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1See, Regulatory and Administrative Waivers 

Granted for Public and Indian Housing Programs to 

Assist with Recovery and Relief in Hurricane 

Katrina Disaster Areas, 70 FR 57716 (October 3, 

2005); 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, 70 FR 66222 

(November 1, 2005); Extension of Regulatory and 

Administrative Waivers Granted for Public and 

Indian Housing Programs to Assist With Recovery 

and Relief in Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma 

Disaster Areas, 71 FR 78022 (December 27, 2006); 

Regulatory and Administrative Waivers Granted for 

Public and Indian Housing Programs to Assist with 

Recovery and Relief in Hurricane Wilma Disaster 

Areas, 71 FR 12988 (March 13, 2006); Regulatory 

and Administrative Waivers Granted for Public and 

Indian Housing Programs to Assist with Recovery 

and Relief in Superstorm Sandy Disaster Areas, 77 

FR 71439 (November 30, 2012); and Relief From 

HUD Requirements Available to PHAs to Assist 

With Recovery and Relief Efforts on Behalf of 

Families Affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 

Maria and Future Natural Disasters Where Major 

Disaster Declarations Might be Issued in 2017, 82 

FR 46821 (October 6, 2017). 

Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Administrator, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, Willie G. Nunn, of 

FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this emergency. This action terminates the 

appointment of William Roche as 

Federal Coordinating Officer for this 

emergency. 

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant. 

Brock Long, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19779 Filed 9–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6050–N–02] 

Relief From HUD Requirements 

Available During Calendar Year (CY) 

2018 to Public Housing Agencies To 

Assist With Recovery and Relief 

Efforts on Behalf of Families Affected 

by Presidentially-Declared Major 

Disasters 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice advises the public 

that HUD, in order to more effectively 

and expeditiously respond to 

Presidentially-declared Major Disaster 

Declarations (MDD), is establishing for 

CY 2018 an expedited process for the 

review of requests for relief from HUD 

regulatory and/or administrative 

requirements (‘‘HUD requirements’’) for 

public housing agencies (PHAs) that are 

located in counties that are included in 

MDDs. PHAs located in areas covered 

by MDDs issued for which a related 

disaster occurs during 2018 may request 

waivers of HUD requirements and 

receive expedited review of such 

requests utilizing the flexibilities and 

expedited waiver process set out by this 

Notice. 

DATES: Applicable: September 12, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shelia Bethea, 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 number 202– 

402–8120. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number via TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background Information 

On several occasions in recent years, 

after Presidential disaster declarations, 

HUD has published notices to announce 

waivers and flexibilities available to 

PHAs, Tribes, and Tribally Designated 

Housing Entities located in areas 

covered by MDDs.1 In the interest of 

expediting HUD’s ability to provide 

administrative relief to PHAs in MDD 

declaration areas, based on HUD’s past 

experience, HUD is publishing this 

Notice on waivers and flexibilities that 

will be made available to PHAs on an 

expedited basis following MDDs. The 

Notice is organized as follows: • Section II describes the flexibilities 

that are currently available to MDD 

PHAs under statutes and/or regulations. 

MDD PHAs may avail themselves of 

these flexibilities, following the process 

described in Section IV of the Notice. • Section III describes certain HUD 

requirements that, if waived, may 

facilitate an MDD PHA’s ability to 

participate in relief and recovery efforts. 

An MDD PHA may request a waiver of 

a HUD requirement not listed in Section 

IV and receive expedited review of the 

request if the MDD PHA demonstrates 

that the waiver is needed to assist in its 

relief and recovery efforts. An MDD 

PHA may not adopt any requested 

waiver prior to receiving HUD approval. 

• Section V States that a Finding of 

No Significant Impact (FONSI) with 

respect to the environment has been 

made in accordance with HUD 

regulations at 24 CFR part 50, which 

implement section 102(2)(C) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 

Waiver requests approved by HUD 

pursuant to this Notice will be 

published in the Federal Register and 

will identify the MDD PHAs receiving 

such approvals. The process that HUD 

will use in assessing applications for 

waivers and flexibilities is covered 

below: 

This Notice applies only during CY 

2018. 

II. Flexibilities That Are Available to 

MDD PHAs During CY 2018 

HUD is exercising discretionary 

authority consistent with 24 CFR 5.110 

to provide relief from the requirements 

described in this section. Upon 

notification to HUD and appropriate 

documentation of good cause, or upon 

HUD approval, as noted below, relief 

will be granted to MDD PHAs. Relief 

from the requirements must benefit 

families affected by the disasters, for 

example by enabling MDD PHA staff to 

focus on relief and recovery efforts. 

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline 

for requesting waivers is 4 months after 

the initial MDD. 

