[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Department of Housing and Urban Development Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Part IX





Department of Housing and Urban Development





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD)                      


  



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Subtitles A and B

Docket No. FR-4577-N-02

Semiannual Agenda of Regulations

AGENCY:  Department of Housing and Urban Development.

ACTION:  Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY:  In accordance with section 4(b) of Executive Order 12866, 
``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' the Department is publishing its 
agenda of (1) regulations already issued or expected to be issued, and 
(2) currently effective rules that are under review. Additionally, in 
accordance with section 602 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the 
Department has prepared an agenda of regulations expected to be 
proposed or promulgated which are likely to have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities. As permitted by 
Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the two 
agendas are combined for publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Camille E. Acevedo, Assistant General 
Counsel for Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Room 10276, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, (202) 708-
3055. (This is not a toll-free number.) A telecommunications device for 
hearing- and speech-impaired individuals (TTY) is available at 1-800-
877-8339 (Federal Information Relay Service).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory 
Planning and Review,'' published on October 4, 1993 (58 FR 51735), 
requires each agency to publish semiannually an agenda of (1) 
regulations that the agency has issued or expects to issue, and (2) 
currently effective regulations that are under agency review. 
Consistent with the principles set forth in Executive Order 12866 to 
reduce and streamline regulations, and in response to President 
Clinton's memorandum to Federal agencies to examine all regulations and 
eliminate those that are obsolete, the Department continues to examine 
those rules proposed to be issued under these principles.

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) requires each 
agency to publish semiannually a regulatory agenda of rules 
expected to be proposed or promulgated that are likely to have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of ``small 
entities,'' meaning small businesses, small organizations, or small 
governmental jurisdictions.

    Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act each 
permit incorporation of the agenda required with any other 
prescribed agenda. The agenda set out below combines the 
information required by Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act. In addition, the agenda contains certain 
information not required by either the Executive Order or by the 
Act which the Department considers useful, both better to inform 
the public and to enhance the Department's own inventory control 
over its body of regulations.

    Section 610(c) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act requires each 
agency to publish annually a list of the rules that have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities, and that are to be reviewed in accordance with the 
requirements of section 610 during the succeeding 12 months. All 
rules under development, published in each HUD agenda, are reviewed 
in accordance with the principles of section 610 of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act.

    In 1995 and 1996, all HUD regulations then codified underwent a 
section 610 review when these regulations were examined in 
accordance with President Clinton's regulatory reinvention 
initiative. In 1998, the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility 
Act of 1998 was enacted (Pub. L. 105-276, approved October 21, 
1998)(commonly referred to as the Public Housing Reform Act). The 
Public Housing Reform Act made significant changes to HUD's public 
housing and Section 8 assistance programs. This statute, as will be 
seen by many of the items listed in this semiannual agenda, 
requires substantial regulatory changes to HUD's public housing and 
Section 8 assistance programs. In view of the significant changes 
implemented by the Public Housing Reform Act, the Department is 
reviewing all of the regulations governing its public housing and 
Section 8 assistance programs in accordance with the principles of 
section 610, not only those that are required to be revised by the 
Public Housing Reform Act. The Department welcomes comments on 
these regulations.

    Although the Department's focus, during the next several 
months, is on its regulations governing its public housing and 
Section 8 assistance programs, the Department invites comments from 
the public on any rule listed in this agenda that the public 
believes will have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities.

    The Department also is subject to certain rulemaking 
requirements set forth in the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3531 et seq.). Section 7(o) of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(o)) 
requires that the Secretary transmit to the congressional 
committees having jurisdictional oversight of HUD (the Senate 
Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and the House 
Committee on Banking and Financial Services) a semiannual agenda of 
all rules or regulations which are under development or review by 
the Department. A rule appearing on the agenda cannot be published 
for comment before or during the first 15 calendar days after 
transmittal of the agenda. Section 7(o) provides that if, within 
that period, either committee notifies the Secretary that it 
intends to review any rule or regulation which appears on the 
agenda, the Secretary must submit to both committees a copy of the 
rule or regulation, in the form it is intended to be proposed, at 
least 15 calendar days before it is published for comment. The 
semiannual agenda published today is the agenda transmitted to the 
committees in compliance with this requirement.

    For purposes of Executive Order 12866, ``regulation'' or 
``rule'' is defined as ``an agency statement of general 
applicability and future effect, which the agency intends to have 
the force and effect of law, that is designed to implement, 
interpret, or prescribe law or policy or to describe the procedure 
or practice requirements of an agency,'' subject to certain 
exceptions. The agenda published below focuses on regulatory 
material contained or expected to be contained in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) (or incorporated therein by reference) 
following publication in the Federal Register. As appropriate, 
however, issuances in the nature of general statements of policy 
may be published

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in the Federal Register but not for codification in the CFR.

    The agenda items are divided first by program office. Within 
each program office, the agenda items are divided into four groups: 
(i) Prerulemaking actions, (ii) publication or other 
implementations of notices of proposed rulemaking, (iii) 
publications or other implementations of final rules, and (iv) 
completed actions. Within each grouping, rules are listed in 
chronological order by the part number of the CFR affected. Where a 
rule affects multiple parts of the CFR, the rule is listed by the 
first affected part number.

    The agenda reflects that some rules have been withdrawn by the 
Department since issuance of the previous agenda. Several of the 
public housing or Section 8 assistance regulations that are 
withdrawn were made obsolete by the Public Housing Reform Act. For 
other rules, the Department is withdrawing the rule to further 
assess the subject matter and whether rulemaking continues to be 
the appropriate method for implementation of the subject matter. 
Following this review, the Department may determine that certain 
rules listed as withdrawn under this agenda are necessary. If that 
determination is made, the rules will be included in a succeeding 
semiannual agenda.

    For this edition of the Department's regulatory agenda, the 
most important significant regulatory actions are included in The 
Regulatory Plan, which appears in part II of this issue of the 
Federal Register. The Regulatory Plan entries are listed in the 
table of contents below and are denoted by a bracketed bold 
reference, which directs the reader to the appropriate sequence 
number in part II.

    The Department invites all interested members of the public to 
comment on the rules listed in this fall 2000 agenda to assist the 
Department in improving its regulatory products and procedures.

Dated:  August 31, 2000.

 Gail W. Laster,

General Counsel.

                                  Office of the Secretary--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1404         24 CFR 1 Joint Agency Rule to Conform Regulatory Definitions Civil Rights               2501-AC70
            Restoration Act (FR-4587)...........................................................
1405         24 CFR 5 Determined Adjusted Income in HUD Programs Serving Persons with                2501-AC72
            Disabilities: Requiring Mandatory Deductions for Certain Expenses; and Disallowance
            for Earned Income (FR-4608) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 58)..................................
1406         24 CFR 07 Equal Employment Opportunity: Updating EEO Regulations (FR-4607).........     2501-AC73
1407         24 CFR 17 Procedures for the Collection of Claims by the Government (FR-4318)......     2501-AC48
1408         24 CFR 58 Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD Environmental       2501-AC64
            Responsibility (FR-4523)............................................................
1409         24 CFR 81 Secretary of HUD's Regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Non-Mortgage     2501-AC41
            Investments (FR-4297)...............................................................
1410         24 CFR 81 The Secretary of HUD's Regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac;              2501-AC76
            Prohibiting the Purchase of Certain Loans With High Costs and/or Predatory Features
            (FR-4614) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 59)....................................................
1411         24 CFR 92 Home Investment Partnerships Program: Homebuyer Assets (FR-4599).........     2501-AC71
1412         24 CFR 203 Single Family Mortgage Insurance; Treble Damages for Failure to Engage       2501-AC66
            in Loss Mitigation Activities (FR-4553).............................................
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.


                                    Office of the Secretary--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1413         24 CFR 15 Revisions to HUD's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations (FR-         2501-AC51
            4292)...............................................................................
1414         24 CFR 27 Prohibited Purchasers of HUD-Insured and HUD-Owned Multifamily Projects       2501-AC69
            (FR-4583)...........................................................................
1415         24 CFR 28 Adjustment of HUD's Civil Money Penalties Pursuant to the Federal Civil       2501-AC67
            Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. (FR-4555)...............................
1416         24 CFR 30 Amendments to HUD's Civil Money Penalty Regulations (FR-4399)............     2501-AC56
1417         24 CFR 40 Nondiscrimination Based on Disability; Multifamily Homeownership Projects     2501-AC47
            (FR-4317)...........................................................................
1418         24 CFR 55 Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands (FR-4142)...............     2501-AC33
1419         24 CFR 81 Secretary of HUD's Regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Purchase         2501-AC60
            Goals (FR-4494) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 60)..............................................
1420         24 CFR 84 Administrative Requirements for Grantees To Reflect Single Audit Act          2501-AC39
            Amendments (FR-4258)................................................................
1421         24 CFR 84 Adoption of Revisions to OMB Circular A-110 (FR-4573)....................     2501-AC68
1422         24 CFR 91 Clarifying Amendments to Consolidated Submission for Community Planning       2501-AC54
            and Development Programs (FR-4333)..................................................
1423         24 CFR 91 Consolidated Plan Amendments; Needs of Public Housing and Treatment of        2501-AC62
            Troubled PHAs (FR-4518).............................................................
1424         24 CFR 92 HOME Investment Partnerships Program -- Additional Streamlining (FR-4111)     2501-AC30
1425         24 CFR 125 Adoption of Revised OMB Circular A-133; Administrative Requirements for      2501-AC43
            Grantees To Reflect the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996; Technical Amendments
            (FR-4296)...........................................................................

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1426         24 CFR 200 One-Strike Screening and Eviction for Drug Abuse and Other Criminal          2501-AC63
            Activity (FR-4495)..................................................................
1427         24 CFR 888 Fair Market Rents for the Section 8 Tenant-Based Rental Housing and          2501-AC75
            Homeownership Programs; Higher Fair Market Rents for Certain FMRs Areas (FR-4606)...
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.


                                   Office of the Secretary--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1428         24 CFR 3 Common Rule: Nondiscrimination in Educational Activities (FR-4301)........     2501-AC42
1429         24 CFR 24 Limited Denial of Participation -- Clarification of Consolidation of          2501-AC61
            Debarment and Suspension Procedures (FR-4505).......................................
1430         24 CFR 25 Amendments to HUD's Mortgagee Review Board and Civil Money Penalty            2501-AC44
            Regulations (FR-4308)...............................................................
1431         24 CFR 30 Initiate Civil Money Penalty Action for Failing to Disclose Lead-Based        2501-AC74
            Paint Hazards (FR-4609).............................................................
1432         24 CFR 905 Tenant Income Verification: Resolving Discrepancies and Enforcement          2501-AC65
            Action (FR-4535)....................................................................
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                                        Office of Housing--Prerule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1433         24 CFR 3500 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Statement of Policy 2000-     2502-AH56
            1; Section 8 Prohibition Against Kickbacks and Unearned Fees (FR-4613)..............
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1434         24 CFR 200 Use of Materials Bulletins Used in the HUD Building Products Standards       2502-AH28
            and Certification Program (FR-4391).................................................
1435         24 CFR 200 Section 236 Rental Assistance -- Excess Rental Charges (FR-4603)........     2502-AH53
1436         24 CFR 202 Mortgagee Approval for Single Family Programs--Procedures for                2502-AH42
            Terminating Origination Approval Agreements and Placement in Credit Watch Status (FR-
            4492)...............................................................................
1437         24 CFR 203 Single Family Appraisal Assessment (FR-4395)............................     2502-AH27
1438         24 CFR 203 Single Family Mortgage Insurance; Nonprofit Approval and Removal             2502-AH49
            Procedures (FR-4585)................................................................
1439         24 CFR 203 Single Family Mortgage Insurance; Section 203(k) Consultant Roster           2502-AH51
            Procedures (FR-4592)................................................................
1440         24 CFR 203 Prohibition of Predatory Lending Practices in HUD's Single Family            2502-AH57
            Mortgage Insurance Program (FR-4615) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 61).........................
1441         24 CFR 207 Partial Payment of Claims for Health Care Facilities, Hospitals and          2502-AH25
            Group Practice Facilities (FR-4387).................................................
1442         24 CFR 221 Removal of Section 221(d)(2) Mortgage Insurance Program Regulations (FR-     2502-AH50
            4588)...............................................................................
1443         24 CFR 245 Tenant Participation in State-Financed, HUD-Assisted Housing                 2502-AH55
            Developments (FR-4611)..............................................................
1444         24 CFR 270 Use of Federal Surplus Property for Self-Help Housing (FR-4464).........     2502-AH34
1445         24 CFR 291 Disposition of HUD-Owned Single Family Assets in Revitalization Areas        2502-AH40
            (FR-4471)...........................................................................
1446         24 CFR 401 Release of Information to Tenants and Other Parties Pursuant to MAHRA        2502-AH45
            (FR-4531)...........................................................................
1447         24 CFR 3282 Special Procedures Permitting Limited Completion of Manufactured Homes      2502-AG92
            On-Site (FR-4216)...................................................................
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.



