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Federal Register :: Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third Quarter of Calendar Year 2000
Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third Quarter of Calendar Year 2000
5375-5396 (22 pages)
Docket No. FR-4591-N-03
Appendix—Listing of Waivers of Regulatory Requirements Granted by Offices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development July 1, 2000 Through September 30, 2000
I. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Community Planning and Development:
II. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Community Planning and Development and the Office of Public and Indian Housing
IV. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring (OHMAR)
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Public Notice of the Granting of Regulatory Waivers from July 1, 2000 through September 30, 2000.
Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (the “HUD Reform Act”), requires HUD to publish quarterly Federal Register notices of all regulatory waivers that HUD has approved. Each notice must cover the quarterly period since the most recent Federal Register notice. The purpose of this notice is to comply with the requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act. This notice contains a list of regulatory waivers granted by HUD during the quarter beginning on July 1, 2000 and ending on September 30, 2000.
For general information about this notice, contact Camille E. Acevedo, Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Room 10276, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-3055 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing or speech-impaired persons may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8391.
For information concerning a particular waiver action for which public notice is provided in this document, contact the person whose name and address follows the description of the waiver granted in the accompanying list of waiver-grant actions.
As part of the Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (the “HUD Reform Act”), the Congress adopted, at HUD's request, legislation to limit and control the granting of regulatory waivers by HUD. Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act added a new section 7(q) to the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(q)), which provides that:
Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act also contains requirements applicable to waivers of HUD handbook provisions that are not relevant to the purpose of this notice. Today's document follows publication of HUD's Statement of Policy on Waiver of Regulations and Directives issued by HUD on April 22, 1991 (56 FR 16337). This notice covers HUD's waiver-grant activity from July 1, 2000 through September 30, 2000. Additionally, this notice contains one report of a regulatory waiver granted from March 1, 2000 through June 30, 2000 that was inadvertently omitted from the last notice. The report can be found in Section IV of this notice with respect to a waiver granted in connection with 24 CFR 950.980.
Should HUD receive additional reports of waiver actions taken during the period covered by this report before the next report is published, the next updated report will include these earlier actions, as well as those that occurred between October 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000.
II. Regulatory Waivers granted by the Office of Community Planning and Development and the Office of Public and Indian Housing.
For further information about the following waiver actions, please see the name of the person which immediately follows the description of the waiver granted.
Regulation: 24 CFR 58.34(b) and 24 CFR 58.38.
Project/Activity: Housing rehabilitation and housing acquisition projects, Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority and the San Juan Pueblo Tribe, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 58.34(b) states that a recipient does not have to submit a Request for Release of Funds and certification, and that no further approval from HUD will be needed to carry out exempt activities and projects, provided the responsible entity documents its determination that each activity or project is exempt. Start Printed Page 5377Additionally, 24 CFR 58.38 requires the responsible entity to maintain a written record of the environmental review for each project. This document will be designated the Environmental Review Record, which shall contain all environmental review documents, public notices and written determinations or environmental findings required by part 58, decision making and actions pertaining to a particular project.
Date Granted: July 28, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority made several errors during the environmental review and clearance process required by 24 CFR part 58 that resulted in the Housing Authority obligating and expending grant funds for the project before a determination by the San Juan Pueblo that the activities were exempt. HUD made a determination that there was no statutory or regulatory provision that would have prevented conversion of these activities to exempt. Therefore, this waiver was needed in order to permit the San Juan Pueblo to complete the environmental review process by documenting that the activities are exempt under 24 CFR part 58, after the obligation of HUD funds. HUD also determined that no environmental degradation resulted from the regulatory noncompliance and that no mitigation activities would be necessary since no environmental damage or potential problems were identified. Considering the above, HUD determined that a waiver of the regulatory requirements would maintain the integrity of HUD's environmental review process and was consistent with Executive Order 12084 that encourages flexibility in the consideration of waiver requests from tribal governments.
Contact: Bruce Knott, Director, Office of Grants Evaluation, National Office of Native American Programs (ONAP), Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1999 Broadway—Suite 3390, Denver, Colorado 80202, Telephone: (303) 675-1600.
Regulation: 24 CFR 91.520.
Project/Activity: The County of Essex, New Jersey requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the County's 1999 CAPER.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 91.520 requires each grantee to submit a performance report to HUD within 90 days after the close of the grantee's program year.
Date Granted: August 25, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The County requested the waiver because of difficulties resulting from medical emergencies experienced by the Acting Director and staff responsible for Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) preparation.
Contact: Cornelia Robertson-Terry, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7152, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-2565.
Project/Activity: The City of Cumberland, Maryland requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested the waiver because the lead person responsible for completing the CAPER, as well as inputting data in IDIS, has been summoned for jury duty in Federal District Court for the next four months.
Project/Activity: The State of Nebraska requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the State's 1999 CAPER.
Date Granted: August 31, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The State requested the waiver because of staff turnover and IDIS development delays that impacted the ability to comply with beneficiary reporting requirements.
Project/Activity: The County of Los Angeles, California requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the County's 1999 CAPER.
Date Granted: September 13, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The County requested the waiver because of technical problems with the Community Development Commission's financial management system.
Project/Activity: Baltimore County, Maryland requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the County's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The County requested the waiver because of staff turnover and the need for additional time to allow new staff to become familiar with the CAPER submission process.
Project/Activity: The City of San Angelo, Texas requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Granted By: Cardell Cooper, Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. Start Printed Page 5378
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested the waiver because of staffing problems due to the resignation of one staff member and need for surgery by another staff member.
Project/Activity: The City of Hamden, Connecticut requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Date Granted: September 14, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested the waiver because the City is rebuilding records to eliminate inconsistencies in its 1998 CAPER. This effort has not allowed the staff to focus on preparing the current 1999 CAPER.
Project/Activity: The City of Nashua, New Hampshire requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Date Granted: September 27, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested the waiver because of staff turnover and the delay in receiving audited financial figures necessary for reconciliation.