A. 24 CFR 905.306 (Extension of 

deadline for obligation and expenditure 

of Capital Funds). Section 9(j)(1) of the 

United States Housing Act of 1937 (1937 

Act) requires PHAs to obligate Capital 

Funds not later than 24 months after the 

date on which the funds became 

available, or the date on which the PHA 

accumulates adequate funds to 

undertake modernization, substantial 

rehabilitation, or new construction of 

units, plus the period of any extension 

approved under section 9(j)(2) of the 

Act. Section 9(j)(5)(A) of the 1937 Act 

requires a PHA to expend Capital Funds 

not later than 4 years after the date on 

which the funds become available for 

obligation, plus the period of any 

extension approved under section 

9(j)(2). Section 9(j)(2) of the 1937 Act 

authorizes the Secretary to extend the 

time period for the obligation of Capital 

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determines necessary if the Secretary 

determines that the failure of the PHA 

to obligate assistance in a timely manner 

is attributable to an event beyond the 

control of the PHA. The authority for 

extension of the section 9(j) obligation 

and extension deadlines for an event 

beyond the control of the PHA made in 

this Notice is also found in the 

implementing regulation at 24 CFR 

905.306 (d)(5). 

B. 24 CFR 984.105(d) (Family SelfSufficiency minimum program size). 24 

CFR 984.105(d) defines the 

circumstances under which a PHA may, 

upon HUD approval, operate a program 

that is smaller than the required 

program size. HUD has determined, 

based on its past experience with MDDs, 

that a major disaster may hinder a 

PHA’s ability to operate a program that 

meets minimum program size 

requirements. As a result, upon the 

submission to HUD of a certification (as 

defined in 24 CFR 984.103) that the 

MDD PHA is unable to operate a 

program that meets minimum program 

size requirements due to the major 

disaster, HUD will grant an exemption 

from the minimum program size 

requirement for a period of 24 months 

from the effective date of this Notice. 

C. 24 CFR 990.145(b) (Public housing 

dwelling units with approved 

vacancies). Section 990.145 lists the 

categories of vacant public housing 

units that are eligible to receive 

operating subsidy and are therefore 

considered to be ‘‘approved vacancies.’’ 

Under Section 990.145(b), a PHA shall 

receive operating subsidy for units that 

are vacant due to a declared disaster, 

subject to prior HUD approval, on a 

project-by-project basis. If an MDD PHA 

has a unit that has been vacated due to 

a Presidentially-declared disaster, then 

the MDD PHA, with HUD approval, may 

treat the unit as an ‘‘approved vacancy.’’ 

Upon the request of an MDD PHA and 

HUD approval, on a case-by-case basis, 

such units may be considered approved 

vacancies for a period not to exceed 12 

months from the date of HUD approval. 

III. HUD Requirements That May Be 

Waived 

For an MDD PHA, HUD will review 

requests for waivers of HUD 

requirements on an expedited basis. 

This section lists requirements for 

waivers, requests for which HUD 

anticipates receiving. An MDD PHA 

may also request a waiver of a HUD 

requirement not listed in this section 

and receive expedited review of the 

request if the MDD PHA documents that 

the waiver is needed for relief and 

recovery purposes. This documentation 

need not be in writing if HUD 

determines that providing written 

documentation is impracticable. 

PHAs must note that commonly 

sought waivers such as waiving 

inspection or income verification 

requirements entirely cannot be granted. 

PHAs should go through the hierarchy 

of verifying income as found in PIH 

2017–12 if sources of income are 

difficult to find. Similarly, while the 

requirement for HQS inspections cannot 

be waived, HUD can consider variations 

to the acceptability criteria to HQS in 

case of disaster (under the authority of 

982.401(a)(4)). 

HUD expects that any waiver granted 

pursuant to this Notice will benefit 

families affected by disasters by, for 

example, enabling MDD PHA staff to 

focus on relief and recovery efforts. 

An MDD PHA seeking a waiver of a 

HUD requirement listed below or of any 

other HUD requirement needed to assist 

the MDD PHA in its relief and recovery 

efforts must submit a waiver request 

pursuant to the process that will be 

provided in a further Notice. HUD will 

not approve an MDD PHA’s or other 

recipient’s request to waive a fair 

housing, civil rights, labor standards, or 

environmental requirement. The request 

must be submitted to HUD not later 4 

months following the date of the 

relevant disaster declaration. 

A. 24 CFR 5.801(c) and 5.801(d)(1) 

(Uniform financial reporting standards; 

Filing of financial reports; Reporting 

compliance dates). Section 5.801 

establishes uniform financial reporting 

standards (UFRS) for PHAs (and other 

entities). Section 5.801(c) requires that 

PHAs submit financial information in 

accordance with 24 CFR 5.801(b) 

annually, not later than 60 days after the 

end of the fiscal year of the reporting 

period. Section 5.801(d)(1) requires that 

PHAs submit their unaudited financial 

statements not later than 60 calendar 

days after the end of their fiscal year 

and that PHAs submit their audited 

financial statements not later than 9 

months after the end of their fiscal year. 

