This fourth edition of RISERegulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energycaptures policy and regulatory support that enhances sustainable energy in the form of 30 indicators and 85 subindicators distributed among four pillars: electricity. Enhanced content is provided to the user to provide additional context. (c) On-site confirmatory review. Title 24 was last amended 12/21/2022. HUD will use the verification method identified for each indicator in reviewing the accuracy of an PHA's annual SEMAP certification. If you have questions or comments regarding a published document please 985.109 Default under the Annual Contributions Contract (ACC). Please do not provide confidential developer resources. The PHA must implement a thorough corrective action plan that HUD will monitor, to ensure improvement in program management. (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 888.113(c) of this title, starting with the second full PHA fiscal year following initial use of payment standard amounts based on the FMR set at the 50th percentile rent. (i) The PHA's voucher program payment standard schedule contains payment standards which do not exceed 110 percent of the current applicable published FMR and which are not less than 90 percent of the current applicable published FMR (unless a higher or lower payment standard amount is approved by HUD). What happens if a PHA does not perform adequately on any of the 14 indicators or is assigned an overall performance rating of troubled? 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(i) The PHA's SEMAP certification states that, based on the PHA's quality control sample of tenant files, for at least 90 percent of families: (A) The PHA obtains third party verification of reported family annual income, the value of assets totalling more than $5,000, expenses related to deductions from annual income, and other factors that affect the determination of adjusted income, and uses the verified information in determining adjusted income, and/or documents tenant files to show why third party verification was not available; (B) The PHA properly attributes and calculates allowances for any medical, child care, and/or disability assistance expenses; and. (i) The PHA's SEMAP certification states that the PHA's quality control sample of case files with failed HQS inspections shows that, for all cases sampled, any cited life-threatening HQS deficiencies were corrected within 24 hours from the inspection and, for at least 98 percent of cases sampled, all other cited HQS deficiencies were corrected within no more than 30 calendar days from the inspection or any PHA-approved extension, or, if any life-threatening HQS deficiencies were not corrected within 24 hours and all other HQS deficiencies were not corrected within 30 calendar days or any PHA-approved extension, the PHA stopped (abated) housing assistance payments beginning no later than the first of the month following the correction period, or took prompt and vigorous action to enforce family obligations. (1) This indicator shows whether voucher holders were successful in leasing units with voucher assistance. 5 points. We recommend you directly contact the agency responsible for the content in question. Deconcentration bonus. (c) On-site confirmatory review. 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. (24 CFR 982.4, 24 CFR 982.54(d)(15), 982.158(f)(7) and 982.507). (See 985.3.). 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 . HUD shall maintain SEMAP files, including certifications, notifications, appeals, corrective action plans, and related correspondence for at least 3 years. (24 CFR 5.617). This document is available in the following developer friendly formats: Information and documentation can be found in our Click the fillable fields and add the required info. hVmoH+1Qy+UH(H6C|0G,F#g9B3Zy8S^2MD1k@4"NaA=sVC3`%FC1)f?&6\ _ (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. An PHA that expends less than $300,000 in Federal awards and whose Section 8 programs are not audited by an independent auditor (IA), will not be rated under the SEMAP indicators in paragraphs (a) through (g) of this section for which the annual IA audit report is a HUD verification method. You can 0 points. (iii) More than 10 percent of all PHA reexaminations are more than 2 months overdue. In initiatives using HCVs, services provided can support SEMAP Indicator 13, Lease up, and Indicator 9, Annual Recertifications. SEMAP will help HUD target monitoring and assistance to PHA programs that need the most improvement. (i) The proportion of families issued rental vouchers during the last PHA fiscal year that have become participants in the voucher program is more than the higher of: (B) The proportion of families issued rental vouchers that became participants in the program during the six month period utilized to determine eligibility for success rate payment standards under 982.503(e)(1) plus 5 percentage points; and. 