Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the First Quarter of Calendar Year 2021

Published date02 July 2021
Citation86 FR 35315
Record Number2021-14135
SectionNotices
CourtHousing And Urban Development Department
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 125 (Friday, July 2, 2021)
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                 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
                [Docket No. FR-6268-N-01]
                Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the First
                Quarter of Calendar Year 2021
                AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, HUD.
                ACTION: Notice.
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                SUMMARY: 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 covers the quarterly period since the
                previous 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
                period beginning on January 1, 2021 and ending on March 31, 2021.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about this
                notice, contact Aaron Santa Anna, Associate General Counsel for
                Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban
                Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-
                0500, telephone 202-708-3055 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons
                with hearing- or speech-impairments may access this number through TTY
                by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
                 For information concerning a particular waiver that was granted and
                for which public notice is provided in this document, contact the
                person whose name and address follow the description of the waiver
                granted in the accompanying list of waivers that have been granted in
                the first quarter of calendar year 2021.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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:
                 1. Any waiver of a regulation must be in writing and must specify
                the grounds for approving the waiver;
                 2. Authority to approve a waiver of a regulation may be delegated
                by the Secretary only to an individual of Assistant Secretary or
                equivalent rank, and the person to whom authority to waive is delegated
                must also have authority to issue the particular regulation to be
                waived;
                 3. Not less than quarterly, the Secretary must notify the public of
                all waivers of regulations that HUD has approved, by publishing a
                notice in the Federal Register. These notices (each covering the period
                since the most recent previous notification) shall:
                 a. Identify the project, activity, or undertaking involved;
                 b. Describe the nature of the provision waived and the designation
                of the provision;
                 c. Indicate the name and title of the person who granted the waiver
                request;
                 d. Describe briefly the grounds for approval of the request; and
                 e. State how additional information about a particular waiver may
                be obtained.
                 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.
                 This notice follows procedures provided in HUD's Statement of
                Policy on Waiver of Regulations and Directives issued on April 22, 1991
                (56 FR 16337). In accordance with those procedures and with the
                requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act, waivers of
                regulations are granted by the Assistant Secretary with jurisdiction
                over the regulations for which a waiver was requested. In those cases
                in which a General Deputy Assistant Secretary granted the waiver, the
                General Deputy Assistant Secretary was serving in the absence of the
                Assistant Secretary in accordance with the office's Order of
                Succession.
                 This notice covers waivers of regulations granted by HUD from
                January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021. For ease of reference, the
                waivers granted by HUD are listed by HUD program office (for example,
                the Office of Community Planning and Development, the Office of Fair
                Housing and Equal Opportunity, the Office of Housing, and the Office of
                Public and Indian Housing, etc.). Within each program office grouping,
                the waivers are listed sequentially by the regulatory section of title
                24 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that is being waived. For
                example, a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part 58 would be listed
                before a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part 570.
                 Where more than one regulatory provision is involved in the grant
                of a particular waiver request, the action is listed under the section
                number of the first regulatory requirement that appears in 24 CFR and
                that is being waived. For example, a waiver of both Sec. 58.73 and
                Sec. 58.74 would appear sequentially in the listing under Sec. 58.73.
                 Waiver of regulations that involve the same initial regulatory
                citation are in time sequence beginning with the earliest-dated
                regulatory waiver.
                 Additionally, this notice includes waivers made pursuant to the
                Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), not
                previously published in the Federal Register. These waivers are listed
                separately from other individual waivers within each program office
                grouping, as CARES Act waivers broadly covered all affected parties
                rather than individual, case-by-case situations. The lists include
                additional Memoranda and Notices issued regarding broad CARES Act
                waivers provided by HUD since the enactment of the Act on March 27,
                2020. In addition, the lists provide a short, two- or three-line
                description of each memo or notice, identifying the specific CARES Act
                authority and purpose of the waivers addressed therein.
                 Should HUD receive additional information about waivers granted
                during the period covered by this report (the first quarter of calendar
                year 2021) before the next report is published (the second quarter of
                calendar year 2021), HUD will include any additional waivers granted
                for the first quarter in the next report.
                 Accordingly, information about approved waiver requests pertaining
                to HUD regulations is provided in the Appendix that follows this
                notice.
                Sasha Samberg-Champion,
                Deputy General Counsel for Enforcement and Fair Housing.
                Appendix
                Listing of Waivers of Regulatory Requirements Granted by Offices of the
                Department of Housing and Urban Development January 1, 2021 Through
                March 31, 2021
                 Note to Reader: More information about the granting of these
                waivers, including a copy of the waiver request and approval, may be
                obtained by contacting the person whose name is listed as the
                contact person directly after each set of regulatory waivers
                granted.
                 The regulatory waivers granted appear in the following order:
                I. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Community Planning
                and
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                Development
                II. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Housing
                III. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Public and Indian
                Housing
                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 91.105(b)(4), (c)(2), and (k); 24 CFR
                91.115(b)(4), (c)(2), 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 FEMA-DR-4586) 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 91.105(b)(4),
                (c)(2) and (k); 24 CFR 91.115(b)(4), (c)(2), 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 declared-disaster 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 Presidentially-declared
                disaster declaration was issued on February 19, 2021, (FEMA-DR-4586)
                and further amended through February 25, 2021; for the Texas severe
                winter weather. The waiver granted will allow grantees to expedite
                recovery efforts for low- and moderate-income residents affected by the
                property loss and destruction resulting from this event.
                 Contact: James E. H[ouml]emann, 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) 402-5716.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 570.201(e)(1) or (2) and 24 CFR
                570.207(b)(4).
                 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 570.201(e) and 24
                CFR 570.207(b)(4) 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 105(a)(8) 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 declared-
                disaster 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. H[ouml]emann, 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) 402-5716.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) 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 92.252(d)(1) to allow
                use of the utility allowance established by local public housing agency
                (PHA) for four HOME-assisted project--Redwood Hill Townhomes, Ramona
                Seniors Development, Florence Apartments, and Tabora Gardens Senior
                Apartments.
                 Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1)
                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) 708-2684.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) Utility Allowance
                Requirements.
                 Project/Activity: The City of Palmdale, California and the City of
                Eugene, Oregon requested a waiver of 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow use
                of the utility allowance established by the local public housing agency
                (PHA) for two HOME-assisted projects--Market District Commons and
                Courson Arts Colony.
                 Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1)
                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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                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) 708-2864.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) Utility Allowance
                Requirements.
                 Project/Activity: Oakland County, Michigan requested a waiver of 24
                CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow use of the utility allowance established by
                the local public housing agency (PHA) for a HOME-assisted projects--
                Carriage Place Apartments.
                 Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1)
                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, D.
