OMB/HUD Delays on Fair Housing Regs and Demos Continue.

There are three regulatory fair housing actions still pending at HUD or OMB.

At HUD

A notice of a affirmatively furthering fair demonstration program in the Baltimore MSA was sent to OMB on January 17, 2012. Five months later, OMB cleared the notice on May 16, 2012, but nearly 30 days later HUD has yet to publish the notice in the Federal Register. 

AGENCY: HUD-OH  RIN: 2502-ZA13 
TITLE: Notice of Intent to Conduct Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Demonstration in Baltimore, Maryland, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (FR-5617) 
STAGE: Notice  

RECEIVED DATE: 01/17/2012    
COMPLETED: 05/16/2012  

COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent with Change 
 

At OMB

Two Rules are Pending at OMB, one a FINAL rule and the second a proposed rule. The final disparate impact rule has been at OMB for approaching two months, while the proposed affirmatively furthering fair housing reg has been at OMB for 5 months.

 

AGENCY: HUD-FHEO  RIN: 2529-AA96 
TITLE: Implementation of the Fair Housing Act--Disparate Impact (FR-5508) 
STAGE: Final Rule  

RECEIVED DATE: 04/25/2012  
Note : A meeting this past Monday (June 11) concerning this rule was held with advocates, HUD, and OMB; details about attendees are HERE.

AGENCY: HUD-HUDSEC  RIN: 2501-AD33 
TITLE: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (FR-5173) 
STAGE: Proposed Rule  

RECEIVED DATE: 01/17/2012     

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.