94-1159. Notice Inviting Applications for Designation of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities  

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    [Federal Register: January 18, 1994]
    
    
    DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
    
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
    Development
    [Docket No. N-94-3704; FR-3594-N-01]
    
     
    
    Notice Inviting Applications for Designation of Empowerment Zones 
    and Enterprise Communities
    
    AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
    Development, HUD.
    
    ACTION: Notice inviting applications.
    
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    SUMMARY: This Notice invites applications from States and local 
    governments nominating urban areas for designation as Empowerment Zones 
    or Enterprise Communities, as those terms are defined in this Notice 
    and in an interim rule published elsewhere in today's Federal Register. 
    The interim rule provides the guidance on contents of the applications.
    
    DATES: Application due date: Applications may be submitted at any time 
    after February 17, 1994. The deadline for receipt of an application
    4 p.m. Eastern Time on June 30, 1994. Applications received after that 
    date will not be considered.
    
    ADDRESSES: Applications may be obtained from CPD personnel in any HUD 
    Field Office listed in the appendix to this Notice, or by telephoning 
    (202) 708-0784. (This is not a toll-free number.) Applications must be 
    sent to: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of 
    Community Planning and Development, EZ/EC Team, room 7255, 451 Seventh 
    Street SW., Washington, DC 20410.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael T. Savage, Deputy Director, 
    Office of Economic Development, room 7136, Department of Housing and 
    Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, 
    telephone (202) 708-2290; TDD (202) 708-2565. (These are not toll-free 
    numbers.)
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    Paperwork Reduction Act
    
        The reader should refer to the interim rule, published elsewhere in 
    today's Federal Register, for information on the information collection 
    requirements of the rule and this notice.
    
    I. Background
    
        At the core of President Clinton's economic proposals to Congress 
    and to the American people is the need to empower America's distressed 
    communities. His Empowerment Zone proposal represents a new approach to 
    the problems of distressed communities. It uses a bottom-up community 
    based strategy rather than a top-down bureaucratic approach. It is a 
    strategy to empower residents and all sections of a community to come 
    together to create jobs and opportunities.
        Title XIII of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1993, enacted to 
    implement the President's vision, authorizes the Secretary of the 
    Department of Housing and Urban Development to designate up to six 
    Empowerment Zones and up to 65 Enterprise Communities in urban areas 
    and the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture to designate up to 
    three Empowerment Zones and up to 30 Enterprise Communities in rural 
    areas. (Unless otherwise noted, all references in this Notice to 
    Empowerment Zones also include Enterprise Communities.) This Notice 
    invites applications from State and local governments for the purpose 
    of nominating urban areas to be designated as Empowerment Zones.
        The program is intended to combine the resources of the Federal 
    government with those of State and local governments, educational 
    institutions, and the private and non-profit sectors to implement the 
    Strategic Plan. The Federal government will take steps to coordinate 
    Federal assistance in support of the Zones, including expedited 
    processing, priority funding, and working to overcome programmatic 
    regulatory and statutory impediments. To that end, a Presidential 
    Directive has been issued that creates a Community Enterprise Board 
    headed by Vice President Gore to carry out these responsibilities.
    
    II. Eligibility
    
        The statute specifies certain criteria that must apply in order for 
    an area to be eligible for Empowerment Zone designation, including 
    geographic size, population, poverty rate by census tract (or where an 
    area is not tracted, generally in rural areas, by the equivalent of 
    census tracts--block numbering areas), pervasive poverty, unemployment, 
    and general distress of the area. The details of these requirements are 
    described in the interim rule governing the program, published 
    elsewhere in today's Federal Register.
        This information must be provided in the application. HUD will 
    accept certifications of the data, subject to verification if an 
    application is selected for designation.
    
    III. Designation Factors
    
        The statute specifies three factors to be considered by the 
    Secretary in designating Empowerment Zones: (1) The effectiveness of 
    the Strategic Plan; (2) the effectiveness of the assurances provided in 
    support of the Plan; and (3) other criteria to be specified by the 
    Secretary. Each of these factors is discussed in greater detail in the 
    interim rule. (The Strategic Plan is described in the interim rule at 
    24 CFR 597.200.)
    
