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hours (42,373 + 24,613 = 66,986/2 years 

= 33,493). 

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Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–28563 Filed 1–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4162–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[FR–6301–N–01] 

Regulatory and Administrative 

Requirement Waivers and Flexibilities 

Available to HUD Public Housing and 

Section 8 During CY 2022 and CY 2023 

to Public Housing Agencies To Assist 

With Recovery and Relief Efforts on 

Behalf of Families Affected by 

Presidentially Declared Disasters 

AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for 

Public and Indian Housing, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notification advises the 

public of HUD’s expedited process for 

waivers and flexibilities from HUD 

regulatory and administrative 

requirements (‘‘HUD requirements’’) 

during Presidentially Declared Disasters 

(PDDs). To respond to PDDs, this notice 

establishes an expedited process for the 

review of waiver requests and 

flexibilities for calendar years (CY) 2022 

and 2023, for Public Housing Agencies 

(PHAs) located within PDDs (PDD 

PHAs). PDD PHAs may make such 

requests utilizing the expedited process 

set forth in this notification. 

DATES: Waivers and flexibilities set forth 

in this document are effective from 

January 1, 2022 until December 31, 

2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tesia Irinyenikan, Office of Field 

Operations, Office of Public and Indian 

Housing, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, 

Room 3180, Washington, DC 20410– 

5000, phone 202–402–7026 (this is not 

a toll-free number) or email PIH_

Disaster_Relief@hud.gov. Persons with 

hearing or speech impairments may 

access this number via TTY by calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 800–877– 

8339 (this is a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. How This Notice Is Organized 

This notice is organized as follows: 

• Section I provides an outline for 

this notice. 

• Section II describes the operating 

subsidy flexibility allowed under 24 

CFR 990.145(b) (Public housing 

dwelling units with approved 

vacancies). 

• Section III describes specific HUD 

requirements that may, per request and 

HUD approval, be waived or granted a 

flexibility to facilitate a PDD PHA’s 

ability to participate in disaster relief 

and recovery efforts. A PDD PHA may 

request a waiver or flexibility of a HUD 

requirement not listed in Section III and 

receive an expedited review of the 

request if the PDD PHA demonstrates 

that the waiver or flexibility is needed 

to assist its disaster relief and recovery 

efforts. A PDD PHA may not adopt any 

requested waiver prior to receiving HUD 

approval. 

• Section IV describes exceptions. 

• Section V provides instructions for 

PDD PHAs on how to submit waiver, 

flexibility, and exception requests. 

II. HUD Operating Subsidy Flexibility 

in Approved Vacancies 

HUD, exercising discretionary 

authority from Section 106 of the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 

U.S.C. 3535(q)), which is consistent 

with 24 CFR 5.110 (Waivers), is 

providing this flexibility regarding 

operating subisdy. Upon review of a 

PDD PHA’s request via application, 

HUD may approve, as noted below, 

waivers and flexibilities for disaster 

relief and recovery to PDD PHAs. If a 

PHA needs the waivers and flexibilities 

for an extended period, it must submit 

documentation of good cause, and HUD 

may consider extension, subject to 

statutory limitations and pursuant to 24 

CFR 5.110, to facilitate a PDD PHA’s 

ability to participate in disaster relief 

and recovery efforts. Unless otherwise 

stated, the deadline for requesting 

waivers and flexibilities is 120 days 

after the initial PDD. 

24 CFR 990.145(b) (Public Housing 

Dwelling Units With Approved 

Vacancies) 

Under Section 990.145(b)(2), a PHA is 

eligible to receive operating subsidy for 

vacant public housing units that are 

vacant due to a federally declared, state 

declared or other declared disaster, 

subject to prior HUD approval, on a 

project-by-project basis. If a PDD PHA 

has one or more units that have been 

vacated due to a PDD, then the PDD 

PHA, with HUD approval, may treat the 

unit as an ‘‘approved vacancy.’’ Upon 

the request of a PDD PHA and HUD 

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

units may be considered approved 

vacancies for a period not to exceed 12 

months from the date of HUD approval. 

III. HUD Requirements That May Be 

Waived or Granted a Flexibility on an 

Expedited Basis 

For a PDD PHA, HUD will review 

requests for waivers of HUD 

requirements on an expedited basis. 

