[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 234 (Monday, December 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67490-67491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32446]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4424-C-02]
Notice of Funding Availability for: The HUD-Administered Small
Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program--Fiscal Year
1999, and the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for Small Communities
in New York State; Correction
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA); correction.
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SUMMARY: On Wednesday, November 25, 1998, HUD published a notice of
funding availability (NOFA) announcing: (1) the availability of
approximately $54,558,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 funding for the HUD-
administered Small Cities Program in New York State under the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; and (2) the availability of a
maximum of approximately $200,000,000-$250,000,000 in FY 1999 funding
under the Section 108 Loan Guarantee program for small cities in New
York State. Due to a typographical error, the November 25, 1998 NOFA
incorrectly provided for an application deadline date of February 8,
1999. The application due date for this NOFA is February 3, 1999. The
purpose of this document is to correct the application due date in the
November 25, 1998 NOFA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvette Aidara, State and Small Cities
Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Room 7184, 451 Seventh Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-1322 (this is not a toll-free
number). Hearing or speech-impaired individuals may access this number
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at
1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Accordingly, FR Doc. 98-31516, Notice of
Funding Availability for: the HUD-Administered Small Cities Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program--Fiscal Year 1999; and the
Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for Small Communities in New York
State (FR-4424-N-01), published in the Federal Register on November 25,
1998 (63 FR 65486) is corrected as follows:
1. On page 65486, in column 2, the DATES section is corrected to
read as follows:
DATES: Applications are due by February 3, 1999. Application kits may
be obtained from and must be submitted to either HUD's New York or
Buffalo Office. (The addresses for these offices are provided in
Section II. of this NOFA.) In addition, application kits and additional
information are available on HUD's website located at: www.hud.gov or
by contacting Community Connections at (800) 998-9999.
Applications, if mailed, must be postmarked no later than midnight
on February 3, 1999 and received within 10 calendar days of the
deadline. If an application is hand-delivered to the New York or the
Buffalo Office, the application must be delivered to the appropriate
office by no later than 4:00 p.m. (local time) on February 3, 1999.
Application kits will be made available by a date that affords
applicants no fewer than 45 days to respond to this NOFA. For further
information on obtaining and submitting applications, please see
Section II. of this NOFA.
The above-stated application deadline is firm as to date and hour.
In the interest of fairness to all competing applicants, HUD will treat
as ineligible for consideration any application that is not received by
4:00 p.m. on, or postmarked by February 3, 1999. Applicants should take
this procedure into account and make early submission of their
materials to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about by
unanticipated delays or other delivery-related problems.
2. On page 65487, in column 3, the first full paragraph in that
column is corrected to read as follows:
If possible, an applicant should submit the abbreviated
consolidated plan in advance of the Small Cities application due date.
The latest time at which the abbreviated consolidated plan will be
accepted by HUD for the HUD-administered Small Cities Program in New
York will be February 3, 1999 (the application due date for the Small
Cities application). Failure to submit the abbreviated consolidated
plan by the due date is not a curable technical deficiency. Questions
regarding the abbreviated consolidated plan should be directed to the
appropriate HUD field office.
3. On page 65489, in column 3, the first sentence in Section I.E.1.
(captioned ``General''), is corrected to read as follows:
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E. Selection Criteria/Ranking Factors and Final Selection.
1. General. Complete applications received from eligible applicants
by February 3, 1999 will be rated and scored by HUD.
4. On page 65490, in column 1, the final full paragraph in that
column (captioned ``Note'') is corrected to read as follows:
Note: These standards will be used as benchmarks in judging
program performance, but will not be the sole basis for determining
whether the applicant is ineligible for a grant due to a lack of
capacity to carry out the proposed project or program. Any applicant
that fails to meet the percentages specified above may wish to
provide updated data to HUD, either in conjunction with the
application submission or under separate cover, but in no case will
data received by HUD after February 3, 1999 be accepted, unless
specifically requested by HUD.
5. On page 65497, in columns 2 and 3, Section II.B. (captioned
``Submitting Applications'') is corrected to read as follows:
B. Submitting Applications. A final application must be submitted
to HUD no later than February 3, 1999. A final application includes an
original and two photocopies. Final applications may be mailed, and if
they are received after the deadline, must be postmarked no later than
midnight, February 3, 1999. If an application is hand-delivered to the
New York or Buffalo Offices, the application must be delivered by 4:00
p.m. on the application deadline date. Applicants in the counties of
Sullivan, Ulster, Putnam, and in nonparticipating jurisdictions in the
urban counties of Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Westchester, Nassau, and
Suffolk should submit applications to the New York Office. All other
nonentitled communities in New York State should submit their
applications to the Buffalo Office. Applications must be submitted to
the HUD office at the addresses listed above in section II.A.
The above-stated application deadline is firm as to date and hour.
In the interest of fairness to all competing applicants, HUD will treat
as ineligible for consideration any application that is not received
on, or postmarked by February 3, 1999. Applicants should take this
practice into account and make early submission of their materials to
avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about by unanticipated
delays or other delivery-related problems.
6. On page 65498, in column 1, Section II.C.2. (captioned
``Streamlined Application Requirements for Certain Applicants'') is
corrected to read as follows:
2. Streamlined Application Requirements for Certain Applicants
Single Purpose applications submitted under the FY 1997/98 NOFA but
not selected for funding will be reactivated for consideration under
this NOFA, if the applicant notifies HUD in writing by February 3, 1999
that the applicant wishes the prior application to be considered in
this competition. Applications which are reactivated may be updated,
amended or supplemented by the applicant provided that such amendment
or supplementation is received no later than the due date for
applications under this NOFA. If there is no significant change in the
application involving new activities or alteration of proposed
activities that will significantly change the scope, location or
objectives of the proposed activities or beneficiaries, there will be
no further citizen participation requirement to keep the application
active for a succeeding round or competition.
Dated: December 2, 1998.
Camille E. Acevedo,
Assistant General Counsel for Regulations.
[FR Doc. 98-32446 Filed 12-4-98; 8:45 am]
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