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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4250–N–01]

Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests

Granted

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Public Notice of the Granting of

Regulatory Waivers from January 1,

1997 through March 31, 1997.

SUMMARY: Under the Department of

Housing and Urban Development

Reform Act of 1989 (Reform Act), HUD

is required to make public all approval

actions taken on waivers of regulations.

This notice is the twenty-fifth in a

series, being published on a quarterly

basis, providing notification of waivers

granted during the preceding reporting

period. The purpose of this notice is to

comply with the requirements of

Section 106 of the Reform Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information about this notice,

contact Camille E. Acevedo, Assistant

General Counsel for Regulations, Room

10276, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street,

SW, Washington, DC 20410; telephone

(202) 708–3055 (this is not a toll-free

number). Hearing or speech-impaired

persons may access this number via

TTY by calling the toll-free Federal

Information Relay Service at 1–800–

877–8391.

For information concerning a

particular waiver action for which

public notice is provided in this

document, contact the person whose

name and address is set out for the

particular item, in the accompanying

list of waiver-grant actions.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of

the Housing and Urban Development

Reform Act of 1989, the Congress

adopted, at HUD’s request, legislation to

limit and control the granting of

regulatory waivers by HUD. Section 106

of the Act (Section 7(q)(3)) of the

Department of Housing and Urban

Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(q)(3),

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 rank 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;

e. State how additional information

about a particular waiver grant action

may be obtained.

Section 106 also contains

requirements applicable to waivers of

HUD handbook provisions that are not

relevant to the purpose of today’s

document.

Today’s document follows

publication of HUD’s Statement of

Policy on Waiver of Regulations and

Directives issued by HUD (56 FR 16337,

April 22, 1991). This is the twenty-fifth

notice of its kind to be published under

Section 106. This notice updates HUD’s

waiver-grant activity from January 1,

1997 through March 31, 1997.

For ease of reference, waiver requests

granted by departmental officials

authorized to grant waivers are listed in

a sequence keyed to the section number

of the HUD regulation involved in the

waiver action. For example, a waivergrant action involving exercise of

authority under 24 CFR 51.102

(involving the waiver of a provision in

24 CFR part 51) would come early in the

sequence, while waivers of 24 CFR part

982 would be among the last matters

listed. 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 in title 24

that is being waived as part of the

waiver-grant action. (For example, a

waiver of both § 51.1 and § 51.102(a)(3)

would appear sequentially in the listing

under § 51.1.) Waiver-grant actions

involving the same initial regulatory

citation are in time sequence beginning

with the earliest-dated waiver grant

action.

Should HUD receive additional

reports of waiver actions taken during

the period covered by this report before

the next report is published, the next

updated report will include these earlier

actions, as well as those that occur

between April 1, 1997 through June 30,

1997.

Accordingly, information about

approved waiver requests pertaining to

HUD regulations is provided in the

Appendix that follows this notice.

Dated: July 31, 1997.

Andrew Cuomo,

Secretary.

Appendix—Listing of Waivers of

Regulatory Requirements Granted by

Officers of the Department of Housing

and Urban Development January 1,

1997 through March 31, 1997

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

before each set of waivers granted.

For Item 1, Waiver Granted For 24 CFR

Part 266, Contact: Linda Cheatham, Director,

Office of Insured Multifamily Housing

Development, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW,

Room 6134, Washington, DC 20410–7000;

telephone (202) 708–3000 (this is not a tollfree number). Hearing or speech-impaired

persons may access this number via TTY by

calling the Federal Information Relay Service

at 1–800–877–8391.

1. Regulation: 24 CFR 266.200(g).

Nature of Requirement: Defines ‘‘elderly

projects’’ as those designed for use and

occupancy by ‘‘elderly families.’’ An elderly

family is defined as a household where the

head or spouse is 62 years of age or older or

a single person who is 62 years of age or

older.

Granted By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Assistant

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing

Commissioner.

Date Granted: February 24, 1997.

Reasons Waived: To facilitate development

of an independent senior housing complex to

be occupied, generally, by persons 55 years

of age or older.

For Item 2 Through 13, Waivers Granted

for 24 CFR Parts 51, 91, 92, 511, 574, 576,

and 583, Contact: Debbie Ann Wills, Field

Management Officer, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, Office of

Community Planning and Development, 451

7th Street, SW, Room 7152, Washington, DC

20410–7000; telephone: (202) 708–2565 (this

is not a toll-free number). Hearing or speechimpaired persons may access this number via

TTY by calling the toll-free Federal

Information Relay Service at 1–800–877–

8391.