                 Date Granted: January 14, 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, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
                Street SW, Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 92.251.
                 Project/Activity: Any housing units located in the areas under the
                major disaster declaration of FEMA-DR-4586 (the ``declared-disaster
                areas''), including the state participating jurisdiction, which were
                damaged by the disaster and to which HOME funds are committed within
                two years from the date of approval of the waiver.
                 Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.251 requires
                that housing assisted with HOME funds meet property standards based on
                the activity undertaken, and state and local standards and codes or
                model codes for rehabilitation and new construction. Property standard
                requirements are waived for repair of properties damaged by the
                disaster. The lead housing safety regulations established in 24 CFR
                part 35 are not waived.
                 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 of Texas beginning February 11, 2021.
                As a result of substantial property loss and destruction, many
                individuals and families residing in the declared-disaster 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. The President issued a
                disaster declaration under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
                Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for the Texas severe winter weather
                on February 19, 2021, (FEMA-DR-4586), and further amended it through
                February 25, 2021. The waiver is required to allow grantees to expedite
                recovery efforts for low- and moderate-income residents affected by the
                property loss and destruction resulting from this event.
                 Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable Housing
                Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
                Street SW, Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 92.203(a)(1) and (2).
                 Project/Activity: Participating jurisdictions located in the
                counties included in the declared-disaster areas in FEMA-DR-4586 that
                are assisting families displaced by the disaster (as documented by FEMA
                registration) whose income documentation was destroyed or made
                inaccessible by the disaster.
                 Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.203(a)(1) and
                (2) require initial income determinations for HOME beneficiaries by
                examining source documents covering the most recent two months. Many
                families whose housing was destroyed or damaged by the disaster will
                not have any documentation of income and will not be able to qualify
                for HOME assistance if the requirement remains effective.
                 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 declared-disaster 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. The President issued a disaster
                declaration under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
                and Emergency Assistance Act for the Texas severe winter weather on
                February 19, 2021 (FEMA-DR-4586), and further amended it through
                February 25, 2021. The waiver is required to allow grantees to expedite
                recovery efforts for low- and moderate-income residents affected by the
                property loss and destruction resulting from this event.
                 Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable Housing
                Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
                Street SW, Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 93.151(c).
                 Project/Activity: Families displaced by the disaster (as documented
                by FEMA registration) whose income documentation was destroyed or made
                inaccessible by the disaster.
                 Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 93.151(c) requires
                initial income documentations for HTF beneficiaries by examining source
                documentation for at least two months. Many families whose homes were
                destroyed or damaged by the disaster will not have any documentation of
                income and will not be able to qualify for HTF assistance if the
                requirement remains effective.
                 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 declared-disaster areas were displaced
                from their
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                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. The President issued a disaster
                declaration under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
                and Emergency Assistance Act for the Texas severe winter weather on
                February 19, 2021 (FEMA-DR-4586), and further amended it through
                February 25, 2021. The waiver is required to allow grantees to expedite
                recovery efforts for low- and moderate-income residents affected by the
                property loss and destruction resulting from this event.
                 Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable Housing
                Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
                Street SW, Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) Utility Allowance
                Requirements.
                 Project/Activity: Santa Clara County and Contra Costa County
                requested a waiver of 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow use of the utility
                allowance established by the local public housing agency (PHA) for
                three HOME-assisted projects- Met South Apartments, The Veranda, and
                Veterans Square.
                 Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1)
                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: James Arthur Jemison II, Principal Deputy Assistant
                Secretary for Community Planning and Development, D.
                 Date Granted: March 8, 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, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
                Street SW, Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 574.310(b)(2).
                 Project/Activity: This waiver of the Property Standards in 24 CFR
                part 574 was provided with respect to the use of Housing Opportunities
                for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) funds to address the housing needs of
                eligible families following the severe winter weather in Texas, for
                which a disaster declaration was made in February 2021.
                 Nature of Requirement: Section 574.310(b)(2) of the HOPWA
                regulations provides minimum housing quality standards that apply to
                housing for which HOPWA funds are used for acquisition, rehabilitation,
                conversion, lease, or repair; new construction of single room occupancy
                dwellings and community residences; project or tenant-based rental
                assistance; or operating costs under 24 CFR 574.300(b) (3), (4), (5),
                or (8).
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: February 26, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD determined that this waiver was necessary to
                enable grantees and project sponsors to expeditiously meet the critical
                housing needs of the many eligible families in the area covered by the
                major disaster declared under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford
                Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), DR-4586-
                TX, dated February 19, 2021, as amended.
                 Applicability: The property standard requirements in 24 CFR
                574.310(b)(2) are waived for units in the declared-disaster areas that
                are or will be occupied by HOPWA-eligible households, provided that the
                units are free of life-threatening conditions as defined in Notice PIH
                2017-20 (HA). Grantees must ensure that these units meet HOPWA HQS
                within 60 days of the date of this memorandum.
                 Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of
                Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
                Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410,
                telephone (202) 402-5916. [email protected].
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 574.310(b).
                 Project/Activity: This waiver of the HOPWA Property Standards was
                provided with respect to the use HOPWA funds to address the housing
                needs of eligible families under the unique circumstances of the COVID-
                19 pandemic and the resulting economic upheaval in affected
                communities.
                 Nature of Requirement: This section of the HOPWA regulations
                provides that all housing assisted with acquisition, rehabilitation,
                conversion, lease, or repair; new construction of single room occupancy
                dwellings and community residences; project or tenant-based rental
                assistance; or operating costs must meet the applicable housing quality
                standards outlined in the regulations.
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: On March 31, 2020 HUD waived the physical inspection
                requirement for tenant-based rental assistance at 24 CFR 574.310(b) for
                one year. On May 22, 2020 HUD waived the physical inspection
                requirement for acquisition, rehabilitation, conversion, lease, or
                repair; new construction of single room occupancy dwellings and
                community residences; projector tenant-based rental assistance; or
                operating costs for one year. Grantees and project sponsors continue to
                report difficulty in conducting the initial inspection of units due to
                social distancing guidelines. Extending these waivers until June 30,
                2021 will allow grantees and project sponsors to quickly move
                households into housing, which enables social distancing, and helps
                prevent the spread of COVID-19. Additionally, grantees and project
                sponsors will need time when social distancing guidelines are no longer
                in effect to prepare staff to physically re-inspect units for HQS.
                 Applicability: This waiver is in effect until June 30, 2021 for
                grantees and project sponsors that can meet the following criteria:
                 a. The grantee or project sponsor is able to visually inspect the
                unit using technology, such as video streaming, to ensure the unit
                meets HQS before any assistance is provided; and
                 b. The grantee or project sponsor has written policies to
                physically reinspect the unit within 3 months after the health
                officials determine special measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19
                are no longer necessary.
