[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 208 (Friday, October 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55536-55540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27501]



[[Page 55535]]


_______________________________________________________________________

Part IV





Department of Housing and Urban Development





_______________________________________________________________________



Office of the Secretary



_______________________________________________________________________



Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas for 
Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; Notice

  Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 208 / Friday, October 25, 1996 / 
Notices  

[[Page 55536]]



DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. FR-4146-N-01]


Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas 
for Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This document provides revised designations of ``Difficult 
Development Areas'' for purposes of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit 
(``LIHTC'') under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and 
provides the methodology used by the United States Department of 
Housing and Urban Development (``HUD''). The new Difficult Development 
Areas are based on FY 1996 Fair Market Rents (``FMRs''), FY 1996 income 
limits and 1990 census population counts as explained below. The 
corrected designations of ``Qualified Census Tracts'' under section 42 
of the Internal Revenue Code published May 1, 1995 (60 FR 21246) remain 
in effect.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: With questions on how areas are 
designated and on geographic definitions, Kurt G. Usowski, Economist, 
Division of Economic Development and Public Finance, Office of Policy 
Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20410, telephone (202) 708-
0426, e-mail Kurt__G.__ U[email protected]. With specific legal questions 
pertaining to section 42 and this notice, Harold J. Gross, Senior Tax 
Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20410, 
telephone (202) 708-3260. Hearing- or speech-impaired persons may use 
the Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf (TDD) by contacting the 
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. (Other than the 
``800'' TDD number, telephone numbers are not toll free.) Additional 
copies of this notice are available through HUDUSER at (800) 245-2691 
for a small fee to cover duplication and mailing costs.

COPIES AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY: This notice is available 
electronically on the Internet (World Wide Web) at: gopher://
www.huduser.org:73/11/2/d in both downloadable and screen-readable 
formats.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service 
thereof are authorized to interpret and enforce the provisions of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the ``Code''), including the Low-Income 
Housing Tax Credit (``LIHTC'') found at section 42 of the Code, as 
enacted by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 [Pub. L. 99-514], as amended by 
the Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 [Pub. L. 100-647], 
as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 [Pub. L. 
101-239], as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 
[Pub. L. 101-508], as amended by the Tax Extension Act of 1991 [Pub. L. 
102-227], and as amended and made permanent by the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 [Pub. L. 103-66]. The Secretary of HUD is 
required to designate Difficult Development Areas by section 
42(d)(5)(C) of the Code.
    In order to assist in understanding HUD's mandated designation of 
Difficult Development Areas for use in administering section 42 of the 
Code, a summary of section 42 is provided. The following summary does 
not purport to bind the Treasury or the IRS in any way, nor does it 
purport to bind HUD as HUD has no authority to interpret or administer 
the Code, except in those instances where it has a specific delegation.

