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Beginning date Ending date Under-payments 

(percent) 

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(percent) 

Corporate overpayments 

(Eff. 1–1–99) 

(percent) 

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070108 093008 5 5 4 

100108 123108 6 6 5 

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040109 123110 4 4 3 

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Dated: January 2, 2013. 

Thomas S. Winkowski, 

Acting Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00146 Filed 1–7–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5667–N–01] 

Supportive Housing for the Elderly; 

Advance Notice of Senior Preservation 

Rental Assistance Contracts Award 

Process 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, (HUD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Section 202 Supportive 

Housing for the Elderly Act of 2010, 

signed into law in January 2011, 

authorizes HUD to provide Senior 

Preservation Rental Assistance 

Contracts (SPRACs) with 20-year terms 

to prevent displacement of elderly 

residents of certain projects assisted 

under HUD’s Section 202 Supportive 

Housing for the Elderly program in the 

case of refinancing or recapitalization 

and to further preserve and maintain 

affordability of Section 202 Direct Loan 

projects. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2012, $16 

million was made available for SPRAC 

funding. This notice advises of HUD’s 

intent to award SPRACs through the 

proposed application process described 

in this notice. HUD is soliciting 

comments on the proposed process for 

awarding SPRACs and the associated 

criteria for establishing eligibility to 

apply for a SPRAC. 

DATES: Comment Due Date: March 11, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this notice to the Regulations Division, 

Office of General Counsel, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 7th Street SW., Room 10276, 

Washington, DC 20410–0500. 

Communications must refer to the above 

docket number and title. There are two 

methods for submitting public 

comments. All submissions must refer 

to the above docket number and title. 

1. Submission of Comments by Mail. 

Comments may be submitted by mail to 

the Regulations Division, Office of 

General Counsel, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

7th Street SW., Room 10276, 

Washington, DC 20410–0500. 

2. Electronic Submission of 

Comments. Interested persons may 

submit comments electronically through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly 

encourages commenters to submit 

comments electronically. Electronic 

submission of comments allows the 

commenter maximum time to prepare 

and submit a comment, ensures timely 

receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to 

make them immediately available to the 

public. Comments submitted 

electronically through the 

www.regulations.gov Web site can be 

viewed by other commenters and 

interested members of the public. 

Commenters should follow the 

instructions provided on that site to 

submit comments electronically. 

Note: To receive consideration as public 

comments, comments must be submitted 

through one of the two methods specified 

above. Again, all submissions must refer to 

the docket number and title of the notice. 

No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile 

(FAX) comments are not acceptable. 

Public Inspection of Public 

Comments. All properly submitted 

comments and communications 

submitted to HUD will be available for 

public inspection and copying between 

8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the above 

address. Due to security measures at the 

HUD Headquarters building, an 

appointment to review the public 

comments must be scheduled in 

advance by calling the Regulations 

Division at 202–708–3055 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Individuals with 

speech or hearing impairments may 

access this number via TTY by calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 800–877– 

8339. Copies of all comments submitted 

are available for inspection and 

downloading at www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margaret Salazar, Deputy Director of the 

Office of Affordable Housing 

Development, Office of Multifamily 

Housing Programs, Office of Housing, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 

6112, Washington, DC 20410; telephone 

number 202–708–2495 (this is not a tollfree number). Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at 800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Section 202 Supportive Housing 

for the Elderly Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 

372, approved January 4, 2011) (Section 

202 of 2010 Act) authorizes HUD to 

provide SPRACs with 20-year terms to 

prevent displacement of elderly 

residents of certain projects assisted 

under HUD’s Section 202 Supportive 

Housing for the Elderly program 

(Section 202 program) in the case of 

refinancing or recapitalization and to 

further preserve and maintain 

affordability of Section 202 Direct Loan 

projects. General authority for a Section 

202 Direct Loan is provided by Section 

811 of the American Homeownership 

and Economic Opportunity (AHEO) Act 

of 2000, as amended by the Section 202 

of 2010 Act (12 U.S.C. 1701q note). 

Pursuant to this authority, SPRAC 

assistance may be provided to Section 

202 properties with original interest 

rates of 6 percent or less (financed prior 

to 1974), when the property is 

refinanced to make capital repairs and 

the owner does not anticipate debt 

service savings from the refinance. In 

FY 2012, $16 million was made 

available for SPRAC funding. 

II. This Notice—Solicitation of 

Comment 

This notice advises of HUD’s intent to 

award SPRACs through the proposed 

application process described in this 

notice. HUD is soliciting comments on 


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1The MAP Guide may be accessed at http:// 

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program_offices/administration/hudclips/ 

guidebooks/hsg-GB4430. 

the proposed process for awarding 

SPRACs and the associated criteria for 

establishing eligibility to apply for a 

SPRAC. Specifically, HUD requests 

comment on the following sections of 

this notice: 

Eligibility Criteria 

1. Are any additional eligibility 

criteria necessary to ensure those 

elderly residents most at risk of 

displacement receive SPRAC assistance? 

2. Should any of the eligibility criteria 

be removed or modified? 

3. Is eligibility criterion six—a seven 

percent or below vacancy rate—realistic 

for Section 202 properties with interest 

rates of 6 percent or less financed prior 

to 1974? If not, why not (please provide 

any data you have supporting your 

comments)? 

Award Process 

1. Is the SPRAC award process an 

effective and efficient means of 

providing rental assistance to elderly 

residents at risk of displacement? 

Should HUD modify the award process? 

If so, how? 

2. Is separating qualified Ownerapplicants into two pools based on 

willingness to target very low income 

elderly tenants an effective means of 

serving the population most in need? If 

so, how? If not, why (please provide any 

data or information you have supporting 

your comments)? 

HUD will take all comments into 

consideration and issue a final notice 

that will provide threshold criteria for 

Owner-applicant eligibility and final 

details of the FY 2012 SPRAC award 

process. 

III. Proposed SPRAC Application and 

Award Process 

Purpose of the Program 

The Section 202 Supportive Housing 

for the Elderly Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 

372, approved January 4, 2011) (Section 

202 of 2010 Act) authorizes HUD to 

provide SPRACs to unassisted Section 

202 units. The SPRAC contracts will 

have 20-year terms, with funding 

subject to annual appropriations. The 

purpose of SPRACs is to prevent 

displacement of income-eligible elderly 

residents of Section 202 Direct Loan 

properties with original interest rates of 

6 percent or less, when the property is 

refinanced and the Owner does not 

anticipate debt service savings from the 

refinance. General authority for a 

Section 202 Direct Loan is provided by 

Section 811 of the American 

Homeownership and Economic 

Opportunity (AHEO) Act of 2000, as 

amended by the Section 202 of 2010 Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1701q note). In order to be 

income-eligible to receive SPRAC 

assistance, household income must be 

80 percent or below area median income 

(AMI). 

In addition to protecting elderly 

residents from displacement, SPRAC 

assistance is also intended to further 

preservation and affordability of these 

pre-1974 Section 202 Direct Loan 

projects. The mortgages on these 

properties, originally for 40 or 50-year 

terms, are reaching their maturity dates. 

When mortgages mature, the use and 

affordability restrictions of these 

properties expire, putting the long term 

affordability of this senior housing at 

risk. Very low-income elderly tenants of 

maturing mortgage properties are at the 

most immediate risk of displacement. 

The award process described in this 

notice will target these maturing 

mortgage properties by ranking qualified 

applications received by mortgage 

maturity date. Properties with mortgage 

maturity dates that predate the SPRAC 

application deadline, and properties 

with maturity dates sooner than 60 days 

following the SPRAC application 

deadline will not be eligible for SPRAC 

awards. 

HUD oversees a portfolio of 209 

Section 202 properties with original 

interest rates of six percent or less. All 

were financed prior to 1974. Many pre1974 Section 202 Direct Loan properties 

have never completed a rehabilitation 

effort and are in need of significant 

capital repairs. Owners may wish to 

prepay the existing Section 202 Direct 

Loan in order to obtain new financing 

to address the physical needs of the 

project. Even in a time of historically 

low interest rates, however, it is 

unlikely that the refinancing of an 

eligible Section 202 Direct Loan would 

result in a reduction in debt service. 

The anticipated increase in debt 

service from the Section 202 refinance 

places unassisted elderly residents in 

danger of displacement. Tenants may be 

at risk as Owners seek additional 

income to pay the increased debt 

service. The majority of pre-1974 Direct 

Loan projects are ‘‘partially assisted,’’ 

meaning that some, but not all units 

receive Section 8 Project Based Rental 

assistance. Under AHEO, as amended, 

the Owner may qualify to receive a 

Section 8 rent adjustment on the Section 

8 units, which could bring additional 

income to cover the increased debt 

service requirement. However, it is 

unlikely that this income will be 

sufficient to pay the increased debt 

service. The Owner may look to the 

unassisted households of the project to 

pay a rent increase to cover the costs of 

the new loan. The imposition of a rent 

increase places unassisted elderly 

residents at risk of possible 

displacement. SPRAC assistance will 

provide rental assistance on previously 

unassisted units. In addition, this 

assistance may provide revenue that 

could offset the cost of a service 

coordinator or other operating costs. 

This assistance eliminates the need for 

Owners to impose rent increases on 

these vulnerable households. 

The provision of SPRACs is 

contingent on HUD approval of the 

Section 202 Direct Loan prepayment. As 

a matter of policy, HUD has determined 

that the amount of proposed repairs 

must rise to the level of substantial 

rehabilitation as defined in the HUD 

Multifamily Accelerated Processing 

(MAP) Guide, 4430–G, Rev-1. Otherwise, 

the transaction could have the effect of 

merely trading low interest debt for 

higher interest debt.1 The substantial 

rehabilitation must be in compliance 

with the Section 504 accessibility 

requirements described in 24 CFR part 

8. HUD applies the Uniform Federal 

Accessibility Standards (UFAS) through 

its regulations under part 8. The 

prepayment, in conjunction with the 

substantial rehabilitation of the project 

and the provision of SPRAC, will 

facilitate the improvement of the project 

and the long-term preservation of the 

project as housing affordable to current 

and future elderly households. 

The HUD Section 202 Direct Loan 

portfolio includes 18,600 unassisted 

units. To receive SPRAC assistance for 

these unassisted units, the project 

Owner must meet all SPRAC Notice 

requirements, and all prepayment 

requirements of AHEO. Over the next 

decade, an average of 2,000 unassisted 

units per year risk losing affordability 

due to maturing Section 202 loans. 

The Consolidated and Further 

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 

(Public Law 112–55, approved 

November 18, 2011) makes funds 

available to fund the first year of 

assistance for 20-year project-based 

rental assistance contracts for unassisted 

units in qualifying Section 202 projects. 

The precise number of units/households 

to receive assistance will be determined 

based on the availability of funds. 

SPRACs are not Section 8 project 

based rental assistance Housing 

Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts. 

However, pursuant to the Section 202 of 

2010 Act, HUD will administer SPRACs 

under the same requirements governing 

project-based rental assistance made 


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2See http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/ 

program_offices/administration/hudclips/notices/ 

hsg. 

3Pursuant to AHEO, SPRAC awards must be 

linked to a qualifying mortgage prepayment, not a 

mortgage maturity. Therefore a property will not 

receive SPRAC if the mortgage matures before the 

Direct Loan prepayment is completed. 

4See http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/ 

huddoc?id=11-03hsgn.pdf. 

available under section 8 of the United 

States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

1473f), and implemented through the 

regulations at 24 CFR part 883. To be 

eligible for SPRAC assistance, residents 

must be income-eligible (at-or-below 80 

percent of AMI). SPRAC assistance will 

only be provided to units occupied by 

income-eligible households at the time 

the SPRAC is executed. Initial SPRAC 

rents will be established based on 

market comparables. Over the 20-year 

term of the SPRAC, contracts will be 

administered using the processes 

described in the HUD Section 8 Renewal 

Policy Guidebook, under Option 1: Mark 

up to Market. Rents will be adjusted 

annually using the Operating Cost 

Adjustment Factor (OCAF) described in 

the Section 8 Renewal Policy 

Guidebook. An updated Rent 

Comparability Study (RCS) will be 

required every five (5) years. At the end 

of the 20-year term, subject to the 

availability of appropriations, HUD may 

renew the SPRAC for an additional 20- 

year term. Please note that though 

SPRACs will be administered under 

Section 8 guidance, this does not mean 

that SPRACs are a form of Section 8 

rental assistance. SPRACs will be 

administered in accordance with the 

current Section 8 regulations until HUD 

publishes regulations to govern SPRACs 

in the near future. 

I. Available Funds 

HUD is making $16 million in FY 

2012 funds available to fund the initial 

year of SPRAC units for selected 

properties. HUD anticipates this could 

fund up to 2,000 unassisted units. 

Funding for future contract years are 

subject to appropriations. HUD may 

make new SPRAC contract awards in 

future funding rounds if and when 

appropriations are available for this 

purpose. 

Award Process 

The proposal is to award SPRAC 

requests through an application process, 

open to those projects electing to prepay 

and refinance the Section 202 Direct 

Loan under the terms of AHEO and 

HUD guidance provided in Housing 

Notice 12–08 for Section 202 Direct 

Loan prepayment requirements.2

Section 202 projects that apply and 

meet eligibility criteria will be separated 

into two pools: 

(1) Pool One—those Owner-applicants 

that commit to use SPRAC assistance for 

existing low income and very low 

income tenants residing at the property 

at the time of the 202 Direct Loan 

prepayment, and for new very low 

income tenants (50 percent of AMI) 

upon unit turnover; and 

(2) Pool Two—those Ownerapplicants that do not commit to use 

SPRAC assistance exclusively for low 

income and very low income tenants 

residing at the property at the time of 

the 202 Direct Loan prepayment, and for 

new very low income tenants (50 

percent of AMI) upon unit turnover, but 

rather for tenants at or below 80 percent 

of AMI. 

All qualified Owner-applicants and 

the respective properties in both Pool 

One and Pool Two will be ranked by 

mortgage maturity date. Beginning with 

those in Pool One, SPRAC awards will 

be made based on the mortgage maturity 

date of each property. HUD will select 

the property with the earliest 

chronological maturity date first, the 

property with the second earliest 

maturity date second, and so forth, until 

funding is exhausted. If there are not 

enough qualified Owner-applicants in 

Pool One to exhaust available SPRAC 

funding, those qualified Ownerapplicants in Pool Two will become 

eligible for SPRAC awards. The process 

for award will be identical to that for 

Pool Two and will be based on mortgage 

maturity date. Properties with mortgage 

maturity dates that predate the SPRAC 

application deadline will not be eligible 

for SPRAC awards.3 There is no 

maximum award ceiling per project. 

HUD will not make partial awards. 

HUD will only select projects that can 

be fully funded with available SPRAC 

funds. For example, if the next eligible 

project on the list (ranked by mortgage 

maturity date) includes 100 unassisted 

income-eligible units, HUD will only 

select this project for funding if there 

are sufficient SPRAC resources to fund 

all 100 income-eligible units. If 

resources are not sufficient, HUD will 

select the next eligible project that can 

be fully funded or will close the award 

process until further notice. (Following 

public comment on this notice and 

incorporation of these comments, a 

SPRAC Housing Notice will establish 

minimum basic eligibility criteria for 

Owner-applicants to apply by a certain 

deadline, which will be provided in the 

final notice that follows and takes into 

consideration public comment on this 

notice.) 

Eligibility Criteria 

Eligible Owner-applicants will own 

properties that meet the following 

criteria: 

1. Their property must be a Section 

202 property with an original interest 

rate of six percent or less (funded prior 

to 1974) and with unassisted units. 

2. Their most recent Real Estate 

Assessment Center (REAC) score at the 

property must be 60 or above, and the 

property must have no open Exigent 

Health and Safety findings. 

3. Their most recent Management and 

Occupancy Review score at the property 

must be satisfactory or higher. 

4. Their property must have no open 

referrals to the Departmental 

Enforcement Center. 

