[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 126 (Monday, July 2, 2007)]
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 Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the First Quarter of 
Calendar Year 2007; Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 126 / Monday, July 2, 2007 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5148-N-01]


Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the First 
Quarter of Calendar Year 2007

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform Act) requires HUD to publish 
quarterly Federal Register notices of all regulatory waivers that HUD 
has approved. Each notice covers the quarterly period since the 
previous Federal Register notice. The purpose of this notice is to 
comply with the requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act. This 
notice contains a list of regulatory waivers granted by HUD during the 
period beginning on January 1, 2007 and ending on March 31, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about this 
notice, contact Aaron Santa Anna, Assistant General Counsel for 
Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 10276,Washington, DC 20410-0500, telephone (202) 708-
3055 (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 Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
    For information concerning a particular waiver that was granted and 
for which public notice is provided in this document, contact the 
person whose name and address follow the description of the waiver 
granted in the accompanying list of waivers that have been granted in 
the first quarter of calendar year 2007.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act added a new section 7(q) to the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(q)), 
which provides that:
    1. Any waiver of a regulation must be in writing and must specify 
the grounds for approving the waiver;
    2. Authority to approve a waiver of a regulation may be delegated 
by the Secretary only to an individual of Assistant Secretary or 
equivalent rank, and the person to whom authority to waive is delegated 
must also have authority to issue the particular regulation to be 
waived;
    3. Not less than quarterly, the Secretary must notify the public of 
all waivers of regulations that HUD has approved, by publishing a 
notice in the Federal Register. These notices (each covering the period 
since the most recent previous notification) shall:
    a. Identify the project, activity, or undertaking involved;
    b. Describe the nature of the provision waived and the designation 
of the provision;
    c. Indicate the name and title of the person who granted the waiver 
request;
    d. Describe briefly the grounds for approval of the request; and
    e. State how additional information about a particular waiver may 
be obtained.
    Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act also contains requirements 
applicable to waivers of HUD handbook provisions that are not relevant 
to the purpose of this notice.
    This notice follows procedures provided in HUD's Statement of 
Policy on Waiver of Regulations and Directives issued on April 22, 1991 
(56 FR 16337). In accordance with those procedures and with the 
requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act, waivers of 
regulations are granted by the Assistant Secretary with jurisdiction 
over the regulations for which a waiver was requested. In those cases 
in which a General Deputy Assistant Secretary granted the waiver, the 
General Deputy Assistant Secretary was serving in the absence of the 
Assistant Secretary in accordance with the office's Order of 
Succession.
    This notice covers waivers of regulations granted by HUD from 
January 1, 2007, through March 31, 2007. For ease of reference, the 
waivers granted by HUD are listed by HUD program office (for example, 
the Office of Community Planning and Development, the Office of Fair 
Housing and Equal Opportunity, the Office of Housing, and the Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, etc.). Within each program office grouping, 
the waivers are listed sequentially by the regulatory section of title 
24 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that is being waived. For 
example, a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part 58 would be listed 
before a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part 570.
    Where more than one regulatory provision is involved in the grant 
of a particular waiver request, the action is listed under the section 
number of the first regulatory requirement that appears in 24 CFR and 
that is being waived. For example, a waiver of both 58.73 and 58.74 
would appear sequentially in the listing under 58.73.
    Waiver of regulations that involve the same initial regulatory 
citation are in time sequence beginning with the earliest-dated 
regulatory waiver.
    Should HUD receive additional information about waivers granted 
during the period covered by this report (the first quarter of calendar 
year 2007) before the next report is published (the second quarter of 
calendar year 2007), HUD will include any additional waivers granted 
for the first quarter in the next report.
    Accordingly, information about approved waiver requests pertaining 
to HUD regulations is provided in the Appendix that follows this 
notice.

    Dated: June 27, 2007.
Robert M. Couch,
General Counsel.

Appendix--Listing of Waivers of Regulatory Requirements Granted by 
Offices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development January 1, 
2007 through March 31, 2007

    Note to Reader: More information about the granting of these 
waivers, including a copy of the waiver request and approval, may be 
obtained by contacting the person whose name is listed as the 
contact person directly after each set of regulatory waivers 
granted.
    The regulatory waivers granted appear in the following order:
    I. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Community 
Planning and Development.
    II. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Housing.
    III. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Public and 
Indian Housing.

I. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Community Planning and 
Development

    For further information about the following regulatory waivers, 
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows 
the description of the waiver granted.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 58.22(a).
    Project/Activity: New Visions Center, Council Bluffs, Iowa. New 
Visions Center includes a transitional housing facility with 26 one-
bedroom units, a 40 bed emergency shelter for men, a dining hall/
community room, and administrative and support staff offices. HUD 
funding for the project includes HOME, Community Development Block 
Grant (CDBG), and Supportive Housing Program (SHP) funds.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 58.22(a) prohibits recipients and 
any participant in the development process, including public or 
private nonprofit or for-profit entities or any of their 
contractors, from committing or expending HUD and non-HUD funds 
until HUD has approved the recipient's Request for Release of Funds 
(RROF) and related certification if the activity or project would 
have an adverse environmental impact or limit the choice of 
reasonable alternatives. After application for SHP funds and after 
application to the state for HOME funds, a partner in the 
development process, committed non-HUD funds to acquire the property 
prior to the city and state obtaining an approved RROF.

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    Granted By: Pamela Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for Community 
Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: March 12, 2007.
    Reason Waived: HUD granted the waiver for the following reasons: 
(1) Extensive efforts were undertaken by Council Bluffs Housing for 
the Homeless and the City of Council Bluffs to locate and identify 
this particular site for the project; (2) the project will further 
the purpose of the HOME and Supportive Housing Programs by providing 
transitional housing and services for the homeless; (3) based on the 
environmental assessment and the site visit conducted by HUD staff, 
HUD concludes that granting a wavier will not result in an adverse 
environmental impact, nor is any foreseen to occur; and (4) the 
regulatory violation occurred because of a good-faith mistake.
    Contact: Danielle Schopp, Office of Environment and Energy, 
Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7250, 
Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-1201.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 92.2.
    Project/Activity: The State of Mississippi requested a waiver of 
the definition of ``homeownership'' at 24 CFR 92.2 of the HOME 
regulations. The State of Mississippi requested this waiver to 
facilitate its efforts to assist the Town of Flora, which applied 
for a homeowner rehabilitation grant to assist property owners whose 
residences were constructed on school trust land, also known as 
Sixteenth Section land.
    Nature of Requirement: The HOME regulations define 
``homeownership'' as ownership in ``fee simple title or a 99-year 
leasehold interest in a one- to four- unit dwelling or in a 
condominium unit, or equivalent form of ownership approved by HUD.'' 
The Town of Flora applied to the State of Mississippi for HOME funds 
to rehabilitate owner-occupied units that are located on what is 
known as Sixteenth Section land and have 40-year land leases.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: January 4, 2007.
    Reasons Waived: Mississippi State law precludes these homeowners 
from obtaining 99-year leasehold interests in the land on which 
their units are located. Adherence to the HOME definition of 
homeownership would create a hardship by eliminating the possibility 
of receiving HOME assistance to rehabilitate their homes. The waiver 
was therefore granted.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Office of Affordable Housing 
Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 
7158, Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-2470.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 92.214(a)(6).
    Project/Activity: The State of South Dakota requested a waiver 
of 24 CFR 92.214(a)(6) to facilitate its efforts to ensure that a 
HOME project, which had to be vacated due to serious mold problem, 
will continue to provide affordable housing units for low-income 
individuals.
    Nature of Requirement: The HOME regulations at 24 CFR 
92.214(a)(6) prohibit participating jurisdictions from investing 
additional HOME funds in a project previously assisted with HOME 
funds, except during the first year after project completion. The 
State of South Dakota requested this waiver to facilitate its 
efforts to ensure that a HOME project, which had to be vacated due 
to serious mold problem, would continue to provide affordable 
housing units for low-income individuals.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: January 4, 2007.
    Reasons Waived: Without the investment of additional HOME funds 
to make this project habitable, the original HOME investment of 
$863,586 would be lost as would the opportunity to maintain the 
project as affordable housing.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Office of Affordable Housing 
Programs, Office of Community Planning Development, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7158, 
Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-2470.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 92.251(a)(1).
    Project/Activity: The City of Oklahoma City requested a waiver 
to help facilitate its efforts to close a HOME-assisted homeowner 
rehabilitation project. The City of Oklahoma City asked for a waiver 
of the HOME property standards as stated in 24 CFR 92.251(a)(1) of 
the HOME regulations.
    Nature of Requirement: The HOME regulations at 24 CFR 
92.2519(a)(1) state that housing constructed or rehabilitated with 
HOME funds must meet all applicable codes, rehabilitation standards, 
ordinances, and zoning ordinances at the time of project completion. 
This requirement ensures that HOME-assisted units are decent, safe 
and sanitary.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: January 4, 2007.
    Reasons Waived: The City of Oklahoma City had been attempting to 
complete the rehabilitation of a low-income homeowner's unit for 
three years. The homeowner, who suffers from mental illness, would 
not permit the City to complete the rehabilitation of her home due 
to a dispute with the contractor. The City was diligent in its 
efforts to rectify the situation but the homeowner decided to sell 
the home, making it impossible for the City to further pursue a 
resolution. This waiver eliminated the need for the City to repay 
all of the HOME program funds expended for the partial 
rehabilitation of this property.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Office of Affordable Housing 
Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 
7158, Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-2470.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 92.500(d)(1)(C).
    Project/Activity: The City of New Orleans, LA requested a waiver 
of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 HOME Program expenditure requirement to 
facilitate its continued recovery from the devastation caused by 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The City is located within a declared 
disaster area pursuant to Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The City requested 
this waiver in addition to the waivers granted by HUD on September 
14, 2005 (Hurricane Katrina) and October 4, 2005 (Hurricane Rita) 
for the designated disaster areas.
    Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulations at 24 CFR 
92.500(d)(1)(C) require that a participating jurisdiction (PJ) 
expend its annual allocation of HOME funds within five years after 
HUD notifies the PJ that HUD has executed the jurisdiction's HOME 
Investment Partnership Agreement.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: March 5, 2007.
    Reasons Waived: This waiver was granted to facilitate the 
continued recovery of the City of New Orleans from the devastation 
caused by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by waiving the FY 
2002 HOME expenditure requirement. This waiver helped to ensure that 
needed HOME funds are not deobligated and that the City had 
sufficient flexibility and time to assess, redesign, and implement 
its housing programs and delivery systems.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Office of Affordable Housing 
Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 
7158, Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone (202) 708-2470.
    <bullet> Regulations/Statute: 24 CFR 92.500(d)(1)(C).
    Project/Activity: The Gulfport Consortium requested a waiver to 
facilitate its recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane 
Katrina. The Consortium is located within a declared disaster area 
pursuant to Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 92.500(d)(1)(C) requires that a 
participating jurisdiction expend its annual allocation of HOME 
funds within five years after HUD notifies the PJ that HUD has 
executed the jurisdiction's HOME Investment Partnership Agreement.
    Granted By: Pamela H. Patenaude, Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development.
    Date Granted: March 30, 2007.
    Reasons Waived: This waiver will facilitate the recovery of the 
Gulfport Consortium from the devastation caused by Hurricane 
Katrina. The waiver will also ensure that needed HOME funds are not 
deobligated, providing the Consortium with flexibility to reassess 
previously approved housing projects and implement other housing 
activities to meet the immediate needs of the affected population.
    Contact: Virginia Sardone, Office of Affordable Housing 
Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street SW., Room 7158, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 202-708-2470.

