80_FR_81528 80 FR 81279 - Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2016

80 FR 81279 - Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2016

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 249 (December 29, 2015)

Page Range81279-81292
FR Document2015-32784

The Rural Housing Service (RHS), an Agency within Rural Development, announces that it is soliciting competitive applications under its Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program. This action is taken to comply with Agency regulations found in 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N, which requires the Agency to announce the opening and closing dates for receipt of pre-applications for HPG funds from eligible applicants.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81279-81292]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32784]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Section 533 
Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2016

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service (RHS), an Agency within Rural 
Development, announces that it is soliciting competitive applications 
under its Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program. This action is 
taken to comply with Agency regulations found in 7 CFR part 1944, 
subpart N, which requires the Agency to announce the opening and 
closing dates for receipt of pre-applications for HPG funds from 
eligible applicants.

DATES: The closing deadline for receipt of all pre-applications in 
response to this Notice is 5:00 p.m., local time for each Rural 
Development State Office on February 12, 2016. Rural Development State 
Office locations can be found at: http://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices. The application should be submitted to the Rural 
Development State Office where the project will be located. If 
submitting the pre-application in electronic format, the closing 
deadline for receipt is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on February 12, 
2016. The application closing deadline

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is firm as to date and hour. RHS will not consider any application that 
is received after the closing deadline. Applicants intending to mail 
applications must provide sufficient time to permit delivery on or 
before the closing deadline date and time. Acceptance by the United 
States Postal Service or private mailer does not constitute delivery. 
Facsimile (FAX) and postage due applications will not be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, applicants 
may contact Jeaneane Shelton, Finance and Loan Analyst, Multi-Family 
Housing Preservation and Direct Loan Division, USDA Rural Development, 
STOP 0781, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0781, 
telephone (202) 720-5443 (voice) (this is not a toll free number) or 
(800) 877-8339 (TDD-Federal Information Relay Service) or via email at, 
jeaneane.shelton@wdc.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Overview

    Federal Agency Name: USDA Rural Housing Service.
    Funding Opportunity Title: Housing Preservation Grants.
    Announcement Type: Notice.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 10.433.
    Dates: February 12, 2016.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The reporting requirements contained in this Notice have been 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control Number 
0575-0115.

A. Program Description

    The HPG program is a grant program, authorized under 42 U.S.C. 
1490m and implemented at 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N, which provides 
qualified public agencies, private non-profit organizations including, 
but not limited to, faith-based and neighborhood partnerships, and 
other eligible entities, grant funds to assist low- and very low-income 
homeowners in repairing and rehabilitating their homes in rural areas. 
In addition, the HPG program assists rental property owners and 
cooperative housing complexes in rural areas in repairing and 
rehabilitating their units if they agree to make such units available 
to low- and very low-income persons.

B. Federal Award Information

    The funding instrument for the HPG program will be a grant 
agreement. The term of the grant can vary from 1 to 2 years, depending 
on available funds and demand. No maximum or minimum grant levels have 
been established at the National level. In accordance with 7 CFR 
1944.652, coordination and leveraging of funding for repair and 
rehabilitation activities with housing and community development 
organizations or activities operating in the same geographic area are 
expected, but not required. You should contact the Rural Development 
State Office to determine the allocation. HPG applicants who were 
previously selected for HPG funds are eligible to submit new 
applications to apply for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 HPG program funds. New 
HPG applications must be submitted for the renewal or supplementation 
of existing HPG repair and/or rehabilitation projects that will be 
completed with FY 2016 HPG funds.
    For FY 2016, the amount of funding available for the HPG Program 
can be found at the following link: http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/housing-preservation-grants. Priorities such as Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones and other funds will be distributed under a 
formula allocation to states pursuant to 7 CFR part 1940, subpart L, 
``Methodology and Formulas for Allocation of Loan and Grant Program 
Funds.'' Decisions on funding will be based on pre-application scores. 
Anyone interested in submitting an application for funding under this 
program is encouraged to consult the Rural Development Web site 
periodically for updated information regarding the status of funding 
authorized for this program.
    The commitment of program dollars will be made to selected 
applicants that have fulfilled the necessary requirements for 
obligation.

C. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants. Eligible entities for these competitively 
awarded grants include state and local governments, non-profit 
corporations, which may include, but not be limited to faith-based and 
community organizations, Federally recognized Indian tribes, and 
consortia of eligible entities. HPG applicants who were previously 
selected for HPG funds are eligible to submit new applications to apply 
for FY 2016 HPG program funds. More eligibility requirements can be 
found at 7 CFR 1944.658, 1944.661, and 1944.662.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching. Pursuant to 7 CFR 1944.652, grantees 
are expected to coordinate and leverage funding for repair and 
rehabilitation activities, as well as replacement housing, with housing 
and community development organizations or activities operating in the 
same geographic area. While HPG funds may be leveraged with other 
resources, cost sharing or matching is not a requirement that the HPG 
applicant do so as the HPG applicant would not be denied an award of 
HPG funds if all other project selection criteria have been met.
    3. Other. Awards made under this Notice are subject to the 
provisions contained in the Consolidated and Further Appropriations Act 
2015, Pub.L. 113-235, sections 738 and 739 regarding corporate felony 
convictions and corporate Federal tax delinquencies. To comply with 
these provisions, only selected applicants that are or propose to be 
corporations will submit this form as part of their pre-application. 
Form AD-3030 can be found here: http://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad3030.

