80_FR_27236 80 FR 27145 - Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program 2015 Industry Forums-Open Teleconference and/or Web Conference Meetings

80 FR 27145 - Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program 2015 Industry Forums-Open Teleconference and/or Web Conference Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 91 (May 12, 2015)

Page Range27145-27146
FR Document2015-11416

This Notice announces a series of teleconference and/or web conference meetings regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing (GRRH) program, which are scheduled to occur during 2015 and 2016. This Notice also outlines suggested discussion topics for the meetings and is intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to participate in the teleconference and/or web conference meetings.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-11416]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program 2015 Industry 
Forums--Open Teleconference and/or Web Conference Meetings

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This Notice announces a series of teleconference and/or web 
conference meetings regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing (GRRH) program, which are 
scheduled to occur during 2015 and 2016. This Notice also outlines 
suggested discussion topics for the meetings and is intended to notify 
the general public of their opportunity to participate in the 
teleconference and/or web conference meetings.

DATES: The dates and times for the teleconference and/or web conference 
meetings will be announced via email to parties registered as described 
below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
register for the calls and obtain the call-in number, access code, web 
link and other information for any of the public teleconference and/or 
web conference meetings may contact Monica Cole, Financial and Loan 
Analyst, at (202) 720-1251, fax: (202) 205-5066, or email: 
monica.cole@wdc.usda.gov. Those who request registration less than 15 
calendar days prior to the date of a teleconference and/or web 
conference meetings may not receive notice of that teleconference and/
or web conference meeting, but will receive notice of future 
teleconference and/or web conference meetings. The Agency expects to 
accommodate each participant's preferred form of participation by 
telephone or via web link. However, if it appears that existing 
capabilities may prevent the Agency from accommodating all requests for 
one form of participation, each participant will be notified and 
encouraged to consider an alternative form of participation. 
Individuals who plan to participate and need reasonable accommodations 
or language translation assistance should inform Monica Cole within 10 
business days in advance of the meeting date.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objectives of this series of 
teleconferences are as follows:
     Enhance the effectiveness of the Section 538 GRRH program.
     Update industry participants and Rural Housing Service 
(RHS) staff on developments involving the Section 538 GRRH program.
     Enhance RHS' awareness of the market and other forces that 
impact the Section 538 GRRH program.
    Topics to be discussed could include, but will not be limited to, 
the following:
     Updates on USDA's Section 538 GRRH program activities.
     Perspectives on the current state of debt financing and 
its impact on the Section 538 GRRH program.
     Enhancing the use of Section 538 GRRH program financing 
with the transfer and/or preservation of section 515 developments.
     The impact of the Low Income Housing Tax Credits program 
changes on Section 538 GRRH program financing.
    USDA prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and 
applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, 
age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal and where 
applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental 
status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is 
derived from any public assistance program or protected genetic 
information in employment or any program activity conducted or funded 
by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs and/
or employment activities.)
    Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech 
disabilities and you wish to file either an EEO or program complaint, 
please contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 
or (800) 845-6136 (in Spanish). Persons with disabilities, who wish to 
file a program complaint, please see information below on how to 
contact us by mail directly or by email. Persons with disabilities who 
require alternative means of communication for program information 
(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's 
TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). If you wish to file a 
Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA 
Program Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-
9992 to request a form. You may also write a letter containing all of 
the information requested on the form. Send your completed complaint 
form or letter to us by mail at to USDA, Director, Office of 
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410, 
by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov. ``USDA is an

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equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.''

