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Authority To Grant Waivers
The Military Construction
Appropriations and Emergency
Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2005 (Pub. L.108–324, approved
October 13, 2004) (the Act) appropriates
$150 million in CDBG funds for disaster
relief, long-term recovery, and
mitigation directly related to the effects
of the covered disasters. The Act
authorizes the Secretary to waive, or
specify alternative requirements for, any
provision of any statute or regulation
that the Secretary administers in
connection with the obligation by the
Secretary or use by the recipient of these
funds, except for requirements related to
fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor
standards, and the environment, upon a
finding that such waiver is required to
facilitate the use of such funds and
would not be inconsistent with the
overall purpose of the statute.
The Secretary finds that the following
waiver and alternative requirements are
necessary to facilitate the use of these
funds for their required purposes. The
Secretary also finds that such uses of
funds, as described below, are not
inconsistent with the overall purpose of
Title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, as amended,
or the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act, as amended.
Except as noted by published waivers
and alternative requirements, the
statutory and regulatory provisions
governing the CDBG program for states,
including those at 24 CFR part 570
subpart I, shall apply to the use of these
funds granted to states. In a Federal
Register notice published December 10,
2004 (69 FR 72100), and effective
December 15, 2004, the Department
promulgated waivers and alternative
requirements necessary to facilitate the
use of the subject grant funds.
Distribution of Funds Waiver
This notice waives requirements at 42
U.S.C. 5306 to the extent necessary to
allow the State of Maryland to use its
grant funds to directly carry out the
state-funded and state-administered
Hurricane Isabel Rehabilitation,
Renovation, and Replacement Housing
Program (HIRRRP) and other stateadministered activities related to
disaster relief, long-term recovery, and
mitigation from the covered disaster.
The HIRRRP program is designed to
help disaster victims with housing
repair after all other sources of
assistance are exhausted. Although local
governments carry out most HUD
disaster recovery activities, in the
aftermath of Hurricane Isabel the State
of Maryland shifted the responsibility
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for helping impacted households from
local governments and Indian tribes
onto the state, primarily through
implementation of the HIRRRP. The
state has asked for this waiver primarily
to permit its HUD disaster recovery
grant to be used to supplement its
existing HIRRRP funds and to bring the
total funding for this program closer to
closing the gap with the total estimated
need. The notice also provides
conforming waivers to and alternative
requirements for related areas of the
regulations.
In carrying out an activity directly,
the State of Maryland must note that its
environmental role is delineated at 24
CFR 58.4(b).
Description of Modifications
1. A new paragraph 22 is added to the
requirements of the notice published on
December 10, 2004 (69 FR 72100), by
adding text to read as follows:
State of Maryland direct grant
administration.
22. a. Provisions of 42 U.S.C. 5306
currently require a state to distribute
CDBG funds to units of general local
government or Indian tribes rather than
to carry activities out directly. This
notice waives 42 U.S.C. 5306 to the
extent necessary to allow the State of
Maryland to use its disaster recovery
grant allocation directly to carry out
HIRRRP and other state-administered
activities related to disaster relief, longterm recovery, and mitigation from the
covered disaster rather than distributing
funds to units of general local
government or to Indian tribes. The
provisions of paragraph b. which
follows, conform state CDBG rules to
this waiver for the State of Maryland
and do not apply to other disaster
recovery grants under the Act.
b. These conforming waivers and
alternative requirements also apply:
(i) At 24 CFR 570.480(c), with respect
to the basis for HUD determining that
the state has failed to carry out its
certifications, such basis shall be that
the state has failed to carry out its
certifications in compliance with
applicable program requirements.
(ii) 24 CFR 570.490(a) and (b) are
waived and the following provision
shall apply: ‘‘State records. The state
shall establish and maintain such
records as may be necessary to facilitate
review and audit by HUD of the state’s
administration of CDBG funds under
§ 570.493. Consistent with applicable
statutes, regulations, waivers and
alternative requirements, and other
federal requirements, the content of
records maintained by the state shall be
sufficient to enable HUD to make the
applicable determinations described at
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§ 570.493; make compliance
determinations for activities carried out
directly by the state; and show how
activities funded are consistent with the
descriptions of activities proposed for
funding in the action plan. For fair
housing and equal opportunity
purposes, and as applicable, such
records shall include data on the racial,
ethnic, and gender characteristics of
persons who are applicants for,
participants in, or beneficiaries of the
program.’’ 24 CFR 570.490(c) and (d)
shall also apply.
(iii) Change of use of real property. In
24 CFR 570.489(j), (j)(1), and the last
sentence of (j)(2), ‘‘unit of general local
government’’ shall be read as ‘‘unit of
general local government or state.’’
(iv) Responsibility for state review
and handling of noncompliance. 24 CFR
570.492 is waived and the following
alternative requirement applies: The
state shall make reviews and audits
including on-site reviews of any
subrecipients, designated public
agencies, and units of general local
government as may be necessary or
appropriate to meet the requirements of
Section 104(e)(2) of the Act. In the case
of noncompliance with these
requirements, the state shall take such
actions as may be appropriate to prevent
a continuance of the deficiency, mitigate
any adverse effects or consequences,
and prevent a recurrence. The state shall
establish remedies for noncompliance
by any designated public agencies or
units of general local government and
for its subrecipients.