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II. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Housing--Federal 
Housing Administration (FHA)

    For further information about the following regulatory waivers, 
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows 
the description of the waiver granted.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 200.217(a)(5).
    Project/Activity: Moore Medical Center, Moore, OK, FHA Project 
117-13003.
    Nature of Requirement: A party seeking approval of a transfer of 
physical assets must apply for previous participation clearance 
electronically.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 8, 2007.
    Reason Waived: For the benefit of HUD, it was necessary to 
secure previous participation clearance in paper form rather than 
electronically in order to meet bankruptcy court mandated auction, 
approval, and announcement deadlines. Moore Medical Center declared 
bankruptcy in October, 2006 and the bankruptcy court allowed bids on 
the hospital from approximately January 16, 2007 until February 25, 
2007. The winning bidder was approved by the court on February 26, 
2007 and closing on the sale took place on February 28, 2007. HUD 
had to be prepared for the purchaser (identity not known until 
February 26, 2007) to assume the owner's obligations under the HUD-
insured mortgage and immediately provide a transfer of physical 
assets to the new owner, both of which required previous 
participation clearance pursuant to procedures contained in 24 CFR 
part 200, subpart H. The electronic previous participation 
certificate process is currently not designed to provide for 
immediate clearance of an applicant's filing. The waiver allowed 
paper previous participation certificates to be collected from each 
serious bidder as soon as they placed a bid and the granting of 
previous participation clearance within 48 hours of submission.
    Contact: Roger E. Miller, Office of Insured Health Care 
Facilities, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 9224, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 402-2004.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 401.461.
    Project/Activity: The following project listed below requested a 
waiver to the simple interest requirement on the second mortgage to 
allow compound interest at the applicable federal rate.

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01335127........................  Park Drive Manor    NY
                                   II Apartments.
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    Nature of Requirement: Section 401.461 of HUD's regulations 
requires that the second mortgages have an interest rate not more 
than the applicable federal rate. Section 401.461(b)(1) states that 
interest will accrue but not be compounded. The intent of simple 
interest instead of compound interest is to limit the size of the 
second mortgage accruals to increase the likelihood of long-term 
financial and physical integrity.
    Contact: Frank L. Davis, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: February 26, 2007.
    Reason Waived: This regulation may be construed as a form of 
federal subsidy, thereby creating a loss of tax credit equity, which 
may adversely affect the ability to close the restructuring plan and 
could cause the loss or deterioration of these affordable housing 
projects. Therefore, compound interest was determined necessary for 
the owner to obtain low income housing tax credits under favorable 
terms and in order to maximize the savings to the federal 
government.
    Granted By: John E. Hall, Office of Affordable Housing 
Preservation, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6222, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 402-2342.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 401.461.
    Project/Activity: The following projects listed below requested 
a waiver to the simple interest requirement on the second mortgage 
to allow compound interest at the applicable federal rate.

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12735339........................  Montesano Harbor    WA
                                   Annex Apartments.
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    Nature of Requirement: Section 401.461 of HUD's regulations 
requires that the second mortgages have an interest rate not more 
than the applicable federal rate. Section 401.461(b)(1) states that 
interest will accrue but not be compounded. The intent of simple 
interest instead of compound interest is to limit the size of the 
second mortgage accruals to increase the likelihood of long-term 
financial and physical integrity.
    Granted By: Frank L. Davis, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: March 12, 2007.
    Reason Waived: This regulation may be construed as a form of 
federal subsidy, thereby creating a loss of tax credit equity, which 
may adversely affect the ability to close the restructuring plan and 
could cause the loss or deterioration of these affordable housing 
projects. Therefore, compound interest was determined necessary for 
the owner to obtain low income housing tax credits under favorable 
terms and in order to maximize the savings to the federal 
government.
    Contact: John E. Hall, Office of Affordable Housing 
Preservation, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6222, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 402-2342.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 401.461.
    Project/Activity: The following projects listed below requested 
a waiver to the simple interest requirement on the second mortgage 
to allow compound interest at the applicable federal rate.

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11735033........................  Columbia Square     OK
                                   Apartments.
10535062........................
Jefferson Park Apartment........
UT..............................
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    Nature of Requirement: Section 401.461 of HUD's regulations 
requires that the second mortgages have an interest rate not more 
than the applicable federal rate. Section 401.461(b)(1) states that 
interest will accrue but not be compounded. The intent of simple 
interest instead of compound interest is to limit the size of the 
second mortgage accruals to increase the likelihood of long-term 
financial and physical integrity.
    Granted By: Frank L. Davis, General Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: March 30, 2007.
    Reason Waived: This regulation may be construed as a form of 
federal subsidy, thereby creating a loss of tax credit equity, which 
may adversely affect the ability to close the restructuring plan and 
could cause the loss or deterioration of these affordable housing 
projects. Therefore, compound interest was determined necessary for 
the owner to obtain low income housing tax credits under favorable 
terms and in order to maximize the savings to the federal 
government.
    Contact: John E. Hall, Office of Affordable Housing 
Preservation, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6222, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 402-2342.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: James River Apartments, Richmond, VA, Project 
Number: 051-HD121/VA36-Q031-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 3, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Kleeman Village, Clinton, IL, Project Number: 
072-HD144/IL06-Q041-008.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.