HUD is willing to consider requests to 

extend these reporting deadlines. 

For MDD PHAs with a deadline to 

submit only audited financial 

information in accordance with 24 CFR 

5.801(b) and (d) within 6 months after 

the date of the disaster related to the 

MDD, HUD is willing to consider a 

request to waive the due date. For MDD 

PHAs with a deadline to submit 

unaudited financial information in 

accordance with 24 CFR 5.801(b) and 

(d) within 4 months before and up to 6 

months after the date of the disaster 

related to the MDD, HUD is willing to 

consider a request to waiver the due 

date. For these PHAs, HUD also is 

willing to consider a request to waive 

the due date of the audited financial 

information. For situations beyond a 

PHA’s control, HUD is willing to 

consider requests from the MDD PHAs 

with financial submission due dates that 

fall outside these dates. 

The deadline for submission of 

financial information in accordance 

with 24 CFR 5.801(b) and the deadline 

for submission of unaudited financial 

statement may be extended to 180 

calendar days, and the deadline for 

submission of audited financial 

statements may be extended to 13 

months. 

B. 24 CFR 902 (Public Housing 

Assessment System). Part 902 sets out 

the indicators by which HUD measures 

the performance of a PHA. The 

indicators measure a PHA’s physical 

condition, financial condition, 

management operations, and Capital 

Fund obligation and occupancy. 

For MDD PHAs with FYE dates 

within 4 months before and up to 10 

months after the date of the disaster 

related to the MDD, HUD is willing to 

consider a request to waive the physical 

inspection and scoring of public 

housing projects, as required under 24 

CFR 902. For situations beyond the 

PHA’s control, HUD is willing to 

consider requests from MDD PHAs with 

a FYE date that falls outside these dates. 

C. 24 CFR 905.322(b) (Fiscal closeout). 

Section 905.322(b) establishes deadlines 

for the submission of an Actual 

Development Cost Certificate (ADCC) 

and an Actual Modernization Cost 

Certificate (AMCC). Specifically, the 

ADCC must be submitted 12 months 

from the date of completion/termination 

of a modernization activity, and the 

AMCC must be submitted not later than 

12 months from the activity’s 

expenditure deadline. Upon request 

from an MDD PHA, HUD may extend 

these deadlines by 12 months. 

D. 24 CFR 905.314(b)–(c) (Cost and 

other limitations; Maximum project 

cost; Total Development Cost (TDC) 

limit). 42 U.S.C. 1437d(b) requires HUD 

to calculate total development costs, 

which may not be exceeded ‘‘unless the 

Secretary provides otherwise, and in 

any case may not exceed 110 per 

centum of such amount unless the 

Secretary for good cause determines 

otherwise.’’ Section 905.314(b)–(c) 

establishes the calculation of maximum 

project cost and the calculation of total 

development cost. To facilitate the use 

of Capital Funds for repairs and 

construction for needed housing in the 

disaster areas, HUD is willing to 

consider waiving the TDC and housing 

cost cap limits for all work funded by 

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with undisbursed balances and HOPE 

VI funds) until the next issuance of TDC 

levels. MDD PHAs that request to waive 

this provision and receive approval to 

do so must strive to keep housing costs 

reasonable given local market 

conditions, based upon the provisions 

outlined in 2 CFR part 200. 

E. 24 CFR 905.314(j) (Cost and other 

limitations; Types of labor). This section 

establishes that non–high performer 

PHAs may use force account labor for 

modernization activities only when the 

use of force account labor for such 

activities has been included in a Boardapproved Capital Fund Program 5-Year 

Action Plan. HUD may waive this 

requirement to allow for the use of force 

account labor for modernization 

activities even if this activity has not 

been included in the non–high 

performer MDD PHA’s 5-Year Action 

Plan. Should HUD waive this 

requirement, the waiver will be in effect 

for a period not to exceed 12 months 

from the date of HUD approval. 

F. 24 CFR 905.400(i)(5) (Capital Fund 

Formula; Limitation of Replacement 

Housing Funds to New Development). 

Section 905.400 describes the Capital 

Fund formula. Section 905.400(i)(5) 

limits the use of replacement housing 

funds to the development of new public 

housing. To help address housing needs 

because of the displacement caused by 

a disaster, HUD is willing to consider 

waiving 905.400(i)(5) to allow all 

Capital Fund Replacement Housing 

Factor Grants with undisbursed 

balances to be used for public housing 

modernization. Should HUD waive this 

requirement, the waiver will be in effect 

for funds obligated within 12 months 

from the date of HUD approval. 

