[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16647-16648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05630]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6343-N-02]


Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, 
Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program, and Other 
Programs Fiscal Year 2023; Revised

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of Revised Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Fair Market Rents 
(FMRs).

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SUMMARY: This notice updates the FY 2023 FMRs for five areas based on 
new survey data.

DATES: Effective Date: The revised FY 2023 FMRs for these five areas 
are applicable on April 19, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions related to use of FMRs or 
voucher payment standards should be directed to the respective local 
HUD program staff. For technical information on the methodology used to 
develop FMRs or a listing of all FMRs, please call the HUD USER 
information line at 800-245-2691 (toll-free), email the Program 
Parameters and Research Division via [email protected], or access the 
information on the HUD USER website: http://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html. 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,

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please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 1, 2022, HUD published the FY 
2023 FMRs, requested comments on the FY 2023 FMRs, and outlined 
procedures for requesting a reevaluation of an area's FY 2023 FMRs (87 
FR 53761). This notice revises FY 2023 FMRs for five areas based on 
data provided to HUD.

I. Revised FY 2023 FMRs

    The updated FY 2023 FMRs appear in the following table. The FMRs 
are based on surveys conducted by the area public housing agencies 
(PHAs) and reflect the estimated 40th percentile rent levels trended to 
FY 2023.
    The FMRs for the affected areas are revised as follows:

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                                                         FMR by number of bedrooms in unit
   2023 Fair market rent area    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       0 BR            1 BR            2 BR            3 BR            4 BR
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Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI HUD              $1,044          $1,101          $1,326          $1,726          $1,928
 Metro FMR Area.................
Hawaii County, HI...............           1,281           1,449           1,901           2,446           2,582
Hood River County, OR...........           1,147           1,304           1,716           2,439           2,923
Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro             2,042           2,100           2,455           3,297           3,847
 FMR Area.......................
Wasco County, OR................           1,112           1,165           1,457           2,046           2,482
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    HUD has published these revised FMR values on the HUD USER website 
at: http://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html. In addition, HUD 
has updated the FY 2023 Small Area FMRs (SAFMRs) for metropolitan areas 
with revised FMRs, which can be found at https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/smallarea/index.html. HUD has also updated the 50th 
percentile rents for all FMR areas, which are published at http://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/50per.html.

II. Environmental Impact

    This notice involves establishment of a rate and does not 
constitute a development decision affecting the physical condition of 
specific project areas or building sites. Accordingly, under 24 CFR 
50.19(c)(6), this notice is categorically excluded from environmental 
review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321).

Solomon Greene,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research.
[FR Doc. 2023-05630 Filed 3-17-23; 8:45 am]
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