[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 1204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-452]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Community Development Financial Institutions Program; Bank 
Enterprise Award Program

AGENCY: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department 
of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of extension and availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury is extending the application 
due dates for the Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) Program from January 16, 
1996 to January 29, 1996 and for the Community Development Financial 
Institutions (CDFI) Program from January 22, 1996 to January 29, 1996. 
This notice also serves as a reminder of the availability and 
distribution of supplemental information to assist potential applicants 
in completing the applications for these two programs.

DATES: The application deadline for the BEA Program is extended from 
January 16, 1996 to January 29, 1996. The application deadline for the 
CDFI Program is extended from January 22, 1996 to January 29, 1996. The 
deadline for receipt of an application is 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time 
on January 29, 1996. An application received after the specified date 
and time will not be accepted and will be returned to the sender. 
Applications sent by FAX will not be accepted.

ADDRESSES: All questions or comments concerning the contents of this 
action should be addressed to the Director, Community Development 
Financial Institutions Fund, Department of the Treasury, 1500 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW Room 5116, Washington DC 20220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Community Development Financial 
Institutions Fund, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW Room 5116, Washington DC 20220 at (202) 622-8662. (This is not a 
toll free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 19, 1995 the Department of the 
Treasury published a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for the CDFI 
Program (60 FR 54136) and a separate NOFA for the BEA Program (60 FR 
54140). The CDFI Program NOFA announced the availability of up to $31 
million for program awards and gave an application deadline of December 
22, 1995. The BEA Program NOFA announced the availability of up to 
$15.5 million for program awards and gave an application due date of 
December 15, 1995. The Department of the Treasury subsequently 
published a Notice on December 8, 1995 (60 FR 63120) extending the 
application deadline for the BEA Program from December 15, 1995 to 
January 16, 1996 and extending the application deadline for the CDFI 
Program from December 22, 1995 to January 22, 1996.
    This Notice extends the application due dates for the Bank 
Enterprise Award (BEA) Program from January 16, 1996 to January 29, 
1996 and for the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) 
Program from January 22, 1996 to January 29, 1996. This notice also 
announces the availability and distribution of supplemental information 
to assist potential applicants in completing the applications for these 
two programs. Notice of availability of this information was originally 
published as part of the Notice published in the Federal Register on 
December 8, 1995.
    The Fund is extending the application deadlines for two reasons. 
First, many potential applicants to the BEA Program have been unable to 
obtain required Bureau of Labor Statistics data as a result of the 
three week furlough of employees at the U.S. Department of Labor. 
Second, severe weather conditions during the week of January 15, 1996 
closed the Federal government in the Washington DC area. This shutdown 
has adversely impacted the ability of many potential applicants to 
obtain data and other technical information necessary to complete and 
submit their applications to the Fund.

    Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4703, 4717: Chapter X, Pub.L. 104-19, 109 
Stat. 237; 12 CFR 1805.700.

    Dated: January 11, 1996.
Kirsten S. Moy,
Director, Community Development Financial Institution Fund.
[FR Doc. 96-452 Filed 1-16-96; 8:45 am]
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