housing 
Authority; Knox Metropolitan Housing Authority; Morrow Metropolitan 
Housing Authority; Broken Bow Housing Authority; Municipality of 
Carolina; Municipality of Morovis; Municipality of Maricao; 
Municipality of Vega Baja; Municipality of Gurabo; Municipality of 
Naguabo; Municipality of Adjuntas; Charleston County Housing 
Authority; Columbia Housing Authority; Lake City Housing Authority; 
Hartsville Housing Authority.
    Contact: Tesia Anyanaso, Program Specialist, Coordination and 
Compliance Division, Office of Field Operations; Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St. 
SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone: (202) 402-7026.

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