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1https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4332, 

designating Aransas, Bee, Brazoria, Calhoun, 

Chambers, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Galveston, 

Goliad, Hardin, Harris, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, 

Kleberg, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton, 

Nueces, Orange, Refugio, Sabine, San Jacinto, San 

Patricio, Victoria, Waller, Wharton Counties in 

Texas. 

2https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4335, 

designating St. John (Island) (County-equivalent) St. 

Thomas (Island) (County-equivalent) in U.S. Virgin 

Islands for Hurricane Irma and St. Croix for 

Hurricane Maria. 

3https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4336, 

designating Canovanas (Municipio), Culebra 

(Municipio), Loiza (Municipio), Vieques 

(Municipio) in Puerto Rico for Hurricane Irma and 

Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Arecibo, Arroyo, 

Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamo ́n, Caguas, 

Cano ́vanas, Carolina, Catan ̃ o, Cayey, Ceiba, Ciales, 

Cidra, Coamo, Comerio, Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, 

Fajardo, Florida, Guayama, Guaynabo, Gurabo, 

Humacao, Jayuya, Juana Dı ́az, Juncos, Las Piedras, 

Loı ́za, Luquillo, Manati, Maunabo, Morovis, 

Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Ponce, Rio 

Grande, Salinas, San Juan, San Lorenzo, Santa 

Isabel, Toa Baja, Toa Alta, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, 

Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, and 

Yabucoa for Hurricane Maria. 

4https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4337, 

designating Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, 

Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, 

DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Glades, 

Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, 

Hillsborough, Indian River, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, 

Levy, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, 

Monroe, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, 

Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, 

Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, 

Suwannee, Union, Volusia in Florida. 

5https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4338, 

designating Camden, Chatham, Coffee, Glynn, 

Liberty and Mcintosh in Georgia. 

6https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4339, 

designating Puerto Rico. 

Toa Baja, Toa Alta, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, 

Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, and 

Yabucoa for Individual Assistance. 

All municipalities in the Commonwealth 

of Puerto Rico for debris removal and 

emergency protective measures (Categories A 

and B), including direct federal assistance, 

under the Public Assistance program. 

All areas within the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico are eligible for assistance under 

the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. 

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant. 

Brock Long, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21649 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4338– 

DR; Docket ID FEMA–2017–0001] 

Georgia; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of 

a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Georgia (FEMA–4338–DR), 

dated September 15, 2017, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: This amendment was issued 

September 26, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dean Webster, Office of Response and 

Recovery, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the incident period for 

this disaster is closed effective 

September 20, 2017. 

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050 Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant. 

Brock Long, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21646 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6050–N–01] 

Relief From HUD Requirements 

Available to PHAs To Assist With 

Recovery and Relief Efforts on Behalf 

of Families Affected by Hurricanes 

Harvey, Irma, Maria and Future Natural 

Disasters Where Major Disaster 

Declarations Might Be Issued in 2017 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that HUD, as a result of Presidentially 

declared Major Disaster Declarations 

(MDD) following Hurricanes Harvey, 

Irma and Maria has established an 

expedited process for the review of 

requests for relief from HUD regulatory 

and/or administrative requirements 

(‘‘HUD requirements’’) for public 

housing agencies (PHAs) and Tribes or 

tribally designated housing entities 

(TDHEs) that are located in Texas, U.S. 

Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Florida, and 

Georgia. The notice covers MDDs DR– 

4332, issued on August 25, 2017, DR– 

4335, issued on September 7, 2017, DR– 

4336, issued on September 10, 2017, 

DR–4337, issued on September 10, 

2017, DR–4338, issued on September 

15, 2017, DR–4339 issued on September 

20, 2017 and DR–4340 issued on 

September 20, 2017. Specifically, these 

PHAs and Tribes/TDHEs may request 

waivers of HUD requirements and 

receive expedited review of such 

requests. In addition, this notice advises 

that PHAs, Tribes and TDHEs located in 

areas covered by MDDs issued during 

the remainder of 2017 may utilize the 

flexibilities and expedited waiver 

process set out by this notice. 

DATES: Applicable Date: October 6, 

2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shelia Bethea, Office of Field 

Operations, Office of Public and Indian 

Housing, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street 

SW., Room 4112, Washington, DC 

20410–5000, telephone number (202) 

402–8120. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number via TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background Information 

From a period beginning on August 

23, 2017, areas in Texas, U.S. Virgin 

Islands, Puerto Rico, Florida and 

Georgia experienced severe storms and 

flooding from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma 

and Maria. MDDs covering these areas 

were issued on August 25, 2017, DR– 

4332,1 DR–4335,2 September 7, 2017, 

DR–4336,3 September 10, 2017, DR– 

4337,4 September 10, 2017, DR–4338,5

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designating U.S. Virgin Islands. 

September 20, 2017 and DR–4340,7

September 20, 2017. 

In order to provide relief from certain 

HUD requirements governing programs 

administered by the Office of Public and 

Indian Housing (PIH) to PHAs and 

Tribes/THDEs that are located in areas 

covered by MDDs 4332, 4335, 4336, 

4337, 4338, 4339 and 4340 (MDD PHAs; 

MDD Tribes/TDHEs) HUD is publishing 

this notice. The notice describes a 

number of flexibilities that are available 

to such PHAs and Tribes/TDHEs, lists 

HUD requirements that HUD is willing 

to waive upon request from a PHA or 

Tribe/TDHE, and provides for the 

expedited review of waiver requests. 

HUD is publishing this notice to assist 

MDD PHAs and Tribes/TDHEs in 

responding to this major disaster 

declarations and in contributing to longterm recovery. Further, given the 

number of natural disasters that have 

occurred and may occur this year, HUD 

has determined that PHAs, Tribes and 

TDHEs located in areas covered by 

MDDs issued during the balance of 2017 

may utilize the flexibilities and 

expedited waiver process set out by this 

notice. HUD will publish a notice 

designating areas covered by future 

MDDs. 

The notice is organized as follows: 

• Section II describes the flexibilities 

that are available to MDD PHAs, where 

such flexibilities are built into statute 

and/or regulation. MDD PHAs may avail 

themselves of these flexibilities, 

following the process described in 

Section IV of the notice. 

