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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 83 / Friday, April 29, 2011 / Notices
Dated: April 26, 2011.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2011–10454 Filed 4–28–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5374–N–28]
Buy American Exceptions Under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–05, approved
February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act), and
implementing guidance of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), this
notice advises that certain exceptions to
the Buy American requirement of the
Recovery Act have been determined
applicable for work using Capital Fund
Recovery Formula and Competition
(CFRFC) grant funds. Specifically, an
exception was granted to the
Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
for the purchase and installation of
compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and
energy efficient fluorescent electronic
light ballasts for 725 scattered housing
units.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. LaVoy, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Office of Field Operations,
Office of Public and Indian Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
Room 4112, Washington, DC 20410–
4000, telephone number 202–402–8500
(this is not a toll-free number); or
Dominique G. Blom, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Public Housing
Investments, Office of Public Housing
Investments, Office of Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Room 4130, Washington, DC
20410–4000, telephone number 202–
402–8500 (this is not a toll-free
number). Persons with hearing- or
speech-impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Information Relay Service
at 800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1605(a) of the Recovery Act provides
that none of the funds appropriated or
made available by the Recovery Act may
be used for a project for the
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construction, alteration, maintenance, or
repair of a public building or public
work unless all of the iron, steel, and
manufactured goods used in the project
are produced in the United States.
Section 1605(b) provides that the Buy
American requirement shall not apply
in any case or category in which the
head of a Federal department or agency
finds that: (1) Applying the Buy
American requirement would be
inconsistent with the public interest;
(2) iron, steel, and the relevant
manufactured goods are not produced in
the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably
available quantities or of satisfactory
quality, or (3) inclusion of iron, steel,
and manufactured goods will increase
the cost of the overall project by more
than 25 percent. Section 1605(c)
provides that if the head of a Federal
department or agency makes a
determination pursuant to section
1605(b), the head of the department or
agency shall publish a detailed written
justification in the Federal Register.
In accordance with section 1605(c) of
the Recovery Act and OMB’s
implementing guidance published on
April 23, 2009 (74 FR 18449), this notice
advises the public that, on April 1,
2011, upon request of the Minneapolis
Public Housing Authority, HUD granted
an exception to applicability of the Buy
American requirements with respect to
work, using CFRFC grant funds. The
exception was granted by HUD on the
basis that the relevant manufactured
goods (CFLs and energy efficient
fluorescent electronic light ballasts) are
not produced in the U.S. in sufficient
and reasonably available quantities or of
satisfactory quality.
Dated: April 11, 2011.
Sandra B. Henriquez,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing.
[FR Doc. 2011–10461 Filed 4–28–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5374–N–29]
Buy American Exceptions Under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–05, approved
February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act), and
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implementing guidance of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), this
notice advises that certain exceptions to
the Buy American requirement of the
Recovery Act have been determined
applicable for work using Capital Fund
Recovery Formula and Competition
(CFRFC) grant funds. Specifically, an
exception was granted to the City of
Charleston Housing Authority for the
purchase and installation of tankless gas
water heaters for the Reid Street
Development.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. LaVoy, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Office of Field Operations,
Office of Public and Indian Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
Room 4112, Washington, DC, 20410–
4000, telephone number 202–402–8500
(this is not a toll-free number); or
Dominique G. Blom, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Public Housing
Investments, Office of Public Housing
Investments, Office of Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Room 4130, Washington, DC
20410–4000, telephone number 202–
402–8500 (this is not a toll-free
number). Persons with hearing- or
speech-impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Information Relay Service
at 800–877–8339.
Section
1605(a) of the Recovery Act provides
that none of the funds appropriated or
made available by the Recovery Act may
be used for a project for the
construction, alteration, maintenance, or
repair of a public building or public
work unless all of the iron, steel, and
manufactured goods used in the project
are produced in the United States.
Section 1605(b) provides that the Buy
American requirement shall not apply
in any case or category in which the
head of a Federal department or agency
finds that: (1) Applying the Buy
American requirement would be
inconsistent with the public interest;
(2) iron, steel, and the relevant
manufactured goods are not produced in
the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably
available quantities or of satisfactory
quality, or (3) inclusion of iron, steel,
and manufactured goods will increase
the cost of the overall project by more
than 25 percent. Section 1605(c)
provides that if the head of a Federal
department or agency makes a
determination pursuant to section
1605(b), the head of the department or
agency shall publish a detailed written
justification in the Federal Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 83 / Friday, April 29, 2011 / Notices
In accordance with section 1605(c) of
the Recovery Act and OMB’s
implementing guidance published on
April 23, 2009 (74 FR 18449), this notice
advises the public that, on April 7,
2011, upon request of the City of
Charleston Housing Authority, HUD
granted an exception to applicability of
the Buy American requirements with
respect to work, using CFRFC grant
funds. The exception was granted by
HUD on the basis that the relevant
manufactured goods (tankless gas water
heaters) are not produced in the U.S. in
sufficient and reasonably available
quantities or of satisfactory quality.
Dated: April 15, 2011.
Deborah Hernandez,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public
and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2011–10460 Filed 4–28–11; 8:45 am]
Dated: April 21, 2011.
Mark R. Johnston,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs.
