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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 125 / Friday, July 2, 2021 / Notices
Development II. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Housing III. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Public and Indian Housing
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Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Community Planning and Development CPD
For further information about the following regulatory waivers, please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows the description of the waiver granted.
Regulation: 24 CFR 91.105b4, c2, and k; 24 CFR 91.115b4, c2, and i; and 24 CFR 91.401.
Project/Activity: Any HUD
Community Planning and Development CPD grantee located in the counties included in the declared-disaster area see FEMADR4586 seeking to expedite action in response to the 2021
Texas Severe Winter Weather, upon notification to the Community Planning and Development Director in its respective HUD Field Office.
Nature of Requirement: The regulations at 24 CFR 91.105b4, c2
and k; 24 CFR 91.115b4, c2, and i; and 24 CFR 91.401 require a 30-day public comment period in the development of a consolidated plan and prior to the implementation of a substantial amendment.
Granted By: James Arthur Jemison II, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: February 26, 2021.
Reason Waived: Several Texas CPD
grantees were affected by severe winter weather that hit the state beginning February 11, 2021. As a result of substantial property loss and destruction, many individuals and families residing in the declareddisaster areas were displaced from their homes, including beneficiaries of various CPD programs, and families eligible to receive CPD program assistance. Some individuals and families continued to live in homes with habitability deficits, particularly related to potable water. A Presidentiallydeclared disaster declaration was issued on February 19, 2021, FEMADR4586
and further amended through February 25, 2021; for the Texas severe winter weather. The waiver granted will allow grantees to expedite recovery efforts for lowand moderate-income residents affected by the property loss and destruction resulting from this event.
Contact: James E. Hoemann, Director, Entitlement Communities Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
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Regulation: 24 CFR 570.201e1 or 2 and 24 CFR 570.207b4.
Project/Activity: Any CDBG
Entitlement grantee assisting persons and families who have registered with FEMA in connection with the severe winter weather in Texas upon notification by the grantee to the Community Planning and Development Director in its respective HUD Field Office.
Nature of Requirement: The regulations at 24 CFR 570.201e and 24
CFR 570.207b4 limit the amount of CDBG funds used for public services to no more than 15 percent of each grant and prohibit the use of CDBG funds for income payments except in the case of emergency grant payments made for up to three consecutive months to a service provider, respectively. Section 105a8
sets forth the limitation of no more than 15 percent of each grant to be used for public services.
Granted By: James Arthur Jemison II, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: February 26, 2021.
Reason Waived: Several CDBG
grantees, located within the declareddisaster areas, were affected by the Texas severe winter weather. The waiver granted will allow these grantees to expedite recovery efforts for low and moderate income residents affected by this event; pay for additional support services for affected individuals and families, including, but not limited to, food, health, employment, and case management services to help persons and families impacted by the property loss and destruction caused by the severe winter weather; and enable grantees to pay for the basic daily needs of individuals and families affected by the severe winter weather on an interim basis.
Contact: James E. Hoemann, Director, Entitlement Communities Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, Washington, DC
20410, telephone 202 4025716.
Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252d1
Utility Allowance Requirements.
Project/Activity: The City of Oakland, California, Los Angeles County, California, San Diego County, California, and Contra Costa County, California requested a waiver of 24 CFR
92.252d1 to allow use of the utility allowance established by local public housing agency PHA for four HOMEassisted projectRedwood Hill Townhomes, Ramona Seniors
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Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252d1
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly allowances for utilities and services excluding telephone and update the allowances annually. However, participating jurisdictions are not permitted to use the utility allowance established by the local public housing authority for HOME-assisted rental projects for which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013.
Granted By: John Gibbs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: January 6, 2021.
Reason Waived: The HOME
requirements for establishing a utility allowances conflict with Project-Based Voucher program requirements. It is not possible to use two different utility allowances to set the rent for a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to require a project owner establish and implement different utility allowances for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a project.
Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160, Washington, DC
20410, telephone 202 7082684.
Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252d1
Utility Allowance Requirements.
Project/Activity: The City of Palmdale, California and the City of Eugene, Oregon requested a waiver of 24 CFR
92.252d1 to allow use of the utility allowance established by the local public housing agency PHA for two HOME-assisted projectsMarket District Commons and Courson Arts Colony.
Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252d1
requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly allowances for utilities and services excluding telephone and update the allowances annually. However, participating jurisdictions are not permitted to use the utility allowance established by the local public housing authority for HOME-assisted rental projects for which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013.
Granted By: John Gibbs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Date Granted: January 6, 2021.
Reason Waived: The HOME
requirements for establishing utility allowances conflict with Project-Based
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