    Dated: May 4, 2015.
Tony Hernandez,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-11416 Filed 5-11-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                  writing, and the request must contain                   DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                             developments involving the Section 538
                                                  the requesting individual’s name,                                                                             GRRH program.
                                                  address, name of the system of records,                 Rural Housing Service                                    • Enhance RHS’ awareness of the
                                                  timeframe for the records in question,                                                                        market and other forces that impact the
                                                  any other pertinent information to help                 Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental                   Section 538 GRRH program.
                                                  identify the file, and a copy of his/her                Housing Program 2015 Industry                            Topics to be discussed could include,
                                                  photo identification containing a                       Forums—Open Teleconference and/or                     but will not be limited to, the following:
                                                  current address for verification of                     Web Conference Meetings                                  • Updates on USDA’s Section 538
                                                  identification. All inquiries should be                 AGENCY:   Rural Housing Service, USDA.                GRRH program activities.
                                                  addressed to the Freedom of                             ACTION:   Notice.                                        • Perspectives on the current state of
                                                  Information and Privacy Act Staff,                                                                            debt financing and its impact on the
                                                  Legislative and Public Affairs, APHIS,                  SUMMARY:    This Notice announces a                   Section 538 GRRH program.
                                                  4700 River Road, Unit 50, Riverdale,                    series of teleconference and/or web                      • Enhancing the use of Section 538
                                                  MD 20737–1232.                                          conference meetings regarding the U.S.                GRRH program financing with the
                                                                                                          Department of Agriculture (USDA)                      transfer and/or preservation of section
                                                  CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:                           Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental                   515 developments.
                                                     Any individual may contest
                                                                                                          Housing (GRRH) program, which are                        • The impact of the Low Income
                                                                                                          scheduled to occur during 2015 and                    Housing Tax Credits program changes
                                                  information contained within a record                   2016. This Notice also outlines
                                                  in the system that pertains to him/her                                                                        on Section 538 GRRH program
                                                                                                          suggested discussion topics for the                   financing.
                                                  by submitting a written request to the                  meetings and is intended to notify the
                                                  system manager at the address above.                                                                             USDA prohibits discrimination
                                                                                                          general public of their opportunity to                against its customers, employees, and
                                                  Include the reason for contesting the                   participate in the teleconference and/or              applicants for employment on the bases
                                                  record and the proposed amendment to                    web conference meetings.                              of race, color, national origin, age,
                                                  the information with supporting
                                                                                                          DATES: The dates and times for the                    disability, sex, gender identity, religion,
                                                  documentation to show how the record
                                                                                                          teleconference and/or web conference                  reprisal and where applicable, political
                                                  is inaccurate.
                                                                                                          meetings will be announced via email to               beliefs, marital status, familial or
                                                                                                          parties registered as described below.                parental status, sexual orientation, or all
                                                  RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any                  or part of an individual’s income is
                                                    Most information is submitted by the                  member of the public wishing to register              derived from any public assistance
                                                  individual veterinarian. APHIS may also                 for the calls and obtain the call-in                  program or protected genetic
                                                  obtain information from State animal                    number, access code, web link and other               information in employment or any
                                                  health officials, State licensing and                   information for any of the public                     program activity conducted or funded
                                                  examining boards, the American                          teleconference and/or web conference                  by the Department. (Not all prohibited
                                                  Association of Veterinary State Boards,                 meetings may contact Monica Cole,                     bases apply to all programs and/or
                                                  the organization that provides                          Financial and Loan Analyst, at (202)                  employment activities.)
                                                  accreditation training for APHIS, and                   720–1251, fax: (202) 205–5066, or email:                 Individuals who are deaf, hard of
                                                  other APHIS records.                                    monica.cole@wdc.usda.gov. Those who                   hearing or have speech disabilities and
                                                                                                          request registration less than 15                     you wish to file either an EEO or
                                                  EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:                      calendar days prior to the date of a                  program complaint, please contact
                                                     The portions of this system that                     teleconference and/or web conference                  USDA through the Federal Relay
                                                  consist of investigatory material                       meetings may not receive notice of that               Service at (800) 877–8339 or (800) 845–
                                                  compiled for law enforcement purposes                   teleconference and/or web conference                  6136 (in Spanish). Persons with
                                                                                                          meeting, but will receive notice of                   disabilities, who wish to file a program
                                                  have been exempted pursuant to 5
                                                                                                          future teleconference and/or web                      complaint, please see information below
                                                  U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) from the provisions of
                                                                                                          conference meetings. The Agency                       on how to contact us by mail directly or
                                                  5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G),
                                                                                                          expects to accommodate each                           by email. Persons with disabilities who
                                                  (H), and (I), and (f). See 7 CFR 1.123.
                                                                                                          participant’s preferred form of                       require alternative means of
                                                  Individual access to these records
                                                                                                          participation by telephone or via web                 communication for program information
                                                  would impair investigations and alert
                                                                                                          link. However, if it appears that existing            (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
                                                  subjects of investigations that their
                                                                                                          capabilities may prevent the Agency                   should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
                                                  activities are being scrutinized, and thus
                                                                                                          from accommodating all requests for                   at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). If
                                                  allow them time to take measures to
                                                                                                          one form of participation, each                       you wish to file a Civil Rights program
                                                  prevent detection of illegal action to
                                                                                                          participant will be notified and                      complaint of discrimination, complete
                                                  escape prosecution. Any individual who                                                                        the USDA Program Complaint Form,
                                                                                                          encouraged to consider an alternative
                                                  believes, however, that he has been                                                                           found online at http://
                                                                                                          form of participation. Individuals who
                                                  denied any right, privilege or benefit for                                                                    www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_
                                                                                                          plan to participate and need reasonable
                                                  which he would otherwise be eligible as                                                                       cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call
                                                                                                          accommodations or language translation
                                                  a result of the maintenance of such                     assistance should inform Monica Cole                  (866) 632–9992 to request a form. You
                                                  material may request access to the                      within 10 business days in advance of                 may also write a letter containing all of
                                                  material. Such requests should be
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                                                                                                          the meeting date.                                     the information requested on the form.
                                                  addressed to the Freedom of                                                                                   Send your completed complaint form or
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                  Information and Privacy Act Staff,                                                                            letter to us by mail at to USDA, Director,
                                                                                                          objectives of this series of
                                                  Legislative and Public Affairs, APHIS,                                                                        Office of Adjudication, 1400
                                                                                                          teleconferences are as follows:
                                                  4700 River Road, Unit 50, Riverdale,
                                                                                                             • Enhance the effectiveness of the                 Independence Avenue SW.,
                                                  MD 20737–1232.                                                                                                Washington, DC 20250–9410, by fax
                                                                                                          Section 538 GRRH program.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–11420 Filed 5–11–15; 8:45 am]                • Update industry participants and                 (202) 690–7442 or email at
                                                  BILLING CODE 3410–34–P                                  Rural Housing Service (RHS) staff on                  program.intake@usda.gov. ‘‘USDA is an