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                                       Office of Housing--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1448         24 CFR 200 Delegation of Insuring Authority to Direct Endorsement Mortgagees (FR-       2502-AG87
            4169)...............................................................................
1449         24 CFR 200 Use of Materials Bulletins (FR-4265)....................................     2502-AH02
1450         24 CFR 200 Update of the Model Energy Code (MEC) (FR-4272).........................     2502-AH03
1451         24 CFR 200 Uniform Physical Condition Standards and Physical Inspection                 2502-AH44
            Requirements for Certain HUD Housing; Administrative Process for Assessment of
            Insured and Assisted Properties (FR-4452)...........................................
1452         24 CFR 201 Strengthening the Title I Property Improvement and Manufactured Home         2502-AG95
            Loan Insurance Programs and Title I Lender/Title II Mortgagee Approval Requirements
            (FR-4246)...........................................................................
1453         24 CFR 202 Credit Watch Initiative--Limitation on Opening New Branches in Lending       2502-AH54
            Area for Lenders in Receipt of Proposed Termination of Origination Approval
            Agreement (FR-4605).................................................................
1454         24 CFR 203 Mortgage Insurance Premium Reduction in Central Cities (FR-4284)........     2502-AH07
1455         24 CFR 203 Sources of Homebuyer Downpayment (FR-4469)..............................     2502-AH38
1456         24 CFR 203 Single Family Claim Reform and Sale of Property (FR-4470)...............     2502-AH39
1457         24 CFR 236 Rehabilitation Grants for Certain Multifamily Projects (FR-4465)........     2502-AH35
1458         24 CFR 402 Renewal of Expiring Section 8 Project-Based Assistance Contract (FR-         2502-AH47
            4551)...............................................................................
1459         24 CFR 880 Distributions to Nonprofit Owners of Certain HUD-Assisted Multifamily        2502-AH52
            Rental Projects (FR-4602)...........................................................
1460         24 CFR 891 Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities;            2502-AH36
            Duration of Capital Advance (FR-4466)...............................................
1461         24 CFR 3280 Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (FR-4376)..........     2502-AH23
1462         24 CFR 3280 Federal Manufactured Housing Program; Definition of Manufactured Home       2502-AH43
            (FR-4508)...........................................................................
1463         24 CFR 3280 Manufactured Homes Construction and Safety Standards: Smoke Alarms (FR-     2502-AH48
            4552)...............................................................................
1464         24 CFR 3500 RESPA: Disclosure of Fees Paid to Retail Lenders (Brokers) (FR-3780)...     2502-AG40
1465         24 CFR 3500 Amendment to RESPA; Exemption for Employer Payments to Employees Who        2502-AG88
            Make Like-Provider Referrals, and Other Amendments (FR-4173)........................
1466         24 CFR 3500 RESPA Statements of Policy Regarding Certain Private Mortgage Insurance     2502-AH19
            Arrangements (FR-4342)..............................................................
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                                      Office of Housing--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1467         24 CFR 200 Single Family Mortgage Insurance; Appraiser Roster Placement and Removal     2502-AH29
            Procedures (FR-4429)................................................................
1468         24 CFR 203 Single Family Mortgage Insurance; Direct Endorsement and Automated           2502-AH15
            Underwriting (FR-4311)..............................................................
1469         24 CFR 221 Limitation on Distributions (FR-4532)...................................     2502-AH46
1470         24 CFR 245 Tenant Participation in Multifamily Housing Projects (FR-4403)..........     2502-AH32
1471         24 CFR 291 Officer Next Door Program (FR-4277).....................................     2502-AH37
1472         24 CFR 880 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Programs (New Construction             2502-AH41
            Substantial Rehabilitation, State Housing Agencies and Special Allocations) (FR-
            4479)...............................................................................
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                        Office of Community Planning and Development--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1473         24 CFR 570 CDBG Slum/Blight National Objective Rule (FR-4487)......................     2506-AB94
1474         24 CFR 570 Prohibition on Use of CDBG Assistance for Job-Pirating Activities (FR-       2506-AC04
            4556)...............................................................................
1475         24 CFR 574 HOPWA Rental Assistance Options and Technical Changes (FR-4467).........     2506-AC02
1476         24 CFR 583 Supportive Housing Program (FR-4616)....................................     2506-AC07
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                         Office of Community Planning and Development--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1477         24 CFR 570 CDBG Program for States; Community Revitalization Strategy Requirements      2506-AB83
            and Miscellaneous Technical Amendments (FR-4081)....................................

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1478         24 CFR 570 CDBG Program Regulations on Pre-Award Cost and New Housing Construction      2506-AC06
            (FR-4559)...........................................................................
1479         24 CFR 583 Supportive Housing Program--Increasing Operating Cost Percentage (FR-        2506-AC05
            4576)...............................................................................
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                          Government National Mortgage Association--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1480         24 CFR 300.3 Ginnie Mae--Finance--NAHASDA Implementation (FR-4215).................     2503-AA11
1481         24 CFR 320 Electronic Payment on Ginnie Mae Guaranteed Securities (FR-4617)........     2503-AA15
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                           Government National Mortgage Association--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1482         24 CFR 300 Elimination of Physical Certificate for Issued Securities (FR-4533).....     2503-AA14
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                        Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1483         24 CFR 100 Fair Housing Act Regulations Amendments: Standards Governing Sexual          2529-AA89
            Harassment (FR-4597)................................................................
1484         24 CFR 115 Certification and Funding of State and Local Fair Housing Enforcement        2529-AA85
            Agencies (FR-4392)..................................................................
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                         Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1485         24 CFR 100 Fair Housing Act Regulation; Conforming Amendment; Update To Reflect         2529-AA88
            Current Edition of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) (FR-4554)...........
1486         24 CFR 135 Economic Opportunities for Low- and Very-Low-Income Persons (FR-2898)...     2529-AA49
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                               Office of the Inspector General--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1487         24 CFR 2003 Implementation of Privacy Act of 1974 (FR-4575)........................     2508-AA11
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                               Office of Public and Indian Housing--Prerule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1488         24 CFR 1000 HUD Policy for the Administration of HUD Programs on Indian                 2577-AC06
            Reservations and Other Indian Areas (FR-4580).......................................
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                            Office of Public and Indian Housing--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1489         24 CFR 905 Public Housing Capital Fund Program (FR-4507) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 63)....     2577-AC16
1490         24 CFR 941 Public Housing Development Total Development Cost (TDC) (FR-4489).......     2577-AC05
1491         24 CFR 941 Mixed-Finance Public Housing Development (FR-4499) (Reg Plan Seq. No.        2577-AC09
            62).................................................................................
1492         24 CFR 945 Designated Housing Program Amendments (FR-3964).........................     2577-AB57
1493         24 CFR 964 Resident Opportunities and Supportive Services (FR-4525)................     2577-AC07
1494         24 CFR 965 Public Housing Purchasing Preference for Responsible Firearms Companies      2577-AC19
            (FR-4594)...........................................................................
1495         24 CFR 970 Public Housing Demolition and Disposition (FR-4598) (Reg Plan Seq. No.       2577-AC20
            64).................................................................................
1496         24 CFR 985 Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) New Performance              2577-AB83
            Indicators (FR-4388)................................................................
1497         24 CFR 1003 Community Development Block Grants for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native      2577-AC22
            Villages--Amendments to Funding Application Process (FR-4612).......................
1498         24 CFR ch IX HOPE VI Program (FR-4530).............................................     2577-AC17
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.


                              Office of Public and Indian Housing--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1499         24 CFR 791 Review of Applications for Housing Assistance and Allocations of Housing     2577-AC03
            Assistance Funds (FR-4477)..........................................................
1500         24 CFR 903 Public Housing Agency Plan (FR-4420)....................................     2577-AB89
1501         24 CFR 906 Public Housing Homeownership Programs (FR-4504).........................     2577-AC15
1502         24 CFR 943 Consortia of Public Housing Agencies and Joint Venture (FR-4474)........     2577-AC00
1503         24 CFR 972 Required Conversion of Development From Public Housing Stock (FR-4475)..     2577-AC01
1504         24 CFR 972 Voluntary Conversion of Developments From Public Housing Stock (FR-4476)     2577-AC02
1505         24 CFR 982 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program; Expansion of Payment Standards     2577-AC18
            Protection (FR-4586)................................................................
1506         24 CFR 985 Revisions to SEMAP Lease-Up Indicator (FR-4604).........................     2577-AC21
1507         24 CFR 990 Operating Fund Allocation Formula (FR-4425).............................     2577-AB88
1508         24 CFR 1000 Revision to Construction Cost Limits for Native American Housing (FR-       2577-AC14
            4517)...............................................................................
1509         24 CFR 1005 Loan Guarantee for Indian Housing; Direct Guarantee Processing (FR-         2577-AB78
            4241)...............................................................................
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                             Office of Public and Indian Housing--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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1510         24 CFR 5 Pet Ownership in Public Housing (FR-4437).................................     2577-AB94
1511         24 CFR 882 Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program Executing or Terminating           2577-AB98
            Leases on Moderate Rehabilitation Units (FR-4472)...................................
1512         24 CFR 901 Resident Survey Information Disclosure Requirements--Privacy Act (FR-        2577-AB84
            4393)...............................................................................
1513         24 CFR 901 Quality Assurance Review of Independent Public Auditors by Real Estate       2577-AB85
            Assessment Center Staff (FR-4394)...................................................
1514         24 CFR 964 Direct Funding of Public Housing Resident Management Corporations (FR-       2577-AC12
            4501)...............................................................................
1515         24 CFR 970 Demolition and Disposition of Public Housing (FR-4500)..................     2577-AC11
1516         24 CFR 982 Section 8 Homeownership (FR-4427).......................................     2577-AB90
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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)   Proposed Rule Stage


Office of the Secretary (HUDSEC)



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1404.  JOINT AGENCY RULE TO CONFORM REGULATORY DEFINITIONS CIVIL 
RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT (FR-4587)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2000d-1; 42 USC 2000d-7; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 1; 24 CFR 8; 24 CFR 146

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Federal agencies propose to make amendments to their 
regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
(Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972 (Section 
504), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Age Discrimination Act). 
Together, these statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, 
color, national origin, disability, and age in programs or activities 
that receive Federal financial assistance. In 1988, the Civil Rights 
Restoration Act (CRRA) added definitions of ``program or activity'' and 
``program'' to Title VI, and it added a definition of ``program or 
activity'' to Section 504 and the Age Discrimination Act. The added 
definitions assured that when the term ``program or activity'' is used 
in these regulations it is understood that it applies to the entire 
institution. The promulgation of this proposed regulation incorporates 
the CRRA's definition of ``program or activity'' and ``program'' into 
Title VI, Section 504, and Age Discrimination Act regulations of the 
agencies, and promotes consistent and adequate enforcement of these 
statutes by the agencies.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Pamela Walsh, Director, Program Standards Division, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Fair Housing and 
Equal Opportunity
Phone: 202 708-2288

RIN: 2501-AC70
_______________________________________________________________________




1405.  DETERMINED ADJUSTED INCOME IN HUD PROGRAMS SERVING 
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: REQUIRING MANDATORY DEDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN 
EXPENSES; AND DISALLOWANCE FOR EARNED INCOME (FR-4608)

 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 58 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 2501-AC72
_______________________________________________________________________




1406.  EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: UPDATING EEO REGULATIONS 
(FR-4607)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2000e; 29 USC 2069(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 07

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will bring HUD's EEO regulations up to date with 
recent changes by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the 
areas of compliant processing, and also updates HUD's regulations to 
reflect recent organizational changes within HUD.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: William King, Director, Office of Equal Employment 
Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the 
Secretary
Phone: 202 708-5921

RIN: 2501-AC73
_______________________________________________________________________




1407. PROCEDURES FOR THE COLLECTION OF CLAIMS BY THE GOVERNMENT (FR-
4318)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 31 USC 3701; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would amend the Department's procedures for the 
collection of claims by (1) moving the designation of the Department's 
Claims Officer from the Office of Administration to the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer, and (2) revising the regulations at 24 CFR 
part 17 pertaining to administrative offset, tax refund offset, and 
salary offset.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Wallace Garner, Director, Finance Planning & Analysis 
Div., Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the 
Secretary
Phone: 202 708-0654

RIN: 2501-AC48
_______________________________________________________________________




1408. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR ENTITIES ASSUMING HUD 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY (FR-4523)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1707 note; 25 USC 4115; 42 USC 1437o(i)(1); 42 
USC 1437o(i)(2); 42 USC 1437x; 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 3547; 42 USC 
4332; 42 USC 4852; 42 USC 5304(g)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 58

