The Performance Review Board, 61148 [E8-24371]

Download as PDF 61148 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 15, 2008 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5267–N–01] The Performance Review Board AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, HUD. ACTION: Notice of appointments. SUMMARY: The Department of Housing and Urban Development announces the appointments of Ronald Y. Spraker and Jon L. Gant as members; and Dominique G. Blom as an alternate member of the Departmental Performance Review Board. The address is: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC 20410–0050. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons desiring any further information about the Performance Review Board and its members may contact Earnestine Pruitt, Director, Executive Personnel Management Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC 20410. Telephone (202) 708–1381. (This is not a toll-free number.) Dated: October 7, 2008. Roy A. Bernardi, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–24371 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5254–N–01] Reconsideration of Waivers Granted to and Alternative Requirements for the State of Louisiana’s CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Under the Department of Defense Emergency Supplemental Appropriations To Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 Office of the Secretary, HUD. Notice of waivers, alternative requirements, and statutory program requirements. AGENCY: jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: This notice describes the statutorily required reconsideration of additional waivers and alternative requirements applicable to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster recovery grant provided to the State of Louisiana on June 14, 2006, and March 7, 2007, for the purpose of assisting in the recovery in the most impacted and distressed areas related to the consequences of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. Although the reconsideration period is normally 2 years following grant of the VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:32 Oct 14, 2008 Jkt 217001 waiver, HUD is reconsidering and altering some waivers early at the state’s request. DATES: Effective Date: October 20, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessie Handforth Kome, Director, Disaster Recovery and Special Issues Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7286, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 202–708– 3587. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 800–877– 8339. FAX inquiries may be sent to Ms. Kome at 202–401–2044. (Except for the ‘‘800’’ number, these telephone numbers are not toll free.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority To Grant Waivers The Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109–148, approved December 30, 2005) (the 2006 Act) appropriated $11.5 billion in Community Development Block Grant funds for necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure directly related to the consequences of the covered disasters. The State of Louisiana received an allocation and grant of $6,200,000,000 from this appropriation. The 2006 Act authorized 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 and guarantees, except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment (including requirements concerning lead-based paint), upon a request by the state and a finding by the Secretary that such a waiver would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute. The following waivers, alternative requirements, and reconsidered waivers are in response to written requests from the State of Louisiana. The Secretary finds that the following waivers and alternative requirements, as described below, are not inconsistent with the overall purpose of 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.; Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the 1974 Act); or of 42 U.S.C. 12704 et seq., the CranstonGonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended. PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Under the requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3535(q)), regulatory waivers must be published in the Federal Register. As in the June 14, 2006, notice, the Department is also using this reconsideration notice to provide information about other ways in which the requirements for this grant vary from regular CDBG program rules. The compilation of this information in a single notice has created a helpful resource for Louisiana grant administrators and HUD field staff. Note that waivers and alternative requirements regarding the common application and reporting process for all grantees under this appropriation were published in a prior notice (71 FR 7666, published February 13, 2006, and updated in 73 FR 46312, published August 8, 2008). Except as described in notices regarding this grant, the statutory and regulatory provisions governing the CDBG program for states, including those at 24 CFR part 570, shall apply to the use of these funds. Descriptions of Changes This section of the notice briefly describes the basis for each waiver and provides an explanation of related alternative requirements, if additional explanation is necessary. The Description of Changes section also highlights some of the statutory items and alternative requirements described in the sections that follow. Except as provided in the common waiver notice published August 8, 2008, the waivers, alternative requirements, and statutory changes apply only to the CDBG supplemental disaster recovery funds appropriated in the 2006 Acts and allocated to the State of Louisiana. These actions provide additional flexibility in program design and implementation and note statutory requirements unique to this appropriation. Eligibility—housing related. The waiver of Section 105(a) of the 1974 Act that allows new housing construction and of Section 105(a)(24), to allow homeownership assistance for families whose income is up to 120 percent of median income and payment of up to 100 percent of a housing down payment is necessary following major disasters in which large numbers of affordable housing units have been damaged or destroyed, as is the case in the disaster eligible under this notice. The broadening of the Section 105(a)(24) waiver, in accordance with the state’s request, will allow the state to permit local governments receiving long-term E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5267-N-01]


The Performance Review Board

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of appointments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Housing and Urban Development announces the 
appointments of Ronald Y. Spraker and Jon L. Gant as members; and 
Dominique G. Blom as an alternate member of the Departmental 
Performance Review Board. The address is: Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, Washington, DC 20410-0050.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons desiring any further 
information about the Performance Review Board and its members may 
contact Earnestine Pruitt, Director, Executive Personnel Management 
Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC 
20410. Telephone (202) 708-1381. (This is not a toll-free number.)

    Dated: October 7, 2008.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-24371 Filed 10-14-08; 8:45 am]
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