    IV. Timing and Location of Application Submissions
    
        Applications may be obtained from any CPD personnel in any HUD 
    Field Office (see appendix) or by calling (202) 708-0784. (This is not 
    a toll-free number.) Applications may be submitted at any time 
    following February 17, 1994, which is the effective date of the interim 
    rule governing the program. Applications must be submitted to the 
    address listed under ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this Notice. The 
    deadline for receipt of the application at the address specified in the 
    application is 4 p.m. Eastern Time on June 30, 1994. Applications 
    received after that date and time will not be accepted, and will be 
    returned to the sender. Applications sent by FAX are not acceptable.
        Applicants will be notified of an incomplete application. The 
    applicant will be given an opportunity to provide the missing 
    information to HUD.
    
    V. Miscellaneous
    
        Empowerment Zone designation does not constitute a Federal action 
    under the Uniform Relocation Act (URA). However, any activity 
    constituting a Federal action that may result from such a designation 
    may be subject to the provisions of the URA, as well as any other 
    statutory or regulatory provisions governing the particular Federal 
    action.
    
    VI. Other Matters
    
    Paperwork Reduction Act
    
        See information contained in the interim rule for this program, 
    published elsewhere in today's Federal Register, for information on the 
    approval of information collection requirements under the Paperwork 
    Reduction Act.
    
    Environment, Federalism, Family
    
        Findings with regard to the National Environmental Policy Act, 
    Executive Order 12612 (Federalism), and Executive Order 12606 (The 
    Family) have been made under the interim rule for this program (24 CFR 
    part 597), published elsewhere in today's Federal Register.
    
        Dated: January 12, 1994.
    Andrew Cuomo,
    Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    
    HUD Field Offices
    
    Region I (Boston)
    
    Boston Regional Office, Room 375, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Federal 
    Bldg., 10 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02222-1092, Telephone No. 
    (617) 565-5234
    
    Field Offices
    
    Hartford Office, First Floor, 330 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06106-
    1860, Telephone No. (203) 240-4523
    
    Region II (New York)
    
    New York Regional Office, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-0068, 
    Telephone No. (212) 264-6500
    
    Field Offices
    
    Buffalo Office, Fifth Floor, Lafayette Court, 465 Main Street, 
    Buffalo, NY 14203-1780, Telephone No. (716) 846-5755
    Newark Office, Thirteenth Floor, One Newark Center, Newark, NJ 
    07102-5260, Telephone No. (201) 622-7900
    
    Region III (Philadelphia)
    
    Philadelphia Regional Office, Liberty Square Building, 105 South 
    Seventh Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3392, Telephone No. (215) 
    597-2560
    
    Field Offices
    
    Baltimore Office, Fifth Floor, City Crescent Building, 10 South 
    Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-2505, Telephone No. (401) 962-
    2520
    Pittsburgh Office, 412 Old Post Office Courthouse, 7th Avenue and 
    Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1906, Telephone No. (412) 644-
    6428
    Richmond Office, The 3600 Centre, 3600 West Broad Street, P.O. Box 
    90331, Richmond, VA 23230-0331, Telephone No. (804) 278-4507
    Washington, DC Office, 820 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-
    4205, Telephone No. (202) 275-9200
    
    Region IV (Atlanta)
    
    Atlanta Regional Office, Richard B. Russell Federal Building, 75 
    Spring Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-3388, Telephone No. (404) 331-
    5136
    
    Field Offices
    
    Birmingham Office, Suite 300, Beacon Ridge Tower, 600 Beacon 
    Parkway, West, Birmingham, AL 35209-3144, Telephone No. (205) 290-
    7617
    Caribbean Office, New San Juan Office Building, 159 Carlos Chardon 
    Avenue, San Juan, PR 00918-1804, Telephone No. (809) 766-6121
    Columbia Office, Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 1835-45 Assembly 
    Street, Columbia, SC 29201-2480, Telephone No. (803) 765-5592
    Greensboro Office, Koger Building, 2306 West Meadowview Road, 
    Greensboro, NC 27407-3707, Telephone No. (919) 547-4001
    Jackson Office, Suite 910, Doctor A. H. McCoy Federal Building, 100 
    West Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269-1096, Telephone No. (601) 
    965-5308
    Jacksonville Office, Suite 2200, Southern Bell Tower, 301 West Bay 
    Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202-5121, Telephone No. (904) 232-2626
    Knoxville Office, Third Floor, John J. Duncan Federal Building, 710 
    Locust Street, Knoxville, TN 37902-2526, Telephone No. (615) 545-
    4384
    Louisville Office, 601 West Broadway, P.O. Box 1044, Louisville, KY 
    40201-1044, Telephone No. (502) 582-5251
    