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would make a number of changes to 24 CFR 
part 58. Part 58 implements statutory authorities that permit certain 
entities other than HUD to assume HUD's environmental review 
responsibilities for various HUD programs. HUD proposes to update the 
list of programs and statutory authorities covered by part 58 and to 
otherwise update the part.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Walter Prybyla, Deputy Director for Policy

[[Page 73877]]

Environmental Review Division, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Office of Community Planning and Development
Phone: 202 708-1201

RIN: 2501-AC64
_______________________________________________________________________




1409. SECRETARY OF HUD'S REGULATION OF FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC: NON-
MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS (FR-4297)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 4501 et seq; 12 USC 1451 et seq; 12 USC 1716 et 
seq; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 81

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Through a notice published on 12/30/97, HUD sought comments 
from the public regarding a possible future proposed rule on non-
mortgage investments to amend HUD's regulations at 24 CFR part 81 
governing Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (both are known as Government 
Sponsored Enterprises or GSEs). Under their respective Charters, the 
GSEs have broad authority to invest their funds. At the same time, the 
Secretary has general regulatory power over the GSEs to ensure that the 
purposes of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and 
Soundness Act of 1992, the Federal National Mortgage Association 
Charter Act, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act are 
accomplished. HUD's current GSE regulations do not contain specific 
provisions concerning non-mortgage investments by the GSEs. Based on 
comments received and its analysis, HUD may issue a proposed rule on 
this subject.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/30/97                    62 FR 68060
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/30/98
NPRM                            02/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Allen Fishbein, Senior Advisor for GSE, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 708-3600

RIN: 2501-AC41
_______________________________________________________________________




1410.  THE SECRETARY OF HUD'S REGULATION OF FANNIE MAE AND 
FREDDIE MAC; PROHIBITING THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN LOANS WITH HIGH COSTS 
AND/OR PREDATORY FEATURES (FR-4614)

 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 59 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 2501-AC76
_______________________________________________________________________




1411.  HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM: HOMEBUYER ASSETS 
(FR-4599)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 12701 to 12839; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 92

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the regulations for the HOME Investment 
Partnerships Program to add a requirement for consideration of a 
homebuyer's available assets to qualify for HOME assistance.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Virginia Sardone, Program Policy Division, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and 
Development
Phone: 202 708-2470

RIN: 2501-AC71
_______________________________________________________________________




1412. SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE INSURANCE; TREBLE DAMAGES FOR FAILURE TO 
ENGAGE IN LOSS MITIGATION ACTIVITIES (FR-4553)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1715u; 12 USC 1735f-14; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 203; 24 CFR 30

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would implement section 601(f) of the 
fiscal year 1999 HUD Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 105-276, approved 
October 21, 1998). Section 601(f) amends the National Housing Act, 
which establishes the basic framework for HUD's single family mortgage 
insurance programs. Specifically, section 601(f) amends section 230 of 
the National Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1715u) (entitled ``Authority to 
Assist Mortgagors in Default'') to provide that, upon default of an 
insured single family mortgage, lenders must engage in loss mitigation 
activities for the purpose of providing an alternative to foreclosure. 
Further, section 601(f) amends section 536 of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1735f-14) (entitled ``Civil Money Penalties Against 
Mortgagees, Lenders, and Other Participants in FHA Programs'') to 
provide for the imposition of treble civil money penalties on lenders 
that fail to engage in loss mitigation activities, as required under 
amended section 230.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Joseph McCloskey, Director, Single Family Asset 
Management Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 708-1672

RIN: 2501-AC66

[[Page 73878]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)      Final Rule Stage


Office of the Secretary (HUDSEC)



_______________________________________________________________________




1413. REVISIONS TO HUD'S FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REGULATIONS 
(FR-4292)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 5 USC 552

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 15

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend HUD's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 
regulations in their entirety. This rule will implement the amendments 
made by the Electronic Freedom of Information Act to FOIA. The rule 
will also rewrite the FOIA regulations using plain language. Plain 
language is an approach to writing that promotes responsive, 
accessible, and understandable written communication. The rule would 
also make various streamlining and organizational changes to the 
regulations. These amendments will simplify and improve the clarity of 
HUD's FOIA requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/10/00                    65 FR 42578
NPRM Comment Period End         09/08/00
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Marylea Byrd, Assistant General Counsel, FOIA Division, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the General 
Counsel
Phone: 202 708-3866

RIN: 2501-AC51
_______________________________________________________________________




1414. PROHIBITED PURCHASERS OF HUD-INSURED AND HUD-OWNED MULTIFAMILY 
PROJECTS (FR-4583)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701z-11; 12 USC 3701 to 3717; 12 USC 3751 to 
3768; 12 USC 1715b; 12 USC 1701z-12; 12 USC 1713; 12 USC 1715z-1b; 12 
USC 1715z-11a; 42 USC 1452b; 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 3535(i)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 27; 24 CFR 290

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will prohibit a defaulting mortgagor or related 
parties from bidding on or acquiring HUD-insured or HUD-owned 
multifamily projects. The final rule follows publication of a July 5, 
2000 proposed rule, and takes into consideration the public comments 
received on the proposed rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/05/00                    65 FR 41538
NPRM Comment Period End         09/05/00
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Marc Harris, Director, Field Asset Management Division, 
Office of Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Office of Housing, Office of Multifamily Housing 
Management
Phone: 202 708-2654

RIN: 2501-AC69
_______________________________________________________________________




1415. ADJUSTMENT OF HUD'S CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL 
CIVIL PENALTIES INFLATION ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1990. (FR-4555)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 28 USC 2461 note; 31 USC 3701 note

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 28; 24 CFR 30; 24 CFR 3282; 24 CFR 3500; 24 CFR 81

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule would adjust for inflation the maximum 
amounts of HUD's civil money penalties, as required by the Federal 
Civil Money Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 2461 
note), as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (31 
U.S.C. 3701 note). HUD is required to adjust the maximum amounts of its 
civil money penalties at least once every 4 years. HUD last adjusted 
these maximum amounts in a final rule that became effective October 24, 
1996 (61 FR 50208). Accordingly, HUD must adjust the maximum amounts of 
its civil money penalties before October 24, 2000.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Camille E. Acevedo, Assistant General Counsel for 
Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the 
General Counsel
Phone: 202 708-3055

RIN: 2501-AC67
_______________________________________________________________________




1416. AMENDMENTS TO HUD'S CIVIL MONEY PENALTY REGULATIONS (FR-4399)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701q-1; 12 USC 1703; 12 USC 1723i; 12 USC 
1735-f14; 12 USC 1735f-1; 15 USC 1717a; 28 USC 2461 note; 42 USC 1437-
z1; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 30

Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, October 27, 1998.

Abstract: The Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act 
of 1997 (Title V of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998; 
Pub. L. 105-65, approved October 27, 1997) (the Act) made several 
amendments to strengthen HUD's enforcement authority. This rule 
addresses those amendments that require rulemaking for implementation, 
as follows. The Act expands the list of persons and types of violations 
subject to a civil money penalty under HUD's multifamily insured 
housing programs. The Act also amends the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (the statutory authority for HUD's public and assisted housing 
programs) to provide for the imposition of civil money penalties for 
noncompliance with Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment contracts. In 
accordance with the Act, HUD is implementing these statutory amendments 
through issuance of this rule. The rule would incorporate these 
amendments in HUD's civil money penalty regulations located at 24 CFR 
part 30.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/26/00                    65 FR 39502

[[Page 73879]]

NPRM Comment Period End         08/25/00
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

RIN: 2501-AC56
_______________________________________________________________________




1417. NONDISCRIMINATION BASED ON DISABILITY; MULTIFAMILY HOMEOWNERSHIP 
PROJECTS (FR-4317)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 29 USC 794; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 40; 24 CFR 41

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will clarify the applicability of HUD's 
requirements under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to 
multifamily homeownership projects. It will also replace the term 
``handicap'' with ``disability'' to conform to the Rehabilitation 
Amendments of 1992.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Cheryl Kent, Director, Program Compliance and 
Disability Rights Support Division, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Phone: 202 708-2333

RIN: 2501-AC47
_______________________________________________________________________




1418. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF WETLANDS (FR-4142)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); EO 11990; EO 11988; 42 USC 4001 to 
4128; 42 USC 5154a

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 55

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule adopts procedures to implement Executive Order 
11990 ``Protection of Wetlands.'' This rule amends part 55 to implement 
the procedures for wetlands protection in accordance with Executive 
Order 11990. The rule makes several other changes including expanding 
the number of HUD programs that are subject to the four-step 
decisionmaking process for ensuring compliance with part 55.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/02/98                    63 FR 30046
NPRM Comment Period End         08/03/98
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Walter Prybyla, Deputy Director for Policy 
Environmental Review Division, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Office of Community Planning and Development
Phone: 202 708-1201

RIN: 2501-AC33
_______________________________________________________________________




1419. SECRETARY OF HUD'S REGULATION OF FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC: 
PURCHASE GOALS (FR-4494)

 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 60 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 2501-AC60
_______________________________________________________________________




1420. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTEES TO REFLECT SINGLE AUDIT 
ACT AMENDMENTS (FR-4258)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 84; 24 CFR 85

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On November 18, 1997, HUD adopted by interim rule revised OMB 
Circular A-133 which implements the Single Audit Act Amendments of 
1996. The Act sets forth requirements for obtaining consistency and 
uniformity among Federal agencies for the audit of States, local 
government, and nonprofit organizations expending Federal awards. This 
rule makes final the November 19, 1997 interim rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              11/18/97                    62 FR 61616
Interim Final Rule Effective    12/18/97
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      01/20/98
Final Action                    11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Garland Reid, Director, Budget Management and System 
Division, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Office of Administration
Phone: 202 708-1365

RIN: 2501-AC39
_______________________________________________________________________




1421. ADOPTION OF REVISIONS TO OMB CIRCULAR A-110 (FR-4573)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 84

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document presents the final revision to the 
codification, at 24 CFR part 84, of Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants 
and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and 
Other Nonprofit Organizations.'' OMB issued a final revision to 
Circular A-110 on September 30, 1999, as required by Public Law 105-
227. It was published in the Federal Register on October 8, 1999. This 
rule will provide uniform administrative requirements for all grants 
and cooperative agreements to institutions of higher education, 
hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/11/00                    65 FR 30498
Interim Final Rule Effective    06/12/00
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      07/10/00
Final Action                    11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

[[Page 73880]]

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: William E. Dobrzykowski, Deputy Chief Financial 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the 
Secretary
Phone: 202 708-3310

RIN: 2501-AC68
_______________________________________________________________________




1422. CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS TO CONSOLIDATED SUBMISSION FOR COMMUNITY 
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS (FR-4333)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 3601 to 3619; 42 USC 5301 to 
5315; 42 USC 11331 to 11388; 42 USC 12701 to 12711; 42 USC 12741 to 
12756; 42 USC 12901 to 12912

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 91

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would amend 24 CFR part 91 to address comments and 
issues raised by members of the public on the Consolidated Plan 
regulations in part 91 and issues regarding coordination with the 
Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan, including issues such as the 
consistent of the PHA Plan with the Consolidated Plan.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Salvatore Sclafani, Office of Executive Services, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community 
Planning and Development
Phone: 202 708-1283

RIN: 2501-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________




1423. CONSOLIDATED PLAN AMENDMENTS; NEEDS OF PUBLIC HOUSING AND 
TREATMENT OF TROUBLED PHAS (FR-4518)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 12705; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 91

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Consolidated Plan regulations to conform 
to recent statutory requirements that a consolidated plan from a State 
or unit of general local government in which any troubled PHA is 
located must describe the manner in which it will help address the 
needs of public housing and that a consolidated plan must include a 
description of the manner in which the State or unit will provide 
assistance to remove the PHA's troubled designation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Salvatore Sclafani, Office of Executive Services, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community 
Planning and Development
Phone: 202 708-1283

RIN: 2501-AC62
_______________________________________________________________________




1424. HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM -- ADDITIONAL STREAMLINING 
(FR-4111)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 12701 to 12839; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 92

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule makes final a provision published as an interim 
rule on August 22, 1997, with respect to rents for over-income tenants 
in HOME-assisted units that ``float.'' This rule also makes other 
technical clarifications.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/11/96                    61 FR 65298
NPRM Comment Period End         02/10/97
Final Rule                      08/22/97                    62 FR 44838
Final Rule Effective            09/22/97
Comment Period End              10/21/97
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mary Kolesar, Director, Office of Affordable Housing 
Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Community Planning and Development
Phone: 202 708-2470

RIN: 2501-AC30
_______________________________________________________________________




1425. ADOPTION OF REVISED OMB CIRCULAR A-133; ADMINISTRATIVE 
REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTEES TO REFLECT THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AMENDMENTS OF 
1996; TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS (FR-4296)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 125; 24 CFR 200; 24 CFR 202; 24 CFR 236; 24 CFR 
280; 24 CFR 511; 24 CFR 570; 24 CFR 572; 24 CFR 574; 24 CFR 576; 24 CFR 
582; 24 CFR 583; 24 CFR 585; 24 CFR 700; 24 CFR 92; ...