2. Regulation: 24 CFR 51.102(a)(3).

Project/Activity: The City of Portland,

Oregon, requested, on behalf of the

developers, a waiver of the Environmental

Impact Statement (EIS) requirement for a

project exposed to unacceptable noise levels.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR

51.102(a)(3) of HUD’s environmental

regulations requires that an EIS be prepared

when a proposed project would be exposed

to unacceptable noise levels.

Granted By: Howard Glaser, General

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community

Planning and Development.

Date Granted: January 28, 1997.

Reasons Waived: The waiver of 24 CFR

51.102(a)(3) will enable the project to

proceed because it was determined that noise

was the only environmental issue, and no

outdoor noise sensitive use would take place.
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3. Regulation: 24 CFR 91.402(a) and (b).

Project/Activity: Cook County, Illinois,

requested a waiver of the consolidated plan

regulations, to allow the Village of Oak Park

to maintain a program year that is separate

from the program year of its other consortia

members.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 91.402(a)

and (b), of the consolidated plan regulations,

requires that units of local government that

are members of a consortium have the same

program year for the Community

Development Block Grant (CDBG) program,

the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME)

program, the Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG)

program, and the Housing Opportunities for

Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program.

Granted By: Howard Glaser, General

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community

Planning and Development.

Date Granted: January 15, 1997.

Reasons Waived: The Assistant Secretary

determined that compliance with the

requirement would constitute a hardship on

the Village of Oak Park; therefore, the waiver

was granted.

4. Regulation: 24 CFR 92.205(a)(4) and 24

CFR 92.209(j)(5).

Project/Activity: The State of North Dakota

requested a waiver of the HOME program

regulations (24 CFR part 92) to allow the

State to have a security deposit program for

a mobile home park.

Nature of Requirement: The HOME

regulations at 24 CFR 92.205(a)(4) provide

that when HOME funds are used to assist a

new owner with the acquisition of a

manufactured housing unit which is placed

on a rented lot, the owner must have a lease

for a period equal to the applicable period of

affordability. The regulation at 24 CFR

92.209(j)(5) provides that the general

requirements of the HOME program

regulations at 24 CFR 92.209 are also

applicable to HOME program funds provided

as a security deposit.

Granted By: Jacquie M. Lawing, General

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community

Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 4, 1997.

Reasons Waived: The Assistant Secretary

deemed that imposition of the regulatory

requirements would adversely affect the

purposes of the HOME program, because they

would place an undue administrative burden

on the State of North Dakota.

5. Regulation: 24 CFR 92.214(a)(8).

Project/Activity: Clark County,

Washington, requested a waiver of 24 CFR

92.214(a)(8) to allow for the acquisition of

two county-owned houses to provide nonprofit sponsored housing for persons with

disabilities.

Nature of Requirement: The HOME

program regulations at 24 CFR 92.214(a)(8)

prohibit the use of HOME funds to pay for

the acquisition of property owned by the

participating jurisdiction.

Granted By: Jacquie M. Lawing, General

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community

Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 4, 1997.

Reasons Waived: The Assistant Secretary

found good cause to grant a waiver of the

regulation because the County did not have

clear title to the properties. Specifically, the

County is obligated to reimburse the funding

source upon sale of the properties. The

primary purpose of the HOME funds was to

enable the non-profit organizations to

purchase properties which they are currently

renting.

6. Regulation: 24 CFR 92.251, 24 CFR

92.253(e), and 24 CFR 92.303.

Project/Activity: The State of California

requested a waiver of certain HOME program

regulations applicable to HOME funds

designated to address flood damage in a

Presidentially-declared disaster area.

Nature of Requirement: The HOME

program regulations are located in 24 CFR

part 92. Three provisions of the HOME

regulations were affected by this waiver: (1)

24 CFR 92.251, which establishes the

maximum per-unit subsidy for disasterdamaged properties; (2) 24 CFR 92.253(e),

which establishes the criteria for written

tenant selection rules; and (3) 24 CFR 92.303,

which outlines the tenant participation plan

for Community Housing Development

Organization projects.