Project/Activity: The City of Portland, Oregon requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested the waiver as a result of recent staff turnover in the Portland Development Commission's CDBG staff. This did not provide sufficient time for the staff to review the CAPER reporting information and reconcile it with the City's records before the submission deadline.
Project/Activity: The City of Vancouver, Washington requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 91.520 requires each grantee to submit a performance report to HUD within 90 days after the close of the grantee's program year.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested the waiver due to delays caused by changes in key personnel and the need to reprogram funds and correct data in IDIS to ensure accurate information.
Project/Activity: The City of Norwalk, California requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time for preparing the CAPER due to resignation of staff and unfilled vacancies.
Project/Activity: The City of Moreno Valley, California requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time because its newly installed financial management system caused delays in the availability of the City's final expenditure data for reconciliation with data in IDIS.
Project/Activity: The City of Tulare, California requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time because of the office's recent move to a new facility that included relocating and upgrading the computer mainframe, the network, and personal computers. This move delayed computer operations needed to produce accurate IDIS data for the CAPER.
Contact: Cornelia Robertson-Terry, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7152, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-2565. Start Printed Page 5379
Project/Activity: The City of Modesto, California requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time due to vacancies and changes in key staff positions that are responsible for preparing the CAPER.
Project/Activity: The City of Napa, California requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time because staff resources were diverted to cope with the aftermath of a serious earthquake that damaged many city businesses and residences.
Project/Activity: The City of Elizabeth, New Jersey requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time because of the delay in submitting its Consolidated Plan and to ensure that the required public comment period for the CAPER will be satisfied.
Project/Activity: The City of Camden, New Jersey requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time due to staff shortages.
Project/Activity: The City of East Orange, New Jersey requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time because of staff difficulties resulting from the downsizing of the Planning Department, which is responsible for the preparation of the CAPER.
Project/Activity: The City of Stamford, Connecticut requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time because of a staff turnover, which resulted in a delay in generating IDIS reports.
sbull Regulation: 24 CFR 91.520.
Project/Activity: The City of New Britain, Connecticut requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time because of renovation of the City's Office of Municipal Development and the reorganization of its staff. Office files have been moved and displaced making it difficult for the staff to have efficient access to information on grantee activities.
Project/Activity: The City of New London, Connecticut requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time because of the loss of two key finance staff. The two individuals provided the critical information required to Start Printed Page 5380complete the reconciliation of programmatic and financial records.
Project/Activity: The City of Weirton, West Virginia requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time due to staff turnover.
Project/Activity: The City of Petersburg, Virginia requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time because of staff turnover.
Project/Activity: The City of Virginia Beach, Virginia requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time for key staff to review the report and allow for public comment.
Project/Activity: The City of Charlottesville, Virginia requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Project/Activity: The City of Bristol, Virginia requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time because of internal delays in obtaining accounting information.
Project/Activity: The City of Portsmouth, Virginia requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time due to recent staff turnover.
Project/Activity: Chesterfield County, Virginia requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The County requested additional time due to recent staff turnover.
Project/Activity: The City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time because the City's fiscal year closing adjustments will not be released in sufficient time to allow the office responsible for report preparation to obtain information needed to complete the CAPER before the deadline.
Contact: Cornelia Robertson-Terry, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7152, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-2565. Start Printed Page 5381
Project/Activity: The City of Scranton, Pennsylvania requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time due to computer system failure.
Project/Activity: The City of Dover, Delaware requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time because the staff person directly responsible for preparing the CAPER has been on sick leave.
Project/Activity: The City of Baltimore, Maryland requested a waiver of the submission deadline for the City's 1999 CAPER.
Reasons Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City requested additional time because the accounting records are not released in sufficient time to allow the City to complete the CAPER.
Regulation: 24 CFR 92.205.
Project/Activity: The Kentucky Housing Corporation requested a waiver of the provision to permit less than a $1,000 minimum HOME investment per unit.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 92.205 requires that the minimum of HOME funds that may be invested in a project is an average of $1,000 per unit.
Date Granted: August 7, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. KHC provided justification that less than $1,000 was needed to assist homebuyers. Without a waiver these recipients would be either disqualified from becoming homebuyers or they would be over-subsidized in order to receive the HOME assistance.
Regulations: 24 CFR 92.205, 92.503(b)(2).
Project/Activity: The Kentucky Housing Corporation requested a waiver of provisions regarding termination of a project prior to completion and the subsequent repayment requirement.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulations at 24 CFR 92.205 and 92.503(b)(2) require that a HOME unit that is terminated before completion, either voluntarily or otherwise, constitutes an ineligible activity and any HOME funds invested must be repaid.
Date Granted: July 20, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The homeowner died prior to completion of construction and no further work on the home was done.
Regulation: 24 CFR 92.214(a)(8).
Project/Activity: The City of Taylorsville, Utah requested permission to use HOME funds for acquisition of a parcel of land located within its boundaries, but owned by Salt Lake County. The City plans to move an existing home on the subject site which will be sold to a low income family.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 92.214(a)(8) prohibits grantees from using HOME funds to pay for the acquisition of property owned by the participating jurisdiction, except for property acquired by the PJ with HOME funds, or property acquired in anticipation of carrying out a HOME project.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver since the transaction would assist the City in its effort to provide an affordable unit for a low income family.
Project/Activity: North Dakota counties and Indian reservation communities requested a waiver of the HOME provision which requires HOME-assisted housing to meet the applicable codes, standards, and ordinances specified.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 92.251 requires that housing that is constructed or rehabilitated with HOME funds must meet all applicable local codes, rehabilitation standards, ordinances, and zoning ordinances at the time of project completion.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The State of North Dakota requested this waiver in order to allow for the use of HOME funds for emergency repairs on damaged housing within the disaster area. Funding sources are inadequate to address the housing needs that exist within the disaster area. The State would like to use HOME funds to assist in addressing this need. HUD therefore determined that this provision creates undue hardship for the communities and families in need of disaster-related assistance.
Contact: Cornelia Robertson-Terry, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Start Printed Page 5382Street, SW., Room 7152, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-2565.
Regulation: 24 CFR 570.200(h)(1).
