United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2016_register executive 2018-02-02 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f6778d D09002ee1c7f678a8 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2014 (2014 Appropriations Act), made several changes to the United States Housing Act of 1937 (1937 Act). Section 243 of the 2014 Appropriations Act authorized HUD to implement these changes through notice, followed by notice-and-comment rulemaking. Notices implementing the changes were published on May 19, 2014, and June 25, 2014. HUD issued a proposed rule on January 6, 2015, to codify these changes in regulation. In addition, the January 2015 rule proposed changes to streamline regulatory requirements pertaining to certain elements of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing (PH), and various multifamily housing (MFH) rental assistance programs; to reduce the administrative burden on public housing agencies (PHAs) and MFH owners; and to align, where feasible, requirements across programs, including the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), which are administered by HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD). HUD also issued an interim rule on September 8, 2015, implementing changes to flat rents in the Public Housing program made by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2015 (2015 Appropriations Act). This final rule makes changes to the regulatory text as presented in the January 2015 proposed rule, including additional changes in response to public comment as well as further consideration by HUD of changes proposed in January 2015, and finalizes the regulatory changes contained in the September 2015 interim rule. 81 FR 12354 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-03-08/2016-04901 2016-04901 fr08mr16-13 RIN 2577-AC92 4210-67-P Docket No. FR 5743-F-03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-03-08/2016-04901 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-03-08/html/2016-04901.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-03-08/pdf/2016-04901.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Aged Claims Crime Government Contracts Grant Programs-Housing and Community Development Individuals with Disabilities Intergovernmental Relations Loan Programs-Housing and Community Development Low and Moderate Income Housing Mortgage Insurance Penalties Pets Public Housing Rent Subsidies Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Social Security Unemployment Compensation Rural Areas Lead Poisoning Grant Programs-Indians Indians Accounting 24 p. 12354 12377 81 FR 12354 Title 24 Part 5 24 CFR Part 5 Title 24 Part 880 24 CFR Part 880 Title 24 Part 884 24 CFR Part 884 Title 24 Part 886 24 CFR Part 886 Title 24 Part 891 24 CFR Part 891 Title 24 Part 903 24 CFR Part 903 Title 24 Part 960 24 CFR Part 960 Title 24 Part 966 24 CFR Part 966 Title 24 Part 982 24 CFR Part 982 Title 24 Part 983 24 CFR Part 983 Title 24 Part 990 24 CFR Part 990 RIN 2577-AC92 Streamlining Administrative Regulations for Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Multifamily Housing, and Community Planning and Development Programs; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-04901 III DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 2016-04-07 Docket No. FR 5743-F-03 4210-67-P 2016-04901 Final rule.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2014 (2014 Appropriations Act), made several changes to the United States Housing Act of 1937 (1937 Act). Section 243 of the 2014 Appropriations Act authorized HUD to implement these changes through notice, followed by notice-and-comment rulemaking. Notices implementing the changes were published on May 19, 2014, and June 25, 2014. HUD issued a proposed rule on January 6, 2015, to codify these changes in regulation. In addition, the January 2015 rule proposed changes to streamline regulatory requirements pertaining to certain elements of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing (PH), and various multifamily housing (MFH) rental assistance programs; to reduce the administrative burden on public housing agencies (PHAs) and MFH owners; and to align, where feasible, requirements across programs, including the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), which are administered by HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD). HUD also issued an interim rule on September 8, 2015, implementing changes to flat rents in the Public Housing program made by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2015 (2015 Appropriations Act). This final rule makes changes to the regulatory text as presented in the January 2015 proposed rule, including additional changes in response to public comment as well as further consideration by HUD of changes proposed in January 2015, and finalizes the regulatory changes contained in the September 2015 interim rule.

Effective Date: April 7, 2016. For questions regarding programs operated by HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development, contact Henrietta Owusu, Director, Program Policy Division, Office of Affordable Housing Programs, at 202-402-4998. For the HCV program, contact Becky Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management and Operations Division, at 202-402-6050. For questions regarding the Multifamily Housing programs, contact Katherine Nzive, Director, Program Administration Office, Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight, at 202-708-3000. For the Public Housing program, contact Todd Thomas, Program Analyst, Public Housing Management and Occupancy Division, at 678-732-2056. None of the phone numbers included is toll- free. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access these numbers through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. Any of the above-listed contacts may also be reached via Administrative Practice and Procedure Aged Claims Crime Government Contracts Grant Programs-Housing and Community Development Individuals with Disabilities Intergovernmental Relations Loan Programs-Housing and Community Development Low and Moderate Income Housing Mortgage Insurance Penalties Pets Public Housing Rent Subsidies Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Social Security Unemployment Compensation Rural Areas Lead Poisoning Grant Programs-Indians Indians Accounting Streamlining Administrative Regulations for Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Multifamily Housing, and Community Planning and Development Programs , http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/promotingfh/lep-faq http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-01-22/pdf/07-217.pdf http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-04-03/pdf/2015-07597.pdf Vol. 81, no. 45 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-03-08 continuing daily deposited born digital 413 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-03-08 P0b002ee19834af62 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr08mr16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-03-08 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-03-08/pdf/FR-2016-03-08.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-03-08/xml/FR-2016-03-08.xml fdlp 12001 12403 DGPO 2018-02-02 2024-06-02 FR-2016-03-08 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-03-08 81 45