Granted By: Jacquie M. Lawing, General

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community

Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 27, 1997.

Reasons Waived: The three cited regulatory

provisions were waived by the Assistant

Secretary, so that HOME funds could be

tailored to address damage in Federally

declared disaster areas.

7. Regulation: 24 CFR 511.76(h)(1).

Project/Activity: The State of Wisconsin

requested a waiver to permit Rental

Rehabilitation recipients that have

committed and disbursed 100 percent of their

Rental Rehabilitation funds to use their

accumulated program income.

Nature of the Requirement: HUD’s

regulation at 24 CFR 511.76(h)(1) states that

program income must be used for any eligible

Rental Rehabilitation activity (except

administrative costs and rental assistance)

until program closeout occurs. Program

closeout occurs when all grant funds for all

program years have been expended and the

annual performance report covering the last

program year has been submitted to HUD.

Granted By: Howard Glaser, General

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community

Planning and Development.

Date Granted: January 8, 1997.

Reasons Waived: The waiver was granted

because: (1) most of the State’s recipients had

committed and disbursed 100 percent of their

Rental Rehabilitation grant funds; (2) the

State’s performance was good in

implementing the program; and (3) the

State’s recipients were working to diligently

complete all activities. Further, the waiver

allowed the recipients to use program income

for HOPE, HOME, and CDBG program

activities.

8. Regulation: 24 CFR 574.320(a)(2).

Project/Activity: The City of Key West,

Florida requested a waiver to increase the

Fair Market Rent (FMR) in its Housing for

Person with AIDS (HOPWA) rental assistance

program.

Nature of Requirement: HUD’s regulation

at 24 CFR 574.320(a)(2) provides that

providers of rental housing assisted with

HOPWA funds cannot charge rents that

exceed the current Section 8 FMR.

Granted By: Howard Glaser, General

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community

Planning and Development.

Date Granted: January 28, 1997.

Reasons Waived: The waiver was granted

because the City documented that the rents

presently received for efficiency and one

bedroom units in the private market were

significantly higher than the published

FMRs.

9. Regulation: 24 CFR 576.21.

Project/Activity: The City of Fort Wayne,

Indiana requested a waiver of the Emergency

Shelter Grants (ESG) program regulations at

24 CFR 576.21.

Nature of Requirement: The City requested

a waiver of the ESG expenditure limitation

on essential services.

Granted By: Jacquie M. Lawing, General

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community

Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 4, 1997.

Reasons Waived: Under the Stewart B.

McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as

amended by the National Affordable Housing

Act, the 30 percent cap on essential services

may be waived if the grantee ‘‘demonstrates

that the other eligible activities under the

program are already being carried out in the

locality with other resources.’’ The City

provided a letter that demonstrated that other

categories of ESG activities will be carried

out locally with other resources.

Accordingly, it was determined that the

waiver was appropriate.

10. Regulation: 24 CFR 576.21.

Project/Activity: The City of Mount

Vernon, New York requested a waiver of the

Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) regulations

at 24 CFR 576.21.

Nature of Requirement: The City requested

a waiver of the ESG expenditure limitation

on essential services.

Granted By: Jacquie M. Lawing, General

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community

Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 4, 1997.

Reasons Waived: Under the Stewart B.

McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as

amended by the National Affordable Housing

Act, the 30 percent cap on essential services

may be waived if the grantee ‘‘demonstrates

that the other eligible activities under the

program are already being carried out in the

locality with other resources.’’ The City

provided a letter that demonstrated that other

categories of ESG activities will be carried

out locally with other resources.

Accordingly, it was determined that the

waiver was appropriate.

11. Regulation: 24 CFR 576.21.

Project/Activity: The City of Binghamton,

New York requested a waiver of the

Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) regulations

at 24 CFR 576.21.

Nature of Requirement: The City requested

a waiver of the ESG expenditure limitation

on essential services.

Granted By: Jacquie M. Lawing, General

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community

Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 4, 1997.

Reasons Waived: Under the Stewart B.

McKinney Homeless Assistance Act,

amended by the National Affordable Housing

Act, the 30 percent cap on essential services
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may be waived if the grantee ‘‘demonstrates

that the other eligible activities under the

program are already being carried out in the

locality with other resources.’’ The City

provided a letter that demonstrated that other

categories of ESG activities will be carried

out locally with other resources.

Accordingly, it was determined that the

waiver was appropriate.

