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III. Subindicators 

A. Subindicators of Capital Fund 

Program Indicator. The two 

subindicators of the Capital Fund 

program indicator are: 

• Timeliness of fund obligation; and 

• The PHA’s occupancy rate. 

B. Points for Capital Fund Program 

Indicator. This indicator measures the 

statutory requirements for the Capital 

Fund program. 

Subindicator #1, Timeliness of Fund 

Obligation. This subindicator examines 

the period of time it takes for a PHA to 

obligate funds from the Capital Fund 

program under section 9(j)(1) of the 

1937 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(9)(j)). HUD 

may extend the period of time for the 

obligation of funds in accordance with 

24 CFR 905.120 and section 9(j)(2) of the 

1937 Act. Points are awarded on the 

following bases: 

The PHA will earn the full 5 points 

if it has obligated 90 percent or more of 

the grant amount for all of its grants on 

its obligation end date, or on the 

extended obligation end date, for all 

open Capital Fund program grants that 

have obligation end dates during the 

assessed fiscal year and does not have 

any grants that have been sanctioned 

pursuant to § 9(j) of the 1937 Act during 

the assessed fiscal year. 

The PHA will earn 0 points if it has 

obligated less than 90 percent of the 

grant amount for any of its open grants 

on the obligation end date during the 

assessed fiscal year or is undergoing 

sanctions as per Section III of this 

notice. 

Obligation value Points 

≥90% and no sanctions ................ 5 

<90% or sanctions ........................ 0 

If the PHA receives 0 points for this 

subindicator, it is not eligible for points 

for subindicator # 2. 

Subindicator #2, Occupancy rate. 

This subindicator measures the PHA’s 

occupancy rate as measured at the end 

of the PHA’s fiscal year, which is 

calculated by dividing the total 

occupied assisted, HUD approved 

special use, and non-assisted units by 

the total ACC units less the total 

uninhabitable units as reflected in the 

Inventory Management System/PIC, or 

its successor. This information will be 

calculated as of the end of the PHA’s 

fiscal year. A PHA will receive 2 points 

if it has an adjusted occupancy rate of 

at least 93 percent but not more than 96 

percent. A PHA will receive 5 points if 

it has an adjusted occupancy rate of 96 

percent or more. 

Occupancy rate Points 

93%–<96% ................................... 2 

96%–100% ................................... 5 

IV. Sanctions 

Sanctions for the obligation of funds 

are in accordance with 24 CFR 905.120. 

If a PHA has been sanctioned during the 

assessment period, the PHA will receive 

0 points for the timeliness of fund 

obligation. 

V. Elements of Scoring 

A. Points and Threshold. The Capital 

Fund program indicator is based on a 

maximum of 10 points. In order to 

receive a passing score under this 

indicator, a PHA must achieve at least 

5 points or 50 percent of the available 

points under this indicator. 

B. Scoring Elements. The Capital 

Fund program indicator score provides 

an assessment of a PHA’s ability to 

obligate Capital Fund program funds in 

a timely manner, as well as a PHA’s 

occupancy rate. The computation of the 

score under this PHAS indicator utilizes 

data obtained through analysis of 

obligated amounts in HUD’s eLOCCS (or 

its successor) for all Capital Fund 

program grants that were open during 

the assessed fiscal year and PIC (or its 

successor) data as of the PHA’s assessed 

Fiscal Year End. Scores are first 

calculated for each subindicator. From 

the two subindicator scores, an 

indicator score is then calculated. 

C. Example of Score Computations. 

The indicator score equals the sum of 

the subindicator scores, described in 

Section II, paragraph B. 

D. PHA Responsibility. PHAs are 

responsible for ensuring that their 

Capital Fund program information is 

submitted to eLOCCS and occupancy 

information to PIC by the submission 

due date. A PHA may not appeal its 

PHAS and/or Capital Fund program 

score based on the fact that it did not 

submit its Capital Fund program 

information to eLOCCS and occupancy 

information to PIC by the submission 

due date. PHAs shall retain supporting 

documentation for the Capital Fund 

program for at least 3 years. 

Dated: February 1, 2011. 

Sandra B. Henriquez, 

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2657 Filed 2–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5415–C–22A] 

Notice of Availability: Notice of 

Technical Correction to the Notice of 

Funding Availability for Fiscal Year 

2010 Transformation Initiative: Natural 

Experiments Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief of the 

Human Capital Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On January 20, 2011, HUD 

posted on http://www.Grants.gov, a 

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 

for Fiscal Year 2010 Transformation 

Initiative: Natural Experiments Grant 

Program. This Correction clarifies the 

rating Factors for Award to be used in 

determining selected applicants and 

extends the deadline date. 

Funding for this effort is made 

available by the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development Appropriations 

Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111–117 approved 

December 16, 2009). This program is 

undertaken by HUD’s research authority 

under the Transformation Initiative 

Fund. 

This Technical Correction also 

extends the application deadline date 

from Monday, February 21, 2011 to a 

new application deadline date of 

Wednesday, February 23, 2011. 

Applicants do not need to download a 

new application or resubmit their 

applications as a result of this notice. 

The technical correction notice can be 

found using the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development agency link on 

the Grants.gov/Find Web site at http:// 

www.grants.gov/search/agency.do. A 

link to Grants.gov is also available on 

the HUD Web site at http:// 

www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/ 

fundsavail.cfm. The Catalogue of 

Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 

number for this program is 14.524. 

Applications must be submitted 

electronically through Grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding specific program 

requirements should be directed to the 

agency contact identified in the program 

NOFA. Program staff will not be 

available to provide guidance on how to 

prepare the application. Questions 

regarding the 2010 General Section 

should be directed to the Office of 

Grants Management and Oversight at 

(202) 708–0667 or the NOFA 

Information Center at 800–HUD–8929 

(toll free). Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access these 

numbers via TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 800–877– 

8339. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 36 / Wednesday, February 23, 2011 / Notices 10055 

Dated: February 17, 2011. 

