[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 40101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19582]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4196-N-04]


Combined Notices of Funding Availability for FY 1997 for the 
Public and Indian Housing Economic Development and Supportive Services 
Program and the Tenant Opportunities Program

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

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA); clarification.

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SUMMARY: This notice reaffirms a requirement set forth in the Fiscal 
Year (FY) 1997 NOFA for the Tenant Opportunities Program (TOP), 
published in the Federal Register on June 6, 1997 (62 FR 31272). 
Specifically, this notice reminds Intermediary Resident Organizations 
that they must provide letters of support from all Resident 
Associations they propose to assist as part of their applications. 
Although this requirement was set forth in the June 6, 1997 NOFA, it 
was inadvertently omitted from the TOP Application Kit.

DATES: This original deadline date is not changed. Applications must be 
received on or before August 13, 1997, at the correct local HUD Field 
Office or Area Office of Native American Programs (AONAP) having 
jurisdiction over the applicant by 3 p.m. (local time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Public Housing: Office of Resident 
Involvement, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone number, (202) 708-3611 (This is not a toll-free number).
    For Indian Housing: Tracy Outlaw, National ONAP, 1999 Broadway, 
Suite 3390, Denver, CO 80302; telephone number, (303) 675-1600 (This is 
not a toll-free number).
    Hearing or speech-impaired persons may access these numbers via TTY 
by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-
877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 6, 1997 (62 FR 31272), HUD published 
a combined NOFA for the Public and Indian Housing Economic Development 
and Supportive Services Program and the Tenant Opportunities Program 
(TOP). The June 6, 1997 NOFA required that Intermediary Resident 
Organizations applying for TOP funds must provide letters of support 
from all Resident Associations they propose to assist as part of their 
applications. Specifically, section VII(g)(10) of the NOFA provided 
that ``[a]pplicants which are Intermediary Resident Organizations * * * 
must provide letters of support from each [Resident Association] 
identified in the application'' (62 FR 31287).
    Section III of the June 6, 1997 NOFA directed applicants to 
complete their applications in accordance with further guidance to be 
provided in an Application Kit (See 62 FR 31274). The Application Kit 
was printed following publication of the June 6, 1997 NOFA publication 
and has been widely distributed. In providing application formats, the 
Application Kit was designed to reflect NOFA requirements. The June 6, 
1997 NOFA is also included as an attachment to the Application Kit.
    HUD is concerned that, except for including the June 6, 1997 NOFA 
as an attachment, the Application Kit otherwise does not reference the 
requirement that Intermediary Resident Organizations provide letters of 
support from all Resident Associations to be assisted by TOP grant 
funds. Notwithstanding this omission, the June 6, 1997 NOFA is clear in 
requiring such letters. This requirement, like other threshold 
requirements listed in section VII(g) of the June 6,1997 NOFA, must be 
satisfied in order for an application from an Intermediary Resident 
Organization to be complete and acceptable for rating and ranking.

    Dated: July 17, 1997.
Kevin Emanuel Marchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 97-19582 Filed 7-24-97; 8:45 am]
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