Project/Activity: The City of Coral Springs, Florida requested a waiver to allow the City to use CDBG funds to reimburse administrative costs incurred for the planning and preparation of its first Consolidated Plan as a new Entitlement community.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 570.200(h)(1) states that a grantee may only use CDBG funds to pay pre-award costs if, among other things, the activity for which the costs are being incurred is included in a Consolidated Plan or an amended Consolidated Plan prior to the costs being incurred.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City is a new Entitlement community. Failure to grant the waiver would result in undue hardship and affect the benefits to the low- and moderate-income population of the City. Further, the authorization for new grantees to pay for planning and administrative start-up costs with CDBG funds was inadvertently omitted during the November 1995 revision to the CDBG regulations.
Project/Activity: The City of Deerfield Beach, Florida requested a waiver to allow the City to use CDBG funds to reimburse administrative costs incurred for the planning and preparation of its first Consolidated Plan as a new Entitlement community.
Project/Activity: Hennepin County, Minnesota requested a waiver of the 30 percent limitation on essential services in its ESG program.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 576.21(b)(2) implements the statutory requirement that no more than thirty percent of the Emergency Shelter Grant funds be expended for essential services. This regulatory section also notes that the statute (42 U.S.C. 11374) also permits waiver of this requirement if the grantee demonstrates that other eligible activities are already being carried out in the locality with other resources.
Date Granted: July 10, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Hennepin County provided documentation to support its claim that alternative funding for rehabilitation, operating costs and other eligible activities is available. The waiver allows Hennepin County to spend up to 100 percent of its FY 1999 and FY 2000 grants on essential services.
Project/Activity: The Municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico requested a waiver of the 30 percent limitation on essential services in its ESG program.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Caguas provided documentation to HUD to support the Municipality's claim that it is meeting its demand for other activities through funding from the United Way, the Department of Health, and local funds.
Project/Activity: Onondago County, New York requested a waiver of the 30 percent limitation on essential services in its ESG program.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 576.21(b)(2) requires that no more than 30 percent of ESG grant funds be expended for essential services.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Onondaga County provided documentation to HUD to support its claim of that other present needs for the County's ESG funds exist. The County may spend up to 58.67 percent of its funds for essential services.
Regulation: 24 CFR 576.35(b).
Project/Activity: The City of Minneapolis, Minnesota requested a waiver regarding the time frame for expenditure of its FY 1998 Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funds.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 576.35(b) requires recipients to expend ESG funds within two years of HUD's award.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City experienced unexpected delays in several rehabilitation projects. Failure to grant the waiver would adversely affect the City's ability to serve the homeless. HUD extended the date for the City to expend its 1998 funds to on or about July 15, 2000. Start Printed Page 5383
Regulation: 24 CFR 882.408(b).
Project/Activity: The Metro Dade, Florida Housing Agency requested a waiver of the limitation on the initial Gross Rent for a Single Room Occupancy (SRO) property. The proposed rent would exceed the current Moderate Rehabilitation SRO Fair Market Rent (FMR) by more than 10%.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 882.408(b) allows a housing agency to approve initial gross rents which exceed the applicable FMR by up to 10 percent for all units of a given size in specified areas.
Date Granted: September 5, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Higher rents were necessitated by development obstacles such as change in sites, change in owner/developer and delay in obtaining financial resources.
Regulation: 24 CFR 882.805(d)(1)(ii)(B).
Project/Activity: The San Francisco, California Housing Authority requested a waiver of the Single Room Occupancy (SRO) requirement on the maximum amount allowed per unit for rehabilitation.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 882.805(d)(1)(ii)(B) allows an SRO recipient to multiply the maximum per unit rehabilitation amount by 2.4 in areas where the Housing Authority has demonstrated to HUD's satisfaction that the increase is reasonable to accommodate special local conditions, including high construction costs. In the case of San Francisco, this would allow a maximum rehabilitation costs of $42,840.
Date Granted: August 30, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City documented the high cost of the project and the difficulty in finding and acquiring suitable properties for the SRO program. The City further stated that the property is almost 90 years old and needs extensive rehabilitation to meet current building and accessibility code standards. The final per unit rehabilitation cost for this project is projected to be $69,311, well above the maximum approvable cost.
Regulation: 24 CFR 50.3(h)(3) and 1000.20(a).
Project/Activity: Acquisition of 10 Operation Walking Shield housing units, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and Flandreau Santee Sioux Housing Authority, Flandreau, South Dakota.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at § 50.3(h) requires that for HUD grant programs in which funding approval for an applicant's program must occur before the applicant's selection of properties an applicant must agree to not acquire, rehabilitate, convert, lease, repair or construct property, nor commit or expend HUD or local funds until HUD approval of the property is obtained. HUD's regulation at § 1000.20(a) requires an environmental review be completed for any Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act project not excluded from review before a recipient may acquire, rehabilitate, convert, lease, repair or construct property, or commit HUD or local funds.
Granted By: Cardell Cooper, Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development and Harold Lucas, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
Date Granted: July 31, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The Flandreau Santee Sioux Housing Authority used NAHASDA funds to acquire, rehabilitate and lease the subject Walking Shield units before receiving HUD approval of the property as required by 24 CFR 50.3(h)(3) and before HUD completed an environmental review. HUD has since completed the environmental review for the project. In order to satisfactorily resolve the issue, waivers of the provisions of 24 CFR 50.3(h)(3) and 1000.20(a) are necessary. HUD also determined that no environmental degradation resulted from the regulatory noncompliance and that no mitigation activities would be necessary since no environmental damage or potential problems were identified. Considering the above, HUD determined that a waiver of the regulatory requirements would maintain the integrity of HUD's environmental review process and was consistent with Executive Order 12084 that encourages flexibility in the consideration of waiver requests from tribal governments.
sbull Regulation: 24 CFR 50.17 and 1000.20(a).
