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12th Edition: 3/18/13-3/22/13

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News of Note:

1. Community Development Block Grants: GAO recommends in GAO-13-247 that HUD develop a reporting process on compliance with the statutory limit on funds used for administration.

2. The USDA has announced open teleconference and/or web conference meetings regarding the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program scheduled for March, July, and November of 2013.

NAME OF NOTICE	TITLE	ISSUE DATE OR PAGE NUMBER
CPD Notices	No new notices
PIH Notices	No new notices
Housing Notices	No new notices
Mortgagee Letters	No new notices
Federal Register Notices
Rules and Regulations	No new notices
Proposed Rules	Federal Housing Administration (FHA): Direct Endorsement Program Solicitation of Comment on Timeframe for Conducting Pre-Endorsement Review	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: March 21, 2013 Pages 17303-17304
Notices	Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request Multifamily Default Status Report	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: March 18, 2013 Pages 16701-16702
	Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan Servicing Property Physical Inspection/Preservation	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: March 18, 2013 Pages 16702-16703
	Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: Emergency Shelter Grants Program (FR 2562)	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: March 19, 2013 Pages 16862-16863
	Notice of Proposed Information Collection, License for the Use of Personally Identifiable Information Protected Under the E-Government Act of 2002, Title V and the Privacy Act of 1974	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: March 20, 2013 Pages 17222-17223
	Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: Multifamily Housing-Utility Allowance Adjustments for Rental Assistance	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: March 20, 2013 Pages 17223-17223
	Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: Annual Progress Report (APR) for Competitive Homeless Assistance Programs	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: March 20, 2013 Pages 17223-17224
	Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless	PDF\|Text\| More Issued: March 20, 2013 Pages 17703 - 17705

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