Negotiated Rulemaking
Overview
The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) (NAHASDA) changed the way that housing assistance is provided to Native Americans. NAHASDA eliminated several separate assistance programs and replaced them with a single block grant program, known as the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program. In addition, Title VI of NAHASDA authorizes federal guarantees for the financing of certain tribal activities (Title VI Loan Guarantee Program). The regulations governing the IHBG and Title VI Loan Guarantee programs are located in part 1000 of HUD's regulations in title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. In accordance with section 106 of NAHASDA, HUD developed the regulations with active tribal participation and using the procedures of the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 561-570).
The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-411, approved October 14, 2008) (NAHASDA Reauthorization) reauthorizes NAHASDA through September 30, 2013, and makes a number of amendments to the statutory requirements governing the IHBG and Title VI Loan Guarantee programs. The NAHASDA Reauthorization amends section 106 of NAHASDA to provide that HUD shall ''initiate a negotiated rulemaking by no later than 90-days after the enactment of the [2008 Reauthorization Act ]."
On September 23, 2009, HUD published a Federal Register notice establishing the NAHASDA Reauthorization Act Negotiated Rulemaking Committee, and asked for tribal nominations to serve on the Committee. On January 5, 2010, HUD published a Federal Register notice naming those selected to serve on it. There were 25 tribal members and 2 HUD representatives. Six negotiated rulemaking sessions were scheduled.
The first meeting was held in March 2010. Five subsequent meetings occurred. The final meeting was held in August 2010 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The proposed rule to implement the statutory amendments from the NAHASDA Reauthorization Act waspublished in the Federal Register on November 18, 2011. Public comments are due January 17, 2012. HUD will continue to work the tribal representatives to review public comments and develop the final rule. Click here for a copy of the proposed rule.
NAHASDA Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Members
Steven Angasan |
King Salmon Tribe |
Naknek, Alaska |
Carol Gore, President/CEO |
Cook Inlet Housing Authority |
Anchorage, Alaska |
Blake Kazama, President |
Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing Authority |
Juneau, Alaska |
Marty Shuravloff, Executive Director |
Kodiak Island Housing Authority |
Kodiak, Alaska |
Retha Herne, Executive Director |
Akwesasne Housing Authority |
Hogansburg, New York |
Ray DePerry, Housing Director |
Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority |
Bayfield, Wisconsin |
Robert Durant, Executive Director |
White Earth Reservation Housing Authority |
Waubun, Minnesota |
Leon Jacobs |
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina |
Mystic, Connecticut |
Susan Wicker, Executive Housing Director |
Poarch Band of Creek Indians |
Atmore, Alabama |
Jason Adams, Executive Director |
Salish Kootenai Housing Authority |
Pablo, Montana |
Lafe Haugen, Executive Director |
Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority |
Lame Deer, Montana |
Rebecca Phelps, Development Specialist |
Turtle Mountain Housing Authority |
Belcourt, North Dakota |
S. Jack Sawyers |
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah |
Cedar City, Utah |
Marguarite Becenti, Member
Board of Commissioners |
Umatilla Reservation Housing Authority |
Pendleton, Oregon |
The Honorable Henry Cagey, Chairman |
Lummi Nation |
Bellingham, Washington |
Larry Coyle, Executive Director |
Cowlitz Indian Tribal Housing |
Chehalis, Washington |
Karin Foster, Legal Counsel |
Yakama Nation Housing Authority |
Toppenish, Washington |
Marvin Jones, Manager Housing Oversight |
Cherokee Nation |
Tahlequah, Oklahoma |
Thomas McGeisey, Executive Director |
Seminole Nation Housing Authority |
Wewoka, Oklahoma |
Shawna Pickup, Housing Director/Secretary |
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma |
Wyandotte, Oklahoma |
Russell Sossamon, Executive Director |
Choctaw Nation Housing Authority |
Hugo, Oklahoma |
Ervin Keeswood, Member |
Navajo Housing Authority Board of Commissioners |
Window Rock, Arizona |
Judith Marasco, Executive Director |
Yurok Indian Housing Authority |
Klamath, California |
Alvin Moyle, The Honorable Chairman,
Fallon Business Council |
Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe |
Fallon, Nevada |
Darlene Tooley, Executive Director |
Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority |
Ukiah, California |
Sandra B. Henriquez |
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing |
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Rodger J. Boyd |
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs |
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