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Vol. 87, No. 130 

Friday, July 8, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

7 CFR Part 3550 

[Docket No. RHS–22–SFH–0016] 

Single Family Housing Section 504 

Repair Pilot 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notification of waivers. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service 

(RHS or the Agency), a Rural 

Development agency of the United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), is issuing this document to 

waive two regulatory requirements for 

the Section 504 Direct Single Family 

Housing Loans and Grants (DSFHLG) 

pilot program. The Agency’s intention is 

to evaluate the existing regulations and 

remove regulatory barriers to assist 

eligible applicants with improved ease 

of use for very low-income homeowners 

seeking to repair or rehabilitate their 

homes. This document briefly discusses 

the new waivers and provides contact 

information for additional details about 

the pilot program. 

DATES: The effective date of the two 

regulatory waivers is July 8, 2022. The 

duration of the pilot program is 

anticipated to continue until July 8, 

2024, at which time the RHS may 

extend the pilot program (with or 

without modifications) or terminate it 

depending on the workload and 

resources needed to administer the 

program, feedback from the public, and 

the effectiveness of the program. If the 

pilot program is extended or terminated, 

the RHS will notify the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anthony Williams, Management and 

Program Analyst, Special Programs, 

Single Family Housing Direct Loan 

Division, Rural Development, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Email: 

anthonyl.williams@usda.gov; Phone: 

(202) 720–9649. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority 

Title V, Section 504 of the Housing 

Act of 1949, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 

1474. 

Background 

The RHS offers a variety of programs 

to build or improve housing and 

essential community facilities in rural 

areas. The Agency offer loans, grants, 

and loan guarantees for single- and 

multifamily housing, child-care centers, 

fire and police stations, hospitals, 

libraries, nursing homes, schools, first 

responder vehicles and equipment, 

housing for farm laborers, and much 

more. RHS also provides technical 

assistance loans and grants in 

partnership with non-profit 

organizations, Indian tribes, state and 

Federal government agencies, and local 

communities. 

The RHS Single Family Housing 

Direct Loans and Grants Program 

(SFHDLGP) Division implements the 

Section 504 loan/grant program under 7 

CFR part 3550 with the objective to 

assist very low-income owner occupants 

of modest single-family homes in rural 

areas repair or rehabilitate their homes. 

Loan funds are available for repairs to 

improve or modernize a home, make it 

safer or more sanitary, or remove health 

and safety hazards. The eligibility 

requirements, as described in 7 CFR 

3550.103, states that homeowner must 

be unable to obtain affordable credit 

elsewhere at reasonable terms and 

conditions, but must demonstrate a 

reasonable ability to repay the Section 

504 loan. For homeowners 62 years old 

and over who cannot obtain a loan, 

grant funds are available to correct 

health or safety hazards, or remodel 

dwellings to make them accessible to a 

household member with a disability. 

RHS may authorize limited 

demonstration programs to test new 

approaches to offering housing under 

the statutory authority granted to the 

Secretary, as set forth in 7 CFR 3550.7. 

Such demonstration programs may not 

be consistent with some of the 

provisions contained in this part. 

However, any program requirements 

that are statutory will remain in effect. 

In 2019, the Agency initiated the 

Section 504 pilot program to evaluate 

existing regulations and remove 

regulatory barriers to assist very lowincome homeowners seeking to repair or 

rehabilitate their homes. The pilot 

program has been successful in creating 

additional opportunities and greater 

accessibility for eligible applicants. All 

but two of the waived regulatory 

requirements were included in the 

Direct Singe Family Loans and Grants 

Programs final rule (87 FR 6761), which 

became effective on March 9, 2022. 

Continuation of Section 504 Pilot 

Regulatory Waivers 

The Agency is continuing the Section 

504 Pilot Program with the two waivers 

that were not included in the final rule 

(87 FR 6761) published on February 7, 

2021. The Agency plans to further 

evaluate and test these waivers with the 

intention that, if successful, it will 

codify them into 7 CFR part 3550 to be 

applied program wide. 

The first waiver is that pilot 

applicants are not subject to the site 

requirement outlined in 7 CFR 

3550.105(b) which states that the site 

must not be large enough to be 

subdivided into more than one site 

under existing local zoning ordinances. 

While pilot applicants can have 

subdividable sites, their homes must 

meet the other property standards found 

in 7 CFR 3550.106(a). 

The second waiver is that pilot 

applicants are not subject to the same 

threshold outlined in 7 CFR 3550.111 

which requires an appraisal when the 

Section 504 debt to be secured exceeds 

$15,000 or whenever the Agency 

determines that an appraisal is 

necessary to establish the adequacy of 

the security. A ‘‘subject to repairs’’ 

appraisal and appraisal fee will be 

required when the assessed valuation by 

local authorities does not support a fully 

secured interest by the Agency, or when 

the sum of all secured (RD or non-RD) 

indebtedness including the proposed 

repair loan, exceeds $25,000. 