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On June 30, 1997, OMB published revised Circular A-133 to 
implement the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996. The Act sets forth 
requirements for obtaining consistency and uniformity among Federal 
agencies for the audit of States, local governments, and nonprofit 
organizations expending Federal awards. HUD adopted the revised 
circular in November 1997. This final rule makes technical amendments 
throughout title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations to correct 
references outdated as a result of the revised circular.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Garland Reid, Director, Budget Management and System 
Division, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Office of Administration
Phone: 202 708-1365

RIN: 2501-AC43
_______________________________________________________________________




1426. ONE-STRIKE SCREENING AND EVICTION FOR DRUG ABUSE AND OTHER 
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (FR-4495)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437a; 42 USC 1437c; 42 USC 1437d; 42 USC 
3535(d)

[[Page 73881]]

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200; 24 CFR 247; 24 CFR 5; 24 CFR 880; 24 CFR 882; 
24 CFR 884; 24 CFR 891; 24 CFR 960; 24 CFR 966; 24 CFR 982

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends regulations for public housing and Section 8 
assisted housing programs, and for other HUD-assisted housing programs. 
The rule gives public housing agencies and assisted housing owners the 
tools for adopting and implementing fair effective and comprehensive 
policies for denying admission to applicants who engage in illegal drug 
use or other criminal activity, and for evicting or terminating 
assistance of persons who engage in such activity. The final rule takes 
into consideration public comments received on the proposed rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/23/99                    64 FR 40262
NPRM Comment Period End         09/21/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Patricia Arnaudo, Senior Housing Program Manager, 
Office of Public and Assisted Housing Delivery, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0744

RIN: 2501-AC63
_______________________________________________________________________




1427.  FAIR MARKET RENTS FOR THE SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED RENTAL 
HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAMS; HIGHER FAIR MARKET RENTS FOR CERTAIN 
FMRS AREAS (FR-4606)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437a; 42 USC 1437c; 42 USC 1437F; 42 USC 
3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 888; 24 CFR 982; 24 CFR 985

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would implement HUD's new fair market rent 
(FMR) policy. The new FMR policy targets relief to areas where higher 
FMRs are needed to help families, assisted under HUD's Housing Choice 
Voucher Program as well as other HUD programs, find and lease decent 
and affordable housing. With respect to the Housing Choice Voucher 
Program, the policy provides that where necessary to ensure the 
effective operation of this program, PHAs will be allowed to set their 
payment standards based on the 50th percentile rent rather than the 
published 40th percentile FMR. This aspect of the policy is designed to 
ensure that families with housing vouchers have access to at least half 
of all newly available units in those areas. In addition, the new FMR 
policy increases FMRs to the 50th percentile in those metropolitan 
areas where an FMR increase is most needed to promote residential 
choice, help families move closer to areas of job growth, and 
deconcentrate poverty. Where it is determined that an FMR increase is 
needed in a metropolitan area, the increased FMR applies to all the HUD 
programs that use FMRs in that metropolitan area.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              10/02/00                    65 FR 58870
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/16/00
Interim Final Rule Effective    12/01/00
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Real Estate and Housing 
Performance Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0477

RIN: 2501-AC75
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)     Completed Actions


Office of the Secretary (HUDSEC)



_______________________________________________________________________




1428. COMMON RULE: NONDISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES (FR-4301)

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 3

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/30/00                    65 FR 52858
Final Action Effective          09/29/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Betsy Ryan
Phone: 202 619-8041

RIN: 2501-AC42
_______________________________________________________________________




1429. LIMITED DENIAL OF PARTICIPATION -- CLARIFICATION OF CONSOLIDATION 
OF DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION PROCEDURES (FR-4505)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 24

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/21/00                    65 FR 38706
Final Action Effective          07/21/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Herold
Phone: 202 708-3856

RIN: 2501-AC61
_______________________________________________________________________




1430. AMENDMENTS TO HUD'S MORTGAGEE REVIEW BOARD AND CIVIL MONEY PENALTY 
REGULATIONS (FR-4308)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 25; 24 CFR 30

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      04/24/00
Final Action                    06/21/00                    65 FR 38710
Final Action Effective          07/21/00

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dane Narode
Phone: 202 708-2350

RIN: 2501-AC44
_______________________________________________________________________




1431.  INITIATE CIVIL MONEY PENALTY ACTION FOR FAILING TO 
DISCLOSE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS (FR-4609)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701q-1; 12 USC 1703; 12 USC 1723i; 12 USC 
1735f-14; 12 USC 1735f-15; 15 USC 1717a; 28 USC 2461 note; 42 USC 
3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 30

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: HUD regulations at 24 CFR 30.65 currently state that the 
Director of the Office of Lead Hazard Control, or his or her designee, 
may initiate a civil money penalty action against any person who 
knowingly violates 42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(1). This final rule makes minor 
changes to that provision in two respects. First, the Director of the 
Office of Lead Hazard Control is changed to the Director of the new 
successor office to the Office of Lead Hazard Control, the Office of 
Health Home and Lead Hazard Control. Second, the citation to 42 U.S.C. 
4852d(b)(1) is technically incorrect and is changed to 42 U.S.C. 4852d.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/21/00                    65 FR 50592
Final Action Effective          09/18/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Shumway, GSE, RESPA Division, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Office of the General Counsel
Phone: 202 708-3137

RIN: 2501-AC74
_______________________________________________________________________




1432. TENANT INCOME VERIFICATION: RESOLVING DISCREPANCIES AND 
ENFORCEMENT ACTION (FR-4535)

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 905

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       08/29/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Claudia Yarus
Phone: 202 755-7540

RIN: 2501-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)         Prerule Stage


Office of Housing (OH)



_______________________________________________________________________




1433.  REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ACT (RESPA) STATEMENT 
OF POLICY 2000-1; SECTION 8 PROHIBITION AGAINST KICKBACKS AND UNEARNED 
FEES (FR-4613)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 2601 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 3500

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Statement of Policy restates and reaffirms the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development's long-standing interpretation that 
Section 8(b) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) 
prohibits all unearned fees for the rendering of real estate settlement 
services for federally related mortgage loans (RESPA covered 
transactions).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Statement of Policy             12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rebecca Holtz, Acting Director, Office of Consumer and 
Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office 
of Housing
Phone: 202 708-0502

RIN: 2502-AH56
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)   Proposed Rule Stage


Office of Housing (OH)



_______________________________________________________________________




1434. USE OF MATERIALS BULLETINS USED IN THE HUD BUILDING PRODUCTS 
STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (FR-4391)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1735e; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would adopt several Use of Materials 
Bulletins and references related to national voluntary consensus 
standards in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-119. The proposed rule 
would also supplement the HUD Building Product Standards and 
Certification Program by requiring that additional information be 
included on the label, tag, or mark that each manufacturer affixes to 
the certified product. The labeling of these products is in the public 
interest because it will allow consumers to readily identify those 
products that comply with existing voluntary consensus standards. In 
addition, the proposed rule would eliminate the need for manufacturers 
of these building products to seek HUD acceptance for individual 
products. Under the proposed rule, HUD would accept these products on a 
generic basis for use in properties covered under the HUD mortgage 
insurance programs. This would result in the streamlining

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of existing HUD requirements. The proposed rule would also specify the 
frequency with which products must be tested in order to be acceptable 
to HUD.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rebecca Holtz, Acting Director, Office of Consumer and 
Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office 
of Housing
Phone: 202 708-0502

RIN: 2502-AH28
_______________________________________________________________________




1435.  SECTION 236 RENTAL ASSISTANCE -- EXCESS RENTAL CHARGES 
(FR-4603)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1702 to 1715z-21; 12 USC 1715b; 42 USC 1473a; 
42 USC 1437c; 12 USC 1437f; 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 12701; 42 USC 13611 
to 13619

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200; 24 CFR 236; 24 CFR 880; 24 CFR 881; 24 CFR 
883

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 236(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended most 
recently by 532(b) of HUD's FY 2000 Appropriations Act, permits owners 
of multifamily rental projects with Section 236 Interest Reduction 
Payments (IRP) contracts to retain some or all of their excess rental 
charges for project use if authorized by HUD, and to retain and use 
some or all of the excess rental charges for non-project use if certain 
statutory conditions are met and if authorized by HUD. HUD's 
regulations on application of excess rental charges are outdated, do 
not reflect statutory amendments after 1995, and do not permit owners 
to retain excess rental charges. The proposed rule would update the 
regulation to reflect statutory changes and HUD's manner of 
implementing those changes to date.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 708-3000

RIN: 2502-AH53
_______________________________________________________________________




1436. MORTGAGEE APPROVAL FOR SINGLE FAMILY PROGRAMS--PROCEDURES FOR 
TERMINATING ORIGINATION APPROVAL AGREEMENTS AND PLACEMENT IN CREDIT 
WATCH STATUS (FR-4492)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1703; 12 USC 1709; 12 USC 1715b; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 202

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would permit HUD/FHA to systematically review 
mortgagees' early default and claim rates and place mortgagees with 
loan originations that show an excessive default and claim rate during 
the initial 24 months from endorsement on Credit Watch status or, in 
more severe cases, terminate mortgagees' loan origination approval 
authority.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Phillip Murray, Director, Office of Lender Activities 
and Program Compliance, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 708-1515

RIN: 2502-AH42
_______________________________________________________________________




1437. SINGLE FAMILY APPRAISAL ASSESSMENT (FR-4395)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1708; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 203

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would set standards and the process under 
which HUD will assess the accuracy of appraisals performed by the 
single family industry. HUD seeks to increase the efficiency of receipt 
of appraisals and to monitor the appraisals' accuracy through 
standardization and superior quality control of the end product. 
Appraisals are performed for approximately 1,000,000 home purchases 
annually.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Claudia Yarus, Attorney, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, Real Estate Assessment Center
Phone: 202 755-7540

RIN: 2502-AH27
_______________________________________________________________________




1438.  SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE INSURANCE; NONPROFIT APPROVAL AND 
REMOVAL PROCEDURES (FR-4585)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1702 to 1715z; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would codify in regulations the FHA procedures for 
granting and removing approval for a nonprofit entity to perform 
various functions under FHA's single family program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Vance Morris, Director, Office of Single Family Program 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Housing
Phone: 202 708-2700

RIN: 2502-AH49


_______________________________________________________________________



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1439.  SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE INSURANCE; SECTION 203(K) 
CONSULTANT ROSTER PROCEDURES (FR-4592)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1702 to 1715z; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200; 24 CFR 203

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would establish placement and removal 
procedures for HUD's list of qualified consultants under the Section 
203(k) Rehabilitation Loan Insurance program. The 203(k) Program is 
HUD's primary program for the rehabilitation and repair of single 
family properties. A 203(k) lender may select a qualified independent 
consultant, who is an expert in the field of home inspection and 
construction, to perform various tasks required for the rehabilitation 
of the property. Presently, there are no regulatory procedures for 
placing a consultant on, nor for removing a poorly performing 
consultant from, the list. HUD believes that the establishment of these 
placement and removal procedures will better protect 203(k) borrowers 
and lenders and safeguard Federal Housing Administration (FHA) 
insurance funds.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Vance Morris, Director, Office of Single Family Program 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Housing
Phone: 202 708-2700

RIN: 2502-AH51
_______________________________________________________________________




1440.  PROHIBITION OF PREDATORY LENDING PRACTICES IN HUD'S 
SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM (FR-4615)

 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 61 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 2502-AH57
_______________________________________________________________________




1441. PARTIAL PAYMENT OF CLAIMS FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, HOSPITALS 
AND GROUP PRACTICE FACILITIES (FR-4387)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1735f-19

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 207; 24 CFR 232; 24 CFR 242; 24 CFR 244

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would implement a statutory amendment which 
extended HUD's authority to make partial payments of claims on insured 
mortgages covering health care facilities, hospitals and group practice 
facilities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Roger Miller, Acting Director for Office of Insured 
Health Facilities, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office 
of Housing
Phone: 202 708-0599

RIN: 2502-AH25
_______________________________________________________________________




1442.  REMOVAL OF SECTION 221(D)(2) MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM 
REGULATIONS (FR-4588)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1715b; 12 USC 1715l; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 221

