5378473 Housing Authority, DC - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending the Payment Standard of the Fair Market Rents

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY

 

NOTICE OF EMERGENCY AND PROPOSED RULEMAKING

 

The Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) hereby gives notice, pursuant to the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999, effective May 9, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-105; D.C. Official Code § 6-203 (2012 Repl.)), of its intent to adopt the following proposed amendments to Chapter 83 (Rent and Housing Assistance Payments) of Title 14 (Housing) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. 

 

The purpose of the proposed amendments is to amend the payment standard to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the Fair Market Rents for all sized units in the District of Columbia.

 

Per 1 DCMR 311.4(e), emergency rulemakings are promulgated when the action is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, welfare, or morals. There is an urgent need to adopt these emergency regulations to increase the number of Housing Choice Vouchers throughout the District of Columbia.

 

These emergency regulations were adopted by the Board on March 11, 2015 and became effective immediately. They will remain in effect for up to one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of adoption, until July 10, 2015, or upon publication of a Notice of Final Rulemaking in the D.C. Register, whichever occurs first.

 

The Board of Commissioners of DCHA also gives notice of intent to take rulemaking action to adopt these proposed regulations as final in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.  

 

The amended provisions of Chapter 83, RENT AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS, of Title 14 DCMR, HOUSING, is proposed as follows:

 

Section 8300, PAYMENT STANDARD AMOUNT, is amended as follows:

 

Subsection 8300.2(e) is amended to read as follows:

 

(e)        The Payment Standard up to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the Fair Market Rents for all size units in all areas of the District of Columbia. Any change to the Payment Standard shall be implemented by regulatory action of the Commission and shall apply to all vouchers issued after the date of the adoption of any regulation modifying the Payment Standard.

 

 

Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments regarding this Proposed Rulemaking to DCHA’s Office of General Counsel.  Copies of this Proposed Rulemaking can be obtained at www.dcregs.gov, or by contacting Karen Harris at the Office of the General Counsel, 1133 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 210, Washington, DC 20002-7599 or via telephone at [phone].  All communications on this subject matter must refer to the above referenced title and must include the phrase “Comment to Proposed Rulemaking” in the subject line.  There are two methods of submitting Public Comments:

 

1.                  Submission of comments by mail:  Comments may be submitted by mail to the Office of the General Counsel, 1133 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 210, Washington, DC 20002-7599.

 

2.                  Electronic Submission of comments: Comments may be submitted electronically by submitting comments to Karen Harris at:

[e-mail].

 

3.                  No facsimile will be accepted.

 

Comments Due Date:  April 20, 2015