G. 24 CFR 960.202(c)(1) (Tenant 

selection policies) and 982.54(a) 

(Administrative plan). Section 

960.202(c)(1) provides that public 

housing tenant selection policies must 

be duly adopted and implemented. 

Section 982.54(a) provides that a PHA’s 

Section 8 administrative plan must be 

formally adopted by the PHA Board of 

Commissioners or other authorized PHA 

officials. For temporary revisions to an 

MDD PHA’s public housing tenant 

selection policies or Section 8 

administrative plan that an MDD PHA 

wishes to put into place to address 

circumstances unique to relief and 

recovery efforts, HUD is willing to 

consider requests to waive the 

requirements for formal approval. Any 

waiver request must include 

documentation that an MDD PHA’s 

Board of Commissioners or an 

authorized MDD PHA official supports 

the waiver request and must identify the 

temporary revisions, which shall be 

effective for a period not to exceed 12 

months from the date of HUD’s 

approval. Additionally, any waiver 

request would be limited to revisions 

that do not constitute a significant 

amendment or modification to the PHA 

plan; pursuant to Section 5A(g) of the 

1937 Act, HUD cannot waive the 

approval by the board or other 

authorized PHA officials if the proposed 

revision would constitute a significant 

amendment or modification to the PHA 

plan. Finally, HUD cannot waive any 

terms within a PHA’s own plan or state 

law requiring the approval of the board 

or authorized PHA officials. 

H. 24 CFR 982.206(a)(2) (Waiting List; 

Opening and closing; Public notice). 

This section describes where a PHA 

must provide public notice when it 

opens its waiting list for tenant-based 

assistance. HUD is willing to consider a 

request from an MDD PHA that wishes, 

in lieu of the requirement to provide 

notice in a local newspaper of general 

circulation, to provide public notice via 

its Website, at any of its offices, and/or 

in a voice-mail message, for any opening 

of the waiting list for tenant-based 

assistance that occurs within a period 

not to exceed 12 months from the date 

of HUD approval. MDD PHAs, that 

request a waiver of this requirement and 

receive HUD approval, must comply 

with applicable fair housing and other 

civil rights requirements when they 

provide public notice. For example, an 

MDD PHA that chooses to provide 

public notice at its offices must consider 

the impact on persons with disabilities, 

who may have difficulty visiting the 

office in person. Similarly, an MDD 

PHA that chooses to provide public 

notice via voice-mail message must 

consider how it will reach persons with 

hearing impairments and persons with 

limited English proficiency. HUD 

maintains the requirement that an MDD 

PHA must also provide the public 

notice in minority media. Any notice 

must comply with HUD’s fair housing 

requirements. 

I. 24 CFR 982.503(c) (HUD approval 

of exception payment standard 

amount). 24 CFR 982.503(c) authorizes 

HUD to approve an exception payment 

standard amount that is higher than 110 

percent of the published fair market rent 

(FMR). Typically, a PHA must provide 

data about the local market to 

substantiate the need for an exception 

payment standard. In a natural disaster 

situation, however, the typical data 

sources fail to capture conditions on the 

ground. In these cases, HUD considers 

the most recently available data on the 

rental market, prior to the disaster, then 

estimates the number of households 

seeking housing units in the wake of the 

disaster to arrive at an emergency 

exception payment standard amount. In 

the event of a disaster, HUD will 

consider, based on this data, whether 

exception payment standard amounts 

up to 150 percent of the FMR have a 

good cause justification even in the 

absence of supporting data. If so, an 

MDD PHA may request this payment 

standard. Upon approval by HUD, an 

exception payment standard adopted 

pursuant to this Notice may be adopted 

for any Housing Assistance Payments 

(HAP) contract entered as of the 

effective date of this Notice. HUD 

intends for these exception payment 

standards to remain in effect until HUD 

implements changes to the FMRs in the 

affected areas. MDD PHAs are reminded 

that increased per-family costs resulting 

from the use of exception payment 

standards may result in a reduction in 

the number of families assisted or may 

require other cost-saving measures for 

an MDD PHA to stay within its funding 

limitations. 

J. 24 CFR 982.401(d) (Housing quality 

standards; Space and security). This 

section establishes a standard for 

adequate space for an Housing Choice 

Voucher-assisted family. Specifically, it 

requires that each dwelling unit have at 

least 1 bedroom or living/sleeping room 

for each 2 persons. HUD is willing to 

consider a request from an MDD PHA 

that wishes to waive this requirement to 

house families displaced due to the 

severe storms and flooding. Should the 

waiver be granted, it will be in effect 

only for HAPs entered into during the 

12-month period following the date of 

HUD approval, and then only with the 

written consent of the family. For any 

family occupying a unit pursuant to this 

waiver, the waiver will be in effect for 

the initial lease term. 

