[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 17085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8147]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
[Docket No. N-95-3847; FR-3828-N-02]


NOFA for the Public and Indian Housing Tenant Opportunities 
Program Technical Assistance: Clarification

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Clarification of NOFA.

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SUMMARY: On March 1, 1995, HUD announced the availability of $25 
million for FY 1995 under the Public and Indian Housing Tenant 
Opportunities Program (TOP). This notice clarifies the eligibility 
requirements for National Resident Organizations (NROs), Regional 
Resident Organizations (RROs), and Statewide Resident Organizations 
(SROs). The notice also clarifies that Indian housing RO/RMC applicants 
are not required to complete the certification of democratic election 
that is required of public housing RC/RMC applicants.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Jenkins or Barbara J. 
Armstrong, Office of Community Relations and Involvement, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, S.W., Room 4112, 
Washington, D.C. 20410; telephone: (202) 708-3611. All Indian Housing 
applicants may contact Charles Bell, Office of Native American 
Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, S.W., Room B-133, Washington, D.C. 20410; telephone: (202) 755-
0032. Hearing- or speech-impaired persons may use the 
Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf (TDD) by contacting the Federal 
Information Relay Service on 1-800-877-TDDY (1-800-877-8339) or (202) 
708-9300 for information on the program. (Other than the ``800'' TDD 
number, telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 
published in the Federal Register on March 1, 1995 (60 FR 11222), the 
Department announced the availability of $25 million for the Public and 
Indian Housing Tenant Opportunities Program, of which $1 million is set 
aside for National Resident Organizations (NROs), Statewide Resident 
Organizations (SROs), and Regional Resident Organizations (RROs). To 
more clearly define the eligibility requirements for NROs/RROs/SROs, 
the Department is issuing the following clarifications. For further 
information about specific aspects of the NOFA and application 
requirements, please refer to the March 1, 1995, NOFA.
    Accordingly, FR Doc. 95-4968, NOFA for the Public and Indian 
Housing Tenant Opportunities Program Technical Assistance, published on 
March 1, 1995 (60 FR 11222), is amended as follows:
    1. On page 11223, column 1, two new sentences are added in 
parentheses at the end of paragraph (4) of Section I.C, ``Key Features 
of this NOFA,'' to read as follows:
    * * * (This certification is required only for public housing RCs/
RMCs. Indian housing RO/RMC applicants are not required to provide this 
certification.)
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    2. On page 11224, in the third column, in Section I.F, 
``Definitions, the introductory text before the definition of 
``National Resident Organization (NRO)'' is revised to read as follows:
    The following definitions apply to NRO/RRO/SRO applicants. Note, 
however, that a NRO/RRO/SRO is eligible to apply for funding under this 
NOFA if the organization has submitted to the proper governmental 
agency the application and materials required to become an incorporated 
nonprofit organization or association. Before execution of the grant, 
an organization selected for funding must be incorporated or organized 
as an association in accordance with applicable State or Tribal law:
* * * * *
    3. On page 11234, column 2, the paragraph following the heading 
``Serves: Colorado, Montana, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Utah and Wyoming'', 
which sets out the name, address, and telephone number for Mr. Vernon 
Haragara, is revised to read as follows:
    Mr. Vernon Haragara, Administrator, Northern Plains Office of 
Native American Programs, 8P, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th 
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-3607, (303) 672-5462.


    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1427r; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

    Dated: March 27, 1995.
Joseph Shuldiner,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 95-8147 Filed 4-3-95; 8:45 am]
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