Project/Activity: Construction of 15 housing units with residual 1937 Housing Act funds under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA), Upper Sioux Tribe, Granite Falls, Minnesota.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at § 50.17 requires that an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact or an environmental impact statement be completed before the applicable decision points for projects not exempt or categorically excluded from environmental review requirements. HUD's regulation at § 1000.20(a) requires that an environmental review be completed for any NAHASDA project not excluded from review before a recipient may acquire, rehabilitate, convert, lease, repair or construct property, or commit HUD or local funds.
Date Granted: Granted by Mr. Cooper on July 27, 2000 and by Mr. Lucas on July 28, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The Upper Sioux Tribe made several errors during the environmental review and clearance process required by 24 CFR part 58 that resulted in the tribe obligating and expending grant funds for the project before HUD's approval of the Request for Release of Funds and Certification, form HUD 7015.15. HUD made a determination based upon these actions to conduct an environmental review according to 24 CFR part 50. A HUD environmental review at this point would be after the execution of the Indian Housing Block Grant Agreement for this project. Therefore, a waiver is Start Printed Page 5384necessary to allow HUD to conduct the review and resolve the issue. HUD also determined that no environmental degradation resulted from the regulatory noncompliance and that no mitigation activities would be necessary since no environmental damage or potential problems were identified. Considering the above, HUD determined that a waiver of the regulatory requirements would maintain the integrity of HUD's environmental review process and was consistent with Executive Order 12084 that encourages flexibility in the consideration of waiver requests from tribal governments.
Project/Activity: Credit Watch/Termination Threshold.
Nature Of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 202.3(c)(2)(iii) establishes a default and claim rate threshold for HUD/FHA approved mortgagees on credit watch status.
Date Granted: August 21, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Waiving the regulation permits HUD/FHA to initially focus on those lenders originating the worst performing loans. The waiver will adjust the Credit Watch threshold from being between 150% and 200.9% of the HUD field office default and claim rate to being between 200% and 300.9% of that rate. This waiver is limited to Credit Watch reviews conducted in the third quarter of FY 2000.
Contact: Joy Hadley, Director, Quality Assurance Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room B133-P3214, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2830.
Project/Activity: Lakeview Senior Apartments, Carmel, New York, Project Number: 012-EE245/NY36-S981-001.
Nature Of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of the capital advance fund reservation prior to initial closing.
Date Granted: July 25, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The sponsor had exhausted all efforts to secure secondary funding from outside sources, and the project was economically designed and comparable to similar projects developed in the area.
Project/Activity: Good Shepherd, Blair, Nebraska, Project Number: 103-E018/NE26-S981-001.
Date Granted: August 4, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The owner had received a $65,000 grant from the Federal Housing Finance Board, the project was comparable in cost to similar projects, and the sponsor could not contribute any additional funds.
Project/Activity: Centerplace III, New Albany, Indiana, Project Number: 073-HD048/IN36-Q981-002.
Date Granted: August 8, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The development costs were comparable to other similar projects recently developed in Indiana and the project was of modest design.
Project/Activity: Castleton Homes, Lanham, Maryland, Project Number: 000-HD041/MD39-Q981-003.
Date Granted: August 11, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The project required replacement of the HVAC systems in all three houses which had significantly increased costs.
Project/Activity: Bishop Daly Gardens, Uniondale, New York, Project Number: 012-EE249/NY36-S981-005.
Date Granted: August 16, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The project was economically designed and comparable in cost to similar projects, and the sponsor could not contribute any additional funds.
Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone:(202) 708-3000.
Project/Activity: Turlock Silvercrest, Turlock, California, Project Number: 121-EE112/CA39-S981-005.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The contractor could not build the project within the fund reservation amount. Start Printed Page 5385
Project/Activity: VOA Riverside 10, Fort Worth, Texas, Project Number: 113-HD015/TX1-Q971-001.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The project was modestly designed and comparable to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor had exhausted all means of obtaining additional funds for the is project.
Project/Activity: Saint Paul the Apostle Senior Housing, Corona, New York, Project Number: 012-EE254/NY36-S981-010.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The project was modest in design, comparable to similar projects in the area, and the sponsor had made every attempt to secure additional funding from outside sources.
Project/Activity: Cambridge Apartments, Rutledge, Tennessee, Project Number: 087-EE036/TN37-S981-004.
Date Granted: August 22, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The owner had contributed the required minimum capital investment and purchased the site, the project was comparable in cost to similar projects, and the sponsor could not contribute any additional funds.
Project/Activity: St. Peter's Place II, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Project Number: 034-EE070/PA26-S971-002.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The project was modest in design, comparable to similar projects in the area and the owner had secured $230,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and $100,000 from the Chester County Office of Housing and Community Development.
Project/Activity: Homes With Hope, Westport, Connecticut, Project Number: 017-HD015/CT26-Q961-001.
Date Granted: September 26, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The project was modest in design, comparable to similar projects in the area and the sponsor/owner had exhausted attempts in obtaining funds from other sources.
Regulations: 24 CFR 891.100(d)and 891.165.
Project/Activity: Alice Williams Towers II, Atlanta, Georgia, Project Number: 061-EE065/GA06-S971-009.
Nature Of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 891.100(d) prohibits amendment of the capital advance fund reservation prior to initial closing. HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 891.165 provides that the duration of a capital advance fund reservation is 18 months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The project was delayed to allow the sponsor and contractor time to prepare a new construction cost estimate and to obtain zoning approval. The project was also modest in design, comparable to similar projects developed in the area, the sponsor/owner had made every attempt to secure additional funding from outside sources, and the sponsor/owner had exhausted their resources.
Regulations: 24 CFR 891.100(d) and 891.165.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The contractor increased his prices and the sponsor had exhausted all efforts to find additional funds from other sources. Additional time was needed to reprocess the firm commitment due to Start Printed Page 5386the increase in construction costs and to initially endorse the project.
Project/Activity: Selfhelp/United Help Kissena Apartments, Flushing, New York, Project Number: 012-EE224/NY36-S971-011.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The project encountered delays in securing zoning approvals, the project was economically designed, comparable to similar projects developed in the area, and the sponsor/owner had exhausted their resources.
