As part of HUD's efforts to streamline the requirements for its formula grant programs, the Department's regulations consolidate into a single submission the planning and application aspects of the Department's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs. This final rule amends the Department's consolidated plan regulations to state that the Secretary, upon a finding of good cause, may waive these regulatory provisions.