D. Application and Submission Information

    1. Address to Request Application Package: Applicants wishing to 
submit a paper application in response to this Notice must contact the 
Rural Development State Office serving the State of the proposed HPG 
housing project in order to receive further information and copies of 
the paper application package. You may find the addresses and contact 
information for each State Office following this web link, http://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices. Rural Development will date 
and time stamp incoming paper applications to evidence timely receipt 
and, upon request, will provide the applicant with a written 
acknowledgment of receipt. You may access the electronic grant pre-
application for Housing Preservation Grants at: http://www.grants.gov.
    2. Content and Form of Application: 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N 
provides details on what information must be contained in the pre-
application package. Entities wishing to apply for assistance should 
contact the Rural Development State Office to receive further 
information, the State allocation of funds, and copies of the pre-
application package. Unless otherwise noted, applicants wishing to 
apply for assistance must make its statement of activities available to 
the public for comment. The applicant(s) must announce the availability 
of its statement of activities for review in a newspaper of general 
circulation in the project area and allow at least 15 days for public 
comment. The start of this 15-day period must occur no later than 16 
days prior to the last day for acceptance of pre-applications by the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Rural Development. Federally 
recognized Indian tribes, pursuant to 7 CFR 1944.674, are exempt from 
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requirement to consult with local leaders including announcing the 
availability of its statement of activities for review in a newspaper.
    All applicants will file an original and two copies of Standard 
Form (SF) 424, ``Application for Federal Assistance,'' and supporting 
information with the appropriate Rural Development State Office. A pre-
application package, including SF-424, is available in any Rural 
Development State Office. All pre-applications shall be accompanied by 
the following information which Rural Development will use to determine 
the applicant's eligibility to undertake the HPG program and to 
evaluate the pre-application under the project selection criteria of 7 
CFR 1944.679.
    (a) A statement of activities proposed by the applicant for its HPG 
program as appropriate to the type of assistance the applicant is 
proposing, including:
    (1) A complete discussion of the type of and conditions for 
financial assistance for housing preservation, including whether the 
request for assistance is for a homeowner assistance program, a rental 
property assistance program, or a cooperative assistance program;
    (2) The process for selecting recipients for HPG assistance, 
determining housing preservation needs of the dwelling, performing the 
necessary work, and monitoring/inspecting work performed;
    (3) A description of the process for identifying potential 
environmental impacts in accordance with 7 CFR 1944.672 and the 
provisions for compliance with Stipulation I, A-G of the Programmatic 
Memorandum of Agreement, also known as PMOA, (RD Instruction 2000-FF, 
available in any Rural Development State Office) in accordance with 7 
CFR 1944.673(b);
    (4) The development standard(s) the applicant will use for the 
housing preservation work; and, if not the Rural Development standards 
for existing dwellings, the evidence of its acceptance by the 
jurisdiction where the grant will be implemented;
    (5) The time schedule for completing the program;
    (6) The staffing required to complete the program;
    (7) The estimated number of very low- and low-income minority and 
nonminority persons the grantee will assist with HPG funds; and, if a 
rental property or cooperative assistance program, the number of units 
and the term of restrictive covenants on their use for very low- and 
low-income;
    (8) The geographical area(s) to be served by the HPG program;
    (9) The annual estimated budget for the program period based on the 
financial needs to accomplish the objectives outlined in the proposal. 
The budget should include proposed direct and indirect administrative 
costs, such as personnel, fringe benefits, travel, equipment, supplies, 
contracts, and other cost categories, detailing those costs for which 
the grantee proposes to use the HPG grant separately from non-HPG 
resources, if any. The applicant budget should also include a schedule 
(with amounts) of how the applicant proposes to draw HPG grant funds, 
i.e., monthly, quarterly, lump sum for program activities, etc.;
    (10) A copy of an indirect cost proposal when the applicant has 
another source of Federal funding in addition to the Rural Development 
HPG program;
    (11) A brief description of the accounting system to be used;
    (12) The method of evaluation to be used by the applicant to 
determine the effectiveness of its program which encompasses the 
requirements for quarterly reports to Rural Development in accordance 
with 7 CFR 1944.683(b) and the monitoring plan for rental properties 
and cooperatives (when applicable) according to 7 CFR 1944.689;
    (13) The source and estimated amount of other financial resources 
to be obtained and used by the applicant for both HPG activities and 
housing development and/or supporting activities;
    (14) The use of program income, if any, and the tracking system 
used for monitoring same;
    (15) The applicant's plan for disposition of any security 
instruments held by them as a result of its HPG activities in the event 
of its loss of legal status;
    (16) Any other information necessary to explain the proposed HPG 
program; and
    (17) The outreach efforts outlined in 7 CFR 1944.671(b).
    (b) Complete information about the applicant's experience and 
capacity to carry out the objectives of the proposed HPG program.
    (c) Evidence of the applicant's legal existence, including, in the 
case of a private non-profit organization, which may include, but not 
be limited to, faith-based and community organizations, a copy of, or 
an accurate reference to, the specific provisions of State law under 
which the applicant is organized; a certified copy of the applicant's 
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws or other evidence of corporate 
existence; certificate of incorporation for other than public bodies; 
evidence of good standing from the State when the corporation has been 
in existence 1 year or more; and the names and addresses of the 
applicant's members, directors and officers. If other organizations are 
members of the applicant-organization, or the applicant is a 
consortium, pre-applications should be accompanied by the names, 
addresses, and principal purpose of the other organizations. If the 
applicant is a consortium, documentation showing compliance with 
paragraph (4)(ii) under the definition of ``organization'' in 7 CFR 
1944.656 must also be included.
    (d) For a private non-profit entity, which may include, but not be 
limited to, faith-based and community organizations, the most recent 
audited statement and a current financial statement dated and signed by 
an authorized officer of the entity showing the amounts and specific 
nature of assets and liabilities together with information on the 
repayment schedule and status of any debt(s) owed by the applicant.
    (e) A brief narrative statement which includes information about 
the area to be served and the need for improved housing (including both 
percentage and the actual number of both low-income and low-income 
minority households and substandard housing), the need for the type of 
housing preservation assistance being proposed, the anticipated use of 
HPG resources for historic properties, the method of evaluation to be 
used by the applicant in determining the effectiveness of its efforts.
    (f) A statement containing the component for alleviating any 
overcrowding as defined by 7 CFR 1944.656.
    (g) Applicant must submit an original and one copy of Form RD 1940-
20, ``Request for Environmental Information,'' prepared in accordance 
with Exhibit F-1 of RD Instruction 1944-N (available in any Rural 
Development State Office).
    (h) Applicant must also submit a description of its process for:
    (1) Identifying and rehabilitating properties listed on or eligible 
for listing on the National Register of Historic Places;
    (2) Identifying properties that are located in a floodplain or 
wetland;
    (3) Identifying properties located within the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System; and
    (4) Coordinating with other public and private organizations and 
programs that provide assistance in the rehabilitation of historic 
properties (Stipulation I, D, of the PMOA, RD

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Instruction 2000-FF, available as an electronic document and in any 
Rural Development State Office).
    (i) The applicant must also submit evidence of the State Historic 
Preservation Office's, (SHPO), concurrence in the proposal, or in the 
event of non-concurrence, a copy of SHPO's comments together with 
evidence that the applicant has received the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation's advice as to how the disagreement might be 
resolved, and a copy of any advice provided by the Council.
    (j) The applicant must submit written statements and related 
correspondence reflecting compliance with 7 CFR 1944.674(a) and (c) 
regarding consultation with local government leaders in the preparation 
of its program and the consultation with local and state government 
pursuant to the provisions of Executive Order 12372.
    (k) The applicant is to make its statement of activities available 
to the public for comment prior to submission to Rural Development 
pursuant to 7 CFR 1944.674(b). The application must contain a 
description of how the comments (if any were received) were addressed.
    (1) The applicant must submit an original and one copy of Form RD 
400-1, ``Equal Opportunity Agreement,'' and Form RD 400-4, ``Assurance 
Agreement,'' in accordance with 7 CFR 1944.676.
    Applicants should review 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N for a 
comprehensive list of all application requirements.
    3. Address unique entity identifier and System for Award Management 
(SAM). As part of the application, all applicants, except for 
individuals or agencies excepted under 2 CFR 25.110(d), must be: (1) 
Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); (2) provide a 
valid unique entity identifier in its applications; and (3) maintain an 
active SAM registration with current information at all times during 
which it has an active Federal award or application. An award may not 
be made to the applicant until the applicant has complied with the 
unique entity identifier and SAM requirements.
    4. Intergovernmental Review Intergovernmental Review. The HPG 
program is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which 
requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials.
    5. Funding Restrictions. There are no limits on proposed direct and 
indirect costs. Expenses incurred in developing pre-applications will 
be at the applicant's risk.
    6. Other Submission Requirements. To comply with the President's 
Management Agenda, the Department of Agriculture is participating as a 
partner in the Government-wide Grants.gov site. Housing Preservation 
Grants [Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance #10.433] is one of the 
programs included at this Web site. If you are an applicant under the 
Housing Preservation Grant program, you may submit your pre-application 
to the Agency in either electronic or paper format. Please be mindful 
that the pre-application deadline for electronic format differs from 
the deadline for paper format. The electronic format deadline will be 
based on Eastern Standard Time. The paper format deadline is local time 
for each Rural Development State Office.
    Users of Grants.gov will be able to download a copy of the pre- 
application package, complete it off line, and then upload and submit 
the application via the Grants.gov site. You may not email an 
electronic copy of a grant pre-application to USDA Rural Development; 
however, the Agency encourages your participation in Grants.gov.
    The following are useful tips and instructions on how to use the 
Web site:
     When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find 
information about submitting an application electronically through the 
site as well as the hours of operation. USDA Rural Development strongly 
recommends that you do not wait until the application deadline date to 
begin the application process through Grants.gov. To use Grants.gov, 
applicants must have a DUNS number.
     You may submit all documents electronically through the 
Web site, including all information typically included on the 
Application for Rural Housing Preservation Grants, and all necessary 
assurances and certifications.
     After you electronically submit your application through 
the Web site, you will receive an automatic acknowledgement from 
Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov tracking number.
     RHS may request that you provide original signatures on 
forms at a later date.
     If you experience technical difficulties on the closing 
date and are unable to meet the 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) 
deadline, print out your application and submit it to your State 
Office, you must meet the closing date and local time deadline.
     Please note that you must locate the downloadable 
application package for this program by the CFDA Number or FedGrants 
Funding Opportunity Number, which can be found at http://www.grants.gov.
    In addition to the electronic pre- application at the http://www.grants.gov Web site, all applicants must complete and submit the FY 
2016 pre-application package, detailed later in this Notice, for 
Section 533 HPG. A copy of a suggested coversheet is included with this 
Notice. Applicants are encouraged to submit this pre-application 
coversheet electronically by accessing the Web site: http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/housing-preservation-grants. Click on 
the Forms & Resources tab to access the ``FY 2016 Pre-application for 
Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants (HPG).''
    Applicants are encouraged but not required, to also provide an 
electronic copy of all hard copy forms and documents submitted in the 
pre-application/application package as requested by this Notice. The 
forms and documents must be submitted as read-only Adobe Acrobat PDF 
files on an electronic media such as CDs, DVDs or USB drives. For each 
electronic device that you submit, you must include a Table of Contents 
listing all of the documents and forms on that device. The electronic 
medium must be submitted to the local Rural Development State Office 
where the project will be located.

    Please Note: If you receive a loan or grant award under this 
Notice, USDA reserves the right to post all information that is not 
protected by the Privacy Act submitted as part of the pre-
application/application package on a public Web site with free and 
open access to any member of the public.

E. Application Review Information

    1. Criteria. All paper applications for Section 533 funds must be 
filed with the appropriate Rural Development State Office and all paper 
or electronic applications must meet the requirements of this Notice 
and 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N. Pre-applications determined not 
eligible and/or not meeting the selection criteria will be notified by 
the Rural Development State Office.
    2. Review and Selection Process. The Rural Development State 
Offices will utilize the following threshold project selection criteria 
for applicants in accordance with 7 CFR 1944.679:
    (a) Providing a financially feasible program of housing 
preservation assistance. ``Financially feasible'' is defined as 
proposed assistance which will be affordable to the intended recipient 
or result in affordable housing for very low- and low-income persons.
    (b) Serving eligible rural areas with a concentration of 
substandard housing for households with very low- and low-income.