This section lists procedural and 

substantive requirements for regulatory 

waivers in event of an PDD. A PDD PHA 

may also request a waiver of a HUD 

requirement not listed in this section 

and receive expedited review of the 

request if the PDD PHA documents that 

the waiver is needed for major disaster 

relief and/or recovery. If a PHA needs 

the regulatory relief for more time, the 

PDD PHA must submit documentation 

of good cause, and HUD may consider 

extending the waiver, subject to 

statutory limitations and pursuant to 24 

CFR 5.110, to facilitate the PDD PHA’s 

ability to participate in disaster relief 

and recovery efforts. PHAs should note 

that waivers of essential program 

requirements such as property 

inspection or income verification will 

not be granted in their entirety, although 

modifications may be considered. Also, 

HUD’s ability to grant waivers or 

approval of alternative requirements 

imposed by statute is limited to 

expressed statutory authority. If sources 

of household income are difficult to 

find, PHAs should go through the 

hierarchy of verifying income as found 

in Notice PIH 2018–24. Similarly, while 

the requirement for Housing Quality 

Standards (HQS) inspections cannot be 

waived, HUD can consider variations to 

the acceptability criteria to HQS in case 

of disaster (under the authority of 

982.401(a)(4)). 

A PDD PHA seeking a waiver or 

flexibility of a HUD requirement listed 

below or of any other HUD requirement 

needed to assist the PDD PHA in its 

disaster relief and recovery efforts must 

submit a waiver request pursuant to the 

process that will be provided in Section 

V of this notification. The request must 

be submitted to HUD not later than 120 

days following the date of the relevant 

disaster declaration. HUD will not 

approve a PDD PHA’s or other 

recipient’s request to waive or be 


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granted a flexibility for a fair housing, 

civil rights, labor standards, or 

environmental protection requirement. 

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

(Uniform Financial Reporting 

Standards; Filing of Financial Reports; 

Reporting Compliance Dates) 

Section 5.801 establishes uniform 

financial reporting standards (UFRS) for 

PHAs (and other entities). Section 

5.801(c) requires that PHAs submit 

financial information in accordance 

with 24 CFR 5.801(b) annually, not later 

than 60 days after the end of the fiscal 

year of the reporting period. Section 

5.801(d)(1) requires that PHAs submit 

their unaudited financial statements not 

later than 60 calendar days after the end 

of their fiscal year and that PHAs submit 

their audited financial statements not 

later than 9 months after the end of their 

fiscal year. HUD may consider requests 

to extend these reporting deadlines. 

For PDD PHAs with a deadline to 

submit only audited financial 

information in accordance with 24 CFR 

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

the date of the disaster related to the 

PDD, HUD may consider a request to 

waive the due date. For PDD PHAs with 

a deadline to submit unaudited 

financial information in accordance 

with 24 CFR 5.801(b) and (d) within 120 

days before and up to 6 months after the 

date of the disaster related to the PDD, 

HUD may consider a request to waiver 

the due date. For these PHAs, HUD also 

may consider a request to waive the due 

date of the audited financial 

information. 

For situations beyond a PHA’s 

control, HUD may consider requests 

from the PDD PHAs with financial 

submission due dates that fall outside 

these dates. The deadline for 

submission of financial information in 

accordance with 24 CFR 5.801(b) and 

the deadline for submission of 

unaudited financial statement may be 

extended to 180 calendar days, and the 

deadline for submission of audited 

financial statements may be extended to 

13 months. 

B. 24 CFR 902 (Public Housing 

Assessment System) 

Part 902 sets out the indicators by 

which HUD measures the performance 

of a PHA. The indicators measure a 

PHA’s physical condition, financial 

condition, management operations, and 

Capital Fund obligation and occupancy. 

For PDD PHAs with fiscal year end 

(FYE) dates within 4 months before and 

up to 10 months after the effective date 

of the PDD, HUD may consider a request 

to waive the physical inspection and 

scoring of public housing projects, as 

required under 24 CFR part 902. For 

situations beyond the PHA’s control, 

HUD may consider requests from PDD 

PHAs with a FYE date that falls outside 

these dates. 