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    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 5, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Sr. Louise DeMaillac Manor, Staten Island, NY, 
Project Number: 012-HD107/NY36-Q011-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amountof the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 5, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Woonsocket Neighborhood Development 
Corporation, North Smithfield, RI, Project Number: 016-EE046/RI43-
S021-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 5, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: UCP Rhode Island, Incorporation, West Warwick, 
RI, Project Number: 016-HD045/RI43-Q031-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 5, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Avondale Haciendas, Avondale, AZ, Project 
Number: 123-EE095/AZ20-S041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 11, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing. Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: VOA Sandusky, Sandusky, OH, Project Number: 
042-HD110/OH12-Q021-008.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 11, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: The Commons Apartments, Sevierville, TN, 
Project Number: 087-EE057/TN37-S051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 25, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: TBD-811, Crossville, TN, Project Number: 087-
HD049/TN37-Q061-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: Febuary 1, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Park Place Apartments, Cleveland, TN, Project 
Number: 087-EE058/TN37-S051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amountof the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: February 1, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Mace Apartments, Jamestown, TN, Project 
Number: 087-HD048/TN37-Q051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: February 5, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant

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Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Renaissance Court, Wilsonville, OR, Project 
Number: 126-HD039/OR16-Q041-001
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: February 6, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: DGN Towers II, Incorporated, Pembroke Pines, 
FL, Project Number: 066-EE108/FL29-S051-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: February 7, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Campbellsville Group Home, Campbellsville, KY, 
Project Number: 083-HD091/KY36-Q051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: February 7, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and the 
cost appears reasonable as there are no other four unit group homes 
in the area to compare costs, and the Sponsor/owner exhausted all 
efforts to obtain additional funding from other sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: B'nai B'rith Apartments at Deerfield Beach 
III, Deerfield Beach, FL, Project Number: 066EE102/FL29-S041-005
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: February 7, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Bunker Hill Court Home, Independence, KY, 
Project Number: 083-HD093/KY36-Q051-004
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amountof the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: February 16, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Bay Pointe Apartments, Louisa, KY, Project 
Number: 083-EE095/KY36-S051-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: March 26, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Cody Road VOA Housing, Mobile, AL, Project 
Number: 062-HD060/AL09-Q051-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: March 29, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Abilities at Eagles Nest, Lakeland, FL, 
Project Number: 067-HD096/FL29-Q041-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: March 29, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: Booth Manor II Apartments, Philadelphia, PA, 
Project Number: 034-EE142/PA26-S051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
the amount of the approved capital advance funds prior to initial 
closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: March 30, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.100(d).
    Project/Activity: NCR of Alief II, Houston, TX, Project Number: 
0114-EE120/TX24-S041-008.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of 
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approved capital advance funds prior to initial closing.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: March 30, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The project was economically designed and 
comparable in cost to similar projects in the area, the sponsor/
owner exhausted all efforts to obtain additional funding from other 
sources and the additional cost is due to increased construction 
costs.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Woodside Village, Toledo, OH, Project Number: 
042-HD112/OH12-Q031-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 5, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to 
achieve an initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: SHDC No. 12, Kailua-Kona, HI, Project Number: 
140-HD030/HI10-Q041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 5, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to 
obtain a building permit and to achieve an initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Tikigaqmiut Senior Housing, Point Hope, AK, 
Project Number: 176-EE029/AK06-S021-004; Anaiyak Senior Housing, 
Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, Project Number: 176-EE030/AK06-S021-005; 
Oglonikgum Uttuganaknich Senior Housing, Wainwright, AK, Project 
Number: 176-EE031/AK06-S021-006; Kaktovik Senior Housing, Kaktovik, 
AK, Project Number: 176-EE032/AK06-S021-007; Utuqqanaaqagvik Senior 
Housing, Nuiqsut, AK, Project Number: 176-EE033/AK06-S021-008.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 5, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to 
achieve an initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Vista California Supportive Housing, Vista, 
CA, Project Number: 129-HD030/CA33-Q041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 9, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to 
achieve an initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Desert Willow, Ridgecrest, CA, Project Number: 
122-HD162/CA16-Q041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 9, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner experienced delays due to the 
lengthy plan check process by city and county officials.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Fox Creek II, Akron, OH, Project Number: 042-
HD116/OH12-Q031-005 and Fox Creek I, Springfield Township, OH, 
Project Number: 042-HD117/OH12-Q031-006.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 9, 2007.
    Reason Waived: Additional time is needed to issue the firm 
commitment and for the project to achieve an initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: National Church Residence of Tucson, Tucson, 
AZ, Project Number: 123-EE085/AZ20-S021-003.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 9, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to 
achieve an intial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: AHEPA 302 Apartments, San Bernardino, CA, 
Project Number: 143-EE056/CA43-S041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 9, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to 
implement design changes required by the local government as well as 
to achieve initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: NCR of Sterling Heights II, Detroit, MI, 
Project Number: 044-EE092/MI28-S041-002.

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    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 11, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to 
achieve an initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Gulfport Manor, Gulfport, MS, Project Number: 
065-EE031/MS26-S001-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 11, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to 
achieve an initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Soundview Senior Residence, Bronx, NY, Project 
Number: 012-EE318/NY36-S011-012.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 11, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time for the 
new contractor to prepare and submit closing documents.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: TBD, Burlington, WI, Project Number: 075-
HD088/WI39-Q041-007.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 12, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time in order 
to obtain approval for the extension of a road, as well as water and 
sewer into the site.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Assaley Place, Charleston, WV, Project Number: 
045-HD039/WV15-Q041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 17, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to 
achieve an initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Jennings Senior Housing, Santa Rosa, CA, 
Project Number: 121-EE178/CA39-S041-009.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: February 6, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to 
achieve an initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Forest Hills Senior Apartments, Forest Hills, 
PA, Project Number: 033-EE122/PA28-S041-004.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: Februay 15, 2007.
    Reason Waived: Additional time was needed for the firm 
commitment to be issued and for the project to be initially closed.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Northwest Senior Housing, Winsted, CT, Project 
Number: 017-EE088/CT26-S041-005.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: March 26, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to 
secure secondary financing and to achieve an initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Clam Bayou Apartments, Inc., St. Petersburg, 
FL, Project Number: 067-HD094/FL29-Q041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: March 28, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to 
resolve an easement issue and for the project to achieve initial 
closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: Greater Las Vegas Supportive Housing, Las 
Vegas, NV, Project Number: 125-HD072/NV25-Q041-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

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    Date Granted: March 28, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to 
finalize the closing documents and for the project to be initially 
closed.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.165.
    Project/Activity: National Church Residences, Sterling Heights, 
MI, Project Number: 044-EE092/MI28-S041-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.165 provides that the 
duration of the fund reservation of the capital advance is 18 months 
from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months, 
as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: March 28, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner needed additional time to 
comply with numerous City of Sterling Heights engineering 
requirements, for the firm commitment to be issued, and for the 
project to be initially closed.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.205.
    Project/Activity: Greenfield Commons, Fairfield, CT, Project 
Number: 017-EE092/CT26-S051-002.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.205 requires Section 202 and 
Section 811 project owners to have tax exemption status under 
section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.
    Granted by: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: January 3, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The sponsor/owner had requested the section 
501(c)(3) tax exemption but had not received it in time for the 
initial closing.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 891.205.
    Project/Activity: Immanuel Trinity Courtyard II, Papillion, NE, 
Project Number: 103-EE037/NE26-S061-001.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 891.205 requires Section 202 and 
Section 811 project owners to be single-purpose corporations.
    Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
    Date Granted: February 7, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The units will be added to Immanuel Trinity 
Courtyard I, an existing project. The owner of Immanuel Trinity 
Courtyard I will own both projects resulting in cost savings.
    Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Office of Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6134, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-3000.

III. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Public and Indian 
Housing