5. The Owner-applicant must intend 

to refinance under the terms and 

conditions of AHEO, as amended, with 

no anticipated debt service savings from 

the refinance. A purchase/acquisition 

transaction is also eligible if the project 

will not experience debt service savings 

as a result of the transaction. (In the case 

of an acquisition, the current Owner 

must submit the SPRAC request but may 

provide evidence in the form of a 

purchase/sale agreement that the 

prepayment will include an 

acquisition.) The Owner-applicant must 

demonstrate that without SPRAC the 

rents for unassisted elderly tenants will 

be raised to compensate for the 

increased debt service costs resulting 

from prepayment at a higher interest 

rate. Rent increases will place 

unassisted elderly tenants at high risk of 

displacement. 

6. Their property vacancy rate must 

be seven percent or lower for the 24 

month period prior to application or the 

Owner-applicant must intend to convert 

efficiency units to one-bedroom units in 

accordance with Housing Notice 2011– 

03.4 In order to convert efficiency units 

to one-bedroom units, the Ownerapplicant must demonstrate an average 

vacancy rate in the efficiency units of at 

least 25 percent for at least 24 months 

or documentation must be shown that 

supports that the proposed conversion 

units are functionally obsolete. 

7. Their property is proximate to the 

amenities and services needed by 

elderly residents. 

8. The Owner-applicant is not eligible 

to request assistance if such owner: 

i. Has been charged with a systemic 

violation of the Fair Housing Act or 

received a cause determination from a 

substantially equivalent state or local 

fair housing agency concerning a 

systemic violation of a substantially 


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5See http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/ 

program_offices/administration/hudclips/ 

handbooks/hsgh/4350.3. 

6 ‘‘Low-vacancy area’’ was defined for the 

purposes of this assistance as a county that 

currently and historically demonstrates a moderate 

to tight rental housing market for low-income 

renters. HUD determined this definition with two 

thresholds. First, the county must be below the 

national vacancy rate for units affordable to lowincome household in 2000, which is 7.3 percent. 

Second, the county must be below the 80th 

percentile vacancy rate for low-income renters as 

estimated by the 2005–2009 American Community 

Survey 5 year estimates, which is 8.7 percent. A list 

of low-vacancy areas is included in Attachment 1. 

equivalent state or local fair housing law 

proscribing discrimination because of 

race, color, religion, sex, national origin, 

disability or familial status; 

ii. Is a defendant in a Fair Housing 

Act lawsuit filed by the Department of 

Justice alleging a pattern or practice of 

discrimination or denial of rights to a 

group of persons raising an issue of 

general public interest pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. 3614(a); 

iii. Has received a letter of findings 

identifying systemic noncompliance 

under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 

1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973, or Section 109 of the 

Housing and Community Development 

Act of 1974; 

iv. Has received a cause 

determination from a substantially 

equivalent state or local fair housing 

agency concerning a systemic violation 

of provisions of a state or local law 

proscribing discrimination in housing 

based on sexual orientation or gender 

identity; or 

v. Has received a cause determination 

from a substantially equivalent state or 

local fair housing agency concerning a 

systemic violation of a state or local law 

proscribing discrimination in housing 

based on lawful source of income; and 

vi. If applicable, has not resolved to 

HUD’s satisfaction, the charge, lawsuit, 

letter of findings or cause determination 

referenced in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), 

(iv) or (v) and/or is not in current 

compliance with any agreement or 

consent order resolving the matter. 

Award Process 

Funding for SPRAC awards is 

extremely limited and a significant 

number of equally worthy projects are 

expected to compete for SPRAC 

funding. To allocate these scarce 

resources effectively, HUD proposes to 

make SPRAC awards using an 

application process where applications 

are separated into two pools: 

(1) Pool One—those Owner-applicants 

that commit to use SPRAC assistance for 

existing low income and very low 

income tenants residing at the property 

at the time of the 202 Direct Loan 

prepayment, and for new very low 

income tenants (50 percent of Area 

Media Income) upon unit turnover; and 

(2) Pool Two—those Ownerapplicants that do not commit to use 

SPRAC assistance exclusively for low 

income and very low income tenants 

residing at the property at the time of 

the 202 Direct Loan prepayment, and for 

new very low income tenants (50 

percent of AMI) upon unit turnover, but 

rather for tenants at or below 80 percent 

of AMI. 

Both Pools will be ranked by mortgage 

maturity date, and beginning with Pool 

One, projects will be awarded SPRAC in 

chronological order until funding is 

exhausted. If funding is not exhausted 

from Pool One, awards will be made in 

chronological order of mortgage 

maturity date for Pool Two. HUD 

believes all pre-1974 Section 202 

properties that meet the eligibility 

requirements are in need of 

preservation, and all unassisted 

residents of these properties are 

potentially vulnerable to rent increases 

or displacement. Elderly tenants of 

properties with imminent mortgage 

maturity dates are at greatest risk of 

displacement because those properties 

are closer to terminating their 

relationship with HUD. As the mortgage 

matures, the property is no longer 

obligated to operate as housing 

affordable to very low, low, and/or 

moderate-income elderly households. 

HUD’s top priority is protecting very 

low income unassisted elderly tenants 

from displacement and providing 

assistance to this population in the 

future. Therefore, HUD will give priority 

to those qualified Owner-applicants that 

commit to target 100 percent of SPRAC 

assistance to very low-income and low 

income elderly residents residing in the 

project at the time of the Direct Loan 

prepayment, and exclusively to very 

low income tenants at unit turnover. 

These projects will go into Pool One for 

SPRAC awards. Households that 

currently reside in unassisted units at 

the Section 202 Direct Loan project, and 

that meet the low income eligibility 

criteria (at or below 80 percent of AMI) 

will be eligible to receive SPRAC 

assistance. However, upon unit 

turnover, the Owner-applicants will 

commit to make the vacant units 

available exclusively to very low 

income households. 

To determine very low income 

thresholds, the Owner-applicant should 

determine annual income by following 

the income verification process 

described in HUD Handbook 4350.3, 

Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized 

Multifamily Housing Programs.5 The 

Owner-applicant must compare the 

household’s annual income with HUD’s 

current FY low income limits. For this 

comparison, Owner-applicants must 

know the size of the household (e.g., 1 

person household). Owner-applicants 

may find HUD’s low income limits by 

visiting http://www.huduser.org/portal/ 

datasets/il/il12/index_il2012.html. At 

this site, Owner-applicants click ‘‘Click 

Here for FY 2012 IL Documentation.’’ 

The Owner-applicant then selects the 

state and county in which the property 

is located, and clicks ‘‘Next Screen.’’ 

The relevant information is located in 

the row labeled ‘‘Very Low (50%) 

Income Limits.’’ If the household’s 

annual income is greater than the very 

low-income limit found in this row, the 

household does not qualify as a very 

low income household for the purposes 

of SPRAC eligibility. 

Qualified Owner-applicants in Pool 

One will be ranked by project mortgage 

maturity date, and those projects will be 

funded based on chronological maturity 

date, with the earliest maturity date 

selected first, until all SPRAC funds are 

exhausted. Properties with mortgage 

maturity dates that predate the SPRAC 

application deadline will not be eligible 

for SPRAC awards. This approach 

allows HUD to target those properties 

with imminent maturing mortgages to 

meet the statutory intent to protect 

unassisted elderly residents from 

displacement. 

If two properties have the same 

mortgage maturity date, projects in lowvacancy areas 6 will be given priority, 

because residents in these areas would 

have the most difficulty securing 

affordable housing if they did not have 

access to rental assistance. To determine 

if a project is in a low-vacancy area, 

please see Attachment 1. If none of the 

projects with the same mortgage 

maturity date are in a low-vacancy area, 

the project with the greatest number of 

unassisted units will be funded within 

the limitation of available funds, in 

order to reach the greatest number of 

impacted elderly residents. 

If there are not enough qualified 

Owner-applicants in Pool One to utilize 

all available SPRAC funding, qualified 

Owner-applicants that meet the 

threshold criteria but do not commit to 

use SPRAC assistance for existing low 

income and very low income tenants 

residing at the property at the time of 

the 202 Direct Loan prepayment, and for 

new very low income tenants (50 

percent of AMI) upon unit turnover, but 

rather tenants at or below 80 percent of 

AMI (Pool Two) will become eligible. 

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7At this stage, HUD will use the RCS to forecast 

the potential SPRAC rent levels and cost of 

providing assistance to the unassisted units at the 

property. The RCS will not be interpreted as the 

final rent or assistance level, which will be 

determined at a later stage of the process. The 

Owner is not required to provide an assessment or 

calculation of assistance at this stage. 

applicants will be identical to that for 

Pool One. 

Properties selected via the outlined 

application process will receive a 

preliminary notification of SPRAC 

award. Final SPRAC awards will be 

contingent on the property successfully 

receiving HUD approval to prepay the 

Section 202 Direct Loan under the 

requirements of AHEO and any standing 

or subsequent HUD guidance related to 

Section 202 Direct Loan prepayments. 

HUD is proposing a six-stage process 

for the award of SPRACs: 

(1) Submission by the Ownerapplicant of an Expression of Interest 

Letter (an Expression of Interest is not 

being solicited at this time); 

(2) Separation of qualified OwnerApplicants into Pool One and Pool Two 

based on Owner-applicant commitment 

to target very low income elderly 

residents; 

(3) Ranking of Applications by 

Mortgage Maturity Date; 

(4) Notification to Proceed; 

(5) Completion of Prepayment 

Request and Approval; and 

(6) Fund Reservation and Obligation. 

Stage 1: Owner Submits an Expression 

of Interest Letter 

An Owner-applicant must first 

determine that the 202 Direct Loan 

property meets the above basic 

eligibility criteria for SPRAC award. An 

interested and eligible Owner-applicant 

will then submit an Expression of 

Interest Letter for SPRAC award to HUD. 

HUD proposes the following 

information should be included in or 

with the Expression of Interest Letter: 

1. Project name and FHA number. 

2. Statement that the Owner-applicant 

plans to refinance and does not 

anticipate debt service savings from the 

refinance, and must plan repairs that 

rise to the level of substantial 

rehabilitation. 

3. Statement that the Owner-applicant 

will commit to target SPRAC assistance 

exclusively for existing low income and 

very low income tenants residing at the 

property at the time of the 202 Direct 

Loan prepayment, and for new very low 

income tenants (50 percent of Area 

Media Income) upon unit turnover (if 

applicable). 

4. Rent rolls from the 3 months 

preceding the Letter of Intent, verifying 

that the property has a vacancy rate of 

seven percent or lower. 

or 

The Owner-applicant must include a 

statement of intent to convert efficiency 

units to one-bedroom units in 

accordance with Housing Notice 2011– 

03. In order to convert efficiency units 

to one-bedroom units, the property rent 

roll must demonstrate that average 

vacancy rate in the efficiency units is at 

least 25 percent for at least 24 months 

or the Owner-applicant must provide a 

letter from a licensed appraiser or a 

licensed architect indicating that the 

efficiency units proposed for conversion 

are functionally obsolete. 

5. Rent Comparability Study (RCS), 

commissioned by the Owner, to 

estimate the approximate amount of 

SPRAC funding needed to provide 

assistance at market rent levels for the 

unassisted units. The RCS must be 

completed in accordance with Chapter 9 

of the Section 8 Renewal Policy 

Guidebook (http://portal.hud.gov/ 

hudportal/documents/ 

huddoc?id=DOC_14528.pdf). If the 

property has a Section 8 HAP contract 

and the Owner has commissioned an 

RCS within the last five years, the RCS 

may be used per the guidelines of 

Chapter 9 of the Section 8 Renewal 

Policy Guidebook. HUD will use the 

RCS to approximate the SPRAC contract 

rents based on comparable market 

rents.7

6. The Owner-Applicant must submit 

one of the following to demonstrate the 

property is proximate to amenities and 

services needed by the elderly residents: 

A. Submit a letter, signed by the 

Housing, Planning, or Community 

Development office of the local 

municipality verifying that: 

(i) This Section 202 property is 

proximate to social, recreational, 

educational, commercial, and health 

facilities and services, and other 

municipal facilities and services; or 

(ii) If the Section 202 property is not 

currently proximate to social, 

recreational, educational, commercial, 

and health facilities or services, the 

preservation of this Section 202 

property is an integral part of a 

concerted community revitalization 

plan. 

or 

B. Provide a certification from the 

Designated Point of Contact for the 

designated Preferred Sustainability 

Status Community where the property is 

located, using form HUD2995. A list of 

Preferred Sustainability Status 

Communities and the corresponding 

points of contact can be found here: 

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/ 

HUD?src=/program_offices/ 

administration/grants/nofa11/ 

psscontacts. The form will certify the 

nexus between the proposed 

preservation of the Section 202 property 

by the owner applicant and the 

Livability Principles as they are being 

advanced in the Preferred Sustainability 

Status Community. This certification 

must be signed and dated anytime from 

the date of the publication of the SPRAC 

Final Notice to the deadline date of the 

SPRAC funding opportunity. Any 

certifications signed before or after those 

dates will not be acceptable. 

8. Statement certifying that the 

Owner-applicant is in compliance with 

the civil rights threshold requirements 

set forth under ‘‘Eligibility Criteria’’ in 

this Notice. 

Note: HUD will remove the application 

from the pool and notify those Ownerapplicants who do not meet the 

qualifications for a SPRAC award. 

Stage 2: Separation of Applications by 

Very low Income Targeting into Pool 

One and Pool Two 

Those qualified Owner-Applicants 

that include a statement of commitment 

to use SPRAC assistance for existing low 

income and very low income tenants 

residing at the property at the time of 

the 202 Direct Loan prepayment, and for 

new very low income tenants (50 

percent of AMI) upon unit turnover will 

be placed in Pool One and those 

qualified Owner-applicants that do not 

include a statement of commitment will 

be placed in Pool Two. Once all 

qualified Owner-applicants in Pool One 

have received SPRAC assistance, awards 

will begin for Pool Two. 

Stage 3: Ranking of Applications by 

Mortgage Maturity Date 

Upon the submission deadline for the 

Expression of Interest Letter and the 

separation of qualified Ownerapplicants into Pool One and Pool Two, 

HUD will rank the qualified Ownerapplicants and corresponding projects 

by mortgage maturity date. If two or 

more qualified applicants have the same 

mortgage maturity date, the project(s) in 

low-vacancy areas listed in the 

appendix to this Notice will be given 

priority. If none of the projects with the 

same mortgage maturity date are in lowvacancy areas, the project with the most 

unassisted units will be selected within 

limitations of funding. 

Beginning with Pool One, HUD will 

allocate SPRAC funding in 

chronological order of mortgage 

maturity date, using the RCS, the 

number of unassisted units, and 

contract cost information in comparable 

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8Note: HUD intends to issue an update to 

Housing Notice 12–08 in the near future to clarify 

prepayment processing and requirements, including 

environmental review requirements. 

9The SPRAC Notification to Proceed will provide 

the maximum number of units that may be assisted 

under the SPRAC. The lender should be advised of 

the possibility that the number of SPRAC-assisted 

units on the contract could decrease if residents are 

found to be over-income. The lender would rely on 

the RCS for ‘‘market’’ rents on which to underwrite 

the loan. 

10 (http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/ 

huddoc?id=DOC_14523.pdf) 

until all SPRAC funds are exhausted. 

HUD will not make partial awards. HUD 

will only select projects that can be fully 

funded with available SPRAC funds. For 

example, if the next project on the list 

includes 100 unassisted units HUD will 

only select this project for funding if 

there are sufficient SPRAC resources to 

fund all 100 units under the contract. If 

resources are not sufficient, HUD will 

select the next eligible project that can 

be fully funded or will close the award 

process until further notice. 

Once all qualified Owner-applicants 

in Pool One have been funded, HUD 

will award SPRAC to those qualified 

Owner-applicants in Pool Two 

chronologically by mortgage maturity 

date. Awards made to Pool Two Ownerapplicants will follow the same 

procedures outlined above for Pool One. 