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                                                  equal opportunity provider, employer,                     Dated: May 7, 2015.                                 Policy and Oversight Division at 202–
                                                  and lender.’’                                           David Mussatt,                                        482–4248 or vwinters@doc.gov.
                                                    Dated: May 4, 2015.                                   Chief, Regional Programs Unit.                        Ellen Herbst,
                                                  Tony Hernandez,                                         [FR Doc. 2015–11504 Filed 5–8–15; 11:15 am]           Chief Financial Officer and Assistant
                                                  Administrator, Rural Housing Service.                   BILLING CODE 6335–01–P                                Secretary for Administration.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–11416 Filed 5–11–15; 8:45 am]                                                                   [FR Doc. 2015–11376 Filed 5–11–15; 8:45 am]
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                                                                                                          DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS                                                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                          Office of the Secretary
                                                  Sunshine Act Meeting Notice                                                                                   International Trade Administration
                                                                                                          [Docket No. 150416373–5373–01]                        [A–570–954]
                                                  TIME AND DATE:
                                                    Thursday, May 28, 2015; 1:00 p.m.–                    Public Availability of Department of                  Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From
                                                  5:00 p.m. EST.                                          Commerce FY2014 Service Contract                      the People’s Republic of China:
                                                    Friday, May 29, 2015; 9:00 a.m.–5:00                  Inventory                                             Rescission of Antidumping Duty
                                                  p.m. EST.                                                                                                     Administrative Review; 2013–2014
                                                  PLACE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights                  AGENCY:Office of the Secretary,                       AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  Headquarters Office, 1331 Pennsylvania                  Department of Commerce.                               International Trade Administration,
                                                  Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20425.                                                                             Department of Commerce.
                                                                                                          ACTION:Notice of Public Availability of
                                                  STATUS: This briefing is open to the                    FY 2014 Service Contract Inventories                  SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                  public.                                                 and supplemental data.                                (‘‘the Department’’) is rescinding the
                                                  MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:                                                                                     administrative review of the
                                                    Topic: An Examination of the Impact                   SUMMARY:   In accordance with Section                 antidumping duty order on Certain
                                                  of Select Federal Financial Aid                         743 of Division C of the Consolidated                 Magnesia Carbon bricks from the
                                                  Programs upon Minority Student                          Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L.                   People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) for
                                                  Enrollment at Bachelors’ Degree-                        111–117), the Department of Commerce                  the period of September 1, 2013 through
                                                  Granting Colleges and Universities.                     is publishing this notice to advise the               August 31, 2014.
                                                                                                          public of the availability of the Fiscal              DATES: Effective Date: May 12, 2015.
                                                  Day 1: Thursday, March 28, 2015
                                                                                                          Year (FY) 2014 Service Contract                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Introductory Remarks                                    Inventory, a report that analyzes the                 Kenneth Hawkins, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                    Panel I. 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: Federal                 Department’s FY 2013 Service Contract                 Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                       Government Officials Speakers’                     Inventory and an inventory supplement                 International Trade Administration,
                                                       Remarks and Questions from                         that identifies the amount invoiced and               Department of Commerce, 14th Street
                                                       Commissioners                                      direct labor hours for covered service                and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                    Panel II. 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.: Socio-                 contract actions.                                     Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
                                                       Economic Mobility and Family                                                                             482–6491.
                                                       Structure Speakers’ Remarks and                       The service contract inventory
                                                                                                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                       Questions from Commissioners                       provides information on service contract
                                                    Adjourn Briefing–5:00 p.m.                            actions over $25,000 made in FY 2014.                 Background
                                                                                                          The information is organized by                          On October 30, 2014, based on a
                                                  Day 2: Friday, March 29, 2015                           function to show how contracted                       timely request for review by Resco
                                                  Introductory Remarks                                    resources are distributed throughout the              Products, Inc. (‘‘Petitioner’’) and
                                                     Panel I. 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: Federal               agency. The inventory has been                        Magnesita Refractories Company
                                                       Government Officials Speakers’                     developed in accordance with guidance                 (‘‘Magnesita’’), a domestic interested
                                                       Remarks and Questions from                         on service contract inventories issued                party,1 the Department published in the
                                                       Commissioners                                      on November 5, 2010 by the Office of                  Federal Register a notice of initiation of
                                                     Panel II. 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.:                     Management and Budget’s Office of                     an administrative review of the
                                                       University System Heads Speakers’                  Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP).                    antidumping duty order on certain
                                                       Remarks and Questions from                         ADDRESSES:  The Department of                         magnesia carbon bricks from the PRC
                                                       Commissioners                                      Commerce has posted its FY 2013                       covering the period September 1, 2013
                                                     LUNCH–12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.                           inventory and summary on the Office of                through August 31, 2014.2 The review
                                                     Panel III. 1:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m.:                      Acquisition Management homepage at                    covers five companies.3 On January 27,
                                                       Scholars Speakers’ Remarks and                     the following link http://                              1 See Letter from Petitioner and Magnesita,
                                                       Questions from Commissioners                       www.osec.doc.gov/oam/. OFPP’s                         Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from the People’s
                                                     Adjourn Briefing–4:15 p.m.                           guidance memo on service contract                     Republic of China: Request for Fourth
                                                  CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:                    inventories is available at: http://                  Administrative Review, dated September 30, 2014.
                                                  Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting Chief, Public                  www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/
                                                                                                                                                                  2 See Initiation of Antidumping and