                 Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of
                Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
                Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410,
                telephone (202) 402-5916. [email protected].
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 574.320(a)(2).
                 Project/Activity: This waiver of the FMR Rent Standard for HOPWA
                Rental Assistance was provided with respect to the use HOPWA funds to
                address the housing needs of eligible families under the unique
                circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic
                upheaval in affected communities.
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                 Nature of Requirement: Grantees must establish rent standards for
                their rental assistance programs based on FMR (Fair Market Rent) or the
                HUD-approved community-wide exception rent for unit size. Generally,
                the rental assistance payment may not exceed the difference between the
                rent standard and 30 percent of the family's adjusted income.
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD originally waived the FMR rent standard
                requirement for tenant-based rental assistance for one year on March
                31, 2020. On May 22, 2020 HUD waived this requirement for one year for
                all rental assistance types. Grantees and project sponsors continue to
                report COVID-19 related health and financial hardships for HOPWA-
                eligible households. Extending this waiver of the FMR rent standard
                limit, while still requiring that the unit be rent reasonable in
                accordance with Sec. 574.320(a)(3), will assist grantees and project
                sponsors in expediting efforts to identify suitable housing units for
                rent to eligible households experiencing the ongoing health and
                financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis.
                 Applicability: The FMR requirement continues to be waived until
                June 30, 2021. Grantees and project sponsors must still ensure the
                reasonableness of rent charged for a unit in accordance with Sec.
                574.320(a)(3).
                 Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of
                Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
                Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410,
                telephone (202) 402-5916. [email protected].
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 574.330(a)(1).
                 Project/Activity: This waiver of the time limits for HOPWA Short-
                Term Supported Housing was provided with respect to the use HOPWA funds
                to address the housing needs of eligible families under the unique
                circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic
                upheaval in affected communities.
                 Nature of Requirement: A short-term supported housing facility may
                not provide residence to any individual for more than 60 days during
                any six-month period. Short-Term Rent, Mortgage, and Utility (STRMU)
                payments to prevent the homelessness of the tenant or mortgagor of a
                dwelling may not be provided for costs accruing over a period of more
                than 21 weeks in any 52-week period.
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD originally waived this requirement on May 22,
                2020 to prevent homelessness or discharge to unstable housing
                situations for households residing in short-term housing facilities or
                units assisted with STRMU if permanent housing could not be achieved
                within the time limits specified in the regulation. Extending this
                waiver is necessary because grantees and project sponsors continue to
                report that households require longer periods of assistance due to
                financial and health-related hardships stemming from the COVID-19
                pandemic.
                 Applicability: This waiver is made available for all HOPWA grants
                except those funded under the CARES Act or for the portion of a
                grantee's FY 2020 formula funds that have been approved under its
                Annual Action Plan (AAP) for allowable activities to prevent, prepare
                for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic as described in section V. of
                Notice CPD-20-05. On an individual household basis, grantees or project
                sponsors may assist eligible households for a period that exceeds the
                time limits specified in the regulations. A short-term supported
                housing facility may provide residence to any individual for a period
                of up to 120 days in a six-month period. STRMU payments to prevent the
                homelessness of the tenant or mortgagor of a dwelling may be provided
                for costs accruing up to 52 weeks in a 52-week period. This waiver is
                in effect until June 30, 2021 for grantees and project sponsors that
                can meet the following criteria:
                 a. The grantee or project sponsor documents that a good faith
                effort has been made on an individual household basis to assist the
                household to achieve permanent housing within the time limits specified
                in the regulations but that financial needs and/or health and safety
                concerns have prevented the household from doing so; and
                 b. The grantee or project sponsor has written policies and
                procedures outlining efforts to regularly reassess the needs of
                assisted households as well as processes for granting extensions based
                on documented financial needs and/or health and safety concerns.
                 Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of
                Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
                Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410,
                telephone (202) 402-5916. [email protected].
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 576.2, definition of ``homeless,''
                (l)(iii).
                 Project/Activity: An individual may qualify as homeless under
                paragraph (1)(iii) the homeless definition in 24 CFR 576.2 so long as
                he or she is exiting an institution where they resided for 120 days or
                less and resided in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human
                habitation immediately before entering that institution. This waiver is
                in effect until June 30, 2021.
                 Nature of Requirement: An individual who is exiting an institution
                where he or she resided for 90 days or less and who resided in an
                emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation immediately
                before entering that institution are considered homeless per 24 CFR
                576.2, definition of ``homeless.''
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD originally waived this requirement on September
                30, 2020 to keep housing options open for individuals who otherwise
                would have been homeless but were reporting longer stays in
                institutions as a result of COVID-19 (e.g., longer time in jail due to
                a postponed court dates due to courts closings or courts operating at
                reduced capacity and longer hospital stays when infected with COVID-19.
                Allowing someone who was residing in an emergency shelter or place not
                meant for human habitation prior to entering the institution to
                maintain their homeless status while residing in an institution for
                longer than 90 days is necessary to prevent the spread of and respond
                to COVID-19 by expanding housing options for people who were
                experiencing homelessness and institutionalized for longer than
                traditionally required due to COVID-19. Recipients continue to report
                potential program participants are staying in institutions for longer
                periods of time due to COVID-19; therefore, HUD is extending this
                waiver to allow someone who was residing in an emergency shelter or
                place not meant for human habitation prior to entering the institution
                to maintain their homeless status while residing in an institution for
                longer than 90 days.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(e).
                 Project/Activity: HUD granted a waiver of 24 CFR 576.106(e) to the
                City of Tulsa, to allow its subrecipient, the Mental Health Association
                Oklahoma
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                (MHAOK) to provide rapid re-housing rental assistance and housing
                relocation and stabilization services to program participants who have
                chosen units that MHAOK owns, which would require that MHAOK will have
                to enter into a rental assistance agreement with its property
                management division. MHAOK is required to comply with the Conflict of
                Interest requirements as stated in 24 CFR 576.404.
                 Nature of Requirement: Section 576.106(e) of the Emergency
                Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Interim rule requires recipients to have
                a rental assistance agreement with the owner of any property for which
                they will provide rental assistance payments. The rental assistance
                agreement must include the terms under which rental assistance will be
                provided. It also requires the owner to give the recipient or
                subrecipient a copy of any notice to the program participant to vacate
                the housing unit or any complaint used under State or local law to
                commence an eviction action against the program participant. Also, each
                rental assistance agreement that is executed or renewed on or after
                December 16, 2016 must include all protections that apply to tenants
                and applicants under 24 CFR part 5, subpart L, as supplemented by Sec.