K. 24 CFR 982.633(a) (Occupancy of 

home). This section establishes the 

requirement that PHAs may make HAP 

for homeownership assistance only 

while a family resides in their home and 

must stop HAP no later than the month 

after a family moves out. HUD is willing 

to consider a request from an MDD PHA 

wishing to waive this requirement to 

allow families displaced from their 

homes located in areas affected by 

MDD(s) to comply with mortgage terms 

or make necessary repairs. A PHA 

requesting a waiver of this type must 

show good cause by demonstrating that 

the family is not already receiving 

assistance from another source. Note: 

An MDD PHA that wishes in addition 

to request a waiver of the requirement 

at § 982.312 that a family be terminated 

from the program if they have been 

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consecutive calendar days must do so 

separately. 

L. 24 CFR 984.303(d) (Contract of 

participation; contract extension). Part 

984 establishes the requirements for the 

Section 8 and Public Housing Family 

Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program. Section 

984.303(d) authorizes a PHA to extend 

a family’s contract of participation for a 

period not to exceed 2 years, upon a 

finding of good cause, for any family 

that requests such an extension in 

writing. HUD is willing to consider a 

request from an MDD PHA that wishes 

to extend family contracts for up to 3 

years, if such extensions are merited 

based on circumstances deriving from 

MDDs. Any waiver granted pursuant to 

this request will be in effect for requests 

made to the MDD PHA during a period 

not to exceed 12 months from the date 

of HUD approval. 

M. 24 CFR part 985 (Section 8 

Management Assessment Program 

(SEMAP)). Part 985 sets out the 

requirements by which Section 8 tenantbased assistance programs are assessed. 

For an MDD PHA that has a SEMAP 

score due during CY 2018, HUD is 

willing to consider a request to carry 

forward the last SEMAP score received 

by the PHA. 

N. Notice PIH 2012–10, Section 8(c) 

(Verification of the Social Security 

Number (SSN)). PHAs are required to 

transmit form HUD–50058 not later than 

30 calendar days following receipt of an 

applicant’s or participant’s SSN 

documentation. HUD is willing to 

consider a request to extend this 

requirement to 90 calendar days, for a 

period not to exceed 12 months from the 

date of HUD approval. 

O. Notice PIH 2012–7, Section 9 and 

4. HUD will not process a Special 

Application Center (SAC) application 

that is incomplete or deficient on a 

substantial item (e.g., supporting 

information required under 24 CFR 

sections 970.7(a)(1)–(17) (environmental 

review must still be performed)). HUD 

is willing to consider a request to waive 

this for MDD PHAs to allow these PHAs 

to apply for tenant protection vouchers 

(TPVs) after the submission of a SAC 

application based on imminent health 

and safety issues (in accordance with 

PIH Notice 2018–09). 

P. 24 CFR 970.15(b)(1)(ii). For Section 

18 demolition applications (and 

disposition applications) justified by 

location obsolescence, in addition to 

accepting an environmental review 

performed by HUD under 24 CFR part 

50, for MDD PHAs, HUD is willing to 

accept an environmental review 

performed under 24 CFR part 58 if HUD 

determines the part 58 review indicates 

the environmental conditions jeopardize 

the suitability of the site or a portion of 

the site and its housing structures for 

residential use. 

Q. 24 CFR 970.15(b)(2) and PIH 2012– 

7, Section 14. For Section 18 demolition 

applications (and disposition 

applications) justified by obsolescence, 

HUD generally shall not consider a 

program of modifications to be costeffective if the costs of such programs 

exceed 62.5 percent of TDC for elevator 

structures and 57.14 percent of TDC for 

all other types of structures in effect at 

the time the application is submitted to 

HUD. In addition, HUD requires that 

PHAs support rehabilitation costestimate by a list of specific and 

detailed work-items identified on form 

HUD–52860–B and other criteria 

outlined in PIH Notice 2012–7, Section 

14. HUD is willing to consider requests 

to waive these requirements if MDD 

PHAs submit other evidence (e.g., 

insurance adjuster reports, 

condemnation orders from local 

municipalities, and photographs) that 

support the MDD PHA’s certification 

that a program of modifications is not 

cost-effective. 

R. Notice PIH 2012–7, Section 14. 

HUD approves Section 18 demolition 

applications and disposition 

applications justified by physical 

obsolescence. HUD is willing to 

consider requests to waive these criteria 

for MDD PHAs if they submit other 

evidence (e.g., insurance adjuster 

reports, photographs) that support the 

MDD PHA’s certification that a program 

of modifications is not cost-effective. 

