[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66692-66693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31896]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4174-N-03]


Notice of Extension of Application Deadline for the Notice of 
Funding Availability for: the HUD-Administered Small Cities Community 
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, Development Grants--Fiscal Year 
1997; and the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for Small Communities 
in New York State

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for CDBG small Cities 
Development Grants for fiscal year (FY) 1997; Notice of extension of 
application deadline.

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SUMMARY: On December 3, 1996 (61 FR 64196), HUD published a Notice of 
Funding Availability (NOFA) that announced the availability of CDBG 
Small Cities development grants and guaranteed loans to fund eligible 
development activities related to the New York canal system. The 
December 3, 1996 NOFA is part of the Canal Corridor Initiative, a 
multiyear effort designed to revitalize the economic base of 
communities in upstate New York through development projects and job 
creation along the canal system and connecting waterways.
    The purpose of this notice is to extend the application deadline in 
the December 3, 1996 NOFA to March 4, 1997.

DATES: Applications are due on or prior to March 4, 1997. Applications, 
if mailed, must be postmarked by the United States Postal Service no 
later than midnight on March 4, 1997. Overnight delivery items received 
within ten (10) days after March 4, 1997 will be deemed to have been 
received by that date, upon submission of documentary evidence that 
they were placed in transit with the overnight delivery service by no 
later than March 3, 1997. If an application is hand-delivered to the 
New York or the Buffalo Office, the application must be delivered to 
the appropriate office by no later than 4:00 p.m. on the deadline date, 
March 4, 1997.
    The above-stated application deadline is firm as to date and hour. 
In the interest of fairness to all competing applicants, HUD will treat 
as ineligible for consideration and application that is not received by 
4:00 p.m. on, or postmarked by, March 4, 1997. Applicants should take 
this policy 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.

ADDRESSES: Completed applications will be accepted at the following 
addresses:
    1. For the nonentitled CDBG jurisdictions in and county of Ulster 
and nonparticipating jurisdictions in the urban county of Dutchess: 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community 
Planning and Development, Attention: Small Cities Coordinator, 26 
Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-0068. Telephone (212) 264-0771; and
    2. For the nonentitled CDBG jurisdictions in and counties of 
Albany, Cayuga, Clinton, Columbia, Erie, Essex, Greene, Herkimer, 
Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, 
Orleans, Oswego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schuyler, Seneca, 
Tompkins, Warren, Washington, Wayne and Yates: Department of Housing 
and Urban

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Development, Community Planning and Development Division, Attention: 
Small Cities Coordinator, 465 Main Street, Lafayette Court, Buffalo, NY 
14203-1780. Telephone (716) 551-5742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Duncan, Deputy Director, Office of Block Grant Assistance, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 7286, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, Telephone (202) 708-3587; or Mr. 
Joseph D'Agosta, New York Regional Director, Office of Community 
Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-0068, Telephone (212) 264-0771.
    Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access these numbers 
via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 3, 1996 (61 FR 64196), HUD 
published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) that announced the 
availability of CDBG Small Cities development grants and guaranteed 
loans to fund eligible development activities related to the New York 
canal system. The December 3, 1996 NOFA is part of the Canal Corridor 
Initiative, a multiyear effort designed to revitalize the economic base 
of communities in upstate New York through development projects and job 
creation along the canal system and connecting waterways.
    Eligible development activities are expected to be funded through a 
combination of resources, included Community Development Block Grant 
(CDBG) funds made available through this NOFA under the HUD-
administered Small Cities CDBG program and the Section 108 Loan 
Guarantee program. HUD expects to provide funds for the selected 
development projects through a combination of CDBG and Section 108 in 
an aggregate amount of approximately $120 million or more depending 
upon the proposals submitted.
    The purpose of this notice is to extend the application deadline in 
the December 3, 1996 NOFA. The December 3, 1996 NOFA provided for an 
application deadline of January 2, 1997. HUD has decided to extend the 
application deadline to March 4, 1997. No other changes to the December 
3, 1996 NOFA are made by this notice.

    Dated: December 11, 1996.
Howard Glaser,
General Deputy, Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
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