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        <RIN>2577-AB91</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2577</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of Public and Indian Housing</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>PIH</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2500</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Housing and Urban Development</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>HUD</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Section 8 Tenant Based Assistance: Statutory Merger (FR-4428)</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rule will effect a complete merger of the Section 8 Certificate and Voucher programs, creating a single Section 8 tenant-based assistance program, effective on October 21, 1999. This rule will include changes made by sections 545, 549(b), and 553 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-276, 112 Stat. 246, approved October 21, 1998). The rule will implement statutory requirements for the merged Voucher program, including provisions governing calculation of subsidy, family eligibility and income targeting, disapproval of owners, PHA screening of applicants, lease and tenant requirements, housing quality standards and unit inspections, PHA administrative fees, portability, and conversion from certificate to voucher assistance. The rule also will implement requirements for project-based voucher assistance.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>24 CFR 982</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1437f(o)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1437f(c)(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1437f(r)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 3535(d)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>10/21/1999</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>  </DLINE_DESC>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/00/1999</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Carl </FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Jurison</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Director, Housing Voucher Management and Operations</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2577</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Public and Indian Housing</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>PIH</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 708-0477</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS></STREET_ADDRESS>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
        <PROCUREMENT>Not Procurement Related</PROCUREMENT>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>No</REINVENT_GOVT>
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