    For further information about the following regulatory waivers, 
please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows 
the description of the waiver granted.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801.
    Project/Activity: Union Township Housing Authority (NJ109), 
Union, NJ.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. The audited financial statements are 
required to be submitted no later than nine months after the housing 
authority's (HA) fiscal year end (FYE), in accordance with the 
Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 14, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HA requested a waiver of the audited 
financial reporting requirements under the Section 8 Program for FYE 
March 31, 2006, for the following reasons: (1) The HA is under the 
single audit requirements of the Office of Management and Budget A-
133 and does not conduct a separate audit; (2) the realignment of 
the HA's FYE from March 31 to December 31 eliminates the problem of 
the single audit as of FYE December 31, 2006, and (3) the 
independent auditor does not have a unique independent public 
accountant identifier number nor a procedure in place to insure 
timely submission to Financial Assessment Subsystem (FASS). The HA 
was granted a waiver because the circumstances that prevented the HA 
from submitting the audited financial data were beyond the HA's 
control. However, with the FYE change, the HA is required to submit 
its unaudited and audited financial data as of FYE December 31, 
2006, and in accordance with HUD's Uniform Financial Standards Rule 
(UFSR) (24 CFR Part 5).
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, Integrated 
Assessment Subsystem (NASS), Real Estate Assessment Center, Office 
of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 550 12th Street, SW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410-
5000, telephone (202) 475-8988.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 902.20.
    Project/Activity: City of East St. Louis Housing Authority 
(IL001), East St. Louis, IL.
    Nature of Requirement: The objective of this regulation is to 
determine whether a housing authority (HA) is meeting the standard 
of decent, safe, sanitary, and in good repair. The Real Estate 
Assessment Center (REAC) provides for an independent physical 
inspection of a HA's property or properties that includes a 
statistically valid sample of the units.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: January 26, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HA requested a waiver of the physical 
inspections and Physical Assessment Subsystem (PASS) indicator score 
for fiscal year ending (FYE) March 31, 2006, because of major storm 
damage to HA's properties in July 2006. Five separate tornadoes 
caused significant damage to the community that resulted in loss of 
power, flooded streets, downed trees, etc. The waiver grants a 
waiver of and cancellation of the PASS inspections for FYE March 31, 
2006. Physical inspections will resume for the FYE March 31, 2007, 
assessment cycle. The HA also received a waiver of the PASS 
Indicator score for that year since no physical inspections were 
conducted.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 475-8988.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 902.20.
    Project/Activity: City of Dumas Housing Authority (AR043), 
Dumas, AR.
    Nature of Requirement: The objective of this regulation is to 
determine whether a housing authority (HA) is meeting the standard 
of decent, safe, sanitary, and in good repair. The Real Estate 
Assessment Center (REAC) provides for an independent physical 
inspection of a HA's property or properties that includes a 
statistically valid sample of the units.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 28, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HA requested a waiver of the physical 
inspections for fiscal year ending (FYE) December 31, 2006, because 
of tornado damage to its properties. The waiver grants a 
cancellation of the PASS inspections for FYE December 31, 2006. 
Physical inspections will resume for the FYE December 31, 2007, 
assessment cycle.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-8988.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 902.20.
    Project/Activity: District of Columbia Housing Authority 
(DC001), Washington, DC.
    Nature of Requirement: The objective of this regulation is to 
determine whether a housing authority (HA) is meeting the standard 
of decent, safe, sanitary, and in good repair. The Real Estate 
Assessment Center (REAC) provides for an independent physical 
inspection of a HA's property or properties that includes a 
statistically valid sample of the units.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 28, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HA requested a waiver of the physical 
inspections under Physical Assessment Subsystem (PASS) of the Public 
Housing Assessment Subsystem (PHAS) for fiscal year ending (FYE) 
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cancellation of the PASS inspections for FYE September 30, 2006, 
because 31 of the HA's 41 developments are in the midst of a 
comprehensive rehabilitation project that will ensure 20 year 
viability. HUD confirmed that the contracts are in place and the 
rehabilitation efforts are underway. Physical inspections will 
resume for the FYE September 30, 2007, assessment cycle.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 475-8988.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 902.33
    Project/Activity: City of Anacortes Housing Authority (WA010), 
Anacortes, WA.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. The audited financial statements are 
required to be submitted no later than nine months after the housing 
authority's (HA) fiscal year end (FYE), in accordance with the 
Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 28, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HA requested a waiver for the removal of the 
Late Presumptive Failure (LPF) score of zero under the audited 
Financial Assessment Subsystem (FASS) indicator of the Public 
Housing Assessment System (PHAS) for FYE March 31, 2006. The HA's 
audited financial submission was not received by the due date 
because the rejection notices from the Real Estate Assessment Center 
(REAC) and the Seattle Field Office were inadvertently forwarded to 
the agency's SPAM filter. Because the HA, was under the Small PHA 
Deregulation in 2006, and is not required to have a PHAS score for 
FYE March 31, 2006, the waiver granted the removal of the LPF score 
of zero, and allows the HA to resubmit a corrected audited financial 
submission. In accordance with 24 CFR 902.9, REAC will assess and 
score the performance of a PHA with less than 250 public housing 
units every other PHA fiscal year, unless the small PHA (a) elects 
to have its performance assessed on an annual basis, or (b) is 
designated as troubled. The City of Anacortes has an inventory of 
111 low-rent public housing units and is therefore considered a 
small PHA. The PHA was designated a high performer in FY 2005, and 
because the PHAS is assessed every other year, it is not required to 
have a PHAS score in FY2006.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 475-8988.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 902.33.
    Project/Activity: Troy Housing Authority (NY012), Troy, NY.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. The audited financial statements are 
required to be submitted no later than nine months after the housing 
authority's (HA) fiscal year end (FYE), in accordance with the 
Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: January 12, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HA requested a waiver for the removal of the 
Late Presumptive Failure (LPF) score of zero for the audited 
Financial Assessment Subsystem (FASS) indicator for FYE December 30, 
2005, whose submission due date was September 30, 2006. The HA lost 
its in-charge auditor and also its Chief Financial Officer, who 
failed to complete a significant number of items identified by the 
auditors during their on-site field work. The waiver granted the 
removal of the LPF and resubmission of the audited financial data 
within 15 days of receipt of the waiver approval letter, and the 
issuance of a new Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) score.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 100 Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 475-8988.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 902.33.
    <bullet> Project/Activity: Meade County Housing and 
Redevelopment Commission (SD047), Sturgis, SD.
    Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain 
reporting compliance dates. The audited financial statements are 
required to be submitted no later than nine months after the housing 
authority's (HA) fiscal year end (FYE), in accordance with the 
Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 14, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HA requested a waiver for the removal of the 
Late Presumptive Failure (LPF) score of zero under the audited 
Financial Assessment Subsystem (FASS) indicator. The audit was 
completed on time but the auditor was unable to complete the 
submission because of a death in her immediate family on the 
submission due date. The waiver granted the removal of the LPF score 
of zero and allows the HA to submit its audited financial data. 
Because the HA is designated as a Small PHA Deregulation for FY 
2006, no Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) score will be 
generated. In accordance with 24 CFR 902.9, REAC will assess and 
score the performance of a PHA with less than 250 public housing 
units every other PHA fiscal year, unless the small PHA (a) elects 
to have its performance assessed on an annual basis, or (b) is 
designated as troubled. The Meade County Housing and Redevelopment 
Commission is a small PHA, has an inventory of 80 low-rent public 
housing units and is therefore considered a small PHA. The PHA was 
designated a high performer in FY 2005, and because the PHAS is 
assessed every other year, it is not required to have a PHAS score 
in FY2006.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 475-8988.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 902.33.
    <bullet> Project/Activity: Benton Public Housing Authority 
(AR175), Benton, AR.
    <bullet> Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes 
certain reporting compliance dates. The audited financial statements 
are required to be submitted no later than nine months after the 
housing authority's (HA) fiscal year end (FYE), in accordance with 
the Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 14, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HA requested a waiver for the removal of the 
Late Presumptive Failure (LPF) score of zero under the audited 
Financial Assessment Subsystem (FASS) indicator for FYE March 31, 
2006. The HA's audit submission was not received by the due date 
because the last step of the three-step process was not performed 
that would have transmitted the data to the Real Estate Assessment 
Center (REAC). The waiver grants removal of the LPF score of zero, 
and allows the HA to submit its audited financial data. Because the 
HA is designated as a Small PHA Deregulation for FY 2006, no Public 
Housing Assessment System (PHAS) score will be generated.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 475-8988.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 902.40.
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the County of Cass, 
Illinois (IL102), Beardstown, IL.
    Nature of Requirement: The objective of the Management 
Operations Indicator, under the Public Housing Assessment System 
(PHAS), is to measure certain key management operations and 
responsibilities of a housing authority (HA) for the purpose of 
assessing the HA's management operations capabilities. The 
regulation requires a HA to submit electronically a certification of 
its performance under each of the management operations sub-
indicators within two months after the HA's fiscal year end (FYE).
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 14, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HA requested a waiver of the Late Presumptive 
Failure (LPF) score of zero under Management Operations Indicator 
for FYE March 31, 2006 because the Executive Director (ED) passed 
away and no other HA staff was knowledgeable with the requirements 
under PHAS. A new ED was hired on June 15, 2006, but was unaware 
that the management operations certification had not been submitted 
as required. The waiver grants the HA an opportunity to submit the 
management operations certification, and the issuance of a new PHAS 
score.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 475-8988.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 902.69(a)(2).

