Announcement of Funding Awards for the Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Program; Fiscal Year 2008, 7466-7467 [E9-3210]

Download as PDF 7466 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 17, 2009 / Notices sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. This Notice also lists the following information: Title of Proposal: Builder’s Certification of Plans, Specifications, and Site. OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502–0496. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD requires the builder to complete the certification (form HUD–92541) noting adverse site/location factor(s) of the property, including Floodplains. This certification is necessary so that HUD does not insure a mortgage on property that poses a risk to health or safety of the occupant. Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD–92541. Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: The number of burden hours is 15,744. The number of respondents is 10,614, the number of responses is 12.36, the frequency of response is on occasion, and the burden hour per response is .16. Status of the proposed information collection: Currently approved. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: February 6, 2009. Ronald Y. Spraker, Acting General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Housing—Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. E9–3185 Filed 2–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:45 Feb 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5285–N–04] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Request for Acceptance of Changes in Approved Drawings and Specifications AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: Comments Due Date: April 20, 2009. Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or telephone (202) 402–8048. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret E. Burns Program Contact, Director, Office of Single Family Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708–2121 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. ADDRESSES: The Department is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. This Notice also lists the following information: Title of Proposal: Changes in Approved Drawings and Specifications. OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502–NEW. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Builders who request changes to HUD’s accepted drawings and specifications for proposed construction properties as required by homebuyers or determined by the builder use the information collection. The lender reviews the changes and amends the approved exhibits. These changes may affect the value shown on the DUD commitment. HUD requires the builder to use form HUD–92577 to request changes for proposed construction properties. HUD’s collection of this information is for the purpose of ascertaining that HUD does not insure a mortgage on property that poses a risk to health or safety of the occupant. Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD–92577 Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: The number of burden hours is 5,000. The number of respondents is 10,000, the number of responses is 1, the frequency of response is on occasion, and the burden hour per response is .50. Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension of a currently approved collection Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: February 6, 2009. Ronald Y. Spraker, Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. E9–3187 Filed 2–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5196–N–03] Announcement of Funding Awards for the Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Program; Fiscal Year 2008 AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 17, 2009 / Notices ACTION: Notice of funding awards. HUD’s Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing program is authorized by Section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103–120, 107 Stat. 1148, 42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as amended, and the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Pub. L. 109–289, division B, as amended by Pub. L. 109– 369 and 109–383). The Section 4 Capacity Building program provides grants to national community development intermediaries to enhance the capacity and ability of community development corporations and community housing development organizations to carry out community development and affordable housing activities that benefit low-income families and persons. Capacity Building funds support activities such as training, education, support, loans, grants, and development assistance. The Fiscal Year 2008 competition was announced in the Federal Register on April 9, 2008 (73 FR 19380) and amended on June 18, 2008 (73 FR 34778). The NOFA allowed for approximately $36.95 million for Section 4 Capacity Building grants. This amount included $33.5 million from the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 funding decisions made by the Department in a competition for funding under the 2008 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing grants program. This announcement contains the names of the awardees and the amounts of the awards made available by HUD. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen E. Daly, Director, Office of Policy Development and Coordination, Office of Community Planning and Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7240, Washington, DC 20410– 7000; telephone (202) 402–5552 (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 (800) 877–8339. For general information on this and other HUD programs, call Community Connections at (800) 998– 9999 or visit the HUD Web site at https://www.hud.gov. 2008 appropriation and $3.45 million carried over from the 2007 NOFA competition. However, due to the 2008 Appropriations Act, HUD was asked to rescind the $3.45 million of carryover funds. As a result, $33.5 million was ultimately available for the competition. Applications were rated and selected for funding on the basis of selection criteria contained in that Notice. For the Fiscal Year 2008 competition, HUD awarded three competitive Section 4 Capacity Building grants totaling $33,500,000. In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, 42 U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing the grantees and the amounts of the awards in Appendix A to this document. Dated: January 22, 2009. ´ Nelson R. Bregon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. Appendix A Fiscal Year 2008 Funding Awards for the Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Program Recipient State Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. ...................................................................................................... Local Initiatives Support Corporation ...................................................................................................... Habitat for Humanity International .......................................................................................................... Total: ................................................................................................................................................ MD ................................. NY .................................. GA .................................. ........................................ [FR Doc. E9–3210 Filed 2–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Central Utah Project Completion Act sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES AGENCIES: Department of the Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary—Water and Science. ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact associated with the Environmental Assessment for the Block Notice 1A Francis Sub-Area Municipal and Industrial Water Conversion. SUMMARY: On December 24, 2008, the Department of the Interior (Interior), signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) which documents the selection of the Proposed Action as presented in the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Block Notice 1A Francis Sub-Area Municipal and Industrial (M&I) Water Conversion. Interior has determined that VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:45 Feb 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 implementing the Proposed Action described in the EA will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment and that an environmental impact statement is not required. The proposed action consists of conversion of Central Utah Project (CUP) Bonneville Unit water, delivered under Development Block Notice No. 1A to the Francis Sub-Area, from irrigation to municipal and industrial use, and to expand the area to which the project water may be delivered (Expanded Francis Sub-Area). The conversion will be limited to 3,000 acrefeet of irrigation water that has been delivered to agricultural tracts that have been deemed irrigable under Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) law and policy. The irrigation water would be converted incrementally to M&I use over a period of up to 25 years. The Expanded Francis Sub-Area would be restricted to lands within the District boundary, in the upper Provo River drainage, upstream of Jordanelle Reservoir. PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7467 Amount $13,440,120 13,677,191 6,382,689 33,500,000 The proposed action is an administrative procedure that will allow the available Bonneville Unit water to be utilized for M&I purposes as the Francis Sub-Area becomes more residential. All water supply commitments to the existing agricultural irrigation will continue to be met. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information pertaining to this action may be obtained by contacting Mr. Lee Baxter, Program Coordinator, Central Utah Project Completion Act Office, 302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606, by calling (801) 379–1174, or e-mail at lbaxter@uc.usbr.gov. Dated: February 11, 2009. Reed R. Murray, Program Director, Central Utah Project Completion Act, Department of the Interior. [FR Doc. E9–3357 Filed 2–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5196-N-03]


