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The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current, is non-controversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. It, therefore, (1) is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. Since this is a 

routine matter that only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it establishes 

controlled airspace at CynthianaHarrison County Airport, Cynthiana, 

KY. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 311a. This airspace action is 

not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9Y, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 6, 2014, effective 

September 15, 2014, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO KY E5 Cynthiana, KY [New] 

Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport, KY 

(Lat. 38°21′58′′ N., long. 84°17′00′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.8-mile 

radius of Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on 

September 8, 2014. 

Myron A. Jenkins, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2014–21911 Filed 9–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0271; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–AWP–16] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Modification and Establishment of 

Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes; 

Western United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies three 

RNAV Q-routes and establishes five Qroutes originating in Oakland Air Route 

Traffic Control Center’s (ARTCC) 

airspace. The routes promote 

operational efficiencies for users and 

provide connectivity to current and 

proposed RNAV en route and terminal 

procedures. Also, two waypoints and a 

fix name is changed for Q–120, and Q– 

128, as the proposed names already 

were in use. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

November 13, 2014. The Director of the 

Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference action under 

1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual 

revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and 

publication of conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Y, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ 

air_traffic/publications/. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, 

or go to http://www.archives.gov/

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. For further information, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: 202–267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group, Office of Airspace 

Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On June 9, 2014, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify 

three RNAV Q-routes and establish 5 Qroutes originating in Oakland Air Route 

Traffic Control Center’s (ARTCC) 

airspace (79 FR 32883). Interested 

parties were invited to participate in 

this rulemaking effort by submitting 

written comments on the proposal. No 

comments were received. 

Differences From the NPRM 

This rule changes the name of 3 

waypoints. For Q–120, MENSE 

waypoint is changed to BETBE and 

LIITL waypoint is changed to TRAKY. 

For Q–128, NOBBY is changed to 

VLUST. The coordinates for these 

waypoints remain the same. These 

waypoint name changes were necessary 

as the proposed names already were in 

use or proposed in another project. 

The Rule 

The FAA is amending Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

modifying 3 RNAV Q-routes and 

establishing 5 Q-routes originating in 


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the Oakland ARTCC airspace. The 

routes run generally west-east, 

connecting the San Francisco and Los 

Angeles terminal areas with 

destinations to the east. The modified 

routes connect to new Standard 

Instrument Departure (SID) and 

Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) 

procedures as designed in the Northern 

California (NorCal) Metroplex. The 

routes provide options to traverse or 

circumnavigate the restricted area R– 

2508 complex. The routes are described 

below. 

Q–120: Q–120 extends between the 

Sacramento, CA, VORTAC (SAC) and 

the Redwood Falls, MN, VOR/DME 

(RWF). The modifications remove the 

SAC VORTAC at the west end of the 

route and replace it with the new 

ORRCA waypoint (WP). Additional WPs 

are added along the route. On the east 

end, the RWF VOR/DME is removed 

from the route and a new endpoint is 

established using the existing UFFDA 

WP, MN. The UFFDA WP is located 

approximately 41 nautical miles (NM) 

west of the RWF VOR/DME, thereby 

shortening the length of Q–120 by that 

distance. Two waypoints along the 

route, MENSE and LIITL, are renamed 

BETBE and TRAKY, respectively. 

Q–128: Q–128 extends between the 

Linden, CA, VORTAC (LIN) and the 

Memphis, TN, VORTAC (MEM). The 

modifications remove the LIN VORTAC 

from the route and is replaced with the 

new SYRAH, CA, WP. The SYRAH WP 

is located approximately 7 NM 

southwest of the LIN VORTAC. The 

Bartlesville, OK, VOR/DME (BVO) is 

removed from the route and replaced 

with the VEGUC, OK, WP 

(approximately 12 NM southeast of the 

BVO) VOR/DME. The Razorback, AR, 

VORTAC (RZC) is also removed from 

the route and replaced by the renamed 

VLUST, AR, WP. The VLUST WP is 

approximately 1 NM northeast of RZC 

VORTAC. The MEM VORTAC is 

removed from the route and replaced by 

the MUDHO, MS, WP (approximately 7 

NM southwest of the MEM VORTAC). 

From the MUDHO WP, Q–128 is 

extended by approximately 160 NM to 

the southeast terminating at the new 

east end JILLS, AL, WP. The JILLS WP 

is located approximately 11 NM 

northwest of the Crimson, AL, VORTAC 

(LDK). 