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would discontinue HUD's section 221(d)(2) 
mortgage insurance program. Through this program, HUD insures mortgage 
loans made by private lenders to finance the purchase, construction, or 
rehabilitation of low-cost, one- to four-family housing. The section 
221(d)(2) program is rarely used by homebuyers, primarily due to its 
low mortgage limits. Further, the program provides few homeownership 
opportunities not already made available by other HUD mortgage 
insurance programs. Accordingly, HUD proposes to no longer enter into 
new contracts for mortgage insurance under the program. The proposed 
rule would remove those provisions of the section 221(d)(2) regulations 
concerning eligibility for participation in the program, and replace 
them with a savings clause. The rule, however, would retain those 
regulatory provisions regarding the contract rights and servicing 
responsibilities for existing program participants.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/28/00                    65 FR 58338
NPRM Comment Period End         11/27/00
Final Action                    03/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Vance Morris, Director, Office of Single Family Program 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Housing
Phone: 202 708-2700

RIN: 2502-AH50
_______________________________________________________________________




1443.  TENANT PARTICIPATION IN STATE-FINANCED, HUD-ASSISTED 
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS (FR-4611)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1715z-1a; 12 USC 1715z-1b; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 245

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: HUD's current regulations protecting the statutory right of 
tenants in HUD-assisted and insured multifamily housing developments to 
organize and participate in the operation of the development, do not 
currently cover State-financed housing developments that receive 
assistance under certain HUD programs. However, the statutory right of 
tenants to organize includes those State-financed housing developments. 
This proposed rule extends the protection of tenant organization to 
include State-financed developments assisted under certain HUD 
programs.
This rule also makes a minor technical correction to a citation in the 
existing tenant participation regulation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/00

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Eileen Hearty, Office of Business Products, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 708-2866

RIN: 2502-AH55
_______________________________________________________________________




1444. USE OF FEDERAL SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR SELF-HELP HOUSING (FR-4464)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 111 Stat 1167; PL 105-50m

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 270

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will establish a program to transfer surplus 
Federal property to a governmental entity or a nonprofit organization 
to develop as self-help housing for low-income individuals or families. 
HUD will operate the transfer program in cooperation with the General 
Services Administration which has an ongoing program of transferring 
surplus Federal property for public benefit.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Burdock, Special Assistant to the Assistant 
Secretary for Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 708-1490

RIN: 2502-AH34
_______________________________________________________________________




1445. DISPOSITION OF HUD-OWNED SINGLE FAMILY ASSETS IN REVITALIZATION 
AREAS (FR-4471)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 291

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would implement section 602 of the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Pub. L. 105-276, 112 
Stat. 2461, approved October 21, 1998). Section 602 directs HUD to 
carry out a program under which HUD-owned homes and mortgages are made 
available in a manner that promotes expanded homeownership 
opportunities in designated revitalization areas. Under section 602, 
the Secretary will designate revitalization areas, in consultation with 
affected units of general local government and interested nonprofit 
organizations. Section 602 provides that the Secretary shall provide a 
preference in the sale of HUD-owned homes and mortgages to nonprofit 
organizations or to the unit of general local government having 
jurisdiction in the revitalization area.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joseph McCloskey, Director, Single Family Asset 
Management Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 708-1672

RIN: 2502-AH40
_______________________________________________________________________




1446. RELEASE OF INFORMATION TO TENANTS AND OTHER PARTIES PURSUANT TO 
MAHRA (FR-4531)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437f note

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 401

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule is designed to ensure that tenants and 
other interested parties have access to the information needed for 
meaningful participation in the development of a Restructuring Plan, 
while ensuring appropriate protection of legitimate interest of project 
owners in confidential and proprietary business information.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

RIN: 2502-AH45
_______________________________________________________________________




1447. SPECIAL PROCEDURES PERMITTING LIMITED COMPLETION OF MANUFACTURED 
HOMES ON-SITE (FR-4216)

Priority: Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 5424

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 3282

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes a new process, under which manufacturers 
and State and private inspection agencies could agree to permit limited 
site work, under certain conditions, to complete production of 
manufactured homes, without prior approval by the Secretary. This new 
process would supplement the current process for approving alternative 
construction methods.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Rebecca Holtz, Acting Director, Office of Consumer and 
Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office 
of Housing
Phone: 202 708-0502

RIN: 2502-AG92

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)      Final Rule Stage


Office of Housing (OH)



_______________________________________________________________________




1448. DELEGATION OF INSURING AUTHORITY TO DIRECT ENDORSEMENT MORTGAGEES 
(FR-4169)

Priority: Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1709; 12 USC 1710; 12 USC 1715b; 12 USC 1715u; 
42 USC 3535(d); PL 104-204

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200; 24 CFR 202; 24 CFR 203; 24 CFR 206

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule makes final the interim rule that implemented the 
Lender Insurance program, which reflects the Secretary's new authority 
to delegate the issuance of Mortgage Insurance Certificates (MICs) to 
mortgagees that are approved under the Direct Endorsement program. This 
rule provides that eligible mortgagees that participate in the Lender 
Insurance program will be responsible for conducting a pre-endorsement 
review during the origination of their single family mortgage loans and 
they will be responsible for endorsing the mortgages for insurance. HUD 
intends that delegating this insurance authority through the Lender 
program will be consistent with HUD's efforts to reinvent the Federal 
Housing Administration (FHA) by creating a more efficient and less 
burdensome process for providing single family mortgage insurance.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              06/02/97                    62 FR 30222
Interim Final Rule Effective    07/02/97
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      08/01/97
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Vance Morris, Director, Office of Single Family Program 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Housing
Phone: 202 708-2700

RIN: 2502-AG87
_______________________________________________________________________




1449. USE OF MATERIALS BULLETINS (FR-4265)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701 to 1735e; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule, the second of its type, will permit generic 
acceptances of additional building products or systems. These 
acceptances are called Use of Materials Bulletins (UMs). UMs are issued 
to establish a generic level of acceptability for an individual product 
or system, or a group of similar products or systems. UMs supersede 3 
or more Material Releases (MRs) for generally similar products.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/10/98                     63 FR 6798
NPRM Comment Period End         04/13/98                     63 FR 6798
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rebecca Holtz, Acting Director, Office of Consumer and 
Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office 
of Housing
Phone: 202 708-0502

RIN: 2502-AH02
_______________________________________________________________________




1450. UPDATE OF THE MODEL ENERGY CODE (MEC) (FR-4272)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701 to 1715z-18; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) modified section 109 of 
the National Affordable Housing Act so that HUD must require improved 
energy efficiency standards for new construction in certain HUD-insured 
and -assisted housing programs. HUD must adopt the updated MEC unless 
its requirements do not significantly increase energy efficiency or are 
not technologically feasible or economically justified.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/16/98                    63 FR 32958
NPRM Comment Period End         08/17/98
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Rebecca Holtz, Acting Director, Office of Consumer and 
Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office 
of Housing
Phone: 202 708-0502

RIN: 2502-AH03
_______________________________________________________________________




1451. UNIFORM PHYSICAL CONDITION STANDARDS AND PHYSICAL INSPECTION 
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN HUD HOUSING; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS FOR 
ASSESSMENT OF INSURED AND ASSISTED PROPERTIES (FR-4452)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701 to 1715; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200; 24 CFR 5

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule establishes for multifamily housing an 
administrative process by which (1) HUD will notify owners, mortagees 
or contract administrators of HUD's assessment of the physical 
condition of their multifamily housing; (2) the owners mortagees or 
contract administrators will be provided an opportunity to review and 
comment on HUD's physical condition assessment of the multifamily 
housing; and (3) HUD will take action in cases where the housing is 
found not to be in compliance with the physical condition standards. 
This rule takes into consideration comments received on the proposed 
rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/26/99                    64 FR 66530
NPRM Comment Period End         01/25/00
Final Action                    11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kenneth Hannon, Office of Multifamily Housing,

[[Page 73887]]

Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing
Phone: 202 708-3944

RIN: 2502-AH44
_______________________________________________________________________




1452. STRENGTHENING THE TITLE I PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT AND MANUFACTURED 
HOME LOAN INSURANCE PROGRAMS AND TITLE I LENDER/TITLE II MORTGAGEE 
APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS (FR-4246)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1703; 12 USC 1709; 12 USC 1715b; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 201; 24 CFR 202

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend HUD's regulations for the Title I 
Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Insurance programs. 
The changes are designed to enhance program controls and strengthen the 
financial viability of the programs. Among other amendments, this rule 
will require that lenders disburse the proceeds of a direct property 
improvement loan in excess of $7,500 using a draw system, similar to 
that used in construction lending; expand and strengthen the on-site 
inspection requirements applicable to dealer and direct property 
improvement loans; and require that a lien securing a property 
improvement loan must occupy no less than a second lien position. The 
rule will also increase the insurance charge for Title I property 
improvement and manufactured housing loan insurance. Additionally, the 
rule will also conform the liquidity requirements applicable to the 
Title I program to those currently applicable to the Title II Single 
Family Mortgage Insurance program. Finally, the rule will increase the 
net worth requirements applicable to both the Title I and Title II 
programs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/30/00                    65 FR 17120
NPRM Comment Period End         05/30/00
Final Action                    01/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Vance Morris, Director, Office of Single Family Program 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Housing
Phone: 202 708-2700

RIN: 2502-AG95
_______________________________________________________________________




1453.  CREDIT WATCH INITIATIVE--LIMITATION ON OPENING NEW 
BRANCHES IN LENDING AREA FOR LENDERS IN RECEIPT OF PROPOSED TERMINATION 
OF ORIGINATION APPROVAL AGREEMENT (FR-4605)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1703; 12 USC 1709; 12 USC 1715b; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 202

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim rule prohibits a mortgagee that has received a 
notice of proposed termination of its origination approval agreement 
from establishing a new branch or branches in the lending area covered 
by the proposed termination. The purpose of this rule is to ensure that 
mortgagees that are not performing satisfactorily in a specified 
geographic areas do not circumvent HUD's Credit Watch program by 
establishing a new branch in that same area. Additionally, this rule 
amends the default and claim rate determinations to allow HUD to take 
action first and only (if HUD so desires) against mortgagees with 
default and claim rates higher than those currently established in the 
regulation. This change will allow HUD to focus resources, that are 
limited from time to time, on those mortgagees that have excessively 
high default and claim rates and not be required to also focus its 
resources on those mortgagees with rates that barely exceed the 
thresholds.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Phillip Murray, Director, Office of Lender Activities 
and Program Compliance, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 708-1515

RIN: 2502-AH54
_______________________________________________________________________




1454. MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUM REDUCTION IN CENTRAL CITIES (FR-4284)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1709; 12 USC 1715b

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 203

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend HUD's regulations in 24 CFR part 203 to 
permit HUD to reduce the Up-Front Mortgage Insurance Premium from 1.75 
percent to 1.50 percent for qualified first-time homebuyers with 
counseling located in ``central cities.'' The Department of Housing and 
Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 1997 
mandated that the Up-Front Mortgage Insurance Premium not exceed 2.00 
percent for first-time homebuyers. The further reduction from 1.75 to 
1.50 is consistent with the Administration's homeownership strategy.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/04/98                    63 FR 24736
NPRM Comment Period End         07/06/98
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Stephen Semelsberger, Single Family Home Mortgage 
Insurance Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office 
of Housing
Phone: 202 708-2121

RIN: 2502-AH07
_______________________________________________________________________




1455. SOURCES OF HOMEBUYER DOWNPAYMENT (FR-4469)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1709

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 203

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 203(b)(9) of the National Housing Act requires 
mortgagors to pay on account of the property at least 3 percent of the 
cost of acquisition in order for the mortgage to be eligible for 
insurance by FHA. The implementing regulations at 24 CFR 203.19 
generally require that borrowers pay as downpayment in cash or its 
equivalent at least 3 percent of

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the acquisition cost. However, both the statute and the regulations are 
silent about permissible and/or impermissible sources of the 
downpayment (except for legislation in 1996 to permit family members to 
provide gifts and loans to other family members). This rule will 
clarify acceptable sources of homebuyer downpayment on FHA-insured 
mortgages.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/14/99                    64 FR 49956
NPRM Comment Period End         11/15/99
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Vance Morris, Director, Office of Single Family Program 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Housing
Phone: 202 708-2700

RIN: 2502-AH38
_______________________________________________________________________




1456. SINGLE FAMILY CLAIM REFORM AND SALE OF PROPERTY (FR-4470)

Priority: Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1710; 12 USC 1735f-14; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 203

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The interim rule will eliminate redundant and obsolete 
provisions of the National Housing Act; provide a new authority to take 
assignment of notes and transfer these notes to third parties for 
servicing and foreclosure avoidance and will provide the authority to 
pay assignment claims for those cases.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              01/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joseph McCloskey, Director, Single Family Asset 
Management Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 708-1672

RIN: 2502-AH39
_______________________________________________________________________




1457. REHABILITATION GRANTS FOR CERTAIN MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS (FR-4465)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1715b; 12 USC 1715z-1; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 236

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule implements a new statutory program of grants to 
owners of certain multifamily housing projects in need of 
rehabilitation that cannot be funded from project income. The grants 
are funded from recaptured or uncommitted funds originally intended for 
interest reduction payments (IRP) by HUD.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 708-3000

