Viewing an earlier version · effective Jan 3, 2017View current - (a) In General. Records that are required to be made available for public inspection and copying are accessible on the Department's Web site at http://www.hud.gov/FOIA. Published agency records, whether or not they are available for purchase, are made available for examination. Each HUD office (headquarters and field) has a FOIA Public Liaison that can assist individuals in locating records. A list of the Department's FOIA Public Liaisons is available at http://www.hud.gov/FOIA.
(b) Electronic FOIA reading room. As required by 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(2), HUD makes records created on or after November 1, 1996, available through its electronic FOIA Reading Room, located on HUD's FOIA Web site at http://www.hud.gov/FOIA. These records include:
- (1) Final opinions and orders.
- (2) Public access to high-value, machine readable datasets via http://www/data/gov.
(3) Statements of policy and interpretation, including:
- (i) HUD's Client and Information Policy Systems (HUDCLIPS);
- (ii) Housing policy;
- (iii) Public and Indian Housing policy and regulations;
- (iv) Public and Indian Housing policy and guidance (PHA Plans); and
- (v) Community Planning and Development policy and guidance.
- (4) Administrative staff manuals.
- (5) HUD's online library.
- (6) Fair housing information.
(c) Frequently requested materials. HUD also makes frequently requested materials available on its FOIA Web site at http://www.hud.gov/FOIA. These frequently requested materials include information related to:
- (1) Highest-scoring funding grant applications.
- (2) Purchase charge cardholders.
- (3) FHA refunds.
- (4) FHA-approved lenders.
- (5) Homes for sale.
- (6) How to buy a HUD home.
- (7) How to apply for public housing and Section 8 housing.
- (8) Housing for the elderly.
- (9) Housing for individuals with disabilities.
- (10) HUD contracting home page.
- (11) FHA mortgage insurance programs.
- (12) HUD handbooks.
- (13) HUD programs.
- (14) HUD telephone directory.
- (15) HUD homes listing.
- (16) HUD's organization.
- (17) Multifamily housing data.
- (18) Public housing authority contact information.
- (19) Weekly listing of multifamily properties for sale.
- (20) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) materials.
- (21) Grants.
- (22) FOIA request logs.