The PHA determines the overall poverty rate for its principal operating area using the most recent available decennial Census data. (e) Appeals. (2) HUD verification method: MTCS report - Shows percent of HQS inspections that are more than 2 months overdue. (b) The definitions in 24 CFR 982.4 apply to this part. (2) HUD verification method: MTCS report - Shows percent of reexaminations that are more than 2 months overdue. (C) The PHA uses the appropriate utility allowances to determine gross rent for the unit leased. (24 CFR 982.54(d)(1) and 982.204(a)). (ii) The PHA's SEMAP certification does not support the statement in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section. The provisions of this paragraph (n) apply to the first SEMAP certification due after July 2, 2012. 10 points. The PHA supervisor's reinspected sample is to be drawn from recently completed HQS inspections (i.e., performed during the 3 months preceding reinspection) and is to be drawn to represent a cross section of neighborhoods and the work of a cross section of inspectors. Use the navigation links in the gray bar above to view the table of contents that this content belongs to. Under current regulations at 24 CFR part 985, the SEMAP Certification form (HUD-52648) must be submitted annually by all PHAs administering Section 8 tenant-based assistance programs. ), (iii) The percent of units leased or occupied by homeowners under the voucher homeownership option, or the percent of allocated budget authority expended during the calendar year that ends on or before the assessed PHA fiscal year was less than 95 percent. This section states the performance indicators that are used to assess PHA Section 8 management. (i) The percent of units leased or occupied by homeowners under the voucher homeownership option, or the percent of allocated budget authority expended during the calendar year that ends on or before the assessed PHA fiscal year was 98 percent or more. Each module of this training is self-paced and can be started or stopped at any time. SEMAP Indicators 3 SEMAP Indicators Measure How much of the funding is being used; Whether the agency is complying with regulations regarding rent reasonableness, HQS and reexaminations; Whether transactions are timely; Whether the rent calculations are accurate and Whether there is documentation to support them. Default under the Annual Contributions Contract (ACC). The 14 indicators of performance show whether PHAs help eligible families to afford decent rental units at a reasonable subsidy cost as intended by Federal housing legislation. (1) This indicator shows whether newly leased units pass HQS inspection on or before the beginning date of the assisted lease and HAP contract. (1) This indicator shows whether the PHA inspects each unit under contract at least annually. (See 985.3.). Although the SEMAP performance rating will not be determined using the indicators in paragraphs (a) through (g) of this section, PHAs not subject to Federal audit requirements must still complete the SEMAP certification for these indicators and performance under the indicators is subject to HUD confirmatory reviews. Enroll families in the family self-sufficiency (FSS) program as required and help FSS families achieve increases in employment income. In addition, HQS-related SEMAP indicators and their impact on the PHA's SEMAP score are included. (a) When the PHA receives the HUD notification of its SEMAP rating, an PHA must correct any SEMAP deficiency (indicator rating of zero) within 45 calendar days from date of HUD notice. 20 points. 5 points. 15 points. A. SEMAP Certification Section 985.101 requires an HA administering a Section 8 tenant-based assistance program to submit annually a SEMAP certification form within 60 calendar days after the end of its fiscal year. under the SEMAP lease-up indicator. This content is from the eCFR and may include recent changes applied to the CFR. (24 CFR 982.517). Overview of SEMAP. Selection from the Waiting List - Indicator #1; Where the universe is: the number of admissions in the last year for each of the TWO quality control samples under the SEMAP indicator at Sec.
0 points. A low poverty census tract is defined as a census tract where the poverty rate of the tract is at or below 10 percent, or at or below the overall poverty rate for the principal operating area of the PHA, whichever is greater. If the PHA is a unit of local government or a state, the corrective action plan must be signed by the Section 8 program director and by the chief executive officer of the unit of government or his or her designee. Indicators, HUD verification methods and ratings. the SEMAP indicator at 985.3(a) Selection from the Waiting List; the number of families assisted for the SEMAP indicators at 985.3(b) Reasonable Rent, and 985.3(c) Determination of Adjusted Income; the number of units under HAP contract during the last completed HA fiscal year for the SEMAP indicator at 985.3(e) HQS Quality Control . Submission of deconcentration data for this indicator is optional for all other PHAs. Semap is used for the treatment of acute and chronic schizophrenic disorders, in which positive symptoms (such as delusions, hallucinations, thought disorders) and/or negative symptoms (such as blunted affect, emotional and social withdrawal) are prominent, including patients characterized by predominant negative symptoms. PHAs with SEMAP scores of at least 90 percent shall be rated high performers under SEMAP. (1) Submission of deconcentration data in the HUD-prescribed format for this indicator is mandatory for