Announcement of Funding Awards for the Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) Fiscal Year 2006, 2270-2271 [E8-462]

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Otto V. Banks, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Economic Development, Office of Community Planning and Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7136, Washington, DC 20410– 7000; telephone (202) 708–4091 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- and speech-impaired persons may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service toll-free at 1–800– 877–8339. For general information on this and other HUD programs, call Community Connections at 1–800–998– 9999 or visit the HUD Web site at https://www.hud.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) is administered by the Office of Economic Development under the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. The Office of Economic Development administers HUD’s ongoing grant programs to assist local governments, nonprofit organizations and the private sector in economic development efforts. BEDI was enacted in section 108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. Eligible applicants include units of general local government eligible for assistance under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, as well as urban counties that are eligible under the CDBG program. Each unit of general local government or CDBG-eligible urban county must use its BEDI award to enhance the security of a loan guaranteed by HUD under section 108 of the Housing and Community E:\FR\FM\14JAN1.SGM 14JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 9 / Monday, January 14, 2008 / Notices Development Act of 1974, as amended, for the same project, or to improve the viability of a project financed with the section 108-guaranteed loan. The BEDI program provides each grantee funding for the redevelopment of abandoned, idled or underutilized industrial or commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by environmental contamination as defined by the NOFA in each fiscal year. On March 8, 2006, (71 FR 11712) HUD published a Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) announcing the availability of approximately $10,000,000 in FY 2006 funds for the BEDI program. The Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the applications received based on the criteria in the SuperNOFA. As a result, HUD funded the applications announced below, and, in accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing details concerning the recipients of funding awards, as set forth below. Dated: December 20, 2007. William H. Eargle, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations, Office of Community Planning and Development. FISCAL YEAR 2006 FUNDING AWARDS FOR THE BROWNFIELDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PROGRAM Recipient State Amount Mooresville ...... Rocky Mount ... Lawton ............ Pittsburgh ........ Reading .......... Vancouver ....... NC NC OK PA PA WA $650,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 500,000.00 1,000,000.00 Total ......... ............ 5,150,000.00 [FR Doc. E8–462 Filed 1–11–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary Request for Nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory Committee; Extension of Submission Deadline Office of the Secretary, National Invasive Species Council. 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The Council is responsible for effective implementation of the Plan including any revisions of the Plan, and also coordinates Federal agency activities concerning invasive species; encourages planning and action at local, tribal, State, regional and ecosystem-based levels; develops recommendations for international cooperation in addressing invasive species; facilitates the development of a coordinated network to document, evaluate, and monitor impacts from invasive species; and facilitates establishment of an information-sharing system on invasive species that utilizes, to the greatest extent practicable, the Internet. The role of ISAC is to maintain an intensive and regular dialogue regarding the aforementioned issues. ISAC provides advice in cooperation with PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2271 stakeholders and existing organizations addressing invasive species. The ISAC meets up to three (3) times per year. 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[FR Doc No: E8-462]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5030-FA-11]


Announcement of Funding Awards for the Brownfields Economic 
Development Initiative (BEDI) Fiscal Year 2006

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of funding awards.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 102 (a)(4)(C) of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement 
notifies the public of past funding decisions made by the Department in 
competitions for funding under the Notice of Funding Availability 
(NOFA) for the Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI). This 
announcement contains the names of the awardees and the amounts of the 
awards made available by HUD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Otto V. Banks, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Economic Development, Office of Community Planning 
and Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7136, Washington, DC 
20410-7000; telephone (202) 708-4091 (this is not a toll-free number). 
Hearing- and speech-impaired persons may access this number via TTY by 
calling the Federal Relay Service toll-free at 1-800-877-8339. For 
general information on this and other HUD programs, call Community 
Connections at 1-800-998-9999 or visit the HUD Web site at https://
www.hud.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Brownfields Economic Development 
Initiative (BEDI) is administered by the Office of Economic Development 
under the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. 
The Office of Economic Development administers HUD's ongoing grant 
programs to assist local governments, nonprofit organizations and the 
private sector in economic development efforts.
    BEDI was enacted in section 108(q) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended. Eligible applicants include units 
of general local government eligible for assistance under the Community 
Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, as well as urban counties that 
are eligible under the CDBG program. Each unit of general local 
government or CDBG-eligible urban county must use its BEDI award to 
enhance the security of a loan guaranteed by HUD under section 108 of 
the Housing and Community

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Development Act of 1974, as amended, for the same project, or to 
improve the viability of a project financed with the section 108-
guaranteed loan. The BEDI program provides each grantee funding for the 
redevelopment of abandoned, idled or underutilized industrial or 
commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated 
by environmental contamination as defined by the NOFA in each fiscal 
year.
    On March 8, 2006, (71 FR 11712) HUD published a Super Notice of 
Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) announcing the availability of 
approximately $10,000,000 in FY 2006 funds for the BEDI program. The 
Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the applications received 
based on the criteria in the SuperNOFA. As a result, HUD funded the 
applications announced below, and, in accordance with section 
102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing 
details concerning the recipients of funding awards, as set forth 
below.

    Dated: December 20, 2007.
William H. Eargle,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations, Office of Community Planning 
and Development.

Fiscal Year 2006 Funding Awards for the Brownfields Economic Development
                           Initiative Program
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                  Recipient                    State         Amount
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Mooresville.................................       NC        $650,000.00
Rocky Mount.................................       NC       1,000,000.00
Lawton......................................       OK       1,000,000.00
Pittsburgh..................................       PA       1,000,000.00
Reading.....................................       PA         500,000.00
Vancouver...................................       WA       1,000,000.00
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    Total...................................  .......       5,150,000.00
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