• Section III describes requirements 

of HUD’s Indian programs that may be 

waived. 

• Section IV describes certain HUD 

requirements that, if waived, may 

facilitate an MDD PHA’s ability to 

participate in relief and recovery efforts. 

An MDD PHA may request a waiver of 

a HUD requirement not listed in Section 

IV and receive expedited review of the 

request if the MDD PHA demonstrates 

that the waiver is needed in order to 

assist in its relief and recovery efforts. 

An MDD PHA may not adopt any 

requested waiver prior to receiving HUD 

approval. 

• Section V describes the process 

HUD has established for MDD PHAs to 

provide notice to and/or request 

approval from HUD regarding statutory 

or regulatory flexibilities and/or to 

request waivers of HUD requirements. 

Waiver requests will be handled on an 

expedited, case-by-case basis. 

Consistent with section 7(q) of the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

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

regulated party that seeks a waiver of 

HUD regulations must request a waiver 

from HUD in writing. HUD will permit 

other methods of waiver transmission as 

necessary. The waiver request must 

specify the need for the waiver. 

Typically, the request is submitted to 

the HUD field office, which reviews the 

request and submits its recommendation 

to HUD headquarters. HUD 

headquarters then responds to the 

regulated party in writing. Since the 

damage to property and the 

displacement of families and 

individuals in the disaster areas is 

massive, and the need for relief from 

HUD requirements may be necessary, 

HUD will expedite the processing of 

waiver requests from MDD PHAs, 

providing for concurrent review by the 

HUD field office and HUD headquarters. 

• Section VI States that a Finding of 

No Significant Impact (FONSI) with 

respect to the environment has been 

made in accordance with HUD 

regulations at 24 CFR part 50, which 

implement section 102(2)(C) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

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

Waiver requests approved by HUD 

pursuant to this notice will be 

published in the Federal Register and 

will identify the MDD PHAs receiving 

such approvals. 

II. Flexibilities That Are Available to 

MDD PHAs 

HUD is exercising discretionary 

authority to provide relief from the 

requirements described in this section. 

Upon notification to HUD or upon HUD 

approval, as noted below, relief is 

granted to MDD PHAs. Relief from the 

requirements must benefit families 

affected by the disasters, for example by 

enabling MDD PHA staff to focus on 

relief and recovery efforts. Section IV of 

this notice describes the process an 

MDD PHA must follow to provide 

notification to and/or to request 

approval from HUD. Such notification 

and/or request must be made by January 

4, 2018. 

A. 24 CFR 905.306 (Extension of 

deadline for obligation and expenditure 

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

United States Housing Act of 1937 (1937 

Act) requires PHAs to obligate Capital 

Funds not later than 24 months after the 

date on which the funds became 

available, or the date on which the PHA 

accumulates adequate funds to 

undertake modernization, substantial 

rehabilitation, or new construction of 

units, plus the period of any extension 

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

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

requires a PHA to expend Capital Funds 

not later than 4 years after the date on 

which the funds become available for 

obligation, plus the period of any 

extension approved under section 

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

authorizes the Secretary to extend the 

time period for the obligation of Capital 

Funds for such period as the Secretary 

determines necessary if the Secretary 

determines that the failure of the agency 

to obligate assistance in a timely manner 

is attributable to an event beyond the 

control of the PHA. The severe storms 

and flooding in Texas were beyond the 

control of MDD PHAs and caused such 

massive and widespread destruction 

and displacement that HUD is willing to 

extend the obligation deadline under 

section 9(j)(1) of the 1937 Act pursuant 

to section 9(j)(2)(A)(v) of the 1937 Act 

for an additional 12 months, upon the 

request of an MDD PHA. The extension 

of the section 9(j) obligation and 

extension deadlines made in this notice 

also applies to the implementing 

regulation at 24 CFR 905.306. 

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

CFR 984.105(d) defines the 

circumstances under which a PHA may, 

upon HUD approval, operate a program 

that is smaller than the required 

program size. HUD has determined that 

an MDD PHA’s ability to operate a 

program that meets the minimum 

program size requirements may be 

infeasible due to circumstances related 

to MDDs 4332, 4335, 4336, 4337, 4338, 

4339 and/or 4340. Upon the submission 

to HUD of a certification (as defined in 

24 CFR 984.103) and upon request by an 

MDD PHA, HUD will grant an 

exemption from the minimum program 

size requirement for a period of 24 

months from the effective date of this 

notice. 

C. 24 CFR 990.145(b) (Public housing 

dwelling units with approved 

vacancies). Section 990.145 lists the 

categories of vacant public housing 

units that are eligible to receive 

operating subsidy and are therefore 

considered to be ‘‘approved vacancies.’’ 

Under Section 990.145(b), a PHA shall 

receive operating subsidy for units that 

are vacant due to a declared disaster, 

subject to prior HUD approval, on a 

project-by-project basis. If an MDD PHA 

has a unit that has been vacated due to 

severe storms and flooding, then the 

MDD PHA, with HUD approval, may 

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

Upon the request of an MDD PHA and 

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

such units may be considered approved 

vacancies for a period not to exceed 12 

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III. Requirements of HUD’s Indian 

Programs That May Be Waived 

HUD is exercising discretionary 

authority to provide relief from the 

requirements described in this section 

since the damage to property and the 

displacement of families and 

individuals is significant and the need 

to provide regulatory relief in many 

areas is readily apparent. Upon 

notification to HUD or upon HUD 

approval, as noted below, relief is 

temporarily granted to MDD Tribes/ 

TDHEs. Relief from the requirements 

must benefit families affected by the 

disasters, for example by enabling MDD 

Tribe/TDHE staff to focus on relief and 

recovery efforts. To avail themselves of 

the waivers in this section, MDD Tribes/ 

TDHEs must notify their Area Office of 

Native American Programs (AONAP) in 

advance of their intent to exercise the 

waiver, and must keep documentation 

on file at the Tribe/TDHE of good cause 

for exercising such waiver. Such 

notification and/or request must be 

made by January 4, 2018. 

Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) 

Program Waivers 

A. 24 CFR 1000.156 and 1000.158 

(Total Development Cost (TDC) Limits). 

The IHBG regulations provide that 

affordable housing developed, acquired, 

or assisted under the IHBG program 

must be of moderate design. TDC limits 

are published annually to provide 

recipients with affordable housing cost 

standards. These standards can be 

exceeded by 10 percent with AONAP 

approval and can be exceeded further if 

Headquarters approval is obtained. A 

Tribe must submit a justification to 

HUD to increase the TDC limit of a unit 

or project. Due to the impact of the 

hurricanes and the need to expedite the 

rehabilitation of damaged homes, HUD 

has determined that there is good cause 

to temporarily waive these requirements 

to allow Tribes impacted by Hurricanes 

Harvey, Irma, or Maria to exceed the 

current TDC maximum by 20 percent 

without HUD review or approval if the 

Tribe maintains documentation that 

indicates that housing will be for IHBG 

eligible families and the design, size, 

and amenities are moderate and 

comparable to housing in the area. This 

requirement is waived for a period of 

one year from the effective date of this 

notice. The TDC limits can be exceeded 

by more than 20 percent if the Tribe 

receives written approval from HUD 

Headquarters. These requirements are 

also waived to permit the current TDC 

limits to be used for both single-family 

and multi-family housing. 

Indian Community Development Block 

Grant (ICDBG) Waivers 

B. 24 CFR 1003.305; 24 CFR 

1003.400(a) and (b); 24 CFR 1003.401; 

and Section I.A.1.b of FY 2017 Indian 

Community Development Block Grant 

(ICDBG) NOFA (Application 

Requirements for ICDBG Imminent 

Threat Funds and Amending ICDBG 

Single Purpose Grants). These ICDBG 

regulations provide that applicants 

must: (1) Provide independent 

verification of the urgency and 

immediacy of the threat; (2) demonstrate 

that no other funding source is available 

to address the threat for which funds are 

requested; (3) submit the information 

specified in the annual ICDBG NOFA, 

located in Section I.A.1.b of the FY 2017 

ICDBG NOFA; and (4) meet all funding 

criteria for ICDBG Imminent Threat 

grants in 24 CFR 1003, Subpart E, when 

requesting an amendment to use an 

ICDBG Single Purpose grant to address 

imminent threats to health and safety. 

Given the urgent need to address the 

damage from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma 

or Maria, and the well documented 

impact of the disasters, these 

requirements may cause unnecessary 

delays to recovery. Accordingly, HUD 

determines that there is good cause to 

waive 24 CFR 1003.305, 1003.400(a) and 

(b), 1003.401(b), and Section I.A.1.b of 

the FY2017 ICDBG NOFA, to the extent 

necessary to permit Indian Tribes 

located in areas affected by Hurricanes 

Harvey, Irma or Maria to more 

expeditiously request and receive 

ICDBG Imminent Threat grants, or to 

use an existing ICDBG grant to address 

imminent threats to health and safety. A 

Tribe that is seeking an ICDBG 

Imminent Threat grant must instead 

send a written request to its Area Office 

of Native American Programs (ONAP) 

describing (1) the damage caused by the 

disaster, (2) the amount of assistance 

requested to address the damage, (3) the 

activities that the Tribe intends to carry 

out with the Imminent Threat grant, and 

(4) certify that information on the Tribe/ 

TDHE’s plans to use ICDBG Imminent 

Threat or existing ICDBG funds has been 

published or posted for residents of the 

community in order to meet the 

alternative citizen participation 

requirements in Section III.D. of this 

Notice. This documentation need not be 

in writing if HUD determines that 

providing written documentation is 

impracticable. A Tribe that is seeking to 

use its ICDBG grant funds to address 

imminent threats to health and safety 

must also follow the process outlined 

above in lieu of the process outlined in 

these regulations and NOFA. HUD will 

review this information and determine 

whether to approve the Tribe for an 

ICDBG Imminent Threat grant, or to 

approve the Tribe’s ICDBG amendment 

request. 

C. 24 CFR 1003.604 (ICDBG Citizen 

Participation Requirements). The ICDBG 

regulations at 24 CFR 1003.604(a)(2) 

require applicants to consult with 

residents prior to submitting their 

funding applications. Due to the impact 

of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria, 

Indian Tribes may need to either 

quickly apply for an ICDBG Imminent 

Threat grant, or amend their existing 

ICDBG Single Purpose grants to address 

the damage from the disasters. The 

citizen participation requirements have 

the potential to delay the ability of 

ICDBG grantees and applicants to 

address the damage from the disasters. 

Accordingly, HUD has determined that 

there is good cause to temporarily waive 

24 CFR 1003.604(a)(2) so that the Tribe 

will not have to hold one or more 

meetings to obtain the views of 

residents on disaster recovery needs. 

This requirement is waived for a period 

of one year from the effective date of 

this notice. Tribes will continue to be 

required, however, to meet the citizen 

participation requirements by 

publishing or posting information on 

their plans to use ICDBG Imminent 

Threat grant funds, or amend their 

ICDBG Single Purpose grant(s), and 

accepting and considering comments. 

The Tribe will be required to certify in 

its application for funding or for 

amendment that information has been 

published or posted for residents of the 

community in order to meet the citizen 

participation requirement. 

D. Section II.A.3 of the Fiscal Year 

2015, 2016 and 2017 Indian Community 

Development Block Grant (ICDBG) 

Notices of Funding Availability 

(Housing Rehabilitation Limits). The 

ICDBG NOFA places a limit on the 

amount grantees can spend on per unit 

housing rehabilitation costs. Due to the 

impact of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or 

Maria, Tribes may need to exceed these 

limits for reasons including but not 

limited to: (1) Existing ICDBG housing 

rehabilitation projects may have 

incurred damage and rectifying that 

damage reasonably increases the per 

unit cost, (2) the disaster may have 

created the need for new and unplanned 

housing rehabilitation that is 

complicated and/or made more 

expensive by storm related damage, and 

(3) the cost of construction materials 

and labor may have increased due to 

increased demand in the affected areas. 