12. Regulation: 24 CFR 576.21.

Project/Activity: Lancaster County,

Pennsylvania requested a waiver of the

Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) regulations

at 24 CFR 576.21.

Nature of Requirement: The County

requested a waiver of the ESG expenditure

limitation on essential services.

Granted By: Jacquie M. Lawing, General

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community

Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 4, 1997.

Reasons Waived: Under the Stewart B.

McKinney Homeless Assistance Act,

amended by the National Affordable Housing

Act, the 30 percent cap on essential services

may be waived if the grantee ‘‘demonstrates

that the other eligible activities under the

program are already being carried out in the

locality with other resources.’’ The County

provided a letter that demonstrated that other

categories of ESG activities will be carried

out locally with other resources.

Accordingly, it was determined that the

waiver was appropriate.

13. Regulation: 24 CFR 583.150(b).

Project/Activity: The 1260 Housing

Development Corporation of Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania requested a waiver of 24 CFR

583.150(b) of the Supportive Housing

Program regulations.

Nature of Requirement: Section 583.150(b)

of the Supportive Housing regulations

precluded a resident of a supportive housing

project from receiving Section 8 assistance

during the HUD grant period.

Granted By: Howard Glaser, General

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community

Planning and Development.

Date Granted: January 28, 1997.

Reasons Waived: This regulatory

restriction provision was later removed from

HUD’s Supportive Housing regulations (and

is therefore inapplicable to subsequent

rounds of this competitive program). The

waiver was granted because the recipient did

not plan to use the funds for operations, and

the Section 8 certificates would be sought

only after the resident entered the program.

For Items 14 Through 18, Waivers Granted

for 24 CFR Part 761, Contact: Gloria Cousar,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community

Relations and Involvement, Office of Public

and Indian Housing, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street,

SW, Room 4126, Washington, DC 20410;

telephone (202) 619–8201 (this is not a tollfree number). Hearing or speech-impaired

persons may access this number by calling

the toll-free Federal Information Relay

Service at 1–800–877–8339.

14. Regulation: 24 CFR 761.30(b)

Project/Activity: Public Housing Drug

Elimination Program (PHDEP); Grant #

NY06DEP0440195.

Nature of Requirement: Waiver of 24 CFR

761.30(b) in order to extend a FY 1995

PHDEP grant for a period of 6 months.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: February 11, 1997.

Reason Waived: The Housing Authority of

Geneva (Geneva, NY) requested the 6 month

waiver in order to complete contractual

agreements regarding PHDEP law

enforcement activities.

15. Regulation: 24 CFR 761.30(b)

Project/Activity: Public Housing Drug

Elimination Grant Program (PHDEP); Grant #

NY06DEP0250194.

Nature of Requirement: Waiver of 24 CFR

761.30(b) in order to extend a FY 1994

PHDEP grant for a period of 6 months.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: February 11, 1997.

Reason Waived: The waiver was necessary

in order to permit the Watervliet Housing

Authority (Watervliet, NY) to complete

contractual agreements related to PHDEP

resident activities.

16. Regulation: 24 CFR 761.30(b)

Project/Activity: Public Housing Youth

Sports Program; Grant # PA26YSP0380194.

Nature of Requirement: Waiver of 24 CFR

761.30(b) to extend a 1994 Youth Sports

Program grant for the Lackawanna County

Housing Authority.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: March 12, 1997.

Reason Waived: The Lackawanna County

Housing Authority was unable to complete

the winter sports component of its grant due

to unseasonably warm weather. The waiver

was necessary in order for the housing

authority to continue its youth sports

activities.

17. Regulation: 24 CFR 761.30(b)

Project/Activity: Public Housing Youth

Sports Program; Grant No.

#NH36YSP0010194.

Nature Of Requirement: Waiver of 24 CFR

761.30(b) to extend a 1994 Youth Sports

Program Grant for the Manchester Housing

and Redevelopment Authority.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: March 18, 1997.

Reason Waived: There was a clerical error

on the HUD Form-1044 causing a delay in the

ability of the Manchester Housing and

Redevelopment Authority to expend

obligated funds.

18. Regulation: 24 CFR 761.30(b)

Project/Activity: Public Housing Drug

Elimination Grant Program (PHDEP).

