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4.2 What requirements apply to my Urban County "qualification scenario' this year? <br />Current or potential new Urban Counties are in one of three Urban County "qualification <br />scenarios" each year. GO TO ATTACHMENT 6 to view the Urban County Qualification <br />Scenarios Comparison Table, which compares requirements for the three scenarios below: <br />Requali&ing This Year (Requali aers): Currently qualified Urban Counties requalifying <br />this fiscal year for the subsequent three fiscal years. Requalifiers must go through the <br />full qualification process. This includes sending Urban County Participation Decision <br />Letters, reauthorizing and re -executing Cooperation Agreements and/or Joint <br />Agreements (if necessary), preparing an updated County Counsel Legal Opinion Letter <br />(if necessary), and submitting their qualification package to their CPD field office. <br />2. Requali &inQ Next Year or Year After Next: Currently qualified Urban Counties that are <br />not requalifying this year because they are in years 1-2 of their current qualification <br />period. These Urban Counties will requalify next year or the year after next. The only <br />action item for these counties (which is optional) is to invite Nonparticipating UGLGs <br />to join their Urban County for the remainder of their current qualification period. <br />First -Time Quali iers: Counties seeking Urban County qualification for the first time. <br />These potential new Urban Counties must go through the full qualification process. <br />Because they are new, they also have two unique requirements: 1) OGC Field or <br />Regional Counsel must complete the "Determination of Essential Powers" for their <br />county and 2) they must submit their qualification package to their CPD field office <br />and the CPD Entitlement Communities Division." <br />NOTE: GO TO SECTION 2.7 for more information on HUD's "Determination of Essential Powers" <br />and GO TO SECTION 4.5 for guidance for First -Time Qualifiers on Urban County qualification. <br />4.3 What are the Urban County Qualification Deadlines and where do I find them? <br />Deadlines for actions that qualifying Urban Counties, UGLGs, and Metropolitan Cities <br />must complete for Urban County qualification each year. These deadlines guide Urban <br />Counties through the qualification process, ensuring that counties remain on track and <br />meet iterative milestones to successfully qualify as an Urban County by September 30 <br />(HOME program statutory deadline). HUD will publish updated Urban County <br />Qualification Deadlines annually on the HUD Exchange Urban Counties website. <br />4.3.1 How to request extensions for Urban County Qualification Deadlines <br />If your Urban County needs an extension for any of the Urban County Qualification <br />Deadlines published on the HUD Exchange Urban Counties website, please reach out <br />to your CPD field office. CPD field offices will review your request and may approve <br />" Qualification packages from First -Time Quakers must be emailed to the CPD Entitlement Communities <br />Division at urbancountiesAhud.gov. The reason First -Time Qualifiers must submit their package to HUD <br />Headquarters is that these counties and their partnering local governments tend to have more questions <br />regarding Urban County qualification and may need additional guidance. In addition, it is helpful for HUD <br />headquarters to track potential new Urban Counties as they progress towards becoming a new Urban County. <br />24 <br />580 <br />