[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 184 (Friday, September 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49475-49476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24304]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4052-N-03]


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner; Notice of Extension of Application Due Date for Selected 
Field Offices Because of Hurricane Fran; Fiscal Year 1996 Notice of 
Funding Availability (NOFA) for Supportive Housing for the Elderly

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of extension of application due date for Selected Field

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Offices because of Hurricane Fran for the Fiscal Year (FY) 1996 NOFA 
for Supportive Housing for the Elderly.

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SUMMARY: This notice extends to September 27, 1996, the application due 
date for the FY 1996 NOFA, published on July 8, 1996, for applicants 
submitting applications to the following HUD Offices: Greensboro, North 
Carolina; Columbia, South Carolina; and Richmond, Virginia.

APPLICATION PACKAGE: The Application Package can be obtained from the 
Multifamily Housing Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6424, Rockville, Maryland 
20850, telephone 1-800-685-8470 (the TTY number is 1-800-483-2209); and 
from the appropriate HUD Office identified in Appendix A to the NOFA 
published on July 8, 1996, (61 FR 35866). The Application Package 
includes a checklist of exhibits and steps involved in the application 
process.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of applications is extended to 4:00 
p.m. local time on September 27, 1996, for applicants submitting 
applications to the following HUD Offices: Greensboro, North Carolina; 
Columbia, South Carolina; and Richmond, Virginia. The application 
deadline is firm as to date and hour.
    In the interest of fairness to all applicants, HUD will not 
consider any application that is received after the deadline. Sponsors 
should take this into account and submit applications as early as 
possible to avoid the risk of unanticipated delays or delivery-related 
problems. In particular, sponsors intending to mail applications must 
provide sufficient time to permit delivery on or before the deadline 
date. Acceptance by a Post Office or private mailer does not constitute 
delivery. Facsimile (FAX), COD, and postage due applications will not 
be accepted.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be delivered to the Director of the 
Multifamily Housing Division in the HUD Offices in North Carolina, 
South Carolina, or Virginia for your jurisdiction. The addresses and 
telephone numbers of the HUD Offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, 
and Virginia were included in the list of addresses and telephone 
numbers, attached as Appendix A to the NOFA published on July 8, 1996, 
(61 FR 35866). HUD will date and time stamp incoming applications to 
evidence timely receipt, and upon request, will provide the applicant 
with an acknowledgement of receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information, contact the HUD Offices in Greensboro, North 
Carolina; Columbia, South Carolina; or Richmond, Virginia, based on the 
location of your project site as listed in Appendix A to the NOFA 
published in the Federal Register on July 8, 1996, (61 FR 35866).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 8, 1996, (61 FR 35866), HUD 
published a notice announcing the availability of FY 1996 funding for 
Supportive Housing for the Elderly. The application due date given in 
that publication was August 19, 1996. On August 9, 1996, (61 FR 41647), 
in order to provide more time for the preparation of applications, HUD 
published a notice extending the application due date to September 6, 
1996.
    Due to Hurricane Fran which caused travel problems and electrical 
outages (including an office closure in North Carolina) in HUD Offices 
in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia the week of September 6, 
1996, the Department is extending the deadline for applications to be 
submitted to the Greensboro, North Carolina; Columbia, South Carolina; 
and Richmond, Virginia offices to September 27, 1996.

    Dated: September 17, 1996.
Nicolas P. Retsinas,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 96-24304 Filed 9-18-96; 12:05 pm]
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