[63 FR 48555, Sept. 10, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 40497, July 26, 1999] 5 points. This content is from the eCFR and may include recent changes applied to the CFR. here. Browse . (n) Lease-up. 29, 2000; 65 FR 16823, Mar. mo[ /!+)'"#cDW~Rb`HJ&SA`AroihmAWZ'=zffFaviRES1jl)8*JkMQ;h$v#E"L*2wy#bjdcfH+Cyl6'zNF D10gwr (i) The PHA has filled 80 percent or more of its mandatory FSS slots and 30 percent or more of FSS families have escrow account balances. HUD may conduct an on-site confirmatory review to verify the PHA certification and the HUD rating under any indicator. 0 points. (l) Pre-contract housing quality standards (HQS) inspections. This content is from the eCFR and is authoritative but unofficial. (1) Submission of deconcentration data in the HUD-prescribed format for this indicator is mandatory for a PHA using one or more payment standard amount(s) that exceed(s) 100 percent of the published FMR set at the 50th percentile rent to provide access to a broad range of housing opportunities throughout a metropolitan area in accordance with 888.113(c) of this title, starting with the second full PHA fiscal year following initial use of payment standard amounts based on the FMR set at the 50th percentile rent. If you have comments or suggestions on how to improve the www.ecfr.gov website or have questions about using www.ecfr.gov, please choose the 'Website Feedback' button below. (i) The percent of units leased or occupied by homeowners under the voucher homeownership option, or the percent of allocated budget authority expended during the calendar year that ends on or before the assessed PHA fiscal year was 98 percent or more. (1) This indicator shows whether newly leased units pass HQS inspection on or before the beginning date of the assisted lease and HAP contract. PHAs with a FYE of 3/31/22, 6/30/22 or 9/30/22 may request to waive the application of SEMAP in its entirety, but only if the PHA has SEMAP indicators that were-directly or indirectly-affected because of a disruption to PHA operations caused by the PHA's adoption of CARES Act waivers. Please do not provide confidential HUD must review, consider and provide a final written determination to an PHA on its appeal of its overall performance rating. 5 points. If you would like to comment on the current content, please use the 'Content Feedback' button below for instructions on contacting the issuing agency. A low poverty census tract is defined as a census tract where the poverty rate of the tract is at or below 10 percent, or at or below the overall poverty rate for the principal operating area of the PHA, whichever is greater. (ii) The PHA's SEMAP certification does not support the statement in paragraph (f)(3)(i) of this section. If HUD determines that the quantity of MTCS data is insufficient for adequate analysis, HUD will not award points under this bonus indicator. For those PHAs, the SEMAP score and overall performance rating will be determined based only on the remaining indicators in paragraphs (i) through (o) of this section as applicable. For more information about SEMAP, click here to go to HUD's website. The percent of units leased is determined by taking unit months leased under a HAP contract and unit months occupied by homeowners under the voucher homeownership option, as shown in HUD systems for the calendar year that ends on or before the assessed PHA fiscal year, and dividing that number by the number of unit months available for leasing based on the number of baseline units available at the beginning of the calendar year. SEMAP Ratings - United States Department of Housing and Urban Development hb```\@( \tGa`U.[7x)"8 rGFG0f,h @ZE"w2)131`:p:]/L51d~_@,Bp00fU=/``Z@ M= 2. SEMAP deficiency means any rating of 0 points on a SEMAP performance indicator. The Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) is HUD's method for assigning objective ratings to public housing agencies (PHAs). 0 Learn more about the eCFR, its status, and the editorial process. Under current regulations at 24 CFR part 985, the SEMAP Certification form (HUD-52648) must be submitted annually by all PHAs administering Section 8 tenant-based assistance programs. (ii) The PHA's SEMAP certification does not support the statements in paragraph (e)(3)(i) of this section. (3) An PHA may include with its SEMAP certification any information bearing on the accuracy or completeness of the information used by the PHA in providing its certification. 9!H ^as}d1a!rvO$)dIjHE*Ays|8J0)re$5I{duh=h5wV$kZF Vv(H}qb9z+aKXnRw"F"W|Dw1|E] 0,go t 15 points. View the most recent official publication: These links go to the official, published CFR, which is updated annually. (vi) The PHA has filled fewer than 60 percent of its mandatory FSS slots and less than 30 percent of FSS families have escrow account balances. SEMAP Indicators All SEMAP performance indicators set a standard for a key area of Housing Choice Voucher Pro-gram management. The 14 key indicators of PHA performance are: How does SEMAP work? (1) Annual review. (1) This indicator applies only to PHAs with jurisdiction in metropolitan FMR areas. Regulations at 24 CFR 985.103(d) provided that the first eight SEMAP indicator scores were subject to modification based on the results of an agency's annual audit. (i) 98 to 100 percent of newly leased units passed HQS inspection before the beginning date of the assisted lease and HAP contract. Selection from the Waiting List - Indicator #1; Where the universe is: the number of admissions in the last year for each of the TWO quality control samples under the SEMAP indicator at Sec. HUD must provide the PHA a written report of its on-site review containing HUD findings of program management deficiencies, the apparent reasons for the deficiencies, and recommendations for improvement. Expanding Housing Opportunities (indicator #7) and. Knowledge of HUD-established performance standards (for HCV, SEMAP indicators) performance standards as they relate to income and rent determinations. (1) This indicator shows whether the PHA inspects each unit under contract at least annually. If the PHA is a unit of local government or a state, the corrective action plan must be signed by the Section 8 program director and by the chief executive officer of the unit of government or his or her designee. Overview of SEMAP. This rule applies to PHA administration of the tenant-based Section 8 rental voucher and rental certificate programs (24 CFR part 982), the project-based component (PBC) of the certificate program (24 CFR part 983) to the extent that PBC family and unit data are reported and measured under the stated HUD verification method, and enrollment levels and contributions to escrow accounts for Section 8 participants under the family self-sufficiency program (FSS) (24 CFR part 984). 