RIN: 2502-AH35
_______________________________________________________________________




1458. RENEWAL OF EXPIRING SECTION 8 PROJECT-BASED ASSISTANCE CONTRACT 
(FR-4551)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1715z-1; 12 USC 1735f-19(b); 42 USC 1437(c)(8); 
42 USC 1437f note; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 402

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule will replace interim part 402, which was 
published on September 11, 1998, together with interim part 401 that 
established the Mark-to-Market program. Subsequently HUD decided to 
separate the two parts and publish final part 401 separately. Final 
part 402 will set forth the regulations governing the renewal of 
expiring Section 8 project-based assistance contracts, whether the 
projects rents are above or below market, except for renewals made as 
part of a Mark-to-Market Restructuring Plan under part 401.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 708-3000

RIN: 2502-AH47
_______________________________________________________________________




1459.  DISTRIBUTIONS TO NONPROFIT OWNERS OF CERTAIN HUD-ASSISTED 
MULTIFAMILY RENTAL PROJECTS (FR-4602)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1710 to 1715

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 880; 24 CFR 881; 24 CFR 883

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule adds an exception to HUD's current Section 8 
regulations that prohibit any distributions to nonprofit owners of 
projects receiving project-based assistance. HUD may now permit 
distributions of surplus cash to owners of projects with expiring 
Section 8 project-based assistance contracts who agree to renew their 
contracts, if distributions are necessary to ensure continued 
participation of the owners in the Section 8 program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Housing

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Phone: 202 708-3000

RIN: 2502-AH52
_______________________________________________________________________




1460. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; 
DURATION OF CAPITAL ADVANCE (FR-4466)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701q; 42 USC 1437f; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 891

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim rule amends the regulations for the Supportive 
Housing Programs for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (also 
referred to as the Section 202 Program and the Section 811 Program, 
respectively) to extend the duration of the fund reservation, for 
project development, from 24 months to 36 months. The extension to 36 
months better coincides with the amount of time that is frequently 
involved to commence construction of supportive housing for the elderly 
and for persons with disabilities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              02/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Housing
Phone: 202 708-3000

RIN: 2502-AH36
_______________________________________________________________________




1461. MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS (FR-4376)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 5403; 42 USC 5424

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 3280

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the Federal Manufactured Home 
Construction and Safety Standards (FMHCSS) to update many of the 
standards that are incorporated by reference therein. These reference 
standards, which are developed by voluntary consensus or industry 
groups, provide necessary technical standards for the FMHCSS. These 
amendments will keep the FMHCSS current with the industries that use 
these reference standards by incorporating the latest edition of these 
standards and new relevant standards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/30/98                    63 FR 58570
NPRM Comment Period End         12/29/98
Final Action                    05/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rebecca Holtz, Acting Director, Office of Consumer and 
Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office 
of Housing
Phone: 202 708-0502

RIN: 2502-AH23
_______________________________________________________________________




1462. FEDERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING PROGRAM; DEFINITION OF MANUFACTURED 
HOME (FR-4508)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 5403; 42 USC 5424

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 3280; 24 CFR 3282

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule amends HUD's regulations for the program 
operated under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and 
Safety Standards Act of 1974, to conform the definition of 
``manufactured home'' to the statutory definition, as recently amended. 
The amendment removes self-propelled recreational vehicles from the 
definition of ``manufactured home.'' Conforming changes are also made 
in the definition of ``recreational vehicle'' in part 3282.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rebecca Holtz, Acting Director, Office of Consumer and 
Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office 
of Housing
Phone: 202 708-0502

RIN: 2502-AH43
_______________________________________________________________________




1463. MANUFACTURED HOMES CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS: SMOKE ALARMS 
(FR-4552)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 5403; 42 USC 5424

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 3280; 24 CFR 3282

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the Federal Manufactured Home 
Construction and Safety Standards to revise the location and placement 
of smoke alarms. The purpose of these amendments is to improve the 
effectiveness and performance of smoke alarms in early warning 
detection of manufactured home fires and to reduce the rate of fire 
fatalities in new manufactured housing.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/18/00                    65 FR 31778
NPRM Comment Period End         07/17/00
Final Action                    11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Rebecca Holtz, Acting Director, Office of Consumer and 
Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office 
of Housing
Phone: 202 708-0502

RIN: 2502-AH48
_______________________________________________________________________




1464. RESPA: DISCLOSURE OF FEES PAID TO RETAIL LENDERS (BROKERS) (FR-
3780)

Priority: Economically Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 2601; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 3500

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: A final rule will provide consumers with increased disclosure 
concerning the mortgage broker's

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function and fees and would provide mortgage brokers with greater 
clarity regarding application of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures 
Act (RESPA) to mortgage broker fees. Confusion about how RESPA applies 
to mortgage broker fees has led to litigation and numerous requests for 
clarification. The proposed rule was developed after receiving comments 
on a prior proposed rule and after parties to a negotiated rulemaking 
process, including consumer and industry groups, could not reach a 
consensus.
In order to benefit from greater clarity about permissibility of fees, 
mortgage brokers would be encouraged to provide information to the 
consumer early in a mortgage financing transaction. The information 
would include a statement regarding information about the mortgage 
broker's duties and compensation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/13/95                    60 FR 47650
Notice                          10/25/95                    60 FR 54794
NPRM Comment Period End         11/13/95
Notice Comment Period End       11/24/95
NPRM                            10/16/97                    62 FR 53912
NPRM Comment Period End         12/15/97
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rebecca Holtz, Acting Director, Office of Consumer and 
Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office 
of Housing
Phone: 202 708-0502

RIN: 2502-AG40
_______________________________________________________________________




1465. AMENDMENT TO RESPA; EXEMPTION FOR EMPLOYER PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES 
WHO MAKE LIKE-PROVIDER REFERRALS, AND OTHER AMENDMENTS (FR-4173)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 2601 to 2617; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 3500

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule implements two amendments to RESPA contained in the 
Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996. One 
concerns referrals of settlement service business through 
telemarketing, in writing, or through electronic media. The other 
concerns mortgage servicing sales or transfers. The rule also concerns 
an exemption that would allow payments by an employer to its own bona 
fide employees for the referral of settlement service business.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/09/97                    62 FR 25740
NPRM Comment Period End         07/08/97
Final Action                    01/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rebecca Holtz, Acting Director, Office of Consumer and 
Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office 
of Housing
Phone: 202 708-0502

RIN: 2502-AG88
_______________________________________________________________________




1466. RESPA STATEMENTS OF POLICY REGARDING CERTAIN PRIVATE MORTGAGE 
INSURANCE ARRANGEMENTS (FR-4342)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 2601 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 3500

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This statement of policy sets forth the Department's 
interpretation under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) 
(12 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) of the legality of certain arrangements 
involving private mortgage insurers and lenders and are issued under 
the authority of RESPA and Regulation X (24 CFR 3500.4(a)(ii)). These 
statements of policy analyze the applicability of section 8 of RESPA to 
Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance, to captive reinsurance arrangements, to 
the Performance Notes program and to agency pool insurance.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rebecca Holtz, Acting Director, Office of Consumer and 
Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office 
of Housing
Phone: 202 708-0502

RIN: 2502-AH19
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)     Completed Actions


Office of Housing (OH)



_______________________________________________________________________




1467. SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE INSURANCE; APPRAISER ROSTER PLACEMENT AND 
REMOVAL PROCEDURES (FR-4429)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 200

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/05/00                    65 FR 17974
Final Action Effective          05/05/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Vance Morris
Phone: 202 708-2700

RIN: 2502-AH29
_______________________________________________________________________




1468. SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE INSURANCE; DIRECT ENDORSEMENT AND AUTOMATED 
UNDERWRITING (FR-4311)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 203

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Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/10/00                    65 FR 60320
Final Action Effective          11/09/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Vance Morris
Phone: 202 708-2700

RIN: 2502-AH15
_______________________________________________________________________




1469. LIMITATION ON DISTRIBUTIONS (FR-4532)

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 220; 24 CFR 236; 24 CFR 880; 24 CFR 881; 24 CFR 
883

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/13/00                    65 FR 61072
Final Action Effective          11/13/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Willie Spearmon
Phone: 202 708-3000

RIN: 2502-AH46
_______________________________________________________________________




1470. TENANT PARTICIPATION IN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS (FR-4403)

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 245

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/07/00                    65 FR 36272
Final Action Effective          07/07/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Willie Spearmon
Phone: 202 708-3000

RIN: 2502-AH32
_______________________________________________________________________




1471. OFFICER NEXT DOOR PROGRAM (FR-4277)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 291

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/10/00                    65 FR 60324
Final Action Effective          11/09/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joseph McCloskey
Phone: 202 708-1672

RIN: 2502-AH37
_______________________________________________________________________




1472. SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAMS (NEW CONSTRUCTION 
SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION, STATE HOUSING AGENCIES AND SPECIAL 
ALLOCATIONS) (FR-4479)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 880; 24 CFR 881; 24 CFR 883; 24 CFR 886

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - See RIN 2501-AC63 
(FR-4495)                       08/23/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Willie Spearmon
Phone: 202 708-3000

RIN: 2502-AH41
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)   Proposed Rule Stage


Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD)



_______________________________________________________________________




1473. CDBG SLUM/BLIGHT NATIONAL OBJECTIVE RULE (FR-4487)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535; 42 USC 5300 to 5320

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 570

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will be a key step in the implementation of the 
Department's Brownfields Initiative. (The Brownfields Initiative will 
stimulate economic development through the redevelopment of 
contaminated industrial properties.) It will increase CDBG recipients' 
flexibility to undertake activities that meet the national objective of 
preventing or eliminating slums or blighting conditions. The criteria 
for meeting the slum/blight national objective will be revised to 
specifically recognize economic obsolescence of buildings and the 
presence of environmental contaminants as blighting influences on an 
area or property. This rule also will propose clarifications of the 
standards for meeting the slum/blight national objective criteria on a 
spot basis, in accordance with recent statutory changes.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steve Johnson, Director, State and Small Cities 
Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Community Planning and Development
Phone: 202 708-1322

RIN: 2506-AB94
_______________________________________________________________________




1474. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CDBG ASSISTANCE FOR JOB-PIRATING ACTIVITIES 
(FR-4556)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 5301-5320

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 570

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to implement section 588 of the Quality 
Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 by revising HUD's 
regulations for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. 
Section 588 prohibits State and local governments from using CDBG funds 
for ``job pirating'' activities that are likely to result in 
significant job loss. Job-pirating, in this context, refers to the use 
of CDBG funds to lure or attract a business and its jobs from one 
community to another community.

[[Page 73892]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Richard Kennedy, Office of Block Grant Assistance, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community 
Planning and Development
Phone: 202 708-3587

RIN: 2506-AC04
_______________________________________________________________________




1475. HOPWA RENTAL ASSISTANCE OPTIONS AND TECHNICAL CHANGES (FR-4467)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 12901 et seq

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 574

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The regulatory changes by this rule will provide for a number 
of edits that update the HOPWA regulations, and establish additional 
program guidance. The revised provisions include a change in rental 
assistance requirements in order to specify additional options 
available to grantees in responding to client needs, such as the 
limited short-term use of shallow rent subsidies that are offered in 
connection with other rental assistance options and allowance for 
client selection of units that are above area FMRs. Other revisions 
will update and clarify the regulation and address current requirements 
for performance reporting.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David Vos, Director, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community 
Planning and Development
Phone: 202 708-1934

RIN: 2506-AC02
_______________________________________________________________________




1476.  SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM (FR-4616)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 11389; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 583

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing 
to amend the Supportive Housing Program regulations. The regulations 
will be updated to clarify exiting program requirements and to add new 
program requirements in accordance with the 1999 and 2000 HUD 
Appropriations Act. This proposed rule will make the Supportive Housing 
Program regulations clearer and allow for the full flexibility of the 
McKinney Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: John Garrity, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Community Planning and Development
Phone: 202 708-4300

RIN: 2506-AC07
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)      Final Rule Stage


Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD)



_______________________________________________________________________




1477. CDBG PROGRAM FOR STATES; COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION STRATEGY 
REQUIREMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS (FR-4081)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 11331 to 11388; 42 USC 12701 to 12711; 42 USC 
12741 to 12756; 42 USC 12901 to 12912; 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 3601 to 
3619; 42 USC 5300 to 5320

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 570; 24 CFR 91

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule implements the Community Revitalization Strategies 
concept into the State CDBG program. This concept will provide States 
additional flexibility in meeting certain requirements regarding the 
program's national objectives and public benefit. This rule also makes 
several technical amendments to correct errors from previous rulemaking 
and to enhance and clarify the regulation. These amendments are 
consistent with recent changes to the Entitlement CDBG program. This 
rule will be merged with the ``CDBG Program for States: Program 
Income'' rule (FR-4067) when published as a final rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              10/22/96                    61 FR 54914
Interim Final Rule Effective    11/21/96
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      02/16/97
Final Action                    02/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Yvette Aidara, CPD Specialist, State and Small Cities 
Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Community Planning and Development
Phone: 202 708-1322

