Proposed Rule2021-21049
Notice of Continuation of Demonstration To Assess the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate and Associated Protocols
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Published
September 28, 2021
Effective
September 28, 2021
Issuing agencies
Housing and Urban Development Department
Abstract
Through this notification, HUD announces the continuation of the Demonstration to Assess the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate and Associated Protocols through April 30, 2023. This demonstration allows HUD to test the NSPIRE standards and protocols as the means for assessing the physical conditions of HUD- assisted and HUD-insured housing. The continuation provides the authority to further evaluate and refine the future state of HUD's physical inspection model.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53570-53571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21049]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
24 CFR Parts 5 and 200
[Docket No. FR-6160-N-02]
Notice of Continuation of Demonstration To Assess the National
Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate and Associated
Protocols
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing; Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
ACTION: Demonstration continuation.
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SUMMARY: Through this notification, HUD announces the continuation of
the Demonstration to Assess the National Standards for the Physical
Inspection of Real Estate and Associated Protocols through April 30,
2023. This demonstration allows HUD to test the NSPIRE standards and
protocols as the means for assessing the physical conditions of HUD-
assisted and HUD-insured housing. The continuation provides the
authority to further evaluate and refine the future state of HUD's
physical inspection model.
DATES: The demonstration continuation is effective September 28, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Weese, NSPIRE Program 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 202-475-8811 (this is not a toll-free number) or via
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#317f6261786374715944551f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88c6dbd8c1dacdc8e0fdeca6efe7fe">[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 August 21, 2019, the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development published a document implementing the
``Demonstration To Assess the National Standards for the Physical
Inspection of Real Estate and Associated Protocols.'' (``the 2019
document'').\1\ Through this demonstration, HUD is collecting,
processing, and evaluating physical inspection data and information,
and is improving and refining the NSPIRE model. The NSPIRE model will
revise the way that HUD-assisted housing is inspected and evaluated to
reduce regulatory burden and improve HUD oversight through a unified
assessment of housing quality and a prioritization of resident health
and safety.
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\1\ Originally announced in the Notice of Demonstration To
Assess the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real
Estate and Associated Protocols, 84 FR 43536 (August 21, 2019)
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/21/2019-17910/notice-of-demonstration-to-assess-the-national-standards-for-the-physical-inspection-of-real-estate">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/21/2019-17910/notice-of-demonstration-to-assess-the-national-standards-for-the-physical-inspection-of-real-estate</a>.
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HUD has decided to extend this demonstration to assess the
improvements and alignment of the inspection protocol. This decision
furthers the direction contained in the Joint Explanatory Statement
accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, Public Law
114-113, approved December 18, 2015; the statutory requirements
detailed in the Economic Growth and Recovery, Regulatory Relief, and
Consumer Protection Act of 2018, Public Law 115-174; \2\ and the
proposed guidance the Department has outlined in the Economic Growth,
Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: Implementation of
National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate proposed
rule.\3\ All participant
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and program-specific requirements highlighted in the 2019 document
continue to apply, including the extension of the inspection
periodicity for participating properties as outlined in section V. HUD
extends this demonstration through April 30, 2023. HUD may amend the
demonstration dates in response to changes in programmatic and
environmental conditions through subsequent Federal Register
publications.
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\2\ 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>.
\3\ 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>.
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This notification provides operating instructions and procedures in
connection with activities under a Federal Register document that has
previously been subject to a required environmental review.
Accordingly, under Sec. 50.19(c)(4), this notification is
categorically excluded from environmental review under the National
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.)
Dominique G. Blom,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2021-21049 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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