Project/Activity: ASI-Missoula, Missoula, Montana, Project Number: 93-HD013/MY99-Q961-001.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The owner encountered delays due to the loss of two sites for the project and the death of the specialist who had been working very diligently on the project. The project was economically designed, comparable to other similar projects developed in the jurisdiction, and the owner had exhausted all possible efforts to obtain additional funds.
Project/Activity: Pomperaug Senior Housing, Southbury Twp., Connecticut, Project Number: 017-EE040/CT26-S971-008.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waivers. Delays were due to the owner obtaining design approval from the town of Southbury Planning and Zoning Commission. In addition, the project was modest in design, comparable to similar projects developed in the area, and the owner had made every attempt to secure additional funding from other sources.
Project/Activity: Cold Spring House, Forstburgh, New York, Project Number: 012-HD075/NY36-Q971-004.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The owner was unable to obtain additional funds, and the project would receive complete property tax exemption from the locality as well as support service funding from the state. Additionally, a delay of over one year was encountered due to issues associated with the incorporation of the owner.
Regulation: 24 CFR 891.105 and 891.410(c).
Project Activity: Sugarloaf Village, Diamond City, Arkansas, Project Number 082-EE091.
Date Granted: September 12, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The Little Rock Multifamily Program Center requested an age and income waiver for this Section 202/PRAC project. The project is only 4.3 percent occupied after 11 months of occupancy and is unable to attract sufficient elderly tenants because of insufficient local demand. These waivers will allow project management flexibility in attempting to rent up vacant units, thereby maintaining project viability and preventing foreclosure of the project. The waivers will allow elderly and near-elderly families and individuals who are at or over the age of 55 and low income to apply for admission to the project in addition to very low elderly families who will continue to receive an admissions preference.
Contact: Frank M. Malone, Director, Office of Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 6160, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-3730.
Regulation: 24 CFR 891.120(b), 891.310(b)(1) and (b)(2).
Project/Activity: Options Supported Housing Project V, Scattered Site: Huntington, Huntington Sta., Centereach and Selden, New York, Project Number: 012-HD085/NY36-Q981-006. Start Printed Page 5387
Nature Of Requirement: HUD's regulations at 24 CFR 891.120(b), 891.310(b)(1) and (b)(2) govern accessibility standards for the Section 811 program.
Reason Waived: HUD determined there was good cause for the waiver. The project consisted of acquisition with rehabilitation of four group homes for persons with chronic mental illness. One of the sites was designed to be accessible for persons with mobility impairments. To make all units fully accessible for persons with mobility impairments would make the project, as a whole, financially unfeasible. The consumers served under the sponsor's existing programs did not generally require accessible housing, therefore accessibility of the one site was more than adequate for potential residents.
Contact: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office Of Housing Assistance and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-7000, telephone: (202) 708-3000.
Project/Activity: Abraham Lincoln Center, Chicago, Illinois, Project Number: 071-HD095/IL06-Q961-010.
Nature Of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 891.165 provides that the duration of a capital advance fund reservation is 18 months from the date of issuance with limited exceptions up to 24 months as approved by HUD on a case-by-case basis.
Date Granted: July 13, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The City had required the sponsor to obtain the approval of each alderman and the alderman had, in turn, required the approval of each of the communities involved.
Project/Activity: Eaton Knolls, Town of Islip, New York, Project Number: 012-HD076/NY36-Q971-005.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Problems were discovered with the title policy which have subsequently been resolved to the satisfaction of all parties.
Project/Activity: Accessible Space, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, Project Number: 062-HD041/AL09-Q981-004.
Date Granted: August 3, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause to grant this waiver. The project had been delayed due to neighborhood opposition.
Project/Activity: Ryder Assisted Care II, Humacao, Puerto Rico, Project Number: 065-HD010/RQ46-Q961-003.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Time delays were directly attributable to third parties since required local government endorsements took more than a year to be approved.
Project/Activity: St. Anthony Homes, Baltimore, Maryland, Project Number: 052-HD029/MD06-Q971-003.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Additional time was needed to prepare and submit the initial closing package.
Project/Activity: Moorestown Consumer Home, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Project Number: 035-HD038/NJ39-Q971-077.
Date Granted: August 10, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The sponsor could not secure control of the site identified, had to secure bridge financing. Additionally, HUD required the sponsor to hire an architect due to the nature and amount of work involved.
Granted By: William C. Apgar, Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner. Start Printed Page 5388
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The project had been delayed due to the City of Chicago imposing new requirements regarding detailed breakdowns for landscaping costs.
Project/Activity: Hogar Aurora, Aibonito, Puerto Rico, Project Number: 056-HD015/RQ46-Q971-002.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The delay in initial closing was directly attributable to the high cost of construction on the island and the lack of an available contractor to develop the project within the cost limits.
Project/Activity: Three Bridges, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Project Number: 031-EE042/NJ39-S961-008.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The project was pending a judicial decision concerning settlement of a dispute regarding site control.
Project/Activity: ARC Housing, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Project Number: 075-HD053/WI39-Q971-004.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The sponsor needed additional time to work out the completion and submission of the closing documents. Additionally, the sponsor experienced problems with lead based paint removal, underground storage tanks, an elevator and relocation.
Project/Activity: Absecon Consumer Home, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Project Number: 031-HD084/NJ39-Q971-009.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The sponsor had to locate a new site for the project and this was the sponsor's first experience with modular units (which it was using to replace the existing facility on the site and hoped to replicate in the future).
Project/Activity: Ft. Washington Adventist Apartments—New Life Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Project Number: 116-HD015/NM16-Q001-001.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The project had been delayed due to zoning issues and the need for local government approval of its water/sewer classification.
Project/Activity: Ray Rawson Villa, Las Vegas, Nevada, Project Number: 125-HD064/NV25-Q971-001.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The project experienced delays while the sponsor raised funds to meet the increased construction costs.
Project/Activity: Timothy Place, Plum Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Project Number: 033-HD048/PA28-Q971-010.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The first two approved sites were abandoned due to the sponsor's inability to secure additional sewer taps through the Department of Environmental Protection and to obtain a zoning variance from the local government. Start Printed Page 5389
Project/Activity: Sumac Trail Apartments, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Project Number: 075-HD050/WI39-Q971-001.