Summary of Low Income Housing Tax Credit

    The LIHTC is a tax incentive intended to increase the availability 
of low income housing. Section 42 provides an income tax credit to 
owners of newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated low-income 
rental housing projects. The dollar amount of the LIHTC available for 
allocation by each state (the ``credit ceiling'') is limited by 
population. Each state is allocated credit based on $1.25 per resident. 
Also, states may carry forward unused or returned credit for one year; 
if not used by then, credit goes into a national pool to be allocated 
to states as additional credit. State and local housing agencies 
allocate the state's credit ceiling among low-income housing buildings 
whose owners have applied for the credit.
    The credit allocated to a building is based on the cost of units 
placed in service as low-income units under certain minimum occupancy 
and maximum rent criteria. In general, a building must meet one of two 
thresholds to be eligible for the LIHTC: either 20 percent of units 
must be rent-restricted and occupied by tenants with incomes no higher 
than 50 percent of the Area Median Gross Income (``AMGI''), or 40 
percent of units must be rent restricted and occupied by tenants with 
incomes no higher than 60 percent of AMGI. The term ``rent-restricted'' 
means that gross rent, including an allowance for utilities, cannot 
exceed 30 percent of the tenant's imputed income limitation (i.e., 50 
percent or 60 percent of AMGI). The rent and occupancy thresholds 
remain in effect for at least 15 years, and building owners are 
required to enter into agreements to maintain the low income character 
of the building for at least an additional 15 years.
    The LIHTC reduces income tax liability dollar for dollar. It is 
taken annually for a term of ten years and is intended to yield a 
present value of either (1) 70 percent of the ``qualified basis'' for 
new construction or substantial rehabilitation expenditures that are 
not federally subsidized (i.e., financed with tax-exempt bonds or 
below-market federal loans), or (2) 30 percent of the qualified basis 
for the acquisition of existing projects or projects that are federally 
subsidized. The actual credit rates are adjusted monthly for projects 
placed in service after 1987 under procedures specified in section 42. 
Individuals can use the credit up to a deduction equivalent of $25,000. 
This equals $9,900 at the 39.6 percent maximum marginal tax rate. 
Individuals cannot use the credit against the alternative minimum tax. 
Corporations, other than S or professional service corporations, can 
use the credit against ordinary income tax. They cannot use the credit 
against the alternative minimum tax. These corporations can also deduct 
the losses from the project.
    The qualified basis represents the product of the ``applicable 
fraction'' of the building and the ``eligible basis'' of the building. 
The applicable fraction is based on the number of low income units in 
the building as a percentage of the total number of units, or based on 
the floor space of low income units as a percentage of the total floor 
space in the building. The eligible basis is the adjusted basis 
attributable to acquisition, rehabilitation, or new construction costs 
(depending on the type of LIHTC involved). These costs include amounts 
chargeable to capital account incurred prior to the end of the first 
taxable year in which the qualified low income building is placed in 
service or, at the election of the taxpayer, the end of the succeeding 
taxable year. In the case of buildings located in designated Qualified 
Census Tracts or designated Difficult Development Areas,

[[Page 55537]]

eligible basis can be increased up to 130 percent of what it would 
otherwise be. This means that the available credit also can be 
increased by up to 30 percent. For example, if the 70 percent credit is 
available, it effectively could be increased up to 91 percent.
    Under section 42(d)(5)(C) of the Code, a Qualified Census Tract is 
any census tract (or equivalent geographic area defined by the Bureau 
of the Census) in which at least 50 percent of households have an 
income less than 60 percent of the AMGI. There is a limit on the amount 
of Qualified Census Tracts in any Metropolitan Statistical Area 
(``MSA'') or Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (``PMSA'') that may 
be designated to receive an increase in eligible basis: all of the 
designated census tracts within a given MSA/PMSA may not together 
contain more than 20 percent of the total population of the MSA/PMSA. 
For purposes of HUD designations of Qualified Census Tracts, all non-
metropolitan areas in a state are treated as if they constituted a 
single metropolitan area. This Notice does not redesignate Qualified 
Census Tracts. The corrected designation of Qualified Census Tracts 
published May 1, 1995, at 60 FR 21246 remains in effect. Qualified 
Census Tracts will not be redesignated until data from the 2000 census 
become available.
    Section 42 defines a Difficult Development Area as any area 
designated by the Secretary of HUD as an area that has high 
construction, land, and utility costs relative to the AMGI. Again, 
limits apply. All designated Difficult Development Areas in MSAs/PMSAs 
may not contain more than 20 percent of the aggregate population of all 
MSAs/PMSAs, and all designated areas not in metropolitan areas may not 
contain more than 20 percent of the aggregate population of all non-
metropolitan counties.