HUD has determined that there is good 

cause to waive the ICDBG housing 

rehabilitation limits to allow Tribes to 

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disaster recovery needs. These 

standards can be exceeded with prior 

approval of the AONAP. When 

requesting approval from the AONAP to 

use this waiver flexibility, Tribes should 

include a statement of the scope of work 

and projected costs. 

IV. HUD Requirements That May Be 

Waived 

For an MDD PHA, HUD will review 

requests for waivers of HUD 

requirements on an expedited basis. 

This section lists requirements for 

which HUD anticipates receiving such 

requests. An MDD PHA may also 

request a waiver of a HUD requirement 

not listed in this section and receive 

expedited review of the request if the 

MDD PHA documents that the waiver is 

needed for relief and recovery purposes. 

This documentation need not be in 

writing if HUD determines that 

providing written documentation is 

impracticable. 

HUD expects that any waiver granted 

pursuant to this notice will benefit 

families affected by the disasters, for 

example by enabling MDD PHA staff to 

focus on relief and recovery efforts. 

An MDD PHA seeking a waiver of a 

HUD requirement listed below or of any 

other HUD requirement needed to assist 

the MDD PHA in its relief and recover 

efforts must submit a waiver request 

pursuant to the process outlined in 

Section IV of this notice. HUD will not 

approve an MDD PHA’s or other 

recipient’s request to waive a fair 

housing, civil rights, labor standards, or 

environmental requirement. The request 

must be submitted to HUD not later than 

January 4, 2018. 

A. 24 CFR 5.512(d) (Verification of 

eligible immigration status; Secondary 

verification). Section 5.512 describes the 

process by which verification of eligible 

immigration status must be undertaken 

for families seeking assistance under 

certain HUD programs. In circumstances 

under which secondary verification 

must be requested, Section 5.512(d) 

provides a PHA with 10 calendar days 

from the date of receipt of the results of 

the primary verification to request 

secondary verification from Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement (ICE). To 

initiate secondary verification, 24 CFR 

5.512(d)(2) requires that the PHA 

provide ICE with ‘‘photocopies of the 

original [ICE] documents required for 

the immigration status declared (front 

and back), attached to the [ICE] 

document verification request form 

G–845S (Document Verification 

Request), or such other form specified 

by the [ICE].’’ HUD is willing to 

consider a request from an MDD PHA to 

extend the timeframe for secondary 

verification requests to ICE to 90 

calendar days, for any primary 

verification result received after the 

effective date of this notice where a 

secondary request is required, for a 

period not to exceed 12 months from the 

date of HUD approval. 

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

(Uniform financial reporting standards; 

Filing of financial reports; Reporting 

compliance dates). Section 5.801 

establishes uniform financial reporting 

standards (UFRS) for PHAs (and other 

entities). Section 5.801(c) requires that 

PHAs submit financial information in 

accordance with 24 CFR 5.801(b) 

annually, not later than 60 days after the 

end of the fiscal year of the reporting 

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

PHAs submit their unaudited financial 

statements not later than 60 calendar 

days after the end of their fiscal year 

and that PHAs submit their audited 

financial statements not later than 9 

months after the end of their fiscal year. 

HUD is willing to consider requests to 

extend these reporting deadlines. 

Specifically, for MDD PHAs with fiscal 

years ending December 31, 2016, and 

March 31, 2017, the deadline for 

submission of financial information in 

accordance with 24 CFR 5.801(b) and 

the deadline for submission of audited 

financial statements may be extended to 

13 months. For MDD PHAs with fiscal 

years ending June 30, 2017, September 

30, 2017, and December 31, 2017, 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. 

C. 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 an 

MDD PHA that has a fiscal year end of 

June 30, 2017, September 30, 2017, 

December 31, 2017, March 31, 2018, or 

June 30, 2018, HUD is willing to 

consider a request to waive the 

inspection and scoring of public 

housing projects, as required under 24 

CFR 902 

D. 24 CFR 905.322(b) (Fiscal 

closeout). Section 905.322(b) establishes 

deadlines for the submission of an 

Actual Development Cost Certificate 

(ADCC) and an Actual Modernization 

Cost Certificate (AMCC). Specifically, 

the ADCC must be submitted 12 months 

from the date of completion/termination 

of a modernization activity, and the 

AMCC must be submitted not later than 

12 months from the activity’s 

expenditure deadline. Upon request 

from an MDD PHA, HUD is willing to 

extend these deadlines by 12 months. 

E. 24 CFR 905.314(b)–(c) (Cost and 

other limitations; Maximum project 

cost; TDC limit). Section 905.314(b)–(c) 

establishes the calculation of maximum 

project cost and the calculation of total 

development cost. In order to facilitate 

the use of Capital Funds for repairs and 

construction for needed housing in the 

disaster areas, HUD is willing to waive 

the total development cost (TDC) and 

housing cost cap limits for all work 

funded by the Capital Grant (Capital 

Grant Funds with undisbursed balances 

and HOPE VI funds) until issuance of 

2018 TDC levels. MDD PHAs that 

request to waive this provision and 

receive approval to do so must strive to 

keep housing costs reasonable given 

local market conditions, based upon the 

provisions outlined in 2 CFR part 200. 

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

limitations; Types of labor). This section 

establishes that non-high performer 

PHAs may use force account labor for 

modernization activities only when the 

use of force account labor for such 

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

Action Plan. HUD is willing to waive 

this requirement to allow for the use of 

force account labor for modernization 

activities even if this activity has not 

been included in the non-high 

performer MDD PHA’s 5-Year Action 

Plan. This waiver will be in effect for a 

period not to exceed 12 months from the 

date of HUD approval. 

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

Formula; Limitation of Replacement 

Housing Funds to New Development). 

Section 905.400 describes the Capital 

Fund formula. Section 905.400(i)(5) 

limits the use of replacement housing 

funds to the development of new public 

housing. To help address housing needs 

as a result of the displacement caused 

by the severe storms and flooding, HUD 

is willing to waive 905.400(i)(5) to allow 

all Capital Fund Replacement Housing 

Factor Grants with undisbursed 

balances to be used for public housing 

modernization. This waiver will be in 

effect for funds obligated within 12 

months from the date of HUD approval. 