Date Granted: September 8, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Additional time was needed by the sponsor to correct deficiencies to their firm commitment application.
Project/Activity: New Opportunities For Waterbury, Waterbury, Connecticut, Project Number: 017-HD008.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Additional time was needed by the sponsor to secure control of two of the four sites.
Project/Activity: Nashville Supportive Housing Development, Nashville, Tennessee, Project Number: 086-HD016/TN43-Q971-001.
Date Granted: September 25, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The sponsor was unable to secure proper zoning on the original site and had to locate an alternate site.
Regulation: 24 CFR 891.525.
Project/Activity: Brooklyn Home for Aged People, New York, New York, Project Number: 012-EH059/NY36-T781-032.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The project was beset with problems, including the fact that the contractor took the project to arbitration over the slow rate of progress. The project was scheduled for completion on or before June 1984. In order to complete construction, the original mortgage was increased and the borrower arranged in 1988 for a second general contractor to complete construction. In an attempt to avoid any liability, the borrower filed for bankruptcy in 1989. The bankruptcy agreement stipulated that the supplemental loan be at 0 percent interest and this agreement was binding.
Project/Activity: Northview Apartments, Okemah, Oklahoma, Project Number 117-EH089.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulations at 24 CFR part 891 limit occupancy to very low income (VLI) elderly households where or one or more persons is at least 62 years of age at the time of initial occupancy.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The Kansas City multifamily HUB requested waiver of this regulation due to the limited market of elderly individuals and families. This project is located in a small rural community and has historically been unable to attract elderly families to fill vacancies. This waiver will expand the number of eligible households who can be admitted to the property allowing the owner additional, necessary flexibility in renting up units.
Contact: Frank M. Malone, Director, Office of Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 6160, Washington, DC 20410; telephone: (202) 708-3730.
Regulations: 24 CFR 891.575 and 891.610(c).
Project/Activity: IOOF Tower, Salt Lake City, Utah, Project No: 105-EH050.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulations at 24 CFR part 891 limit occupancy to very low income households composed of two or more persons at least one of whom is 62 years of age or older at the time of initial occupancy.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The Denver multifamily HUB requested an age waiver because the project had been unable to sustain occupancy due to the somewhat depressed surrounding neighborhood and declining demand for very low income elderly housing. The waiver allowed property management to rent up vacant units.
Regulation: 24 CFR 891.575 and 610(c).
Project/Activity: Calvary Tower, Salt Lake City, Utah, Project Number: 105-EH048.
Nature Of Requirement: HUD's regulations at 24 CFR part 891 limit occupancy to very low income households composed of two or more persons at least one of whom is 62 years of age or older at the time of initial occupancy. Start Printed Page 5390
Date Waived: September 20, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The Denver Multifamily Hub requested an age waiver for the project due to the soft market for elderly properties in the Salt Lake City area. The surrounding neighborhood of Calvary Tower is somewhat depressed which also contributes to vacancy problems. Even though the property is currently full, any long term vacancies would pose a financial strain on this property and there is only one applicant on the waiting list. Lowering the age requirement from 62 to 55 and older will allow project management flexibility in attempting to alleviate vacancy problems.
06235027 Alexander Court AL
06235337 Monroe Avenue AL
08235040 Harmony Homes Apartments AR
08235018 North Acres Apartments AR
01711020 New Era Court CT
01735106 Old Middletown High School CT
06635031 Central Area Apts. FL
06335044 Pana Villa Gardens FL
17135076 Johnson Manor ID
07335270 Retired Tigers IN
09244036 Torre de San Miguel MN
11655006 Clovis II NM
11635097 Four Seasons NM
11644046 King Arthur's Court Apts. NM
11644047 Tradewinds Carriage Apts. NM
01435022 Lincoln Arms NY
04644069 Albright OH
04635027 Danner Park Apts. OH
04335090 Fairview II OH
04335125 Urbana Hollow OH
11744077 Paradise Corners OK
03435014 Beckett Gardens PA
03344180 Bethesda Wilkinsburg PA
03455033 Crosby PA
03335006 Harriet Tubman Terrace PA
03344157 Jeannette Gardens PA
03355008 Liberty Park Apts. PA
03344040 Palisades Manor PA
03344119 Parkview Manor Apts. PA
01644066 1890 House RI
01635010 Roger & Roger RI
05435075 St. Stephens Apts. SC
08744033 Jaycee Progress, Inc. TN
08635039 Pulaski Terrace Apts. I TN
11344036 Abilene North Apts. TX
05935009 Belaire Manor TX
11435063 Cleme Manor TX
11335005 Prince Hall Garden II TX
11435017 Prince Hall Plaza TX
11435005 Prince Hall Village TX
11435077 Rolland Hilliard TX
11435046 Settegast TX
13344034 Woodcrest Apartments TX
05135040 Caru VA
05135117 Caru East VA
05135111 Dorchester Square VA
05135034 Kings Court VA
12735237 Burien Haus WA
12735144 Omak Stampede WA
17144040 Pine Villa WA
07535078 Goodman Homes WI
07535071 Oakwood Haven Vine Court Apts. WI
07535077 Oakwood Haven Vine Court Apts. WI
07535078 Pioneer Villa Goodman Homes WI
07535076 Pioneer Villa Goodman Homes WI
07535077 Vine Court Apts. WI
10935035 Westgate Apartments WY
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 401.600 requires that projects be marked down to market rents within 12 months of their first expiration date after January 1, 1998. The intent of this provision is to ensure timely processing of requests for restructuring, and that the properties will not default on their FHA insured mortgages during the restructuring process.
Date Granted: July 11, 2000.
Reasons Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waivers. The attached list of projects were not assigned to the PAEs in a timely manner or for which the restructuring analysis was unavoidably delayed due to no fault of the owner.
Contact: Dan Sullivan, Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Portals Building, Suite 400, 1280 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-0001.
