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 2016-11-16 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f33185 D09002ee1c7f33264 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule applies the use of Small Area Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs) in the administration of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program for certain metropolitan areas. This final rule provides for the use of Small Area FMRs, in place of the 50th percentile rent, the currently codified regulations, to address high levels of voucher concentration in certain communities. The use of Small Area FMRs is expected to give HCV tenants access to areas of high opportunity and lower poverty areas by providing a subsidy that is adequate to cover rents in those areas, thereby reducing the number of voucher families that reside in areas of high poverty concentration. 81 FR 80567 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-11-16/2016-27114 2016-27114 fr16no16-3 RIN 2501-AD74 4210-67-P Docket No. FR-5855-F-03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-11-16/2016-27114 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-16/html/2016-27114.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-16/pdf/2016-27114.pdf Grant Programs-Housing and Community Development Rent Subsidies Grant Programs-Indians Indians Public Housing Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Low and Moderate Income Housing 21 p. 80567 80587 81 FR 80567 Title 24 Part 888 24 CFR Part 888 Title 24 Part 982 24 CFR Part 982 Title 24 Part 983 24 CFR Part 983 Title 24 Part 985 24 CFR Part 985 RIN 2501-AD74 Establishing a More Effective Fair Market Rent System; Using Small Area Fair Market Rents in the Housing Choice Voucher Program Instead of the Current 50th Percentile FMRs; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-27114 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 2017-01-17 Docket No. FR-5855-F-03 4210-67-P 2016-27114 Final rule.

This final rule applies the use of Small Area Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs) in the administration of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program for certain metropolitan areas. This final rule provides for the use of Small Area FMRs, in place of the 50th percentile rent, the currently codified regulations, to address high levels of voucher concentration in certain communities. The use of Small Area FMRs is expected to give HCV tenants access to areas of high opportunity and lower poverty areas by providing a subsidy that is adequate to cover rents in those areas, thereby reducing the number of voucher families that reside in areas of high poverty concentration.

Effective: January 17, 2017. For information about this rule, contact Peter B. Kahn, Director, Economic and Market Analysis Division, Office of Economic Affairs, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-2409 or Becky L. Primeaux, Director, Housing Voucher Management and Operations Division, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0477; email: SAFMR_Rule@hud.gov. The listed telephone numbers are not toll-free numbers. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 (this is a toll-free number). Grant Programs-Housing and Community Development Rent Subsidies Grant Programs-Indians Indians Public Housing Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Low and Moderate Income Housing Establishing a More Effective Fair Market Rent System; Using Small Area Fair Market Rents in the Housing Choice Voucher Program Instead of the Current 50th Percentile FMRs , SAFMR_Rule@hud.gov http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2255799 http://www.regulations.gov https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/smallarea/index.html https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=HUD-2016-0063 www.regulations.gov Vol. 81, no. 221 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-11-16 continuing daily deposited born digital 435 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-11-16 P0b002ee192594bf2 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr16no16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-11-16 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-16/pdf/FR-2016-11-16.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-16/xml/FR-2016-11-16.xml fdlp 80563 80988 DGPO 2016-11-16 2024-06-01 FR-2016-11-16 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-11-16 81 221