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

Section 905.322(b) establishes 

deadlines for the submission of an 

Actual Development Cost Certificate 

(ADCC) and an Actual Modernization 

Cost Certificate (AMCC). Specifically, 

the ADCC must be submitted 12 months 

from the date of completion/termination 

of a modernization activity, and the 

AMCC must be submitted not later than 

12 months from the activity’s 

expenditure deadline. However, 2 CFR 

200.344 requires submission of all 

financial, performance and other reports 

no later than 120 calendar days after the 

end date of the period of performance. 

In accordance with 2 CFR 200.344(b), 

HUD may authorize an extension; 

however, if the PHA does not submit all 

reports within one year, HUD must 

report the failure under the OMB 

designate integrity and performance 

system. To exceed 12 months, HUD may 

consider a case-by-case exception under 

2 CFR 200.102(a). 

D. 24 CFR 905.314(b)–(c) (Cost and 

Other Limitations; Maximum Project 

Cost; TDC Limit) 

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

calculate total development costs, 

which may not be exceeded ‘‘unless the 

Secretary provides otherwise, and in 

any case may not exceed 110 per 

centum of such amount unless the 

Secretary for good cause determines 

otherwise.’’ Section 905.314(b)–(c) 

establishes the calculation of maximum 

project cost and the calculation of total 

development cost. 

To facilitate the use of Capital Funds 

for repairs and construction for needed 

housing in the disaster areas, HUD may 

consider waiving the total development 

cost (TDC) and housing cost cap limits 

for all work funded by the Capital Grant 

(with unexpended Capital Grant funds 

and HOPE VI funds) until the next 

issuance of TDC levels. PDD PHAs that 

request to waive this provision and 

receive approval to do so must strive to 

keep housing costs reasonable given 

local market conditions, based upon the 

provisions outlined in 2 CFR part 200. 

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

Limitations; Types of Labor) 

This section establishes that for high 

performer PHAs, they may use force 

account labor for modernization and 

development activities without 

including it in a Board-approved Capital 

Fund Program 5-Year Action Plan. HUD 

may waive this requirement to allow for 

the use of force account labor for 

modernization only activities for nonhigh performers even if this activity has 

not been included in the non-high 

performer PDD PHA’s 5-Year Action 

Plan. Should HUD waive this 

requirement, the waiver will be in effect 

for a period not to exceed 12 months 

from the date of HUD approval. 

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

Formula; Replacement Housing Factor 

To Reflect Formula Need for Projects 

With Demolition or Disposition 

Occurring on or After October 1, 1998, 

and Prior to September 30, 2013) 

Section 905.400 describes the Capital 

Fund formula. Section 905.400(i)(5) 

limits the use of replacement housing 

funds to the development of new public 

housing. To help address housing needs 

because of the displacement caused by 

the PDD, HUD may consider waiving 

section 905.400(i)(5) to allow all 

unexpended Capital Fund Replacement 

Housing Factor Grants to be used for 

public housing modernization. Should 

HUD waive this requirement, the waiver 

will be in effect for funds obligated 

within a period not to exceed 12 months 

from the date of HUD approval. 

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

Selection Policies) and 982.54(a) 

(Administrative Plan) 

Section 960.202(c)(1) provides that 

public housing tenant selection policies 

must be duly adopted and implemented. 

Section 982.54(a) provides that a PHA’s 

Section 8 administrative plan must be 

formally adopted by the PHA Board of 

Commissioners or other authorized PHA 

officials. For temporary revisions to an 

PDD PHA’s public housing tenant 

selection policies or Section 8 

administrative plan that an PDD PHA 

wishes to put into place to address 

circumstances unique to relief and 

recovery efforts, HUD may consider 

requests to waive the requirements 

under 960.202(c)(1) and 982.54(a) noted 

above. Any waiver request must include 

documentation that an PDD PHA’s 

Board of Commissioners or an 

authorized PDD PHA official supports 

the waiver request and must identify the 

temporary revisions, which shall be 

effective for a period not to exceed 12 

months from the date of HUD’s 

approval. Additionally, any waiver 

request would be limited to revisions 

that do not constitute a significant 

amendment or modification to the PHA 

or MTW plan; pursuant to Section 5A(g) 

of the 1937 Act, HUD cannot waive the 

approval by the board or other 

authorized PHA officials if the proposed 

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amendment or modification to the PHA 

or MTW plan. Finally, HUD cannot 

waive any terms within a PHA’s own 

plan or state law requiring the approval 

of the board or authorized PHA officials. 