06235045 Spring Creek AL
08235039 Chicot Limited Partnership AR
08235036 Haygood Neal Garden Apartments AR
08235049 Pilgrim Rest Limited Partnership AR
08235019 Smith Keys Village AR
08244015 Village Park South I AR
08244042 Village Park South II AR
06735015 Shull Manor FL
06344041 Sutton Place FL
06735016 Tropical Manor FL
06135006 Bethel Church Homes GA
07435068 Benton Place IA
07135341 Doyle family IL
08335241 Lebanon Apts. KY
08335251 Robinwood Park KY
08335239 Sandefur Manor KY
02355123 Park Gardens MA
02344152 Rap-Up II B MA
02238003 Dominican Court ME
09235359 Falls South Apartments MN
06535004 Canton Garden Apartments MS
06535027 Eastview Apartments MS
06535244 Hilldale Apartments MS
06535159 Martin Luther King Memorial Apts. MS
06535242 Oakdale Apartments MS
09335068 Sherwood Inn MT
01335060 Country Club Court NY
01335048 Robinson Square NY
01257044 Sumet I NY
01335056 Summit Towers NY
01332002 Woodburn Court NY
11794009 Country Park OK
11844025 Riverview Village OK
05435037 Mt. Zion I SC
05444005 Mt. Zion II SC
10935028 Ranger Apartments WY
10935040 Trails Apartments WY
Date Granted: August 2, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waivers. The attached list of projects were not assigned to the PAEs in a timely manner and for which the restructuring analysis was unavoidably delayed due to no fault of the owner.
Contact: Dan Sullivan, Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Portals Building, Suite 400, 1280 Maryland Start Printed Page 5392Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-0001.
00035113 Benning Courts DC
06344037 Forest Green FL
06692002 Harlem Gardens FL
06335042 Hastings Apartments FL
06335034 Marion Manor FL
06344051 Springfield Res I FL
07444052 Green Valley Manor IA
07235053 Cougill Apts IL
08335253 Regency Park-Louisville KY
06535048 Northland Village Apartments MS
09355004 Hillview Apartments MT
03535026 Delsea Gardens NJ
11692502 Hobbs Apts. NM
11692506 Quay Apts. NM
01355007 Eljay Apartments NY
01444028 Fight Village NY
01344008 Syracuse Apts. NY
01344072 Syracuse Rehab V NY
01444035 Whitney Neighborhood NY
04335138 Discovery 76 OH
11735129 Arbuckle Ridge OK
11735130 Arbuckle Ridge OK
11835060 Autumn Wood Apartments OK
11744006 London Square OK
11744106 Southgate OK
11835093 Willow Gardens OK
11838006 Willow Rock Apartments OK
03344098 First Erie Better Housing West PA
03444815 Geneva House PA
03435130 Hampton House PA
03344044 Monview Heights PA
03335081 Penn Towers PA
03335004 Punxsutawney Sycamore PA
03444049 Wayneview Apartments PA
08192503 Crestview Manor TN
08192502 Parkway East I TN
08135023 Parkway East II TN
08135047 Ridgley Manor TN
08135051 Somerville Apts. TN
08135069 Southside Manor TN
08135014 Tulane I Apts. TN
11435225 Beverly Place TX
11235257 Lake June Village TX
11535021 Lulac Village Park TX
11335004 Prince Hall Garden I TX
08244031 Town North Apartments TX
11544037 Villa Madre TX
05155001 Brightwood Apts. VA
17135178 Court Arthur WA
17144046 Parkview Apartments WA
07535291 Fordem Towers WI
07535168 Pine Creek I Apartments WI
07535117 Woodridge Gardens WI
04535006 Rivermont Homes WV
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waivers. The attached list of projects were not assigned to the PAEs in a timely manner or for which the restructuring analysis was unavoidably delayed due to no fault of the owner.
Contact: Dan Sullivan, Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Portals Building, Suite 400, 1280 Maryland Start Printed Page 5393Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-0001.
06292002 Stonegate Village AL
10135207 Arvada House CO
00044142 Brookland Manor Apartments DC
00035110 Fairmont I Apartments DC
00055068 W Street Apartments DC
03235003 Banneker Heights DE
06735048 Central Court Apartments FL
06335030 Eastside Garden Apartments FL
06335031 Eastside Terrace Apartments FL
06335101 Oakdale Garden Apartments FL
06735035 Seminole Garden Apartments FL
06344051 Springfield Residential One FL
06192505 Etheridge Court Apartments I GA
14035074 Hausten Gardens HI
07435130 Autumn Park Apartments IA
12435028 Pocatello Properties ID
07135339 Countryside Manor IL
07135369 Pullman Wheelworks IL
07344455 Weyerbacher Terrace Apartments IN
09235299 Park Place Apartments MN
09335007 Big Sky Apartments MT
09335074 Grande Villa Apartments MT
03135185 Baldwin Oaks Apartments NJ
11635015 Santa Rosa Apartments NM
11635056 Villa Del Sol Apts NM
01235193 Belmont Apartments NY
01257029 Parkview Apartments NY
01255173 Siloam House NY
01235306 St. Joseph's Village NY
01255012 Towne Gardens Housing Development NY
04335204 Cambridge Village OH
04335173 Knollwood Commons OH
04335197 Liberty Commons OH
04335153 Momentum 75 OH
04635388 Parkview Arms II OH
04335100 Rehab Unlimited OH
04335107 Townhomes Properties, Ltd No. 1 OH
04335084 U.S. #51 Apartments OH
11735013 Country Cove Housing OK
11744115 Hillcrest Green Apartments OK
11744077 Paradise Corner Apartments OK
11835084 Willow Creek Apartments OK
11835080 Willow Park Apartments OK
03344045 Bedcliff Apartments PA
03344071 Bethome PA
03344108 Colver Hotel Apartments PA
03444808 Enon Toland Apartments PA
03442029 Hedgerow Apartments PA
03438017 Lincoln Towers PA
03344050 Oliver Plaza Apartments PA
03310002 Palisades Plaza PA
01658501 Develco Apartments RI
01644032 Develco Family Apartments RI
08192504 Tulane II Apartments TN
08135035 Warren Apartments TN
11344036 Abilene North Apartments TX
11435225 Beverly Place Apts TX
11435023 Independent Missionary Village Apartments TX
11535024 North Side Manor Apartments TX
11492501 Oakhill Plaza Apartments TX
11235070 Park Manor Apartments TX
11235014 Prince Hall Chambre Apartments TX
11235029 St. James Manor Apartments TX
11344001 Villa Supreme Apartments TX
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17144066 Hillcrest Apartments WA
17144022 Richard Allen Apartments WA
07535072 Coleman Manor WI
07535024 Fairfield Homes WI
07535240 Housing Facilities of Monticello WI
07535073 Laona Manor WI
07535081 Lena Plaza WI
10135218 High Country Apartments CO
00044150 Eleventh Street Apartments DC
06135053 Lakeview Apartments GA
06135037 Pine Valley Apartments GA
07344381 Caravelle Commons Cooperative IN
00055019 Glenarden I Apartments MD
00012005 Glenarden II Apartments MD
05235079 Perrywood Garden Apartments MD
02235011 Maple Knolls Apartments ME
09335056 Eagles Manor No. 2 MT
04235042 Chip Apartments II OH
04244008 Ralston Square Apartments OH
04235180 Rockefeller Park Towers OH
11235145 Belle Oaks Apartments TX
13355006 Villa Del Norte Apartments TX
05135057 Rivermont Apartments VA
Date Granted: September 22, 2000.