Explanation of HUD Designation Methodology

A. Difficult Development Areas

    In developing the list of Difficult Development Areas, HUD compared 
incomes with housing costs. HUD used 1990 Census data and the MSA/PMSA 
definitions as published by the Office of Management and Budget 
(``OMB'') in OMB Bulletin No. 95-04 on June 30, 1995, with the 
exceptions described in section D., below. The basis for these 
comparisons was the fiscal year (``FY'') 1996 HUD income limits for 
Very Low Income households (``VLILs'') and Fair Market Rents (``FMRs'') 
used for the section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program. The 
procedure used in making these calculations follows:
    1. For each MSA/PMSA and each non-metropolitan county, a ratio was 
calculated. This calculation used the FY 1996 two-bedroom FMR and the 
FY 1996 four-person VLIL. The numerator of the ratio was the area's FY 
1996 FMR. The denominator of the ratio was the monthly LIHTC income-
based rent limit calculated as \1/12\ of 30 percent of 120 percent of 
the area's VLIL (where 120 percent of the VLIL was rounded to the 
nearest $50 and not allowed to exceed 80 percent of the AMGI in areas 
where the VLIL is adjusted upward from its 50 percent of AMGI base).
    2. The ratios of the FMR to the LIHTC income-based rent limit were 
arrayed in descending order, separately, for MSAs/PMSAs and for non-
metropolitan counties.
    3. The Difficult Development Areas are those with the highest 
ratios cumulative to 20 percent of the 1990 population of all 
metropolitan areas and of all non-metropolitan counties.

B. Changes in Designated Areas Due to New FMR Calculation Method

    Beginning in FY 1996, HUD implemented a new minimum FMR policy in 
response to numerous public concerns that FMRs in rural areas were too 
low to operate the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program 
effectively. As a result, FMRs are now established at the higher of the 
local FMR or the Statewide average of nonmetropolitan counties, subject 
to a ceiling rent cap. The State minimum also affects a small number of 
metropolitan areas whose rents would otherwise fall below the State 
minimum. The use of State minimum FMRs resulted in a substantial change 
in the designations of nonmetropolitan DDAs.
    HUD believes that FMRs provide the most accurate basis for 
comparing housing costs in local areas across the country. That is why 
FMRs are used as a measure of construction, land, and utility costs in 
the designation of Difficult Development Areas. HUD further believes 
that the move to State minimum FMRs improves their usefulness for this 
purpose. Without the State minimum policy, extremely low FMRs which 
fail to reflect development (i.e., construction and land) costs are 
most likely to be obtained in areas with temporary imbalances in the 
housing market caused by, for example, declining population. In such 
markets, rents may be too low to cover the ``fixed costs'' of rental 
housing (i.e., the debt service and return on owners' equity which are, 
in effect, the amortized development costs). Thus the State minimum FMR 
better reflects actual development costs in the area.
    While it is not sensible to encourage the development of additional 
housing stock in an area with declining population by assigning it a 
State minimum FMR and increasing the likelihood of its designation as a 
DDA, the LIHTC is also a program for subsidizing the rehabilitation of 
low-income housing. Rehabilitation may be especially needed in 
depressed housing markets where extremely low rents have encouraged the 
deferral of maintenance and deterioration of the housing stock.

C. Application of Population Caps to Difficult Development Area 
Determinations

    In identifying Difficult Development Areas, HUD applied various 
caps, or limitations, as noted above. The cumulative population of 
metropolitan Difficult Development Areas cannot exceed 20 percent of 
the cumulative population of all metropolitan areas and the cumulative 
population of nonmetropolitan Difficult Development Areas cannot exceed 
20 percent of the cumulative population of all nonmetropolitan 
counties.
    In applying these caps, HUD established procedures to deal with how 
to treat small overruns of the caps. The remainder of this section 
explains the procedure. In general, HUD stops selecting areas when it 
is impossible to choose another area without exceeding the applicable 
cap. The only exceptions to this policy are when the next eligible 
excluded area contains either a large absolute population or a large 
percentage of the total population, or the next excluded area's ranking 
ratio as described above was identical (to three decimal places) to the 
last area selected, and its inclusion resulted in only a minor overrun 
of the cap. Thus for both the designated metropolitan and 
nonmetropolitan Difficult Development Areas there are minimal overruns 
of the caps. HUD believes the designation of these additional areas is 
consistent with the intent of the legislation. Some latitude is 
justifiable because it is impossible to determine whether the 20 
percent cap has been exceeded, as long as the apparent excess is small, 
due to measurement error. Despite the care and effort involved in a 
decennial census, it is recognized by the Census Bureau, and all users 
of the data, that the population counts for a given area and for the 
entire country are not precise. The extent of the measurement error is 
unknown. Thus, there can be errors in both the numerator and 
denominator of the ratio of populations used in applying a 20