                576.409, except for the emergency transfer plan requirements under 24
                CFR 5.2005(e) and 576.409(d). If the housing is not assisted under
                another ``covered housing program'', as defined in 24 CFR 5.2003, the
                agreement may provide that the owner's obligations under 24 CFR part 5,
                subpart L (Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating
                Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking), expire at the end of the rental
                assistance period.
                 Granted By: John Gibbs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
                Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: January 6, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD granted the waiver to increase housing options
                for ESG program participants in Tulsa, OK being assisted by the city's
                subrecipient, MHAOK. Homelessness in the City of Tulsa increased 27%
                from 2015 to 2020. MHAOK has been awarded rapid rehousing funding to
                provide rapid rehousing rental assistance and housing relocation and
                stabilization services for up to 140 households. MHAOK owns 40
                properties in the community, which are included in the available pool
                of units from which an eligible program participant may choose to live.
                If a program participant selects one of their own housing units, MHAOK
                requires a waiver of the rental assistance agreement requirements in
                order to enter an agreement with its property management division
                (Eastoak Property Management).
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 576.203(a)(1).
                 Project/Activity: HUD granted a waiver of 24 CFR 576.203(a)(1) to
                Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS), to extend its obligation
                date to March 31, 2021 to provide time to evaluate new applications,
                award funds, and account for unforeseen delays due to the
                implementation of a new funding approach to meet the unprecedented need
                during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify new subrecipients with the
                capacity to administer ESG-CV funds.
                 Nature of Requirement: Section 24 CFR 576.203(a)(1) requires states
                to obligate funds within 60 days from the date that it signs the grant
                agreement with HUD. HUD further waived this requirement in CPD-20-08
                Notice: Waivers and Alternative Requirements for the Emergency
                Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Under the CARES Act (ESG-CV Notice) so
                long as states obligated funds within 180 days for activities it will
                carry out itself and 240 days for activities it will obligate to
                subrecipients.
                 Granted By: John Gibbs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
                Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: January 7, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD granted the waiver to extend OHCS's obligation
                deadline from February 18, 2021 to March 31, 2021 to provide additional
                time to implement a new competitive process for allocating funds and
                identifying new subrecipients with the capacity to administer ESG CARES
                Act funds. The waiver provides OHCS with time needed to complete their
                funding process.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 578.103(a)(7)(iv).
                 Project/Activity: The waiver of the requirement at 24 CFR
                578.103(a)(7)(iv) that the recipient or subrecipient may only rely on
                program participant self-certification of income if the other permitted
                types of documentation are unobtainable when conducting the initial or
                subsequent rent or occupancy charge calculations is in effect until
                June 30, 2021. During this time, 24 CFR 578.103(a)(7)(iv) is waived to
                the extent necessary to allow recipients or subrecipients to document
                annual income with the written certification by the program participant
                of the amount of income that the program participant is reasonably
                expected to receive over the 3-month period following the evaluation,
                even if source documents and third-party verification, are obtainable.
                 Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.103(a)(7) requires the recipient
                or subrecipient to keep records of the program participant's income and
                the back-up documentation they relied on to determine income. The
                regulation establishes an order of preference for the type of
                documentation that recipients can rely upon. Only if source documents
                and third-party verification are unobtainable is a written
                certification from the program participant acceptable documentation of
                income. HUD is waiving ``To the extent that source documents and third-
                party verification are unobtainable'' in 578.103(a)(7)(iv).
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: On September 30, 2020, HUD waived the requirement to
                attempt to document that third-party verification of income was
                unobtainable in order for recipients and subrecipients to a program
                participant's own self-certification of income until December 31, 2020
                because that documentation may be difficult to obtain as a result of
                COVID-19 pandemic and housing program participants quickly was
                important to prevent the spread of COVID-19. On December 30, 2020, HUD
                extended this waiver to March 31, 2021. It continues to be important to
                move people into their own housing quickly to enable social distancing
                and prevent the spread of COVID-19; therefore, waiving the requirement
                that source documents and third-party documentation be unobtainable in
                order for recipients or subrecipients to rely on a program
                participant's own certification of their income.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
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                 Regulation: The definition of ``Point-in-time count'' in
                24 CFR 578.3, and 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2), 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2)(i).
                 Project/Activity: HUD is waiving the definition of ``Point-in-time
                count'' in 24 CFR 578.3 and the requirements at 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2)(i)
                and 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2) to the extent necessary to remove the
                requirement that Continuum of Care Program (CoC) conduct a biennial
                point-in-time count in FY2021 of people experiencing unsheltered
                homelessness, even if the CoC did not conduct a point-in-time count of
                people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in FY2020. Waiving the
                requirements at 24 CFR 578.3, 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2)(i) and 24 CFR
                578.7(c)(2) that require CoCs conduct a FY2021 biennial point-in-time
                count of unsheltered homeless is available for CoCs that complete the
                notification process by the January 20, 2021 deadline. CoCs that use
                the waivers of 24 CFR 578.3, 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2) and 24 CFR
                578.7(c)(2)(i) must still conduct their FY2021 biennial point-in-time
                count of sheltered homeless persons if one is required in FY2021
                consistent with the requirements in Notice CPD-18-08. CoCs that do not
                use the waivers of 24 CFR 578.3, 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2)(i) and 24 CFR
                578(c)(2) must still conduct their FY2021 biennial point-in-time count
                of homeless persons for both sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons
                if one is required in FY2021.
                 Nature of Requirement: The definition of ``Point-in-time count'' in
                24 CFR 578.3, and 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2) and 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2)(i) require
                CoCs to plan for and conduct, at least biennially, a point-in-time
                count of homeless persons within the geographic area and count as
                unsheltered homeless persons individuals who are living in a place not
                designated or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for
                humans. 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2)(iii) also requires CoCs to comply with other
                requirements established by HUD by Notice for the point-in-time count.
                 Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community
                Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: January 7, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: Conducting a point-in-time count of people
                experiencing unsheltered homelessness requires countless hours of
                planning and volunteers. Additionally, on the night of the count, it
                requires people to approach people experiencing unsheltered
                homelessness to collect data. Because of COVID-19, CoCs have been short
                staffed and busy preparing for and implementing measures to prevent the
                spread of COVID-19 in their communities. Additionally, CoCs are
                reporting challenges in finding volunteers to survey individuals
                experiencing unsheltered homelessness on the night of the count due to
                fears of COVID-19. Further, CoCs are reporting challenges obtaining
                personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary to equip volunteers and
                people experiencing unsheltered homelessness to have the conversations
                necessary to collect the required data. These challenges are present in
                every part of the country. As of December, every single state had at
                least 9 new COVID cases per day per 100,000 population. For these
                reasons, providing waiver flexibility for the FY2021 point-in-time
                count for unsheltered homelessness helps prevent the spread of COVID-
                19.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 578.3, definition of permanent housing,
                24 CFR 578.51(1)(1).
                 Project/Activity: The one-year lease requirement is waived for
                leases executed between the date of March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021,
                so long as the initial term of all leases is at least one month.