IV. Notification and Expedited Waiver 

Process During CY 2018—Instructions 

HUD has developed a checklist 

(Attachment A to this Notice) that an 

MDD PHA must complete and submit to 

take advantage of the provisions 

identified in this Notice and the 

expedited review of waiver requests. 

Each provision on the checklist 

indicates the documentation that must 

accompany the MDD PHA’s submission. 

Each request for a waiver (Section 3 of 

the checklist) must include a good-cause 

justification stating why the waiver is 

needed for the PHA’s relief and recovery 

efforts. 

To complete the checklist, take the 

following steps: 

1. Download the checklist to your 

computer, saving the document with the 

following filename: FR–6050–N–02. 

Your Agency’s HA Code (e.g., FR–050– 

N02.MI001). HUD will consider other 

methods of submission as needed. 

2. Complete the section titled 

Information about Requesting Agency. 

This section must be complete. An 

official of the MDD PHA must sign 

where indicated. If the information 

about the requesting agency is 

incomplete or the checklist has not been 

signed, then the checklist will be 

returned without review. 

3. Complete Sections 1, 2, and/or 3 of 

the checklist, as applicable, noting the 

documentation (if any) that 

accompanies each provision. 

4. Address an email to both 

PIHDisasterRelief@hud.gov and your 

Field Office Public Housing Director. In 

the subject line, type ‘‘PHA Name—PHA 

Code—MDD Disaster Relief—Month and 

Year’’. 

5. Attach the completed checklist, 

letter of justification, and supporting 

documentation as applicable to your 

email. 

6. Click ‘‘Send.’’ 

Checklists and any supporting 

documentation or information must be 

submitted not later than 4 months 

following the MDD. Requests submitted 

after that time period will not be 

considered except in special cases 

outside of the agency’s control. 

V. Finding of No Significant Impact 

A Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) with respect to the 

environment has been made in 

accordance with HUD regulations at 24 

CFR part 50, which implement section 

102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

4332(2)(C)). The FONSI is available for 

public inspection between 8 a.m. and 5 

p.m. weekdays in the Regulations 

Division, Office of General Counsel, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 

10276, Washington, DC 20410–0500. 

Due to security measures at the HUD 

Headquarters building, an advance 

appointment to review the docket file 

must be scheduled by Calling the 

Regulations Division at 202–708–3055 

(this is not a toll-free number). Hearingor speech-impaired individuals may 

access this number through TTY by 

calling the Federal Relay Service at 800– 

877–8339 (this is a toll-free number). 

Dated: September 5, 2018. 

Danielle Bastarache, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary. 

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ATTACHMENT A 

Relief from HUD Requirements 

Available to Public Housing Agencies During CY 2018 to Assist with 

Recovery and Relief Efforts on Behalf of Families 

Affected by Disasters 

Information· about Requesting Agency 

NAMEOFPHA: 

PHACODE: 

Address: 

City or Locality: (must be covered under PDD) 

Parish: 

Date of Submission: 

Signature ofPHA Official:--~--.,----------,--~-------------

Name/Title of PHA Offi.cial: 

Phone number of PHA Official: 

Section 1. List the Presidentially Declared Disaster(s) your agency is under: 

Section 2. Insert an "X" next to the applicable flexibilities. 

An MDD PHA may adopt the flexibilities listed below. 

A. 42 U.S.C. 1437gG)(1) and G)(2)(A) (Extension of deadline for obligation of Capital 

Funds.). (Office of Capital Improvements) 

My agency requests that HUD extend the deadline for the obligation and expenditure of 

Capital Funds for an additional 12 months. We will maintain documentation 

substantiating the need for this extension. 

B. 24 CFR 984.105 (Family Self-Sufficiency minimum program size). (Housing 

Voucher Management and Operations; Public Housing Management and Occupancy) 

My agency submits the certification required by 24 CFR 984.1 05(d) and will operate an 

FSS program that is smaller than the required program size for up to 24 months from 

[insert effective date of notice}. 

C. 24 CFR 990.145(b) (Public housing dwelling units with approved vacancies). 

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My agency requests HUD approval to treat certain public housing units in our inventory 

as approved vacancies. I have attached a project-by-project listing of the units for which 

this approval is requested I understand that any units that remain vacant shall be 

considered approved vacancies only for a period not to exceed I2 months from the date of 

HUD approval. 

Section 3. Insert an "X" next to the applicable waiver requests. 

An MDD PHA may request a waiver of a HUD requirement listed below or of any other HUD 

requirement and receive expedited review of the request, if the MDD PHA demonstrates that the 

waiver is needed for relief and recovery purposes. Each request must include a good-cause 

justification for the waiver, documenting why the waiver is needed for such purposes. No 

requested waiver may be implemented unless and until written approval from HUD has been 

obtained. 