Regulation: 24 CFR 950.980 as in effect at the time of grant award.
Project/Activity: A request was made by the Cheyenne River Housing Authority (CRHA), Eagle Butte, South Dakota, for a one-year extension of their FY 1994 FIC grant to continue support and funding for their Single Mother's Self-Sufficiency Program. Start Printed Page 5395
Nature of Requirement: While no longer in effect, HUD's regulations at 24 CFR 950.980 governed the Family Investment Center (FIC) program at the time of the initial grant award. The FIC program does not have current regulations and the NOFA does not provide guidance on grant term extensions. The application kit states that the grant term will be of three to five years duration, depending upon the activities undertaken.
Date Granted: June 19, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The FIC grant awarded to the CRHA has funded the Single Mother's Self-Sufficiency Program which has provided basic life skills, training and transitional housing for many homeless single mothers, as well as educational opportunities to seventy-four young women, thirty-three of which have completed their entire educational plan; forty-one of the participating that have not completed their goals will be able to achieve them during this additional year of operating the program; the success of the program has prompted the Board of Directors to approve a pilot program for single fathers, providing the same services to men in the area; and the CRHA has been highly competent in submitting their annual reports and financial status reports to the Northern Plains ONAP in a timely manner.
Contact: Tracy C. Outlaw, National Office of Native American Programs (ONAP), Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1999 Broadway—Suite 3390, Denver, Colorado 80202, telephone: (303) 675-1600.
Regulation: 24 CFR 963.10(d).
Project/Activity: Tampa Housing Authority, Florida, Public Housing Program.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 963.10(d) restricts a public housing agency (PHA) from contracting with a resident-owned business in excess of $1,000,000.
Date Granted: July 26, 2000.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Approval of the waiver permitted the PHA to exceed the limit for contracting with resident-owned businesses and closed two Regional Inspector General Audit findings against the PHA.
Contact: Gerald Benoit, Director, Real Estate and Housing Performance Division, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh St. SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone: (202) 708-0477.
Project/Activity: Vermont State Housing Authority, Vermont, Housing Choice Voucher Program.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 982.306(d) limits the circumstances under which a public housing agency may approve the leasing of a unit if the owner of the unit is a close relative of the family.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Approval of the waiver permitted a voucher holder to lease a unit from a relative because of the unavailability of suitable vacant rental housing in the PHA's jurisdiction.
Project/Activity: Saint Paul Public Housing Agency, Minnesota, Housing Choice Voucher Program.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Approval of the waiver permitted a large family to find suitable housing to lease under the housing choice voucher program. The availability of vacant units with three or more bedrooms in the PHA's jurisdiction was extremely low. The market area vacancy rate was less than one percent.
Project/Activity: Northeast Nebraska Joint Housing Authority, Nebraska, Housing Choice Voucher Program
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 982.306(d) limits the circumstances under which a public housing agency (PHA) may approve the leasing of a unit if the owner of the unit is a close relative of the family.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Approval of the waiver permitted a voucher holder to lease a unit from a relative in a small rural area where there was limited availability of eligible housing units to lease under the program.
Regulation: 24 CFR 983.4(a)(3).
Project/Activity: Burlington Housing Authority (BHA), Vermont, Project-Based Certificate Program.
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 983.4(a)(3) governs HUD approval of PHA submissions of intent to attach Project based assistance to units. Project-based units proposed for attachment may not be under a tenant-based or Project-based HAP contract or otherwise committed through issuance of certificates or under agreements to enter into HAP contract.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. Approval of the waiver permitted applicants on the BHA waiting list to be assisted sooner, since BHA will not be required to hold voucher assistance as long for future Project-based use, and the waiver also permitted improved utilization of BHA voucher funding during the ACC terms of voucher increments consistent with HUD policy to fully use units reserved under the ACC and allocated budget authority.
Project/Activity: A request was made by the Match-E-Be-Nash-Shw-Wish band of Pottawatomi Indians (MBPI), Door, Michigan, to submit their Indian Housing Plan (IHP) to the Eastern Woodlands beyond the due date of July 1, 1999. Start Printed Page 5396
Nature of Requirement: HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 1000.214 states that IHPs must be initially sent by the recipient to the Area ONAP no later than July 1. Section 1000.216 states that if the IHP is not initially sent by July 1, the recipient will not eligible for IHBG funds for that fiscal year.
Reason Waived: HUD determined that there was good cause for the waiver. The MBPI was unable to meet the submission date for the FY 2000 IHP due to circumstances beyond their control. The MBPI was federally recognized on August 23, 1999, and has spent most of the last year working to establish the basic elements for the MBPI's government and organization. Healthcare was the MBPI's first priority, so a health program was established. The small staff was unable to work on housing issues in addition to all other activities. The MBPI can now address the housing issues.
[FR Doc. 01-1537 Filed 1-17-01; 8:45 am]