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Summary: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L.

Publication Date:  March 8, 2011

Summary:  HUD's notice requests public comment regarding the manner in which HUD calculates the trend factor used in the Fair Market Rent (FMR) estimates to meet the statutory requirement that FMRs be ‘‘trended so the rentals will be current for the year to which they apply’’. HUD provides several proposed alternatives to the current trend factor and requests comments on these alternatives as well as suggestions of other ideas.

Comment Due Date: April 8, 2011

Date Published:  February 1, 2011

Close Date:   March 24, 2011

Publication Date:  January 27, 2011

Cross References:  PIH Notice 2010-23 and 2010-40

Publication Date:  January 19, 2011

Publication Date:  January 12, 2011

Summary: HUD’s notice explains the procedures PHAs are required to use for verifying Social Security numbers, Social Security benefits of applicants, participants and household members at the time of application for rental assistance programs and during mandatory reexamination of household income, respectively. This Notice extends Notice PIH-2010-03(HA), same subject, for another year until January 31, 2012.

Publication Date: January 12, 2011

Summary:  The purpose of HUD’s notice is to provide guidance to PHAs when determining the rent to owner for an HCV tenancy when the participant family chooses to lease a unit under the HCV program in any of the following types of federally subsidized projects:

Full Title: Notice of Public Interest (NOPI) for Fiscal Year 2010 Transformation Initiative: Homeless Families Demonstration Small Grant Research Program

Publication Date: January 5, 2011

Publication Date: December 30, 2010

Programs Covered:  Housing Choice Voucher Program

Cross References: Notice PIH 2008-20, PIH 2009-22

Full Title: PIH Notice 2010-50: Effective Use of the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System's Deceased Tenants Report.to Reduce Subsidy Payment & Administrative Errors

Publication Date: December 30, 2010

Covered Programs:  This Notice applies to the following HUD-PIH rental assistance programs: Public Housing, Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation, Project-Based Voucher, Project-Based Certificate; and Housing Choice Voucher programs.