General HUD Program Requirements: Cross-Cutting Requirements

To eliminate redundancy in several HUD program regulations which repeat requirements that are applicable to two or more HUD programs, this final rule establishes a new part 5 that will contain: Definitions that are commonly found in many HUD program regulations; the list of other Federal requirements that are generally applicable to most HUD programs; and waiver authority (i.e., authority to waive regulatory provisions). The consolidation of the above-noted provisions in a single part will present uniformity, and assist program participants in identifying those requirements that cut across several of the HUD programs. Furthermore, this final rule amends 24 CFR part 40 to conform to HUD's recently published rule eliminating obsolete or unnecessary parts and subparts from title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.