Eligibility Requirements 

Eligible participants in the Section 

504 program must abide by the statutory 

requriements set forth in 7 CFR part 

3550. The following twenty-three (23) 

States and U.S. Territories are selected 

to provide wide geographic and historic 

production variation for the pilot: 

California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, 

Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, 

Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, 

New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 

Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, 

South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, 


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Virginia, Washington, and West 

Virginia. If an existing borrower in a 

pilot state qualifies for a subsequent 

loan or grant, the pilot conditions can 

apply to the subsequent request as 

appropriate. Non-pilot states may 

request case-by-case administrative 

waivers (if justified) that mirror the 

allowances in the pilot. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The regulatory waivers for this pilot 

contains no new reporting or 

recordkeeping burdens under Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number 0575–0179 that would require 

approval under the Paperwork 

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

Chapter 35). 

Non-Discrimination Statement 

In accordance with Federal civil 

rights laws and USDA civil rights 

regulations and policies, the USDA, its 

Mission Areas, agencies, staff offices, 

employees, and institutions 

participating in or administering USDA 

programs are prohibited from 

discriminating based on race, color, 

national origin, religion, sex, gender 

identity (including gender expression), 

sexual orientation, disability, age, 

marital status, family/parental status, 

income derived from a public assistance 

program, political beliefs, or reprisal or 

retaliation for prior civil rights activity, 

in any program or activity conducted or 

funded by USDA (not all bases apply to 

all programs). Remedies and complaint 

filing deadlines vary by program or 

incident. 

Program information may be made 

available in languages other than 

English. Persons with disabilities who 

require alternative means of 

communication to obtain program 

information (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, American Sign Language) 

should contact the responsible Mission 

Area, agency, or staff office; the USDA 

TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 

(voice and TTY); or the Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, a complainant should 

complete a Form AD–3027, USDA 

Program Discrimination Complaint 

Form, which can be obtained online at 

https://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_

filing_cust.html, from any USDA office, 

by calling (866) 632–9992, or by writing 

a letter addressed to USDA. The letter 

must contain the complainant’s name, 

address, telephone number, and a 

written description of the alleged 

discriminatory action in sufficient detail 

to inform the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature 

and date of an alleged civil rights 

violation. The completed AD–3027 form 

or letter must be submitted to USDA by: 

(1) Mail: U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; or 

(2) Fax: (833) 256–1665 or (202) 690– 

7442; or 

(3) Email: Program.Intake@usda.gov. 

Joaquin Altoro, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14523 Filed 7–7–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–1073; Project 

Identifier AD–2021–01252–T; Amendment 

39–22090; AD 2022–13–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017–24– 

10, which applied to certain The Boeing 

Company Model 757–200, –200PF, and 

–300 series airplanes. AD 2017–24–10 

required repetitive inspections for any 

cracking of a certain fuselage frame 

inner chord; identification of the 

material of a certain fuselage frame 

inner chord for certain airplanes; and 

applicable corrective actions. This AD 

was prompted by reports of cracking 

found at a certain fuselage frame inner 

chord. This AD retains the requirements 

of AD 2017–24–10, adds airplanes, and 

requires new inspection types in certain 

areas, an expanded inspection area, 

additional inspections, and applicable 

corrective actions. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to address the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective August 12, 

2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of August 12, 2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain other publication listed in 

this AD as of January 9, 2018 (82 FR 

57343, December 5, 2017). 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes, 

Attention: Contractual & Data Services 

(C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., MC 

110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740–5600; 

telephone 562–797–1717; internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may view this service information at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

It is also available at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2021– 

1073. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–1073; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

final rule, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for 

Docket Operations is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Jarzomb, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Section, FAA, Los Angeles 

ACO Branch, 3960 Paramount 

Boulevard, Lakewood, CA 90712–4137; 

phone: 562–627–5234; email: 

peter.jarzomb@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2017–24–10, 

Amendment 39–19114 (82 FR 57343, 

December 5, 2017) (AD 2017–24–10). 

AD 2017–24–10 applied to certain The 

Boeing Company Model 757–200, 

–200PF, and –300 series airplanes. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on January 21, 2022 (87 FR 

3246). The NPRM was prompted by 

reports of cracking found at the fuselage 

station (STA) 1380 frame inner chord 

and by reports of new crack findings 

outside of the AD 2017–24–10 

inspection area, which the existing 

inspections will not detect. In the 

NPRM, the FAA proposed to continue to 

require repetitive inspections for any 

cracking of a certain fuselage frame 

inner chord; identification of the 

material of a certain fuselage frame 

inner chord for certain airplanes; and 

applicable corrective actions. The 

NPRM also proposed to add airplanes 

and require new inspection types in 


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