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USDA/RHS RIN: 0575-AC86 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Citizenship Implementation 
Abstract: The Rural Housing Service published a proposed rule on June 2, 2003, [68 FR 32872], to streamline and consolidate 14 regulations into 7 CFR 3560, which sets forth requirements, policies, and procedures for originating, processing, and servicing Rural Development's Multi-Family Housing (MFH) direct loans and grants. The programs covered by this part are authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949. An interim rule was published on November 26, 2004 (69 FR 69032–69176), to implement those changes, with an effective date of February 24, 2005. The Agency published in the Federal Register on February 22, 2005, [70 FR 8503], to indefinitely delay the effective date of specific words in quotes in the following specific sections: Sections 3560.152(a)(1) "Be a United States citizen or qualified alien, and"; 3560.154(a)(7) ". . . and a certification that the applicant is a U.S. citizen or a qualified alien as defined in section 3560.11 . . ."; 3560.156(c)(12) ". . . their citizenship status, . . ."; and 3560.254(c)(3) "Whose head of the household is a U.S. citizen or a legal alien as defined in section 3560.11." The interim final rule contained requirements regarding citizenship eligibility about which the Agency received several comments. The comments suggested that Agency procedures unnecessarily imposed more requirements than those required under the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) procedures for similar programs. RHS plans to publish a proposed rule to implement the citizenship requirements and to harmonize RHS' requirements with those currently established by HUD. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 3560-D    7 CFR 3560-F     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42USC 1436(a)    42 USC 1471    PL 108-447   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/00/2011    
NPRM Comment Period End  10/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 0575-AC13 
Agency Contact:
Joan Atkinson
Senior Finance and Loan Analyst
Department of Agriculture
Rural Housing Service
1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0782,
Washington, DC 20250
Phone:813 752-1474
Email: joan.atkinson@usda.gov