RIN: 2506-AB83
_______________________________________________________________________




1478. CDBG PROGRAM REGULATIONS ON PRE-AWARD COST AND NEW HOUSING 
CONSTRUCTION (FR-4559)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 5301 et seq

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 570

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule changes the CDBG program regulations to permit a new 
grantee without a consolidated plan to incur costs for plan 
preparation, and permits grantees to fund

[[Page 73893]]

homeownership activities in connection with new construction.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Sue Miller, Acting Director, Entitlement Communities 
Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Community Planning and Development
Phone: 202 708-1577

RIN: 2506-AC06
_______________________________________________________________________




1479. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM--INCREASING OPERATING COST PERCENTAGE 
(FR-4576)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 11389; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 583

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amended the Supportive Housing Program regulations 
by changing the number of years for which the grant can cover 75 
percent of operating costs from the first two years to all years of the 
grant term. This amendment will provide the full statutory flexibility 
allowed for this activity. Providing greater assurance of a funding 
source for operating housing under the program will promote more use of 
the program for housing.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/12/00                    65 FR 30822
Interim Final Rule Effective    06/12/00
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      07/11/00
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: John Garrity, Director, Office of Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Community Planning and Development
Phone: 202 708-4300

RIN: 2506-AC05
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)   Proposed Rule Stage


Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1480. GINNIE MAE--FINANCE--NAHASDA IMPLEMENTATION (FR-4215)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 25 USC 4101 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 300.3; 24 CFR 320; 24 CFR 330; 24 CFR 340

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 701(c) of the Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996 permits Ginnie Mae to securitize loans 
guaranteed by the Secretary. This rule will make amendments to the 
Ginnie Mae regulations to reflect this change and to make certain 
technical amendments to the Ginnie Mae regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles Clark, Office of Policy Planning and Risk 
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Government 
National Mortgage Association
Phone: 202 708-4141

RIN: 2503-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________




1481.  ELECTRONIC PAYMENT ON GINNIE MAE GUARANTEED SECURITIES 
(FR-4617)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1721(g)(1); 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 320

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Ginnie Mae is amending its regulations to require that 
issuers pay investors holding Ginnie Mae securities in book entry form 
electronically. Recent legislative and industry advances are moving in 
the direction of electronic commerce. In order to have its program 
efficient and competitive, Ginnie Mae believes investor payments on 
Ginnie Mae guaranteed book entry securities must be made 
electronically.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas R. Weakland, Vice President, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Government National Mortgage Association
Phone: 202 708-2884

RIN: 2503-AA15

[[Page 73894]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)      Final Rule Stage


Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1482. ELIMINATION OF PHYSICAL CERTIFICATE FOR ISSUED SECURITIES (FR-
4533)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1721(g); 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 300

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Ginnie Mae is considering eliminating physical certificates 
for securities that are already issued. This regulation would benefit 
investors who hold their securities in book entry form and pay to have 
their physical securities stored.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas R. Weakland, Vice President, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Government National Mortgage Association
Phone: 202 708-2884

RIN: 2503-AA14
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)   Proposed Rule Stage


Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)



_______________________________________________________________________




1483.  FAIR HOUSING ACT REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS: STANDARDS 
GOVERNING SEXUAL HARASSMENT (FR-4597)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 3600 to 3620

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would amend HUD's Fair Housing regulations 
to establish the standards the Department will use in sexual harassment 
cases.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David Enzel, Deputy Asistant Secretary for Enforcement 
and Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Phone: 202 619-8046

RIN: 2529-AA89
_______________________________________________________________________




1484. CERTIFICATION AND FUNDING OF STATE AND LOCAL FAIR HOUSING 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES (FR-4392)

Priority: Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 3601 to 3619

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 115

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule will amend the regulations to reflect 
changes resulting from departmental reform and FHEO reorganization and 
to improve program implementation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Lauretta Dixon, Director, FHIP/FHAP Support Division, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Fair Housing and 
Equal Opportunity
Phone: 202 708-1992

RIN: 2529-AA85
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)      Final Rule Stage


Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)



_______________________________________________________________________




1485. FAIR HOUSING ACT REGULATION; CONFORMING AMENDMENT; UPDATE TO 
REFLECT CURRENT EDITION OF AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) 
(FR-4554)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3535(d); 42 USC 3600 to 3620

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Subpart D of HUD's Fair Housing Act regulations (24 CFR part 
100), which address the accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing 
Act, has not been updated since its issuance in 1989. These regulations 
reference compliance with the building standards of the American 
National Standards Institute (ANSI), but the reference to the ANSI 
edition of 1986 has long been superseded by two more recent editions. 
Although parties subject to the Fair Housing Act regulations may 
continue to refer to the 1986 edition of ANSI, the regulations need to 
be updated to also offer compliance with the 1992 and 1998 editions as 
a safe harbor for compliance. This rule will update the regulations to 
provide that compliance with the appropriate requirements of the 1986, 
1992 or 1998 editions of ANSI A117.1 suffices to satisfy the 
accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice                          03/23/00                    65 FR 15740
Interim Final Rule              12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

[[Page 73895]]

Agency Contact: Linda Cruciani, Assistant General Counsel for Fair 
Housing Enforcement, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of the General Counsel
Phone: 202 708-0570

RIN: 2529-AA88
_______________________________________________________________________




1486. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW- AND VERY-LOW-INCOME PERSONS (FR-
2898)

Priority: Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1701u; 42 USC 1450; 42 USC 3301; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 135

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, April 28, 1993.

Abstract: The regulations at 24 CFR 135 were revised substantially to 
incorporate the statutory amendments in the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1992, to reflect certain changes in the design of 
the Department's programs that are subject to the section 3 regulations 
to clarify the obligations of individuals and entities subject to the 
requirements of section 3, and to simplify the Department's 
administration of section 3 requirements. The final rule may make 
further revisions in response to public comment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/08/93                    58 FR 52534
Notice                          11/09/93                    58 FR 59423
Notice Comment Period End       12/08/93
Interim Final Rule              06/30/94                    59 FR 33886
Interim Final Rule Effective    08/01/94
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      08/29/94
Extension of Effective Period of 
Interim Rule                    05/31/95                    60 FR 28325
Extension Effective             06/30/96
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: John Waller, Program Manager, Office of Economic 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Phone: 202 708-3633

RIN: 2529-AA49
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)     Completed Actions


Office of the Inspector General (HUDIG)



_______________________________________________________________________




1487. IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 (FR-4575)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 2003

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/22/00                    65 FR 32240
End NPRM Comment Period         07/21/00
Final Action                    08/21/00                    65 FR 50904
Final Action Effective          09/20/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bryan Saddler
Phone: 202 708-1613

RIN: 2508-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)         Prerule Stage


Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH)



_______________________________________________________________________




1488. HUD POLICY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF HUD PROGRAMS ON INDIAN 
RESERVATIONS AND OTHER INDIAN AREAS (FR-4580)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 25 USC 4101 et seq; EO 13084

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 1000

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This notice sets forth HUD's policy for ensuring regular and 
meaningful consultation and collaboration with Indian tribal 
governments in the administration of HUD programs on Indian 
reservations and other Indian areas. The notice implements Executive 
Order 13084, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal 
Governments, issued by President Clinton on May 14, 1998 (63 FR 27655, 
May 19, 1998). In formulating policies that significantly or uniquely 
affect Indian tribal governments, HUD will adhere to the principles of 
respect Indian tribal self-government, sovereignty, tribal legal 
rights, and the responsibilities that arise from the legal relationship 
that exists between the Federal Government and Indian tribal 
governments. As provided in the notice, HUD will make all reasonable 
efforts to take into consideration and apply these principles when 
policy decisions are made affecting Native American communities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice                          02/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Ed Fagan, Office of Native American Programs, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing
Phone: 202 401-7914

RIN: 2577-AC06

[[Page 73896]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)   Proposed Rule Stage


Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH)



_______________________________________________________________________




1489. PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND PROGRAM (FR-4507)

 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 63 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 2577-AC16
_______________________________________________________________________




1490. PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TOTAL DEVELOPMENT COST (TDC) (FR-4489)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437b; 42 USC 1437c; 42 USC 1437g; 43 USC 
3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 941

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would amend HUD's regulations governing 
Total Development Cost (TDC) for the development of public housing. The 
amendments would implement changes made to the statutory TDC 
requirements. Among other changes, this proposed rule would limit the 
amount of public housing funds that a public housing agency may use to 
pay for housing construction costs. The rule would also provide that 
demolition and environmental hazard remediation costs are included in 
TDC only to the extent that such costs are associated with the 
replacement of public housing units on the project site.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Elinor Bacon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public 
Housing Investments, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 401-8812

RIN: 2577-AC05
_______________________________________________________________________




1491. MIXED-FINANCE PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (FR-4499)

 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 62 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 2577-AC09
_______________________________________________________________________




1492. DESIGNATED HOUSING PROGRAM AMENDMENTS (FR-3964)

Priority: Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1473e; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 945

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend HUD's Designated Housing 
Program regulations at 24 CFR part 945 to implement certain new 
requirements made to this program by the Housing Opportunity Program 
Extension Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-120, approved March 28, 1996). In 
addition to implementing these requirements the regulations would be 
streamlined to allow flexibility.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Arnaudo, Senior Housing Program Manager, 
Office of Public and Assisted Housing Delivery, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0744

RIN: 2577-AB57
_______________________________________________________________________




1493. RESIDENT OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (FR-4525)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437z-6; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 964

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will implement section 538 of Quality Housing and 
Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (title V of Public Law 105-276 approved 
October 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2461; hereafter, ``Public Housing Reform 
Act'') by adding the Resident Opportunities and Supportive Services 
(ROSS) program requirements to 24 CFR part 964. The purpose of the ROSS 
Program is to provide linkage of services to public housing residents, 
including supportive services and resident empowerment activities. 
Eligible activities include those related to physical improvements of a 
public housing development in order to provide space for supportive 
services of residents; work readiness including education, job training 
and counseling; and other activities designed to improve the economic 
self-sufficiency of residents.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Paula Blunt, Director, Customer Services and Amenities 
Diivision, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 619-8201

RIN: 2577-AC07
_______________________________________________________________________




1494.  PUBLIC HOUSING PURCHASING PREFERENCE FOR RESPONSIBLE 
FIREARMS COMPANIES (FR-4594)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437; 42 USC 1437a; 42 USC 1437d; 42 USC 1437g; 
42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 965

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would establish a requirement for PHAs to provide a 
preference, when purchasing firearms, to companies that have adopted 
gun safety manufacture and distribution standards. The rule leaves 
undisturbed a PHA's right and responsibility to obtain products that 
meet its law enforcement and safety needs, but requires that when 
choosing from a range of acceptable, comparable products, a PHA must 
select the products of a company that has adopted gun safety 
manufacture and distribution standards. The rule also provides guidance 
for PHAs to use to determine whether a company qualifies for the 
preference.