H. 24 CFR 960.202(c) (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 

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formally adopted by the PHA Board of 

Commissioners or other authorized PHA 

officials. For temporary revisions to an 

MDD PHA’s public housing tenant 

selection policies or Section 8 

administrative plan that an MDD PHA 

wishes to put into place to address 

circumstances unique to relief and 

recovery efforts, HUD is willing to 

consider requests to waive the 

requirements for formal approval. Any 

waiver request must include 

documentation that an MDD PHA’s 

Board of Commissioners or an 

authorized MDD PHA official supports 

the waiver request and must identify the 

temporary revisions, which shall be 

effective for a period not to exceed 12 

months from the date of HUD’s 

approval. Additionally, any waiver 

request is limited to revisions that do 

not constitute a significant amendment 

or modification to the MDD PHA plan; 

pursuant to Section 5(A)(g) of the 1937 

Act, HUD cannot waive the approval by 

the board or other authorized PHA 

officials if the proposed revision would 

constitute a significant amendment or 

modification to the PHA plan. Finally, 

HUD cannot waive any terms within a 

PHA’s own plan or state law requiring 

the approval of the board or authorized 

PHA officials. 

I. 24 CFR 965.302 (Requirements for 

energy audits). This section establishes 

the requirement that all PHAs complete 

an energy audit for each PHA-owned 

project under management, not less than 

once every 5 years. HUD is willing to 

consider a request for audits due to take 

place in FY 2017 an additional 12 

months after December 31, 2016, to 

complete such an audit. 

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

Opening and closing; Public notice). 

This section describes where a PHA 

must provide public notice when it 

opens its waiting list for tenant-based 

assistance. HUD is willing to consider a 

request from an MDD PHA that wishes, 

in lieu of the requirement to provide 

notice in a local newspaper of general 

circulation, to provide public notice via 

its Web site, at any of its offices, and/ 

or in a voice-mail message, for any 

opening of the waiting list for tenantbased assistance that occurs within a 

period not to exceed 12 months from the 

date of HUD approval. MDD PHAs that 

request a waiver of this requirement and 

receive HUD approval must consider the 

fair housing implications of the means 

by which they choose to provide public 

notice. For example, an MDD PHA that 

chooses to provide public notice at its 

offices must consider the impact on 

persons with disabilities, who may have 

difficulty visiting the office in-person. 

Similarly, an MDD PHA that chooses to 

provide public notice via voice-mail 

message must consider how it will reach 

persons with hearing impairments and 

persons with limited English 

proficiency. HUD maintains the 

requirement that an MDD PHA must 

also provide the public notice in 

minority media. Any notice must 

comply with HUD fair housing 

requirements. 

K. 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. 

HUD has decided, based on this data, 

that exception payment standard 

amounts up to 150 percent of the FMR 

are justified and that an MDD PHA may 

therefore request a waiver to establish 

an exception payment standard up to 

150 percent of the FMR without 

providing supporting data. Upon 

approval by HUD, an exception 

payment standard adopted pursuant to 

this notice may be adopted for any 

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) 

contract entered as of the effective date 

of this notice. HUD intends for these 

exception payment standards to remain 

in effect until HUD implements changes 

to the FMRs in the affected areas. MDD 

PHAs are reminded that increased perfamily costs resulting from the use of 

exception payment standards may result 

in a reduction in the number of families 

assisted or may require other cost-saving 

measures for an MDD PHA to stay 

within its funding limitations. 

L. 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 is willing to consider a request 

from an MDD PHA that wishes to waive 

this requirement to house families 

displaced due to the severe storms and 

flooding. The waiver will be in effect 

only for HAPs entered into during the 

12-month period following the date of 

HUD approval, and then only with the 

written consent of the family. For any 

family occupying a unit pursuant to this 

waiver, the waiver will be in effect for 

the initial lease term. 

M. 24 CFR 982.633(a) (Occupancy of 

home). This section establishes the 

requirement that PHAs may make HAP 

for homeownership assistance only 

while a family resides in their home and 

must stop HAP no later than the month 

after a family moves out. HUD is willing 

to consider a request from an MDD PHA 

wishing to waive this requirement to 

allow families displaced from their 

homes located in areas affected by 

MDD(s) 4332, 4335, 4337, 4338, 4339 

and/or 4340 to comply with mortgage 

terms or make necessary repairs. A PHA 

requesting a waiver of this type must 

show good cause by demonstrating that 

the family is not already receiving 

assistance from another source. NOTE: 

An MDD PHA that wishes in addition 

to request a waiver of the requirement 

at 982.312 that a family be terminated 

from the program if they have been 

absent from their home for 180 

consecutive calendar days must do so 

separately. 

N. 24 CFR 984.303(d) (Contract of 

participation; contract extension). Part 

984 establishes the requirements for the 

Section 8 and Public Housing Family 

Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program. Section 

984.303(d) authorizes a PHA to extend 

a family’s contract of participation for a 

period not to exceed 2 years, upon a 

finding of good cause, for any family 

that requests such an extension in 

writing. HUD is willing to consider a 

request from an MDD PHA that wishes 

to extend family contracts for up to 3 

years, if such extensions are merited 

based on circumstances deriving from 

MDD(s) 4332, 4335, 4337, 4338, 4339 

and/or 4340. Any waiver granted 

pursuant to this request will be in effect 

for requests made to the MDD PHA 

during a period not to exceed 12 months 

from the date of HUD approval. 

O. 24 CFR part 985 (Section 8 

Management Assessment Program 

(SEMAP)). Part 985 sets out the 

requirements by which section 8 tenantbased assistance programs are assessed. 

For an MDD PHA that has a fiscal year 

end of September 30, 2017, December 

31, 2017, or March 31, 2018, HUD is 

willing to consider a request to carry 

forward the last SEMAP score received 

by the PHA. 

P. Notice PIH 2012–10, Section 8(c) 

(Verification of the Social Security 

Number (SSN)). PHAs are required to 

transmit form HUD–50058 not later than 

30 calendar days following receipt of an 

applicant’s or participant’s SSN 

documentation. HUD is willing to 

consider a request to extend this 

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period not to exceed 12 months from the 

date of HUD approval. 