Stage 4: Notification to Proceed 

Upon selection, the Owner-applicant 

will receive a Notification to Proceed 

letter confirming the project was 

selected to receive a SPRAC award. This 

Notification will specify that SPRAC 

assistance will only be provided for 

unassisted units occupied by incomeeligible residents (at or below 80 percent 

of AMI) at the time of execution of the 

SPRAC. The Notification to Proceed 

letter will not guarantee funding, as the 

Owner-applicant will need to meet all 

criteria and complete the Section 202 

prepayment process successfully before 

receiving funds. The Notification to 

Proceed letter will include an estimated 

dollar amount for potential SPRAC 

assistance, determined by the required 

RCS submitted by the Owner-applicant. 

This amount is subject to change based 

on the determination of the number of 

income-eligible unassisted units at the 

property and market comparable rents 

using the RCS. The Owner-applicant 

will be required to verify tenant 

incomes to determine the number of 

income-eligible households (at 80 

percent AMI or below) residing in 

unassisted units at the time the SPRAC 

is executed. 

The Notification to Proceed letter will 

be conditioned on HUD approval of a 

prepayment request and the closing of 

the proposed refinance. The Ownerapplicant must submit a complete 

prepayment request to the Multifamily 

Hub/PC office within 60 days of the date 

of receipt of the Notification to Proceed 

letter. The prepayment request must 

include all information required by 

Housing Notice 12–08. Failure to submit 

the prepayment request within 60 days 

of the date of receipt of the Notification 

to Proceed letter will nullify the 

Notification to Proceed and the Ownerapplicant’s eligibility for SPRAC for this 

round of funding. The Notification to 

Proceed letter will be valid for no more 

than 180 days (six months). During this 

180 day period, the Owner-applicant 

will finalize and submit the prepayment 

request and secure the refinance loan. If 

the prepayment approval is not granted 

in that time, and/or if the Ownerapplicant does not close the refinancing 

in this time period, the project’s 

selection in the lottery will be cancelled 

and the corresponding funds released. 

If the Owner-applicant is planning to 

use FHA financing, HUD will extend the 

Notification to Proceed to accommodate 

the timeline for FHA application 

reviews, provided that the Ownerapplicant submits evidence of 

submission of an FHA insured loan 

application. HUD may also consider 

extending the Notification to Proceed if 

the Owner-applicants pursues Low 

Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs), 

either in the form of 9 percent or 4 

percent LIHTCs. The Owner-applicant 

must submit evidence of tax credit 

application in order to receive an 

extension. If the project is selected and 

issued a Notification to Proceed and the 

Owner-applicant proposes to use 9 

percent tax credits, the OwnerApplicant will have one opportunity to 

apply for the 9 percent tax credits in the 

next scheduled application round 

administered by the state or local 

issuing agency. If 9 percent tax credits 

cannot be secured during that first 

application cycle, the Notification to 

Proceed will be cancelled unless the 

Owner can demonstrate feasibility to 

meet Section 202 prepayment 

requirements without tax credits. 

Stage 5: Prepayment Request and 

Approval 

1. Submission of Prepayment request 

to Hub/PC within 60 days of receipt of 

the Notification to Proceed letter. The 

Owner-applicant will submit a Section 

202 Direct Loan prepayment request to 

the Hub/PC. The Hub/PC will screen, 

review and process the application to 

ensure it meets the requirements of 

Housing Notice 12–08 and any 

subsequent guidance on Section 202 

Direct Loan prepayments.8 The review 

will ensure compliance with all 

applicable statutes, regulations and 

policies. The review will include an 

environmental review by HUD 

Multifamily Development staff pursuant 

to the requirements at 24 CFR Part 50. 

Guidance for completion of this review 

may be found in Chapter 9 of the 

Multifamily Accelerated Processing 

(MAP) Guide. The review will include 

an assessment to verify the proposed 

repairs rise to the level of substantial 

rehabilitation and the proposed 

refinance will result in an increase in 

debt service, placing unassisted elderly 

residents at risk of increased rents and 

concomitantly displacement. If there is 

no anticipated increase in debt service, 

the project will not be eligible for 

SPRAC and the Notification to Proceed 

will be revoked. The Hub/PC Director 

will forward recommendations for 

Direct Loan prepayment approval to 

HUD Headquarters Office of Asset 

Management. Upon receipt of the Hub/ 

PC recommendation, the Office of Asset 

Management will review the 

prepayment request and, within 30 days 

of the date of receipt of the Hub/PC 

recommendation, will make a 

determination of prepayment approval 

and notify the Hub/PC and the Ownerapplicant. 

2. Rent Comparability Study and 

Contract Request. 9 After receiving the 

Notification to Proceed letter, and while 

the prepayment application is 

completed, the Owner-applicant will be 

required to submit a copy of the Rent 

Comparability Study submitted with 

their Letter of Intent, that meets the 

requirements of the Section 8 Renewal 

Policy Guidebook. The Owner-applicant 

should also submit income verification 

information and a Contract Renewal 

Request Form (HUD Form 9264) 10

requesting a 20-year contract under 

Option 1: Mark up to Market. The Hub/ 

PC will determine the rents for the 

project for the units occupied by 

income-eligible residents (those at or 

below 80 percent of AMI), and prepare 

the SPRAC for execution. 

Stage 6: Fund Reservation and 

Obligation 

Upon approval of the prepayment 

request by HUD headquarters Office of 

Asset Management, HUD will issue an 

official fund reservation for the final 

SPRAC funding amount for that project. 

Once the fund reservation is complete, 

HUD will execute the SPRAC. 

On the date of closing, the owner will 

execute the required Use Agreement and 

other loan documents as well as the 

SPRAC. Upon closing, HUD will 

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the closing, the SPRAC will be 

administered under the rules and terms 

of the Section 8 Renewal Policy 

Guidebook by the PBCA and the HUD 

field office staff. 

Environmental Impact 

An Environmental Assessment (EA) 

and Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) with respect to the 

environment has been made for this 

Advance Notice in accordance with 

HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 50 that 

implement section 102(2)(C) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). The EA and 

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 

Seventh Street SW., Room 10276, 

Washington DC 20410–0500. Due to 

security measures at this HUD 

Headquarters Building, an advance 

appointment to review the EA and 

FONSI must be scheduled by calling the 

Regulations Division at 202–708–3055 

(not a toll free number). 

Dated: January 2, 2013. 

Carol J. Galante, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for HousingFederal Housing Commissioner. 

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ATTACHMENT 1—LOW VACANCY AREAS

County FIPS 

code County name 

Vacancy Rate for Units Affordable 

to 80% of AMI 

2009 ACS 5 

Year average 

(percent) 

2000 Census 

(percent) 

01007 ................ Bibb County; Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area; Alabama .......................................... 0.6 6.2 

01063 ................ Greene County; Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area; Alabama ................................................... 0.4 3.4 

01065 ................ Hale County; Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area; Alabama ....................................................... 0.9 2.6 

01085 ................ Lowndes County; Montgomery, AL Metro Area; Alabama ............................................... 3.9 6.6 

01091 ................ Marengo County, Alabama ............................................................................................... 3.3 7.1 

01107 ................ Pickens County, Alabama ................................................................................................ 5.7 5.9 

01131 ................ Wilcox County, Alabama .................................................................................................. 3.6 5.4 

02020 ................ Anchorage Municipality; Anchorage, AK Metro Area; Alaska .......................................... 4.8 5.4 

02050 ................ Bethel Census Area, Alaska ............................................................................................. 2.6 6.8 

02110 ................ Juneau City and Borough; Juneau, AK Micro Area; Alaska ............................................ 1.8 6.2 

02188 ................ Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska .................................................................................... 2.6 4.9 

02195 ................ Petersburg Census Area, Alaska ..................................................................................... 6.8 N/A 

02220 ................ Sitka City and Borough, Alaska ........................................................................................ 1.3 5.1 

02270 ................ Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska .............................................................................. 1.0 5.0 

04005 ................ Coconino County; Flagstaff, AZ Metro Area; Arizona ...................................................... 6.8 7.2 

05041 ................ Desha County, Arkansas .................................................................................................. 6.2 7.1 

05057 ................ Hempstead County; Hope, AR Micro Area; Arkansas ..................................................... 3.2 5.4 

05079 ................ Lincoln County; Pine Bluff, AR Metro Area; Arkansas ..................................................... 6.8 7.1 

05085 ................ Lonoke County; Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metro Area; Arkansas ........ 3.0 6.2 

05099 ................ Nevada County; Hope, AR Micro Area; Arkansas ........................................................... 2.4 4.7 

06001 ................ Alameda County; San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area; California ............. 6.7 2.5 

06007 ................ Butte County; Chico, CA Metro Area; California .............................................................. 4.7 5.9 

06009 ................ Calaveras County, California ............................................................................................ 6.2 5.8 

06011 ................ Colusa County, California ................................................................................................. 2.8 2.9 

06013 ................ Contra Costa County; San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area; California ...... 7.6 3.0 

06019 ................ Fresno County; Fresno, CA Metro Area; California ......................................................... 4.9 6.9 

06023 ................ Humboldt County; Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, CA Micro Area; California ............................ 6.3 5.8 

06025 ................ Imperial County; El Centro, CA Metro Area; California ................................................... 5.6 5.5 

06027 ................ Inyo County; Bishop, CA Micro Area; California .............................................................. 3.4 7.2 

06031 ................ Kings County; Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area; California .......................................... 3.7 6.7

06037 ................ Los Angeles County; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metro Area; California 2.4 4.2 

06039 ................ Madera County; Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metro Area; California .................................... 3.8 6.2 

06041 ................ Marin County; San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area; California .................. 2.6 1.8 

06045 ................ Mendocino County; Ukiah, CA Micro Area; California ..................................................... 5.0 3.5 

06047 ................ Merced County; Merced, CA Metro Area; California ....................................................... 6.3 4.7 

06053 ................ Monterey County; Salinas, CA Metro Area; California ..................................................... 5.7 2.4 

06055 ................ Napa County; Napa, CA Metro Area; California .............................................................. 5.1 2.0 

06057 ................ Nevada County; Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area; California ................................. 6.7 3.2 

06059 ................ Orange County; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metro Area; California ......... 2.7 2.7 

06061 ................ Placer County; Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, CA Metro Area; California ...... 7.5 4.3 

06067 ................ Sacramento County; Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, CA Metro Area; California.7.6 5.2 

06069 ................ San Benito County; San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area; California ........ 3.4 2.6 

06073 ................ San Diego County; San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metro Area; California ......... 4.7 3.0 

06075 ................ San Francisco County; San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area; California .... 4.2 2.3 

06077 ................ San Joaquin County; Stockton, CA Metro Area; California ............................................. 6.3 4.5 

06079 ................ San Luis Obispo County; San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area; California .... 3.4 3.0 

06081 ................ San Mateo County; San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area; California ......... 4.0 1.6 

06083 ................ Santa Barbara County; Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metro Area; California 3.7 2.8 

06085 ................ Santa Clara County; San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area; California ....... 3.3 1.6 

06087 ................ Santa Cruz County; Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area; California ....................... 3.4 2.1 

06089 ................ Shasta County; Redding, CA Metro Area; California ....................................................... 6.5 7.0 

06091 ................ Sierra County, California .................................................................................................. 1.4 6.9 

06095 ................ Solano County; Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro Area; California ........................................... 7.1 4.0 

06097 ................ Sonoma County; Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area; California ............................... 5.3 1.8 

06099 ................ Stanislaus County; Modesto, CA Metro Area; California ................................................. 6.6 4.1 

06101 ................ Sutter County; Yuba City, CA Metro Area; California ...................................................... 7.1 5.5 

06107 ................ Tulare County; Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area; California ......................................... 3.3 6.6 

06109 ................ Tuolumne County; Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge, CA Micro Area; California .................... 5.5 6.9 

06111 ................ Ventura County; Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area; California .............. 3.2 2.8 

06113 ................ Yolo County; Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, CA Metro Area; California ......... 3.9 3.1 

08005 ................ Arapahoe County; Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metro Area; Colorado ...................... 8.5 4.3 

08013 ................ Boulder County; Boulder, CO Metro Area; Colorado ....................................................... 4.8 3.6 

08014 ................ Broomfield County; Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metro Area; Colorado .................... 6.5 N/A 

08021 ................ Conejos County, Colorado ............................................................................................... 7.5 5.7 

08045 ................ Garfield County, Colorado ................................................................................................ 2.6 3.7 

08059 ................ Jefferson County; Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metro Area; Colorado ....................... 5.6 4.0 

08069 ................ Larimer County; Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metro Area; Colorado ................................. 5.3 4.3 


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County FIPS 

code County name 

Vacancy Rate for Units Affordable 

to 80% of AMI 

2009 ACS 5 

Year average 

(percent) 

2000 Census 

(percent) 

08071 ................ Las Animas County, Colorado .......................................................................................... 8.3 5.7 

08077 ................ Mesa County; Grand Junction, CO Metro Area; Colorado .............................................. 2.7 6.1 

08079 ................ Mineral County, Colorado ................................................................................................. N/A 6.2 

08087 ................ Morgan County; Fort Morgan, CO Micro Area; Colorado ................................................ 8.4 6.0

08097 ................ Pitkin County, Colorado .................................................................................................... 4.7 6.2 

09001 ................ Fairfield County; Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area; Connecticut ................ 7.5 4.4 

09003 ................ Hartford County; Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area; Connecticut .... 7.5 6.6 

09005 ................ Litchfield County; Torrington, CT Micro Area; Connecticut .............................................. 7.5 4.6 

09007 ................ Middlesex County; Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area; Connecticut 5.9 5.0 

09009 ................ New Haven County; New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area; Connecticut .......................... 7.3 6.7 

09011 ................ New London County; Norwich-New London, CT Metro Area; Connecticut ..................... 5.6 6.7 

09013 ................ Tolland County; Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area; Connecticut ..... 6.2 3.9 

09015 ................ Windham County; Willimantic, CT Micro Area; Connecticut ............................................ 4.3 5.2

11001 ................ District of Columbia; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area; 

District of Columbia.

