[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 207 (Thursday, October 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27440]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4127-N-02]


Notice of Extension and Technical Corrections to Notice of 
Funding Availability for the Fair Housing Services Center in East Texas

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of time for submission of applications and 
technical corrections to Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the 
Fair Housing Services Center (FHSC) in East Texas.

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SUMMARY: On September 25, 1996, HUD published a NOFA for the Fair 
Housing Services Center (FHSC) in East Texas. The purpose of this 
Notice is to extend the application period, notify applicants of the 
availability of information, and make a number of technical corrections 
to the NOFA.

DATES: The application due date originally announced for October 25, 
1996 is extended by this Notice to November 25, 1996, 3:00 PM, 
Washington, DC time.

ADDRESSES: The original and nine complete copies of the proposal should 
be submitted by the deadline to Mr. Gerald J. Benoit, Director, 
Operations Division, Office of Rental Assistance, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Room 4220, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, 
DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerald J. Benoit, Director, Operations Division, Office of Rental 
Assistance, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 4220, 451 
Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone number (202) 
708-0477 (this is not a toll-free number). For hearing- and speech-
impaired persons, this number may be accessed via TTY (text telephone) 
by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Extension of Due Date

    A NOFA was published on September 25, 1996 (61 FR 50376) announcing 
the availability of funds and HUD's request for proposals to establish 
a Fair Housing Services Center in East Texas to be administered by a 
non-profit organization (NPO) as required by the Final Judgment and 
Decree (Final Judgment) in Lucille Young v. Cisneros, CA No. P-80-8-CA, 
(E.D. Tex.; dated March 30, 1995). The original notice provided 30 
days--until October 25, 1996--for applications in response to the NOFA. 
The Department is extending the deadline for submission of 
applications. Applications will now be due on or before November 25, 
1996, 3:00 PM, Washington, DC time. This deadline is firm as to date 
and hour. In the interest of fairness to all competing NPOs, HUD will 
treat as ineligible for consideration any proposal that is not received 
before the proposal deadline. Applicants should take this practice into 
account and make early submission of their materials to avoid any risk 
of loss of eligibility brought about by unanticipated delays or other 
delivery-related problems. HUD will not accept, at any time during the 
NOFA competition, proposal materials sent via facsimile (FAX) 
transmission.

II. Availability of Information

    The Final Judgment, which was published with the NOFA, contains a 
reference, in the first column on page 50384, to Defendant's Hearing 
Exhibit 119, Table 1. This Table, a public record which is part of the 
case docket, breaks down the 5,134 desegregation opportunities HUD must 
create by Public Housing Authority (PHA) jurisdiction. In addition, a 
list of census blocks that provide class members a desegregation 
opportunity has been developed by HUD and submitted to the Court. These 
documents may be obtained from the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of the NOFA and this Notice.

III. Technical Corrections

    The following technical corrections are made in FR Doc. 96-24506 to 
the NOFA titled ``Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Fair 
Housing Services Center (FHSC) in East Texas'' and published on 
September 25, 1996 (61 FR 50376):
    1. On page 50379, in column 1, the third sentence in the first 
paragraph of section I.B.5. is revised to read as follows:
    Two hundred desegregative vouchers/certificates will be provided in 
the first year of the FHSC's operation, and 200 per year thereafter for 
the following four years.
    2. On page 50379, in column 2, section I.B.5.c.(2) is revised to 
read as follows:
    (2) The class member must be provided the section 8 voucher or 
certificate and an offer of a unit must be made within 120 days from 
issuance of the certificate to the class member that meets the 
requirements of II.7 of the Final Judgment and must notify HUD within 
one day if the applicant accepts the offer.

    Dated: October 18, 1996.
Michael B. Janis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 96-27440 Filed 10-23-96; 8:45 am]
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