Notice2021-11926
Notice of Continuation of Demonstration To Test Proposed New Method of Assessing the Physical Conditions of Voucher-Assisted Housing
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Published
June 8, 2021
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Housing and Urban Development Department
Abstract
Through this notice, HUD announces the continuation of HUD's demonstration to test the new method of assessing the physical condition of housing assisted by HUD vouchers (voucher-assisted housing) through October 1, 2022 and renews its call for additional Public Housing Authority (PHA) volunteers (eligible PHAs administering the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program). This continuation supports HUD's ability to align the HCV program with the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) physical inspection model and to assess the HCV program's inspection protocol against this model. In addition, this notice updates the relevant participation provisions and selection criteria.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30468-30469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11926]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR 5928-N-03]
Notice of Continuation of Demonstration To Test Proposed New
Method of Assessing the Physical Conditions of Voucher-Assisted Housing
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Demonstration continuation.
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SUMMARY: Through this notice, HUD announces the continuation of HUD's
demonstration to test the new method of assessing the physical
condition of housing assisted by HUD vouchers (voucher-assisted
housing) through October 1, 2022 and renews its call for additional
Public Housing Authority (PHA) volunteers (eligible PHAs administering
the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program). This continuation supports
HUD's ability to align the HCV program with the National Standards for
the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) physical inspection
model and to assess the HCV program's inspection protocol against this
model. In addition, this notice updates the relevant participation
provisions and selection criteria.
DATES: Applicable date July 4, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Laviano, Assessment Manager,
Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 550 12th Street SW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410-4000,
telephone number 216-659-2193 (this is not a toll-free number) or via
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dc928f8c958e998a9cb4a9b8f2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ac4d9dac3d8cfdccae2ffeea4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a>. Persons with hearing or speech impairments
may contact the numbers above via TTY by calling the Federal Relay
Service at 800-877-8339 (this is a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 4, 2016, HUD published a notice
implementing the ``Demonstration To Test Proposed New Method of
Assessing the Physical Conditions of Voucher-Assisted Housing.'' \1\ On
May 28, 2019,
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HUD extended the demonstration for two years.\2\ HUD has again decided
to continue the demonstration to assess the improvements and alignment
of the HCV inspection protocol. This continuation furthers the
direction contained in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, Public Law 114-113, approved
December 18, 2015, and the proposals set forth in the Economic Growth
and Recovery, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018,
Public Law 115-174,\3\ and the direction the Department has proposed in
the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act:
Implementation of National Standards for the Physical Inspection of
Real Estate proposed rule.\4\ HUD seeks to continue this demonstration
to further evaluate the application of NSPIRE standards on the HCV
inspection program. In addition, the program-specific requirements in
the respective sections of the above-mentioned demonstration notices
continue to apply, other than, those specific references to HUD's
testing of the Uniform Physical Condition Standards for Vouchers (UPCS-
V) related inspection protocols.\5\
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\1\ Notice of Demonstration to Test Proposed New Method of
Assessing the Physical Conditions of Voucher-Assisted Housing, 81 FR
26759 (May 4, 2016) <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/05/04/2016-10460/notice-of-demonstration-to-test-proposed-new-method-of-assessing-the-physical-conditions-of">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/05/04/2016-10460/notice-of-demonstration-to-test-proposed-new-method-of-assessing-the-physical-conditions-of</a>.
\2\ Notice of Continuation of Demonstration to Test Proposed New
Method of Assessing the Physical Conditions of Voucher-Assisted
Housing, 84 FR 24416 (May 28, 2019) <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/05/28/2019-11059/notice-of-continuation-of-demonstration-to-test-proposed-new-method-of-assessing-the-physical">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/05/28/2019-11059/notice-of-continuation-of-demonstration-to-test-proposed-new-method-of-assessing-the-physical</a>.
\3\ The text of the Economic Growth Act, along with a summary
prepared by the Congressional Research Service, can be found at
<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2155/text">https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2155/text</a>.
\4\ See Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer
Protection Act: Implementation of National Standards for the
Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE), 86 FR 2582 (January 13,
2021) <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/13/2021-00098/economic-growth-regulatory-relief-and-consumer-protection-act-implementation-of-national-standards">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/13/2021-00098/economic-growth-regulatory-relief-and-consumer-protection-act-implementation-of-national-standards</a>.
\5\ See Notice of Demonstration to Test Proposed New Method of
Assessing the Physical Conditions of Voucher-Assisted Housing, para.
III.C and Notice of Continuation of Demonstration To Test Proposed
New Method of Assessing the Physical Conditions of Voucher-Assisted
Housing and Notice of Demonstration To Assess the National Standards
for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate and Associated Protocols,
paras. III.A, III.B, III.C, III.D, and IV.
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Furthermore, HUD is lifting the three-year limitation to PHA
participation contained in Section III, Part C., of the Notice of
Demonstration To Test Proposed New Method of Assessing the Physical
Conditions of Voucher-Assisted Housing.\6\ Accordingly, current PHA
volunteers may continue to participate beyond the previous three-year
limitation and for the duration of the demonstration. HUD, therefore,
extends this demonstration through October 1, 2022. HUD may amend the
demonstration dates in response to changes in programmatic and
environmental conditions through subsequent Federal Register notices.
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\6\ 81 FR 26759.
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HUD is also seeking additional volunteers for the demonstration.
Interested PHAs should email HUD at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d534e4d544f584b5d756879337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="034d50534a514655436b76672d646c75">[email protected]</span></a> and provide the PHA
name, PHA address, point of contact, phone number, and email address.
Dominque Blom,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2021-11926 Filed 6-7-21; 8:45 am]
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