[[Page 55538]]

percent cap. In circumstances where a strict application of a 20 
percent cap results in an anomalous situation, recognition of the 
unavoidable imprecision in the census data justifies accepting small 
variances above the 20 percent limit.

D. Exceptions to OMB Definitions of MSAs/PMSAs and Other Geographic 
Matters

    As stated in OMB Bulletin 95-04 defining metropolitan areas: OMB 
establishes and maintains the definitions of the [Metropolitan Areas] 
MAs solely for statistical purposes * * * OMB does not take into 
account or attempt to anticipate any nonstatistical uses that may be 
made of the definitions * * *. We recognize that some legislation 
specifies the use of metropolitan areas for programmatic purposes, 
including allocating Federal funds.
    HUD makes exceptions to OMB definitions in calculating FMRs by 
deleting counties from metropolitan areas whose OMB definitions are 
determined by HUD to be larger than their housing market areas. In 
addition, HUD is required by statute to calculate a separate FMR and 
VLIL for Westchester County, New York, which OMB includes as part of 
the New York, NY PMSA. The following counties are assigned their own 
FMRs and VLILs and evaluated as if they were separate metropolitan 
areas for purposes of designating Difficult Development Areas.
Metropolitan Area and Counties Deleted
Atlanta, GA: Carrol, Pickens, and Walton Counties.
Chicago, IL: DeKalb, Grundy, and Kendall Counties.
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN: Brown County, Ohio; Gallatin, Grant, and 
Pendleton Counties, Kentucky; and Ohio County, Indiana.
Dallas, TX: Henderson County.
Flagstaff, AZ-UT: Kane County, Utah.
Lafayette, LA: St. Landry and Acadia Parishes.
New York, NY: Westchester County.
New Orleans, LA: St. James Parish.
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV: Clarke, Culpeper, King George, and Warren 
Counties, Virginia; and Berkely and Jefferson Counties, West Virginia.

    Affected MSAs/PMSAs are assigned the indicator ``(part)'' in the 
list of Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas.
    Finally, in the New England states (Connecticut, Maine, 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) OMB defines 
MSAs/PMSAs according to county subdivisions or Minor Civil Divisions 
(``MCDs'') rather than county boundaries. Thus, when a New England 
county is designated as a Nonmetropolitan Difficult Development Area, 
only that part of the county (the group of MCDs) not included in any 
MSA/PMSA is the Nonmetropolitan Difficult Development Area. Geographic 
definitions of the nonmetropolitan parts of New England counties can be 
found in HUD's Rule establishing FY 1996 FMRs at 61 FR 6690 or 24 CFR 
Part 888. Affected counties are assigned the indicator ``(part)'' in 
the list of Nonmetropolitan Difficult Development Areas.

Future Designations

    Difficult Development Areas are designated annually as updated 
income and FMR data become available. Qualified Census Tracts will not 
be redesignated until data from the 2000 census become available.

Effective Date

    The list of Difficult Development Areas is effective for 
allocations of credit made after December 31, 1996. In the case of a 
building described in Internal Revenue Code section 42(h)(4)(B), the 
list is effective if the bonds are issued and the building is placed in 
service after December 31, 1996. The corrected designations of 
Qualified Census Tracts published May 1, 1995, at 60 FR 21246 remain in 
effect.