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. WQP}'Qu_I8Q_ mp (See 985.3 .) (24 CFR 982 subpart K). You are using an unsupported browser. (24 CFR 982.54(d)(1) and 982.204(a)). (iii) The percent of Section 8 families with children who moved to low-poverty census tracts in the PHA's principal operating area over the last two completed PHA fiscal years is at least 2 percentage points higher than the percent of all Section 8 families with children who resided in low poverty census tracts at the end of the second to last completed PHA fiscal year. 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. 0 points. SEMAP INDICATOR #1 SEMAP INDICATOR #1 SELECTION FROM WAITING LIST At least 98 percent of families must be selected from the waiting list in accordance with the PHA policy. Learn more about the eCFR, its status, and the editorial process. 8 points. 5 points. PHAs with SEMAP scores of less than 60 percent shall be rated troubled. (ii) 5 to 10 percent of all PHA reexaminations are more than 2 months overdue. (24 CFR 5.617). View the most recent official publication: These links go to the official, published CFR, which is updated annually. the SEMAP indicator at 985.3(a) Se-lection from the Waiting List; the number of families assisted for the SEMAP indicators at 985.3(b) Reason-able Rent, and 985.3(c) Determination of Adjusted Income; the number of units under HAP contract during the last completed PHA fiscal year for the SEMAP indicator at 985.3(e) HQS Metropolitan PHAs will also be able to earn bonus points for their achievements in encouraging assisted families to choose housing in low poverty areas. The official, published CFR, is updated annually and available below under The PHA and HUD must monitor the PHA's implementation of its corrective action plan to ensure performance targets are met. (e) Use of administrative fee reserve prohibited. (24 CFR 982.54(d)(5), 982.301(a) and 982.301(b)(4) and 982.301(b)(12)). HUD will use the verification method identified for each indicator in reviewing the accuracy of an PHA's annual SEMAP certification. 985.104 PHA right of appeal of overall rating. Most PHAs are scored under SEMAP every year (small, non-troubled agencies are scored every two years). 10 points. This section states the performance indicators that are used to assess PHA Section 8 management. What are the 14 key indicators of performance? There are 14 different categories, or indicators, examined in the SEMAP process.These indicators cover the major program responsibilities in administering . (ii) The data submitted by the PHA for the deconcentration bonus does not show that the PHA met the requirements for bonus points in paragraph (h)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii) of this section. 5 points. There are also certain other instances when PHAs may not receive a SEMAP score. SEMAP Training for PHA Staff: Overview of SEMAP Indicators This module reviews each of the SEMAP indicators in more detail. 5 points. (ii) 5 to 10 percent of all annual HQS inspections of units under contract are more than 2 months overdue. here. Planning for renewable energy expansion. An PHA that expends less than $300,000 in Federal awards and whose Section 8 programs are not audited by an independent auditor (IA), will not be rated under the SEMAP indicators in paragraphs (a) through (g) of this section for which the annual IA audit report is a HUD verification method. [63 FR 48555, Sept. 10, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 40498, July 26, 1999]. This indicator applies only to PHAs that have received approval to establish success rate payment standard amounts in accordance with 982.503(e). The indicator shows whether the PHA has adopted and implemented a written policy to encourage participation by owners of units located outside areas of poverty or minority concentration; informs rental voucher holders of the full range of areas where they may lease units both inside and outside the PHA's jurisdiction; and supplies a list of landlords or other parties who are willing to lease units or help families find units, including units outside areas of poverty or minority concentration. (24 CFR 982.517). The percent of units leased is determined by taking unit months leased under a HAP contract and unit months occupied by homeowners under the voucher homeownership option, as shown in HUD systems for the calendar year that ends on or before the assessed PHA fiscal year, and dividing that number by the number of unit months available for leasing based on the number of baseline units available at the beginning of the calendar year. . (v) The PHA has filled 60 to 79 percent of its mandatory FSS slots, but fewer than 30 percent of FSS families have escrow account balances. (ii) More than 2 percent of PHA tenant rent and family's share of the rent to owner calculations are incorrect. switch to drafting.ecfr.gov. 