                                                                                                                                                                Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 79 FR
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                                                  Affairs Unit (202) 376–8591.                            omb/procurement/memo/service-                         64565 (October 30, 2014) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’).
                                                     Hearing-impaired persons who will                    contract-inventories-guidance-                          3 The five companies are: Fedmet Resources
                                                  attend the briefing and require the                     11052010.pdf.                                         Corporation; Fengchi Imp. and Exp. Co., Ltd. of
                                                  services of a sign language interpreter                                                                       Haicheng City; Fengchi Mining Co., Ltd. of
                                                  should contact Pamela Dunston at (202)                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Haicheng City; Fengchi Refractories Corp.; and
                                                                                                                                                                Puyang Refractories Co., Ltd. The Initiation Notice
                                                  376–8105 or at signlanguage@usccr.gov                   Questions regarding the service contract              erroneously referred to ‘‘Fengchi Minging Co., Ltd.
                                                  at least seven business days before the                 inventory should be directed to Virna                 of Haicheng City’’ rather than ‘‘Fengchi Mining Co.,
                                                  scheduled date of the meeting.                          Winters, Director for Acquisitions                    Ltd. of Haicheng City.’’



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe dates and times for the teleconference and/or web conference meetings will be announced via email to parties registered as described below.
ContactAny member of the public wishing to register for the calls and obtain the call-in number, access code, web link and other information for any of the public teleconference and/or web conference meetings may contact Monica Cole, Financial and Loan Analyst, at (202) 720-1251, fax: (202) 205-5066, or email: [email protected] Those who request registration less than 15 calendar days prior to the date of a teleconference and/or web conference meetings may not receive notice of that teleconference and/ or web conference meeting, but will receive notice of future teleconference and/or web conference meetings. The Agency expects to accommodate each participant's preferred form of participation by telephone or via web link. However, if it appears that existing capabilities may prevent the Agency from accommodating all requests for one form of participation, each participant will be notified and encouraged to consider an alternative form of participation. Individuals who plan to participate and need reasonable accommodations or language translation assistance should inform Monica Cole within 10 business days in advance of the meeting date.
FR Citation80 FR 27145 

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