Findings and Certifications

Environmental Impact

    In accordance with 40 CFR 1508.4 of the CEQ regulations and 24 CFR 
50.20 of the HUD regulations, the policies and actions in this document 
are determined not to have the potential of having a significant impact 
on the quality of the human environment and therefore further 
environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act is not 
necessary.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 605(b) (the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act), the undersigned hereby certifies that this notice does not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
The notice involves the designation of ``Difficult Development Areas'' 
for use by political subdivisions of the States in allocating the 
LIHTC, as required by section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, as 
amended. This notice places no new requirements on the States, their 
political subdivisions, or the applicants for the credit. This notice 
also details the technical methodology used in making such 
designations.

Executive Order 12612, Federalism

    The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under section 6(a) 
of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that the policies 
contained in this notice will not have any substantial direct effects 
on States or their political subdivisions, or the relationship between 
the Federal government and the States, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government. As a 
result, the notice is not subject to review under the order. The notice 
merely designates ``Difficult Development Areas'' for the use by 
political subdivisions of the States in allocating the LIHTC, as 
required under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended. The 
notice also details the technical methodology used in making such 
designations.

Executive Order 12606, the Family

    The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under Executive 
Order 12606, The Family, has determined that this notice does not have 
potential for significant impact on family formation, maintenance, and 
general well-being, and, thus, is not subject to review under the 
Order. The notice involves the designation of ``Difficult Development 
Areas'' for use by political subdivisions of the States in allocating 
the LIHTC, as required by section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, as 
amended. The notice also details the technical methodology used in 
making such designations.

    Dated: October 18, 1996.
Henry G. Cisneros,
Secretary.

             1997 Internal Revenue Code Section 42(d)(5)(C) Metropolitan Difficult Development Areas            
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       State            Metropolitan area      Metropolitan area      Metropolitan area      Metropolitan area  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AZ.................  Tucson, AZ............  Yuma, AZ.............                                              
CA.................  Chico-Paradise, CA....  Fresno, CA...........  Los Angeles-Long       Merced, CA.          
                                                                     Beach, CA.                                 

[[Page 55539]]

                                                                                                                
                     Salinas, CA...........  San Francisco, CA....  San Luis Obispo-       Santa Barbara-Santa  
                                                                     Atascadero-Paso        Maria-Lompoc, CA.   
                                                                     Robles, CA.                                
                     Santa Cruz-             Santa Rosa, CA.......  Ventura, CA.           .....................
                      Watsonville, CA.                                                                          
CT.................  New Haven-Meriden, CT.  Stamford-Norwalk, CT.                         .....................
FL.................  Daytona Beach, FL.....  Fort Lauderdale, FL..  Miami, FL............  Orlando, FL.         
                     Punta Gorda, FL.......  Sarasota-Bradenton,                           .....................
                                              FL.                                                               
HI.................  Honolulu, HI..........                                                                     
MA.................  Barnstable-Yarmouth,                                                                       
                      MA.                                                                                       
ME.................  Portland, ME..........                                                                     
NH.................  Portsmouth-Rochester,                                                                      
                      NH-ME.                                                                                    
NJ                   Atlantic-Cape May, NJ.  Jersey City, NJ......  Monmouth-Ocean, NJ...  Vineland-Millville-  
                                                                                            Bridgeton, NJ.      
NY.................  Nassau-Suffolk, NY....  New York, NY (part)..  Newburgh, NY-PA.       .....................
OR.................  Eugene-Springfield, OR  Medford-Ashland, OR.                          .....................
PA.................  State College, PA.                                                    .....................
PR.................  Aguadilla, PR.........  Arecibo, PR..........  Caguas, PR...........  Mayaguez, PR.        
                     Ponce, PR.............  San Juan-Bayamon, PR.                         .....................
TX.................  Brownsville-Harlingen-  Corpus Christi, TX...  El Paso, TX..........  Killeen-Temple, TX.  
                      San Benito, TX.                                                                           
                     Laredo, TX.                                                           .....................
WA.................  Bellingham, WA........  Richland-Kennewick-    Yakima, WA...........                       
                                              Pasco, WA.                                                        
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