Barbara S. Dorf, 

Director, Office of Departmental Grants, 

Management and Oversight, Office of the 

Chief Human Capital Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4031 Filed 2–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5094–N–03] 

Changes to the Public Housing 

Assessment System (PHAS): Physical 

Condition Scoring Notice 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

additional information to public 

housing agencies (PHAs) and members 

of the public about HUD’s process for 

issuing scores under the physical 

condition indicator of the Public 

Housing Assessment System (PHAS). 

This notice amends the current Physical 

Condition Scoring Process notice that 

was published on June 29, 2000, as 

corrected and updated by the Physical 

Condition Scoring Process notice that 

was published on November 26, 2001. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 24, 2011. 

Comment Due Date: April 25, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments on this 

notice to the Regulations Division, 

Office of General Counsel, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 7th Street, SW., Room 10276, 

Washington, DC 20410–0500. 

Communications must refer to the above 

docket number and title. There are two 

methods for submitting public 

comments. All submissions must refer 

to the above docket number and title. 

1. Submission of Comments by Mail. 

Comments may be submitted by mail to 

the Regulations Division, Office of 

General Counsel, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

7th Street, SW., Room 10276, 

Washington, DC 20410–0500. 

2. Electronic Submission of 

Comments. Interested persons may 

submit comments electronically through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov. HUD 

strongly encourages commenters to 

submit comments electronically. 

Electronic submission of comments 

allows the commenter maximum time to 

prepare and submit a comment, ensures 

timely receipt by HUD, and enables 

HUD to make them immediately 

available to the public. Comments 

submitted electronically through the 

http://www.regulations.gov website can 

be viewed by other commenters and 

interested members of the public. 

Commenters should follow the 

instructions provided on that site to 

submit comments electronically. 

Note: To receive consideration as public 

comments, comments must be submitted 

through one of the two methods specified 

above. Again, all submissions must refer to 

the docket number and title of the rule. 

No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile 

(FAX) comments are not acceptable. 

Public Inspection of Public 

Comments. All properly submitted 

comments and communications 

submitted to HUD will be available for 

public inspection and copying between 

8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the above 

address. Due to security measures at the 

HUD Headquarters building, an advance 

appointment to review the public 

comments must be scheduled by calling 

the Regulations Division at 202–402– 

3055 (this is not a toll-free number). 

Individuals with speech or hearing 

impairments may access this number 

via TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service, toll-free, at 

800–877–8339. Copies of all comments 

submitted are available for inspection 

and downloading at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Claudia Yarus, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, Office of 

Public and Indian Housing, Real Estate 

Assessment Center (REAC), 550 12th 

Street, SW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 

20410 at 202–475–8830 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Persons with hearing 

or speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Information Relay Service 

at 800–877–8339. Additional 

information is available from the REAC 

Internet site at http://www.hud.gov/ 

offices/reac/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Purpose of This Notice 

The purpose of this notice is to 

describe the PHAS physical condition 

scoring process and to prescribe the 

frequency of individual project 

inspections. 

II. Purpose of the PHAS Physical 

Condition Assessment 

The purpose of the PHAS physical 

condition assessment is to ensure that 

public housing units are decent, safe, 

sanitary, and in good repair, as 

determined by an inspection conducted 

in accordance with HUD’s Uniform 

Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) 

codified at 24 CFR part 5, subpart G. 

The physical condition assessment 

under the PHAS utilizes uniform 

physical inspection procedures to 

determine compliance with uniform 

standards and is an important indicator 

of performance for a project and a PHA. 

All projects will be assessed under the 

physical condition indicator, even if a 

PHA has not converted to asset 

management. 

The physical condition indicator 

score is based on a maximum of 40 

points. In order to receive a passing 

score under this indicator, a project 

must achieve at least 24 points or 60 

percent of the points available under 

this indicator. Under the PHAS physical 

condition indicator, REAC will calculate 

a score for each project, as well as for 

the overall physical condition of a PHA. 

The physical condition score, based on 

a 40-point scale, is included in each 

PHA’s aggregate PHAS score. 

III. Transition to Asset Management 

and Frequency of Inspections 

The number of units in a PHA’s LowRent program and the PHAS designation 

for small PHAs will determine the 

frequency of physical inspections 

during and after the transition to asset 

management. PHAs with less than 250 

public housing units will receive a 

PHAS assessment, based on its PHAS 

designation, as follows: 

(1) A small PHA that is a high 

performer will receive a PHAS 

assessment every 3 years; 

(2) A small PHA that is a standard or 

substandard performer will receive a 

PHAS assessment every other year; and 

(3) All other small PHAs will receive 

a PHAS assessment every year, 

including a PHA that is designated as 

troubled or Capital Fund troubled, in 

accordance with § 902.75. 

For PHAs with 250 or more units of 

any PHAS designation, the inspection 

score of each project (not the overall 

physical indicator score) will determine 

the frequency of inspections for that 

project. Projects that score 90 points or 

higher based on a possible 100-point 

project score will be inspected 

triennially. Projects that score less than 

90 points and at least 80 points based 

on a possible 100-point project score 

will be inspected biennially. Projects 

that score less than 80 points based on 

a possible 100-point scale will be 

inspected annually. The performance 

incentive will change from PHA-based 

to project-based. Project inspections for 

PHAs with 250 or more units will be 

based on the project’s prior year 

inspection score. 

Projects for any PHA designated as 

troubled will be inspected annually 

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