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HUD has issued a notice allocating                 during the 6-month period beginning
               $1,805,976,000 in Community Development            01/01/2017, is
               Block Grant disaster recovery (CDBG–DR)            2 ¾ percent. However, as a result of an
               funds appropriated by the Further Continuing       amendment to Section 224 of the Act, if an
               and Security Assistance Appropriations Act,        insurance claim relating to a mortgage insured
               2017 for the purpose of assisting long-term        under Sections 203 or 234 of the Act and
               recovery in Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina,    endorsed for insurance after January 23, 2004, is
               South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia. This     paid in cash, the debenture interest rate for
               allocation of CDBG–DR supplements funds            purposes of calculating a claim shall be the
               appropriated by the Continuing Appropriation       monthly average yield, for the month in which
               Act, 2017. It provided $500 million in CDBG–       the default on the mortgage occurred, on United
               DR funding that has been allocated to Louisiana,   States Treasury Securities adjusted to a constant
               Texas, and West Virginia in response to            maturity of 10 years. The notice may be viewed
               qualifying disasters. In HUD’s Federal Register    at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-01-
               notice published on November 21, 2016, at 81       24/pdf/2017-01547.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
               FR 83254 (the Prior Notice), HUD described         82, No. 14, 01/24/2017, 8201-8202.
               that allocation and applicable waivers and
               alternative requirements, relevant statutory and   HUD Requests Comment on Information
               regulatory requirements, the grant award           Collections.
               process, criteria for action plan approval, and
               eligible disaster recovery activities. Grantees    •      HUD has issued a notice to announce it
               receiving an allocation of funds under this notice   seeks comment on the information collection
               are subject to the requirements of the Prior       titled Notice on Equal Access Regardless of
               Notice, including amendments provided within       Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, or Marital
               this notice. The notice is effective 01/23/2017.   Status for HUD’s Community Planning and
               The notice may be viewed at:                       Development Programs. HUD is also giving
               https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-01-          notice that it has sent the collection to OMB for
               18/pdf/2017-01007.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.      review. Comments are due 02/23/2017. The
               82, No. 11, 01/18/2017, 5591-5595.                 notice may be viewed at:
                                                                  https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-01-
               HUD Announces Debenture Interest Rates.            24/pdf/2017-01556.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
                                                                  82, No. 14, 01/24/2017, 8198-8200.
               HUD has issued a notice announcing changes in
               the interest rates to be paid on debentures issued   •    HUD has issued a notice to announce it
               with respect to a loan or mortgage insured by the   seeks comment on the information collection
               Federal Housing Administration under the           titled FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan Servicing
               provisions of the National Housing Act (the        Involving the Claims and Conveyance Process,
               Act). The interest rate for debentures issued      Property Inspection/ Preservation. HUD is also
               under Section 221(g)(4) of the Act during the 6-   giving notice that it has sent the collection to
               month period beginning 01/01/2017 is               OMB for review. Comments are due
               2 ⅛ percent. The interest rate for debentures      03/27/2017. The notice may be viewed at:
               issued under any other provision of the Act is     https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-01-
               the rate in effect on the date that the            24/pdf/2017-01550.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
               commitment to insure the loan or mortgage was      82, No. 14, 01/24/2017, 8200-8201.
               issued, or the date that the loan or mortgage was
               endorsed (or initially endorsed if there are two   •      HUD has issued a notice to announce it
               or more endorsements) for insurance, whichever     seeks comment on the information collection
               rate is higher. The interest rate for debentures   titled FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan Servicing for
               issued under these other provisions with respect   Performing Loans Including: Collection and
               to a loan or mortgage committed or endorsed        Payment of Mortgage Insurance Premiums,
                                                                  Escrow Administration, Providing Loan

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