The reporting and recordkeeping requirements contained in this regulation have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget and have been assigned OMB control number 0575-0157. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to vary from 30 minutes to five hours per response, with an average of 3 hours per response including time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Department of Agriculture, Clearance Officer, OIRM, Room 404-W, Washington, DC 20250; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (OMB 0575-0157), Washington, DC 20503.
Sec. Exhibit A to Subpart B of Part 1944 [Reserved] Sec. Exhibit B to Subpart B of Part 1944--Housing Application Packaging
Grant (HAPG) Fee Processing
The Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 approval official will execute and distribute Form FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 1940-1, ``Request for Obligation of Funds,'' in accordance with the Forms Manual Insert (FMI). HAPG funds will be used for the fees except as otherwise noted in paragraphs II (A) and (B) of this exhibit. Funds for all loan and/or grant application packages will be paid as follows.
I. For all Single Family Housing loans (Sections 502, 504, and 514 (``on'' farm labor housing only) of the Housing Act of 1949, checks will be ordered when complete application packages as defined in Sec. 1944.73 of this subpart and exhibit C of this subpart are received. The fees are as follows:
(A) Section 502 Single Family Housing Loans--$500
(B) Section 504 Rural Housing Loans and Grants--$500
(C) Section 514 ``On'' Farm Labor Housing Loans--$500
II. For all Multi-Family Housing loans and grants (sections 514/516, 515, 524, and 533 of the Housing Act of 1949), the entire amount of the fee coming from HAPG funds will be obligated when the packager has met all the requirements of the preapplication stage, however, payments will be made in accordance with the following schedules:
(A) Sections 514/516 Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants
``Off'' farm labor housing loans/grants--fees paid in accordance with the schedule for section 515 Rural Rental Housing loans.
(B) Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Loans.
(1) The scale for packaging fees is based on the percentage of the total development cost as follows: Up to $400,000--1.6 percent
For additional amounts between: $400,001 and $800,000--add 1.2 percent$800,001 and $1,200,000--add 1.0 percent$1,200,001 and $1,600,000--add .7 percent$1,600,001 and $2,000,000--add .5 percentOver $2,000,001--No additional amount
(2) Twenty-five percent paid from HAPG funds when Form AD-622, ``Notification of Preapplication Review Action,'' is sent inviting submission of a complete application.
(3) Twenty percent paid from HAPG funds when a complete application is filed including plans and specifications.
(4) The 55 percent balance paid when the loan is approved. Funds for this 55 percent will be drawn from loan funds in accordance with 7 CFR 3560.53 (o).
(C) Section 524 Rural Housing Site Loans--total fee is 1 percent of the loan amount payable in two installments.
(1) Thirty percent paid after FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354's review of the preapplication under Sec. 1822.271(a) of subpart G of part 1822 of this chapter (paragraph XI A of FmHA Instruction 444.8).
(2) Seventy percent paid upon the completion of the docket in accordance with Sec. 1822.271(c) of subpart G of part 1822 of this chapter (paragraph XI C of FmHA Instruction 444.8).
(D) Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants--total fee is 2 percent of the grant amount paid in two installments.
(1) Forty percent will be paid when the Form AD-622, inviting submission of a complete application, is sent.
(2) Sixty percent will be paid after grant closes. [58 FR 58643, Nov. 3, 1993, as amended at 69 FR 69104, Nov. 26, 2004]
Sec. Exhibit C to Subpart B of Part 1944--Requirements for Housing
Application Packages
A package will consist of the following requirements for the respective program.
A. Section 502--Complete application packages will be submitted in accordance with the requirements of 7 CFR part 3550. The package must also include the following: Form RD 410-9--``Statement Required by the Privacy Act''Form RD 1910-11--``Applicant Certification Federal Collection Policies for Consumer or Commercial Debts''Form RD 1944-3--``Budget and/or Financial Statement''
B. Section 504--Complete application packages will be submitted in accordance with 7 CFR part 3550. The package must include the forms listed in paragraph A. of this exhibit and the following:
The appropriate Agency application form for Rural Housing assistance (non-farm tract) (available in any Rural Development office).
The appropriate Agency form to request verification of employment (available in any Rural Development office).
The appropriate Agency Rural Housing Loan application package (available in any Rural Development office).
Evidence of ownership in accordance with 7 CFR part 3550.
Cost estimates or bid prices for removal of health or safety hazards in accordance with 7 CFR part 3550.
C. Section 514/516--Complete application packages will be submitted in accordance with the Notice of Funding Availability that will be published in the Federal Register each Fiscal Year.
D. Section 515--Complete application packages will be submitted in accordance with the Notice of Funding Availability that will be published in the Federal Register each Fiscal Year.
E. Section 524--Complete application packages will be submitted in accordance with Sec. 1822.271(a) of subpart G of part 1822 of this chapter (paragraph XI.A. of RD Instruction 444.8). After Rural Development's review and as instructed, the application should be completed in accordance with Sec. 1822.271(c) of subpart G of part 1822 of this chapter (paragraph XI.C. of RD Instruction 444.8).
F. Section 533--Complete application packages will be submitted in accordance with the requirements of subpart N of part 1944 of this chapter. [69 FR 69104, Nov. 26, 2004]
Sec. Exhibit D to Subpart B of Part 1944--Designated Counties for
Housing Application Packaging Grants[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR25MY05.036 [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR25MY05.037 [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR25MY05.038 [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR25MY05.039 [70 FR 29927, May 25, 2005] Subparts C-E [Reserved]