A. 24 CFR 5.801(c) and 5.801(d)(l) (Uniform financial reporting standards; Filing of 

financial reports; Reporting compliance dates). (REAC) 

My agency requests a waiver of 2 4 CFR 5. 80 I (c) to extend the deadline for reporting of 

unaudited financial information to I80 days and of 2 4 CFR 5. 80 I (d) (I) to extend the 

reporting deadline for audited financial information to I3 months. 

For requests to waiver the deadlines to report both unaudited financial information and 

audited financial information. 

B. 24 CFR 902 (Public Housing Assessment System). (REAC) 

My agency requests a waiver of the inspection and scoring of public housing projects, as 

required under 24 CFR 902. 

C. 24 CFR 905.322(b) (Fiscal closeout) (Office of Capital Improvements) 

My agency requests a waiver of24 CFR 905.322(b) to extend the deadline for submission 

of the Actual Development Cost Certificate and the Actual Modernization Cost Certificate 

by I2 months. 

D. 24 CFR 905.314(b)-(c) (Cost and other limitations; Maximum project cost; TDC 

limit). (Office of Capital Improvements) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 905.3I4(b)-(c), which establish the calculation of 

maximum project cost and total development cost limits for the Capital Fund program. I 

understand that this waiver is in effect only until20I8 TDC limits have been published 

E. 24 CFR 905.3140) (Cost and other limitations; Types of labor) (Office of Capital 

Improvements) 

My agency requests a waiver of24 CFR 904.3I4(j) to allow for the use afforce account 

labor for modernization activities even if this activity has not been included in our 
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agency's 5-Year Action Plan. I understand that this waiver will be in effect for a period 

not to exceed 12 months from the date of HUD approval. 

F. 24 CFR 905.400(i)(5) (Capital Fund Formula; Limitation of Replacement Housing 

Funds to New Development) (Office of Capital Improvements) 

My agency requests a waiver of24 CFR 905.400(i)(5) to allow for the use of Capital Fund 

Replacement Housing Factor grants with undisbursed balances for public housing 

modernization. 1 understand that this waiver will be in effect only for funds obligated 

within 12 months from the date of HUD approval. 

G. 24 CFR 960.202(c)(l) (Tenant selection policies) and 24 CFR 982.54(a) 

(Administrative plan). (Housing Voucher Management and Operations; Public Housing 

Management and Occupancy) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 960.202(c)(J) and/or 24 CFR 982.54(a) so that 

our public housing tenant selection policies and section 8 administrative plan may be 

revised on a temporary basis, without formal approval, to address circumstances unique to 

relief and recovery efforts. I have attached documentation that our Board of 

Commissioners or an authorized P HA official supports the waiver request. I have also 

attached documentation identifYing the temporary revisions. The adoption of these 

revisions does not constitute a significant amendment to our FHA plan, nor does state law 

prevent us from adopting the revisions without formal approval. I understand that these 

revisions will be in effect for a period not to exceed 12 months from the date of HUD 's 

approval. 

H. 24 CFR 982.206(a)(2) (Waiting List; Opening and closing; Public notice). 

(Housing Voucher Management and Operations) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 982.206(a)(2) so that we can provide public 

notice of the opening of our waiting list via our Web site, at any of our offices, and/or in a 

voice-mail message in lieu of providing notice in a local newspaper of general circulation. 

I understand that my agency must comply with the requirements at 24 CFR 982.206(a)(2) 

to provide public notice in minority media and ensure that the notice complies with HUD 

fair housing requirements. I understand that this waiver is in effect for a period not to 

exceed 12 months from the date of HUD approval. 

I. 24 CFR 982.503(c) (HUD approval of exception payment standard amount). 

(Housing Voucher Management and Operations) 

My agency requests to establish an exception payment standard amount that is higher than 

110 percent of the published fair market rent (FMR). I have attached our proposed 

emergency exception payment standard schedule, which shows both the dollar amounts 

requested and those amounts as a percentage of the FMRs in effect at the time of the 

request. I understand that any approved exception payment standard will remain in effect 

until HUD revises the FMRs for the area. I also understand that increased per-family 

costs resulting from the use of such exception payment standard may result in a reduction 

in the number of families assisted or may require my agency to adopt other cost-saving 
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measures. 

J. 24 CFR 982.401(d) (Housing quality standards; Space and security). (Housing 

Voucher Management and Operations) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 982.401 (d) so that we may allow families to 

occupy units that are smaller than our occupancy standards would otherwise dictate. I 

understand that this waiver is in effect only for HAPs entered into during the 12-month 

period following the date of HUD approval, and then only with the written consent of the 

family. 