Dated: April 19, 2005.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–4826–N–03]
Notice of Availability of Alternative
Fuel Vehicle Reports
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of availability of reports.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Through this notice, HUD is
making available on its website, a copy
of HUD’s Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Report for Fiscal Year 2003 that was
prepared in accordance with the Energy
Policy Act of 1992.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert E. Byrd, Jr., Director, Facilities
Management Division, Office of
Administration, Department of Housing
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and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410–
3000, at (202) 708–1955 (this is not a
toll-free number). Persons with hearing
or speech impairments may access these
numbers through TTY by calling the
toll-free Federal Information Relay
Service number at (800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Energy Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 13201 et
seq.) (the Act) establishes a
comprehensive plan to achieve
economic, energy and environmental
benefits by promoting the use of
alternative fuels. A major goal of the Act
is to have the Federal government
exercise leadership in the use of
alternative fuel vehicles. To that end,
the Act established alternative fuel
vehicle purchasing requirements for the
Federal fleets of government agencies,
and requires Federal agencies to report
on their compliance with the
requirements of the Act. A copy of
HUD’s Alternative Fuel Vehicle Reports
can be obtained via the World Wide
Web at https://www.hud.gov/offices/
adm/reports/admreports.cfm.
Dated: April 15, 2005.
Darlene F. Williams,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Administration.
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Endangered Species
The public is invited to comment on
the following application(s) for a permit
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species. This notice is
provided pursuant to section 10(c) of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).
Written data, comments, or requests for
copies of these complete applications
should be submitted to the Director
(ADDRESSES above).
Applicant: Philadelphia Zoo,
Philadelphia, PA, PRT–100017.
The applicant requests a permit to
import up to 15 captive-born bicolored
tamarin (Saguinus bicolor) from the
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust,
Jersey, United Kingdom for the purpose
of enhancement of the survival of the
species through captive propagation.
Applicant: Milwaukee County
Zoological Gardens, Milwaukee, WI,
PRT–099580.
The applicant requests a permit to
import two captive-born male Siberian
tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) from the
Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Canada for the
purpose of enhancement of the survival
of the species through captive
propagation.
Dated: April 8, 2005.
Monica Farris,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 05–8327 Filed 4–25–05; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Receipt of Applications for Permit
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Division of Management Authority,
telephone (703) 358–2104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice of receipt of applications
for permit.
ACTION:
The public is invited to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species.
DATES: Written data, comments or
requests must be received by May 26,
2005.
SUMMARY:
Documents and other
information submitted with these
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act, by any party who submits a written
request for a copy of such documents
within 30 days of the date of publication
of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Division of Management
Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203;
fax (703) 358–2281.
ADDRESSES:
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Fish and Wildlife Service
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request for a copy of such documents
within 30 days of the date of publication
of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Division of Management
Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203;
fax (703) 358–2281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Division of Management Authority,
telephone (703) 358–2104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Endangered Species
The public is invited to comment on
the following applications for a permit
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species. This notice is
provided pursuant to section 10(c) of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).
Written data, comments, or requests for
copies of these complete applications
should be submitted to the Director
(ADDRESSES above).
Applicant: Shane Siers, University of
Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, PRT–
102657.
The applicant requests a permit to
import biological samples collected
from live wild lemurs (Lemur catta) and
(Eulemur fulvus rufus) in Madagascar
for the purpose of scientific research.
Applicant: Zoological Society of San
Diego, Conservation and Research for
Endangered Species, San Diego,
California, PRT–100279.
The applicant requests a permit to reexport biological samples collected from
live wild black rhinoceros (Diceros
bicornis) for the purpose of scientific
research.
Dated: April 15, 2005.
Michael L. Carpenter,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 05–8329 Filed 4–25–05; 8:45 am]
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Receipt of Applications for Permit
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
for permit.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SUMMARY: The public is invited to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species.
DATES: Written data, comments or
requests must be received by May 26,
2005.
AGENCY:
AGENCY:
Documents and other
information submitted with these
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act, by any party who submits a written
ADDRESSES:
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Issuance of Permits
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of permit for
marine mammals.
SUMMARY:
The following permit was
issued.
Documents and other
information submitted with this
application are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act, by any party who submits a written
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4826-N-03]
Notice of Availability of Alternative Fuel Vehicle Reports
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of availability of reports.
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SUMMARY: Through this notice, HUD is making available on its website, a
copy of HUD's Alternative Fuel Vehicles Report for Fiscal Year 2003
that was prepared in accordance with the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert E. Byrd, Jr., Director,
Facilities Management Division, Office of Administration, Department of
Housing
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and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-
3000, at (202) 708-1955 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may access these numbers through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service number at (800)
877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Energy Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 13201 et
seq.) (the Act) establishes a comprehensive plan to achieve economic,
energy and environmental benefits by promoting the use of alternative
fuels. A major goal of the Act is to have the Federal government
exercise leadership in the use of alternative fuel vehicles. To that
end, the Act established alternative fuel vehicle purchasing
requirements for the Federal fleets of government agencies, and
requires Federal agencies to report on their compliance with the
requirements of the Act. A copy of HUD's Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Reports can be obtained via the World Wide Web at https://www.hud.gov/
offices/adm/reports/admreports.cfm.
Dated: April 15, 2005.
Darlene F. Williams,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-1962 Filed 4-25-05; 8:45 am]
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