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

Opening and Closing; Public Notice) 

This section describes where a PHA 

must provide public notice when it 

opens its waiting list for tenant-based 

assistance. HUD may consider a request 

from a PDD PHA that wishes, in lieu of 

the requirement to provide notice in a 

local newspaper of general circulation, 

to provide public notice via its website, 

at any of its offices, and/or in a voicemail message, for any opening of the 

waiting list for tenant-based assistance 

that occurs within a period not to 

exceed 12 months from the date of HUD 

approval. 

PDD PHAs that request a waiver of 

this requirement and receive HUD 

approval, must comply with applicable 

fair housing and other civil rights 

requirements when they provide public 

notice. For example, an PDD PHA that 

chooses to provide public notice at its 

offices must consider the impact on 

persons with disabilities, who may have 

difficulty visiting the office in-person. 

Similarly, an PDD PHA that chooses to 

provide public notice via voice-mail 

message must consider how it will reach 

persons with hearing impairments and 

persons with limited English 

proficiency. HUD maintains the 

requirement that an PDD PHA must also 

provide the public notice in minority 

media. Any notice must comply with 

HUD fair housing requirements. 

I. 24 CFR 982.503(c) (HUD Approval of 

Exception Payment Standard Amount) 

24 CFR 982.503(c) authorizes HUD to 

approve an exception payment standard 

amount that is higher than 110 percent 

of the published fair market rent (FMR). 

Typically, a PHA must provide data 

about the local market to substantiate 

the need for an exception payment 

standard. In a natural disaster situation, 

however, the typical data sources fail to 

capture conditions on the ground. In 

these cases, HUD considers the most 

recently available data on the rental 

market, prior to the disaster, then 

estimates the number of households 

seeking housing units in the wake of the 

disaster to arrive at an emergency 

exception payment standard amount. In 

the event of a disaster, HUD will 

consider, based on this data, whether 

exception payment standard amounts 

up to 150 percent of the FMR have a 

good cause justification even in the 

absence of supporting data. If so, an 

PDD PHA may request this payment 

standard. 

Upon approval by HUD, an exception 

payment standard adopted pursuant to 

this notification may be adopted for any 

Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) 

contract entered as of the effective date 

of this notification. HUD intends for 

these exception payment standards to 

remain in effect until HUD implements 

changes to the FMRs in the affected 

areas. PDD PHAs are reminded that 

increased per-family costs resulting 

from the use of exception payment 

standards may result in a reduction in 

the number of families assisted or may 

require other cost-saving measures for 

an PDD PHA to stay within its funding 

limitations. 

J. 24 CFR 982.401(d) (Housing Quality 

Standards; Space and Security) 

This section establishes a standard for 

adequate space for an HCV-assisted 

family. Specifically, it requires that each 

dwelling unit have at least 1 bedroom or 

living/sleeping room for each 2 persons. 

HUD may consider a request from an 

PDD PHA that wishes to waive this 

requirement to house families displaced 

due to natural disasters. Should the 

waiver be granted, it will be in effect 

only for HAPs entered into during the 

up to 12-month period following the 

date of HUD approval, and then only 

with the written consent of the family. 

HUD will not waive reasonable 

accommodation requirements. For any 

family occupying a unit pursuant to this 

waiver, the waiver will be in effect for 

the initial lease term. 

K. 24 CFR 982.633(a) (Occupancy of 

Home) 

This section establishes the 

requirement that PHAs may make HAP 

for homeownership assistance only 

while a family resides in their home and 

must stop HAP no later than the month 

after a family moves out. HUD may 

consider a request from a PDD PHA 

wishing to waive this requirement to 

allow families displaced from their 

homes located in areas affected by 

PDD(s) to comply with mortgage terms 

or make necessary repairs. A PHA 

requesting a waiver of this type must 

show good cause by demonstrating that 

the family is not already receiving 

assistance from another source. Note: 

An PDD PHA that wishes in addition to 

request a waiver of the requirement at 

982.312 that a family be terminated 

from the program if they have been 

absent from their home for 180 

consecutive calendar days must do so 

separately. 