a PHA using one or more payment standard amount(s) that exceed(s) 100 percent of the published FMR set at the 50th percentile rent to provide access to a broad range of housing opportunities throughout a metropolitan area in accordance with . (ii) More than 2 percent of PHA tenant rent and family's share of the rent to owner calculations are incorrect. HUD must conduct an on-site confirmatory review of an PHA's performance before changing any annual overall performance rating from troubled to standard or high performer. The 2-month allowance provided here for rating purposes does not mean that any delay in completing annual reexaminations is permitted. If the HUD verification method for the indicator relies on data in MTCS and HUD determines those data are insufficient to verify the PHA's certification on the indicator due to the PHA's failure to adequately report family data, HUD will assign a zero rating for the indicator. Our longtime partnership with HAI Group offers students the opportunity to enjoy many training options, all of which provide a Nan McKay and Associates certification upon successful completion. You can learn more about the process Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari. 16 plus 1 for each 100 (or part of 100) over 600. Waiting list 15 Reasonable rent 20 Adjusted income 20 UA schedule 5 HQS QC 5 HQS enforcement 10 Slideshow. switch to drafting.ecfr.gov. learn more about the process here. If you work for a Federal agency, use this drafting supports the occupancy sub-indicator of MASS and keeps PHAs from having to absorb costs related to terminating a household's tenancy and refilling the unit. (f) Upgrading poor performance rating. SEMAP indicators. HUD will use the verification method identified for each indicator in reviewing the accuracy of an PHA's annual SEMAP certification. TTY: 202-708-1455, Privacy Policy | Web Policies | Accessibility | Sitemap, Privacy Policy | Web Policies | Accessibility | Sitemap, Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP), Resident Opportunities & Self Sufficiency, PUBLIC HOUSING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION CLEARINGHOUSE (PHECC), Section 8 Management AssessmentProgram (SEMAP). (3) An PHA may include with its SEMAP certification any information bearing on the accuracy or completeness of the information used by the PHA in providing its certification. If you have questions for the Agency that issued the current document please contact the agency directly. (o) Family self-sufficiency (FSS) enrollment and escrow accounts. (24 CFR 984.105 and 984.305). This content is from the eCFR and may include recent changes applied to the CFR. 10 points. A PHA that expends less than $300,000 in Federal awards and whose Section 8 programs are not audited by an independent auditor, is not be rated under SEMAP indicators 1-7. Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy (RISE) 2022: Building Resilience. 0 points. (i) The percent of units leased or occupied by homeowners under the voucher homeownership option, or the percent of allocated budget authority expended during the calendar year that ends on or before the assessed PHA fiscal year was 98 percent or more. HUD will then prepare a SEMAP profile for each PHA which shows the rating for each indicator, sums the indicator ratings, and divides by the total possible points to arrive at an PHA's overall SEMAP score. Urban Development (HUD) uses SEMAP scores as the primary tool for assessing a Housing Authority's management of the Housing Choice Voucher Program. A separate drafting site 0 points. (1) This indicator applies only to PHAs with mandatory FSS programs. 15 points. (A) The PHA has a reasonable written method to determine reasonable rent which considers location, size, type, quality and age of the units and the amenities, housing services, and maintenance and utilities provided by the owners; and. (1) This indicator shows whether an PHA supervisor or other qualified person reinspects a sample of units under contract during the PHA fiscal year, which meets the minimum sample size requirements specified at 985.2 under PHA's quality control sample, for quality control of HQS inspections. Upon receipt of the PHA's SEMAP certification, HUD will rate the PHA's performance under each SEMAP indicator in accordance with 985.3. 5 points. For purposes of this paragraph, payment standards that do not exceed 110 percent of the current applicable published FMRs include exception payment standards established by the PHA in accordance with 982.503(c)(iii). The provisions of this paragraph (n) apply to the first SEMAP certification due after July 2, 2012. This is an automated process for site when drafting amendatory language for Federal regulations: Nomenclature changes to part 985 appear at 64 FR 67983, Dec. 3, 1999. The section eight management assessment program (SEMAP) measures the performance of the public housing agencies (PHAs) that administer the housing choice voucher program in 14 key areas. (3) When HUD modifies or withholds a rating for any reason, it shall explain in writing to the PHA the reasons for the modification or for withholding the rating. There are 5 SEMAP indicators for which a PHA will need to select a Quality Control sample. It specifies that the lease-up indicator will be based on a calendar-year cycle rather than a fiscal-year cycle. (15 points. (1) This indicator shows whether voucher holders were successful in leasing units with voucher assistance. 5 points. (d) Changing rating from . 0 points. 