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. (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. HUD must review, consider and provide a final written determination to an PHA on its appeal of its overall performance rating. (24 CFR 982.54(d)(5), 982.301(a) and 982.301(b)(4) and 982.301(b)(12)). (iii) More than 10 percent of all PHA reexaminations are more than 2 months overdue. result, it may not include the most recent changes applied to the CFR. (20 points. Default under the Annual Contributions Contract (ACC). A rating on any of the indicators at 985.3(a) through 985.3(h) will be subject to change after HUD receives the PHA's annual audit report or after HUD conducts a confirmatory review if the audit report or the confirmatory review report contains information that the PHA's SEMAP certification concerning an indicator is not accurate. endstream endobj startxref 0 points. HUD shall change an PHA's overall performance rating from troubled to standard or high performer if HUD determines that a change in the rating is warranted because of improved PHA performance and an improved SEMAP score. 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. (15 points. In addition, if HQS deficiencies are not corrected timely, the indicator shows whether the PHA stops (abates) housing assistance payments beginning no later than the first of the month following the specified correction period or terminates the HAP contract or, for family-caused defects, takes prompt and vigorous action to enforce the family obligations. The purpose of this training is to provide an overview of SEMAP and key information to help PHAs effectively manage their Housing Choice Voucher program for SEMAP success. HUD will use the verification method identified for each indicator in reviewing the accuracy of an PHA's annual SEMAP certification. 15 points. Current Report The current data will include all current records in the Form-50058 Module current or historical database through the report "As of" date. 63 FR 48555, Sept. 10, 1998, unless otherwise noted. or existing codification. (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. (i) The PHA's SEMAP certification states that, based on the PHA's quality control sample of tenant files, for at least 90 percent of families: (A) The PHA obtains third party verification of reported family annual income, the value of assets totalling more than $5,000, expenses related to deductions from annual income, and other factors that affect the determination of adjusted income, and uses the verified information in determining adjusted income, and/or documents tenant files to show why third party verification was not available; (B) The PHA properly attributes and calculates allowances for any medical, child care, and/or disability assistance expenses; and. The Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) is designed to assess whether the Section 8 tenant-based assistance programs operate to help eligible families afford decent rental units at the correct subsidy cost. The MTCS data used for verification cover only voucher program and regular certificate program tenancies, and do not include rent calculation discrepancies for manufactured home owner rentals of manufactured home spaces under the certificate program or for proration of assistance under the noncitizen rule. (ii) The PHA's SEMAP certification includes the statements in paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section, except that the PHA obtains and uses independent verification of income, properly attributes allowances, and uses the appropriate utility allowances for only 80 to 89 percent of families. ( c) On-site confirmatory review. (iii) More than 10 percent of all annual HQS inspections of units under contract are more than 2 months overdue. 5 points. 0 points. (15 points. (24 CFR 982.405(b)). (2) HUD verification methods: PHA data submitted for the deconcentration bonus, the IA annual audit report covering the PHA fiscal year entered on the SEMAP certification, and on-site confirmatory review if performed. (B) Based on the PHA's quality control samples, drawn separately for applicants reaching the top of the waiting list and for admissions, documentation shows that at least 98 percent of the families in both samples of applicants and admissions were selected from the waiting list for admission in accordance with these policies and met the selection criteria that determined their places on the waiting list and their order of selection. ( 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 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. (c) An PHA's SEMAP certification is subject to HUD verification by an on-site confirmatory review at any time. (b) Failure of an PHA to submit its SEMAP certification within 60 calendar days after the end of its fiscal year will result in an overall performance rating of troubled and the PHA will be subject to the requirements at 985.107. It is not an official legal edition of the CFR. 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