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    (c) Being an eligible applicant as defined in 7 CFR 1944.658.
    (d) Meeting the requirements of consultation and public comment in 
accordance with 7 CFR 1944.674.
    (e) Submitting a complete pre-application as outlined in 7 CFR 
1944.676.
    3. Scoring. For applicants meeting all of the requirements listed 
above, the Rural Development State Offices will use weighted criteria 
in accordance with 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N as selection for the 
grant recipients. Each pre-application and its accompanying statement 
of activities will be evaluated and, based solely on the information 
contained in the pre-application, the applicant's proposal will be 
numerically rated on each criteria within the range provided. The 
highest-ranking applicant(s) will be selected based on allocation of 
funds available to the state.
    (a) Points are awarded based on the percentage of very low-income 
persons that the applicant proposes to assist, using the following 
scale:

 
 
 
(1) More than 80%........................  20 points.
(2) 61% to 80%...........................  15 points.
(3) 41% to 60%...........................  10 points.
(4) 20% to 40%...........................  5 points.
(5) Less than 20%........................  0 points.
 

    (b) The applicant's proposal may be expected to result in the 
following percentage of HPG fund use (excluding administrative costs) 
to total cost of unit preservation. This percentage reflects maximum 
repair or rehabilitation with the least possible HPG funds due to 
leveraging, innovative financial assistance, owner's contribution or 
other specified approaches. Points are awarded based on the following 
percentage of HPG funds (excluding administrative costs) to total 
funds:

 
 
 
(1) 50% or less..........................  20 points.
(2) 51% to 65%...........................  15 points.
(3) 66% to 80%...........................  10 points.
(4) 81% to 95%...........................  5 points.
(5) 96% to 100%..........................  0 points.
 

    (c) The applicant has demonstrated its administrative capacity in 
assisting very low- and low-income persons to obtain adequate housing 
based on the following:
    (1) The organization or a member of its staff has at least one or 
more years experience successfully managing and operating a 
rehabilitation or weatherization type program: 10 points.
    (2) The organization or a member of its staff has at least one or 
more years experience successfully managing and operating a program 
assisting very low- and low-income persons obtain housing assistance: 
10 points.
    (3) If the organization has administered grant programs, there are 
no outstanding or unresolved audit or investigative findings which 
might impair carrying out the proposal: 10 points.
    (d) The proposed program will be undertaken entirely in rural areas 
outside Metropolitan Statistical Areas, also known as MSAs, identified 
by Rural Development as having populations below 10,000 or in remote 
parts of other rural areas (i.e., rural areas contained in MSAs with 
less than 5,000 population) as defined in 7 CFR 1944.656: 10 points.
    (e) The program will use less than 20 percent of HPG funds for 
administration purposes:

 
 
 
(1) More than 20%........................  Not eligible.
(2) 20%..................................  0 points.
(3) 19%..................................  1 point.
(4) 18%..................................  2 points.
(5) 17%..................................  3 points.
(6) 16%..................................  4 points.
(7) 15% or less..........................  5 points.
 

    (f) The proposed program contains a component for alleviating 
overcrowding as defined in 7 CFR 1944.656: 5 points.
    In the event more than one pre-application receives the same amount 
of points, those pre-applications will then be ranked based on the 
actual percentage figure used for determining the points. Further, in 
the event that pre-applications are still tied, then those pre-
applications still tied will be ranked based on the percentage for HPG 
fund use (low to high). Further, for applications where assistance to 
rental properties or cooperatives is proposed, those still tied will be 
further ranked based on the number of years the units are available for 
occupancy under the program (a minimum of 5 years is required). For 
this part, ranking will be based from most to least number of years.
    Finally, if there is still a tie, then a lottery system will be 
used. After the award selections are made, all applicants will be 
notified of the status of their applications by mail.

F. Federal Award Administration Information

    1. Federal Award Notices. The Agency will notify, in writing, 
applicants whose pre-applications have been selected for funding. At 
the time of notification, the Agency will advise the applicant what 
further information and documentation is required along with a timeline 
for submitting the additional information. If the Agency determines it 
is unable to select the application for funding, the applicant will be 
so informed in writing. Such notification will include the reasons the 
applicant was not selected. The Agency will advise applicants, whose 
pre-applications did not meet eligibility and/or selection criteria, of 
their review rights or appeal rights in accordance with 7 CFR 1944.682.
    2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements. Rural 
Development is encouraging applications for projects that will support 
rural areas where, according to the American Community Survey data by 
census tracts, at least 20 percent of the population is living in 
persistent poverty. This emphasis will support Rural Development's 
mission of improving the quality of life for Rural Americans and 
commitment to directing resources to those who most need them. A 
persistent poverty county is a classification for counties in the 
United States that have had a relatively high rate of poverty over a 
long period.
    3. Reporting. Post-award reporting requirements can be found in the 
Grant Agreement.

G. Non-Discrimination Statement

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination 
against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the 
basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender 
identity, religion, reprisal and where applicable, political beliefs, 
marital status, familial or parental status, religion, 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 in any program or activity conducted or funded by the 
Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or 
employment activities.)
    If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of 
discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form 
(PDF), found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-
9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of 
the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint 
form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at 
program.intake@usda.gov.
    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).

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    Persons with disabilities, who wish to file a program complaint, 
please see information above on how to contact us by mail directly or 
by email. If you require alternative means of communication for program 
information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) please 
contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

    Dated: December 14, 2015.
Tony J. Hernandez,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.

Fiscal Year 2016 Pre-Application for Section 533 Housing Preservation 
Grants (HPG) Instructions

    Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to submit this pre-
application form electronically by accessing the Web site: http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/housing-preservation-grants. Click on 
the Forms & Resources tab to access the ``Fiscal Year 2016 Pre-
application for Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants (HPG).'' Please 
note that electronic submittals are not on a secured Web site. If you 
do not wish to submit the form electronically by clicking on the Send 
Form button, you may still fill out the form, print it and submit it 
with your application package to the State Office. You also have the 
option to save the form, and submit it on an electronic media to the 
State Office.
    Supporting documentation required by this pre-application may be 
attached to the email generated when you click the Send Form button to 
submit the form. However if the attachments are too numerous or large 
in size, the email box will not be able to accept them. In that case, 
submit the supporting documentation for this pre-application to the 
State Office with your complete application package under item IX.
    Documents Submitted, indicate the supporting documents that you are 
submitting either with the pre-application or to the State Office.

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[FR Doc. 2015-32784 Filed 12-28-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                                                      Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 249 / Tuesday, December 29, 2015 / Notices                                                                                        81279

                                                                                                                                                                                                Estimated                   Average                   Annual
                                                                                                                                                                    Number of                   number of                burden hours
                                                                                          Type of respondents                                                                                                                                      burden hours
                                                                                                                                                                   respondents               responses per                    per                   requested
                                                                                                                                                                                               respondent                  response

                                                    GRAND TOTAL ...............................................................................................   ........................   ........................   ........................         11,658