                 Nature of Requirement: Program participants residing in PSH must be
                the tenant on a lease for a term of at least one year that is renewable
                and terminable for cause.
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD originally waived this requirement for 6-months
                on March 31, 2020. On September 30, 2020, HUD waived this requirement
                again until December 31, 2020. HUD extended this waiver again on
                December 30, 2020 until March 31, 2021 to help recipients more quickly
                identify permanent housing for individuals and families experiencing
                homelessness, which is helpful in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
                Extending this waiver is necessary because recipients continue to need
                to help program participants identify housing quickly to help prevent
                the spread of COVID-19. Additionally, even after special measures are
                no longer necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19, helping program
                participants move into housing quickly will continue to decrease the
                risk of people experiencing homelessness of contracting COVID-19.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 578.3, definition of ``homeless''
                (1)(iii).
                 Project/Activity: An individual may qualify as homeless under
                paragraph (1)(iii) of the homeless definition in 24 CFR 578.3 so long
                as he or she is exiting an institution where they resided or 120 days
                or less and resided in an emergency shelter or place not meant for
                human habitation immediately before entering that institution. This
                waiver is in effect until June 30, 2021.
                 Nature of Requirement: The definition of homeless in 24 CFR 578.3
                includes under paragraph (1)(iii) an individual who is exiting an
                institution where he or she resided for 90 days or less and has resided
                in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation
                immediately before entering that institution, which is an
                interpretation of Sec. 103(a)(4) of the McKinney-Vento Act which
                includes an individual who resided in a shelter or place not meant for
                human habitation and who is exiting an institution where he or she
                temporarily resided.
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD originally waived this requirement on September
                30, 2020, until March 31, 2021 to keep housing options open for
                individuals who otherwise would have been homeless but were reporting
                longer stays in institutions as a result of COVID-19 (e.g., longer time
                in jail due to a postponed court dates due to courts closings or courts
                operating at reduced capacity and longer hospital stays when infected
                with COVID-19. Allowing someone who was residing in an emergency
                shelter or place not meant for human habitation prior to entering the
                institution to maintain their homeless status while residing in an
                institution for longer than 90 days is necessary to prevent the spread
                of and respond to COVID-19 by expanding housing options for people who
                were experiencing homelessness and institutionalized for longer than
                traditionally required due to COVID-19. Recipients continue to report
                potential program participants are staying in institutions for longer
                periods of time due to COVID-19; therefore, HUD is extending this
                waiver to allow someone
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                who was residing in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human
                habitation prior to entering the institution to maintain their homeless
                status while residing in an institution for longer than 90 days.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 578.33(c).
                 Project/Activity: The requirement that the renewal grant amount be
                based on the budget line items in the final year of the grant being
                renewed is further waived for all projects that amend their grant
                agreement between March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021 to move funds
                between budget line items in a project in response to the COVID-19
                pandemic. Recipients may then apply in the next FY CoC Program funding
                cycle based on the budget line items in the grants before they were
                amended.
                 Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.33(c) requires that budget line
                item amounts a recipient is awarded for renewal in the CoC Program
                Competition will be based on the amounts in the final year of the prior
                funding period of the project.
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD originally waived this requirement for grant
                agreement amendments signed between March 31, 2020 and October 1, 2020
                to allow recipients to move funds between budget line items in a
                project in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and still apply for
                renewal in the next FY CoC Program funding cycle based on the budget
                line items in the grants before they were amended. HUD again waived
                this requirement for all grant agreements signed from October 1, 2020
                until December 31, 2020. HUD again waived this requirement for all
                grants signed between December 30, 2020 and March 31, 2021. Recipients
                continue to report needing to shift budget line items to respond to the
                COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., providing different supportive service
                necessitated by the pandemic or serving fewer people because the layout
                of the housing does not meet local social distancing recommendations)
                without changing the original design of the project when it is not
                operating in a public health crisis and can resume normal operations.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii)(F).
                 Project/Activity: The requirement in 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii)(F)
                that projects require program participants to meet with case managers
                not less than once per month is waived for all permanent housing-rapid
                re-housing projects until June 30, 2021.
                 Nature of Requirement: Recipients must require program participants
                of permanent housing-rapid re-housing projects to meet with a case
                manager at least monthly.
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD originally waived this requirement for 2-months
                on March 31, 2020. On May 22, 2020 HUD again waived this requirement
                for an additional 3 months and on September 30, 2020 HUD once again
                waived this requirement until December 31, 2020. Recipients are
                continuing to report limited staff capacity as staff members are home
                for a variety of reasons related to COVID-19 (e.g., quarantining,
                children home from school, working elsewhere in the community to manage
                the COVID-19 response). In addition, not all program participants have
                capacity to meet via phone or internet. Waiving the monthly case
                management requirement will allow recipients to provide case management
                on an as needed basis and reduce the possible spread and harm of COVID-
                19.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2).
                 Project/Activity: The Fair Market Rent restriction continues to be
                waived for any lease executed by a recipient or subrecipient to provide
                transitional or permanent supportive housing until June 30, 2021. The
                affected recipient or subrecipient must still ensure that rent paid for
                individual units that are leased with leasing dollars meet the rent
                reasonableness standard in 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2).
                 Nature of Requirement: Rent payments for individual units with
                leasing dollars may not exceed Fair Market Rent.
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD originally waived this requirement for 6-months
                on March 31, 2020. On September 30, 2020 HUD again waived this
                requirement until December 31, 2020. Extending this waiver of the limit
                on using grant leasing funds to pay above FMR for individual units, but
                not greater than reasonable rent, will assist recipients in locating
                additional units to house individuals and families experiencing
                homelessness and reduce the spread and harm of COVID-19.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 578.53(e)(8)(ii)(B) and 578.53(d).
                 Project/Activity: The limitation on eligible housing search and
                counseling activities is waived so that CoC Program funds may be used
                for up to 6 months of a program participant's utility arrears and up to
                6 months of a program participant's rent arrears, when those arrears
                make it difficult to obtain housing. This waiver is in effect until
                June 30, 2021.
                 Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.53(e)(8) allows recipients and
                subrecipients to use CoC funds to pay for housing search and counseling
                services to help eligible program participants locate, obtain, and
                retain suitable housing. For program participants whose debt problems
                make it difficult to obtain housing, 24 CFR 578.53(e)(8)(ii)(B) makes
                eligible the costs of credit counseling, accessing a free personal
                credit report, and resolving personal credit issues. However, payment
                of rental or utility arrears is not included as an eligible cost. 24
                CFR 578.53(d) limits eligible supportive service costs to those
                explicitly listed in 24 CFR 578.53(e), which is a more limited list
                than is eligible under the McKinney-Vento Act.