5.8 6.6 

12003 ................ Baker County; Jacksonville, FL Metro Area; Florida ........................................................ 1.5 7.1 

12086 ................ Miami-Dade County; Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area; Florida 7.8 7.1 

13007 ................ Baker County; Albany, GA Metro Area; Georgia ............................................................. 7.2 1.1 

13013 ................ Barrow County; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area; Georgia .................... 8.6 5.6 

13035 ................ Butts County; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area; Georgia ....................... 4.0 5.9 

13043 ................ Candler County, Georgia .................................................................................................. 2.6 6.2 

13079 ................ Crawford County; Macon, GA Metro Area; Georgia ........................................................ 7.0 6.6 

13083 ................ Dade County; Chattanooga, TN–GA Metro Area; Georgia .............................................. 8.6 6.4 

13085 ................ Dawson County; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area; Georgia .................. 3.5 3.6 

13105 ................ Elbert County, Georgia ..................................................................................................... 7.5 7.1 

13117 ................ Forsyth County; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area; Georgia ................... 6.5 4.5 

13129 ................ Gordon County; Calhoun, GA Micro Area; Georgia ......................................................... 8.4 6.4 

13133 ................ Greene County, Georgia .................................................................................................. 7.3 3.4 

13139 ................ Hall County; Gainesville, GA Metro Area; Georgia .......................................................... 7.3 5.9 

13159 ................ Jasper County; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area; Georgia ..................... 3.7 3.2 

13171 ................ Lamar County; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area; Georgia ..................... 4.6 6.9 

13181 ................ Lincoln County, Georgia ................................................................................................... 2.2 4.7 

13197 ................ Marion County; Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area; Georgia ................................................. 8.3 3.7

13199 ................ Meriwether County; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area; Georgia .............. 4.9 6.2 

13205 ................ Mitchell County, Georgia .................................................................................................. 2.2 3.4 

13211 ................ Morgan County, Georgia .................................................................................................. 3.1 3.8 

13217 ................ Newton County; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area; Georgia ................... 7.7 6.6 

13231 ................ Pike County; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area; Georgia ........................ 8.1 4.2 

13237 ................ Putnam County, Georgia .................................................................................................. 1.0 4.3 

13249 ................ Schley County; Americus, GA Micro Area; Georgia ........................................................ 3.2 6.4 

13293 ................ Upson County; Thomaston, GA Micro Area; Georgia ...................................................... 2.7 7.0 

13297 ................ Walton County; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area; Georgia .................... 4.0 5.5 

13301 ................ Warren County, Georgia ................................................................................................... 1.2 4.7 

13307 ................ Webster County, Georgia ................................................................................................. N/A N/A 

15005 ................ Kalawao County, Hawaii ................................................................................................... N/A N/A 

16001 ................ Ada County; Boise City-Nampa, ID Metro Area; Idaho ................................................... 6.6 5.6 

16017 ................ Bonner County, Idaho ....................................................................................................... 5.0 7.0 

16027 ................ Canyon County; Boise City-Nampa, ID Metro Area; Idaho ............................................. 7.8 7.1 

16041 ................ Franklin County; Logan, UT-ID Metro Area; Idaho .......................................................... 1.1 3.0 

16045 ................ Gem County; Boise City-Nampa, ID Metro Area; Idaho .................................................. N/A 6.1 

16047 ................ Gooding County, Idaho ..................................................................................................... 4.7 4.0 

16053 ................ Jerome County; Twin Falls, ID Micro Area; Idaho ........................................................... 4.1 6.9 

16057 ................ Latah County; Moscow, ID Micro Area; Idaho ................................................................. 5.8 5.3 

16065 ................ Madison County; Rexburg, ID Micro Area; Idaho ............................................................ 3.0 6.3 

16069 ................ Nez Perce County; Lewiston, ID-WA Metro Area; Idaho ................................................. 3.3 4.3 

16071 ................ Oneida County, Idaho ....................................................................................................... 5.3 6.3 

16077 ................ Power County; Pocatello, ID Metro Area; Idaho .............................................................. 3.8 4.9 

16087 ................ Washington County, Idaho ............................................................................................... 3.8 6.4 

17007 ................ Boone County; Rockford, IL Metro Area; Illinois .............................................................. 6.8 6.5 

17009 ................ Brown County, Illinois ....................................................................................................... 2.4 6.4 

17013 ................ Calhoun County; St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area; Illinois .................................................... 4.1 7.1 

17019 ................ Champaign County; Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area; Illinois ..................................... 8.5 7.1 

17027 ................ Clinton County; St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area; Illinois ...................................................... 3.5 4.4 

17031 ................ Cook County; Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metro Area; Illinois ............................ 8.0 6.1 

17037 ................ DeKalb County; Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metro Area; Illinois ........................ 4.5 3.8 

17043 ................ DuPage County; Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metro Area; Illinois ....................... 8.3 5.2 

17053 ................ Ford County; Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area; Illinois ................................................ 2.5 5.0 

17055 ................ Franklin County, Illinois .................................................................................................... 6.8 6.7 


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County FIPS 

code County name 

Vacancy Rate for Units Affordable 

to 80% of AMI 

2009 ACS 5 

Year average 

(percent) 

2000 Census 

(percent) 

17057 ................ Fulton County; Canton, IL Micro Area; Illinois ................................................................. 5.2 4.4 

17061 ................ Greene County, Illinois ..................................................................................................... 5.0 5.6 

17071 ................ Henderson County; Burlington, IA-IL Micro Area; Illinois ................................................. 1.0 7.0 

17073 ................ Henry County; Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area; Illinois ........................ 8.0 5.5 

17075 ................ Iroquois County, Illinois .................................................................................................... 6.7 6.6 

17083 ................ Jersey County; St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area; Illinois ....................................................... 4.8 5.2 

17087 ................ Johnson County, Illinois .................................................................................................... 1.3 3.4 

17089 ................ Kane County; Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metro Area; Illinois ............................ 7.2 5.1 

17091 ................ Kankakee County; Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metro Area; Illinois ......................................... 7.2 6.4

17097 ................ Lake County; Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metro Area; Illinois ............................ 8.2 5.5 

17109 ................ McDonough County; Macomb, IL Micro Area; Illinois ...................................................... 3.4 6.9 

17111 ................ McHenry County; Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metro Area; Illinois ...................... 7.1 4.0 

17125 ................ Mason County, Illinois ...................................................................................................... 3.6 5.8 

17131 ................ Mercer County; Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area; Illinois ...................... 4.9 5.2 

17139 ................ Moultrie County, Illinois .................................................................................................... 8.0 5.2 

17141 ................ Ogle County; Rochelle, IL Micro Area; Illinois ................................................................. 5.8 6.0 

17147 ................ Piatt County; Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area; Illinois ................................................ 5.7 4.8 

17149 ................ Pike County, Illinois .......................................................................................................... 4.6 6.6 

17153 ................ Pulaski County, Illinois ...................................................................................................... 5.2 6.6 

17161 ................ Rock Island County; Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area; Illinois .............. 7.0 7.1 

17169 ................ Schuyler County, Illinois ................................................................................................... N/A 6.3 

17171 ................ Scott County; Jacksonville, IL Micro Area; Illinois ........................................................... 4.1 6.8 

17173 ................ Shelby County, Illinois ...................................................................................................... 3.9 6.7 

17181 ................ Union County, Illinois ........................................................................................................ 1.8 4.4 

17195 ................ Whiteside County; Sterling, IL Micro Area; Illinois ........................................................... 3.6 7.0 

17197 ................ Will County; Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metro Area; Illinois .............................. 8.0 6.5

17203 ................ Woodford County; Peoria, IL Metro Area; Illinois ............................................................. 4.4 6.7 

18001 ................ Adams County; Decatur, IN Micro Area; Indiana ............................................................. 8.0 6.2 

18007 ................ Benton County; Lafayette, IN Metro Area; Indiana .......................................................... 4.3 6.8 

18015 ................ Carroll County; Lafayette, IN Metro Area; Indiana ........................................................... 4.2 4.5 

18029 ................ Dearborn County; Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metro Area; Indiana ..................... 8.6 7.0 

18031 ................ Decatur County; Greensburg, IN Micro Area; Indiana ..................................................... 1.7 6.4 

18037 ................ Dubois County; Jasper, IN Micro Area; Indiana ............................................................... 6.1 3.8 

18073 ................ Jasper County; Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metro Area; Indiana ........................ 5.1 5.2 

18085 ................ Kosciusko County; Warsaw, IN Micro Area; Indiana ....................................................... 3.0 6.4 

18087 ................ LaGrange County, Indiana ............................................................................................... 5.7 6.4 

18089 ................ Lake County; Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metro Area; Indiana ........................... 7.8 7.0 

18105 ................ Monroe County; Bloomington, IN Metro Area; Indiana .................................................... 8.5 6.4 

18111 ................ Newton County; Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metro Area; Indiana ...................... 5.9 6.7 

18119 ................ Owen County; Bloomington, IN Metro Area; Indiana ....................................................... 4.6 5.5 

18121 ................ Parke County, Indiana ...................................................................................................... 7.5 5.5 

18127 ................ Porter County; Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metro Area; Indiana ......................... 7.1 7.1 

18137 ................ Ripley County, Indiana ..................................................................................................... 6.0 4.7 

18149 ................ Starke County, Indiana ..................................................................................................... 3.9 4.5 

18157 ................ Tippecanoe County; Lafayette, IN Metro Area; Indiana ................................................... 6.6 5.2 

18159 ................ Tipton County; Kokomo, IN Metro Area; Indiana ............................................................. 1.8 6.3 

18161 ................ Union County, Indiana ...................................................................................................... 5.7 6.2 

18165 ................ Vermillion County; Terre Haute, IN Metro Area; Indiana ................................................. 7.5 5.4 

18171 ................ Warren County, Indiana .................................................................................................... 6.4 5.8 

18175 ................ Washington County; Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area; Indiana ................ 6.3 6.5 

18181 ................ White County, Indiana ...................................................................................................... 8.5 6.6 

18183 ................ Whitley County; Fort Wayne, IN Metro Area; Indiana ...................................................... 6.7 7.3 

19003 ................ Adams County, Iowa ........................................................................................................ 4.5 6.9 

19005 ................ Allamakee County, Iowa ................................................................................................... 7.4 6.2 

19009 ................ Audubon County, Iowa ..................................................................................................... 4.3 6.3 

19011 ................ Benton County; Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area; Iowa ....................................................... 3.8 6.7 

19013 ................ Black Hawk County; Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area; Iowa ................................... 4.8 4.9 

19015 ................ Boone County; Boone, IA Micro Area; Iowa .................................................................... 2.9 7.2 

19017 ................ Bremer County; Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area; Iowa ........................................... 3.0 5.4

19021 ................ Buena Vista County; Storm Lake, IA Micro Area; Iowa ................................................... 1.8 5.7 

19023 ................ Butler County, Iowa .......................................................................................................... 2.5 4.7 

19031 ................ Cedar County, Iowa .......................................................................................................... 0.9 5.3 

19033 ................ Cerro Gordo County; Mason City, IA Micro Area; Iowa ................................................... 8.0 5.4 

19037 ................ Chickasaw County, Iowa .................................................................................................. 3.4 6.8 

19041 ................ Clay County; Spencer, IA Micro Area; Iowa .................................................................... 7.3 4.2 

19049 ................ Dallas County; Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area; Iowa .............................. 4.5 6.3 

19073 ................ Greene County, Iowa ........................................................................................................ 4.7 6.3 

19075 ................ Grundy County; Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area; Iowa ........................................... 5.0 4.7


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Vacancy Rate for Units Affordable 

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2009 ACS 5 

Year average 

(percent) 

2000 Census 

(percent) 

19079 ................ Hamilton County, Iowa ..................................................................................................... 6.4 5.0 

19081 ................ Hancock County, Iowa ...................................................................................................... 5.3 5.6 

19085 ................ Harrison County; Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area; Iowa .................................. 5.5 7.0 

19091 ................ Humboldt County, Iowa .................................................................................................... 5.3 5.7 

19097 ................ Jackson County, Iowa ...................................................................................................... 6.0 5.2 

19103 ................ Johnson County; Iowa City, IA Metro Area; Iowa ............................................................ 5.3 3.4 

19105 ................ Jones County; Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area; Iowa ......................................................... 6.5 5.1 

19113 ................ Linn County; Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area; Iowa ............................................................ 6.9 5.9 

19121 ................ Madison County; Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area; Iowa .......................... 4.4 7.2 

19131 ................ Mitchell County, Iowa ....................................................................................................... N/A 6.9 

19135 ................ Monroe County, Iowa ....................................................................................................... N/A 6.8 

19139 ................ Muscatine County; Muscatine, IA Micro Area; Iowa ........................................................ 5.1 6.3 

19153 ................ Polk County; Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area; Iowa ................................. 5.7 6.5 

19159 ................ Ringgold County, Iowa ..................................................................................................... 1.0 5.3 

19163 ................ Scott County; Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area; Iowa ............................ 8.0 7.2 

19169 ................ Story County; Ames, IA Metro Area; Iowa ....................................................................... 4.2 4.8 

19177 ................ Van Buren County, Iowa .................................................................................................. 7.0 5.9 

19179 ................ Wapello County; Ottumwa, IA Micro Area; Iowa .............................................................. 7.4 7.0 

19181 ................ Warren County; Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area; Iowa ............................ 2.8 7.2 

19185 ................ Wayne County, Iowa ........................................................................................................ 2.2 6.9 

19187 ................ Webster County; Fort Dodge, IA Micro Area; Iowa ......................................................... 4.6 7.3 

19191 ................ Winneshiek County, Iowa ................................................................................................. 7.0 5.9 

19197 ................ Wright County, Iowa ......................................................................................................... 6.7 7.1 

20017 ................ Chase County; Emporia, KS Micro Area; Kansas ........................................................... N/A 4.8 

20023 ................ Cheyenne County, Kansas ............................................................................................... 5.8 7.1 

20045 ................ Douglas County; Lawrence, KS Metro Area; Kansas ...................................................... 6.3 3.7 

20049 ................ Elk County, Kansas .......................................................................................................... N/A 7.3 

20059 ................ Franklin County; Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area; Kansas ............................................ 6.5 5.4 

20073 ................ Greenwood County, Kansas ............................................................................................. 3.7 6.2 

20079 ................ Harvey County; Wichita, KS Metro Area; Kansas ............................................................ 8.7 7.0 

20087 ................ Jefferson County; Topeka, KS Metro Area; Kansas ........................................................ 4.9 4.8 

20091 ................ Johnson County; Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area; Kansas ........................................... 7.6 7.2 

20107 ................ Linn County; Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area; Kansas .................................................. 4.7 6.2 

20121 ................ Miami County; Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area; Kansas ............................................... 2.9 5.9 

20131 ................ Nemaha County, Kansas .................................................................................................. 4.7 6.3 

20133 ................ Neosho County, Kansas ................................................................................................... 3.3 7.3 

20161 ................ Riley County; Manhattan, KS Metro Area; Kansas .......................................................... 4.3 3.7 

20183 ................ Smith County, Kansas ...................................................................................................... 6.3 4.4 

20199 ................ Wallace County, Kansas .................................................................................................. 4.8 7.1 

21017 ................ Bourbon County; Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area; Kentucky ...................................... 4.7 7.0 

21023 ................ Bracken County; Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metro Area; Kentucky .................... 6.1 3.5 

21025 ................ Breathitt County, Kentucky ............................................................................................... 2.4 7.0 

21029 ................ Bullitt County; Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area; Kentucky ....................... 6.1 7.0 

21031 ................ Butler County, Kentucky ................................................................................................... 7.3 7.0 

21045 ................ Casey County, Kentucky .................................................................................................. 2.1 6.3 

21051 ................ Clay County, Kentucky ..................................................................................................... 4.0 5.2 

21069 ................ Fleming County, Kentucky ................................................................................................ 4.5 6.9 

21097 ................ Harrison County, Kentucky ............................................................................................... 7.3 6.2 

21101 ................ Henderson County; Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area; Kentucky ......................................... 6.7 6.4 

21103 ................ Henry County; Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area; Kentucky ...................... 1.8 6.3 

21105 ................ Hickman County, Kentucky .............................................................................................. N/A 4.5 

21109 ................ Jackson County, Kentucky ............................................................................................... 4.7 4.9 

21113 ................ Jessamine County; Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area; Kentucky .................................. 5.6 5.4 

21129 ................ Lee County, Kentucky ...................................................................................................... 5.9 6.9 

21153 ................ Magoffin County, Kentucky ............................................................................................... 8.3 6.6 

21185 ................ Oldham County; Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area; Kentucky ................... 5.7 4.8 

21189 ................ Owsley County, Kentucky ................................................................................................. 1.1 6.4 

21197 ................ Powell County, Kentucky .................................................................................................. 3.1 7.2 

21211 ................ Shelby County; Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area; Kentucky ..................... 7.1 5.0 

21221 ................ Trigg County; Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area; Kentucky ................................................. 7.6 4.6 

21229 ................ Washington County, Kentucky ......................................................................................... 6.3 1.9 

21239 ................ Woodford County; Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area; Kentucky .................................... 3.2 6.0 

22007 ................ Assumption Parish; Pierre Part, LA Micro Area; Louisiana ............................................. 6.0 4.5 

22009 ................ Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana .............................................................................................. 6.1 4.9 

22025 ................ Catahoula Parish, Louisiana ............................................................................................. 2.9 6.2 

22029 ................ Concordia Parish; Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area; Louisiana ............................................. 5.6 5.8

22037 ................ East Feliciana Parish; Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area; Louisiana ..................................... 1.2 6.9 

22039 ................ Evangeline Parish, Louisiana ........................................................................................... 8.5 6.4 


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2009 ACS 5 

Year average 

(percent) 

2000 Census 

(percent) 

22041 ................ Franklin Parish, Louisiana ................................................................................................ 1.8 5.4 

22045 ................ Iberia Parish; New Iberia, LA Micro Area; Louisiana ....................................................... 4.0 5.9 

22065 ................ Madison Parish; Tallulah, LA Micro Area; Louisiana ....................................................... 3.7 5.7 

22075 ................ Plaquemines Parish; New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metro Area; Louisiana ............ 2.6 5.0 

22081 ................ Red River Parish, Louisiana ............................................................................................. 2.9 7.1 

22083 ................ Richland Parish, Louisiana ............................................................................................... 5.4 6.6 

22087 ................ St. Bernard Parish; New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metro Area; Louisiana ............... 4.4 6.0 

22091 ................ St. Helena Parish; Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area; Louisiana ........................................... N/A 4.6

22125 ................ West Feliciana Parish; Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area; Louisiana .................................... 2.5 7.1 

23005 ................ Cumberland County; Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metro Area; Maine .......... 5.7 3.7 

23009 ................ Hancock County, Maine ................................................................................................... 8.1 4.9 

23013 ................ Knox County; Rockland, ME Micro Area; Maine .............................................................. 7.3 5.1 

23019 ................ Penobscot County; Bangor, ME Metro Area; Maine ........................................................ 5.9 6.2 

23023 ................ Sagadahoc County; Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metro Area; Maine ........... 7.5 6.2 

24003 ................ Anne Arundel County; Baltimore-Towson, MD Metro Area; Maryland ............................ 6.3 4.7 

24005 ................ Baltimore County; Baltimore-Towson, MD Metro Area; Maryland ................................... 6.2 6.0 

24009 ................ Calvert County; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area; Maryland.3.9 7.2 

24011 ................ Caroline County, Maryland ............................................................................................... 4.5 7.1 

24013 ................ Carroll County; Baltimore-Towson, MD Metro Area; Maryland ........................................ 6.0 4.9 

24017 ................ Charles County; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area; Maryland.5.4 4.4 

24019 ................ Dorchester County; Cambridge, MD Micro Area; Maryland ............................................ 4.7 7.1 

24021 ................ Frederick County; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area; 

Maryland.