R. Notice PIH 2012–7, Section 9 and 

4. HUD will not process a SAC 

application that is incomplete or 

deficient on a substantial item (e.g. 

supporting information required under 

24 CFR 970.7(a)(1)–(17) (environmental 

review must still be performed)). HUD 

is willing to consider a request to waive 

this for MDD PHAs in order to allow 

these PHAs to apply for tenant 

protection vouchers (TPVs) after the 

submission of a SAC application based 

on imminent health and safety issues (in 

accordance with PIH Notice 2017–10). 

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

18 demolition applications (and 

disposition applications) justified by 

location obsolescence, in addition to 

accepting an environmental review 

performed by HUD under 24 CFR part 

50, for MDD PHAs, HUD is willing to 

accept an environmental review 

performed under 24 CFR part 58 if HUD 

determines the part 58 review indicates 

the environmental conditions jeopardize 

the suitability of the site or a portion of 

the site and its housing structures for 

residential use. 

T. 24 CFR 970.15(b)(2) and PIH 2012– 

7, Section 14. For Section 18 demolition 

applications (and disposition 

applications) justified by obsolescence, 

HUD generally shall not consider a 

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

exceed 62.5 percent of total 

development cost (TDC) for elevator 

structures and 57.14 percent of TDC for 

all other types of structures in effect at 

the time the application is submitted to 

HUD. In addition, HUD requires that 

PHAs support rehabilitation costestimate by a list of specific and 

detailed work-items identified on form 

HUD–52860–B and other criteria 

outlined in PIH Notice 2012–7, Section 

14. HUD is willing to consider requests 

to waive these requirements if MDD 

PHAs submit other evidence (e.g. 

insurance adjuster reports, 

condemnation orders from local 

municipalities, photographs) that 

support the MDD PHA’s certification 

that a program of modifications is not 

cost-effective. 

U. Notice PIH 2012–7, Section 14. 

HUD approves Section 18 demolition 

applications (and disposition 

applications justified by physical 

obsolescence HUD is willing to consider 

requests to waive these criteria for MDD 

PHAs if they submit other evidence (e.g. 

insurance adjuster reports, photographs) 

that support the MDD PHA’s 

certification that a program of 

modifications is not cost-effective. 

V. Notice PIH 2017–10, Section 

6(F)(2)(a). The maximum number of 

TPVs available to PHAs for public 

housing removal actions is based on the 

occupancy of the public housing units 

at the time the Section 18 demolition or 

disposition application is approved by 

HUD. If MDD PHAs have vacated units 

based on imminent health and safety 

prior to the submission of a TPV 

application, HUD is willing to consider 

making TPVs available for units that 

were occupied immediately prior to the 

disaster. 

V. Notification and Expedited Waiver 

Process—Instructions 

HUD has developed a checklist 

(Attachment A to this notice) that an 

MDD PHA must complete and submit to 

take advantage of the provisions 

identified in this notice and the 

expedited review of waiver requests. 

Each provision on the checklist 

indicates the documentation that must 

accompany the MDD PHA’s submission. 

Each request for a waiver (Section 3 of 

the checklist) must include a good-cause 

justification stating why the waiver is 

needed for the PHA’s relief and recovery 

efforts. 

To complete the checklist, take the 

following steps: 

1. Download the checklist to your 

computer, saving the document with the 

following filename: FR–5987–N–01. 

Your Agency’s HA Code (e.g., FR–5987– 

N–01.MI001). HUD will consider other 

methods of submission as needed. 

2. Complete the section titled 

Information about Requesting Agency. 

This section must be complete. An 

official of the MDD PHA must sign 

where indicated. If the information 

about the requesting agency is 

incomplete or the checklist has not been 

signed, then the checklist will be 

returned without review. 

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

the checklist, as applicable, noting the 

documentation (if any) that 

accompanies each provision. 

4. Address an email to both HUD HQ 

and your Field Office Public Housing 

Director. In the subject line, type 

‘‘Hurricane Harvey/Irma Disaster 

Relief.’’ Email: 

PIH_Disaster_Relief@hud.gov. 

5. Attach the completed checklist to 

your email. 

6. Click ‘‘Send.’’ 

Checklists and any supporting 

documentation or information must be 

submitted not later than January 4, 

2018. Requests submitted after January 

4, 2018 will not be considered, nor will 

HUD consider any waiver requests 

submitted to this email address that are 

unrelated to relief and recovery efforts. 

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). Hearingor speech-impaired individuals may 

access this number through TTY by 

calling the Federal Relay Service at 800– 

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

Dated: October 3, 2017. 

Dominique Blom, 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary. 

ATTACHMENT A 

Relief from HUD Requirements Available to 

Public Housing Agencies to Assist with 

Recovery and Relief Efforts on Behalf of 

Families Affected by Hurricanes Harvey, 

Irma and Hurricane Maria 

Information about Requesting Agency 

NAME OF PHA: 

PHA CODE: 

Address: 

City or Locality: 

Parish: 

Date of Submission: [may not be after January 

4, 2018] 

Signature of PHA Official: llllllll

Name/Title of PHA Official: 

Phone number of PHA Official: 

Section 1. Insert an ‘‘X’’ next to the 

applicable category (A, B, C or D). 

llCategory A: My agency is located in one 

of the counties that received a Major 

Disaster Declaration on August 25, 2017 

[MDD 4332]. Aransas, Bee, Brazoria, 

Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, Fayette, 

Fort Bend, Galveston, Goliad, Hardin, 

Harris, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, 

Kleberg, Liberty, Matagorda, 

Montgomery, Newton, Nueces, Orange, 

Refugio, Sabine, San Jacinto, San 

Patricio, Victoria, Waller, Wharton 

ll[Category B: Category B will include 

counties included in Major Disaster 

Declaration for Hurricane Irma; MDD 

4335, 4336, 4337, 4338]. St. John (Island) 

(County-equivalent), St. Thomas (Island) 

(County-equivalent), Canovanas 

(Municipio), Culebra (Municipio), Loiza 

(Municipio), Vieques (Municipio), 

Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, 

Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, 

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Gilchrist, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, 

Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, 

Indian River, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Levy, 

Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, 

Monroe, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, 

Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, 

Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. 

Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Suwannee, 

Union, Volusia, Camden, Chatham, 

Glynn, Liberty and Mcintosh. 

ll[Category C: Category C will include 

counties included in Major Disaster 

Declaration for Hurricane Maria; MDD 

4339 and 4340]. St. Croix (Island) 

(County-equivalent), Aguas Buenas, 

Aibonito, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barceloneta, 

Barranquitas, Bayamo ́n, Caguas , 

Cano ́ vanas, Carolina, Catan ̃ o, Cayey, 

Ceiba, Ciales, Cidra, Coamo, Comerio, 

Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, 

Florida, Guayama, Guaynabo, Gurabo, 

Humacao, Jayuya, Juana Dı ́az, Juncos, 

Las Piedras, Loı ́za, Luquillo, Manati, 

Maunabo, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, 

Orocovis, Patillas, Ponce, Rio Grande, 

Salinas, San Juan, San Lorenzo, Santa 

Isabel, Toa Baja, Toa Alta, Trujillo Alto, 

Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, 

Villalba, and Yabucoa. 

ll[Category D: Category D is for PHAs, 

Tribes and TDHEs located in areas 

covered by MDDs issued during the 

remainder of 2017]. 

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

applicable flexibilities. 

An MDD PHA may adopt the flexibilities 

listed below. 

llA. 42 U.S.C. 1437g(j)(1) and (j)(5)(A) 

(Extension of deadline for obligation and 

expenditure of Capital Funds.). (Office 

of Capital Improvements) 

My agency requests that HUD extend the 

deadline for the obligation and 

expenditure of Capital Funds for an 

additional 12 months. We will maintain 

documentation substantiating the need 

for this extension. 

llB. 24 CFR 984.105 (Family SelfSufficiency minimum program size). 

(Housing Voucher Management and 

Operations; Public Housing Management 

and Occupancy) 

My agency submits the certification 

required by 24 CFR 984.103 and will 

operate an FSS program that is smaller 

than the required program size for up to 

24 months from October 6, 2017. 

llC. 24 CFR 990.145(b) (Public housing 

dwelling units with approved 

vacancies). (REAC—Public Housing 

Financial Management Division) 

My agency requests HUD approval to 

treat certain public housing units in our 

inventory as approved vacancies. I have 

attached a project-by-project listing of 

the units for which this approval is 

requested. I understand that any units 

that remain vacant shall be considered 

approved vacancies only for a period not 

to exceed 12 months from the date of 

HUD approval. 

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

applicable waiver requests. 

An MDD PHA may request a waiver of a HUD 

requirement listed below or of any other 

HUD requirement and receive expedited 

review of the request, if the MDD PHA 

demonstrates that the waiver is needed for 

relief and recovery purposes. Each request 

must include a good-cause justification for 

the waiver, documenting why the waiver is 

needed for such purposes. No requested 

waiver may be implemented unless and until 

written approval from HUD has been 

obtained. 

llA. 24 CFR 5.512(d) (Verification of 

eligible immigration status; Secondary 

verification). (Housing Voucher 

Management and Operations; Public 

Housing Management and Occupancy) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 

5.512(d) to extend the timeframe for 

secondary verification requests to 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

from 30 to 90 days. I understand that, if 

approved, this waiver will be in effect for 

a period not to exceed 12 months from 

the date of HUD approval. 

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

(Uniform financial reporting standards; 

Filing of financial reports; Reporting 

compliance dates). (REAC) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 

5.801(c) to extend the deadline for 

reporting of unaudited financial 

information to 180 days and of 24 CFR 

5.801(d)(1) to extend the reporting 

deadline for audited financial 

information to 13 months. 

For requests to waiver the deadline to 

report audited financial information, my 

agency has a fiscal year end of 12/31/16 

or 3/31/17. 

For requests to waiver the deadlines to 

report both unaudited financial 

information and audited financial 

information, my agency has a fiscal year 

end of 6/30/17, 9/30/17 or 12/31/17. 

llC. 24 CFR 902 (Public Housing 

Assessment System). (REAC) 

My agency requests a waiver of the 

inspection and scoring of public housing 

projects, as required under 24 CFR 902. 

My agency has a fiscal year end of 6/30/ 

17, 9/30/17, 12/31/17, 3/31/18, or 6/30/ 

18. 

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

(Office of Capital Improvements) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 

905.322(b) to extend the deadline for 

submission of the Actual Development 

Cost Certificate and the Actual 

Modernization Cost Certificate by 12 

months. 

llE. 24 CFR 905.314(b)–(c) (Cost and other 

limitations; Maximum project cost; TDC 

limit). (Office of Capital Improvements) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 

905.314(b)–(c), which establish the 

calculation of maximum project cost and 

total development cost limits for the 

Capital Fund program. I understand that 

this waiver is in effect only until 2018 

TDC limits have been published. 

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

limitations; Types of labor) (Office of 

Capital Improvements) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 

904.314(j) to allow for the use of force 

account labor for modernization 

activities even if this activity has not 

been included in our agency’s 5-Year 

Action Plan. I understand that this 

waiver will be in effect for a period not 

to exceed 12 months from the date of 

HUD approval. 

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

Formula; Limitation of Replacement 

Housing Funds to New Development) 

(Office of Capital Improvements) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 

905.400(i)(5) to allow for the use of 

Capital Fund Replacement Housing 

Factor grants with undisbursed balances 

for public housing modernization. I 

understand that this waiver will be in 

effect only for funds obligated within 12 

months from the date of HUD approval. 

llH. 24 CFR 960.202(c) (Tenant selection 

policies) and 24 CFR 982.54(a) 

(Administrative plan). (Housing Voucher 

Management and Operations; Public 

Housing Management and Occupancy) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 

960.202(c)(1) and/or 24 CFR 982.54(a) so 

that our public housing tenant selection 

policies and section 8 administrative 

plan may be revised on a temporary 

basis, without formal approval, to 

address circumstances unique to relief 

and recovery efforts. I have attached 

documentation that our Board of 

Commissioners or an authorized PHA 

official supports the waiver request. I 

have also attached documentation 

identifying the temporary revisions. The 

adoption of these revisions does not 

constitute a significant amendment to 

our PHA plan, nor does state law prevent 

us from adopting the revisions without 

formal approval. I understand that these 

revisions will be in effect for a period not 

to exceed 12 months from the date of 

HUD’s approval. 

llI. 24 CFR 965.302 (Requirements for 

energy audits). (Public Housing 

Management and Occupancy) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 

965.302 to provide us with an additional 

12 months after December 31, 2017, to 

complete our audits. 