                                                       Comments: Comments are invited on:                                clarity of the information to be                                        collected information will be used to
                                                    (a) Whether the proposed record                                      collected; (d) ways to minimize the                                     evaluate potential international
                                                    keeping requirement and collection of                                burden of the collection of information                                 volunteers and evaluate the
                                                    information are necessary for the proper                             on those who are to respond, including                                  effectiveness of the volunteer program.
                                                    performance of the functions of the                                  through the use of appropriate                                          Without the information, NRCS would
                                                    Agency, including whether the                                        automated, electronic, mechanical, or                                   not know which individuals are
                                                    information will have practical utility;                             other technological collection                                          interested in volunteering.
                                                    (b) the accuracy of the Agency’s                                     techniques or other forms of information                                   Description of Respondents:
                                                    estimate of the burden of the proposed                               technology should be addressed to: Desk                                 Individuals or households; Business or
                                                    collection of information; (c) ways to                               Officer for Agriculture, Office of                                      other for-profit; Not-for-profit
                                                    enhance the quality, utility, and clarity                            Information and Regulatory Affairs,                                     institutions; Farms; State, Local, or
                                                    of the information to be collected; and                              Office of Management and Budget                                         Tribal Government.
                                                    (d) ways to minimize the burden of                                   (OMB), OIRA_Submission@                                                    Number of Respondents: 3,766.
                                                    collecting the information on                                        OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806                                          Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
                                                    respondents, including through the use                               and to Departmental Clearance Office,                                   Biennially.
                                                    of appropriate automated, electronic,                                USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602,                                                Total Burden Hours: 488.
                                                    mechanical, or other technological                                   Washington, DC 20250–7602.                                              Ruth Brown,
                                                    collection techniques or other forms of                              Comments regarding these information                                    Departmental Information Collection
                                                    information technology.                                              collections are best assured of having                                  Clearance Officer.
                                                       All responses to this notice will be                              their full effect if received within 30                                 [FR Doc. 2015–32746 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    summarized and included in the request                               days of this notification. Copies of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                 BILLING CODE 3410–16–P
                                                    to OMB for approval. All comments will                               submission(s) may be obtained by
                                                    become a matter of public record.                                    calling (202) 720–8958.
                                                       Obtaining a Copy of the Information                                 An agency may not conduct or                                          DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                    Collection: A copy of the information                                sponsor a collection of information
                                                    collection and related instructions may                              unless the collection of information                                    Rural Housing Service
                                                    be obtained free of charge by contacting                             displays a currently valid OMB control
                                                    Robert Martin as directed above.                                     number and the agency informs                                           Notice of Solicitation of Applications
                                                      Done at Washington, DC, this 16 day of                             potential persons who are to respond to                                 for the Section 533 Housing
                                                    December 2015.                                                       the collection of information that such                                 Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year
                                                    Catherine E. Woteki,                                                 persons are not required to respond to                                  2016
                                                    Under Secretary, Research, Education, and
                                                                                                                         the collection of information unless it
                                                                                                                         displays a currently valid OMB control                                  ACTION:        Notice.
                                                    Economics.
                                                                                                                         number.
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–32747 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am]                                                                                                 SUMMARY:    The Rural Housing Service
                                                    BILLING CODE 3410–22–P                                               Natural Resources and Conservation                                      (RHS), an Agency within Rural
                                                                                                                         Service                                                                 Development, announces that it is
                                                                                                                           Title: Volunteer Program—Earth                                        soliciting competitive applications
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                                                                                                    under its Housing Preservation Grant
                                                                                                                         Team.
                                                                                                                           OMB Control Number: 0578–0024.                                        (HPG) program. This action is taken to
                                                    Natural Resources Conservation                                                                                                               comply with Agency regulations found
                                                                                                                           Summary of Collection: Volunteers
                                                    Service                                                                                                                                      in 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N, which
                                                                                                                         have been a valuable human resource to
                                                                                                                         the Natural Resources Conservation                                      requires the Agency to announce the
                                                    Submission for OMB Review;
                                                                                                                         Service (NRCS) since 1985. NRCS is                                      opening and closing dates for receipt of
                                                    Comment Request
                                                                                                                         authorize by the Federal Personnel                                      pre-applications for HPG funds from
                                                    December 22, 2015.                                                   Manual (FPM) Supplement 296–33,                                         eligible applicants.
                                                      The Department of Agriculture has                                  Subchapter 33, to recruit, train and                                    DATES: The closing deadline for receipt
                                                    submitted the following information                                  accept, with regard to Civil Service                                    of all pre-applications in response to
                                                    collection requirement(s) to OMB for                                 classification law, rules, or regulations,                              this Notice is 5:00 p.m., local time for
                                                    review and clearance under the                                       the service of individuals to serve                                     each Rural Development State Office on
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,                                     without compensation. Volunteers may                                    February 12, 2016. Rural Development
                                                    Public Law 104–13. Comments                                          assist in any agency program/project                                    State Office locations can be found at:
                                                    regarding (a) whether the collection of                              and may perform any activities which                                    http://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/
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                                                    information is necessary for the proper                              agency employees are allowed to do.                                     state-offices. The application should be
                                                    performance of the functions of the                                  Volunteers must be 14 years of age.                                     submitted to the Rural Development
                                                    agency, including whether the                                        NRCS will collect information using                                     State Office where the project will be
                                                    information will have practical utility;                             NRCS forms.                                                             located. If submitting the pre-
                                                    (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate                              Need and Use of the Information:                                      application in electronic format, the
                                                    of burden including the validity of the                              NRCS will collect information on the                                    closing deadline for receipt is 5:00 p.m.
                                                    methodology and assumptions used; (c)                                type of skills and type of work the                                     Eastern Daylight Time on February 12,
                                                    ways to enhance the quality, utility and                             volunteers are interested in doing. The                                 2016. The application closing deadline


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                                                    is firm as to date and hour. RHS will not               National level. In accordance with 7                  other resources, cost sharing or
                                                    consider any application that is received               CFR 1944.652, coordination and                        matching is not a requirement that the
                                                    after the closing deadline. Applicants                  leveraging of funding for repair and                  HPG applicant do so as the HPG
                                                    intending to mail applications must                     rehabilitation activities with housing                applicant would not be denied an award
                                                    provide sufficient time to permit                       and community development                             of HPG funds if all other project
                                                    delivery on or before the closing                       organizations or activities operating in              selection criteria have been met.
                                                    deadline date and time. Acceptance by                   the same geographic area are expected,                  3. Other. Awards made under this
                                                    the United States Postal Service or                     but not required. You should contact the              Notice are subject to the provisions
                                                    private mailer does not constitute                      Rural Development State Office to                     contained in the Consolidated and
                                                    delivery. Facsimile (FAX) and postage                   determine the allocation. HPG                         Further Appropriations Act 2015, Pub.L.
                                                    due applications will not be accepted.                  applicants who were previously                        113–235, sections 738 and 739 regarding
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                    selected for HPG funds are eligible to                corporate felony convictions and
                                                    general information, applicants may                     submit new applications to apply for                  corporate Federal tax delinquencies. To
                                                    contact Jeaneane Shelton, Finance and                   Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 HPG program                     comply with these provisions, only
                                                    Loan Analyst, Multi-Family Housing                      funds. New HPG applications must be                   selected applicants that are or propose
                                                    Preservation and Direct Loan Division,                  submitted for the renewal or                          to be corporations will submit this form
                                                    USDA Rural Development, STOP 0781,                      supplementation of existing HPG repair                as part of their pre-application. Form
                                                    1400 Independence Avenue SW.,                           and/or rehabilitation projects that will              AD–3030 can be found here: http://
                                                                                                            be completed with FY 2016 HPG funds.                  www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad3030.
                                                    Washington, DC 20250–0781, telephone
                                                                                                               For FY 2016, the amount of funding
                                                    (202) 720–5443 (voice) (this is not a toll                                                                    D. Application and Submission
                                                                                                            available for the HPG Program can be
                                                    free number) or (800) 877–8339 (TDD-                                                                          Information
                                                                                                            found at the following link: http://
                                                    Federal Information Relay Service) or                                                                            1. Address to Request Application
                                                                                                            www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/
                                                    via email at, jeaneane.shelton@                                                                               Package: Applicants wishing to submit
                                                                                                            housing-preservation-grants. Priorities
                                                    wdc.usda.gov.                                                                                                 a paper application in response to this
                                                                                                            such as Rural Economic Area
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Partnership Zones and other funds will                Notice must contact the Rural
                                                                                                            be distributed under a formula                        Development State Office serving the
                                                    Overview                                                                                                      State of the proposed HPG housing
                                                                                                            allocation to states pursuant to 7 CFR
                                                      Federal Agency Name: USDA Rural                       part 1940, subpart L, ‘‘Methodology and               project in order to receive further
                                                    Housing Service.                                        Formulas for Allocation of Loan and                   information and copies of the paper
                                                      Funding Opportunity Title: Housing                    Grant Program Funds.’’ Decisions on                   application package. You may find the
                                                    Preservation Grants.                                    funding will be based on pre-                         addresses and contact information for
                                                      Announcement Type: Notice.                            application scores. Anyone interested in              each State Office following this web
                                                      Catalog of Federal Domestic                           submitting an application for funding                 link, http://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-
                                                    Assistance Number: 10.433.                              under this program is encouraged to                   us/state-offices. Rural Development will
                                                      Dates: February 12, 2016.                             consult the Rural Development Web site                date and time stamp incoming paper
                                                                                                            periodically for updated information                  applications to evidence timely receipt
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act                                                                                       and, upon request, will provide the
                                                                                                            regarding the status of funding
                                                      The reporting requirements contained                  authorized for this program.                          applicant with a written
                                                    in this Notice have been approved by                       The commitment of program dollars                  acknowledgment of receipt. You may
                                                    the Office of Management and Budget                     will be made to selected applicants that              access the electronic grant pre-
                                                    under Control Number 0575–0115.                         have fulfilled the necessary                          application for Housing Preservation
                                                                                                            requirements for obligation.                          Grants at: http://www.grants.gov.
                                                    A. Program Description                                                                                           2. Content and Form of Application:
                                                      The HPG program is a grant program,                   C. Eligibility Information                            7 CFR part 1944, subpart N provides
                                                    authorized under 42 U.S.C. 1490m and                       1. Eligible Applicants. Eligible entities          details on what information must be
                                                    implemented at 7 CFR part 1944,                         for these competitively awarded grants                contained in the pre-application
                                                    subpart N, which provides qualified                     include state and local governments,                  package. Entities wishing to apply for
                                                    public agencies, private non-profit                     non-profit corporations, which may                    assistance should contact the Rural
                                                    organizations including, but not limited                include, but not be limited to faith-                 Development State Office to receive
                                                    to, faith-based and neighborhood                        based and community organizations,                    further information, the State allocation
                                                    partnerships, and other eligible entities,              Federally recognized Indian tribes, and               of funds, and copies of the pre-
                                                    grant funds to assist low- and very low-                consortia of eligible entities. HPG                   application package. Unless otherwise
                                                    income homeowners in repairing and                      applicants who were previously                        noted, applicants wishing to apply for
                                                    rehabilitating their homes in rural areas.              selected for HPG funds are eligible to                assistance must make its statement of
                                                    In addition, the HPG program assists                    submit new applications to apply for FY               activities available to the public for
                                                    rental property owners and cooperative                  2016 HPG program funds. More                          comment. The applicant(s) must
                                                    housing complexes in rural areas in                     eligibility requirements can be found at              announce the availability of its
                                                    repairing and rehabilitating their units if             7 CFR 1944.658, 1944.661, and                         statement of activities for review in a
                                                    they agree to make such units available                 1944.662.                                             newspaper of general circulation in the
                                                                                                               2. Cost Sharing or Matching. Pursuant              project area and allow at least 15 days
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                                                    to low- and very low-income persons.
                                                                                                            to 7 CFR 1944.652, grantees are                       for public comment. The start of this 15-
                                                    B. Federal Award Information                            expected to coordinate and leverage                   day period must occur no later than 16
                                                      The funding instrument for the HPG                    funding for repair and rehabilitation                 days prior to the last day for acceptance
                                                    program will be a grant agreement. The                  activities, as well as replacement                    of pre-applications by the U.S.
                                                    term of the grant can vary from 1 to 2                  housing, with housing and community                   Department of Agriculture (USDA)-
                                                    years, depending on available funds and                 development organizations or activities               Rural Development. Federally
                                                    demand. No maximum or minimum                           operating in the same geographic area.                recognized Indian tribes, pursuant to 7
                                                    grant levels have been established at the               While HPG funds may be leveraged with                 CFR 1944.674, are exempt from the