5.5 4.8 

24025 ................ Harford County; Baltimore-Towson, MD Metro Area; Maryland ...................................... 6.0 5.9 

24031 ................ Montgomery County; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area; 

Maryland.

5.3 3.1 

24033 ................ Prince George’s County; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro 

Area; Maryland.

8.1 5.4 

24035 ................ Queen Anne’s County; Baltimore-Towson, MD Metro Area; Maryland ........................... 4.9 5.2 

24041 ................ Talbot County; Easton, MD Micro Area; Maryland .......................................................... 3.1 5.9 

24043 ................ Washington County; Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metro Area; Maryland .............. 7.4 5.7 

24045 ................ Wicomico County; Salisbury, MD Metro Area; Maryland ................................................. 5.6 5.2 

25001 ................ Barnstable County; Barnstable Town, MA Metro Area; Massachusetts .......................... 6.5 5.8 

25005 ................ Bristol County; Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metro Area; Massachusetts 5.1 5.6 

25007 ................ Dukes County, Massachusetts ......................................................................................... 6.6 4.3 

25009 ................ Essex County; Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metro Area; Massachusetts ............ 6.3 3.4 

25011 ................ Franklin County; Springfield, MA Metro Area; Massachusetts ........................................ 2.3 2.9 

25013 ................ Hampden County; Springfield, MA Metro Area; Massachusetts ...................................... 5.0 5.5 

25015 ................ Hampshire County; Springfield, MA Metro Area; Massachusetts .................................... 4.8 2.4 

25017 ................ Middlesex County; Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metro Area; Massachusetts ..... 5.8 2.4 

25021 ................ Norfolk County; Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metro Area; Massachusetts .......... 3.8 2.8 

25023 ................ Plymouth County; Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metro Area; Massachusetts ...... 4.4 3.4 

25025 ................ Suffolk County; Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metro Area; Massachusetts .......... 5.5 3.4 

25027 ................ Worcester County; Worcester, MA Metro Area; Massachusetts ..................................... 7.8 4.5 

26005 ................ Allegan County; Allegan, MI Micro Area; Michigan .......................................................... 6.5 7.1 

26007 ................ Alpena County; Alpena, MI Micro Area; Michigan ........................................................... 6.8 5.5 

26015 ................ Barry County; Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metro Area; Michigan .................................. 7.6 6.6 

26027 ................ Cass County; South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area; Michigan .............................. 8.5 6.3 

26029 ................ Charlevoix County, Michigan ............................................................................................ 5.9 5.4 

26031 ................ Cheboygan County, Michigan .......................................................................................... 8.0 6.3 

26045 ................ Eaton County; Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area; Michigan ..................................... 8.0 5.2 

26051 ................ Gladwin County, Michigan ................................................................................................ 6.8 5.9 

26055 ................ Grand Traverse County; Traverse City, MI Micro Area; Michigan ................................... 8.3 5.0 

26061 ................ Houghton County; Houghton, MI Micro Area; Michigan .................................................. 4.4 6.7 

26063 ................ Huron County, Michigan ................................................................................................... 8.2 6.7 

26067 ................ Ionia County; Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metro Area; Michigan ................................... 6.3 6.5 

26077 ................ Kalamazoo County; Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area; Michigan ............................... 8.6 6.8 

26081 ................ Kent County; Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metro Area; Michigan ................................... 7.8 6.2 

26087 ................ Lapeer County; Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metro Area; Michigan .................................. 7.2 7.2 

26091 ................ Lenawee County; Adrian, MI Micro Area; Michigan ......................................................... 6.8 7.0 

26099 ................ Macomb County; Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metro Area; Michigan ............................... 7.2 5.1 

26111 ................ Midland County; Midland, MI Micro Area; Michigan ........................................................ 6.0 6.7 

26115 ................ Monroe County; Monroe, MI Metro Area; Michigan ......................................................... 8.0 6.6 

26119 ................ Montmorency County, Michigan ....................................................................................... 4.2 5.0 

26123 ................ Newaygo County; Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metro Area; Michigan ............................ 6.2 6.4 

26129 ................ Ogemaw County, Michigan .............................................................................................. 4.8 4.5 


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2009 ACS 5 

Year average 

(percent) 

2000 Census 

(percent) 

26145 ................ Saginaw County; Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metro Area; Michigan ............ 8.7 7.0 

26165 ................ Wexford County; Cadillac, MI Micro Area; Michigan ....................................................... 5.4 6.5 

27003 ................ Anoka County; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area; Minnesota ....... 7.6 2.1 

27005 ................ Becker County, Minnesota ............................................................................................... 1.7 5.7 

27007 ................ Beltrami County; Bemidji, MN Micro Area; Minnesota ..................................................... 6.2 4.0 

27013 ................ Blue Earth County; Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metro Area; Minnesota ...................... 5.6 3.4 

27017 ................ Carlton County; Duluth, MN-WI Metro Area; Minnesota .................................................. 2.5 4.3 

27019 ................ Carver County; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area; Minnesota ....... 4.3 2.8 

27021 ................ Cass County; Brainerd, MN Micro Area; Minnesota ........................................................ 4.6 4.1 

27025 ................ Chisago County; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area; Minnesota .... 5.3 2.2 

27029 ................ Clearwater County, Minnesota ......................................................................................... 5.5 5.3 

27031 ................ Cook County, Minnesota .................................................................................................. 4.9 6.3 

27035 ................ Crow Wing County; Brainerd, MN Micro Area; Minnesota .............................................. 4.6 2.6 

27037 ................ Dakota County; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area; Minnesota ...... 8.2 2.5 

27041 ................ Douglas County; Alexandria, MN Micro Area; Minnesota ................................................ 2.3 6.5 

27049 ................ Goodhue County; Red Wing, MN Micro Area; Minnesota ............................................... 6.0 4.7 

27053 ................ Hennepin County; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area; Minnesota .. 6.5 2.7 

27059 ................ Isanti County; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area; Minnesota ......... 8.7 6.0 

27061 ................ Itasca County, Minnesota ................................................................................................. 4.5 4.2 

27065 ................ Kanabec County, Minnesota ............................................................................................ 3.1 5.0 

27087 ................ Mahnomen County, Minnesota ......................................................................................... 5.9 6.8 

27093 ................ Meeker County, Minnesota ............................................................................................... 7.4 4.3 

27095 ................ Mille Lacs County, Minnesota .......................................................................................... 3.4 3.3 

27097 ................ Morrison County, Minnesota ............................................................................................. 3.0 4.0 

27099 ................ Mower County; Austin, MN Micro Area; Minnesota ......................................................... 5.1 6.2 

27103 ................ Nicollet County; Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metro Area; Minnesota ........................... 2.3 6.4 

27105 ................ Nobles County; Worthington, MN Micro Area; Minnesota ............................................... 2.4 7.1

27111 ................ Otter Tail County; Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area; Minnesota ........................................... 6.1 6.0 

27115 ................ Pine County, Minnesota ................................................................................................... 3.9 4.2 

27121 ................ Pope County, Minnesota .................................................................................................. 4.2 4.0 

27123 ................ Ramsey County; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area; Minnesota .... 6.6 2.6 

27137 ................ St. Louis County; Duluth, MN-WI Metro Area; Minnesota ............................................... 5.2 6.1 

27139 ................ Scott County; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area; Minnesota ......... 6.7 4.7 

27143 ................ Sibley County, Minnesota ................................................................................................. 7.9 5.7 

27145 ................ Stearns County; St. Cloud, MN Metro Area; Minnesota .................................................. 6.8 3.4 

27149 ................ Stevens County, Minnesota .............................................................................................. 7.2 6.8 

27157 ................ Wabasha County; Rochester, MN Metro Area; Minnesota .............................................. 7.4 5.2 

27159 ................ Wadena County, Minnesota ............................................................................................. 7.0 6.4 

27163 ................ Washington County; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area; Minnesota 6.7 5.0 

27169 ................ Winona County; Winona, MN Micro Area; Minnesota ..................................................... 4.8 5.1 

27171 ................ Wright County; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area; Minnesota ....... 3.9 2.5 

28005 ................ Amite County; McComb, MS Micro Area; Mississippi ...................................................... 4.7 4.0 

28011 ................ Bolivar County; Cleveland, MS Micro Area; Mississippi .................................................. 6.2 6.5 

28013 ................ Calhoun County, Mississippi ............................................................................................ 2.7 6.5 

28021 ................ Claiborne County, Mississippi .......................................................................................... 8.7 7.1 

28027 ................ Coahoma County; Clarksdale, MS Micro Area; Mississippi ............................................. 5.9 5.1

28051 ................ Holmes County, Mississippi .............................................................................................. 2.6 4.7 

28053 ................ Humphreys County, Mississippi ....................................................................................... N/A 3.5 

28061 ................ Jasper County; Laurel, MS Micro Area; Mississippi ........................................................ 3.2 4.5 

28069 ................ Kemper County; Meridian, MS Micro Area; Mississippi ................................................... 1.2 2.4 

28089 ................ Madison County; Jackson, MS Metro Area; Mississippi .................................................. 6.8 5.3 

28093 ................ Marshall County; Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area; Mississippi .................................... 5.6 7.0 

28103 ................ Noxubee County, Mississippi ........................................................................................... 2.3 7.2 

28119 ................ Quitman County, Mississippi ............................................................................................ 8.2 3.7 

28123 ................ Scott County, Mississippi .................................................................................................. 6.8 7.0 

28125 ................ Sharkey County, Mississippi ............................................................................................. 6.5 6.7 

28133 ................ Sunflower County; Indianola, MS Micro Area; Mississippi ............................................... 3.4 6.3 

28135 ................ Tallahatchie County, Mississippi ...................................................................................... 7.8 4.0 

28137 ................ Tate County; Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area; Mississippi ........................................... 7.1 4.6 

28145 ................ Union County, Mississippi ................................................................................................ 7.6 5.8 

28147 ................ Walthall County, Mississippi ............................................................................................. 3.5 4.9 

28155 ................ Webster County, Mississippi ............................................................................................ 2.3 4.4 

28157 ................ Wilkinson County, Mississippi .......................................................................................... 2.2 1.3 

29003 ................ Andrew County; St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area; Missouri ............................................. N/A 6.3 

29013 ................ Bates County; Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area; Missouri .............................................. 4.9 6.3

29017 ................ Bollinger County; Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metro Area; Missouri ...................... 5.9 6.4 

29019 ................ Boone County; Columbia, MO Metro Area; Missouri ....................................................... 6.6 7.3 

29037 ................ Cass County; Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area; Missouri ............................................... 6.5 7.1


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2009 ACS 5 

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2000 Census 

(percent) 

29045 ................ Clark County; Fort Madison-Keokuk, IA-MO Micro Area; Missouri ................................. 6.3 7.2 

29049 ................ Clinton County; Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area; Missouri ............................................ 6.2 7.2

29051 ................ Cole County; Jefferson City, MO Metro Area; Missouri ................................................... 6.0 7.0 

29093 ................ Iron County, Missouri ........................................................................................................ 3.9 7.1 

29183 ................ St. Charles County; St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area; Missouri ............................................ 6.8 5.8 

29186 ................ Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri ..................................................................................... 6.6 5.8 

29189 ................ St. Louis County; St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area; Missouri ................................................ 6.7 7.0 

29219 ................ Warren County; St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area; Missouri .................................................. 1.9 6.7 

29227 ................ Worth County, Missouri .................................................................................................... 8.6 6.1 

30005 ................ Blaine County, Montana ................................................................................................... 5.5 7.0 

30013 ................ Cascade County; Great Falls, MT Metro Area; Montana ................................................ 5.3 6.5

30029 ................ Flathead County; Kalispell, MT Micro Area; Montana ..................................................... 7.0 6.3 

30031 ................ Gallatin County; Bozeman, MT Micro Area; Montana ..................................................... 4.5 6.0 

30049 ................ Lewis and Clark County; Helena, MT Micro Area; Montana ........................................... 5.3 5.6 

30063 ................ Missoula County; Missoula, MT Metro Area; Montana .................................................... 6.0 4.6 

30081 ................ Ravalli County, Montana .................................................................................................. 8.1 6.2 

30095 ................ Stillwater County, Montana ............................................................................................... 3.4 5.6 

30099 ................ Teton County, Montana .................................................................................................... 1.5 6.1 

30103 ................ Treasure County, Montana ............................................................................................... 3.8 6.9 

30105 ................ Valley County, Montana ................................................................................................... 7.8 7.3 

30111 ................ Yellowstone County; Billings, MT Metro Area; Montana .................................................. 4.0 5.4 

31005 ................ Arthur County, Nebraska .................................................................................................. N/A 5.3 

31007 ................ Banner County; Scottsbluff, NE Micro Area; Nebraska ................................................... 2.7 N/A 

31019 ................ Buffalo County; Kearney, NE Micro Area; Nebraska ....................................................... 7.2 5.9 

31021 ................ Burt County, Nebraska ..................................................................................................... 5.0 6.3 

31039 ................ Cuming County, Nebraska ............................................................................................... 0.8 5.3 

31051 ................ Dixon County; Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area; Nebraska ........................................... 5.6 6.4 

31059 ................ Fillmore County, Nebraska ............................................................................................... 1.4 7.2 

31061 ................ Franklin County, Nebraska ............................................................................................... 8.2 5.6 

31109 ................ Lancaster County; Lincoln, NE Metro Area; Nebraska .................................................... 7.5 6.6 

31117 ................ McPherson County; North Platte, NE Micro Area; Nebraska .......................................... 4.5 6.2 

31121 ................ Merrick County; Grand Island, NE Micro Area; Nebraska ............................................... 4.6 6.1 

31149 ................ Rock County, Nebraska .................................................................................................... 6.7 6.9 

31153 ................ Sarpy County; Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area; Nebraska .............................. 6.9 5.1 

31159 ................ Seward County; Lincoln, NE Metro Area; Nebraska ........................................................ 5.3 6.9 

31165 ................ Sioux County, Nebraska ................................................................................................... 6.9 5.7 

31167 ................ Stanton County; Norfolk, NE Micro Area; Nebraska ........................................................ N/A 6.1 

31173 ................ Thurston County, Nebraska .............................................................................................. 7.0 4.1 

31177 ................ Washington County; Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area; Nebraska .................... 5.8 6.9 

31179 ................ Wayne County, Nebraska ................................................................................................. 7.1 6.0 

33001 ................ Belknap County; Laconia, NH Micro Area; New Hampshire ........................................... 4.7 6.3 

33005 ................ Cheshire County; Keene, NH Micro Area; New Hampshire ............................................ 4.9 3.4 

33009 ................ Grafton County; Lebanon, NH-VT Micro Area; New Hampshire ..................................... 7.6 3.8 

33011 ................ Hillsborough County; Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area; New Hampshire ................ 6.9 2.5 

33013 ................ Merrimack County; Concord, NH Micro Area; New Hampshire ....................................... 4.5 3.1 

33015 ................ Rockingham County; Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metro Area; New Hampshire 7.4 3.0 

33017 ................ Strafford County; Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metro Area; New Hampshire ...... 4.7 2.6 

33019 ................ Sullivan County; Claremont, NH Micro Area; New Hampshire ........................................ 3.9 6.5 

34003 ................ Bergen County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area; 

New Jersey.