20 points. (b) HUD written report. (1) This indicator applies only to PHAs with jurisdiction in metropolitan FMR areas. (24 CFR 982.54(d)(1) and 982.204(a)). Title 24 was last amended 12/21/2022. HUD initiated that proposal to align the SEMAP lease-up indicator with the process for measuring voucher management system leasing and cost data, which by statute must be done on a calendar year cycle. (1) This indicator shows whether the PHA correctly calculates tenant rent in the rental certificate program and the family's share of the rent to owner in the rental voucher program. (ii) The PHA's SEMAP certification does not support the statements in paragraph (e)(3)(i) of this section. (ii) The PHA's SEMAP certification does not support the statement in paragraph (f)(3)(i) of this section. (1) This indicator shows whether the PHA has and implements a reasonable written method to determine and document for each unit leased that the rent to owner is reasonable based on current rents for comparable unassisted units: At the time of initial leasing; if there is any increase in the rent to owner; at the HAP contract anniversary if there is a 10 percent decrease in the published fair market rent (FMR) in effect 60 days before the HAP contract anniversary. (iii) The PHA's SEMAP certification does not support the statements in either paragraph (b)(3)(i) or (b)(3)(ii) of this section. (d) Monitoring. The 14 key indicators of PHA performance are: How does SEMAP work? (c) PHA corrective action plan. (1) The certification must be approved by PHA board resolution and signed by the PHA executive director. This final rule amends HUD's regulations for the Section 8 Management Assessment program (SEMAP), by revising the process by which HUD measures and verifies performance under the SEMAP lease-up indicator. Expanding Housing Opportunities (indicator #7) and. (iii) The PHA has filled 80 percent or more of its mandatory FSS slots, but fewer than 30 percent of FSS families have escrow account balances. ( 1) this indicator shows whether the pha has adopted a payment standard schedule that establishes voucher payment standard amounts by unit size for each fmr area in the pha jurisdiction, and, if applicable, separate payment standard amounts by unit size for a pha-designated part of an fmr area, which payment standards do not exceed 110 percent 5 points. If you have questions or comments regarding a published document please Bonus points will be awarded if: (i) Half or more of all Section 8 families with children assisted by the PHA in its principal operating area at the end of the last completed PHA fiscal year reside in low poverty census tracts; (ii) The percent of Section 8 mover families with children who moved to low poverty census tracts in the PHA's principal operating area during the last completed PHA fiscal year is at least 2 percentage points higher than the percent of all Section 8 families with children who reside in low poverty census tracts at the end of the last completed PHA fiscal year; or. Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(1) of this section, HUD may elect not to conduct an on-site review of a troubled PHA, if: (i) The PHA has less than 250 assisted units; and. (iii) The PHA has filled 80 percent or more of its mandatory FSS slots, but fewer than 30 percent of FSS families have escrow account balances. 10 points. (1) Notwithstanding an PHA's SEMAP score, HUD may modify or withhold an PHA's overall performance rating when warranted by circumstances which have bearing on the SEMAP indicators such as an PHA's appeal of its overall rating, adverse litigation, a conciliation agreement under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, fair housing and equal opportunity monitoring and compliance review findings, fraud or misconduct, audit findings or substantial noncompliance with program requirements. The PHA's SEMAP certification also states that the reinspected sample was drawn from recently completed HQS inspections (i.e., performed during the 3 months preceding the quality control reinspection) and was drawn to represent a cross section of neighborhoods and the work of a cross section of inspectors. (a) The terms Department, Fair Market Rent, HUD, Secretary, and Section 8, as used in this part, are defined in 24 CFR 5.100. The PHA's method must take into consideration the location, size, type, quality and age of the units, and the amenities, housing services, and maintenance and utilities provided by the owners in determining comparability and the reasonable rent. HUD assigns scores to 14 indicators of performance that are intended to show whether PHAs help eligible families to afford decent rental units at a reasonable subsidy cost, as intended by Federal housing legislation. (24 CFR 5.617). Incentives and regulatory support for renewable energy. (24 CFR 982 subpart K). This rule applies to PHA administration of the tenant-based Section 8 rental voucher and rental certificate programs (24 CFR part 982), the project-based component (PBC) of the certificate program (24 CFR part 983) to the extent that PBC family and unit data are reported and measured under the stated HUD verification method, and enrollment levels and contributions to escrow accounts for Section 8 participants under the family self-sufficiency program (FSS) (24 CFR part 984). 