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    <bullet> Project/Activity: Marble Falls Housing Authority 
(TX263), Marble Falls, TX.
    <bullet> Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes that 
a PHA may petition for the removal of troubled designation.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: January 11, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HA requested a waiver that would change the 
HA's Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) designation from 
Substandard Financial to Standard Performer for fiscal year end 
(FYE) September 30, 2005. In 2001, the HA made a management decision 
to construct a community center and to pursue additional 
opportunities to enhance affordable housing within the community. 
This action created a temporary liquidity issue for the HA that 
adversely affected its reserves. Because the HA has taken steps to 
eliminate this issue by transferring all non-HUD funded assets to a 
newly created Texas Housing Foundation, and made a commitment that 
it will no longer engage in community development initiatives, the 
HA's designation was changed from Substandard Financial to Standard 
Performer. No score adjustment was made.
    Contact: Myra E. Newbill, Acting Program Manager, NASS, Real 
Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street, SW., 
Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 475-8988.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 941.606(n)(l)(ii)(B).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia Ashley 
Station Phase II HOPE VI Project Number: GA06URD004I102.
    Nature of Requirement: The provision requires that if the 
partner and/or owner entity (or any other entity with an identity of 
interest with such parties) wants to serve as a general contractor 
for the project or development, it may award itself the construction 
contract only if it can demonstrate to HUD's satisfaction that its 
bid is the lowest submitted in response to a public request for 
bids.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 20, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia (HACG) 
procured Integral Group, LLC (TIG) as the developer to revitalize 
the former Peabody Apartments site in Columbus, Georgia through a 
competitive Request for Proposal (RFP). IBG Construction Services, 
LLC, an affiliate of TIG, will serve as a general contractor for the 
development of Ashley Station Phase II. The basis for justifying the 
waiver was because IBG Construction Services, LLC could provide the 
most efficient means of accomplishing the construction. IBG 
Construction Services, LLC has knowledge of Low Income Housing Tax 
Credit and HOPE VI compliance issues, and experience with 
coordinating/managing infrastructure in support of on-site 
development. Its direct control of construction activities will 
ensure milestone completions and sensitivity to overall development 
requirements. In addition, HACG submitted an independent cost 
estimate by Diane R. Durand, a Construction/Cost Analyst with 
Architectural Associates. Architectural Associates compared the cost 
of this project with those of other projects and analyzed each line 
item, comparing the costs to projects in its data bank and against 
historical cost data. Architectural Associates cost estimate totaled 
$12,883,339 for construction, including the architectural design, 
contract administration and mortgagor's other fees. IBG Construction 
Services, LLC's total estimate for all improvements mentioned 
totaled $12,807,702. HUD also performed a fee analysis, confirming 
that all of the construction fees are either at or below HUD's Cost 
Control and Safe Harbor Standards issued on April 9, 2003. As IBG 
Construction Services, LLC cost was below that of the independent 
cost estimates, HUD's condition is satisfied.
    Contact: Dominique Blom, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the 
Office of Public Housing Investments, Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410-
5000, telephone (202) 401-8812.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 941.606(n)(l)(ii)(B).
    Project/Activity: San Antonio Housing Authority, San Juan 
Apartments Mixed Finance Project Number: TX006-141.
    Nature of Requirement: The provision requires that if the 
partner and/or owner entity (or any other entity with an identity of 
interest with such parties) wants to serve as a general contractor 
for the project or development, it may award itself the construction 
contract only if it can demonstrate to HUD's satisfaction that its 
bid is the lowest submitted in response to a public request for 
bids.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 27, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) procured 
NRP Group, LLC as the developer for the San Juan Apartments site 
through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP). NRP Contractors, 
LLC, an affiliate of the developer will serve as the co-general 
contractor while San Antonio Housing Facility Corporation (the 
Facility Corporation), an instrumentality of the housing authority 
will serve as the general contractor as a pass-through entity for 
the purpose of receiving certain sales tax benefits. The Facility 
Corporation will have no significant role in the construction of the 
development. SAHA submitted an independent cost estimate from Wiles 
Associates, who reviewed the plans and specifications for the San 
Juan Apartments. Wiles Associates provided a cost estimate, which 
reflects that NRP Contractors, LLC estimate of $63.37 per square 
foot is less than its estimate of $63.76 per square foot for this 
project. As NRP Contractors, LLC cost was below that of the 
independent cost estimates, HUD's condition is satisfied.
    Contact: Dominique Blom, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the 
Office of Public Housing Investments, Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410-
5000, telephone (202) 401-8812.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: King County Housing Authority (KCHA), King 
County, WA. The KCHA requested a waiver regarding exception payment 
standards so that it could provide a reasonable accommodation to a 
person with disabilities.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 982.505(d) of HUD's regulations 
states that a public housing agency may only approve a higher 
payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if the 
higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 27, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The assisted participant is a person with 
disabilities. The participant's physician stated that due to the 
participant's mental impairment and disabilities associated with 
traumatic head injury the participant should remain in the current 
unit that is close to the medical care facility. To provide a 
reasonable accommodation so that this participant would pay no more 
than 40 percent of the participant's adjusted income toward the 
family share, an exception payment standard that exceeded the basic 
range of 90 to 110 percent of the FMR was approved.
    Contact: David Vargas, Director, Housing Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone 
(202) 402-6192.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: King County Housing Authority (KCHA), King 
County, WA. The KCHA requested a waiver regarding exception payment 
standards so that it could provide a reasonable accommodation to a 
person with disabilities.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 982.505(d) of HUD's regulations 
states that a public housing agency may only approve a higher 
payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if the 
higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 14, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The assisted participant is a person with 
disabilities. The participant's physician stated that due to the 
participant's multiple neurological issues, the participant should 
remain in the current unit. To provide a reasonable accommodation so 
that the participant would pay no more than 40 percent of the 
participant's adjusted income toward the family share, an exception 
payment standard that exceeded the basic range of 90 to 110 percent 
of the FMR was approved.
    Contact: David Vargas, Director, Housing Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone 
(202) 402-6192.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: King County Housing Authority (KCHA), King 
County, WA. The

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KCHA requested a waiver regarding exception payment standards so 
that it could provide a reasonable accommodation to a person with 
disabilities.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 982.505(d) off HUD's regulations 
states that a public housing agency may only approve a higher 
payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if the 
higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 2, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The assisted participant is a person with 
disabilities. The participant owns a manufactured home, which has 
been modified to meet the participant's physical needs, and is 
accessible to support services in the area. To provide a reasonable 
accommodation so that this newly admitted participant would pay no 
more than 40 percent of the participant's adjusted income toward the 
family share, an exception payment standard that exceeded the basic 
range of 90 to 110 percent of the FMR was approved.
    Contact: David Vargas, Director, Housing Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone 
(202) 402-6192.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: King County Housing Authority (KCHA), King 
County, WA. The KCHA requested a waiver regarding exception payment 
standards so that it could provide a reasonable accommodation to a 
person with disabilities.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 982.505(d) of HUD's regulations 
states that a public housing agency may only approve a higher 
payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if the 
higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: January 23, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The assisted participant is an elderly person 
with disabilities. The participant owns a manufactured home, which 
has been modified to meet the participant's physical needs, and is 
accessible to transportation and services in the area. To provide a 
reasonable accommodation so that this newly admitted participant 
would pay no more than 40 percent of the participant's adjusted 
income toward the family share, an exception payment standard that 
exceeded the basic range of 90 to 110 percent of the FMR was 
approved
    Contact: David Vargas, Director, Housing Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC. 20410-5000, 
telephone (202) 402-6192.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of Snohomish County (HASC), 
Snohomish County, WA. The HASC requested a waiver regarding 
exception payment standards so that it could provide a reasonable 
accommodation to a person with disabilities.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 982.505(d) of HUD's regulations 
states that a public housing agency may only approve a higher 
payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if the 
higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 22, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The assisted participant, who is a person with 
disabilities, owns a manufactured home and the participant's 
physician and therapist documented that it would be a hardship for 
the participant to move. To provide a reasonable accommodation so 
that the newly admitted participant would pay no more than 40 
percent of the participant's adjusted income toward the family 
share, an exception payment standard that exceeded the basic range 
of 90 to 110 percent of the FMR was approved
    Contact: Dr. Alfred Jurison, Director, Housing Voucher 
Management and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and 
Voucher Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, 
Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 708-0477.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 982.505(d).
    Project/Activity: Sarasota Office of Housing and Community 
Development (SOHCD), Sarasota, FL. The SOHCD requested a waiver 
regarding exception payment standards so that it could provide a 
reasonable accommodation to a person with disabilities.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 982.505(d) of HUD's regulations 
states that a public housing agency may only approve a higher 
payment standard for a family as a reasonable accommodation if the 
higher payment standard is within the basic range of 90 to 110 
percent of the fair market rent (FMR) for the unit size.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: January 23, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The assisted participant is a person with 
disabilities. The participant required a detached home that was not 
close to a highway or any chemical exposures as documented by the 
participant's medical health care provider. A three-bedroom unit was 
the only unit that was available after an extensive housing search. 
To provide a reasonable accommodation so that this newly admitted 
participant would pay no more than 40 percent of the participant's 
adjusted income toward the family share, an exception payment 
standard that exceeded the basic range of 90 to 110 percent of the 
FMR was approved.
    Contact: David Vargas, Director, Housing Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone 
(202) 402-6192.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 983.51(b)(1).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Lake Charles 
(HACLC), Lake Charles, Louisiana. The HACLC requested a waiver of 
competition under the project-based voucher PBV regulations so that 
it could use available money under its approved Notice of Intent and 
Fungibility Plan to lower its debt service on a PHA-owned 20 unit 
complex in Raleigh, Smith County.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 983.51(b)(1) of HUD's regulations 
states that the PHA must select PBV proposals in accordance with the 
selection procedures in the PHA administrative plan and may not 
limit proposals to a single site or practically preclude owner 
submission of proposals for PBV housing in different sites.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 1, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HACLC intends to use available funds in 
accordance with the Department's implementation guidance for 901 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations dated July 28, 2006, to 
acquire existing units that will comply with housing quality 
standards and be available to previously assisted families that were 
displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
    Contact: David Vargas, Director, Housing Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 20410-5000, 
telephone, (202) 402-6192.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 983.51(b)(1).
    Project/Activity: Mississippi Regional Housing Authority V 
(MRHAV) requested a waiver of competition under the project-based 
voucher PBV regulations so that it could use available money under 
its approved Notice of Intent and Fungibility Plan to lower its debt 
service on a PHA-owned 20 unit complex in Raleigh, Smith County.
    Nature of Requirement: Section 983.51(b)(1) of HUD's regulations 
states that the PHA must select PBV proposals in accordance with the 
selection procedures in the PHA administrative plan and may not 
limit proposals to a single site or practically preclude owner 
submission of proposals for PBV housing in different sites.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 23, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The MRHAV intends to use available funds in 
accordance with the Department's implementation guidance for 901 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations dated July 28, 2006, to 
expeditiously serve previously assisted families displaced by 
Hurricane Katrina.
    Contact: David Vargas, Director, Housing Voucher Programs, 
Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 20410-5000, 
telephone, (202) 402-6192.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 990.185(a).
    Project/Activity: Utica Municipal Housing Authority (UMHA), 
Buffalo, New York. The