3.8 2.8 

34005 ................ Burlington County; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area; New 

Jersey.

6.1 5.9 

34007 ................ Camden County; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area; New 

Jersey.

5.5 7.2 

34011 ................ Cumberland County; Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metro Area; New Jersey ............. 8.1 6.1 

34013 ................ Essex County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area; 

New Jersey.

7.1 5.8 

34015 ................ Gloucester County; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area; 

New Jersey.

7.7 6.7 

34017 ................ Hudson County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area; 

New Jersey.

6.2 3.5 

34019 ................ Hunterdon County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro 

Area; New Jersey.

2.2 4.4 

34021 ................ Mercer County; Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metro Area; New Jersey .......................................... 7.7 6.0 

34023 ................ Middlesex County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro 

Area; New Jersey.

5.3 3.0 

34025 ................ Monmouth County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro 

Area; New Jersey.

5.6 4.5 


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Vacancy Rate for Units Affordable 

to 80% of AMI 

2009 ACS 5 

Year average 

(percent) 

2000 Census 

(percent) 

34027 ................ Morris County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area; 

New Jersey.

6.0 2.8 

34031 ................ Passaic County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area; 

New Jersey.

6.5 3.1 

34037 ................ Sussex County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area; 

New Jersey.

3.5 4.8 

34039 ................ Union County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area; 

New Jersey.

6.5 3.9 

34041 ................ Warren County; Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area; New Jersey ............ 7.0 6.5 

35033 ................ Mora County, New Mexico ............................................................................................... 7.1 5.6 

36001 ................ Albany County; Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area; New York .......................... 4.8 6.7 

36005 ................ Bronx County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area; 

New York.

3.7 4.6 

36019 ................ Clinton County; Plattsburgh, NY Micro Area; New York .................................................. 5.3 7.0 

36021 ................ Columbia County; Hudson, NY Micro Area; New York .................................................... 5.9 5.6 

36027 ................ Dutchess County; Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metro Area; New York .... 6.0 4.8 

36047 ................ Kings County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area; 

New York.

3.7 3.8 

36059 ................ Nassau County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area; 

New York.

6.3 2.2 

36061 ................ New York County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro 

Area; New York.

2.5 3.9 

36071 ................ Orange County; Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metro Area; New York ....... 4.2 4.7 

36079 ................ Putnam County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area; 

New York.

5.0 2.7 

36081 ................ Queens County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area; 

New York.

3.3 2.8 

36085 ................ Richmond County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro 

Area; New York.

8.2 4.8 

36087 ................ Rockland County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro 

Area; New York.

4.2 3.1 

36091 ................ Saratoga County; Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area; New York ....................... 6.0 5.8 

36103 ................ Suffolk County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area; 

New York.

6.5 3.7 

36109 ................ Tompkins County; Ithaca, NY Metro Area; New York ..................................................... 3.3 4.1 

36111 ................ Ulster County; Kingston, NY Metro Area; New York ....................................................... 4.2 5.6 

36119 ................ Westchester County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro 

Area; New York.

5.2 3.5 

36121 ................ Wyoming County, New York ............................................................................................ 5.2 7.0 

37005 ................ Alleghany County, North Carolina .................................................................................... 2.1 5.7 

37015 ................ Bertie County, North Carolina .......................................................................................... 4.4 6.9 

37023 ................ Burke County; Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area; North Carolina .................... 8.5 7.1 

37029 ................ Camden County; Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area; North Carolina .................................... N/A 3.0 

37041 ................ Chowan County, North Carolina ....................................................................................... 1.6 6.8 

37043 ................ Clay County, North Carolina ............................................................................................. 7.6 5.1 

37057 ................ Davidson County; Thomasville-Lexington, NC Micro Area; North Carolina .................... 6.1 6.0 

37073 ................ Gates County, North Carolina .......................................................................................... 2.0 3.7 

37077 ................ Granville County, North Carolina ...................................................................................... 3.6 6.7 

37079 ................ Greene County; Greenville, NC Metro Area; North Carolina ........................................... 4.5 6.7

37083 ................ Halifax County; Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area; North Carolina .................................. 6.0 7.0 

37091 ................ Hertford County, North Carolina ....................................................................................... 7.2 5.6 

37109 ................ Lincoln County; Lincolnton, NC Micro Area; North Carolina ............................................ 4.5 5.6 

37111 ................ McDowell County, North Carolina .................................................................................... 7.5 5.8 

37117 ................ Martin County, North Carolina .......................................................................................... 5.6 5.7 

37121 ................ Mitchell County, North Carolina ........................................................................................ 1.2 6.6 

37123 ................ Montgomery County, North Carolina ................................................................................ 5.9 5.3 

37131 ................ Northampton County; Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area; North Carolina ........................ 1.7 4.9 

37143 ................ Perquimans County; Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area; North Carolina .............................. 2.6 5.3 

37145 ................ Person County; Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area; North Carolina ............................ 5.5 5.8 

37169 ................ Stokes County; Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area; North Carolina .................................... 7.0 7.1 

37175 ................ Transylvania County; Brevard, NC Micro Area; North Carolina ...................................... 4.6 5.6 

37177 ................ Tyrrell County, North Carolina .......................................................................................... 3.7 5.0 

37179 ................ Union County; Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metro Area; North Carolina .......... 5.5 3.6 

37181 ................ Vance County; Henderson, NC Micro Area; North Carolina ............................................ 6.4 5.7 

37187 ................ Washington County, North Carolina ................................................................................. 4.4 6.1 

37189 ................ Watauga County; Boone, NC Micro Area; North Carolina ............................................... 6.6 7.0

37195 ................ Wilson County; Wilson, NC Micro Area; North Carolina .................................................. 6.5 5.2 

38015 ................ Burleigh County; Bismarck, ND Metro Area; North Dakota ............................................. 5.5 5.3


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2009 ACS 5 

Year average 

(percent) 

2000 Census 

(percent) 

38017 ................ Cass County; Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area; North Dakota ................................................. 4.5 5.0

38035 ................ Grand Forks County; Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area; North Dakota .......................... 6.9 6.2 

38079 ................ Rolette County, North Dakota .......................................................................................... 7.8 7.3 

38085 ................ Sioux County, North Dakota ............................................................................................. 3.5 3.3 

38091 ................ Steele County, North Dakota ............................................................................................ 5.0 5.2 

38101 ................ Ward County; Minot, ND Micro Area; North Dakota ........................................................ 3.7 5.3 

39001 ................ Adams County, Ohio ........................................................................................................ 8.6 7.0 

39005 ................ Ashland County; Ashland, OH Micro Area; Ohio ............................................................. 5.1 6.5 

39015 ................ Brown County; Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metro Area; Ohio .............................. 6.3 7.1 

39019 ................ Carroll County; Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area; Ohio ................................................ 2.9 5.9 

39029 ................ Columbiana County; East Liverpool-Salem, OH Micro Area; Ohio ................................. 6.2 6.1 

39037 ................ Darke County; Greenville, OH Micro Area; Ohio ............................................................. 3.9 5.7 

39045 ................ Fairfield County; Columbus, OH Metro Area; Ohio .......................................................... 5.8 6.3 

39055 ................ Geauga County; Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metro Area; Ohio ................................... 7.3 5.9 

39057 ................ Greene County; Dayton, OH Metro Area; Ohio ............................................................... 6.1 7.2 

39067 ................ Harrison County, Ohio ...................................................................................................... 2.0 7.2 

39069 ................ Henry County, Ohio .......................................................................................................... 5.9 6.6 

39071 ................ Highland County, Ohio ..................................................................................................... 5.0 7.1 

39073 ................ Hocking County, Ohio ....................................................................................................... 6.1 4.3 

39075 ................ Holmes County, Ohio ....................................................................................................... 5.0 5.7 

39077 ................ Huron County; Norwalk, OH Micro Area; Ohio ................................................................ 7.9 5.8 

39083 ................ Knox County; Mount Vernon, OH Micro Area; Ohio ........................................................ 5.5 6.4 

39085 ................ Lake County; Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metro Area; Ohio ........................................ 7.4 6.3 

39089 ................ Licking County; Columbus, OH Metro Area; Ohio ........................................................... 5.3 6.5 

39091 ................ Logan County; Bellefontaine, OH Micro Area; Ohio ........................................................ 2.5 7.3 

39097 ................ Madison County; Columbus, OH Metro Area; Ohio ......................................................... 4.3 7.0 

39107 ................ Mercer County; Celina, OH Micro Area; Ohio .................................................................. 5.4 6.4 

39109 ................ Miami County; Dayton, OH Metro Area; Ohio .................................................................. 8.1 7.1 

39117 ................ Morrow County; Columbus, OH Metro Area; Ohio .......................................................... 1.0 4.6 

39121 ................ Noble County, Ohio .......................................................................................................... 5.5 3.9 

39125 ................ Paulding County, Ohio ...................................................................................................... 8.6 6.5 

39129 ................ Pickaway County; Columbus, OH Metro Area; Ohio ....................................................... 6.9 5.9 

39135 ................ Preble County; Dayton, OH Metro Area; Ohio ................................................................. 1.7 6.0 

39137 ................ Putnam County, Ohio ....................................................................................................... 8.1 5.7 

39163 ................ Vinton County, Ohio ......................................................................................................... 4.8 3.7 

39169 ................ Wayne County; Wooster, OH Micro Area; Ohio .............................................................. 6.3 7.0 

39171 ................ Williams County, Ohio ...................................................................................................... 6.5 5.5 

39173 ................ Wood County; Toledo, OH Metro Area; Ohio .................................................................. 7.5 5.4 

41027 ................ Hood River County; Hood River, OR Micro Area; Oregon .............................................. 7.4 2.1 

41029 ................ Jackson County; Medford, OR Metro Area; Oregon ........................................................ 3.8 5.7 

41033 ................ Josephine County; Grants Pass, OR Micro Area; Oregon .............................................. 4.0 6.7 

41039 ................ Lane County; Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area; Oregon ............................................ 4.4 6.4 

41051 ................ Multnomah County; Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area; Oregon ........ 5.1 6.8 

41053 ................ Polk County; Salem, OR Metro Area; Oregon ................................................................. 7.6 7.1 

41067 ................ Washington County; Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area; Oregon ....... 5.7 7.1 

41071 ................ Yamhill County; Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area; Oregon .............. 5.0 5.5 

42001 ................ Adams County; Gettysburg, PA Micro Area; Pennsylvania ............................................. 1.7 3.9 

42005 ................ Armstrong County; Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area; Pennsylvania ......................................... 4.0 6.5 

42009 ................ Bedford County, Pennsylvania ......................................................................................... 3.8 6.7 

42011 ................ Berks County; Reading, PA Metro Area; Pennsylvania ................................................... 6.1 6.7 

42013 ................ Blair County; Altoona, PA Metro Area; Pennsylvania ...................................................... 5.8 7.2 

42017 ................ Bucks County; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area; Pennsylvania.8.2 4.4 

42019 ................ Butler County; Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area; Pennsylvania ................................................ 5.6 6.0 

42027 ................ Centre County; State College, PA Metro Area; Pennsylvania ......................................... 2.4 3.4 

42029 ................ Chester County; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area; Pennsylvania.5.4 5.0 

42031 ................ Clarion County, Pennsylvania .......................................................................................... 8.2 6.6 

42033 ................ Clearfield County; DuBois, PA Micro Area; Pennsylvania ............................................... 5.5 6.0 

42035 ................ Clinton County; Lock Haven, PA Micro Area; Pennsylvania ........................................... 2.4 5.2 

42037 ................ Columbia County; Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Micro Area; Pennsylvania .......................... 5.5 7.1 

42041 ................ Cumberland County; Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area; Pennsylvania ........................ 3.0 6.7 

42045 ................ Delaware County; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area; 

Pennsylvania.

7.3 6.3 

42053 ................ Forest County, Pennsylvania ............................................................................................ 3.3 7.0 

42055 ................ Franklin County; Chambersburg, PA Micro Area; Pennsylvania ..................................... 4.5 7.1 

42057 ................ Fulton County, Pennsylvania ............................................................................................ 2.0 6.9 

42061 ................ Huntingdon County; Huntingdon, PA Micro Area; Pennsylvania ..................................... 8.1 6.9 


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2009 ACS 5 

Year average 

(percent) 

2000 Census 

(percent) 

42065 ................ Jefferson County, Pennsylvania ....................................................................................... 4.2 6.3 

42067 ................ Juniata County, Pennsylvania .......................................................................................... 2.4 5.4 

42071 ................ Lancaster County; Lancaster, PA Metro Area; Pennsylvania .......................................... 4.2 5.1 

42075 ................ Lebanon County; Lebanon, PA Metro Area; Pennsylvania ............................................. 3.6 6.9 

42077 ................ Lehigh County; Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area; Pennsylvania ........... 4.9 7.1 

42085 ................ Mercer County; Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metro Area; Pennsylvania ..... 7.9 6.8 

42089 ................ Monroe County; East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area; Pennsylvania .................................. 4.9 5.8 

42091 ................ Montgomery County; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area; 

Pennsylvania.

6.4 5.9 

42095 ................ Northampton County; Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area; Pennsylvania 5.2 6.2 

42103 ................ Pike County; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area; 

Pennsylvania.