K. 24 CFR 982.633(a) (Occupancy of home). (Housing Voucher Management and 

Operations) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 982. 633(a) so that we may continue HAP for 

homeownership for families displaced from their homes if needed to comply with mortgage 

terms or make necessary repairs. We have determined that the family is not receiving 

assistance from another source. I understand that such payments must cease if the family 

remains absent from their home for more than 180 consecutive calendar days. 

L. 24 CFR 984.303(d) (Contract of participation; contract extension). (Public Housing 

Management and Occupancy; Housing Voucher Management and Operations) 

My agency requests a waiver of24 CFR 984.303(d) so that a family's contract of 

participation may be extended for up to 3 years. I understand that such extensions may be 

made only during the 12-month period following the date ofHUD approval. 

M. 24 CFR 985.101(a) (Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP)). 

(Housing Voucher Management and Operations) 

My agency requests a waiver of 2 4 CFR 985.10 I (a) so that our SEMAP score from the 

previous year may be carried over. My agency has a fiscal year end of9/30/17, 12/31/17, 

or 3/31/18. 

N. Notice PIH 2012-10, Section S(c) (Verification of the Social Security Number 

(SSN)) (REAC) 

My agency requests a waiver of section 8(c) of Notice PIH 2012-10 to allow for the 

submission of Form HUD-50058 90 calendars days from receipt of an applicant's or 

participant's SSN documentation. I understand that this waiver will be in effect for a 

period not to exceed 12 months from the date of HUD approval. 

0. Waivers not identified in FR-6050-N-02. 

My agency seeks waivers of the HUD requirements listed below. I have included 

documentation justifYing the need for the waivers. 
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BILLING CODE 4210–67–C 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLORB00000.L10200000.BS0000.LXSSH1

060000.18X.HAG 18–0149] 

Notice of Public Meetings for the 

Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management’s (BLM), Southeast 

Oregon Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC) will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The Southeast Oregon RAC will 

meet Thursday, October 11, and Friday, 

October 12, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Pacific Daylight Time each day. A halfhour comment period, during which the 

public may address the RAC, will begin 

at 4 p.m. Friday, October 12. The final 

agenda will be posted online at https:// 

www.blm.gov/get-involved/resourceadvisory-council/near-you/oregonwashington/southeast-oregon-rac at 

least one week prior to the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at 

the Harney County Chamber of 

Commerce, 484 N Broadway, Burns, OR 

97720. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larisa Bogardus, Public Affairs Officer, 

1301 S G Street, Lakeview, Oregon 

97630; (541) 947–6811; lbogardus@

blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1(800) 877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting Thursday, October 11, will 

consist of working sessions that pertain 

to the Lakeview Resource Management 

Plan Amendment (RMP–A) and the 

Southeast Oregon (Vale) RMP–A. The 

meeting Friday, October 12, will include 

discussions about potential management 

approaches for the draft alternatives for 

the Lakeview District’s RMP–A; 

development of interstate fuel breaks to 

protect against wildfire; a discussion of 

potential comments to submit regarding 

the draft alternatives proposed for the 

Southeast Oregon RMP–A; a report on 

the 2018 Fire Season; a presentation by 

the State of Oregon Department of Fish 

and Wildlife regarding their wolf 

management plan and how it applies to 

Federal lands; and any other business 

that may reasonably come before the 

RAC. 

The 15-member Southeast Oregon 

RAC was chartered and appointed by 

the Secretary of the Interior. Their 

diverse perspectives are represented in 

commodity, conservation, and general 

interests. They provide advice to the 

BLM and US Forest Service resource 

managers regarding management plans 

and proposed resource actions on public 

land in southeast Oregon. All meetings 

are open to the public in their entirety. 

Information to be distributed to the RAC 

is requested prior to the start of each 

meeting. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comments, please be aware that your 

entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee we will be able to do 

so. 

Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2. 

Jeff Krauss, 

Acting Assistant Director, Communications. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLAK940000.L14100000.BX0000.18X.

LXSS001L0100] 

Filing of Plats of Survey: Alaska 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of official filing. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of lands 

described in this notice are scheduled to 

be officially filed in the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, 

Anchorage, Alaska. The surveys, which 

were executed at the request of the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service and the BLM, 

are necessary for the management of 

these lands. 

DATES: The BLM must receive protests 

by October 12, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of 

the plats from the Alaska Public 

Information Center at the BLM Alaska 

State Office, 222 W. 7th Avenue, 

Anchorage, AK 99513, upon required 

payment. You may view the plats at this 

location at no cost. Please use this 

address when filing written protests. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Douglas N. Haywood, Chief, Branch of 

Cadastral Survey, Alaska State Office, 

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