[FR Doc. 2011–10043 Filed 4–28–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5500–N–09]
Notice of Availability: Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA) for HUD’s
Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Public and Indian
Housing Family Self-Sufficiency
Program Under the Resident
Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency
(ROSS) Program
Office of the Chief of the
Human Capital Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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HUD announces the
availability on its Web site of the
applicant information, submission
deadlines, funding criteria, and other
requirements for HUD’s FY2011 Public
and Indian Housing Family SelfSufficiency Program under the Resident
Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency
(ROSS) Program NOFA. Specifically,
this NOFA announces the availability of
approximately $15 million made
available under the Department of
Defense and Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2011, Public Law
112–10, approved April 15, 2011 for the
Public and Indian Housing Family SelfSufficiency Program under the Resident
Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency
(ROSS) Program.
The purpose of the Public Housing
FSS (PH FSS) program is to promote the
development of local strategies to
coordinate the use of assistance under
the Public Housing program with public
and private resources, enable
participating families to increase earned
income and financial literacy, reduce or
eliminate the need for welfare
assistance, and make progress toward
achieving economic independence and
housing self-sufficiency. The PH FSS
program provides critical tools that can
be used by communities to support
welfare reform and help families
develop new skills that will lead to
economic self-sufficiency.
The notice providing information
regarding the application process,
funding criteria and eligibility
requirements, application and
instructions can be found using the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development agency link on the
Grants.gov/Find Web site at
https://www.grants.gov/search/
agency.do. A link to the funding
SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5477–N–17]
Federal Property Suitable as Facilities
To Assist the Homeless
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
This Notice identifies
unutilized, underutilized, excess, and
surplus Federal property reviewed by
HUD for suitability for possible use to
assist the homeless.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Juanita Perry, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington,
DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234;
TTY number for the hearing- and
speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these
telephone numbers are not toll-free), or
call the toll-free Title V information line
at 800–927–7588.
In
accordance with the December 12, 1988
court order in National Coalition for the
Homeless v. Veterans Administration,
No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD
publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis,
identifying unutilized, underutilized,
excess and surplus Federal buildings
and real property that HUD has
reviewed for suitability for use to assist
the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the
purpose of announcing that no
additional properties have been
determined suitable or unsuitable this
week.
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opportunity is also available on the
HUD Web site at https://portal.hud.gov/
hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/
administration/grants/fundsavail. The
link from the funds available page will
take you to the agency link on
Grants.gov. The Catalogue of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for
this program is 14.877. Applications
must be submitted electronically
through Grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding specific program
requirements should be directed to the
agency contact identified in the program
NOFA. Program staff will not be
available to provide guidance on how to
prepare the application. Questions
regarding the 2011 General Section
should be directed to the Office of
Grants Management and Oversight at
(202) 708–0667 or the NOFA
Information Center at 800–HUD–8929
(toll free). Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access these
numbers via TTY by calling the Federal
Information Relay Service at 800–877–
8339.
Dated: April 26, 2011.
Barbara S. Dorf,
Director, Office of Departmental Grants
Management and Oversight, Office of the
Chief of the Human Capital Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–10462 Filed 4–28–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5500–N–08]
Notice of Availability: Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA) for HUD’s
Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Public and Indian
Housing Resident Opportunity and
Self-Sufficiency (ROSS)—Service
Coordinators Program
Office of the Chief of the
Human Capital Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD announces the
availability on its Web site of the
applicant information, submission
deadlines, funding criteria, and other
requirements for HUD’s FY2011 Public
nad Indian Housing Resident
Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency
(ROSS)—Service Coordinators Program
NOFA. Specifically, this NOFA
announces the availability of
approximately $35 million made
available under the Department of
Defense and Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2011, Public Law
112–10, approved April 15, 2011.
SUMMARY:
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10460]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5374-N-29]
Buy American Exceptions Under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-05, approved February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act),
and implementing guidance of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
this notice advises that certain exceptions to the Buy American
requirement of the Recovery Act have been determined applicable for
work using Capital Fund Recovery Formula and Competition (CFRFC) grant
funds. Specifically, an exception was granted to the City of Charleston
Housing Authority for the purchase and installation of tankless gas
water heaters for the Reid Street Development.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. LaVoy, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Office of Field Operations, Office of Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Room 4112, Washington, DC, 20410-4000, telephone number 202-402-
8500 (this is not a toll-free number); or Dominique G. Blom, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Public Housing Investments, Office of Public
Housing Investments, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4130,
Washington, DC 20410-4000, telephone number 202-402-8500 (this is not a
toll-free number). Persons with hearing- or speech-impairments may
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1605(a) of the Recovery Act provides
that none of the funds appropriated or made available by the Recovery
Act may be used for a project for the construction, alteration,
maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all
of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are
produced in the United States. Section 1605(b) provides that the Buy
American requirement shall not apply in any case or category in which
the head of a Federal department or agency finds that: (1) Applying the
Buy American requirement would be inconsistent with the public
interest; (2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not
produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available quantities
or of satisfactory quality, or (3) inclusion of iron, steel, and
manufactured goods will increase the cost of the overall project by
more than 25 percent. Section 1605(c) provides that if the head of a
Federal department or agency makes a determination pursuant to section
1605(b), the head of the department or agency shall publish a detailed
written justification in the Federal Register.
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In accordance with section 1605(c) of the Recovery Act and OMB's
implementing guidance published on April 23, 2009 (74 FR 18449), this
notice advises the public that, on April 7, 2011, upon request of the
City of Charleston Housing Authority, HUD granted an exception to
applicability of the Buy American requirements with respect to work,
using CFRFC grant funds. The exception was granted by HUD on the basis
that the relevant manufactured goods (tankless gas water heaters) are
not produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available
quantities or of satisfactory quality.
Dated: April 15, 2011.
Deborah Hernandez,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2011-10460 Filed 4-28-11; 8:45 am]
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