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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity
[Docket No. N-94-3640; FR 3348-N-09]

 

Certification of Substantially Equivalent Agencies; and Interim 
Referral Agencies; Annual Notice

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by 24 CFR 115.6(f), this Notice announces: (1) An 
updated consolidated list of all certified agencies; (2) a list of all 
agencies whose certification has been withdrawn since publication of 
the previous notice on July 23, 1993 (58 FR 39561); (3) a list of 
agencies for which notice of denial of certification has been 
published, in accordance with 24 CFR 115.7(c) since publication of the 
July 23, 1993 notice; (4) a list of agencies for which a notice of 
comment has been published in accordance with 24 CFR 115.6(b), and 
whose status remains pending; (5) a list of agencies for which notice 
of proposed withdrawal of certification has been published in 
accordance with 24 CFR 115.8(c), and whose withdrawal remains pending; 
and (6) a list of agencies with which an agreement for interim 
referrals or other utilization of services has been entered into under 
24 CFR 115.11 and remains in effect. These announcements are applicable 
for calendar year 1993.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcella Brown, Chief, Fair Housing 
Assistance Programs Division, Office of Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW, Room 5234, Washington, DC 20410-2000, telephone number 
(202) 708-0455 (voice/TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Under the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3600-3619), the Department is 
authorized to investigate complaints alleging discrimination in 
housing. Section 810(f) of the Fair Housing Act requires the Department 
to refer complaints to agencies that have ``substantially equivalent'' 
fair housing standards, as determined and certified by the Department. 
The certification standards are codified at 24 CFR part 115.

Announcements

    This notice announces, among other things, the 1993 list of 
agencies certified under 24 CFR 115.6(f), and the agencies with which 
the Department has entered into an agreement for interim referrals of 
complaints in accordance with 24 CFR 115.11.
    In accordance with the requirements of 24 CFR 115.6(f), the 
Department makes the announcements set forth below. These announcements 
are applicable for the calendar year 1993.

Updated Consolidated List of Certified Agencies

    The agencies administering the fair housing laws of the following 
States and localities were certified under section 810(f) of the Fair 
Housing Act and 24 CFR Part 115.6(d).

States (2)

    North Carolina
    Texas

Localities (0)

Withdrawal of Certification; Denial of Certification; and Pending 
Requests for Certification

    The Department announces that for calendar year 1993 no 
certification has been withdrawn since publication of the July 23, 1993 
notice; no notice of denial of certification has been published since 
the July 23, 1993 notice; and no agencies for which a notice of comment 
was published under 24 CFR 115.6(b) have pending requests for 
certification.

Interim Certification

    The Department also announces that the agencies administering the 
fair housing laws of the following States and localities entered into 
an agreement for interim referrals subsequent to September 12, 1988. 
These agencies were also considered to have interim certification in 
accordance with section 810(f)(4) of the Act. The agencies and the 
dates of their agreements are as follows:

States (24)

Arizona--May 4, 1992
Colorado--September 13, 1992
Connecticut--November 25, 1992
Florida--December 12, 1991
Georgia--November 19, 1992
Hawaii--May 14, 1993
Illinois--September 11, 1992
Indiana--August 9, 1991
Iowa--December 3, 1992
Kansas--September 11, 1992
Kentucky--April 6, 1993
Louisiana--April 29, 1993
Massachusetts--September 11, 1992
Missouri--December 3, 1992
Montana--September 24, 1992
Nebraska--April 20, 1992
Ohio--November 16, 1992
Oklahoma--October 7, 1992
Pennsylvania--October 19, 1992
South Carolina--December 31, 1990
Tennessee--March 29, 1993
Utah--December 16, 1993
Virginia--February 5, 1993
West Virginia--October 19, 1992

Localities (32)

Phoenix, AZ--March 29, 1993
Clearwater, FL--August 12, 1993
Orlando, FL--November 19, 1992
Pinellas County, FL--October 29, 1992
St. Petersburg, FL--March 10, 1993
Tampa, FL--December 3, 1992
Springfield, IL--October 7, 1992
Olathe, KS--November 16, 1993
Salina, KS--October 20, 1992
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY--May 5, 1993
Lexington-Fayette Urban County, KY--November 15, 1993
Elgin, IL--June 1, 1993
Evanston, IL--September 13, 1993
Springfield, IL--October 7, 1992
Gary, IN--July 19, 1993
South Bend, IN--December 21, 1993
Dubuque, IO--January 12, 1993
Cambridge, MA--December 3, 1992
Kansas City, MO--June 14, 1993
Asheville-Buncombe County, NC--May 18, 1992
Charlotte, NC--August 11, 1992
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County--August 11, 1992
Greensboro, NC--October 7, 1992
New Hanover, NC--July 3, 1993
Winston-Salem, NC--August 11, 1992
Omaha, NE--June 18, 1993
Dayton, OH--June 18, 1993
Shaker Heights, OH--September 24, 1992
Dallas, TX--June 12, 1992
Knoxville, TN--July 27, 1993
Charleston, WV--September 11, 1992
King County, WA--October 19, 1992

    Dated: September 15, 1994.
Roberta Achtenberg,
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
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