Public Housing Agency Plans and Section 8 Certificate and Voucher Merger Announcement of Public Forums; Solicitation of Additional Public Comment on Relationship of PHA Plans to Consolidated Plan

This document announces the dates and locations of the public forums to be held on HUD's Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan interim rule that was published on February 18, 1999, and on HUD's Section 8 certificate and voucher merger interim rule (Section 8 merger) that will be published in the next several weeks. The statute authorizing these two rules requires that before HUD issues final rules on these subjects, HUD will convene at least two public forums for each rule, and specifically seek recommendations from certain organizations and individuals, as specified in the statute. This notice also identifies these organizations and individuals and solicits their recommendations.