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD originally waived this requirement for 1-year on
                March 31, 2020 to allow recipients and subrecipients to pay up to 6
                months of rental arrears and 6 months of utility
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                arrears to remove barriers to obtaining housing quickly and help reduce
                the spread and harm of COVID-19. Extending this waiver is necessary to
                remove barriers that would prevent program participants from finding
                housing quickly, particularly as more people find themselves with
                rental arrears due to COVID-19.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2)(iii), and Sections 4.4 and
                4.5 of the Notice CPD-18-08: 2019 HIC and PIT Data Collection for CoC
                and Emergency Solutions Grants Program.
                 Project/Activity: HUD is waiving 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2)(iii) to the
                extent necessary to remove some of the data collection requirements in
                Notice CPD-18-08 as they relate to unsheltered homeless persons for
                CoCs that do not take advantage of the waivers of 24 CFR 578.3, 24 CFR
                578.7(c)(2) and 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2)(i) included in the January 7, 2021
                waiver memorandum (and must therefore conduct a FY2021 unsheltered
                homeless persons point-in-time count) but follow the notification
                process prescribed in the January 7, 2021 waiver memorandum to use this
                waiver.
                 In Section 4.4 of Notice CPD-18-08, and for unsheltered persons
                only, HUD is now only requiring CoCs to collect data on the total
                number of people sleeping in unsheltered situations on the night of
                each CoC's point-in-time count, with no household, demographic, or
                subpopulation data. The requirements of Section 4.4 of Notice CPD-18-08
                remain unchanged for sheltered homeless persons.
                 In Section 4.5 of Notice CPD-18-08, HUD is now eliminating the
                requirement that CoCs report on additional homeless population data for
                unsheltered persons. The requirements of Section 4.5 remain unchanged
                for sheltered homeless persons. This waiver of the requirements at 24
                CFR 578.7(c)(2)(iii) that requires CoCs to comply with additional
                requirements established by HUD in Sections 4.4 and 4.5 of Notice CPD-
                18-08 for the FY2021 biennial point-in-time count of unsheltered
                homeless persons is available for CoCs that complete the notification
                process by the January 20, 2021 deadline, but may choose to use the
                waiver of 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2)(iii), which removes some of the data
                collection requirements in Notice CPD-18-08: 2019 HIC and PIT Data
                Collection for CoC and ESG Programs associated with the point-in-time
                count for unsheltered homeless persons.
                 Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.7(c)(2)(iii) requires CoCs to
                comply with additional requirements established by HUD by Notice for
                the point-in-time count. HUD has established additional point-in-time
                count requirements through Notice CPD-18-08: 2019 HIC and PIT Data
                Collection for CoC and ESG Programs. Sections 4.4 and 4.5 of Notice
                CPD-18-08 include data requirements for the point-in-time count of both
                sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons.
                 Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community
                Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: January 7, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: Conducting a point-in-time count of people
                experiencing unsheltered homelessness requires countless hours of
                planning and volunteers. Additionally, on the night of the count, it
                requires people to approach people experiencing unsheltered
                homelessness to collect data. Because of COVID-19, CoCs have been short
                staffed and busy preparing for and implementing measures to prevent the
                spread of COVID-19 in their communities. Additionally, CoCs are
                reporting challenges in finding volunteers to survey individuals
                experiencing unsheltered homelessness on the night of the count due to
                fears of COVID-19. Further, CoCs are reporting challenges obtaining
                personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary to equip volunteers and
                people experiencing unsheltered homelessness to have the conversations
                necessary to collect the required data. These challenges are present in
                every part of the country. As of December, every single state had at
                least 9 new COVID cases per day per 100,000 population. For these
                reasons, providing waiver flexibility for the FY2021 point-in-time
                count for unsheltered homelessness helps prevent the spread of COVID-
                19.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 578.75(b)(1).
                 Project/Activity: The waiver of the requirement in 24 CFR
                578.75(b)(1) that the recipient or subrecipient physically inspect each
                unit to assure that the unit meets HQS before providing assistance on
                behalf of a program participant is in effect until June 30, 2021 for
                recipients and subrecipients that are able to obtain certification from
                the owner that they have no reasonable basis to have knowledge that
                life-threatening conditions exist in the unit or units in question; and
                the recipient or subrecipient has written policies to physically
                inspect the unit within 3 months after the health officials determine
                special measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are no longer
                necessary.
                 Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 278.75(b)(1) requires that recipients
                or subrecipients physically inspect each unit to assure that it meets
                HQS before any assistance will be provided for that unit on behalf of a
                program participant.
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: On March 31, 2020, HUD waived the physical
                inspection requirement at 24 CFR 578.75(b)(1) for 6-months so long as
                recipients or subrecipients were able to visually inspect the unit
                using technology to ensure the unit met HQS before any assistance was
                provided and recipients or subrecipients had written policies in place
                to physically reinspect the unit within 3 months after the health
                officials determined special measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19
                are no longer necessary. However, this standard still relies on program
                participants or landlords having the technology to carry out this
                virtual inspection. Additionally, recipients and subrecipients are
                still reporting difficulty in conducting the initial inspection of
                units due to social distancing guidelines.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 578.75(b)(2).
                 Project/Activity: 24 CFR 578.75(b)(2) requires that recipients or
                subrecipients are required to inspect all units supported by leasing or
                rental assistance funding under the CoC and YHDP Programs at least
                annually during the grant period to ensure the units continue to meet
                HQS. This waiver is in effect until June 30, 2021.
                 Nature of Requirement: Recipients and subrecipients must inspect
                all units for which leasing or rental assistance funds are used, at
                least annually to ensure they continue to meet HQS.
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                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD originally waived the requirement for 1-year on
                March 31, 2020 to help recipients and subrecipients prevent the spread
                of COVID-19. Because social distancing and stay at home measures are
                still in place in most parts of the country, HUD is extending this
                waiver. Additionally, recipients will need time when social distancing
                guidelines are no longer in effect to prepare staff to re-inspect (and
                inspect as discussed above) units for HQS; therefore, HUD is extending
                the waiver beyond the date the state or local public health official
                has determined special measures are no longer necessary to prevent the
                spread of COVID-19.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 578.75(c) and 24 CFR 982.401(d)(2)(ii)
                as required by 24 CFR 578.75(b).