L. 24 CFR 984.303(d) (Contract of 

Participation; Contract Extension) 

Part 984 establishes the requirements 

for the Section 8 and Public Housing 

Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program. 

Section 984.303(d) authorizes a PHA to 

extend a family’s contract of 

participation for a period not to exceed 

2 years, upon a finding of good cause, 

for any family that requests such an 

extension in writing. HUD may consider 

a request from an PDD PHA that wishes 

to extend family contracts for up to 3 

years, if such extensions are merited 

based on circumstances deriving from 

PDDs. Any waiver granted pursuant to 

this request will be in effect for requests 

made to the PDD PHA during a period 

not to exceed 12 months from the date 

of HUD approval. 

M. 24 CFR Part 985 (Section 8 

Management Assessment Program 

(SEMAP)) 

Part 985 sets out the requirements by 

which Section 8 tenant-based assistance 

programs are assessed. For a PDD PHA 

that has a SEMAP score due during CY 

2022 or CY 2023, HUD may consider a 

written request to carry forward the last 

SEMAP score received by the PHA. 

N. Notice PIH 2018–24, Section 8(c) 

Verification of the Social Security 

Notice (SSN)) 

PHAs are required to transmit form 

HUD–50058 not later than 30 calendar 

days following receipt of an applicant’s 

or participant’s SSN documentation. 

HUD may consider a request to extend 

this requirement to 90 calendar days, for 

a period not to exceed 12 months from 

the date of HUD approval. 

O. 24 CFR 970.15(b)(1)(ii) (Specific 

Criteria for HUD Approval of 

Demolition Requests) 

For Section 18 demolition 

applications (and disposition 

applications) justified by location 

obsolescence for PDD PHAs, HUD will 

accept an environmental review 

performed under 24 CFR part 50 or 24 

CFR part 58 if HUD determines the 

environmental review indicates the 

environmental conditions jeopardize the 

suitability of the site or a portion of the 

site and its housing structures for 

residential use. 

P. 24 CFR 970.15(b)(2) (Specific Criteria 

for HUD Approval of Demolition 

Requests) 

For Section 18 demolition 

applications justified by obsolescence, 

HUD requires that PHAs support the 

cost estimate by a list of specific and 

detailed work items that require 

rehabilitation or repair, as identified on 


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form HUD–52860–B and other criteria 

outlined in PIH Notice 2018–04, Section 

A. HUD may consider requests to waive 

these requirements if a PDD PHA 

submits other evidence (e.g., insurance 

adjuster reports, condemnation orders 

from local municipalities, and 

photographs) that support the PDD 

PHA’s certification that a program of 

modifications is not cost-effective. 

IV. Exceptions 

A PDD PHA may request an exception 

of a HUD requirement not listed in 

Section II or III of this notice. HUD will 

only consider such exception requests 

subject to statutory limitations and 

pursuant to 24 CFR 5.110. 

V. Instructions for Notification and 

Expedited Approval Process for PDD 

PHAs During CY 2022 and CY 2023 

A PDD PHA seeking a waiver or 

flexibility of a HUD requirement listed 

within this notice or of any other HUD 

requirement needed to assist the PDD 

PHA in its disaster relief and recovery 

efforts must submit a request pursuant 

to the process that will be provided in 

this section. HUD will not approve a 

PDD PHA’s or other recipient’s request 

to waive or be granted a flexibility for 

a fair housing, civil rights, labor 

standards, or HUD’s environmental 

review requirements. 

Waiver requests approved by HUD 

pursuant to this notification will be 

published in the Federal Register and 

will identify the PDD PHAs receiving 

such approvals. The process that HUD 

will use in assessing applications for 

waivers and flexibilities is covered 

below. 

HUD has developed a checklist 

(Attachment A to this notice) that a PDD 

PHA must complete and submit to take 

advantage of the waivers identified in 

this notice and the expedited review of 

waiver requests. Each provision on the 

checklist indicates the documentation 

that must accompany the PDD PHA’s 

submission. Each request for a waiver 

(Section 3 of the checklist) must include 

a good-cause justification stating why 

the waiver is needed for the PHA’s 

disaster relief and recovery efforts. 