0 points. (2) HUD verification method: MTCS report - Shows percent of newly leased units where the beginning date of the assistance contract is before the date the unit passed HQS inspection. (i) The PHA's SEMAP certification states that the PHA reviewed utility rate data within the last 12 months, and adjusted its utility allowance schedule if there has been a change of 10 percent or more in a utility rate since the last time the utility allowance schedule was revised. Performance indicator means a standard set for a key area of Section 8 program management against which the PHA 's performance is measured to show whether the PHA administers the program properly and effectively. 5 points. (24 CFR 982.54(d)(5), 982.301(a) and 982.301(b)(4) and 982.301(b)(12)). (b) The PHA must send a written report to HUD describing its correction of any identified SEMAP deficiency. Where the universe is: the number of admissions in the last year for each of the two quality control samples under the SEMAP indicator at 985.3(a) Selection from the Waiting List; the number of families assisted for the SEMAP indicators at 985.3(b) Reasonable Rent, and 985.3(c) Determination of Adjusted Income; the number of units under HAP contract during the last completed PHA fiscal . HOUSING QUALITY STANDARD (HQS) ENFORCEMENT The PHA must ensure that when a unit fails a HQS inspection if deficiencies are not corrected within the required time frame that the following occurs: Physical copies of these materials will not be shipped. The audit objective is to determine whether 1) the public housing agencies' SEMAP processes are supported and appropriately represent program performance, 2) HUD's SEMAP verification procedures effectively assess agency-reported scores, and 3) the current SEMAP indicators are the best measurements of program performance. (i) The PHA's SEMAP certification states that an PHA supervisor or other qualified person performed quality control HQS reinspections during the PHA fiscal year for a sample of units under contract which meets the minimum sample size requirements specified in 983.2 under PHA's quality control sample. In addition, HQS-related SEMAP indicators and their impact on the PHA's SEMAP score are included. (ii) The PHA's SEMAP certification does not support the statement in paragraph (g)(3)(i) of this section. This section states the performance indicators that are used to assess PHA Section 8 management. The indicator consists of 2 components which show whether the PHA has enrolled families in the FSS program as required, and the extent of the PHA's progress in supporting FSS by measuring the percent of current FSS participants with FSS progress reports entered in MTCS that have had increases in earned income which resulted in escrow account balances. (24 CFR part 5, subpart F and 24 CFR 982.516). PHAs that achieve an overall performance rating of high performer may receive national recognition by the Department and may be given competitive advantage under notices of fund availability. This number is divided by the number of mandatory FSS slots, as determined under 984.105 of this chapter. SEMAP SELF-ASSESSMENT INDICATOR 6. An MTCS report also shows the percent of FSS families with FSS progress reports who have escrow account balances. 0 points. 0 points. - Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development, - Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Subpart C - Physical Assessment Component [Reserved], https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/subtitle-B/chapter-IX/part-985, Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP). Comments or questions about document content can not be answered by OFR staff. here. High impact country, score not evaluated. ), (ii) The percent of units leased or occupied by homeowners under the voucher homeownership option, or the percent of allocated budget authority expended during the calendar year that ends on or before the assessed PHA fiscal year was 95 to 97 percent. It is not an official legal edition of the CFR. (a) Purpose. (1) This indicator shows whether the PHA has written policies in its administrative plan for selecting applicants from the waiting list and whether the PHA follows these policies when selecting applicants for admission from the waiting list. `OVi ]6.j};!zILzD!%iw|)XXi,)Z?'};w information or personal data. 0 points. [63 FR 48555, Sept. 10, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 40497, July 26, 1999; 64 FR 67983, Dec. 3, 1999; 65 FR 16733, Mar. SEMAP will help HUD target monitoring and assistance to PHA programs that need the most improvement. (1) This indicator shows whether, at the time of admission and annual reexamination, the PHA verifies and correctly determines adjusted annual income for each assisted family and, where the family is responsible for utilities under the lease, the PHA uses the appropriate utility allowances for the unit leased in determining the gross rent. (ii) The PHA's voucher program payment standard schedule contains payment standards which exceed 110 percent of the current applicable published FMRs or which are less than 90 percent of the current applicable published FMRs (unless a higher or lower payment standard amount is approved by HUD). Upon receipt of the HUD written report on its on-site review, the PHA must write a corrective action plan and submit it to HUD for approval. (A) The PHA has a reasonable written method to determine reasonable rent which considers location, size, type, quality and age of the units and the amenities, housing services, and maintenance and utilities provided by the owners; and. (ii) 5 to 10 percent of all PHA reexaminations are more than 2 months overdue. HUD will conduct on-site reviews of PHAs rated troubled to assess the magnitude and seriousness of the problems. ?xVnqmtOi_51X7qKUzm\^,-p**f^#{f33r\"w{=++sUz`.i0xadz<
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