                 Project/Activity: The requirement that each unit assisted with CoC
                Program funds or YHDP funds have at least one bedroom or living/
                sleeping room for each two persons is waived for recipients providing
                Permanent Housing-Rapid Rehousing assistance for leases and occupancy
                agreements executed by recipients and subrecipients between the dates
                of March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021 and extending only until the later
                of (1) the end of the initial term of the lease or occupancy agreement;
                or (2) June 30, 2021. Recipients are still required to follow State and
                local occupancy laws.
                 Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.75(c), suitable dwelling size,
                and 24 CFR 982.401(d)(2)(ii) as required by 24 CFR 578.75(b), Housing
                Quality Standards, requires units funded with CoC Program funds to have
                at least one bedroom or living/sleeping room for each two persons.
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: On September 30, 2020, HUD waived the requirements
                at 24 CFR 982.401(d)(2)(ii) and 24 CFR 578.75(c) to allow households
                experiencing homelessness to obtain permanent housing that is
                affordable and that they assess is adequate. Recipients continue to
                report that households experiencing homelessness remain unable to
                afford the limited supply of affordable housing in many jurisdictions
                across the country and this has been made even more challenging due to
                the economic impact of COVID-19. HUD is waiving the requirements at 24
                CFR 982.401(d)(2)(ii) and 24 CFR 578.75(c) to reduce the spread of
                COVID-19 by allowing households to move into housing instead of staying
                in congregate shelter. Consistent with the Executive Order on Fighting
                the Spread of COVID-19 by Providing Assistance to Renters and
                Homeowners, grantees should balance use of this waiver with the
                recommendations of public health officials to limit community spread
                and reduce risks to high-risk populations. For example, a large unit
                with rooms than can be partitioned for privacy and distancing, or the
                waiver can be applied for units that will house only one family
                household.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                II. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Housing--Federal
                Housing Administration (FHA)
                 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 5.801(c)(2).
                 Project/Activity: All Multifamily & Healthcare properties.
                 Nature of Requirement: Regulation requires that properties with a
                financial reporting requirement provide that financial statement to HUD
                by a date certain. This requirement was deferred until 6/30/21 for
                properties with a due date between 10/1/20-6/31/21.
                 Granted by: Lopa Kolluri, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
                Housing--Federal Housing Administration.
                 Date Granted: March 30, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: Difficulty in completing audits on-time due to
                travel restrictions and general workflow challenges related to the
                COVID-19 pandemic.
                 Contact: Michael Bruggman, Director of Asset and Counterparty
                Oversight Division, Office of Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight,
                Office of Multifamily Housing, Department of Housing and Urban
                Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 6151, Washington, DC 20410,
                telephone (202) 402-5619. [email protected].
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 203.604 Contact with the mortgagor.
                 Project/Activity: The requirement for early default intervention
                under FHA's early default servicing requirements stipulate that
                mortgagees must conduct a face-to-face interview with the borrower to
                gather and convey required information and determine the borrower's
                circumstances and appropriate repayment plans.
                 Nature of Requirement: This is a partial waiver of servicing
                requirement in 24 CFR 203.604 that mortgagees must have a face-to-face
                interview before three full monthly installments due on the mortgage
                are unpaid. The waiver provided alternative methods that the mortgagee
                could use to make contact.
                 Granted by: Janet M. Golrick, Acting Assistant Secretary for
                Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
                 Date Granted: February 2, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: The partial waiver of required face-to-face contact
                was issued due to continued public health concerns around the spread of
                Coronavirus Disease 2019. Without the partial waiver, retention of the
                face-to-face interview requirement for servicing FHA-insured mortgages
                during the COVID-19 pandemic introduces health risks and potential non-
                compliance by both mortgagees and borrower. Without the partial waiver,
                retention of the face-to-face interview requirement during the COVID-19
                pandemic could introduce increased health risks to FHA borrowers and
                mortgagees.
                 Contact: Elissa Saunders, Acting Director, Office of Single Family
                Asset Management, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban
                Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 9278, Washington, DC 20410,
                telephone (202) 402-2378.
                III. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office of Public and Indian
                Housing
                 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 982.161(a)(1).
                 Project/Activity: Town of Islip Housing Authority requested a
                conflict-of-interest provision in HUD regulations and Section 19 of the
                Public Housing Annual Contributions Contract (ACC).
                 Nature of Requirement: The conflict-of-interest provisions under
                the HCV regulations and the ACC prevent a Public Housing Agency (PHA)
                or any of its contractors or subcontractors from entering into any
                contract or
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                arrangement in connection with the HCV program or Public Housing
                property, in which any present or former member or officer of the PHA
                has a direct or indirect interest during his or her tenure or for one
                year thereafter.
                 Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary,
                Public and Indian Housing.
                 Date Granted: March 5, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: The PHA's Executive Director retired in November
                2020 and the Deputy Director was appointed Interim Executive Director
                while the PHA searches for a qualified candidate for the Executive
                Director. The PHA's Board of Commissioners requested to hire the former
                Executive Director on a part-time temporary basis to assist with the
                transition of the Deputy Director to Interim Executive Director and to
                serve as the Deputy Director so the services to PHA's residents are not
                diminished and to enable the PHA to address additional demands imposed
                by the COVID pandemic. The PHA reviewed its current staffing and
                determined that no other PHA employee possesses a similar level of
                skills, knowledge, and expertise as the former Executive Director. The
                PHA also evaluated the possibility of hiring a consulting firm but
                doing so would come at a much higher cost. The PHA's attorney evaluated
                State and local law and determined that the former Executive Director
                would be permitted under State and local law to be hired by PHA. The
                HUD Field Office, including HUD's Regional Counsel, supported approval
                of this request. Thus, pursuant to the waiver authority provided at 24
                CFR 5.110, HUD determined that there was good cause to waive 24 CFR
                982.161(a)(1).
                 Contact: Danielle Bastarache, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of
                Public Housing and Voucher Programs, Office of Public and Indian
                Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
                Street SW, Room 4204, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5264.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801(c) and 24 CFR 5.801(d)(1).
                 Project/Activity: Housing Authority of the City of Lake Charles
                (LA004).
                 Nature of Requirement: The regulation establishes certain reporting
                compliance dates. The audited financial statements are required to be
                submitted to the Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) no later than
                nine months after the housing authority's (HA) fiscal year end (FYE),
                in accordance with the Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133.
                 Granted By: Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
                Public and Indian Housing.
                 Date Granted: March 9, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: The HA requested relief from compliance for
                additional time to submit its financial reporting requirements for the
                fiscal year end (FYE) of September 20, 2020. The Housing Authority of
                the City of Lake Charles requested a waiver pursuant to ``Relief from
                HUD Requirements Available to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) During
                CY 2020/2021 to Assist with Recovery and Relief Efforts on Behalf of
                Families Affected by Disasters'' FR-6050-N-04 (November 12, 2020). A
                previous letter was sent to LCHA from HUD on February 11, 2021 that
                addressed the waiver requests by LHCA for Section 2(a), Section 3(b),
                Section 3(c), and Section 3(d). This letter addresses the additional
                waivers requested in accordance with FR-6050-N-04 and 24 CFR 5.110.
