[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10018-10019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4365]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development

24 CFR Part 597

[Docket No. R-95-1702; FR-3580-N-06]
RIN 2506-AB65


Notice of Designation of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise 
Communities

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

ACTION: Notice of designation of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise 
Communities.

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SUMMARY: On January 18, 1994, HUD published an interim rule that 
implemented that portion of Subchapter C, Part I (Empowerment Zones, 
Enterprise Communities and Rural Development Investment Areas) of Title 
XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 dealing with the 
designation of urban Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities. On 
January 18, 1994, HUD also published a notice inviting applications for 
designation of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities.
    This notice announces the jurisdictions that were designated urban 
Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities by HUD. This notice also 
announces the designation of two Supplemental Empowerment Zones and 
four Enhanced Enterprise Communities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael T. Savage, Deputy Director, 
Office of Economic Development, Room 7136, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 708-2290; TDD (202) 708-2565. (These are not toll-free 
numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 18, 1994 (59 FR 2790), HUD 
published an interim rule that implemented that portion of Subchapter 
C, Part I (Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities and Rural 
Development Investment Areas) of Title XIII of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 which addresses the designation of urban 
Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities. This interim rule was 
made final by a final rule published on January 12, 1995 (60 FR 3034).
    Title XIII also provides for the designation of rural Empowerment 
Zones and Enterprise Communities. As noted in the January 18, 1994 
interim rule, the urban part of the program is administered by HUD as a 
Federal-State-local partnership. The rural part of the program is 
administered by the Department of Agriculture, which also published an 
interim rule on January 18, 1994 (59 FR 2686).
    On January 18, 1994 (59 FR 2711), in addition to publication of the 
interim rule, HUD published a notice inviting applications from States 
and local governments for nomination of urban areas as Empowerment 
Zones and Enterprise Communities. The January 18, 1994 notice provided 
for an application deadline of June 30, 1994. HUD carefully considered 
all applications, and on December 21, 1994, President Clinton announced 
the urban areas that were designated by HUD as Empowerment Zones and 
Enterprise Communities, and the rural areas that were designated by the 
Department of Agriculture as rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise 
Communities.
    On that date, President Clinton announced the designation of two 
Supplemental Empowerment Zones and four Enhanced Enterprise Communities 
that will receive HUD economic development grants. The Supplemental 
Empowerment Zone and Enhanced Enterprise Community grants are provided 
under HUD's economic development initiative (EDI), which enables 
communities to provide financing for economic development, housing 
rehabilitation, and essential development projects.
    Appendix A to this notice announces the urban areas that were 
designated urban Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities by HUD. 
Appendix A to this notice also announces the two Supplemental 
Empowerment Zones and the four Enhanced Enterprise Communities.

    Dated: February 10, 1995.
Andrew Cuomo,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

  Empowerment Zone, Supplemental Empowerment Zone, Enhanced Enterprise  
              Community and Enterprise Community Designees              
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               State                                 City               
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Alabama EC.........................  Birmingham.                        
Arizona EC.........................  Phoenix.                           
Arkansas EC........................  Pulaski County.                    
California SEZ.....................  Los Angeles City & County.         
California EEC.....................  Oakland.                           
California EC......................  Los Angeles/Huntington Park.       
    Do.............................  San Diego.                         
    Do.............................  San Francisco/Bayview/Hunters      
                                      Point.                            
Colorado EC........................  Denver City & County.              
Connecticut EC.....................  Bridgeport.                        
    Do.............................  New Haven.                         
Delaware EC........................  Wilmington, New Castle Co.         
District EC........................  District of Columbia.              
Florida EC.........................  Dade County, Miami.                
    Do.............................  Tampa.                             
Georgia EZ.........................  Atlanta.                           
Georgia EC.........................  Albany.                            
Illinois EZ........................  Chicago.                           
Illinois EC........................  East St. Louis.                    
    Do.............................  Springfield.                       
Indiana EC.........................  Indianapolis.                      
Iowa EC............................  Des Moines.                        
Kentucky EC........................  Louisville.                        
Louisiana EC.......................  New Orleans.                       
    Do.............................  Ouachita Parish.                   
Maryland EZ........................  Baltimore.                         
Massachusetts EEC..................  Boston.                            
Massachusetts EC...................  Lowell.                            
    Do.............................  Springfield.                       
Michigan EZ........................  Detroit.                           
Michigan EC........................  Flint.                             
    Do.............................  Muskegon.                          
Minnesota EC.......................  Minneapolis.                       
    Do.............................  St. Paul.                          
Mississippi EC.....................  Jackson.                           
Missouri EEC.......................  Kansas City (Mo and Kans).         
Missouri EC........................  St. Louis, St. Louis County,       
                                      Wellston.                         
Nebraska EC........................  Omaha.                             
Nevada EC..........................  Clarke County/Las Vegas.           
New Hampshire EC...................  Manchester.                        
New Jersey EC......................  Newark.                            
New Mexico EC......................  Albuquerque.                       
New York EZ........................  New York, Bronx County.            
New York EC........................  Albany.                            
    Do.............................  Buffalo.                           
    Do.............................  Newburgh/Kingston.                 
    Do.............................  Rochester.                         
No. Carolina EC....................  Charlotte.                         
Ohio SEZ...........................  Cleveland.                         
Ohio EC............................  Akron.                             
    Do.............................  Columbus.                          
Oklahoma EC........................  Oklahoma City.                     
Oregon EC..........................  Portland.                          
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Pennsylvania EZ....................  Philadelphia, Camden N.J.          
Pennsylvania EC....................  Harrisburg.                        
    Do.............................  Pittsburgh & Allegheny Co.         
Rhode Island EC....................  Providence.                        
So. Carolina EC....................  Charleston.                        
Tennessee EC.......................  Memphis.                           
    Do.............................  Nashville.                         
Texas EEC..........................  Houston.                           
Texas EC...........................  Dallas.                            
    Do.............................  El Paso.                           
    Do.............................  San Antonio.                       
    Do.............................  Waco.                              
Utah EC............................  Ogden.                             
Vermont EC.........................  Burlington.                        
Virginia EC........................  Norfolk.                           
Washington EC......................  Seattle.                           
    Do.............................  Tacoma.                            
West Virginia EC...................  Huntington.                        
Wisconsin EC.......................  Milwaukee.                         
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[FR Doc. 95-4365 Filed 2-22-95; 8:45 am]
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