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headquartered in non-metropolitan
counties?
(c) Principal service area of allocatees.
Should the CDFI Fund endeavor to
ensure that either: (i) A desired
proportion of NMTC allocatees (as a
percentage of the total number of
allocatees) in any given NMTC
allocation round is ‘‘principally
serving’’ (i.e., making QLICIs in) nonmetropolitan counties; or (ii) a desired
proportion of NMTC allocation
authority (as a percentage of the total
dollar amount of allocation authority) in
any given NMTC allocation round is
provided to CDEs principally serving
non-metropolitan counties? If so, what
is the appropriate meaning of
‘‘principally serving’’ (e.g., 85 percent of
total QLICIs made by the CDE, 50
percent of total QLICIs made by the
CDE, or another calculation)?
(d) Location of QLICIs. Should the
CDFI Fund endeavor to ensure that a
desired proportion of QLICIs is
provided in non-metropolitan counties,
without consideration of where the CDE
is headquartered or which counties
(metropolitan vs. non-metropolitan) that
it is principally serving?
2. ‘‘Proportionality.’’ Commentators
are asked to consider, in accordance
with one or more of the alternatives
presented under issue 1 above, the most
appropriate definition of the term
‘‘proportional.’’
(a) With respect to alternatives (a) and
(d) under issue 1, should the CDFI Fund
define the term ‘‘proportional’’ to mean:
(i) The proportion of the U.S.
population that resides in nonmetropolitan areas (approximately 17.4
percent); (ii) the proportion of lowincome communities that are located in
non-metropolitan areas (approximately
25 percent); or (iii) another calculation?
(b) With respect to alternatives (b) and
(c) under issue 1, should the proportion
be based upon: (i) the total applicant
pool for a given NMTC allocation round
(for example, if 25 percent of the
applicant pool consists of CDEs that
predominantly serve non-metropolitan
areas, the CDFI Fund would ensure that
25 percent of the allocatees
predominantly serve rural areas); or (ii)
that portion of the applicant pool that,
after the first phase of application
review and scoring, met or exceeded the
minimum scoring threshold to be
eligible for NMTC allocations?
(c) With respect to alternatives (c) and
(d) under issue 1, should the percentage
of QLICIs made in low-income
communities be based upon the total
number of QLICIs made by a CDE, or the
total dollar amount of those QLICIs?
3. Review Process. Commentators are
asked to consider what changes the
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CDFI Fund should consider making to
the allocation application review and
decision-making process. What
modifications could be made to the
CDFI Fund’s review process to ensure
that there is a proportional allocation of
QEIs in non-metropolitan areas? For
example:
(a) Priority points. In prior allocation
rounds, the CDFI Fund has provided up
to five priority points to applicants that
demonstrated a track record of having
successfully provided capital or
technical assistance to disadvantaged
businesses or communities, pursuant to
IRC section 45D(f)(2). Should the CDFI
Fund adopt priority points based on: (i)
The CDE’s track record of serving nonmetropolitan areas (e.g., an applicant
could get up to five priority points
based on the percentage of its historic
activities serving non-metropolitan
areas); (ii) a forward-looking
commitment to serving nonmetropolitan areas (e.g., up to five
points based on the percentage of
activities that will be directed to nonmetropolitan areas); or (iii) both the
track record and the forward-looking
commitments?
(b) Re-ranking of applicants. Should
the CDFI Fund consider advancing
lower scoring applicants that
predominantly serve non-metropolitan
areas over higher scoring applicants so
that the desired proportionality is
achieved?
4. Compliance. The CDFI Fund must
have a mechanism to ensure that
allocatees comply with any nonmetropolitan area proportionality
requirement. Commentators are asked to
consider whether the CDFI Fund should
require that applicants specify in their
applications the percentage of their QEI
proceeds that they will use to make
investments in non-metropolitan areas
and then be held to those percentages as
a condition of their allocation
agreements.
Authority: 26 U.S.C. 45D; Tax Relief and
Health Care Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109–432; 26
CFR 1.45D–1.
Dated: May 16, 2007.
Kimberly A. Reed,
Director, Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Structural
Safety of Department of Veterans
Affairs Facilities; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under Public law 92–
463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act)
that a meeting of the Advisory
Committee on Structural Safety of
Department of Veterans Affairs
Facilities will be held on June 14–15,
2007, in Room 4442, Export Import
Bank, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Washington, D.C. The June 14 session
will be from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., and the
June 15 session will be from 8:30 a.m.
until 12:30 p.m. The meeting is open to
the public.
The purpose of the Committee is to
advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
on matters of structural safety in the
construction and remodeling of VA
facilities and to recommend standards
for use by VA in the construction and
alteration of its facilities.
On June 14, the Committee will
review developments in the fields of fire
safety issues and structural design as
they relate to seismic and other natural
hazards, impact on the safety of
buildings. On June 15, the Committee
will receive appropriate briefings and
presentations on current seismic,
natural hazards and fire safety issues
that are particularly relevant to facilities
owned and leased by the Department.
The Committee will also discuss
appropriate structural and fire safety
recommendations for inclusion in VA’s
standards.
No time will be allocated for receiving
oral presentations from the public.
However, the Committee will accept
written statements. Statements should
be sent to Krishna K. Banga, Senior
Structural Engineer, Facilities Quality
Service, Office of Construction &
Facilities Management (00CFM1A),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20420. Those wishing to attend should
contact Mr. Banga at (202) 565–9370.
Dated: May 15, 2007.
By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Structural Safety of Department of Veterans
Affairs Facilities; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public
law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the
Advisory Committee on Structural Safety of Department of Veterans
Affairs Facilities will be held on June 14-15, 2007, in Room 4442,
Export Import Bank, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. The June
14 session will be from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., and the June 15 session
will be from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the
public.
The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs on matters of structural safety in the construction and
remodeling of VA facilities and to recommend standards for use by VA in
the construction and alteration of its facilities.
On June 14, the Committee will review developments in the fields of
fire safety issues and structural design as they relate to seismic and
other natural hazards, impact on the safety of buildings. On June 15,
the Committee will receive appropriate briefings and presentations on
current seismic, natural hazards and fire safety issues that are
particularly relevant to facilities owned and leased by the Department.
The Committee will also discuss appropriate structural and fire safety
recommendations for inclusion in VA's standards.
No time will be allocated for receiving oral presentations from the
public. However, the Committee will accept written statements.
Statements should be sent to Krishna K. Banga, Senior Structural
Engineer, Facilities Quality Service, Office of Construction &
Facilities Management (00CFM1A), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. Those wishing to attend
should contact Mr. Banga at (202) 565-9370.
Dated: May 15, 2007.
By direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
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