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                                                    requirement to consult with local                          (9) The annual estimated budget for                than public bodies; evidence of good
                                                    leaders including announcing the                        the program period based on the                       standing from the State when the
                                                    availability of its statement of activities             financial needs to accomplish the                     corporation has been in existence 1 year
                                                    for review in a newspaper.                              objectives outlined in the proposal. The              or more; and the names and addresses
                                                       All applicants will file an original and             budget should include proposed direct                 of the applicant’s members, directors
                                                    two copies of Standard Form (SF) 424,                   and indirect administrative costs, such               and officers. If other organizations are
                                                    ‘‘Application for Federal Assistance,’’                 as personnel, fringe benefits, travel,                members of the applicant-organization,
                                                    and supporting information with the                     equipment, supplies, contracts, and                   or the applicant is a consortium, pre-
                                                    appropriate Rural Development State                     other cost categories, detailing those                applications should be accompanied by
                                                    Office. A pre-application package,                      costs for which the grantee proposes to               the names, addresses, and principal
                                                    including SF–424, is available in any                   use the HPG grant separately from non-                purpose of the other organizations. If the
                                                    Rural Development State Office. All pre-                HPG resources, if any. The applicant                  applicant is a consortium,
                                                    applications shall be accompanied by                    budget should also include a schedule                 documentation showing compliance
                                                    the following information which Rural                   (with amounts) of how the applicant                   with paragraph (4)(ii) under the
                                                    Development will use to determine the                   proposes to draw HPG grant funds, i.e.,               definition of ‘‘organization’’ in 7 CFR
                                                    applicant’s eligibility to undertake the                monthly, quarterly, lump sum for                      1944.656 must also be included.
                                                    HPG program and to evaluate the pre-                    program activities, etc.;                                (d) For a private non-profit entity,
                                                    application under the project selection                    (10) A copy of an indirect cost                    which may include, but not be limited
                                                    criteria of 7 CFR 1944.679.                             proposal when the applicant has                       to, faith-based and community
                                                       (a) A statement of activities proposed               another source of Federal funding in                  organizations, the most recent audited
                                                    by the applicant for its HPG program as                 addition to the Rural Development HPG                 statement and a current financial
                                                    appropriate to the type of assistance the               program;                                              statement dated and signed by an
                                                    applicant is proposing, including:                         (11) A brief description of the                    authorized officer of the entity showing
                                                       (1) A complete discussion of the type                accounting system to be used;                         the amounts and specific nature of
                                                    of and conditions for financial                            (12) The method of evaluation to be                assets and liabilities together with
                                                    assistance for housing preservation,                    used by the applicant to determine the                information on the repayment schedule
                                                    including whether the request for                       effectiveness of its program which                    and status of any debt(s) owed by the
                                                    assistance is for a homeowner assistance                encompasses the requirements for                      applicant.
                                                    program, a rental property assistance                   quarterly reports to Rural Development                   (e) A brief narrative statement which
                                                    program, or a cooperative assistance                    in accordance with 7 CFR 1944.683(b)                  includes information about the area to
                                                    program;                                                and the monitoring plan for rental                    be served and the need for improved
                                                       (2) The process for selecting                        properties and cooperatives (when                     housing (including both percentage and
                                                    recipients for HPG assistance,                          applicable) according to 7 CFR                        the actual number of both low-income
                                                    determining housing preservation needs                  1944.689;                                             and low-income minority households
                                                    of the dwelling, performing the                            (13) The source and estimated amount               and substandard housing), the need for
                                                    necessary work, and monitoring/                         of other financial resources to be                    the type of housing preservation
                                                    inspecting work performed;                              obtained and used by the applicant for                assistance being proposed, the
                                                       (3) A description of the process for                 both HPG activities and housing                       anticipated use of HPG resources for
                                                    identifying potential environmental                     development and/or supporting                         historic properties, the method of
                                                    impacts in accordance with 7 CFR                        activities;                                           evaluation to be used by the applicant
                                                                                                               (14) The use of program income, if                 in determining the effectiveness of its
                                                    1944.672 and the provisions for
                                                                                                            any, and the tracking system used for                 efforts.
                                                    compliance with Stipulation I, A–G of
                                                                                                            monitoring same;                                         (f) A statement containing the
                                                    the Programmatic Memorandum of                             (15) The applicant’s plan for
                                                    Agreement, also known as PMOA, (RD                                                                            component for alleviating any
                                                                                                            disposition of any security instruments               overcrowding as defined by 7 CFR
                                                    Instruction 2000–FF, available in any                   held by them as a result of its HPG
                                                    Rural Development State Office) in                                                                            1944.656.
                                                                                                            activities in the event of its loss of legal             (g) Applicant must submit an original
                                                    accordance with 7 CFR 1944.673(b);                      status;                                               and one copy of Form RD 1940–20,
                                                       (4) The development standard(s) the                     (16) Any other information necessary               ‘‘Request for Environmental
                                                    applicant will use for the housing                      to explain the proposed HPG program;                  Information,’’ prepared in accordance
                                                    preservation work; and, if not the Rural                and                                                   with Exhibit F–1 of RD Instruction
                                                    Development standards for existing                         (17) The outreach efforts outlined in              1944–N (available in any Rural
                                                    dwellings, the evidence of its                          7 CFR 1944.671(b).                                    Development State Office).
                                                    acceptance by the jurisdiction where the                   (b) Complete information about the                    (h) Applicant must also submit a
                                                    grant will be implemented;                              applicant’s experience and capacity to                description of its process for:
                                                       (5) The time schedule for completing                 carry out the objectives of the proposed                 (1) Identifying and rehabilitating
                                                    the program;                                            HPG program.                                          properties listed on or eligible for listing
                                                       (6) The staffing required to complete                   (c) Evidence of the applicant’s legal              on the National Register of Historic
                                                    the program;                                            existence, including, in the case of a                Places;
                                                       (7) The estimated number of very low-                private non-profit organization, which                   (2) Identifying properties that are
                                                    and low-income minority and                             may include, but not be limited to, faith-
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                                                                                                                                                                  located in a floodplain or wetland;
                                                    nonminority persons the grantee will                    based and community organizations, a                     (3) Identifying properties located
                                                    assist with HPG funds; and, if a rental                 copy of, or an accurate reference to, the             within the Coastal Barrier Resources
                                                    property or cooperative assistance                      specific provisions of State law under                System; and
                                                    program, the number of units and the                    which the applicant is organized; a                      (4) Coordinating with other public
                                                    term of restrictive covenants on their                  certified copy of the applicant’s Articles            and private organizations and programs
                                                    use for very low- and low-income;                       of Incorporation and Bylaws or other                  that provide assistance in the
                                                       (8) The geographical area(s) to be                   evidence of corporate existence;                      rehabilitation of historic properties
                                                    served by the HPG program;                              certificate of incorporation for other                (Stipulation I, D, of the PMOA, RD


