[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 7469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4135]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4170-N-04]


Notice of Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 Implementation Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of implementation meetings for the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces preliminary meetings sponsored by HUD to 
develop the regulations necessary to carry out the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (Pub. 
L. 104-330, approved October 26, 1996).

DATES: The meetings will be held on February 25, 26, 27, and 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the National Office of Native 
American Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1999 
Broadway, Suite 3390, Denver, CO.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dominic Nessi, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Native American Programs, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 1999 Broadway, Suite 3390, Denver, CO; telephone (303) 
675-1600 (voice) or 1-800-877-8339 (TTY for speech or hearing impaired 
individuals). These are not toll-free numbers.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD will hold a series of meetings on 
February 25, 26, 27, and 28, 1997 in the National Office of its Office 
of Native American Programs to discuss the regulatory implementation of 
NAHASDA. The meetings to be held on these dates will be preliminary 
meetings to develop the regulations necessary to carry out NAHASDA.
    On January 27, 1997 (62 FR 3976), HUD published a notice announcing 
the requirements necessary to provide for the transition from the 
provision of assistance for Indian tribes and Indian housing 
authorities under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other 
related provisions of law to the block grant provision of assistance 
provided under NAHASDA. The January 27, 1997 notice also provided 
notice of the negotiated rulemaking process for the development of 
regulations necessary to implement the new block grant program.

    Dated: February 13, 1997.
Kevin Emanuel Marchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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