           1997 Internal Revenue Code Section 42(d)(5)(C) Non-metropolitan Difficult Development Areas          
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Non-metropolitan        Non-metropolitan       Non-metropolitan       Non-metropolitan  
       State            county or county        county or county       county or county       county or county  
                           equivalent              equivalent             equivalent             equivalent     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     PACIFIC ISLANDS.......                                                                     
AK.................  BETHEL CENSUS AREA....  DILLINGHAM CENSUS      FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR   HAINES BOROUGH.      
                                              AREA.                  BOROUGH.                                   
                     JUNEAU BOROUGH........  KETCHIKAN GATEWAY      KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH  LAKE AND PENINSULA   
                                              BOROUGH.                                      BOROUGH.            
                     NOME CENSUS AREA......  NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH..  NORTHWEST ARCTIC                            
                                                                     BOROUGH.                                   
AL.................  MACON COUNTY.                                                                              
AR.................  BAXTER COUNTY.........  DREW COUNTY..........  MISSISSIPPI COUNTY...                       
AZ.................  APACHE COUNTY.........  COCHISE COUNTY.......  GILA COUNTY..........  GRAHAM COUNTY.       
CA.................  ALPINE COUNTY.........  AMADOR COUNTY........  CALAVERAS COUNTY.....  COLUSA COUNTY.       
                     DEL NORTE COUNTY......  GLENN COUNTY.........  HUMBOLDT COUNTY......  IMPERIAL COUNTY.     
                     INYO COUNTY...........  KINGS COUNTY.........  LAKE COUNTY..........  MARIPOSA COUNTY.     
                     MENDOCINO COUNTY......  MODOC COUNTY.........  MONO COUNTY..........  NEVADA COUNTY.       
                     PLUMAS COUNTY.........  SAN BENITO COUNTY....  SIERRA COUNTY........  SISKIYOU COUNTY.     
                     TEHAMA COUNTY.........  TRINITY COUNTY.......  TUOLUMNE COUNTY.                            
CO.................  GARFIELD COUNTY.......  LA PLATA COUNTY......  PITKIN COUNTY........  SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.   
CT.................  LITCHFIELD COUNTY       MIDDLESEX COUNTY       NEW LONDON COUNTY                           
                      (part).                 (part).                (part).                                    
FL.................  BAKER COUNTY..........  CALHOUN COUNTY.......  CITRUS COUNTY........  COLUMBIA COUNTY.     
                     DESOTO COUNTY.........  DIXIE COUNTY.........  FRANKLIN COUNTY......  GILCHRIST COUNTY.    
                     GLADES COUNTY.........  GULF COUNTY..........  HAMILTON COUNTY......  HARDEE COUNTY.       
                     HENDRY COUNTY.........  HIGHLANDS COUNTY.....  HOLMES COUNTY........  INDIAN RIVER COUNTY. 
                     JACKSON COUNTY........  JEFFERSON COUNTY.....  LAFAYETTE COUNTY.....  LEVY COUNTY.         
                     LIBERTY COUNTY........  MADISON COUNTY.......  MONROE COUNTY........  OKEECHOBEE COUNTY.   
                     PUTNAM COUNTY.........  SUMTER COUNTY........  SUWANNEE COUNTY......  TAYLOR COUNTY.       
                     UNION COUNTY..........  WAKULLA COUNTY.......  WALTON COUNTY........  WASHINGTON COUNTY.   
GA.................  BUTTS COUNTY..........  DAWSON COUNTY.                                                     
HI.................  HAWAII COUNTY.........  KAUAI COUNTY.........  MAUI COUNTY.                                
KS.................  RILEY COUNTY.                                                                              
KY.................  HARLAN COUNTY.........  KNOX COUNTY..........  LAUREL COUNTY........  PERRY COUNTY.        
                     PIKE COUNTY...........  PULASKI COUNTY.                                                    
LA.................  ALLEN PARISH..........  AVOYELLES PARISH.....  CALDWELL PARISH......  CATAHOULA PARISH.    
                     CLAIBORNE PARISH......  CONCORDIA PARISH.....  DE SOTO PARISH.......  EAST CARROLL PARISH. 
                     EVANGELINE PARISH.....  FRANKLIN PARISH......  GRANT PARISH.........  JEFFERSON DAVIS      
                                                                                            PARISH.             
                     MADISON PARISH........  MOREHOUSE PARISH.....  NATCHITOCHES PARISH..  RED RIVER PARISH.    
                     RICHLAND PARISH.......  SABINE PARISH........  ST. HELENA PARISH....  ST. MARY PARISH.     
                     TANGIPAHOA PARISH.....  TENSAS PARISH........  VERNON PARISH........  WASHINGTON PARISH.   
                     WEST CARROLL PARISH...  WEST FELICIANA                                                     
                                              PARISH.                                                           
MA.................  BARNSTABLE COUNTY       DUKES COUNTY.........  FRANKLIN COUNTY        HAMPDEN COUNTY       
                      (part).                                        (part).                (part).             
                     HAMPSHIRE COUNTY        NANTUCKET COUNTY.....  WORCESTER COUNTY                            
                      (part).                                        (part).                                    
ME.................  ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY     AROOSTOOK COUNTY.....  CUMBERLAND COUNTY      FRANKLIN COUNTY.     
                      (part).                                        (part).                                    