To complete the checklist, take the 

following steps: 

1. Copy and paste the checklist found 

in Attachment A into a new document 

on your computer, saving the document 

with the following filename format: FR– 

6301–N–01–XX123. This format 

includes the Federal Register docket 

number (FR–6301–N–01), a hyphen, 

then your Agency’s HA Code. For 

example: FR–6301–N–01–AL123. 

2. Complete the section titled 

‘‘Information about Requesting Agency’’ 

in its entirety. This section must be 

complete. An official of the PDD PHA 

must sign where indicated. If the 

information about the requesting agency 

is incomplete or the checklist has not 

been signed, then the checklist will be 

returned without review. 

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

the checklists, as applicable, noting the 

documentation (if any) that 

accompanies each provision. 

4. Address an email to both PIH_

Disaster_Relief@hud.gov and your HUD 

Field Office Public Housing Director. In 

the subject line, type ‘‘PHA Name—PHA 

Code—PDD Disaster Relief—Month and 

Year.’’ For example, Allenway Housing 

Authority—AL123–PDD Disaster Relief– 

October 2022. 

5. Attach the completed checklist, 

letter of justification, and all supporting 

documentation as applicable to your 

email. HUD will consider other methods 

of submission as needed. 

Checklists and any supporting 

documentation or information must be 

submitted not later than 120 days 

following the PDD. Requests submitted 

after that time will not be considered 

except in special cases outside of the 

agency’s control. 

VI. Finding of No Significant Impact 

A Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) with respect to the 

environment has been made in 

accordance with HUD regulations at 24 

CFR part 50, which implement section 

102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 

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

4332(2)(C)). 

The FONSI is available for public 

inspection between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

weekdays in the Regulations Division, 

Office of General Counsel, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 7th Street SW, Room 10276, 

Washington, DC 20410–0500. Due to 

security measures at the HUD 

Headquarters building, an advance 

appointment to review the docket file 

must be scheduled by calling the 

Regulations Division at 202–708–3055 

(this is not a toll-free number). Hearing 

or speech-impaired individuals may 

access this number through TTY by 

calling the Federal Relay Service at 800– 

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

VII. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The information collections 

referenced in this Notice have been 

approved by OMB pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act under, OMB 

Control Number 2577–0292. 

Dominique G. Blom, 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public 

and Indian Housing. 

Attachment A—Checklist 

Relief From HUD Public Housing and 

Section 8 Requirements Available During CY 

2022 and CY 2023 to Public Housing 

Agencies To Assist With Recovery and Relief 

Efforts on Behalf of Families Affected by 

Presidentially Declared Disasters 

Information About Requesting Agency 

NAME OF PHA: lllllllllllll

PHA CODE: lllllllllllllll

Address: llllllllllllllll

City or Locality: (Must be covered under 

PDD) llllllllllllllllll

Parish: lllllllllllllllll

Date of Submission: lllllllllll

Signature of PHA Official: llllllll

Name/Title of PHA Official: lllllll

Phone number of PHA Official: llllll

Email address of PHA Official: llllll

Section 1. List the Presidentially Declared 

Disaster (PDD) Your Agency Is Under 

lllllllllllllllllllll

Section 2. Insert an ‘‘X’’ Next to the 

Applicable Flexibilities 

A PDD PHA may adopt the flexibility listed 

below. 

llA. 24 CFR 990.145(b) (Public housing 

dwelling units with approved vacancies). 

(Public Housing Financial Management 

Division) 

My agency requests HUD approval to treat 

certain vacant public housing units in our 

inventory as approved vacancies for the 

continued receipt of Operating Subsidy. I 

have attached a project-by-project listing of 

the units for which this approval is 

requested. I understand that any units that 

remain vacant shall be considered approved 

vacancies only for a period not to exceed 12 

months from the date of HUD approval. 

Section 3. Insert an ‘‘X’’ Next to the 

Applicable Waiver Requests 

A PDD PHA may request a waiver of a 

HUD requirement listed below or of any 

other HUD requirement and receive 

expedited review of the request, if the PDD 

PHA demonstrates that the waiver is needed 

for disaster relief and recovery purposes. 