                 Contact: Lara Philbert, Assessment Manager, Integrated Assessment
                Team, Real Estate Assessment Center, Office of Public and Indian
                Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street
                SW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 475-7908.
                HUD's Summary of CARES Act Notices Providing Waivers: 1/1/21 to 3/31/21
                 Authority: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
                (CARES Act) and regulatory waiver authority is also provided by 24 CFR
                5.110 and 91.600.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 576.106(e).
                 Project/Activity: HUD granted a waiver of 24 CFR 576.106(e) to the
                City of Tulsa, to allow its subrecipient, the Mental Health Association
                Oklahoma (MHAOK) to provide rapid re-housing rental assistance and
                housing relocation and stabilization services to program participants
                who have chosen units that MHAOK owns, which would require that MHAOK
                will have to enter into a rental assistance agreement with its property
                management division. MHAOK is required to comply with the Conflict of
                Interest requirements as stated in 24 CFR 576.404.
                 Nature of Requirement: Section 576.106(e) of the Emergency
                Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Interim rule requires recipients to have
                a rental assistance agreement with the owner of any property for which
                they will provide rental assistance payments. The rental assistance
                agreement must include the terms under which rental assistance will be
                provided. It also requires the owner to give the recipient or
                subrecipient a copy of any notice to the program participant to vacate
                the housing unit or any complaint used under State or local law to
                commence an eviction action against the program participant. Also, each
                rental assistance agreement that is executed or renewed on or after
                December 16, 2016 must include all protections that apply to tenants
                and applicants under 24 CFR part 5, subpart L, as supplemented by Sec.
                576.409, except for the emergency transfer plan requirements under 24
                CFR 5.2005(e) and 576.409(d). If the housing is not assisted under
                another ``covered housing program'', as defined in 24 CFR 5.2003, the
                agreement may provide that the owner's obligations under 24 CFR part 5,
                subpart L (Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating
                Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking), expire at the end of the rental
                assistance period.
                 Granted By: John Gibbs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
                Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: January 6, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD granted the waiver to increase housing options
                for ESG program participants in Tulsa, OK being assisted by the city's
                subrecipient, MHAOK. Homelessness in the City of Tulsa increased 27%
                from 2015 to 2020. MHAOK has been awarded rapid rehousing funding to
                provide rapid rehousing rental assistance and housing relocation and
                stabilization services for up to 140 households. MHAOK owns 40
                properties in the community, which are included in the available pool
                of units from which an eligible program participant may choose to live.
                If a program participant selects one of their own housing units, MHAOK
                requires a waiver of the rental assistance agreement requirements in
                order to enter an agreement with its property management division
                (Eastoak Property Management).
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 576.2, definition of ``homeless''
                (1)(iii).
                 Project/Activity: HUD granted a waiver of 24 CFR 576.2, paragraph
                (1)(iii) in CPD Memo: Availability of Additional Waivers for Community
                Planning and Development (CPD) Grant Programs to Prevent the Spread of
                COVID-19 and Mitigate Economic Impacts Caused by COVID-19 (March 31,
                2021). Paragraph (1)(iii) of the homeless definition in 24 CFR 576.2 is
                waived to the extent that an individual may qualify as homeless so long
                as he
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                or she is exiting an institution where they resided for 120 days or
                less and resided in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human
                habitation immediately before entering that institution. The waiver is
                in effect until June 30, 2021 and is made available with respect to all
                ESG grants, whether funded under the CARES Act or annual ESG
                appropriations.
                 Nature of Requirement: The definition of homeless in 24 CFR 576.2
                includes under paragraph (1)(iii) an individual who is exiting an
                institution where he or she resided for 90 days or less and has resided
                in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation
                immediately before entering that institution, which is an
                interpretation of Sec. 103(a)(4) of the McKinney-Vento Act which
                includes an individual who resided in a shelter or place not meant for
                human habitation and who is exiting an institution where he or she
                temporarily resided (emphasis added).
                 Granted By: James A. Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
                for Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: March 31, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD originally waived this requirement on September
                30, 2020 to keep housing options open for individuals who otherwise
                would have been homeless but were reporting longer stays in
                institutions as a result of COVID-19 (e.g., longer time in jail due to
                a postponed court dates due to courts closings or courts operating at
                reduced capacity and longer hospital stays when infected with COVID-
                19). Allowing someone who was residing in an emergency shelter or place
                not meant for human habitation prior to entering the institution to
                maintain their homeless status while residing in an institution for
                longer than 90 days is necessary to prevent the spread of and respond
                to COVID-19 by expanding housing options for people who were
                experiencing homelessness and institutionalized for longer than
                traditionally required due to COVID-19. Recipients continue to report
                potential program participants are staying in institutions for longer
                periods of time due to COVID-19; therefore, HUD extended this waiver to
                allow someone who was residing in an emergency shelter or place not
                meant for human habitation prior to entering the institution to
                maintain their homeless status while residing in an institution for
                longer than 90 days.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                 Regulation: 24 CFR 576.203(a)(1).
                 Project/Activity: HUD granted a waiver of 24 CFR 576.203(a)(1) to
                Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS), to extend its obligation
                date to March 31, 2021 to provide time to evaluate new applications,
                award funds, and account for unforeseen delays due to the
                implementation of a new funding approach to meet the unprecedented need
                during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify new subrecipients with the
                capacity to administer ESG-CV funds.
                 Nature of Requirement: Section 24 CFR 576.203(a)(1) requires states
                to obligate funds within 60 days from the date that it signs the grant
                agreement with HUD. HUD further waived this requirement in CPD-20-08
                Notice: Waivers and Alternative Requirements for the Emergency
                Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Under the CARES Act (ESG-CV Notice) so
                long as states obligated funds within 180 days for activities it will
                carry out itself and 240 days for activities it will obligate to
                subrecipients.
                 Granted By: John Gibbs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
                Community Planning and Development.
                 Date Granted: January 7, 2021.
                 Reason Waived: HUD granted the waiver to extend OHCS's obligation
                deadline from February 18, 2021 to March 31, 2021 to provide additional
                time to implement a new competitive process for allocating funds and
                identifying new subrecipients with the capacity to administer ESG CARES
                Act funds. The waiver provides OHCS with time needed to complete their
                funding process.
                 Contact: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
                Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
                Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262,
                Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4300.
                [FR Doc. 2021-14135 Filed 7-1-21; 8:45 am]
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