[[Page 73897]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sonia Burgos, Dir., Community Safety and Security Div., 
Office of Public and Assisted Housing Delivery, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-1197

RIN: 2577-AC19
_______________________________________________________________________




1495.  PUBLIC HOUSING DEMOLITION AND DISPOSITION (FR-4598)

 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 64 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 2577-AC20
_______________________________________________________________________




1496. SECTION 8 MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (SEMAP) NEW PERFORMANCE 
INDICATORS (FR-4388)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437a; 42 USC 1437c; 42 USC 1437f; 42 USC 
3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 985

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under the Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP), 
HUD assesses whether local agencies operate the tenant-based rental 
assistance programs effectively. SEMAP currently measures housing 
agency performance under indicators representing 14 key program areas. 
This rule would add four new performance indicators to SEMAP: 
timeliness of housing assistance payments (HAPs) to owners; 
implementation of screening and termination policies for drug abuse and 
other criminal activity; deconcentration of assisted families; and 
timely response to inspection requests.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Real Estate and Housing 
Performance Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0477

RIN: 2577-AB83
_______________________________________________________________________




1497.  COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES AND 
ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES--AMENDMENTS TO FUNDING APPLICATION PROCESS (FR-
4612)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 5301 et seq ; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 1003

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes several changes to subpart D--Single 
Purpose Grant Application and Selection Process--of part 1003. This 
subpart implements statutory authority for the Community Development 
Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages, 
specifically the application process and procedures. The principal 
reason for the changes is that they would allow or facilitate the 
integration of the application process for this program into the HUD 
SuperNOFA process. In addition, other changes are proposed, 
specifically to section 1000.301, paragraph (a) Threshold requirements, 
which are intended to eliminate unnecessary requirements or to clarify 
or revise requirements in response to questions and concerns raised by 
applicants and HUD staff.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Jacqueline Kruszek, Office of Grants Management, Office 
of Native American Programs, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0614

RIN: 2577-AC22
_______________________________________________________________________




1498. HOPE VI PROGRAM (FR-4530)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437v; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR ch IX

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will establish regulations that will govern funding 
and eligible activities of HUD's HOPE VI Program. To date HOPE VI has 
been operated from year to year as a demonstration program in 
accordance with authorization provided each year in appropriations 
bills. HOPE VI activities were funded and guided by notices of funding 
availability issued each fiscal year by HUD. The Quality Housing and 
Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (title V of Public Law 105-276, 
approved October 21 1998, 112 Stat. 2585; hereafter, ``Public Housing 
Reform Act'') makes HOPE VI a permanent program. The regulations to be 
implemented for the HOPE VI program will include the provisions set out 
in section 535 of the Public Housing Reform Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Milan Ozdinec, Director, Office of Urban 
Revitalization, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 401-8812

RIN: 2577-AC17

[[Page 73898]]

_______________________________________________________________________


Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)      Final Rule Stage


Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH)



_______________________________________________________________________




1499. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND ALLOCATIONS OF 
HOUSING ASSISTANCE FUNDS (FR-4477)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1439; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 791

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would revise the current program regulations to 
implement the statutory language which eliminates the requirements for 
comment from local governments in non-housing assistance payment 
communities on applications for Section 8 funding and eliminates the 
non-metropolitan funding set-asides imposed by section 213 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Camille E. Acevedo, Assistant General Counsel for 
Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the 
General Counsel
Phone: 202 708-3055

RIN: 2577-AC03
_______________________________________________________________________




1500. PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLAN (FR-4420)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437cA; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 903

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In accordance with section 511 of the Quality Housing and 
Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-276, 112 Stat. 2461 
approved October 21, 1998), this rule amends the October 21, 1999, 
final rule to provide further direction to public housing agencies on 
the implementation of deconcentration and affirmatively further fair 
housing.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              02/18/99                     64 FR 8170
Interim Final Rule Effective    03/22/99                     64 FR 8170
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      04/19/99                     64 FR 8170
Final Rule                      09/21/99                    64 FR 51045
Final Rule                      10/21/99                    64 FR 56844
Final Rule Effective            11/22/99
NPRM                            04/17/00                    65 FR 20686
NPRM Comment Period End         06/01/00
Final Action                    08/14/00                    65 FR 49484
Final Action Effective          09/13/00
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rod J. Solomon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
Program and Legislative Initiatives, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0713

RIN: 2577-AB89
_______________________________________________________________________




1501. PUBLIC HOUSING HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAMS (FR-4504)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437z-4; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 906

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would set forth the requirements and procedures 
governing a new statutory homeownership program to be administered by 
public housing agencies (PHAs). Under this rule, a PHA may make public 
housing dwelling units, public housing projects, and other housing 
projects available for purchase by low-income families as their 
principal residence. This rule would set forth the requirements and 
procedures governing a new statutory homeownership program to be 
administered by public housing agencies (PHAs). Under this rule, a PHA 
may make public housing dwelling units, public housing projects, and 
other housing projects available for purchase by low-income families as 
their principal residence.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/14/99                    64 FR 49932
NPRM Comment Period End         11/15/99
Final Action                    11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David Sowell, Director, Office of Public Housing 
Investments, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 401-8812

RIN: 2577-AC15
_______________________________________________________________________




1502. CONSORTIA OF PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES AND JOINT VENTURE (FR-4474)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437k; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 943

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will implement a new statutory provision 
specifically authorizing public housing agencies (PHAs) to administer 
any or all of their housing programs through a consortium of PHAs. The 
rule also authorizes PHAs to use subsidiaries, joint ventures 
partnerships or other business arrangements to administer its housing 
programs or to provide supportive or social services. The rule 
specifies minimum requirements relating to formation and operation of 
consortia and minimum contents of consortium agreements, as required by 
the statute. The rule takes into consideration public comments received 
on the proposed rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/14/99                    64 FR 49940
NPRM Comment Period End         11/15/99
Final Action                    10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stephen Holmquist, Program Development Advisor, Office 
of Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing

[[Page 73899]]

Phone: 202 708-0713

RIN: 2577-AC00
_______________________________________________________________________




1503. REQUIRED CONVERSION OF DEVELOPMENT FROM PUBLIC HOUSING STOCK (FR-
4475)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 972

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, October 1, 1999.

Abstract: This rule implements a recent revision to the statute that 
authorizes the public housing and Section 8 housing assistance 
programs. The revision requires Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) to 
identify distressed public housing developments that must be converted 
to tenant-based assistance. If it would be more expensive to modernize 
and operate a distressed development for its remaining useful life than 
to provide tenant-based assistance to all residents, or the PHA cannot 
assure the long-term viability of a distressed development, then it 
must develop and carry out a five-year plan to remove the development 
from its public housing inventory, and convert it to tenant-based 
assistance. This rule takes into consideration public comments received 
on the proposed rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/23/99                    64 FR 40232
NPRM Comment Period End         09/21/99
Final Action                    01/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rod J. Solomon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
Program and Legislative Initiatives, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0713

RIN: 2577-AC01
_______________________________________________________________________




1504. VOLUNTARY CONVERSION OF DEVELOPMENTS FROM PUBLIC HOUSING STOCK 
(FR-4476)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437t; 42 USC 1437z-5; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 972

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, October 1, 1999.

Abstract: This rule implements a recent revision to the statute 
authorizing the public housing and Section 8 housing assistance 
programs to allow a Public Housing Agency (PHA) to convert any public 
housing project it owns to tenant-based assistance where the conversion 
would satisfy statutory objectives. If, after conducting a conversion 
assessment, the PHA determines that the following conditions are met, 
it may convert the project: Conversion will not be more expensive than 
continued operation of the project conversion will benefit residents 
and the community; and conversion will not adversely affect the 
availability of affordable housing in the community. The statute 
requires every PHA to conduct and submit to HUD a conversion assessment 
for its projects no later than October 1, 2001. However, HUD has the 
authority to exclude developments from the assessment requirement, or 
to streamline the conversion assessment requirements, and this rule 
does include streamlining for specified categories of developments. 
This rule takes into consideration public comments received on the 
proposed rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/23/99                    64 FR 40240
NPRM Comment Period End         09/21/99
Final Action                    10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rod J. Solomon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
Program and Legislative Initiatives, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0713

RIN: 2577-AC02
_______________________________________________________________________




1505.  SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM; EXPANSION OF 
PAYMENT STANDARDS PROTECTION (FR-4586)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437f; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 982

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On October 21, 1999, HUD published a final rule implementing 
the statutory merger of the Section 8 tenant-based and certificate 
programs into the new Housing Choice Voucher program. This rule amends 
HUD's regulations governing this new merger program to expand the 
regulatory payment standard protection against subsidy reduction. The 
October 21, 1999 final rule limited payment standard protection to the 
first 24 months of the lease term. This rule provides that a family is 
not subject to a subsidy reduction until the second regular 
reexamination of family income and composition following the payment 
standard reduction. This protection extends for the duration of the 
lease term. This rule also corrects a typographical error contained in 
the October 21, 1999 final rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              07/10/00                    65 FR 42508
Interim Final Rule Effective    08/09/00
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      09/08/00
Final Action                    12/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Real Estate and Housing 
Performance Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0477

RIN: 2577-AC18
_______________________________________________________________________




1506.  REVISIONS TO SEMAP LEASE-UP INDICATOR (FR-4604)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437a; 42 USC 1437c; 42 USC 1437f; 42 USC 
3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 985

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim rule revises the way HUD measures and verifies 
performance under the lease-up indicator for the Section 8 Management 
Assessment Program (SEMAP). Specifically, the interim rule revises the 
lease-up standard to measure the

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number of units leased against the number of units reserved and under 
Annual Contributions Contract (ACC), instead of against the number of 
units budgeted. This revised standard is consistent with recently 
established HUD policy on voucher renewals and unit allocations as 
formulated during negotiated rulemaking pursuant to the Public Housing 
Reform Act of 1998. In addition, this interim rule also revises the 
SEMAP regulations to provide for automated signature of the required 
SEMAP certification.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Real Estate and Housing 
Performance Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-0477

RIN: 2577-AC21
_______________________________________________________________________




1507. OPERATING FUND ALLOCATION FORMULA (FR-4425)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1437g(e); 42 USC 1437g(f); 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 990

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will implement a new formula system for allocating 
funds to public housing agencies for their operation and management of 
public housing. The new formula system is being developed through 
negotiated rulemaking procedures, as required by section 519 of the 
Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (title V of Public 
Law 105-276, approved October 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2551; hereafter, 
``Public Housing Reform Act''). That statute amended section 9 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 to require development of a new 
formula that would change the current method (the Performance Funding 
System) of determining the payment of operating subsidies to public 
housing agencies.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice                          02/03/99                     64 FR 5570
Notice Comment Period End       03/05/99
NPRM                            07/10/00                    65 FR 42488
NPRM Comment Period End         08/09/00
Interim Final Rule              01/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Stephen Sprague, Funding and Financial Management 
Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public 
and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 708-1872

RIN: 2577-AB88
_______________________________________________________________________




1508. REVISION TO CONSTRUCTION COST LIMITS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING 
(FR-4517)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 25 USC 4101 et seq; 42 USC 3535(d)

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 1000

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule revises the way construction costs are controlled 
in the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program administered by IHBG 
grantees, who are Indian Tribes or their Tribally Designated Housing 
Entities (TDHEs). It would replace the system of HUD-established 
Dwelling Construction and Equipment costs with a choice between HUD-
established Total Development Costs (TDC) or standards established by 
the TDHE based on standards in its geographic area. This rule also 
provides the construction, acquisition, or assistance of non-dwelling 
buildings is subject either to standards established by the TDHE or 
documentation of comparability to the size, design and amenities of 
similar buildings constructed in the geographic area.
When tribes began using Dwelling Construction Equipment Costs in place 
of TDC in accordance with the program changes implemented after 
enactment of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act, they discovered that the new limits were inadequate. 
This rule provides an alternative.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/20/00                    65 FR 21288
NPRM Comment Period End         06/19/00
Final Action                    11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Bruce Knott, Director, Office of Grants Evaluation, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, 1999 Broadway, Suite 3390, Denver, CO 90202
Phone: 303 675-1600

RIN: 2577-AC14
_______________________________________________________________________




1509. LOAN GUARANTEE FOR INDIAN HOUSING; DIRECT GUARANTEE PROCESSING 
(FR-4241)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 12 USC 1715z-13a

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 1005

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule would authorize a processing alternative 
known as ``direct guarantee'' under which HUD would not issue guarantee 
commitments and would not review an application for guarantee until 
after a loan has closed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/11/98                    63 FR 48988
Final Action                    11/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jacqueline Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Native American Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing
Phone: 202 401-7914

RIN: 2577-AB78

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)     Completed Actions


Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH)



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1510. PET OWNERSHIP IN PUBLIC HOUSING (FR-4437)

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 5

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/10/00                    65 FR 42518
Final Action Effective          08/09/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Arnaudo
Phone: 202 708-0744

RIN: 2577-AB94
_______________________________________________________________________




1511. SECTION 8 MODERATE REHABILITATION PROGRAM EXECUTING OR TERMINATING 
LEASES ON MODERATE REHABILITATION UNITS (FR-4472)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 882

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/25/00                    65 FR 24374
Final Action Effective          05/25/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gerald Benoit
Phone: 202 708-0477

RIN: 2577-AB98
_______________________________________________________________________




1512. RESIDENT SURVEY INFORMATION DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS--PRIVACY ACT 
(FR-4393)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 901

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       08/25/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Claudia Yarus
Phone: 202 755-7540

RIN: 2577-AB84
_______________________________________________________________________




1513. QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEW OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC AUDITORS BY REAL 
ESTATE ASSESSMENT CENTER STAFF (FR-4394)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 901

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       08/25/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Claudia Yarus
Phone: 202 755-7540

RIN: 2577-AB85
_______________________________________________________________________




1514. DIRECT FUNDING OF PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONS 
(FR-4501)

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 964

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/10/00                    65 FR 42512
Final Action Effective          08/09/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Paula Blunt
Phone: 202 619-8201

RIN: 2577-AC12
_______________________________________________________________________




1515. DEMOLITION AND DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC HOUSING (FR-4500)

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 970

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - See RIN 2577-AC20 
(FR-4598)                       08/24/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Elinor Bacon
Phone: 202 401-8812

RIN: 2577-AC11
_______________________________________________________________________




1516. SECTION 8 HOMEOWNERSHIP (FR-4427)

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 24 CFR 982

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/12/00                    65 FR 55134
Final Action Effective          10/12/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gerald Benoit
Phone: 202 708-0477

RIN: 2577-AB90
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