Q130: Q130 extends between the LIN 

VORTAC and the Panhandle, TX, 

VORTAC (PNH). The modifications 

remove the LIN VORTAC from route 

and replace it with the new SYRAH, 

CA, WP. The Rattlesnake, NM, VORTAC 

(RSK) is also replaced by the new 

HASSL, UT, WP; and the existing 

TAHIB, UT, WP, is inserted between the 

ROCCY, UT, WP and the DIXAN, NM, 

WP. The PNH VORTAC remains as the 

eastern endpoint of Q–130. 

The changes to Q–120, Q–128, and 

Q–130 support Performance Based 

Navigation procedures into or out of 

terminal areas and reduce the reliance 

on ground-based navigation aids by 

replacing some facilities in the route 

descriptions with GPS waypoints. 

The following new routes are 

established: 

Q–158: Q–158 extends from a new 

NTELL, CA, WP (located west of 

restricted area R–2508, near the Clovis, 

CA, VORTAC (CZQ), transiting through 

the northern part of R–2508, and the 

new JEDNA, NV, WP (northwest of Las 

Vegas, NV). 

Q–160: Q–160 begins at the new 

SHVVR, CA, WP, then transits through 

the northern part of R–2508, and ends 

at the existing BIKKR, CA, WP, where 

it links to Q–158. 

Q–162: Q–162 extends between the 

NTELL WP and the MYCAL, NV, WP. 

From NTELL, Q–162 circumnavigates 

around the north end of R–2508 through 

the existing CABAB, CA, WP and the 

KENNO, NV, WP, then turns 

southeastward through the gap between 

restricted areas R–2508 and R–4807A/

R–4808N, to the MYCAL WP, where it 

links to Q–158. 

Q–164: Q–164 extends between the 

NTELL, CA, WP and the existing 

ROCCY, UT, WP. Q–164 provides eastand west-bound routing north of the R– 

2508 and R–4807/R–4808 complexes. 

Q–166: Q–166 begins at the VIKSN, 

CA, WP, then transits through the 

northeast corner of R–2508, and ends at 

the BIKKR, CA, WP. Q–166 connects 

with Q–162 at the VIKSN WP and with 

Q–158 and Q–160 at the BIKKR WP. 

It should be noted that the routes that 

transit through R–2508 (i.e., Q–158, Q– 

160 and Q–166) are only available 

during times when the restricted 

airspace has been released to the FAA 

for joint use in accordance with a joint 

use agreement. 

This action promotes user operational 

efficiencies and provides connectivity to 

current and proposed RNAV en route 

and terminal procedures. 

High altitude RNAV routes are 

published in paragraph 2006 of FAA 

Order 7400.9Y dated August 6, 2014, 

and effective September 15, 2014, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The RNAV routes listed in this 

document are subsequently published 

in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is 

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not 

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (DOT) Regulatory 

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; 

February 26, 1979); and (3) does not 

warrant preparation of a regulatory 

evaluation as the anticipated impact is 

so minimal. Since this is a routine 

matter that only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 

40103. Under that section, the FAA is 

charged with prescribing regulations to 

assign the use of the airspace necessary 

to ensure the safety of aircraft and the 

efficient use of airspace. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority as 

it modifies the route structure as 

required to enhance the safe and 

efficient flow of air traffic in the western 

United States. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policy and Procedures’’ 

paragraph 311a. This airspace action is 

not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 


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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Y, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2014, and 

effective September 15, 2014, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 2006 United States area 

navigation routes. 

* * * * * 

Q120 ORRCA, CA to UFFDA, MN [Amended] 

ORRCA, CA ............ WP (Lat. 38°26′37′′ N., long. 121°33′06′′ W.) 

BETBE, NV ............. WP (Lat. 39°53′32′′ N., long. 119°05′50′′ W.) 

ZORUN, NV ........... WP (Lat. 39°59′00′′ N., long. 118°55′00′′ W.) 

GALLI, NV .............. WP (Lat. 40°19′10′′ N., long. 118°07′18′′ W.) 

JAJAY, NV .............. WP (Lat. 40°44′03′′ N., long. 116°49′33′′ W.) 

TRAKY, NV ............ WP (Lat. 41°21′36′′ N., long. 114°44′31′′ W.) 

PROXI, UT .............. WP (Lat. 41°58′21′′ N., long. 112°31′34′′ W.) 

Big Piney, WY (BPI) VOR/DME (Lat. 42°34′46′′ N., long. 110°06′33′′ W.) 

JUGIV, WY ............. WP (Lat. 42°57′44′′ N., long. 108°08′43′′ W.) 

HIKOX, WY ............ WP (Lat. 43°12′16′′ N., long. 106°52′19′′ W.) 

JASTI, SD ............... WP (Lat. 44°01′24′′ N., long. 101°26′26′′ W.) 

UFFDA, MN ........... WP (Lat. 44°29′46′′ N., long. 96°05′25′′ W.) 