5.8 5.0 

42105 ................ Potter County, Pennsylvania ............................................................................................ 5.7 6.8 

42109 ................ Snyder County; Selinsgrove, PA Micro Area; Pennsylvania ............................................ 2.0 5.1

42111 ................ Somerset County; Somerset, PA Micro Area; Pennsylvania ........................................... 5.7 7.1 

42115 ................ Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania ................................................................................ 2.7 7.0 

42117 ................ Tioga County, Pennsylvania ............................................................................................. 3.6 6.2 

42119 ................ Union County; Lewisburg, PA Micro Area; Pennsylvania ................................................ 3.6 6.4 

42121 ................ Venango County; Oil City, PA Micro Area; Pennsylvania ................................................ 3.7 6.4 

42127 ................ Wayne County, Pennsylvania ........................................................................................... 3.7 7.1 

42131 ................ Wyoming County; Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area; Pennsylvania ...................... 1.0 5.2 

44001 ................ Bristol County; Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metro Area; Rhode Island 2.8 4.3 

44003 ................ Kent County; Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metro Area; Rhode Island .... 5.1 4.8 

44005 ................ Newport County; Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metro Area; Rhode Island.6.4 5.5 

44007 ................ Providence County; Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metro Area; Rhode Island.7.7 5.1 

45005 ................ Allendale County, South Carolina .................................................................................... 7.4 4.6 

45017 ................ Calhoun County; Columbia, SC Metro Area; South Carolina .......................................... 1.8 4.8 

45039 ................ Fairfield County; Columbia, SC Metro Area; South Carolina ........................................... 7.5 6.5 

45065 ................ McCormick County, South Carolina ................................................................................. 6.5 7.0 

45081 ................ Saluda County; Columbia, SC Metro Area; South Carolina ............................................ 6.8 5.5 

45089 ................ Williamsburg County, South Carolina ............................................................................... 2.9 6.6 

46011 ................ Brookings County; Brookings, SD Micro Area; South Dakota ......................................... 4.8 7.0 

46015 ................ Brule County, South Dakota ............................................................................................. 2.7 6.7 

46017 ................ Buffalo County, South Dakota .......................................................................................... N/A 4.9 

46031 ................ Corson County, South Dakota .......................................................................................... 3.5 4.1 

46033 ................ Custer County, South Dakota ........................................................................................... 8.2 5.1 

46049 ................ Faulk County, South Dakota ............................................................................................ 4.1 5.7 

46059 ................ Hand County, South Dakota ............................................................................................. 3.7 5.1 

46067 ................ Hutchinson County, South Dakota ................................................................................... 6.0 5.9 

46079 ................ Lake County, South Dakota ............................................................................................. 5.8 3.0 

46099 ................ Minnehaha County; Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area; South Dakota ..................................... 7.7 5.0 

46103 ................ Pennington County; Rapid City, SD Metro Area; South Dakota ...................................... 6.7 5.8 

46109 ................ Roberts County, South Dakota ......................................................................................... 5.2 5.7 

46111 ................ Sanborn County, South Dakota ........................................................................................ 3.2 6.3 

46113 ................ Shannon County, South Dakota ....................................................................................... 1.1 0.6 

46121 ................ Todd County, South Dakota ............................................................................................. 8.1 4.8 

47003 ................ Bedford County; Shelbyville, TN Micro Area; Tennessee ................................................ 4.7 6.1 

47021 ................ Cheatham County; Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN Metro Area; Tennessee.3.9 6.6 

47047 ................ Fayette County; Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area; Tennessee ...................................... 6.4 6.7 

47127 ................ Moore County; Tullahoma, TN Micro Area; Tennessee .................................................. 4.4 3.5

47147 ................ Robertson County; Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN Metro Area; Tennessee.7.4 5.2 

47171 ................ Unicoi County; Johnson City, TN Metro Area; Tennessee .............................................. 8.1 6.4

47175 ................ Van Buren County, Tennessee ........................................................................................ 5.9 6.4 

48013 ................ Atascosa County; San Antonio, TX Metro Area; Texas ................................................... 5.7 5.7 

48015 ................ Austin County; Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metro Area; Texas ........................... 8.5 3.6 

48033 ................ Borden County, Texas ...................................................................................................... N/A N/A 

48035 ................ Bosque County, Texas ..................................................................................................... 7.0 6.5 

48041 ................ Brazos County; College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area; Texas ....................................... 7.7 6.6 

48053 ................ Burnet County, Texas ....................................................................................................... 4.9 6.9 

48055 ................ Caldwell County; Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area; Texas ........................................ 3.8 4.6 

48095 ................ Concho County, Texas ..................................................................................................... 1.7 5.6 

48097 ................ Cooke County; Gainesville, TX Micro Area; Texas .......................................................... 5.8 6.0 

48119 ................ Delta County; Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area; Texas ................................. 1.0 6.1 

48123 ................ DeWitt County, Texas ....................................................................................................... 7.1 7.1 


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2009 ACS 5 

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2000 Census 

(percent) 

48137 ................ Edwards County, Texas ................................................................................................... 2.7 4.3 

48139 ................ Ellis County; Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area; Texas ................................... 6.9 6.8 

48157 ................ Fort Bend County; Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metro Area; Texas ..................... 7.3 6.4 

48171 ................ Gillespie County; Fredericksburg, TX Micro Area; Texas ................................................ 1.5 3.6 

48173 ................ Glasscock County, Texas ................................................................................................. N/A 7.0 

48205 ................ Hartley County, Texas ...................................................................................................... 1.1 6.8 

48209 ................ Hays County; Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area; Texas .............................................. 6.1 4.6 

48225 ................ Houston County, Texas .................................................................................................... 7.3 7.1 

48247 ................ Jim Hogg County, Texas .................................................................................................. 5.9 4.8 

48251 ................ Johnson County; Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area; Texas ............................ 5.8 6.8 

48257 ................ Kaufman County; Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area; Texas ........................... 6.7 7.2 

48261 ................ Kenedy County; Kingsville, TX Micro Area; Texas .......................................................... N/A N/A 

48267 ................ Kimble County, Texas ...................................................................................................... 5.1 5.9 

48269 ................ King County, Texas .......................................................................................................... N/A N/A 

48293 ................ Limestone County, Texas ................................................................................................. 6.0 6.1 

48301 ................ Loving County, Texas ....................................................................................................... N/A N/A 

48305 ................ Lynn County, Texas .......................................................................................................... N/A 7.3 

48307 ................ McCulloch County, Texas ................................................................................................. 0.5 5.8 

48327 ................ Menard County, Texas ..................................................................................................... 3.7 6.5 

48397 ................ Rockwall County; Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area; Texas ........................... 3.0 6.1 

48421 ................ Sherman County, Texas ................................................................................................... 5.5 6.5 

48425 ................ Somervell County; Granbury, TX Micro Area; Texas ....................................................... N/A 6.6 

48453 ................ Travis County; Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area; Texas ............................................ 8.1 3.2 

48467 ................ Van Zandt County, Texas ................................................................................................. 4.2 5.6 

48477 ................ Washington County; Brenham, TX Micro Area; Texas .................................................... 4.0 6.6 

48479 ................ Webb County; Laredo, TX Metro Area; Texas ................................................................. 6.4 6.6 

48491 ................ Williamson County; Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area; Texas ..................................... 6.3 3.8 

48495 ................ Winkler County, Texas ..................................................................................................... 0.8 5.2 

49005 ................ Cache County; Logan, UT-ID Metro Area; Utah .............................................................. 4.8 4.7 

49009 ................ Daggett County, Utah ....................................................................................................... 3.7 3.3 

49011 ................ Davis County; Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metro Area; Utah ................................................... 6.5 6.2 

49021 ................ Iron County; Cedar City, UT Micro Area; Utah ................................................................ 6.8 7.0 

49023 ................ Juab County; Provo-Orem, UT Metro Area; Utah ............................................................ 3.4 2.3 

49027 ................ Millard County, Utah ......................................................................................................... 4.3 6.9 

49031 ................ Piute County, Utah ........................................................................................................... N/A 4.3 

49035 ................ Salt Lake County; Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area; Utah ................................................. 5.9 6.9 

49047 ................ Uintah County; Vernal, UT Micro Area; Utah ................................................................... 5.3 6.7 

49049 ................ Utah County; Provo-Orem, UT Metro Area; Utah ............................................................ 5.3 3.4 

50001 ................ Addison County, Vermont ................................................................................................. 8.1 3.4 

50003 ................ Bennington County; Bennington, VT Micro Area; Vermont ............................................. 2.2 4.8 

50005 ................ Caledonia County, Vermont ............................................................................................. 6.9 6.3 

50007 ................ Chittenden County; Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area; Vermont .................... 3.8 1.8 

50011 ................ Franklin County; Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area; Vermont ........................ 5.4 2.7 

50013 ................ Grand Isle County; Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area; Vermont .................... 4.6 5.6 

50015 ................ Lamoille County, Vermont ................................................................................................ 4.5 2.9 

50021 ................ Rutland County; Rutland, VT Micro Area; Vermont ......................................................... 7.2 4.7 

50023 ................ Washington County; Barre, VT Micro Area; Vermont ...................................................... 6.1 3.5 

50025 ................ Windham County, Vermont .............................................................................................. 8.2 5.1 

50027 ................ Windsor County; Lebanon, NH-VT Micro Area; Vermont ................................................ 6.7 5.0 

51003 ................ Albemarle County; Charlottesville, VA Metro Area; Virginia ............................................ 5.5 3.9 

51005 ................ Alleghany County, Virginia ............................................................................................... 3.1 5.3 

51007 ................ Amelia County; Richmond, VA Metro Area; Virginia ........................................................ N/A 4.9 

51009 ................ Amherst County; Lynchburg, VA Metro Area; Virginia ..................................................... 2.3 5.0 

51013 ................ Arlington County; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area; Virginia.6.6 2.3 

51015 ................ Augusta County; Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Micro Area; Virginia .................................. 6.0 5.4 

51017 ................ Bath County, Virginia ........................................................................................................ 5.6 2.9 

51019 ................ Bedford County; Lynchburg, VA Metro Area; Virginia ..................................................... 6.9 6.3 

51021 ................ Bland County, Virginia ...................................................................................................... 3.8 6.7 

51025 ................ Brunswick County, Virginia ............................................................................................... 1.7 1.8 

51029 ................ Buckingham County, Virginia ........................................................................................... 3.5 3.5 

51031 ................ Campbell County; Lynchburg, VA Metro Area; Virginia ................................................... 4.6 6.9 

51033 ................ Caroline County; Richmond, VA Metro Area; Virginia ..................................................... 8.1 3.9 

51043 ................ Clarke County; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area; Virginia 7.1 3.1 

51045 ................ Craig County; Roanoke, VA Metro Area; Virginia ............................................................ 1.1 3.9 

51047 ................ Culpeper County; Culpeper, VA Micro Area; Virginia ...................................................... 7.4 2.5 

51049 ................ Cumberland County; Richmond, VA Metro Area; Virginia ............................................... N/A 3.3

51057 ................ Essex County, Virginia ..................................................................................................... 2.7 3.0 


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County FIPS 

code County name 

Vacancy Rate for Units Affordable 

to 80% of AMI 

2009 ACS 5 

Year average 

(percent) 

2000 Census 

(percent) 

51059 ................ Fairfax County; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area; Virginia 5.0 2.3 

51063 ................ Floyd County, Virginia ...................................................................................................... 7.8 6.4 

51065 ................ Fluvanna County; Charlottesville, VA Metro Area; Virginia ............................................. 3.8 4.0 

51067 ................ Franklin County; Roanoke, VA Metro Area; Virginia ........................................................ 6.4 5.8 

51069 ................ Frederick County; Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area; Virginia ........................................... 6.6 5.5

51073 ................ Gloucester County; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area; Virginia.2.5 4.9 

51075 ................ Goochland County; Richmond, VA Metro Area; Virginia ................................................. 6.0 6.9 

51079 ................ Greene County; Charlottesville, VA Metro Area; Virginia ................................................ 1.4 3.0 

51081 ................ Greensville County, Virginia ............................................................................................. 5.7 3.1 

51083 ................ Halifax County, Virginia .................................................................................................... 8.4 7.1 

51085 ................ Hanover County; Richmond, VA Metro Area; Virginia ..................................................... 5.2 5.7 

51087 ................ Henrico County; Richmond, VA Metro Area; Virginia ...................................................... 6.8 5.2 

51093 ................ Isle of Wight County; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area; Virginia.3.0 5.1 

51097 ................ King and Queen County; Richmond, VA Metro Area; Virginia ........................................ 2.7 2.6 

51101 ................ King William County; Richmond, VA Metro Area; Virginia ............................................... 3.2 5.0 

51103 ................ Lancaster County, Virginia ............................................................................................... 1.8 7.0 

51109 ................ Louisa County; Richmond, VA Metro Area; Virginia ........................................................ 3.9 3.5 

51111 ................ Lunenburg County, Virginia .............................................................................................. 7.4 4.6 

51113 ................ Madison County, Virginia .................................................................................................. 4.7 3.4 

51115 ................ Mathews County; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area; Virginia N/A 4.0 

51119 ................ Middlesex County, Virginia ............................................................................................... 7.8 4.9 

51121 ................ Montgomery County; Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metro Area; Virginia ....... 4.9 3.5 

51125 ................ Nelson County; Charlottesville, VA Metro Area; Virginia ................................................. 7.6 3.2 

51127 ................ New Kent County; Richmond, VA Metro Area; Virginia ................................................... N/A 2.1 

51131 ................ Northampton County, Virginia .......................................................................................... 3.8 4.6 

51133 ................ Northumberland County, Virginia ..................................................................................... N/A 3.0 

51135 ................ Nottoway County, Virginia ................................................................................................ 3.0 4.8 

51139 ................ Page County, Virginia ....................................................................................................... 3.6 4.2 

51149 ................ Prince George County; Richmond, VA Metro Area; Virginia ........................................... 4.8 4.6 

51153 ................ Prince William County; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area; 

Virginia.

8.3 3.6 

51155 ................ Pulaski County; Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metro Area; Virginia ............... 6.3 6.6 

51157 ................ Rappahannock County, Virginia ....................................................................................... N/A 3.3 

51159 ................ Richmond County, Virginia ............................................................................................... 2.1 3.6 

51161 ................ Roanoke County; Roanoke, VA Metro Area; Virginia ...................................................... 6.4 5.6 

51165 ................ Rockingham County; Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area; Virginia .......................................... 2.3 4.2 

51171 ................ Shenandoah County, Virginia ........................................................................................... 6.3 4.1 

51183 ................ Sussex County; Richmond, VA Metro Area; Virginia ....................................................... 1.5 4.4 

51187 ................ Warren County; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area; Virginia.7.9 3.7 

51191 ................ Washington County; Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area; Virginia .................... 6.1 6.9 

51193 ................ Westmoreland County, Virginia ........................................................................................ 1.2 4.2 

51199 ................ York County; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area; Virginia ........ 4.8 3.7 

51510 ................ Alexandria city; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area; Virginia 5.6 2.3 

51515 ................ Bedford city; Lynchburg, VA Metro Area; Virginia ........................................................... N/A 6.2 

51530 ................ Buena Vista city, Virginia .................................................................................................. 2.1 3.6 

51540 ................ Charlottesville city; Charlottesville, VA Metro Area; Virginia ............................................ 6.1 2.9 

51550 ................ Chesapeake city; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area; Virginia 1.6 4.9 

51595 ................ Emporia city, Virginia ........................................................................................................ 5.4 6.4 

51600 ................ Fairfax city; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area; Virginia ..... N/A 1.6 

51610 ................ Falls Church city; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area; Virginia.4.6 3.6 

51650 ................ Hampton city; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area; Virginia ....... 7.7 6.7 

51660 ................ Harrisonburg city; Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area; Virginia ............................................... 4.0 3.6 

51678 ................ Lexington city, Virginia ...................................................................................................... N/A 3.3 

51700 ................ Newport News city; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area; Virginia.6.6 6.6 

51735 ................ Poquoson city; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area; Virginia ..... 5.2 0.8 

51740 ................ Portsmouth city; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area; Virginia ... 4.6 7.0 

51750 ................ Radford city; Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metro Area; Virginia .................... 2.5 6.1 

51760 ................ Richmond city; Richmond, VA Metro Area; Virginia ........................................................ 7.2 6.4 

51770 ................ Roanoke city; Roanoke, VA Metro Area; Virginia ............................................................ 5.4 6.4 

51800 ................ Suffolk city; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area; Virginia ........... 5.0 6.9 

51810 ................ Virginia Beach city; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area; Virginia.5.2 4.6 

51820 ................ Waynesboro city; Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Micro Area; Virginia ................................. 6.5 5.8 


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County FIPS 

code County name 

Vacancy Rate for Units Affordable 

to 80% of AMI 

2009 ACS 5 

Year average 

(percent) 

2000 Census 

(percent) 

51830 ................ Williamsburg city; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area; Virginia 8.6 2.8 

53007 ................ Chelan County; Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metro Area; Washington ................. 7.3 7.1 

53011 ................ Clark County; Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area; Washington .......... 5.3 7.0 

53029 ................ Island County; Oak Harbor, WA Micro Area; Washington ............................................... 6.1 4.4

53031 ................ Jefferson County, Washington ......................................................................................... 3.0 5.3 

53033 ................ King County; Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area; Washington ........................... 4.8 4.2 

53035 ................ Kitsap County; Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metro Area; Washington ............................... 6.2 6.9 

53037 ................ Kittitas County; Ellensburg, WA Micro Area; Washington ............................................... 3.7 6.6 

53043 ................ Lincoln County, Washington ............................................................................................. 1.5 6.0 

53045 ................ Mason County; Shelton, WA Micro Area; Washington .................................................... 5.0 6.5 

53053 ................ Pierce County; Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area; Washington ........................ 6.4 6.8 

53055 ................ San Juan County, Washington ......................................................................................... 5.8 6.9 

53057 ................ Skagit County; Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area; Washington ......................... 4.2 4.9 

53059 ................ Skamania County; Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area; Washington ... 0.4 7.1 

53061 ................ Snohomish County; Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area; Washington ................ 4.7 5.8 

53065 ................ Stevens County, Washington ........................................................................................... 6.9 6.4 

53067 ................ Thurston County; Olympia, WA Metro Area; Washington ............................................... 4.1 6.3 

53069 ................ Wahkiakum County, Washington ..................................................................................... N/A 5.1 

53073 ................ Whatcom County; Bellingham, WA Metro Area; Washington .......................................... 2.7 6.0 

54001 ................ Barbour County, West Virginia ......................................................................................... 5.1 4.8 

54003 ................ Berkeley County; Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metro Area; West Virginia ............ 5.8 7.0 

54013 ................ Calhoun County, West Virginia ........................................................................................ 6.5 6.9 

54017 ................ Doddridge County; Clarksburg, WV Micro Area; West Virginia ....................................... 0.9 5.6 

54027 ................ Hampshire County; Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area; West Virginia ............................... 3.9 6.7 

54037 ................ Jefferson County; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area; West 

Virginia.