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

Opening and closing; Public notice). 

(Housing Voucher Management and 

Operations) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 

982.206(a)(2) so that we can provide 

public notice of the opening of our 

waiting list via our Web site, at any of 

our offices, and/or in a voice-mail 

message in lieu of providing notice in a 

local newspaper of general circulation. I 

understand that this waiver is in effect 

for a period not to exceed 12 months 

from the date of HUD approval. 

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

exception payment standard amount). 

(Housing Voucher Management and 

Operations) 

My agency requests to establish an 

exception payment standard amount 

that is higher than 110 percent of the 

published fair market rent (FMR). I have 

attached our proposed emergency 

exception payment standard schedule, 

which shows both the dollar amounts 

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percentage of the FMRs in effect at the 

time of the request. I understand that 

any approved exception payment 

standard will remain in effect until HUD 

revises the FMRs for the area. I also 

understand that increased per-family 

costs resulting from the use of such 

exception payment standard may result 

in a reduction in the number of families 

assisted or may require my agency to 

adopt other cost-saving measures. 

llL. 24 CFR 982.401(d) (Housing quality 

standards; Space and security). 

(Housing Voucher Management and 

Operations) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 

982.401(d) so that we may allow families 

to occupy units that are smaller than our 

occupancy standards would otherwise 

dictate. I understand that this waiver is 

in effect only for HAPs entered into 

during the 12-month period following the 

date of HUD approval, and then only 

with the written consent of the family. 

llM. 24 CFR 982.633(a) (Occupancy of 

home). (Housing Voucher Management 

and Operations) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 

982.633(a) so that we may continue HAP 

for homeownership for families 

displaced from their homes if needed to 

comply with mortgage terms or make 

necessary repairs. We have determined 

that the family is not receiving assistance 

from another source. I understand that 

such payments must cease if the family 

remains absent from their home for more 

than 180 consecutive calendar days. 

llN. 24 CFR 984.303(d) (Contract of 

participation; contract extension). 

(Public Housing Management and 

Occupancy; Housing Voucher 

Management and Operations) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 

984.303(d) so that a family’s contract of 

participation may be extended for up to 

3 years. I understand that such 

extensions may be made only during the 

12-month period following the date of 

HUD approval. 

llO. 24 CFR 985.101(a) (Section 8 

Management Assessment Program 

(SEMAP)). (Housing Voucher 

Management and Operations) 

My agency requests a waiver of 24 CFR 

985.101(a) so that our SEMAP score from 

the previous year may be carried over. 

My agency has a fiscal year end of 9/30/ 

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[FR Doc. 2017–21600 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2017–N092; 

FXES11120200000–178–FF02ENEH00] 

Draft Environmental Assessment and 

Draft Habitat Conservation Plan for the 

San Antonio Water System’s Micron 

and Water Resources Integration 

Program Water Pipelines; Bexar 

County, Texas 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for public comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), make 

available the draft Environmental 

Assessment (dEA) for the San Antonio 

Water System (SAWS) draft Habitat 

Conservation Plan (dHCP) for 

construction of two water pipelines 

(Micron and Water Resources 

Integration Program (WRIP)) in Bexar 

County, Texas. SAWS (applicant) has 

applied to the Service for an incidental 

take permit (ITP) under the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA). 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be received or 

postmarked on or before November 6, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Availability of Documents: Internet: You may obtain copies of the 

all documents at the Service’s Web site 

at http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/ 

AustinTexas/. 

U.S. Mail: A limited number of CD– 

ROM and printed copies of the draft EA 

and draft HCP are available, by request, 

from Mr. Adam Zerrenner, Austin 

Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 

Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 

78758–4460; telephone 512–490–0057; 

fax 512–490–0974. Please note that your 

request is in reference to the SAWS 

dHCP (TE 36242C–0). 

The ITP application is available by 

mail from the Regional Director, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 

1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 

87103. 

• In-Person: Copies of the dEA and 

dHCP are also available for public 

inspection and review at the following 

locations, by appointment and written 

request only, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: 

Æ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 

Gold Avenue SW., Room 6034, 

Albuquerque, NM 87102. 

Æ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, 

TX 78758. 

Comment submission: You may 

submit written comments by one of the 

following methods: 

• Electronically: Submit electronic 

comments to FW2_AUES_Consult@

fws.gov. Please note that your request is 

in reference to the SAWS dHCP (TE 

36242C–0). 

• By hard copy: Mr. Adam Zerrenner, 

Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 

10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, 

TX 78758–4460; telephone 512–490– 

0057; fax 512–490–0974. Please note 

that your request is in reference to the 

SAWS dHCP (TE 36242C–0). 

We request that you send comments 

by only the methods described above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Zerrenner, Field Supervisor, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 10711 Burnet 

Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758 or 

(512) 490–0057. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), make available the 

draft Environmental Assessment (dEA) 

for the San Antonio Water System 

(SAWS) draft Habitat Conservation Plan 

(dHCP) for construction of two water 

pipelines (Micron and Water Resources 

Integration Program (WRIP)) in Bexar 

County, Texas. SAWS (applicant) has 

applied to the Service for an incidental 

take permit (ITP; TE 36242C–0) under 

section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA). The applicant 

requests a 15-year term permit to 

authorize incidental take of the 

following five federally listed karst 

invertebrates: 

Madla’s Cave meshweaver (Cicurina madla) 

Robber Baron Cave meshweaver (Cicurina 

baronia) 

Braken Bat Cave meshweaver (Cicurina venii) 

ground beetles with no common name (R 

Rhadine exilis and Rhadine infernalis). 


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