Notice2023-05630
Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program, and Other Programs Fiscal Year 2023; Revised
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Published
March 20, 2023
Effective
April 19, 2023
Issuing agencies
Housing and Urban Development Department
Abstract
This notice updates the FY 2023 FMRs for five areas based on new survey data.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16647-16648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05630]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-6343-N-02]
Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program,
Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program, and Other
Programs Fiscal Year 2023; Revised
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Revised Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Fair Market Rents
(FMRs).
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SUMMARY: This notice updates the FY 2023 FMRs for five areas based on
new survey data.
DATES: Effective Date: The revised FY 2023 FMRs for these five areas
are applicable on April 19, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions related to use of FMRs or
voucher payment standards should be directed to the respective local
HUD program staff. For technical information on the methodology used to
develop FMRs or a listing of all FMRs, please call the HUD USER
information line at 800-245-2691 (toll-free), email the Program
Parameters and Research Division via <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ec9c9c9e88ac849988c28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1161616375517964753f767e67">[email protected]</span></a>, or access the
information on the HUD USER website: <a href="http://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html">http://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html</a>. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals
with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more about how to
make an accessible telephone call,
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 1, 2022, HUD published the FY
2023 FMRs, requested comments on the FY 2023 FMRs, and outlined
procedures for requesting a reevaluation of an area's FY 2023 FMRs (87
FR 53761). This notice revises FY 2023 FMRs for five areas based on
data provided to HUD.
I. Revised FY 2023 FMRs
The updated FY 2023 FMRs appear in the following table. The FMRs
are based on surveys conducted by the area public housing agencies
(PHAs) and reflect the estimated 40th percentile rent levels trended to
FY 2023.
The FMRs for the affected areas are revised as follows:
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FMR by number of bedrooms in unit
2023 Fair market rent area -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR
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Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI HUD $1,044 $1,101 $1,326 $1,726 $1,928
Metro FMR Area.................
Hawaii County, HI............... 1,281 1,449 1,901 2,446 2,582
Hood River County, OR........... 1,147 1,304 1,716 2,439 2,923
Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro 2,042 2,100 2,455 3,297 3,847
FMR Area.......................
Wasco County, OR................ 1,112 1,165 1,457 2,046 2,482
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HUD has published these revised FMR values on the HUD USER website
at: <a href="http://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html">http://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html</a>. In addition, HUD
has updated the FY 2023 Small Area FMRs (SAFMRs) for metropolitan areas
with revised FMRs, which can be found at <a href="https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/smallarea/index.html">https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/smallarea/index.html</a>. HUD has also updated the 50th
percentile rents for all FMR areas, which are published at <a href="http://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/50per.html">http://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/50per.html</a>.
II. Environmental Impact
This notice involves establishment of a rate and does not
constitute a development decision affecting the physical condition of
specific project areas or building sites. Accordingly, under 24 CFR
50.19(c)(6), this notice is categorically excluded from environmental
review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321).
Solomon Greene,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research.
[FR Doc. 2023-05630 Filed 3-17-23; 8:45 am]
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