20 points. 0 points. 104% Semap Score. The official, published CFR, is updated annually and available below under (2) HUD verification method: MTCS report - Shows number of families currently enrolled in FSS. You can If you have questions or comments regarding a published document please the SEMAP indicator at 985.3(a) Selection from the Waiting List; the number of families assisted for the SEMAP indicators at 985.3(b) Reasonable Rent, and 985.3(c) Determination of Adjusted Income; the number of units under HAP contract during the last completed HA fiscal year for the SEMAP indicator at 985.3(e) HQS Quality Control . (i) The proportion of families issued rental vouchers during the last PHA fiscal year that have become participants in the voucher program is more than the higher of: (B) The proportion of families issued rental vouchers that became participants in the program during the six month period utilized to determine eligibility for success rate payment standards under 982.503(e)(1) plus 5 percentage points; and. Learn more about the eCFR, its status, and the editorial process. For purposes of this indicator, the PHA's principal operating area is the geographic entity for which the Census tabulates data that most closely matches the PHA's geographic jurisdiction under State or local law (e.g., city, county, metropolitan statistical area) as determined by the PHA, subject to HUD review. How does SEMAP improve program performance? This initiative under the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) supported the scale-up of power generation from renewable energy (RE) sources through resource assessment and mapping activities globally and at the country level from 2013 to 2020. (2) HUD verification method: MTCS report - Shows percent of tenant rent and family's share of the rent to owner calculations that are incorrect based on data sent to HUD by the PHA on Forms HUD-50058. 2000 was the first year in which PHAs were formally evaluated under SEMAP. Please do not provide confidential If you would like to comment on the current content, please use the 'Content Feedback' button below for instructions on contacting the issuing agency. Displaying title 24, up to date as of 1/13/2023. A low poverty census tract is defined as a census tract where the poverty rate of the tract is at or below 10 percent, or at or below the overall poverty rate for the principal operating area of the PHA, whichever is greater. The PHA's SEMAP certification also states that the reinspected sample was drawn from recently completed HQS inspections (i.e., performed during the 3 months preceding the quality control reinspection) and was drawn to represent a cross section of neighborhoods and the work of a cross section of inspectors. (2) HUD verification method: MTCS Report. 5 points. [63 FR 48555, Sept. 10, 1998, as amended at 68 FR 37671, June 24, 2003]. 30, 2000; 65 FR 58875, Oct. 2, 2000; 66 FR 50005, Oct. 1, 2001; 77 FR 32018, May 31, 2012; 81 FR 80583, Nov. 16, 2016]. A separate drafting site $q8E% Nt The section eight management assessment program (SEMAP) measures the performance of the public housing agencies (PHAs) that administer the housing choice voucher program in 14 key areas. [63 FR 48555, Sept. 10, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 40497, July 26, 1999; 64 FR 67983, Dec. 3, 1999; 65 FR 16733, Mar. SEMAP INDICATOR #1 SEMAP INDICATOR #1 SELECTION FROM WAITING LIST At least 98 percent of families must be selected from the waiting list in accordance with the PHA policy. (iv) State and regional PHAs that provide Section 8 rental assistance in more than one metropolitan area within a State or region make these determinations separately for each metropolitan area or portion of a metropolitan area where the PHA has assisted at least 20 Section 8 families with children in the last completed PHA fiscal year. In initiatives using HCVs, services provided can support SEMAP Indicator 13, Lease up, and Indicator 9, Annual Recertifications. (c) Troubled rating. Although the SEMAP performance rating will not be determined using the indicators in paragraphs (a) through (g) of this section, PHAs not subject to Federal audit requirements must still complete the SEMAP certification for these indicators and performance under the indicators is subject to HUD confirmatory reviews. contact the publishing agency. What regulations cover this program? 10 points. Indicator # 3 measures if casework is being completed accurately, correctly, and in compliance with the regulations like calculating the housing assistance amounts for each family correctly. 10 points. 0 points. NOTE: All materials needed for this course are available digitally in the "Getting Started With Your Course" dropdown, which can be accessed by using the "Content" tab above. (i) The percent of units leased or occupied by homeowners under the voucher homeownership option, or the percent of allocated budget authority expended during the calendar year that ends on or before the assessed PHA fiscal year was 98 percent or more. Displaying title 24, up to date as of 1/13/2023. HUD also uses information reported on the SEMAP certification by initial PHAs concerning FSS families enrolled in their FSS programs but who have moved under portability to the jurisdiction of another PHA. 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