Q128 SYRAH, CA to JILLS, AL [Amended] 

SYRAH, CA ............ WP (Lat. 37°59′28′′ N., long. 121°06′11′′ W.) 

JSICA, NV ............... WP (Lat. 38°31′14′′ N., long. 117°17′13′′ W.) 

TABLL, UT ............. WP (Lat. 38°39′56′′ N., long. 113°10′35′′ W.) 

EDLES, UT ............. WP (Lat. 38°40′40′′ N., long. 109°56′27′′ W.) 

FLOOD, CO ............ WP (Lat. 38°20′24′′ N., long. 105°05′38′′ W.) 

ZAROS, CO ............ WP (Lat. 37°59′22′′ N., long. 102°20′22′′ W.) 

VEGUC, OK ............ WP (Lat. 36°48′52′′ N., long. 96°00′45′′ W.) 

VLUST, AR ............. FIX (Lat. 36°15′13′′ N., long. 94°06′27′′ W.) 

ECIGE, AR .............. WP (Lat. 35°33′53′′ N., long. 91°54′08′′ W.) 

MUDHO, MS .......... WP (Lat. 34°56′30′′ N., long. 90°06′26′′ W.) 

JILLS, AL ................ WP (Lat. 33°19′27′′ N., long. 87°44′47′′ W.) 

Q130 SYRAH, CA to Panhandle, TX (PNH) [Amended] 

SYRAH, CA ............ WP (Lat. 37°59′28′′ N., long. 121°06′11′′ W.) 

JSICA, NV ............... WP (Lat. 38°31′14′′ N., long. 117°17′13′′ W.) 

REANA, NV ............ WP (Lat. 38°24′00′′ N., long. 114°20′00′′ W.) 

ROCCY, UT ............ WP (Lat. 37°49′42′′ N., long. 112°00′00′′ W.) 

HASSL, UT ............. WP (Lat. 37°34′12′′ N., long. 110°53′01′′ W.) 

TAHIB, UT ............. WP (Lat. 37°03′15′′ N., long. 108°47′44′′ W.) 

DIXAN, NM ............ WP (Lat. 36°16′51′′ N., long. 105°57′20′′ W.) 

MIRME, NM ........... WP (Lat. 35°47′01′′ N., long. 103°50′32′′ W.) 

Panhandle, TX 

(PNH).

VORTAC (Lat. 35°14′06′′N., long. 101°41′57′′ W.) 

Q158 NTELL, CA TO JEDNA, NV [New] 

NTELL, CA ............. WP (Lat. 36°53′59′′ N., long. 119°53′22′′ W.) 

PPARK, CA ............. WP (Lat. 36°46′49′′ N., long. 118°38′49′′ W.) 

TRTIS, CA .............. WP (Lat. 36°36′37′′ N., long. 117°06′57′′ W.) 

BIKKR, CA .............. WP (Lat. 36°34′00′′ N., long. 116°45′00′′ W.) 

MYCAL, NV ........... WP (Lat. 36°27′37′′ N., long. 116°15′51′′ W.) 

JEDNA, NV ............. WP (Lat. 36°19′24′′ N., long. 115°39′22′′ W.) 

Q160 SHVVR, CA TO BIKKR, CA [New] 

SHVVR, CA ............ WP (Lat. 37°14′24′′ N., long. 119°48′49′′ W.) 

FAANG, CA ............ INT (Lat. 37°00′00′′ N., long. 118°35′03′′ W.) 

RIVVO, CA ............. WP (Lat. 36°39′10′′ N., long. 117°06′15′′ W.) 

BIKKR, CA .............. WP (Lat. 36°34′00′′ N., long. 116°45′00′′ W.) 

Q162 NTELL, CA TO MYCAL, NV [New] 

NTELL, CA ............. WP (Lat. 36°53′59′′ N., long. 119°53′22′′ W.) 

CABAB, CA ............ WP (Lat. 37°16′36′′ N., long. 118°43′12′′ W.) 

VIKSN, CA ............. WP (Lat. 37°21′03′′ N., long. 117°53′36′′ W.) 

KENNO, NV ........... WP (Lat. 37°17′53′′ N., long. 117°18′37′′ W.) 

ESSAA, NV ............ WP (Lat. 37°04′05′′ N., long. 116°55′59′′ W.) 

TUMBE, NV ........... WP (Lat. 36°48′20′′ N., long. 116°40′03′′ W.) 

MYCAL, NV ........... WP (Lat. 36°27′37′′ N., long. 116°15′51′′ W.) 

Q164 NTELL, CA TO ROCCY, UT [New] 

NTELL, CA ............. WP (Lat. 36°53′59′′ N., long. 119°53′22.21′′ W.) 