Nature Of Requirement: Waiver of 24 CFR

761.30(b) to extend a FY 1994 PHDEP grant

for a period of 8 months.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: March 20, 1997.

Reason Waived: The Boston Housing

Authority required an 8 month waiver, in

order to complete contractual agreements

relative to PHDEP law enforcement and

physical improvements.

For Items 19 Through 31, Waivers Granted

For 24 CFR Parts 913 and 982, Contact:

Madeline Hastings, Deputy Director, Office of

Public and Assisted Housing Operations,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room

4204, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202)

708–1380 (this is not a toll-free number).

Hearing or speech-impaired persons may

access this number via TTY by calling the

toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at

1–800–877–8391.

19. Regulation: 24 CFR 913.107(a)

Project/Activity: A request was made by

the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), of

Chicago, IL, to permit the establishment of

ceiling rents for its entire low-rent inventory.

Nature Of Requirement: The total tenant

payment a public housing agency (PHA)

must charge shall be the highest of the

following: (1) 30 percent of the family’s

monthly adjusted income; (2) 10 percent of

the family’s monthly income; (3) if the family

receives welfare assistance which is subject

to adjustment in accordance with actual

housing costs, the portion of that welfare

assistance specifically designated for housing

costs; or (4) the minimum rent set by the

PHA.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: February 25, 1997.

Reason Waived: The establishment of

ceiling rents will ease the rent burden on

working families residing in public housing

and will permit CHA to attract wage-earning,

low-income applicants.

20. Regulation: 24 CFR 913.107(a)

Project/Activity: A request was made by

the Stevens Point Housing Authority (SPHA)

of Stevens Point, WI, to permit the

establishment of ceiling rents for certain of

its hard-to-rent units.

Nature Of Requirement: The total tenant

payment a public housing agency (PHA)

must charge shall be the highest of the

following: (1) 30 percent of the family’s

monthly adjusted income; (2) 10 percent of

the family’s monthly income; (3) if the family

receives welfare assistance which is subject

to adjustment in accordance with actual

housing costs, the portion of that welfare

assistance specifically designated for housing

costs; or (4) the minimum rent set by the

PHA.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: March 14, 1997.

Reason Waived: The establishment of

ceiling rents will permit SPHA to reduce

their vacancy rate, and attract a wider range

of low-income families.

21. Regulation: 24 CFR 982.303(b)

Project/Activity: Housing Authority and

Urban Renewal Agency of Lane County,

Oregon; Section 8 Rental Voucher Program.

Nature Of Requirement: The regulation

provides for a maximum voucher term of 120

days during which a voucher holder may

seek housing to be leased under the program.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: January 23, 1997.

Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver

prevented hardship and compensated the
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voucher holder for search time lost as a result

of a natural disaster. The area where the

voucher holder was seeking housing became

inaccessible as a result of severe flooding.

22. Regulation: 24 CFR 982.303(b)

Project/Activity: Josephine Housing and

Community Development Council, Oregon;

Section 8 Rental Certificate Program.

Nature Of Requirement: The regulation

provides for a maximum certificate term of

120 days during which a certificate holder

may seek housing to be leased under the

program.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: January 23, 1997.

Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver

prevented hardship for the certificate holder

(a quadriplegic with two young children)

who had been unable to seek housing while

recuperating after surgery.

23. Regulation: 24 CFR 982.303(b)

Project/Activity: Idaho Housing and

Finance Association; Section 8 Rental

Certificate Program.

Nature Of Requirement: The regulation

provides for a maximum certificate term of

120 days during which a certificate holder

may seek housing to be leased under the

program.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: January 28, 1997.

Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver

prevented hardship to the disabled certificate

holder and his family. The family’s housing

search in a rural area with few large units

was hampered by the poor health of the

household head and by the unavailability of

reliable transportation.

24. Regulation: 24 CFR 982.303(b)

Project/Activity: King County Housing

Authority, Washington; Section 8 Rental

Certificate Program.

Nature Of Requirement: The regulation

provides for a maximum certificate term of

120 days during which a certificate holder

may seek housing to be leased under the

program.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: January 28, 1997.

Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver

prevented hardship to the certificate holder,

whose housing search was hampered by

severe injuries received during a criminal

assault.

25. Regulation: 24 CFR 982.303(b)

Project/Activity: Quincy Housing

Authority, Massachusetts; Section 8 Rental

Certificate Program.

