[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 47 (Thursday, March 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11553-11554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5168]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5328-N-03]


Final Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program 
and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program for Fiscal 
Year 2010; Revised

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of Final Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for Fiscal Year 2010, 
Update.

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SUMMARY: This notice updates the FMRs for Reno-Sparks, NV, and Ward 
County, ND, based on Random Digit Dialing (RDD) surveys conducted in 
October and November 2009.

DATES: Effective Date: March 11, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information on the 
methodology used to develop FMRs or a listing of all FMRs, please call 
the HUD USER information line at (800) 245-2691 or access the 
information on the HUD Web site, http://www.huduser.org/datasets/fmr.html. FMRs are listed at the 40th or 50th percentile in Schedule B. 
For informational purposes, a table of 40th percentile recent mover 
rents for those areas currently at the 50th percentile FMRs will be 
provided on the same website noted above. Any questions related to use 
of FMRs or voucher payment standards should be directed to the 
respective local HUD program staff. Questions on how to conduct FMR 
surveys or further methodological explanations may be addressed to 
Marie L. Lihn or Lynn A. Rodgers, Economic and Market Analysis 
Division, Office of Economic Affairs, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, telephone (202) 708-0590. Persons with hearing or speech 
impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. (Other than the 
HUD USER information line and TTY numbers, telephone numbers are not 
toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As the result of comments submitted in 
response to HUD's notice of proposed Fair Market Rents published on 
August 4, 2009 (74 FR 38716), HUD conducted Random Digit Dialing (RDD) 
surveys for the following FMR areas: Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan 
Statistical Area (MSA), and Ward County, ND. These RDD surveys began in 
October 2009 and were completed in November 2009. The RDD survey for 
Reno-Sparks, NV, indicated a significant decline in the FMR, while 
there was a significant increase indicated by the RDD survey for Ward 
County, ND. Both areas were having significant problems administering 
the Housing Choice Voucher program at the then current FY2009 FMRs, and 
anticipated continued difficulty under the proposed FY2010 FMRs. As a 
result, HUD is revising these FMRs as published on September 30, 2009 
(74 FR 50552), effective immediately.
    The FMRs for the two affected areas are revised as follows:

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                                                         FMR by Number of Bedrooms in Unit
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                                       0 BR            1 BR            2 BR            3 BR            4 BR
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Reno-Sparks, NV MSA.............            $577            $690            $853          $1,239          $1,498
Ward County, ND.................            $425            $512            $631            $872          $1,035
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    Dated: March 4, 2010
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2010-5168 Filed 3-10-10; 8:45 am]
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