    Region V (Chicago)
    
    Chicago Regional Office, Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building, 77 West 
    Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3507, Telephone No. (312) 353-
    5680
    
    Field Offices
    
    Columbus Office, 200 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43215-2499, 
    Telephone No. (614) 469-5737
    Detroit Office, Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building, 477 Michigan 
    Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226-2592, Telephone No. (313) 226-7900
    Indianapolis Office, 151 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN 
    46204-2526, Telephone No. (317) 226-6303
    Milwaukee Office, Suite 1380, Henry S. Reuss Federal Plaza, 310 West 
    Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203-2289, Telephone No. (414) 297-
    3214
    Minneapolis-St. Paul Office, 220 Second Street, South, Minneapolis, 
    MN 55401-2195, Telephone No. (612) 370-3000
    
    Region VI (Fort Worth)
    
    Fort Worth Regional Office, 1600 Throckmorton, Post Office Box 2905, 
    Fort Worth, TX 76113-2905, Telephone No. (817) 885-5401
    
    Field Offices
    
    Little Rock Office, Suite 900, TCBY Tower, 425 West Capitol Avenue, 
    Little Rock, AR 72201-3488, Telephone No. (501) 324-5931
    New Orleans Office, Fisk Federal Building, 1661 Canal Street, New 
    Orleans, LA 70112-2887, Telephone No. (504) 589-7200
    Oklahoma City Office, Murrah Federal Building, 200 N.W. Fifth 
    Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102-3202, Telephone No. (405) 231-4181
    San Antonio Office, Washington Square, 800 Dolorosa, San Antonio, TX 
    78207-4563, Telephone No. (512) 229-6800
    
    Region VII (Kansas City)
    
    Kansas City Regional Office, Room 200, Gateway Tower II, 400 State 
    Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66101-2406, Telephone No. (913) 236-2162
    
    Field Offices
    
    Omaha Office, Executive Tower Centre, 10909 Mill Valley Road, Omaha, 
    NE 68154-3955, Telephone No. (402) 492-3101
    St. Louis Office, Third Floor, Robert A. Young Federal Building, 
    1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63103-2836, Telephone No. (314) 
    539-6560
    
    Region VIII (Denver)
    
    Denver Regional Office, Executive Tower Building, 1405 Curtis 
    Street, Denver, CO 80202-2349, Telephone No. (303) 844-4513
    
    Region IX (San Francisco)
    
    San Francisco Regional Office, Phillip Burton Federal Building, and 
    U.S. Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, P.O. Box 36003 San 
    Francisco, CA 94102-3448, Telephone No. (415) 556-4752
    
    Field Offices
    
    Honolulu Office, Suite 500, Seven Waterfront Plaza, 500 Ala Moana 
    Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96813-4918, Telephone No. (808) 541-1323
    Los Angeles Office, 1615 W. Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 
    90015-3801, Telephone No. (213) 251-7122
    
    Region X (Seattle)
    
    Seattle Regional Office, Suite 200, Seattle Federal Office Building, 
    909 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104-1000, Telephone No. (206) 220-5101
    
    Field Offices
    
    Anchorage Office, Suite 401, University Plaza Building, 949 East 
    36th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99508-4135, Telephone No. (907) 271-4170
    Portland Office, 520 Southwest Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204-
    1596, Telephone No. (503) 326-2561
    
    [FR Doc. 94-1159 Filed 1-14-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
01/18/1994
Department:
Housing and Urban Development Department
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Notice inviting applications.
Document Number:
94-1159
Dates:
Application due date: Applications may be submitted at any time after February 17, 1994. The deadline for receipt of an application 4 p.m. Eastern Time on June 30, 1994. Applications received after that date will not be considered.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: January 18, 1994, Docket No. N-94-3704, FR-3594-N-01