B. Other HUD Publications and Information

HUD provides public access to departmental policies, procedures, and notices and other important program information through the Internet. HUD encourages clients to utilize its websites as the most efficient means for obtaining the most recent and up-to-date information on HUD programs. The following websites and documents contain valuable information on issues affecting multifamily housing:

1. HUD Website. http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD. Users can obtain updates on new HUD priorities, plans, and initiatives and read housing-related newsclips. A site map lists key subject areas included in the website; a search mechanism allows users to find information contained in the website or to retrieve HUD forms. The website also connects users to local HUD Field Office websites.

2. HUD Office of Multifamily Housing Website. =

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src /program_offices/housing/mfh. This website provides current information and resources from the Office of Multifamily Housing. It includes up-to-date policy information, information about Contract Administrators, and information about the Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS). The following is one of the relevant links found on this website: =

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src /program_offices/housing/mfh/hs grent.

This website contains links to HUD fact sheets about determining rents for the following programs:

• Below-Market Interest Rate (BMIR);

• Project-Based Section 8;

• Section 202/162 PAC and Section 202/811 PRAC;

• Section 236;

• Rent Supplement; and

• Rental Assistance Payment.

3. HUD Office of Fair Housing Intranet Website for Civil Rights Front-End Reviews. http://hudatwork.hud.gov/po/e/FEReview/cr-review.cfm. This website provides guidance on responsibility for civil rights front-end monitoring reviews. This reference is an internal Departmental site that is available only to HUD staff. It contains the following materials:

   • Final Rule for Compliance Procedures for Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Nomenclature Change;

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• Statements by the Deputy Secretary, each Assistant Secretary, and the Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management establishing the Department’s endorsement of program staff conducting Civil Rights Front-End and Limited Monitoring Reviews;

• General operational procedures for conducting Civil Rights FrontEnd and Limited Monitoring Reviews;

• Frequently asked questions for all programs about the rationale for processes to be followed; and

• Procedures, checklists and data for each program to be used for the Civil Rights Front-End and Limited Monitoring Reviews.

4. HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity – Persons with Disabilities.

http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/topics/information_for_disabl ed_persons. This website contains information on the rights of persons with disabilities who are beneficiaries of or participants in HUDsubsidized multifamily housing programs, and includes the accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act, Section 504, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

5. TRACS Website. = http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src /program_offices/housing/mfh/tr x/trxsum. This website updates readers on developments in TRACS. TRACS documents, announcements, and frequently asked questions and responses are posted on the website. Users can also participate in the TRACS discussion forum or email TRACS with questions, comments, and concerns.

6. Resident’s Rights and Responsibilities Brochure. This brochure was developed by HUD and describes the rights and responsibilities of tenants living in HUD-subsidized properties. It also highlights propertyrelated activities where tenants have a right to participate and lists sources of additional assistance. The brochure is available *in English as well as several other languages at

http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/lep.xml* or it can be ordered as noted below under subparagraph C Ordering Publications.