New SPRAC Program; CDBG Guidance for Charging Pre-Award Costs; Waivers and Reqs for Sandy Grantees and More

30th Edition: 7/29/13-8/2/13

Reno & Cavanaugh's Housing Notices Newsletter contains weekly notices, proposed rules

and relevant information on HUD policy and regulations. For more information, please visit www.renocavanaugh.com and R&C's Housing Policy Group's webpage.

News of Note:

1. New Senior Preservation Rental Assistance Contracts (SPRACs) program available. The Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2010 authorizes HUD to provide SPRACs with 20-year terms to eligible properties (i.e. those that have a current Section 202 Direct Loan mortgage that was originally executed prior to 1974, with an original interest rate of 6% or less). SPRAC Application Deadline: September 3, 2013. Owner-Applicants who are interested in being considered for a SPRAC award must submit electronic/digital versions of all required application elements specified under the Final Notice to SPRAC@hud.gov. See also the SPRAC Documents Webpage for more information.

2. CPD Notice 13-05 provides Guidance for Charging Pre-Award Costs of Homeowners, Businesses, and Other Qualifying Entities to CDBG Disaster Recovery Grants.

3. See this notice for additional waivers and alternative requirements for Hurricane Sandy Grantees in receipt of CDBG Disaster Recovery Funds.

4. PIH 2013-19 provides revised policies and procedures for special purpose Housing Choice Vouchers for non-elderly disabled families and other special populations (superseding PIH 2011-32) and updates Section 5.b. to: (1) remove the deadline for coding NED families; and (2) provide that sanctions may be applied if a PHA does not achieve the required leasing rate. Section 5.h. is amended to clarify VMS reporting requirements for Moving to Work (MTW) agencies. A new section 5.j. has been added to address the issue of "aging out" of NED eligibility. A new section 6 has been added to address Five-Year Mainstream vouchers (MS5).

NAME OF NOTICE	TITLE	ISSUE DATE OR PAGE NUMBER	INFORMATION
CPD Notices	Guidance for Charging Pre-Award Costs of Homeowners, Businesses, and Other Qualifying Entities to CDBG Disaster Recovery Grants	2013-5
PIH Notices	Revision for Requests for Exception Payment Standards for Persons with Disabilities as a Reasonable Accommodation	PIH 2013-18 (HA) Issued: August 1, 2013 Expires: This notice remains in effect until amended, superseded or rescinded	This notice supersedes Notice PIH 2011-19 (which extended Notice PIH 2010-11). Prior to this revision, public housing agencies (PHA) were informed that an exception payment standard may remain in effect until or unless a higher exception payment standard was warranted, requested, and subsequently approved.
	Revised Policies and Procedures for Special Purpose Housing Choice Vouchers for Non-Elderly Disabled Families and Other Special Populations	PIH 2013-19 Issued: August 1, 2013 Expires: This notice remains in effect until amended, superseded or rescinded	The purpose of Notice PIH 2011-32 (which is superseded by this notice) was to establish policies and procedures for issuing, tracking and monitoring Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) that were awarded under a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to provide rental assistance specifically for non-elderly disabled (NED) families.
Housing Notices	Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Demonstration in Baltimore, Maryland, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) Referred to as Affordable Housing (AH) Demonstration	2013-20
	Implementation and approval of owner-adopted admissions preferences for individuals or families experiencing homelessness	2013-21
Mortgagee Letters	No new notices
Federal Register Notices
Rules and Regulations	No new notices
Proposed Rules	Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996: Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Membership and First Meeting	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: July 30, 2013 Pages 45903-45905
Notices	Rebuild by Design-Competition and Registration	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: July 29, 2013 Pages 45551-45555
	Designations of Chief Acquisition Officer and Senior Procurement Executive	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: July 30, 2013 Pages 46239-46240
	Delegation of Procurement Authority and Chief Acquisition Officer Functions	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: July 30, 2013 Pages 46240-46241
	60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Contractor's Requisition-Project Mortgages	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: July 30, 2013 Pages 45945-45946
	60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Owner Certification With HUD's Tenant Eligibility and Rent Procedures	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: July 30, 2013 Pages 45946-45947
	60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: July 30, 2013 Pages 45947-45948
	30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Federal Labor Standards Payee Verification and Payment Processing	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: July 31, 2013 Pages 46359-46360
	30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request Voucher for Grant Payment and Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS) Voice Response System Access	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: July 31, 2013 Pages 46360-46361
	Additional Waivers and Alternative Requirements for Hurricane Sandy Grantees in Receipt of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds	PDF \| Text \| More Issued: August 2, 2013 Pages 46999-47000

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