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  • Comment Detail

  • Date: 04/27/18
    First Name: Senghor
    Last Name: Manns
    Organization: Harrisburg Housing Authority
    City: N/A
    State: N/A
    Attachment: N/A
    Number: RIN-2590-AA83

  • Comment

    April 27, 2018

    Submitted Electronically
    Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel
    Attn: Comments/RIN 2590-AA83
    Federal Housing Finance Agency
    400 Seventh Street SW
    Eighth Floor
    Washington, D.C. 20219

    Re: AHP Notice of Proposed Rule – Comment period extension request

    Dear Mr. Pollard:

    I am writing to request additional time to comment on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (“FHFA”) proposed Affordable Housing Program Amendments (“Proposed Rule”) issued on March 14, 2018, with a 60-day comment period ending May 14, 2018. The Proposed Rule introduces new and complex requirements that would result in significant changes to the Affordable Housing Program (“the AHP”). The Harrisburg Housing Authority (HHA) serves over 5,000 people in the City of Harrisburg, PA. As a provider of quality low-income housing to those individuals, we have utilized the AHP program to assist financially in the development or rehabilitation of affordable housing in Harrisburg. Moreover, in the interest of full disclosure, HHA's Chief Executive Officer, Senghor Manns, is a member of the FHLBank of Pittsburgh’s Affordable Housing Advisory Council.
    Given the importance of the AHP to FHLB members, program sponsors, stakeholders, and the communities they serve, adequate time is needed to assess and respond to the Proposed Rule. Additionally, an extended comment period is consistent with similar requests made by the 11 FHLBanks and their Affordable Housing Advisory Councils (AHAC) at a joint meeting with the FHFA in October 2017, in anticipation of this proposal. For these reasons, HHA respectfully requests that the conclusion of the comment period be extended at least an additional 30 days to June 14, 2018.
    We appreciate your consideration of this request.

    Sincerely,

    Senghor A. Manns
    Chief Executive Officer
    Harrisburg Housing Authority