Each request must include a good-cause 

justification for the waiver, documenting 

why the waiver is needed for such purposes. 

No requested waiver may be implemented 

unless and until written approval from HUD 

has been obtained. 

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

(Uniform financial reporting standards; 

Filing of financial reports; Reporting 

compliance dates). 

llB. 24 CFR 902 (Public Housing 

Assessment System). 

llC. 24 CFR 905.322(b) (Fiscal closeout); 

2 CFR 200.344(b) (Closeout). 

llD.24 CFR 905.314(b)–(c) (Cost and 

other limitations; Maximum project cost; 

TDC limit). 


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

limitations; Types of labor). 

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

Formula; Replacement Housing Factor to 

reflect formula need for projects with 

demolition or disposition occurring on or 

after October 1, 1998, and prior to September 

30, 2013). 

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

selection policies) and 982.54(a) 

(Administrative plan). 

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

Opening and closing; Public notice). 

llI. 24 CFR 982.503(c) (HUD approval of 

exception payment standard amount). 

llJ. 24 CFR 982.401(d) (Housing quality 

standards; Space and security). 

llK. 24 CFR 982.633(a) (Occupancy of 

home). 

llL. 24 CFR 984.303(d) (Contract of 

participation; contract extension). 

llM. 24 CFR part 985 (Section 8 

Management Assessment Program (SEMAP)). 

llN. Notice PIH 2018–24, Section 8(c) 

(Verification of the Social Security Number). 

llO. 24 CFR 970.15(b)(1)(ii) (Specific 

criteria for HUD approval of demolition 

requests). 

llP. 24 CFR 970.15(b)(2) (Specific 

criteria for HUD approval of demolition 

requests). 

llQ. Waivers not identified in this PIH 

Notice. My agency seeks waivers of the HUD 

requirements listed below. None of the 

requests are to waive a fair housing, civil 

rights, labor standards, or environmental 

review requirement. I have included 

documentation justifying the need for the 

waivers. 

[FR Doc. 2021–28561 Filed 1–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7038–N–23] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Annual Adjustment Factors 

(AAF) Rent Increase Requirement, 

OMB Control Number: 2502–0507 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 7, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 

20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 

(this is not a toll-free number) or email 

at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed forms or other available 

information. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

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

8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephan A. Martin, Director, Assisted 

Housing Oversight Division, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 

20410; 202–708–3000; email: 

Stephen.A.Martin@hud.gov. This is not 

a toll-free number. Persons with hearing 

or speech impairments may access this 

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

8339. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Annual Adjustment Factors (AAF) Rent 

Increase Requirement. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0507. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with 

change, of previously approved 

collection for which approval has 

expired. 

Form Number: HUD–92273–S8. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: Owners 

of project-based section 8 contracts that 

utilize the AAF as the method of rent 

adjustment provide this information 

which is necessary to determine 

whether or not the subject properties’ 

rents are to be adjusted and, if so, the 

amount of the adjustment. 

Respondents: Business, not for profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,080. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 8. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Average Hours per Response: 1.5 

hours. 

Total Estimated Burden: 12. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond; including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35. 

Janet M. Golrick, 

Acting, Chief of Staff for the Office of 

Housing—Federal Housing Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–28562 Filed 1–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[FR–6301–N–02] 

Regulatory and Administrative 

Requirement Flexibilities Available to 

Native American Programs During CY 

2022 and CY 2023 to Tribal Grantees 

To Assist With Recovery and Relief 

Efforts on Behalf of Families Affected 

by Presidentially Declared Disasters 

AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for 

Public and Indian Housing, U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notification advises the 

public of waivers and flexibilities from 

HUD requirements for its Indian 

Housing Block Grant (IHBG), Indian 

Community Development Block Grant 

(ICDBG), and Native Hawaiian Housing 

Block Grant (NHHBG) grantees located 

in areas that are covered by 

Presidentially Declared Disasters 

(PDDs). A PDD is a major disaster or 

emergency declared under the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act that activates an array of 

federal programs to assist in the 


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