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                                                    Instruction 2000–FF, available as an                       6. Other Submission Requirements.                    In addition to the electronic pre-
                                                    electronic document and in any Rural                    To comply with the President’s                        application at the http://www.grants.gov
                                                    Development State Office).                              Management Agenda, the Department of                  Web site, all applicants must complete
                                                       (i) The applicant must also submit                   Agriculture is participating as a partner             and submit the FY 2016 pre-application
                                                    evidence of the State Historic                          in the Government-wide Grants.gov site.               package, detailed later in this Notice, for
                                                    Preservation Office’s, (SHPO),                          Housing Preservation Grants [Catalog of               Section 533 HPG. A copy of a suggested
                                                    concurrence in the proposal, or in the                  Federal Domestic Assistance #10.433] is               coversheet is included with this Notice.
                                                    event of non-concurrence, a copy of                     one of the programs included at this                  Applicants are encouraged to submit
                                                    SHPO’s comments together with                           Web site. If you are an applicant under               this pre-application coversheet
                                                    evidence that the applicant has received                the Housing Preservation Grant                        electronically by accessing the Web site:
                                                    the Advisory Council on Historic                        program, you may submit your pre-                     http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-
                                                    Preservation’s advice as to how the                     application to the Agency in either                   services/housing-preservation-grants.
                                                    disagreement might be resolved, and a                   electronic or paper format. Please be                 Click on the Forms & Resources tab to
                                                    copy of any advice provided by the                      mindful that the pre-application                      access the ‘‘FY 2016 Pre-application for
                                                    Council.                                                deadline for electronic format differs                Section 533 Housing Preservation
                                                       (j) The applicant must submit written                from the deadline for paper format. The               Grants (HPG).’’
                                                    statements and related correspondence                   electronic format deadline will be based                Applicants are encouraged but not
                                                    reflecting compliance with 7 CFR                        on Eastern Standard Time. The paper                   required, to also provide an electronic
                                                    1944.674(a) and (c) regarding                           format deadline is local time for each                copy of all hard copy forms and
                                                    consultation with local government                      Rural Development State Office.                       documents submitted in the pre-
                                                    leaders in the preparation of its program                  Users of Grants.gov will be able to                application/application package as
                                                    and the consultation with local and                     download a copy of the pre- application               requested by this Notice. The forms and
                                                    state government pursuant to the                        package, complete it off line, and then               documents must be submitted as read-
                                                    provisions of Executive Order 12372.                    upload and submit the application via                 only Adobe Acrobat PDF files on an
                                                       (k) The applicant is to make its                     the Grants.gov site. You may not email                electronic media such as CDs, DVDs or
                                                    statement of activities available to the                an electronic copy of a grant pre-                    USB drives. For each electronic device
                                                    public for comment prior to submission                  application to USDA Rural                             that you submit, you must include a
                                                    to Rural Development pursuant to 7 CFR                  Development; however, the Agency                      Table of Contents listing all of the
                                                    1944.674(b). The application must                       encourages your participation in                      documents and forms on that device.
                                                    contain a description of how the                        Grants.gov.                                           The electronic medium must be
                                                    comments (if any were received) were                       The following are useful tips and                  submitted to the local Rural
                                                    addressed.                                              instructions on how to use the Web site:              Development State Office where the
                                                                                                               • When you enter the Grants.gov site,              project will be located.
                                                       (1) The applicant must submit an
                                                                                                            you will find information about                          Please Note: If you receive a loan or grant
                                                    original and one copy of Form RD 400–
                                                                                                            submitting an application electronically              award under this Notice, USDA reserves the
                                                    1, ‘‘Equal Opportunity Agreement,’’ and
                                                                                                            through the site as well as the hours of              right to post all information that is not
                                                    Form RD 400–4, ‘‘Assurance
                                                                                                            operation. USDA Rural Development                     protected by the Privacy Act submitted as
                                                    Agreement,’’ in accordance with 7 CFR                                                                         part of the pre-application/application
                                                                                                            strongly recommends that you do not
                                                    1944.676.                                                                                                     package on a public Web site with free and
                                                                                                            wait until the application deadline date
                                                       Applicants should review 7 CFR part                                                                        open access to any member of the public.
                                                                                                            to begin the application process through
                                                    1944, subpart N for a comprehensive list
                                                                                                            Grants.gov. To use Grants.gov,
                                                    of all application requirements.                                                                              E. Application Review Information
                                                                                                            applicants must have a DUNS number.
                                                       3. Address unique entity identifier                     • You may submit all documents                       1. Criteria. All paper applications for
                                                    and System for Award Management                         electronically through the Web site,                  Section 533 funds must be filed with the
                                                    (SAM). As part of the application, all                  including all information typically                   appropriate Rural Development State
                                                    applicants, except for individuals or                   included on the Application for Rural                 Office and all paper or electronic
                                                    agencies excepted under 2 CFR                           Housing Preservation Grants, and all                  applications must meet the
                                                    25.110(d), must be: (1) Registered in the               necessary assurances and certifications.              requirements of this Notice and 7 CFR
                                                    System for Award Management (SAM);                         • After you electronically submit                  part 1944, subpart N. Pre-applications
                                                    (2) provide a valid unique entity                       your application through the Web site,                determined not eligible and/or not
                                                    identifier in its applications; and (3)                 you will receive an automatic                         meeting the selection criteria will be
                                                    maintain an active SAM registration                     acknowledgement from Grants.gov that                  notified by the Rural Development State
                                                    with current information at all times                   contains a Grants.gov tracking number.                Office.
                                                    during which it has an active Federal                      • RHS may request that you provide                   2. Review and Selection Process. The
                                                    award or application. An award may not                  original signatures on forms at a later               Rural Development State Offices will
                                                    be made to the applicant until the                      date.                                                 utilize the following threshold project
                                                    applicant has complied with the unique                     • If you experience technical                      selection criteria for applicants in
                                                    entity identifier and SAM requirements.                 difficulties on the closing date and are              accordance with 7 CFR 1944.679:
                                                       4. Intergovernmental Review                          unable to meet the 5:00 p.m. (Eastern                   (a) Providing a financially feasible
                                                    Intergovernmental Review. The HPG                       Standard Time) deadline, print out your               program of housing preservation
                                                    program is subject to the provisions of                 application and submit it to your State               assistance. ‘‘Financially feasible’’ is
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                                                    Executive Order 12372, which requires                   Office, you must meet the closing date                defined as proposed assistance which
                                                    intergovernmental consultation with                     and local time deadline.                              will be affordable to the intended
                                                    State and local officials.                                 • Please note that you must locate the             recipient or result in affordable housing
                                                       5. Funding Restrictions. There are no                downloadable application package for                  for very low- and low-income persons.
                                                    limits on proposed direct and indirect                  this program by the CFDA Number or                      (b) Serving eligible rural areas with a
                                                    costs. Expenses incurred in developing                  FedGrants Funding Opportunity                         concentration of substandard housing
                                                    pre-applications will be at the                         Number, which can be found at http://                 for households with very low- and low-
                                                    applicant’s risk.                                       www.grants.gov.                                       income.