7.1 4.1 

54041 ................ Lewis County, West Virginia ............................................................................................. 3.1 7.2 

54043 ................ Lincoln County; Charleston, WV Metro Area; West Virginia ............................................ 1.9 5.6 

54051 ................ Marshall County; Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area; West Virginia ..................................... 3.2 5.1 

54071 ................ Pendleton County, West Virginia ...................................................................................... 2.7 5.9 

54083 ................ Randolph County, West Virginia ...................................................................................... 6.4 6.8 

54085 ................ Ritchie County, West Virginia ........................................................................................... 6.0 5.9 

54087 ................ Roane County, West Virginia ........................................................................................... 2.1 6.7 

54095 ................ Tyler County, West Virginia .............................................................................................. 3.9 7.2 

54101 ................ Webster County, West Virginia ........................................................................................ 8.3 6.9 

54109 ................ Wyoming County, West Virginia ....................................................................................... 1.1 6.3 

55001 ................ Adams County, Wisconsin ................................................................................................ 5.7 6.9 

55003 ................ Ashland County, Wisconsin .............................................................................................. 8.0 7.0 

55005 ................ Barron County, Wisconsin ................................................................................................ 4.5 4.6 

55007 ................ Bayfield County, Wisconsin .............................................................................................. 5.0 6.7 

55009 ................ Brown County; Green Bay, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin ................................................... 6.5 4.1 

55013 ................ Burnett County, Wisconsin ............................................................................................... 4.5 5.2 

55017 ................ Chippewa County; Eau Claire, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin .............................................. 4.5 5.2

55019 ................ Clark County, Wisconsin .................................................................................................. 7.1 6.3 

55021 ................ Columbia County; Madison, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin .................................................. 8.2 6.9 

55025 ................ Dane County; Madison, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin ......................................................... 7.0 4.3 

55031 ................ Douglas County; Duluth, MN-WI Metro Area; Wisconsin ................................................ 7.5 6.6

55035 ................ Eau Claire County; Eau Claire, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin ............................................. 4.0 3.6 

55037 ................ Florence County; Iron Mountain, MI-WI Micro Area; Wisconsin ...................................... 7.7 5.3 

55055 ................ Jefferson County; Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Micro Area; Wisconsin ......................... 6.6 6.0 

55061 ................ Kewaunee County; Green Bay, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin ............................................ 2.6 6.2 

55063 ................ La Crosse County; La Crosse, WI-MN Metro Area; Wisconsin ....................................... 3.1 4.8 

55077 ................ Marquette County, Wisconsin ........................................................................................... 3.1 6.8 

55079 ................ Milwaukee County; Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin ......... 4.8 5.8 

55081 ................ Monroe County, Wisconsin ............................................................................................... 5.2 6.7 

55083 ................ Oconto County; Green Bay, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin .................................................. 4.9 5.8 

55087 ................ Outagamie County; Appleton, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin ............................................... 5.1 5.0

55089 ................ Ozaukee County; Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin ............ 8.3 5.0 

55093 ................ Pierce County; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area; Wisconsin ....... 3.5 3.0 

55097 ................ Portage County; Stevens Point, WI Micro Area; Wisconsin ............................................ 4.3 4.1

55101 ................ Racine County; Racine, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin ........................................................ 6.0 7.1 

55107 ................ Rusk County, Wisconsin ................................................................................................... 3.3 6.0 

55109 ................ St. Croix County; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area; Wisconsin .... 4.2 3.3 

55113 ................ Sawyer County, Wisconsin ............................................................................................... 1.6 6.5 

55115 ................ Shawano County, Wisconsin ............................................................................................ 5.9 6.4 

55117 ................ Sheboygan County; Sheboygan, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin .......................................... 6.8 5.6 

55119 ................ Taylor County, Wisconsin ................................................................................................. 6.7 4.9 

55123 ................ Vernon County, Wisconsin ............................................................................................... 6.8 6.8 


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County FIPS 

code County name 

Vacancy Rate for Units Affordable 

to 80% of AMI 

2009 ACS 5 

Year average 

(percent) 

2000 Census 

(percent) 

55127 ................ Walworth County; Whitewater, WI Micro Area; Wisconsin .............................................. 7.9 4.9

55131 ................ Washington County; Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin ....... 3.8 5.0 

55133 ................ Waukesha County; Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin ......... 4.6 5.4 

55137 ................ Waushara County, Wisconsin .......................................................................................... 3.3 6.3 

55139 ................ Winnebago County; Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area; Wisconsin ................................. 7.5 6.0 

55141 ................ Wood County; Marshfield-Wisconsin Rapids, WI Micro Area; Wisconsin ....................... 6.6 6.0 

56001 ................ Albany County; Laramie, WY Micro Area; Wyoming ....................................................... 7.4 5.7 

56005 ................ Campbell County; Gillette, WY Micro Area; Wyoming ..................................................... 5.3 6.5 

56019 ................ Johnson County, Wyoming ............................................................................................... 1.4 5.0 

56033 ................ Sheridan County; Sheridan, WY Micro Area; Wyoming .................................................. 3.6 5.2

72003 ................ Aguada Municipio; Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastia ́n, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ....... N/A 6.7 

72005 ................ Aguadilla Municipio; Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastia ́n, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ..... 4.3 6.5 

72007 ................ Aguas Buenas Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico 2.2 6.5 

72015 ................ Arroyo Municipio; Guayama, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico .............................................. 2.5 3.7

72017 ................ Barceloneta Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ...... 4.7 5.0 

72019 ................ Barranquitas Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ..... 1.0 6.9 

72025 ................ Caguas Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ............. 2.5 5.2 

72029 ................ Canovanas Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ....... 2.1 6.4 

72031 ................ Carolina Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ............ 4.4 7.2 

72033 ................ Catan ̃o Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ............. 3.6 5.2 

72035 ................ Cayey Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ............... 4.1 6.3 

72037 ................ Ceiba Municipio; Fajardo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico .................................................. 1.6 6.9 

72039 ................ Ciales Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ............... N/A 6.2 

72041 ................ Cidra Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ................ N/A 5.6 

72043 ................ Coamo Municipio; Coamo, PR Micro Area; Puerto Rico ................................................. N/A 5.7

72047 ................ Corozal Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ............. 1.2 4.8 

72057 ................ Guayama Municipio; Guayama, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ......................................... 3.9 5.3 

72059 ................ Guayanilla Municipio; Yauco, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ............................................. 2.2 5.4 

72061 ................ Guaynabo Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ........ 2.0 6.6 

72063 ................ Gurabo Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ............. 6.7 3.9 

72065 ................ Hatillo Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ............... 6.0 4.8 

72071 ................ Isabela Municipio; Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastia ́n, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ........ 2.2 6.8 

72073 ................ Jayuya Municipio; Jayuya, PR Micro Area; Puerto Rico ................................................. N/A 2.6 

72075 ................ Juana Dı ́az Municipio; Ponce, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ........................................... 1.9 5.1 

72077 ................ Juncos Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico .............. 4.6 4.9 

72087 ................ Lofza Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ................ 1.3 4.4 

72093 ................ Maricao Municipio, Puerto Rico ........................................................................................ N/A 4.5 

72095 ................ Maunabo Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico .......... N/A 1.7 

72101 ................ Morovis Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ............ 2.3 4.7 

72103 ................ Naguabo Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico .......... 6.4 6.3 

72107 ................ Orocovis Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ........... 0.6 5.1 

72111 ................ Pen ̃uelas Municipio; Yauco, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ............................................... 1.9 5.0 

72113 ................ Ponce Municipio; Ponce, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ................................................... 2.6 4.7 

72115 ................ Quebradillas Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ..... 2.4 4.7 

72119 ................ Rı ́o Grande Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ...... 4.0 6.5 

72121 ................ Sabana Grande Municipio; San Germa ́n-Cabo Rojo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ....... 1.0 5.1 

72123 ................ Salinas Municipio; Coamo, PR Micro Area; Puerto Rico ................................................. 1.8 2.8 

72125 ................ San Germa ́n Municipio; San Germa ́n-Cabo Rojo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ............ 1.9 6.0 

72127 ................ San Juan Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico .......... 4.5 6.2 

72133 ................ Santa Isabel Municipio; Santa Isabel, PR Micro Area; Puerto Rico ................................ N/A 1.6 

72143 ................ Vega Alta Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ......... 5.0 4.8 

72147 ................ Vieques Municipio, Puerto Rico ....................................................................................... 8.4 7.0 

72149 ................ Villalba Municipio; Ponce, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico .................................................. 1.8 4.4 

72151 ................ Yabucoa Municipio; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ........... 3.8 4.8 

72153 ................ Yauco Municipio; Yauco, PR Metro Area; Puerto Rico ................................................... 2.0 6.1 


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Note: A property meets the low-vacancy 

threshold if it is located in a county that was 

below the national rental vacancy rate for 

units affordable to low-income households in 

2000 (7.3 percent) and was within the 80th 

percentile of low-income rental vacancy rates 

(8.7 percent) as measured by the 2009 5 year 

ACS (meaning that 80 percent of counties 

had a vacancy rate below 8.7 percent in the 

2009 5 year ACS). 

[FR Doc. 2013–00072 Filed 1–7–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–R–2012–N270; 

FXRS12610800000–134–FF08RSDC00] 

Otay River Estuary Restoration 

Project; South San Diego Bay Unit and 

Sweetwater Marsh Unit of the San 

Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 

California; Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent; reinitiation of 

scoping and request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), are 

reinitiating scoping with regard to the 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

for the proposed Otay River Estuary 

Restoration Project. As originally 

proposed, the project involved the 

restoration of estuarine and salt marsh 

(subtidal and intertidal wetlands) 

habitats within the western terminus of 

the Otay River and a portion of the salt 

ponds in the San Diego Bay National 

Wildlife Refuge–South San Diego Bay 

Unit. Based on information developed 

since the original scoping period, the 

proposed project may now also include 

the restoration of a portion of the D 

Street Fill, located within the San Diego 

Bay National Wildlife Refuge– 

Sweetwater Marsh Unit. We originally 

published a notice of intent on 

November 14, 2011 (76 FR 70480), and 

scoping comments were accepted 

through January 12, 2012. Since then, 

we have expanded the Area of Potential 

Effect of the restoration project to 

include the salt ponds and D Street Fill 

within the San Diego Bay National 

Wildlife Refuge. This second notice 

advises the public that we intend to 

gather additional information through 

scoping regarding an EIS for the 

expanded project. We encourage the 

public and other agencies to participate 

in the NEPA scoping process by sending 

written suggestions and information on 

the issues and concerns that should be 

addressed in the draft EIS, including the 

range of alternatives, appropriate 

mitigation measures, and the nature and 

extent of potential environmental 

impacts. Comments submitted during 

the earlier scoping period do not need 

to be resubmitted. 

DATES: To ensure that we have adequate 

time to evaluate and incorporate 

suggestions and other input, we must 

receive your comments on or before 

February 8, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments or 

requests for more information by one of 

the following methods. 

Email: Otay_NOI@fws.gov. Please 

include ‘‘Otay Estuary NOI’’ in the 

subject line of the message 

Fax: Attn: Brian Collins, (619) 476– 

9149 

U.S. Mail: Brian Collins, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, San Diego National 

Wildlife Refuge Complex, P.O. Box 

2358, Chula Vista, CA 91912 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Collins, Refuge Manager (619– 

575–2704, extension 302), or Andrew 

Yuen, Project Leader (619–476–9150, 

extension 100). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In 2006, we completed a 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

(CCP) and EIS/Record of Decision (ROD) 

to guide the management of the San 

Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge over 

a 15-year period (71 FR 64552, 

November 2, 2006). The wildlife and 

habitat management goal of the selected 

management alternative in the CCP for 

the South San Diego Bay Unit is to 

‘‘Protect, manage, enhance, and restore 

* * * coastal wetlands * * * to benefit 

the native fish, wildlife, and plant 

species supported within the South San 

Diego Bay Unit.’’ One of the strategies 

identified to meet this goal is to restore 

native habitats in the Otay River 

floodplain and the salt ponds. The 

wildlife and habitat management goal of 

the selected alternative for the 

Sweetwater Marsh Unit is to ‘‘Protect, 

manage, enhance, and restore coastal 

wetland and upland habitats to benefit 

native fish, wildlife, and plant species 

within the Sweetwater Marsh Unit.’’ 

The proposed restoration project 

represents step-down restoration 

planning for the western portion of the 

Otay River floodplain, salt ponds, and D 

Street Fill. The site-specific EIS for this 

project will tier from the programmatic 

EIS and ROD prepared for the CCP. 

Funding for the proposed restoration is 

being provided by the Poseidon 

Resources Carlsbad Desalination Project 

to fulfill part of their mitigation 

requirement for the desalination project. 

On November 15, 2007, the California 

Coastal Commission (Commission) 

approved a Coastal Development Permit 

(CDP No. E–06–013) for the Poseidon 

desalination facility in Carlsbad, San 

Diego County. As part of that approval, 

the Commission required Poseidon to 

implement a Marine Life Mitigation 

Plan (MLMP). 

In early 2010, Poseidon submitted an 

initial proposal to the Commission 

identifying possible mitigation sites. 

The submittal compared about a dozen 

potential sites in the Southern 

California Bight and concluded that the 

Otay River floodplain portion of the San 

Diego Bay NWR was most suited to 

provide the type and amount of 

mitigation the MLMP required. 

Commission staff and members of the 

Commission’s Scientific Advisory Panel 

reviewed Poseidon’s analysis and 

concurred that the Otay River floodplain 

site was most likely to meet the MLMP 

requirements and objectives. Final site 

selection required approval by both the 

Commission and the San Diego Regional 

Water Quality Control Board 

(SDRWQCB). On February 9, 2011, the 

Commission unanimously approved the 

Otay River floodplain site, and the site 

was approved by the SDRWQCB on 

March 9, 2011. On October 15, 2012, the 

Commission’s Executive Director 

approved an 18-month extension to 

Poseidon Resources to submit a Coastal 

Development Permit application based 

on the potential additional benefits of 

restoration or partial restoration of salt 

ponds as part of the Otay River Estuary 

Restoration Project. The MLMP 

requirements and objectives are 

consistent with the goals and objectives 

set forth in our CCP for the Otay River 

floodplain, salt ponds, and D Street Fill. 

Prior to implementation of the 

restoration project, the California 

Coastal Commission must approve a 

Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for 

the proposed restoration. In accordance 

with the California Environmental 

Quality Act, the CDP process is exempt 

from the requirement of preparing an 

environmental impact report. The 

Commission’s staff report and findings 

related to the CDP application for the 

project will be the environmental 

analysis document prepared under the 

Commission’s certified regulatory 

program. The Commission will allow 

sufficient opportunity during the CDP 

process for public review and comment. 

Proposed Project 

We propose to convert disturbed 

uplands within the western portion of 

the Otay River floodplain and salt ponds 


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