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UMHA is contracting to Energy Performance through a term longer than 
the stated 12-year maximum.
    Nature of Requirement: On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed 
into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Pub. L. 109-58, Subtitle D--
Public Housing, Section 151, (2)(B), which states: ``Term of 
contract--The total term of a contract described in clause (i) shall 
not exceed 20 years to allow longer payback periods for retrofits, 
including windows, heating system replacements, wall insulation, 
site-based generation, advanced energy savings technologies, 
including renewable energy generation, and other such retrofits''. 
However, HUD's current regulation 24 CFR 990.185(a) states that the 
contract period shall not exceed 12 years.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: February 12, 2007.
    Reason Waived: UMHA is undertaking a self-developed energy 
project, acting as an Energy Services Company, and has hired a 
qualified third party consultant to provide energy management 
expertise. UMHA anticipates that recommendations arising from its 
energy audit will incorporate a selection of energy conservation 
measures whose life cycle expectations and cost will exceed the 12-
year regulatory limit regulatory limitation in 24 CFR 990.185(a). 
UMHA anticipates that the selection of energy conservation of 
retrofits will be capable of generating adequate savings to amortize 
the resulting debt within the approved period of the energy 
performance contract. Based upon the anticipated savings and 
benefits to UMHA and its residents, this waiver grants the UMHA the 
12-year payback period to allow up to a 20-year payback period, 
contingent on HUD's provisions to UMHA. HUD's provisions include 
additional information and technical activity requirements unique to 
the characteristics of the project and the PHA. The purpose of the 
provisions is to ensure success, minimize risk to projected savings 
(used to amortize the loan) and to HUD. The PHA must comply with all 
of HUD's provisions for the waiver to be effective.
    Contact: Nicole Faison, Director, Office of Public Housing 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4238, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0744.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 990.185(a).
    Project/Activity: Watertown Housing Authority (WHA), Watertown, 
New York. The WHA is contracting to Energy Performance through a 
term longer than the regulatory 12-year maximum.
    Nature of Requirement: This regulation describes permissible 
funding options for accomplishing cost-effective energy audits and 
energy conservation measures (ECMs). It also states that if a PHA 
undertakes ECMs that are financed by an entity other than HUD, the 
PHA may qualify for incentives available in 24 CFR 990.185. The 
Department encourages PHAs, through its support of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005, to employ innovative approaches to achieve programmatic 
efficiency and reduce utility costs particularly as PHAs transition 
to asset management.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 1, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The WHA is undertaking a self-developed energy 
project, which the WHA can counteract a portion of the funding 
shortfalls historically appropriated to the housing industry by 
Congress to capture eight additional years of energy savings. This 
capture of non-Secretary funding would allow the implementation of 
capital improvements that have longer payback periods such as window 
replacement, heating plants upgrades, and increased building 
envelope insulation. The WHA would be able to consider including 
into their program site based generation and other advanced 
renewable and sustainable energy conservation retrofits. Based upon 
the anticipated savings and benefits to WHA and its residents, this 
waiver grants the WHA an increase from the 12-year payback period to 
allow up to a 20-year payback period, contingent on HUD's provisions 
to WHA. HUD's provisions include additional information and 
technical activity requirements unique to the characteristics of the 
project and the PHA. The purpose of the provisions is to ensure 
success, minimize risk to projected savings (used to amortize the 
loan) and to HUD. The PHA must comply with all of HUD's provisions 
for the waiver to be effective.
    Contact: Nicole Faison, Director, Office of Public Housing 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4238, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0744.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 990.185(a).
    Project/Activity: Housing Authority of Portland (HAP), Portland, 
Oregon. The HAP is contracting to Energy Performance through a term 
longer that the regulatory 12-year maximum.
    Nature of Requirement: This regulation describes permissible 
funding options for accomplishing cost-effective energy audits and 
energy conservation measures (ECMs). It also states that if a PHA 
undertakes ECMs that are financed by an entity other than HUD, the 
PHA may qualify for incentives available in 24 CFR 990.185. The 
Department encourages PHAs, through its support of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005, to employ innovative approaches to achieve programmatic 
efficiency and reduce utility costs as PHAs transition to asset 
management.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 1, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The HAP can implement capital improvements that 
have longer payback periods such as window replacement, heating 
plants upgrades, and increased building envelope insulation. HAP 
will also investigate and consider including other advanced 
renewable and sustainable energy conservation retrofits in its 
program. This request will permit a benefit from energy performance 
contracting at HAP's public housing developments through a term 
longer than the stated 12-year maximum. This is in direct 
correlation to the National Energy Policy Act, approved by Congress 
and signed by President Bush on August 8, 2005 and PIH Notice 2006-
06. HAP anticipates that the selection of energy conservation of 
retrofits will be capable of generating adequate savings to amortize 
the resulting debt within the approved period of the energy 
performance contract. Based upon the anticipated savings and 
benefits to HAP and its residents, this waiver grants the HAP the 
12-year payback period to allow up to a 20-year payback period, 
contingent on HUD's provisions to HAP. HUD's provisions include 
additional information and technical activity requirements unique to 
the characteristics of the project and the PHA. The purpose of the 
provisions is to ensure success, minimize risk to projected savings 
(used to amortize the loan) and to HUD. The PHA must comply with all 
of HUD's provisions for the waiver to be effective.
    Contact: Nicole Faison, Director, Office of Public Housing 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4238, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0744.
    <bullet> Regulation: 24 CFR 990.185(a).
    Project/Activity: Schuylkill County Housing Authority (SCHA), 
Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania is contracting to energy performance 
through a term longer than the regulatory 12-year maximum.
    Nature of Requirement: On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed 
into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Pub. L. 109-58, Subtitle D--
Public Housing, Section 151, (2)(B), which states: ``Term of 
contract--The total term of a contract described in clause (i) shall 
not exceed 20 years to allow longer payback periods for retrofits, 
including windows, heating system replacements, wall insulation, 
site-based generation, advanced energy savings technologies, 
including renewable energy generation, and other such retrofits''. 
However, HUD's current regulation 24 CFR 990.185(a) states that the 
contract period shall not exceed 12 years.
    Granted By: Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public 
and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: March 1, 2007.
    Reason Waived: The SCHA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for 
an Energy Performance Contracting program. The SCHA selected an 
Energy Services Company (ESCO) to perform the energy audit and 
executed a contract. Based on the SCHA's knowledge of its utility 
related needs and equipment, it anticipated that the recommendations 
arising from the audit would incorporate a selection of energy 
conservation improvements whose life cycle expectation and cost 
would exceed the 12-year regulatory limitation reflected in 24 CFR 
990.185. The SCHA anticipates that the selection of retrofits is 
capable of generating adequate savings to amortize the resulting 
debt within the approved period of the Energy Performance Contract.
    Contact: Nicole Faison, Director, Office of Public Housing 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4238, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0744.
    <bullet> Regulations: 24 CFR part 5 and 24 CFR Chapter IX.
    Project/Activity: The PHAs identified in Table 1, are all 
located within a

