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[FR Doc No: 94-1159]
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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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