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                                                      (c) Being an eligible applicant as                              (3) If the organization has                                   reasons the applicant was not selected.
                                                    defined in 7 CFR 1944.658.                                      administered grant programs, there are                          The Agency will advise applicants,
                                                      (d) Meeting the requirements of                               no outstanding or unresolved audit or                           whose pre-applications did not meet
                                                    consultation and public comment in                              investigative findings which might                              eligibility and/or selection criteria, of
                                                    accordance with 7 CFR 1944.674.                                 impair carrying out the proposal: 10                            their review rights or appeal rights in
                                                      (e) Submitting a complete pre-                                points.                                                         accordance with 7 CFR 1944.682.
                                                    application as outlined in 7 CFR                                  (d) The proposed program will be                                 2. Administrative and National Policy
                                                    1944.676.                                                       undertaken entirely in rural areas                              Requirements. Rural Development is
                                                      3. Scoring. For applicants meeting all                        outside Metropolitan Statistical Areas,                         encouraging applications for projects
                                                    of the requirements listed above, the                           also known as MSAs, identified by                               that will support rural areas where,
                                                    Rural Development State Offices will                            Rural Development as having                                     according to the American Community
                                                    use weighted criteria in accordance with                        populations below 10,000 or in remote                           Survey data by census tracts, at least 20
                                                    7 CFR part 1944, subpart N as selection                         parts of other rural areas (i.e., rural areas                   percent of the population is living in
                                                    for the grant recipients. Each pre-                             contained in MSAs with less than 5,000                          persistent poverty. This emphasis will
                                                    application and its accompanying                                population) as defined in 7 CFR                                 support Rural Development’s mission of
                                                    statement of activities will be evaluated                       1944.656: 10 points.                                            improving the quality of life for Rural
                                                    and, based solely on the information                              (e) The program will use less than 20                         Americans and commitment to directing
                                                    contained in the pre-application, the                           percent of HPG funds for administration                         resources to those who most need them.
                                                    applicant’s proposal will be numerically                        purposes:                                                       A persistent poverty county is a
                                                    rated on each criteria within the range                                                                                         classification for counties in the United
                                                    provided. The highest-ranking                                   (1)   More than 20% .................           Not eligible.   States that have had a relatively high
                                                    applicant(s) will be selected based on                          (2)   20% ...................................   0 points.       rate of poverty over a long period.
                                                                                                                    (3)   19% ...................................   1 point.           3. Reporting. Post-award reporting
                                                    allocation of funds available to the state.                     (4)   18% ...................................   2 points.       requirements can be found in the Grant
                                                       (a) Points are awarded based on the                          (5)   17% ...................................   3 points.       Agreement.
                                                    percentage of very low-income persons                           (6)   16% ...................................   4 points.
                                                    that the applicant proposes to assist,                          (7)   15% or less .......................   G. Non-Discrimination Statement
                                                                                                                                                                    5 points.
                                                    using the following scale:                                         (f) The proposed program contains a         The U.S. Department of Agriculture
                                                                                                                    component for alleviating overcrowding (USDA) prohibits discrimination against
                                                    (1)   More than 80% .................         20 points.                                                    its customers, employees, and
                                                                                                                    as defined in 7 CFR 1944.656: 5 points.
                                                    (2)   61% to 80% ......................       15 points.                                                    applicants for employment on the basis
                                                                                                                       In the event more than one pre-
                                                    (3)   41% to 60% ......................       10 points.
                                                    (4)   20% to 40% ......................       5 points.         application receives the same amount of of race, color, national origin, age,
                                                    (5)   Less than 20% ..................        0 points.         points, those pre-applications will then    disability, sex, gender identity, religion,
                                                                                                                    be ranked based on the actual               reprisal and where applicable, political
                                                      (b) The applicant’s proposal may be                           percentage figure used for determining      beliefs, marital status, familial or
                                                    expected to result in the following                             the points. Further, in the event that      parental status, religion, sexual
                                                    percentage of HPG fund use (excluding                           pre-applications are still tied, then those orientation, or all or part of an
                                                    administrative costs) to total cost of unit                     pre-applications still tied will be ranked individual’s income is derived from any
                                                    preservation. This percentage reflects                          based on the percentage for HPG fund        public assistance program, or protected
                                                    maximum repair or rehabilitation with                           use (low to high). Further, for             genetic information in employment or
                                                    the least possible HPG funds due to                             applications where assistance to rental     in any program or activity conducted or
                                                    leveraging, innovative financial                                properties or cooperatives is proposed,     funded by the Department. (Not all
                                                    assistance, owner’s contribution or other                       those still tied will be further ranked     prohibited bases will apply to all
                                                    specified approaches. Points are                                based on the number of years the units      programs and/or employment
                                                    awarded based on the following                                  are available for occupancy under the       activities.)
                                                    percentage of HPG funds (excluding                              program (a minimum of 5 years is               If you wish to file a Civil Rights
                                                    administrative costs) to total funds:                           required). For this part, ranking will be   program complaint of discrimination,
                                                                                                                    based from most to least number of          complete the USDA Program
                                                    (1)   50%   or less .......................   20 points.        years.                                      Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF),
                                                    (2)   51%   to 65% ......................     15 points.           Finally, if there is still a tie, then a found online at http://
                                                    (3)   66%   to 80% ......................     10 points.                                                    www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_
                                                    (4)   81%   to 95% ......................     5 points.
                                                                                                                    lottery system will be used. After the
                                                    (5)   96%   to 100% ....................      0 points.         award selections are made, all              cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call
                                                                                                                    applicants will be notified of the status   (866) 632–9992 to request the form. You
                                                       (c) The applicant has demonstrated its                       of their applications by mail.              may also write a letter containing all of
                                                    administrative capacity in assisting very                                                                   the information requested in the form.
                                                    low- and low-income persons to obtain                           F. Federal Award Administration             Send your completed complaint form or
                                                    adequate housing based on the                                   Information                                 letter to us by mail at U.S. Department
                                                    following:                                                         1. Federal Award Notices. The Agency of Agriculture, Director, Office of
                                                       (1) The organization or a member of                          will notify, in writing, applicants whose Adjudication, 1400 Independence
                                                    its staff has at least one or more years                        pre-applications have been selected for     Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–
                                                    experience successfully managing and                            funding. At the time of notification, the   9410, by fax (202) 690–7442 or email at
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                                                    operating a rehabilitation or                                   Agency will advise the applicant what       program.intake@usda.gov.
                                                    weatherization type program: 10 points.                         further information and documentation          Individuals who are deaf, hard of
                                                       (2) The organization or a member of                          is required along with a timeline for       hearing or have speech disabilities and
                                                    its staff has at least one or more years                        submitting the additional information. If you wish to file either an EEO or
                                                    experience successfully managing and                            the Agency determines it is unable to       program complaint please contact
                                                    operating a program assisting very low-                         select the application for funding, the     USDA through the Federal Relay
                                                    and low-income persons obtain housing                           applicant will be so informed in writing. Service at (800) 877–8339 or (800) 845–
                                                    assistance: 10 points.                                          Such notification will include the          6136 (in Spanish).


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                                                       Persons with disabilities, who wish to               form electronically by accessing the                    Supporting documentation required
                                                    file a program complaint, please see                    Web site: http://www.rd.usda.gov/                     by this pre-application may be attached
                                                    information above on how to contact us                  programs-services/housing-                            to the email generated when you click
                                                    by mail directly or by email. If you                    preservation-grants. Click on the Forms               the Send Form button to submit the
                                                    require alternative means of                            & Resources tab to access the ‘‘Fiscal                form. However if the attachments are
                                                    communication for program information                   Year 2016 Pre-application for Section                 too numerous or large in size, the email
                                                    (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)           533 Housing Preservation Grants                       box will not be able to accept them. In
                                                    please contact USDA’s TARGET Center                     (HPG).’’ Please note that electronic                  that case, submit the supporting
                                                    at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).                      submittals are not on a secured Web                   documentation for this pre-application
                                                      Dated: December 14, 2015.                             site. If you do not wish to submit the                to the State Office with your complete
                                                    Tony J. Hernandez,                                      form electronically by clicking on the                application package under item IX.
                                                    Administrator, Rural Housing Service.                   Send Form button, you may still fill out                Documents Submitted, indicate the
                                                    Fiscal Year 2016 Pre-Application for                    the form, print it and submit it with                 supporting documents that you are
                                                    Section 533 Housing Preservation                        your application package to the State                 submitting either with the pre-
                                                    Grants (HPG) Instructions                               Office. You also have the option to save              application or to the State Office.
                                                                                                            the form, and submit it on an electronic
                                                      Applicants are encouraged, but not
                                                                                                            media to the State Office.
                                                    required, to submit this pre-application
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                                                                 I.           Applicant Information

                                                                              a.           Applicant's Name:



                                                                              b.           Applicant's Address:

                                                                              Address, Line 1:

                                                                              Address, Line 2:

                                                                              City: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State:                                                              Zip: _ _ __

                                                                              c.           Name of Applicant's Contact Person:



                                                                              d.           Contact Person's Telephone Number: _ _ _ _ _ __

                                                                              e.           Contact Person's Email Address:



                                                                              f.           Entity Type: D State Government                                    D Local Government

                                                                              (Check One) D Non-Profit Corporation                                    D Federally Recognized Indian

                                                                              Tribes

                                                                              D Faith-Based and neighborhood partnership

                                                                              D Community Organization

                                                                              D Other consortia of an eligible entity



                                                                 II.          Project Information

                                                                              a.           Project Name:
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                                                                              b.           Project Address:

                                                                              Address, Line 1:

                                                                              Address, Line 2:

                                                                              City: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State:                                                             Zip:

                                                                              c.           Organization DUNS number:

                                                                              d.           Grant Amount Requested:

                                                                              e.           This grant request is for one of the following types of assistance:

                                                                              D Homeowner assistance program

                                                                              D Rental property assistance program

                                                                              D Cooperative assistance program

                                                                              f.           In response to e. above, answer one of the following:

                                                                              The number of low- and very low-income persons that the grantee will assist in

                                                                     the Homeowner assistance program:                         ----
                                                                                                                                                OR

                                                                              The number of units for low- and very low-income persons in the Rental property

                                                                     or Cooperative assistance program:

                                                                              g.           This proposal is for one of the following:

                                                                              D Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program (no set-aside)

                                                                              D Set-aside for Grant located in a Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP)

                                                                                   zone
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                                                                      III.       Low-income Assistance

                                                                                 Check the percentage of very low-income persons that this pre- application

                                                                      proposes to assist in relation to the total population of the project:

                                                                                 D More than 80 percent (20 points)

                                                                                 D 61 percent to 80 percent (15 points)

                                                                                 D 41 percent to 60 percent ( 10 points)

                                                                                 D 20 percent to 40 percent ( 5 points)

                                                                                 D Less than 20 percent (0 points)

                                                                                 Points:

                                                                      IV.        Percent ofHPG Fund Use

                                                                                 Check the percentage ofHPG fund use (excluding administrative costs) in

                                                                      comparison to the total cost of unit preservation. This percentage reflects maximum

                                                                      repair or rehabilitation results with the least possible HPG funds due to leveraging,

                                                                      innovative financial assistance, owner's contribution or other specified approaches.

                                                                                 D 50 percent or less ofHPG Funds (20 points)

                                                                                 D 51 percent to 65 percent ofHPG Funds (15 points)

                                                                                 D 66 percent to 80 percent ofHPG Funds (10 points)

                                                                                 D 81 percent to 95 percent ofHPG Funds (5 points)

                                                                                 D 96 percent to 100 percent ofHPG Funds (0 points)

                                                                                 Points:
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                                                            V.          Administrative Capacity

                                                            The following three criteria demonstrate your administrative capacity to assist very low-

                                                            and low-income persons to obtain adequate housing (30 points maximum).

                                                                        a.           Does this organization or a member of its staff have at least one or more

                                                            years of experience successfully managing and operating a rehabilitation or

                                                            weatherization type of program? (10 points) Yes _                                            No_               Points:

                                                                        b.           Does this organization or a member of its staff have at least one or more

                                                            years of experience successfully managing and operating a program assisting very low-

                                                            or low-income persons obtain housing assistance? (10 points) Yes                                                        No

                                                                        Points:

                                                                        c.           If this organization has administered grant programs, are there any

                                                            outstanding or unresolved audit or investigative findings which might impair carrying out

                                                            the proposal? (10 points for No) No                                     Yes              Points:

                                                                        If Yes, please explain:




                                                            VI.         Area Served

                                                                        Will this proposal be undertaken entirely in rural areas outside Metropolitan
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                                                            Statistical Areas, also known as MSAs, and identified by Rural Development as having

                                                            populations below 10,000 or in remote parts of other rural areas (i.e., rural areas
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                                                                     contained in MSAs with a population of less than 5,000) as defined in 7CFR 1944.656?

                                                                     (1 0 points)

                                                                               Yes             No                  Points:



                                                                     VII.      Percent of HPG Funds for Administration

                                                                               Check the percentage ofHPG funds that will be used for Administration

                                                                     purposes:

                                                                               D More than 20 percent (Not eligible)

                                                                               D 20 percent (0 points)

                                                                               D 19 percent ( 1 point)

                                                                               D 18 percent (2 points)

                                                                               D 17 percent (3 points)

                                                                               D 16 percent (4 points)

                                                                               D 15 percent or less (5 points)

                                                                               Points:



                                                                     VIII. Alleviating Overcrowding

                                                                               Does the proposed program contain a component for alleviating overcrowding as

                                                                     defined in 7 CFR 1944.656? (5 points) Yes                                  No            Points:
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                                                                IX.         Documents Submitted

                                                                            Check if the following documents are being submitted electronically with this

                                                                pre-application or will be mailed to the State Office with your complete pre-application

                                                                package.



                                                                            NOTE: You are only required to submit supporting documents for programs in

                                                                which you will be participating as indicated in this pre-application. Points will be

                                                                assigned for the items that you checked based on a review of the supporting documents.



                                                                            Please refer to the NOSA for the complete list of documents that you are

                                                                required to submit with your complete pre-application package.



                                                                                                                                                      Submitted with            Submitted to

                                                                     Reference            Item                                                            this Pre-                 State Office

                                                                                                                                                         application

                                                                          III.            Low Income Assistance



                                                                          IV.             Percent of HPG Fund Use



                                                                           v.             Administrative Capacity



                                                                          VI.             Area Served
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                                                                            VII            Percent of HPG Funds for

                                                                                           Administration



                                                                           VIII.           Alleviating Overcrowding




                                                                     B.       HPG 2016 Scoring



                                                                              PLEASE NOTE: The scoring below is based on the responses that you have

                                                                 provided on this pre-application form and may not accord with the final score that the

                                                                 Agency assigns upon evaluating the supporting documentation that you submit. Your

                                                                 score may change from what you see here if the supporting documentation does not

                                                                 adequately support your answer or, if required documentation is missing.




                                                                          Scoring Items for HPG 2016                                                                            Points Earned

                                                                 1.       Low Income Assistance (5, 10, 15, 20)




                                                                 2.       Percent ofHPG Fund Use (5, 10, 15, 20)




                                                                 3.       Administrative Capacity (10, 20, 30)




                                                                 4.       Area Served (1 0)
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                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–32784 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am]            888–364–3109; Conference ID: 480871.                  Street, Suite 13–201, Denver, CO 80294,
                                                    BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P                                  Please be advised that before being                   faxed to (303) 866–1050, or emailed to
                                                                                                            placed into the conference call, the                  Evelyn Bohor at ebohor@usccr.gov.
                                                                                                            operator will ask callers to provide their            Persons who desire additional
                                                    COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS                              names, their organizational affiliations              information may contact the Rocky
                                                                                                            (if any), and an email address (if                    Mountain Regional Office at (303) 866–
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                                                    of the Wyoming Advisory Committee                       the conference room. Callers can expect                  Records and documents discussed
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                                                    AGENCY:   Commission on Civil Rights.                                                                         public viewing as they become available
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                                                    and regulations of the U.S. Commission                                                                        meeting may also be inspected and
                                                    on Civil Rights (Commission), and the                      Persons with hearing impairments                   reproduced at the Rocky Mountain
                                                    Federal Advisory Committee Act                          may also follow the discussion by first               Regional Office, as they become
                                                    (FACA), that a planning meeting of the                  calling the Federal Relay Service (FRS)               available, both before and after the
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                                                    Commission will convene at 1:00 p.m.                    operator with the Conference Call Toll-               of this advisory committee are advised
                                                    (MST) on Thursday, January 14, 2016,                    Free Number: 1–888–364–3109,
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                                                                                                                                                                  to go to the Commission’s Web site,
                                                    via teleconference. The purpose of the                  Conference ID: 480871. Members of the                 www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Rocky
                                                    planning meeting is for the Advisory                    public are invited to submit written                  Mountain Regional Office at the above
                                                    Committee to continue their discussion                  comments; the comments must be                        phone number, email or street address.
                                                    and plans to identify specific issues for               received in the regional office by
                                                    future study.                                           Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Written                   Agenda
                                                      Members of the public may listen to                   comments may be mailed to the Rocky                   Welcome and Introductions
                                                    the discussion by dialing the following                 Mountain Regional Office, U.S.                          Sleeter C. Dover, Chair
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                                                    Conference Call Toll-Free Number: 1–                    Commission on Civil Rights, 1961 Stout                Discussion of Issues for Future Study


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe closing deadline for receipt of all pre-applications in response to this Notice is 5:00 p.m., local time for each Rural Development State Office on February 12, 2016. Rural Development State Office locations can be found at: http://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/ state-offices. The application should be submitted to the Rural Development State Office where the project will be located. If submitting the pre-application in electronic format, the closing deadline for receipt is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on February 12, 2016. The application closing deadline is firm as to date and hour. RHS will not consider any application that is received after the closing deadline. Applicants intending to mail applications must provide sufficient time to permit delivery on or before the closing deadline date and time. Acceptance by the United States Postal Service or private mailer does not constitute delivery. Facsimile (FAX) and postage due applications will not be accepted.
ContactFor general information, applicants may contact Jeaneane Shelton, Finance and Loan Analyst, Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Direct Loan Division, USDA Rural Development, STOP 0781, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0781, telephone (202) 720-5443 (voice) (this is not a toll free number) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD-Federal Information Relay Service) or via email at, [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 81279 

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