[[Page 55540]]

                                                                                                                
                     HANCOCK COUNTY........  KNOX COUNTY..........  LINCOLN COUNTY.......  OXFORD COUNTY.       
                     PENOBSCOT COUNTY        PISCATAQUIS COUNTY...  SAGADAHOC COUNTY.....  SOMERSET COUNTY.     
                      (part).                                                                                   
                      WALDO COUNTY (part)..  WASHINGTON COUNTY....  YORK COUNTY (part).                         
MS.................  ADAMS COUNTY..........  AMITE COUNTY.........  ATTALA COUNTY........  BENTON COUNTY.       
                     BOLIVAR COUNTY........  CARROLL COUNTY.......  CHOCTAW COUNTY.......  CLAIBORNE COUNTY.    
                     COAHOMA COUNTY........  COPIAH COUNTY........  COVINGTON COUNTY.....  FRANKLIN COUNTY.     
                     GEORGE COUNTY.........  GREENE COUNTY........  HOLMES COUNTY........  HUMPHREYS COUNTY.    
                     ISSAQUENA COUNTY......  JASPER COUNTY........  JEFFERSON COUNTY.....  JEFFERSON DAVIS      
                                                                                            COUNTY.             
                     KEMPER COUNTY.........  LAFAYETTE COUNTY.....  LAWRENCE COUNTY......  LEAKE COUNTY.        
                     LEFLORE COUNTY........  LINCOLN COUNTY.......  MARION COUNTY........  MARSHALL COUNTY.     
                     MONTGOMERY COUNTY.....  NOXUBEE COUNTY.......  PANOLA COUNTY........  PERRY COUNTY.        
                     PIKE COUNTY...........  QUITMAN COUNTY.......  SCOTT COUNTY.........  SHARKEY COUNTY.      
                     SUNFLOWER COUNTY......  TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY..  TUNICA COUNTY........  WALTHALL COUNTY.     
                     WASHINGTON COUNTY.....  WAYNE COUNTY.........  WILKINSON COUNTY.....  YAZOO COUNTY.        
NC.................  DARE COUNTY...........  WATAUGA COUNTY.                                                    
NH.................  BELKNAP COUNTY........  CARROLL COUNTY.......  CHESHIRE COUNTY......  GRAFTON COUNTY.      
                     HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY     MERRIMACK COUNTY       ROCKINGHAM COUNTY      STRAFFORD COUNTY     
                      (part).                 (part).                (part).                (part).             
NM.................  LINCOLN COUNTY........  MCKINLEY COUNTY......  QUAY COUNTY..........  SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.   
                     TAOS COUNTY.                                                                               
NY.................  CLINTON COUNTY........  COLUMBIA COUNTY......  ESSEX COUNTY.........  GREENE COUNTY.       
                     JEFFERSON COUNTY......  SULLIVAN COUNTY......  TOMPKINS COUNTY......  ULSTER COUNTY.       