Nature Of Requirement: The regulation

provides for a maximum certificate term of

120 days during which a certificate holder

may seek housing to be leased under the

program.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: February 18, 1997.

Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver

made it possible for the disabled certificate

holder to be united with her three minor

children.

26. Regulation: 24 CFR 982.303(b)

Project/Activity: Boston Housing

Authority, Massachusetts; Section 8 Rental

Certificate Program.

Nature Of Requirement: The regulation

provides for a maximum certificate term of

120 days during which a certificate holder

may seek housing to be leased under the

program.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: February 18, 1997.

Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver

prevented hardship for the disabled

certificate holder whose housing choices

were limited due to his progressive arthritic

condition.

27. Regulation: 24 CFR 982.303(b)

Project/Activity: Housing Authority and

Urban Renewal Agency of Lane County,

Oregon; Section 8 Rental Voucher Program.

Nature Of Requirement: The regulation

provides for a maximum voucher term of 120

days during which a voucher holder may

seek housing to be leased under the program.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing

Date Granted: February 25, 1997.

Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver

prevented hardship to the disabled voucher

holder whose housing search had been

impeded by frequent and severe anxiety

attacks which were subsequently controlled

by medication.

28. Regulation: 24 CFR 982.303(b)

Project/Activity: San Francisco Housing

Authority, California; Section 8 Rental

Certificate Program

Nature of Requirement: The regulation

provides for a maximum certificate term of

120 days during which a certificate holder

may seek housing to be leased under the

program.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: March 4, 1997.

Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver

prevented hardship for an elderly couple

trying to relocate to an area where family

members would be available to assist them

with shopping and visits to doctors.

29. Regulation: 24 CFR 982.303(b)

Project/Activity: Santa Clara County

Housing Authority, California; Section 8

Rental Certificate Program.

Nature of Requirement: The regulation

provides for a maximum certificate term of

120 days during which a certificate holder

may seek housing to be leased under the

program.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: March 20, 1997.

Reason Waived: Approval of the waivers

was necessary to prevent hardship for two

disabled elderly women suffering from severe

medical problems.

30. Regulation: 24 CFR 982.303(b)

Project/Activity: Franklin County Regional

Housing Authority, Massachusetts; Section 8

Rental Certificate Program.

Nature of Requirement: The regulation

provides for a maximum certificate term of

120 days during which a certificate holder

may seek housing to be leased under the

program.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: March 27, 1997.

Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver

prevented hardship to the certificate holder

whose housing search was hampered by

physical and psychological disabilities.

31. Regulation: 24 CFR 982.303(b)

Project/Activity: Arlington Housing

Authority, Massachusetts; Section 8 Rental

Certificate Program.

Nature of Requirement: The regulation

provides for a maximum certificate term of

120 days during which a certificate holder

may seek housing to be leased under the

program.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: March 27, 1997.

Reason Waived: Approval of the waiver

prevented hardship to a family that needed

to locate housing near the medical facilities

where their son was receiving treatment.

For Item 32, Waiver Granted For 24 CFR

Part 950, Contact: Karen Garner-Wing, Office

of Native American Programs, 1999

Broadway, Suite 3390, Denver, Colorado

80202; telephone (303) 675–1600 (this is not

a toll-free number). Hearing or speechimpaired persons may access this number via

TTY by calling the toll-free Federal

Information Relay Service at 1–800–877–

8339.

32. Regulation: 24 CFR 950.325

Project/Activity: A request was made by

the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Housing

Authority (FPSHA), to establish ceiling rents

for the low-rent inventory under its

jurisdiction.

Nature of Requirement: The regulation

requires that the total tenant payment be

calculated at 30 percent of monthly adjusted

income or 10 percent of monthly income,

whichever is higher. Section 102(a) of the

Housing and Community Development Act of

1987 amended section 3(a)(2) of the U.S.

Housing Act of 1937 to permit the housing

authority to establish, with HUD approval,

ceiling rents in Indian housing

developments.

Granted By: Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Public

and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: February 28, 1997.

Reason Waived: The FPSHA wishes to

establish permanent ceiling rents so that

industrious people motivated to better their

standards of living will not be discouraged by

consequent increases in calculated rent

payments. Also, making the homes more

attractive to higher income families will

contribute to the accomplishment of the

FPSHA goal of establishing mixed income

neighborhoods.

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