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presidentially declared disaster area as a result of damages caused 
by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita or Wilma, and each PHA notified HUD of 
the need for one or more regulatory waivers made available to PHAs 
in Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma disaster areas by three 
Federal Register notices. The first notice is Regulatory and 
Administrative Waivers Granted for Public and Indian Housing 
Programs to Assist with Recovery and Relief in Hurricane Katrina 
Disaster Areas, signed September 27, 2005, and published in the 
Federal Register on October 3, 2005 (70 FR 57716), the second notice 
is Regulatory and Administrative Waivers Granted for Public and 
Indian Housing Programs to Assist with Recovery and Relief in 
Hurricane Rita Disaster Areas; and Additional Administrative Relief 
for Hurricane Katrina, signed October 25, 2005, and published in the 
Federal Register on November 1, 2005 (70 FR 66222), and the third 
notice is Regulatory and Administrative Waivers Granted for Public 
and Indian Housing Programs To Assist With Recovery and Relief in 
Hurricane Wilma Disaster Areas, signed on March 7, 2006, and 
published in the Federal Register on March 13, 2006 (71 FR 12988):
    Nature of Requirements: The three Federal Register notices 
provided for waiver of the following regulations, in 24 CFR part 5 
and 24 CFR Chapter IX for those PHAs in the disaster areas that 
notified HUD through a special waiver request process designed to 
expedite both the submission of regulatory requests to HUD and HUD's 
response to the request.
    1. 24 CFR 5.216(g)(5) (Disclosure and Verification of Social 
Security and Employer Identification Numbers);
    2. 24 CFR 5.512(c) (Verification of Eligible Immigration Status; 
Secondary
    Verification);
    3. 24 CFR 5.801(c) and 5.801(d) (Uniform Financial Reporting 
Standards (UFRS));
    4. 24 CFR 902 (Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS));
    5. 24 CFR 903.5 (Annual Plan Submission Deadline);
    6. 24 CFR 905.10(i) (Capital Fund Formula; Limitation of 
Replacement Housing Funds to New Development);
    7. 24 CFR 941.306 (Maximum Project);
    8. 24 CFR 965.302 (Requirement for Energy Audits);
    9. 24 CFR 982.54 (Administrative Plan);
    10. 24 CFR 982.206 (Waiting List; Opening and Public Notice);
    11. 24 CFR 982.401(d) (Housing Quality Standards; Space 
Requirements);
    12. 24 CFR 982.503(b) (Waiver of payment standard; Establishing 
Payment Standard; Amounts);
    13. 24 CFR 984.303 (Contract of Participation; Family Self-
Sufficiency (FSS) Program; Extension of Contract) and 24 CFR 984.105 
(Minimum Payment Size);
    14. 24 CFR part 985 (Section 8 Management Assessment Program 
(SEMAP)); and
    15. 24 CFR 990.145 (Dwelling Units with Approved Vacancies).
    16. 24 CFR 1000.156 and 1000.158 (IHBG Moderate Design 
Requirements for Housing Development).
    17. 24 CFR 1000.214 (Indian Housing Plan (IHP) Submission 
Deadline).
    18. 24 CFR 1003.400(c) and Section I.C. of FY 2005 Indian 
Community Development Block Grants (ICDBG) Program Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA) (Grant Ceilings for ICDBG Imminent Threat 
Applications).
    19. 24 CFR 1003.401 and Section I.C. of FY 2005 ICDBG NOFA 
(Application Requirements for ICDBG Imminent Threat Funds).
    20. 24 CFR 1003.604 (ICDBG Citizen Participation Requirements). 
Both Federal Register notices described the regulatory requirement 
in detail and the period of suspension or alternative compliance 
date.
    Granted By: Roy A. Bernardi, Deputy Secretary HUD's Deputy 
Secretary granted the initial waivers that were presented in notices 
and published in the Federal Register on October 3, 2005, and 
November 1, 2005 notice. The waivers presented by notice published 
in the Federal Register on March 13, 2006 were granted by Orlando J. 
Cabrera, Assistant Secretary, Public and Indian Housing.
    Date Granted: Please refer to Table 1. Table 1 identifies Public 
Housing Agencies (PHAs) that have requested and were granted the 
regulatory waivers made available through the three Federal Register 
notices. The table identity's by number (as listed in the Federal 
Register notices) the regulatory waivers granted to each housing 
entity and identifies whether the housing entity was located in a 
Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita or Hurricane Wilma disaster area.
    Reason waived: The regulations waived in the October 3, 2005, 
and the November 1, 2005, and the March 13, 2006, Federal Register 
notices were waived to facilitate the delivery of safe and decent 
housing under HUD's Public Housing programs to families and 
individuals that were displaced from their housing as a result of 
the hurricanes.
    Contacts: Reference the items numbers with the items identified 
in the aforementioned ``Nature of Requirements'' section for the 
following contacts:
    <bullet> Requirements 1, 2 and 8 `` Nicole Faison, Director, 
Public Housing Programs, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4222, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0744;
    <bullet> Requirements 3, 4 and 15--Wanda F. Funk, Senior 
Advisor, Real Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th 
Street, SW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 
475-8736;
    <bullet> Requirement 5--Merrie Nichols-Dixon, Director, 
Compliance and Coordination Division, Office of Field Operations, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4112, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-4016.
    <bullet> Requirements 6 and 7 `` Jeffery Riddel, Director, 
Capital Fund Division, Public Housing Investments, Office of Public 
and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 4146, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone 
(202) 401-8812;
    <bullet> Requirements 9-14--Alfred C. Jurison, Director, Housing 
Voucher Management and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing 
and Voucher Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, 
SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477;
    <bullet> Requirements 16-20--Deborah M. Lalancette, Director, 
Office of Grants Management, Office of Native American Programs, 
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 1670 Broadway Denver, CO 80202, telephone (303) 675-
1600.

                                                     Table 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Housing Authority Name and
                                       Hurricane Disaster Area,
                                      (K), (R) and (W) indicates
       Housing authority code            whether the Housing        Regulatory Waivers       Date Notification
                                       Authority was located in    Granted, by Item No.          Received
                                     the hurricane Katrina, Rita
                                       or Wilma disaster areas.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MS103..............................  The Housing Authority of     1-4, 9-13 & 15........  02/07/07
                                      the City of Jackson,
                                      Mississippi (K).
FL005..............................  Miami Dade Housing           1-9, 13-15............  02/26/07
                                      Authority (W).
FL028..............................  Housing Authority of         4.....................  02/09/07
                                      Pompano Beach (K).
TX005..............................  Housing Authority of the     14....................  01/05/07
                                      City of Houston.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    <bullet> Regulations: 24 CFR part 5 and 24 CFR Chapter IX.
    Project/Activity: The PHAs identified in Table 1, are all 
located within a presidentially declared disaster areas; and each 
PHA was previously granted regulatory waiver(s), as provided for in 
Federal Register notices Regulatory and Administrative Waivers 
Granted for Public and Indian Housing Programs to Assist with 
Recovery and Relief in Hurricane Katrina, Rita, and Wilma Disaster 
Areas, published October 3, 2005, November 1, 2005, and March 13, 
2006, and in compliance Federal Register notice Extension of 
Regulatory and

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Administrative Waivers Granted for Public and Indian Housing 
Programs to Assist with Recovery and Relief in Hurricanes Katrina, 
Rita, and Wilma Disaster Areas, signed December 21, 2006, and 
published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2006 (71 FR 
78022):
    Nature of Requirements: The Federal Register notice provided for 
an extension of previously granted waivers of the following 
regulations, in 24 CFR part 5 and 24 CFR Chapter IX for those PHAs 
in the disaster areas that notified HUD through a special waiver 
request process designed to expedite both the submission of 
regulatory requests to HUD and HUD's response to the request.
    a. 24 CFR 5.801(c) and 5.801(d) (Uniform Financial Reporting 
Standards (UFRS));
    b. 24 CFR 902 (Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS));
    c. 24 CFR 903.5 (Annual Plan Submission Deadline);
    d. 24 CFR 905.10(i) (Capital Fund Formula; Limitation of 
Replacement Housing Funds to New Development);
    e. 24 CFR 941.306 (Maximum Project);
    f. 24 CFR 965.302 (Requirement for Energy Audits);
    g. 24 CFR 982.54 (Administrative Plan);
    h. 24 CFR 982.401(d) (Housing Quality Standards; Space 
Requirements);
    i. 24 CFR 982.503(b) (Waiver of payment standard; Establishing 
Payment Standard; Amounts);
    j. 24 CFR 984.303 (Contract of Participation; Family Self-
Sufficiency (FSS) Program; Extension of Contract) and 24 CFR 984.105 
(Minimum Payment Size);
    k.24 CFR part 985 (Section 8 Management Assessment Program 
(SEMAP)); and
    l. 24 CFR 990.145 (Dwelling Units with Approved Vacancies).
    The Federal Register notice described the regulatory 
requirements in detail and the period of suspension or alternative 
compliance date.
    Granted By: Roy A. Bernardi, Deputy Secretary, by notice 
published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2006.
    Date Granted: Please refer to Table 1. Table 1 identifies Public 
Housing Agencies (PHAs) that have requested and were granted the 
extension to the regulatory waivers made available through the three 
Federal Register notice. The table identifies by letter (as listed 
in the Federal Register notice) the regulatory extension to waivers 
granted to each housing entity and identifies whether the housing 
entity was located in a Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita or 
Hurricane Wilma disaster area.
    Reason waived: The regulations waived in the December 27, 2006, 
Federal Register notice were waived to facilitate the delivery of 
safe and decent housing under HUD's Public Housing programs to 
families and individuals that were displaced from their housing as a 
result of the hurricanes.
    Contacts: Reference the item numbers with the items identified 
in the aforementioned ``Nature of Requirements'' section for the 
following contacts:
    <bullet> Requirements for item ``f''--Nicole Faison, Director, 
Public Housing Programs, Office of Public Housing and Voucher 
Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4222, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0744;
    <bullet> Requirements for items ``a'', ``b'', and ``l''--Wanda 
F. Funk, Senior Advisor, Real Estate Assessment Center, Office of 
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 550 12th Street, SW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410-
5000, telephone (202) 475-8736;
    <bullet> Requirement for items ``c''--Merrie Nichols-Dixon, 
Director, Compliance and Coordination Division, Office of Field 
Operations, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4112, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-4016.
    <bullet> Requirements for items ``d'' and ``e''--Jeffery Riddel, 
Director, Capital Fund Division, Public Housing Investments, Office 
of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 4146, Washington, DC 
20410-5000, telephone (202) 401-8812;
    <bullet> Requirements for items ``f'', ``g'', ``h'', ``i'', 
``j'', and ``k''--Alfred C. Jurison, Director, Housing Voucher 
Management and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and 
Voucher Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 4210, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone (202) 708-0477;