Announcement of Funding Awards for the Section 4 Capacity 
Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Program; 
Fiscal Year 2008

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

[[Page 7467]]


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 funding decisions made by the Department in a 
competition for funding under the 2008 Notice of Funding Availability 
(NOFA) for the Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development 
and Affordable Housing grants program. This announcement contains the 
names of the awardees and the amounts of the awards made available by 
HUD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen E. Daly, Director, Office of 
Policy Development and Coordination, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7240, Washington, DC 20410-
7000; telephone (202) 402-5552 (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 (800) 877-8339. For 
general information on this and other HUD programs, call Community 
Connections at (800) 998-9999 or visit the HUD Web site at https://
www.hud.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD's Capacity Building for Community 
Development and Affordable Housing program is authorized by Section 4 
of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-120, 107 Stat. 1148, 
42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as amended, and the Revised Continuing 
Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Pub. L. 109-289, division B, as 
amended by Pub. L. 109-369 and 109-383). The Section 4 Capacity 
Building program provides grants to national community development 
intermediaries to enhance the capacity and ability of community 
development corporations and community housing development 
organizations to carry out community development and affordable housing 
activities that benefit low-income families and persons. Capacity 
Building funds support activities such as training, education, support, 
loans, grants, and development assistance.
    The Fiscal Year 2008 competition was announced in the Federal 
Register on April 9, 2008 (73 FR 19380) and amended on June 18, 2008 
(73 FR 34778). The NOFA allowed for approximately $36.95 million for 
Section 4 Capacity Building grants. This amount included $33.5 million 
from the 2008 appropriation and $3.45 million carried over from the 
2007 NOFA competition. However, due to the 2008 Appropriations Act, HUD 
was asked to rescind the $3.45 million of carryover funds. As a result, 
$33.5 million was ultimately available for the competition. 
Applications were rated and selected for funding on the basis of 
selection criteria contained in that Notice. For the Fiscal Year 2008 
competition, HUD awarded three competitive Section 4 Capacity Building 
grants totaling $33,500,000.
    In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, 42 
U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing the grantees and the amounts 
of the awards in Appendix A to this document.

    Dated: January 22, 2009.
Nelson R. Breg[oacute]n,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.

Appendix A

Fiscal Year 2008 Funding Awards for the Section 4 Capacity Building 
for Community Development and Affordable Housing Program

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             Recipient                      State             Amount
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Enterprise Community Partners,      MD..................     $13,440,120
 Inc..
Local Initiatives Support           NY..................      13,677,191
 Corporation.
Habitat for Humanity International  GA..................       6,382,689
    Total:........................  ....................      33,500,000
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