CABAB, CA ............ WP (Lat. 37°16′36′′ N., long. 118°43′12′′ W.) 

KICHI, NV .............. WP (Lat. 37°58′00′′ N., long. 117°11′00′′ W.) 

KATTS, NV ............ WP (Lat. 38°20′00′′ N., long. 116°20′00′′ W.) 

KITTN, NV ............. WP (Lat. 38°19′44′′ N., long. 114°57′41′′ W.) 

ROCCY, UT ............ WP (Lat. 37°49′42′′ N., long. 112°00′00′′ W.) 


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1 Ginnie Mae is a registered service mark of the 

Government National Mortgage Association; see 

http://www.ginniemae.gov/. 

Q166 VIKSN, CA TO BIKKR, CA [New] 

VIKSN, CA ............. WP (Lat. 37°21′03′′ N., long. 117°53′36′′ W.) 

UHILL, CA .............. WP (Lat. 36°53′48′′ N., long. 117°13′36′′ W.) 

BIKKR, CA .............. WP (Lat. 36°34′00′′ N., long. 116°45′00′′ W.) 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 9, 

2014. 

Ellen Crum, 

Acting Manager, Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group. 

[FR Doc. 2014–21914 Filed 9–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

24 CFR Parts 5 and 232 

[Docket No. FR—5794–I–01] 

RIN 2502–AJ25 

Federal Housing Administration (FHA): 

Section 232 Healthcare Facility 

Insurance Program—Aligning Operator 

Financial Reports With HUD’s Uniform 

Financial Reporting Standards 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Interim rule. 

SUMMARY: Through a final rule 

published on September 7, 2012, HUD 

revised the regulations for FHA’s 

program for insurance of health care 

facilities under section 232 of the 

National Housing Act (Section 232 

program). In the September 7, 2012, 

final rule, HUD retained the 

longstanding requirement that owners 

and borrowers participating in the 

Section 232 program submit audited 

financial statements to HUD, and added 

the requirement that operators of 

Section 232 facilities also submit 

financial statements to HUD on a 

quarterly and annual basis. However, 

the September 7, 2012, rule placed 

operators on a different submission 

deadline than that required of owners. 

This interim rule revises the financial 

reporting deadlines for operators to 

bring them in-line with the reporting 

periods prescribed in HUD’s Uniform 

Financial Reporting Standards, to which 

owners and borrowers are subject. 

DATES: Effective date: October 16, 2014. 

Comment due date: November 17, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments on this 

interim rule 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. 

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 

Seventh Street SW., Room 10276, 

Washington, DC 20410–0500. 

Electronic Submission of Comments. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

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 

www.regulations.gov Web site 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 Relay 

Service, toll-free, at 800–877–8339. 

Copies of all comments submitted are 

available for inspection and 

downloading at www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vance T. Morris, Office of Residential 

Care Facilities, Office of Healthcare 

Programs, Office of Housing, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 

6264, Washington, DC 20410–8000; 

telephone number 202–708–0599 (this 

is not a toll-free number). Persons with 

hearing or speech impairments may 

access this number through TTY by 

calling the toll-free Federal Relay 

Service at 1–800–877–8339. 

I. Supplementary Information 

A. Background 

Section 232 of the National Housing 

Act (12 U.S.C. 1715w) (Section 232) 

authorizes FHA to insure mortgages 

made by private lenders to finance the 

development of nursing homes, 

intermediate care facilities, board and 

care homes, and assisted living facilities 

(collectively, residential healthcare 

facilities). The Section 232 program 

allows for long-term, fixed-rate 

financing for new and rehabilitated 

properties for up to 40 years. Existing 

properties without rehabilitation can be 

financed with or without Ginnie Mae® 1

Mortgage Backed Securities for up to 35 

years. Eligible borrowers under the 

Section 232 program include investors, 

builders, developers, public entities, 

and private nonprofit corporations and 

associations. The documents executed 

at loan closing provide that the 

borrower may not engage in any other 

business or activity. 

As the need for residential care 

facilities increased, requests to FHA to 

make mortgage insurance available for 

such facilities also increased. Updates to 

the Section 232 program regulations, 

codified at 24 CFR part 232, were 

needed to ensure that program 

requirements are sufficient to meet 

increased demand, and prevent 

mortgage defaults that not only impose 

a risk to the FHA insurance fund but 

can jeopardize the safety and stability of 

Section 232 facilities and their 

residents. 

B. September 7, 2012 Regulatory 

Revisions 

In 2012, HUD commenced the 

rulemaking process to make the updates 

needed to the Section 232 program 

regulations, regulations that had not 

been revised since 1996. By final rule 

published on September 7, 2012, at 77 

FR 55120, HUD revised the Section 232 


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