                                                     TABLE 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Housing Authority Name and
                                       Hurricane Disaster Area,
                                      (K), (R) and (W) indicates    Regulatory Waivers         Date Request
       HOUSING AUTHORITY CODE            whether the Housing        Granted, listed by       Acknowledged (N/A
                                       Authority was located in           item No           indicates Automatic
                                     the hurricane Katrina, Rita                              waiver granted)
                                       or Wilma disaster area.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AL165..............................  Foley Housing Authority (K)  c, f, k & l...........  01/08/07
FL003..............................  Tampa Housing Authority (W)  a & b.................  N/A
FL005..............................  Miami Dade Housing           a-h, j-l..............  02/02/07
                                      Authority (W).
FL010..............................  Housing Authority of Fort    k.....................  02/07/07
                                      Lauderdale (W).
FL017..............................  Housing Authority of the     b.....................  N/A
                                      City of Miami Beach (W).
FL021..............................  Pahokee Housing Authority    b.....................  N/A
                                      (W).
FL025..............................  Housing Authority of the     b.....................  N/A
                                      City of Titusville (W).
FL060..............................  Punta Gorda Housing          b.....................  N/A
                                      Authority (W).
FL076..............................  Riviera Beach Housing        b.....................  N/A
                                      Authority (W).
FL080..............................  Palm Beach County Housing    b.....................  N/A
                                      Authority (W).
FL089..............................  Hillsborough County-BOCC     a.....................  N/A
                                      (W).
FL116..............................  Dania Beach Housing          b & k.................  01/05/07
                                      Authority (W).
FL141..............................  Collier County Housing       j & k.................  01/29/07
                                      Authority (W).
FL144..............................  Monroe County Housing        c.....................  N/A
                                      Authority (W).
LA001..............................  Housing Authority of the     a-l...................  02/09/07
                                      City of New Orleans (K).
LA003..............................  Housing Authority of East    b & k.................  02/23/07
                                      Baton Rouge Parish (K).
LA004..............................  Lake Charles Housing         a & b.................  N/A
                                      Authority (K).
LA005..............................  Lafayette Parish Housing     a-l...................  01/29/07
                                      Authority (K).
LA011..............................  Westwego Housing Authority   a, b & l..............  01/29/07
                                      (K).
LA012..............................  Housing Authority of Kenner  a-c, g, h & l.........  02/01/07
                                      (K).
LA013..............................  Jefferson Parish Housing     a & b.................  N/A
                                      Authority (K).
LA024..............................  Bogalusa Housing Authority   b.....................  N/A
                                      (K).
LA026..............................  Kaplan Housing Authority     b.....................  N/A
                                      (K).
LA029..............................  Crowley Housing Authority    a & b.................  N/A
                                      (K).
LA036..............................  Morgan City Housing          a & b.................  N/A
                                      Authority (K).
LA043..............................  Donaldsonville Housing       c, f & l..............  02/01/07
                                      Authority (K).
LA045..............................  Arcadia Housing Authority    b.....................  N/A
                                      (K).
LA046..............................  Housing Authority of the     a & b.................  N/A
                                      Town of Vinton (K).
LA055..............................  Housing Authority of the     a-f & l...............  02/01/07
                                      City of Opelousas (K).
LA063..............................  Sulphur Housing Authority    k.....................  01/29/07
                                      (K).
LA070..............................  Housing Authority of the     a & b.................  N/A
                                      Town of Patterson (K).

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LA080..............................  Housing Authority of         a.....................  N/A
                                      Lafourche Parish (K).
LA084..............................  Parks Housing Authority (K)  a & b.................  N/A
LA090..............................  Houma-Terrebonne Housing     d.....................  01/05/07
                                      Authority (K).
LA092..............................  St. James Parish Housing     b.....................  N/A
                                      Authority (K).
LA094..............................  St. Charles Parish Housing   a & b.................  N/A
                                      Authority (K).
LA095..............................  Housing Authority of St.     a & b.................  N/A
                                      John the Baptist Parish
                                      (K).
LA103..............................  Slidell Housing Authority    a-l...................  01/29/07
                                      (K).
LA122..............................  Housing Authority of the     a & b.................  03/21/07
                                      town of Colfax (K).
LA172..............................  Calcasieu Parish Housing     c, g, j & k...........  01/29/07
                                      Department (K).
LA238..............................  Covington Housing Authority  a, b, k & l...........  01/29/07
                                      (K).
LA254..............................  Town of Pearl River (K)....  a-l...................  01/29/07
LA262..............................  East Carroll Parish Housing  a & b.................  N/A
                                      Authority (K).
MS001..............................  Hattiesburg Housing          c & f.................  01/08/07
                                      Authority (K).
MS003..............................  The Housing Authority of     a-f, h, i & l.........  01/05/07
                                      the City of McComb City,
                                      MS (K).
MS004..............................  The Housing Authority of     k.....................  03/22/07
                                      the City of Meridian (K).
MS005..............................  Biloxi Housing Authority     a-e, g, h, j-l........  01/08/07
                                      (K).
MS030..............................  MS Regional Housing          a, b, k...............  02/23/07
                                      Authority No. V (K).
MS040..............................  Mississippi Regional         c-g, i, j & l.........  03/21/07
                                      Housing Authority No. VIII
                                      (K).
MS057..............................  Mississippi Regional         k.....................  01/05/07
                                      Housing Authority No. VII
                                      (K).
MS058..............................  Mississippi Regional         a & b.................  N/A
                                      Housing Authority No. VI
                                      (K).
MS064..............................  Bay St. Louis Housing        c, d, f-h.............  01/05/07
                                      Authority (K).
MS066..............................  Picayune Housing Authority   b.....................  01/05/07
                                      (K).
MS071..............................  Aberdeen Housing Authority   a & b.................  N/A
                                      (K).
MS082..............................  Winona Housing Authority     a & b.................  N/A
                                      (K).
MS084..............................  Housing Authority of the     c-f, h, i & l.........  01/05/07
                                      Town of Summit (K).
MS086..............................  Vicksburg Housing Authority  b.....................  N/A
                                      (K).
MS094..............................  Hazlehurst Housing           b.....................  N/A
                                      Authority (K).
MS101..............................  Waveland Housing Authority   a, b, d-f.............  01/05/07
                                      (K).
MS103..............................  Housing Authority of the     a & b.................  N/A
                                      City of Jackson (K).
MS105..............................  Natchez Housing Authority    b.....................  N/A
                                      (K).
MS107..............................  Greenwood Housing Authority  a-c, g, h & l.........  03/05/07
                                      (K).
MS109..............................  Long Beach HA (K)..........  a-c, f-l..............  01/29/07
TX004..............................  Fort Worth Housing           g, h & k..............  02/09/07
                                      Authority (R).
TX023..............................  Housing Authority of the     -e, g, j-l............  02/02/07
                                      City a of Beaumont (R).
TX034..............................  City of Port Arthur Housing  a & b.................  N/A
                                      Authority.
TX037..............................  Orange Housing Authority     a, b, h, k & l........  01/16/07
                                      (R).
TX223..............................  Newton Housing Authority     b & f.................  02/09/07
                                      (R).
TX225..............................  Woodville Housing Authority  b & f.................  01/29/07
                                      (R).
TX383..............................  San Augustine Housing        b.....................  02/01/07
                                      Authority (R).
TX431..............................  Tarrant County Housing       a, g, h & k...........  02/09/07
                                      Assistance Office (R).
TX512..............................  Deep East Texas Council of   a, g, h & k...........  02/16/07
                                      Governments (DETCOG)
                                      Regional Housing Authority
                                      (R).
TX526..............................  Brazos Valley Council of     k.....................  03/02/07
                                      Governments (R).
TX540..............................  Brenham Section 8 Program,   k.....................  03/02/07
                                      City of (BVDC) (R).
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[FR Doc. 07-3215 Filed 6-27-07; 2:06 pm]
BILLING CODE 4210-67-P