OR.................  BAKER COUNTY..........  CLATSOP COUNTY.......  COOS COUNTY..........  CROOK COUNTY.        
                     CURRY COUNTY..........  DESCHUTES COUNTY.....  DOUGLAS COUNTY.......  GRANT COUNTY.        
                     HARNEY COUNTY.........  HOOD RIVER COUNTY....  JEFFERSON COUNTY.....  JOSEPHINE COUNTY.    
                     KLAMATH COUNTY........  LAKE COUNTY..........  LINCOLN COUNTY.......  MALHEUR COUNTY.      
                     MORROW COUNTY.........  SHERMAN COUNTY.......  TILLAMOOK COUNTY.....  UMATILLA COUNTY.     
                     UNION COUNTY..........  WALLOWA COUNTY.......  WASCO COUNTY.........  WHEELER COUNTY.      
PA.................  MONROE COUNTY.........  NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY  UNION COUNTY.........  WAYNE COUNTY.        
PR.................  All.                                                                                       
RI.................  NEWPORT COUNTY (part).  WASHINGTON COUNTY                                                  
                                              (part).                                                           
SD.................  BUTTE COUNTY..........  LAWRENCE COUNTY......  MEADE COUNTY.                               
TX.................  ARANSAS COUNTY........  CAMP COUNTY..........  HUDSPETH COUNTY......  KIMBLE COUNTY.       
                     LLANO COUNTY..........  ROBERTSON COUNTY.....  TYLER COUNTY.........  VAL VERDE COUNTY.    
                     WALKER COUNTY.                                                                             
UT.................  DAGGETT COUNTY........  WASHINGTON COUNTY.                                                 
VA.................  CAROLINE COUNTY.......  WESTMORELAND COUNTY.                                               
VI.................  St. Croix.............  St. Johns/St. Thomas.                                              
VT.................  ADDISON COUNTY........  BENNINGTON COUNTY....  LAMOILLE COUNTY......  ORANGE COUNTY.       
                     RUTLAND COUNTY........  WASHINGTON COUNTY....  WINDHAM COUNTY.......  WINDSOR COUNTY.      
WA.................  ADAMS COUNTY..........  ASOTIN COUNTY........  CHELAN COUNTY........  CLALLAM COUNTY.      
                     COLUMBIA COUNTY.......  FERRY COUNTY.........  GARFIELD COUNTY......  GRANT COUNTY.        
                     GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY...  JEFFERSON COUNTY.....  KITTITAS COUNTY......  KLICKITAT COUNTY.    
                     LEWIS COUNTY..........  LINCOLN COUNTY.......  MASON COUNTY.........  OKANOGAN COUNTY.     
                     PACIFIC COUNTY........  PEND OREILLE COUNTY..  SAN JUAN COUNTY......  SKAGIT COUNTY.       
                     SKAMANIA COUNTY.......  STEVENS COUNTY.......  WAHKIAKUM COUNTY.                           
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[FR Doc. 96-27501 Filed 10-24-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-32-P