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
Rodger J. Boyd	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs

Documents and Resources

	2010 Negotiated Rulemaking Documents
	Older Documents and Resources