2009 Notices, Rules and Regulations

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Below is a list of PIH notices which provide guidance, extensions, instructions, clarifications, announcements and other policy information.

Notice	Issued/Expires	Purpose
PIH 2009-13 (HA)	Issued: May 6, 2009 Expires: May 31, 2010	This Notice implements the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program funding provisions resulting from enactment of the "Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009" (Public Law 111-8), referred to hereinafter as "the 2009 Act," enacted on March 11, 2009. The 2009 Act establishes the allocation methodology for calculating housing assistance payments (HAP) renewal funds, new incremental vouchers and administrative fees.
PIH 2009-12 (HA)	Issued: March 18, 2009 Expires: March 31, 2010	This Notice provides processing information for PHAs regarding the allocation of the $3 billion in formula funds; a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the award of the $1 billion competitive grant funds will be issued separately. FY 2009 Capital Fund Formula Grants will also be provided through a separate process.
PIH 2009-11 (HA)	Issued: March 16, 2009 Expires: March 31, 2010	As noted in section J of the Implementation of the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program (Operating Requirements) published in the Federal Register on May 6, 2008, the Department will consider, on a case-by-case basis, requests from a public housing agency (PHA) to project-base HUD-VASH vouchers in accordance with 24 CFR part 983. The purpose of this Notice is to provide guidance to those PHAs that were awarded HUD-VASH vouchers that are interested in project-basing a portion of these vouchers.[...]
PIH 2009-10 (HA)	Issued: March 5, 2009 Expires: March 31, 2010	This notice updates annual instructions to public housing agencies (PHAs) and field offices for appeals pursuant to 24 CFR part 990, the Public Housing Operating Fund Program, Subpart G, for calendar year (CY) 2009.
PIH 2009-9 (HA)	Issued: March 5, 2009 Expires: March 31, 2010	This Notice updates guidance encouraging ENERGY STAR as the standard for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs). Purchase of ENERGY STAR -labeled products, adoption of the whole-house approach Home Performance with ENERGY STAR, which emphasis a holistic approach to building performance and construction of ENERGY STAR qualified residential structures (HOPE VI), by PHAs support the goals of the President's National Energy Policy by reducing the burden of public housing energy costs while increasing comfort and reducing health risks to public housing residents.
PIH 2009-8 (HA)	Issued: Feb. 24, 2009 Expires: Feb. 28, 2010	This notice informs DVP administering public housing agencies (PHAs) that the DVP has been extended beyond the previously projected end date of February 28, 2009, for all pre-disaster public housing, project-based and pre-disaster homeless and special needs housing families currently receiving DVP assistance.
PIH 2009-7 (TDHEs)	Issued: March 5, 2009 Expires: March 31, 2010	This Notice reissues Notice PIH 2006-28 (TDHEs), same subject, which transmitted the depository agreements forms to be used when investing IHBG funds; form HUD-52736-A (10/2004) for banking accounts and form HUD-52736-B (10/2004) for brokers/dealers. The Notice clarified when to use depository forms and when tribes or tribally designated housing entities may utilize brokers in the investment of IHBG funds under 24 CFR 1000.58.
PIH 2009-6 (TDHEs)	Issued: March 5, 2009 Expires: March 31, 2010	This Notice reissues Notice 99-4, which establishes the basis upon which the Department will determine if a recipient of Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) funds, as authorized by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-330, as amended), has the administrative capacity to draw down IHBG funds for investment purposes.
PIH 2009-5 (TDHEs)   Extension Notice	Issued: Jan. 26, 2009 Expires: Jan. 31, 2010	The purpose of this Notice is to remind tribes and tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs) who are recipients of federal funds of their obligation to comply with pertinent laws and implementing regulations that provide for non-discrimination and accessibility in federally funded housing and non-housing programs for people with disabilities. Additionally, this Notice clarifies certain information in Notice PIH 2002-01 (HA), Accessibility Notice: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968; and the Fair Housing Act of 1988, as it applies to HUD's Native American programs specifically. Both PIH 2002-01(HA) and this Notice are equivalent in their instructions; however, this Notice outlines the provisions of PIH 2002-01 that apply only to HUD's Native American Programs.
PIH 2009-4 (IHBG)   Extension Notice	Issued: Jan. 26, 2009 Expires: Jan. 31, 2010	This Notice reissues Notice PIH-2006-34 (TDHEs) and explains when tribes or tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs) (referred to in this Notice as ‘Tribe’) may limit housing assistance to Indian families or tribal members. This notice outlines how the requirements are different if only IHBG funds are used or if IHBG funds are leveraged or combined with funds from other sources.
PIH 2009-3 (HA)	Issued: Jan. 16, 2009 Expires: Jan. 31, 2010	This Notice informs public housing agencies (PHAs) in Louisiana and Mississippi who are eligible to combine Housing Choice Voucher and public housing operating and capital funds under section 901 of 2006 emergency supplemental appropriations that this flexibility has been extended to include calendar years (CY) 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
PIH 2009-2 (HA)	Issued: Jan. 16, 2009 Expires: Jan. 31, 2010	This notice provides guidance regarding the calculation of transition funding under the Operating Fund Program for Calendar Year (CY) 2009. The purpose of this notice is to provide public housing agencies (PHAs) with the necessary information for proper budget and program planning.
PIH 2009-1 (PHA)   Extension Notice	Issued: Jan. 2, 2009 Expires: Jan. 31, 2010	This Notice extends Notice PIH 2008-02 (PHA), same subject, will expire on January 4, 2009, for another year, until January 4, 2010. The purpose of this Notice is to provide guidance on the factors that HUD will consider in determining whether to consent to a taking of public housing property that was developed/acquired by, or is maintained with funds from the United States Housing Act of 1937 by a governmental or quasi-governmental body using eminent domain authority.