[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43197-43198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18126]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5428-N-01]
Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS): Asset Management
Transition Year 2 Extension
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides information regarding scoring and
submission requirements for public housing agencies (PHAs) under the
Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS). This notice extends the
Federal Register notice, Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS): Asset
Management Transition Year 2 Information (75 FR 1632), dated January
12, 2010, for PHAs with fiscal years ending (FYEs) June 30, 2010, and
September 30, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Public and Indian
Housing, Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC), Attention: Cheryl
Teninga, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 550 12th Street,
SW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410; telephone number (REAC Technical
Assistance Center) 888-245-4860 (this is a toll-free number). Persons
with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY
by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A. PHAS Scoring During Transition Year 1
On August 21, 2008, HUD published Federal Register notice (FR-5227-
N-01), ``Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS): Asset Management
Transition Year Information and Uniform Financial Reporting Standards
(UFRS) Information'' (73 FR 49588). In that notice, HUD indicated that,
for PHAs with FYEs of June 30, 2008, through March 31, 2009, HUD would
not issue a new overall PHAS score. Further, PHAs were not required to
submit their management operations information and were not subject to
resident satisfaction surveys (other than PHAs with a FYE of June 30,
2008, for whom the survey results were informational only). PHAs were
still required to submit their annual financial statements (not scored)
and were subject to the same inspection frequencies, the scores from
which were also for informational purposes only.
B. PHAS Scoring During Transition Year 2
The Transition Year 2 notice (75 FR 1632, January 12, 2010) covers
those PHAs with FYEs of June 30, 2009, September 30, 2009, December 31,
2009, and March 31, 2010. This notice also applies to Moving-to-Work
PHAs that are not specifically exempted from a PHAS assessment in their
grant agreements.
Small PHAs (those with fewer than 250 public housing units): Under
the current PHAS rule, small PHAs are generally assessed every other
year. During Transition Year 2, small PHAs are being assessed pursuant
to 24 CFR 902.9.
Instructions for submissions and scoring were provided for the
physical condition, financial condition, management operations, and
resident assessment indicators.
C. Transition Year 2 Extension
This notice provides for an extension of the Transition Year 2
notice for PHAs with FYEs of June 30, 2010, and September 30, 2010. In
addition to the information provided in the Transition Year 2 notice,
the following applies to this extension notice.
Management Operations Indicator. PHAs will be required to submit
their management operations certification, pursuant to 24 CFR part 902,
subpart D. Small PHAs will be assessed pursuant to 24 CFR 902.9.
PHAs with FYEs of June 30, 2009, and September 30, 2009, that
requested and received an approved waiver for their management
operations certification may request an extension of that waiver for
FYEs June 30, 2010, and September 30, 2010. HUD will notify those PHAs
in writing of the waiver extension.
PHAs with FYEs of June 30, 2010, and September 30, 2010, that did
not submit a waiver request for their previous FYE and are converting
to asset management, and for which the submission of the current
management operations certification would impose an administrative
hardship, may request a waiver for their management operations
certification pursuant to 24 CFR 5.110, within 30 days from the date of
this notice.
Resident Assessment Indicator. HUD will not administer the resident
service and satisfaction survey for PHAs with FYEs of June 30, 2010,
and September 30, 2010. Such PHAs have the same choices stated in the
Transition Year 2 notice.
PHAs with FYEs of June 30, 2009, and September 30, 2009, that
requested and were granted an appeal for the resident assessment
indicator may request an extension of the results of that appeal. HUD
will notify those PHAs in writing of the extension of the results of
the appeal.
All other aspects of the current PHAS rule will remain in effect
during the Transition Year 2 Extension period.
II. Environmental Review
This notice 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 24 CFR 50.19(c)(4), this notice is categorically
excluded from environmental review under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
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Dated: July 20, 2010.
Sandra B. Henriquez,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2010-18126 Filed 7-22-10; 8:45 am]
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