Notice2023-01486
Appointments to the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee; Solicitation of Nominations
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Published
January 26, 2023
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Housing and Urban Development Department
Abstract
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established the HCFAC on April 14, 2015. The HCFAC will consist of 12 members, equally representing the mortgage industry and real estate industry, including consumers, and HUD-approved housing counseling agencies. This notice invites nominations for an appointment to fill one vacancy on the HCFAC to represent the mortgage industry.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5032-5033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01486]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-6374-N-01]
Appointments to the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory
Committee; Solicitation of Nominations
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
established the HCFAC on April 14, 2015. The HCFAC will consist of 12
members, equally representing the mortgage industry and real estate
industry, including consumers, and HUD-approved housing counseling
agencies. This notice invites nominations for an appointment to fill
one vacancy on the HCFAC to represent the mortgage industry.
DATES: All nominations must be received no later than February 27,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Nominations must be in writing using a completed HUD-90005
(Application for Membership on the HCFAC, OMB Approval Number: 2502-
0606) and submitted via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ac2c9cccbc9a4ebfafae6e3e9ebfee3e5e4cae2ffeea4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0149424740422f6071716d68626075686e6f416974652f666e77">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals
who do not have internet access may submit nominations to the Office of
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing Counseling, U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban
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Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 9224, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia F. Holman, Housing Program
Technical Specialist, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Office of Housing Counseling, Office of Outreach and Capacity Building,
telephone number 540-894-7790 (this is not a toll-free number). HUD
welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf
or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech and
communication disabilities. To learn more about how to make an
accessible telephone call, please visit: <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs</a>. Individuals with questions
may also email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#551d161314167b342525393c3634213c3a3b153d20317b323a23"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e2aaa1a4a3a1cc8392928e8b8183968b8d8ca28a9786cc858d94">[email protected]</span></a> and in the subject line write
``HCFAC application question.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
The HCFAC is congressionally mandated to provide advice to the
Office of Housing Counseling (OHC) (42 U.S.C. 3533(g)(4)). The HCFAC
provides the OHC valuable advice regarding its mission to provide
individuals and families with the knowledge they need to obtain,
sustain, and improve their housing through a strong national network of
HUD-approved housing counseling agencies and HUD-certified counselors.
The HCFAC, however, does not have any role in reviewing or awarding of
OHC housing counseling grants and procurement contracts. The HCFAC is
subject to the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92-463, codified at 5 U.S.C. App. 1-16), and Presidential Memorandum
``Final Guidance on Appointments of Lobbyists to Federal Boards and
Commissions,'' dated June 18, 2010, along with any relevant guidance
published in the Federal Register or otherwise issued by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).\1\
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\1\ See <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/the:press-office/presidential-memorandum-lobbyists-agency-boards-and-commissions">https://www.whitehouse.gov/the:press-office/presidential-memorandum-lobbyists-agency-boards-and-commissions</a>
(``Lobbyist on Agency Boards and Commissions''); see also 76 FR
61756 (``Final Guidance on Appointments of Lobbyists to Federal
Boards and Commissions''); and 79 FR 47482 (``Revised Guidance on
Appointment of Lobbyists to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards, and
Commissions'').
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The HCFAC shall consist of not more than 12 individuals appointed
by the Secretary. The membership will equally represent the mortgage
industry, real estate industry, consumers, and HUD-approved housing
counseling agencies. Each member shall be appointed in his or her
individual capacity for a term of 3 years.
II. Nominations for the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee
HUD is seeking nominations for membership on the HCFAC. Nominees
shall have experience representative of the mortgage industry.
Nominations may be made by agency officials, members of Congress, the
general public, professional organizations, and self-nominations.
Nominees must be U.S. citizens and cannot be U.S. Government employees.
All appointed nominees will be serving on the HCFAC in their
individual capacity and not in a representative capacity, therefore, no
Federally-registered lobbyists may serve on the HCFAC.\2\ Individual
capacity, as clarified by OMB, refers to individuals who are appointed
to committees to exercise their own individual best judgment on behalf
of the government, such as when they are designated as Special
Government Employees as defined in 18 U.S.C. 202. Nominations to the
HCFAC must be submitted using HUD-90005 which is available on the
Office of Housing Counseling's Federal Advisory Committee web pages at:
<a href="https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/sfh/hcc">https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/sfh/hcc</a> or <a href="https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/housing-counseling/federal-advisory-committee/">https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/housing-counseling/federal-advisory-committee/</a>. Each nominee will be required to provide all the
information on a signed HUD-90005, including a resume. Nominations
submitted under this Federal Register Notice shall remain valid for two
(2) years after the close of this nomination period. HUD reserves the
right to solicit new nominations, at any time, to fill HCFAC vacancies.
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\2\ See 79 FR 4782 (``Revised Guidance on Appointment of
Lobbyists to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards, and Commissions'')
(clarifying that federally registered lobbyists may not serve on
advisory committee, board, or Commission in an ``individual
capacity'').
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Nominations should be submitted via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#226a616463610c4352524e4b4143564b4d4c624a57460c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0b8b3b6b1b3de9180809c99939184999f9eb0988594de979f86">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals that do not have internet access
may submit nominations to the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Housing Counseling, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 9224, Washington, DC 20410. Those
who submitted applications previously, and those who have been
appointed previously, must reapply if they wish to be considered for an
appointment.
All Nominations must be received no later than February 27, 2023.
HCFAC members will be required to adhere to the conflict of
interest rules applicable to Special Government Employees as such
employees are defined in 18 U.S.C. 202(a). The rules include relevant
provisions in 18 U.S.C. related to criminal activity, Standards of
Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (5 CFR part 2635)
and Executive Order 12674 (as modified by Executive Order 12731).
Therefore, applicants will be required to submit to pre-appointment
screenings relating to identity of interest and financial interests
that HUD might require. If selected, HCFAC members will also be asked
to complete OGE Form 450 (Confidential Financial Disclosure Report).
Members of the HCFAC shall serve without pay but shall receive
travel expenses including per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 5703. Regular attendance is essential to the effective
operation of the HCFAC.
Please note this Notice is not intended to be the exclusive method
by which HUD will solicit nominations and expressions of interest to
identify qualified candidates; however, all nominees for membership on
the HCFAC will be subject to the same application process and
evaluation criteria.
III. Selection and Meetings
Member selections will be made by the Secretary and will be based
on the Nominee's qualifications to contribute to the accomplishment of
the HCFAC's objectives. Membership on the Committee is personal to the
appointee and committee members serve at the discretion of the
Secretary.
The estimated number of in-person meetings anticipated within a
fiscal year is two (2) in Washington, DC or elsewhere in the United
States. Additional meetings may be held as needed to render advice to
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Housing Counseling.
The meetings may use electronic communication technologies for
attendance.
All meetings will be announced by notice in the Federal Register.
Announcements of the meetings may be made using other methods as well.
Julia Gordon,
Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2023-01486 Filed 1-25-23; 8:45 am]
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