[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29860-29864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Part VIII





Department of Housing and Urban Development





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Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) 
Program Coordinators for the Section 8 Rental Certificate and Rental 
Voucher Programs; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4358-N-01]


Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Family Self-Sufficiency 
(FSS) Program Coordinators for the Section 8 Rental Certificate and 
Rental Voucher Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 for 
Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinators.

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SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the availability of up to $25.2 million in 
Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 to fund Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) 
program coordinators. The Section 8 FSS program is intended to promote 
the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance 
under the Section 8 rental certificate and rental voucher programs with 
public and private resources to enable participating families to 
achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency. An FSS program 
coordinator assures that program participants are linked to the 
supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency.
    Public housing agencies (HAs) eligible to receive funding under 
this NOFA are only those which administer FSS programs of at least 25 
FSS slots. Under this NOFA, both the voluntary FSS slots reflected in 
the HA's HUD-approved FSS Action Plan and its mandatory FSS slots are 
counted in determining the HA's FSS program size. HAs with FSS programs 
of fewer than 25 slots also may receive funding under this NOFA, if 
they previously applied jointly and were awarded FSS coordinator 
funding with other eligible HAs, so that between or among the HAs they 
administer at least 25 slots or if they are now applying jointly with 
one or more HAs, so that between or among the HAs they administer at 
least 25 slots.

DATES: The application deadline for the FSS Programs Coordinators is 
July 24, 1998, at the time described in the Applications Procedures 
section of this NOFA.
    The application deadline is firm as to date and hour. In the 
interest of fairness to all competing HAs, HUD will treat as ineligible 
for consideration any application that is not received before the 
application 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, application materials sent via facsimile (FAX) 
transmission.

Addresses and Application Submission Procedures

    The original completed application should be submitted to the HA's 
local HUD Field Office HUB (Attention: HUB, Director of Public Housing) 
or local HUD Field Office Program Center (Attention: Program Center 
Coordinator). Throughout this NOFA, the Field Office HUBs and Program 
Centers will be referred to as the local HUD Field offices. Applicants 
should not submit any copies of their applications to HUD Headquarters.
    Applications Procedures. Mailed Applications. Applications will be 
considered timely filed if postmarked on or before 6:00 pm on the 
application due date and received by the HA's local HUD Field Office on 
or within ten (10) days of the application due date.
    Applications Sent by Overnight/Express Mail Delivery. Applications 
sent by overnight delivery or express mail will be considered timely 
filed if received by the appropriate local HUD Field Office before or 
on the application due date, or upon submission of documentary evidence 
that they were placed in transit with the overnight delivery service by 
no later than the specified application due date.
    Hand Carried Applications. Applications must be delivered to the 
appropriate local HUD Field Office by 6:00 pm local time on the due 
date.
    Hand carried applications will be accepted during normal business 
hours before the application due date. On the application due date, 
business hours will be extended to 6:00 pm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:
    For Further Information: For answers to your questions, you may 
contact the Public and Indian Housing Resource Center at 1-800-955-2232 
or the Director of Public Housing or the Program Center Coordinator in 
the local HUD Field Office. You may also contact Kathryn Greenspan, 
Housing Programs Specialist, Office of Public and Assisted Housing 
Delivery, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, room 4216, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington DC 
20410-8000; telephone number (202) 708-3887. Hearing- or speech-
impaired individuals may call HUD's TTY number (202) 708-0770 or 1-800-
877-8339 (the Federal Information Relay Service TTY). (Other than the 
``800'' number, these numbers are not toll-free.) Information can be 
accessed via the Internet at http://www.hud.gov.
    For Technical Assistance. Prior to the application deadline, staff 
at the numbers given above will be available to provide general 
guidance, but not guidance in actually preparing the application. 
Following selection, but prior to award, HUD staff will be available to 
assist in clarifying or confirming information that is a prerequisite 
to the offer of an award by HUD.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

    The Section 8 information collection requirements contained in this 
notice were submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520) and have been assigned OMB control number 2577-0198. An 
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless the collection displays 
a valid control number.

Promoting Comprehensive Approaches to Housing and Community 
Development

    HUD is interested in promoting comprehensive, coordinated 
approaches to housing and community development. Economic development, 
community development, public housing revitalization, homeownership, 
assisted housing for special needs populations, supportive services, 
and welfare-to-work initiatives can work better if linked at the local 
level. Toward this end, the Department in recent years has developed 
the Consolidated Planning process designed to help communities 
undertake such approaches.
    In this spirit, it may be helpful for applicants under this NOFA to 
be aware of other related HUD NOFAs that have recently been published 
or are expected to be published in the near future. By reviewing these 
NOFAs with respect to their program purposes and the eligibility of 
applicants and activities, applicants may be able to relate the 
activities proposed for funding under this NOFA to the recent and 
upcoming NOFAs and to the community's Consolidated Plan.
    Applicants should see the SuperNOFA for Housing and Community 
Development Programs published on March 31, 1998, the SuperNOFA for 
Economic Development and Empowerment Programs and the SuperNOFA for 
Targeted Housing and

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Homeless Assistance Programs that were published on April 30 1998.
    To foster comprehensive, coordinated approaches to communities, the 
Department intends for the remainder of FY 1998 to continue to alert 
applicants to upcoming and recent NOFAs as each NOFA is published. In 
addition, a complete schedule of NOFAs to be published appears under 
the HUD Homepage on the Internet, which can be accessed at http://
www.hud.gov.
    For help in obtaining a copy of your community's Consolidated Plan, 
please contact the community development office of your municipal 
government.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

I. Background, Authority, Amount Allocated, Purpose, Eligibility of 
HAs and Eligible Activity, Exceptions to Minimum Program Size and 
Other Requirements

(A) Background

    In recent years, HUD provided funding for FSS program coordinators 
to HAs with Section 8 programs of fewer than 1,000 units. The FY 1994 
and FY 1995 funds were awarded to these HAs based on a request for 
funding and all complete applications were funded. The FY 1996 funds 
were awarded based on a competitive NOFA. In FY 1996, state and 
regional HAs that administered more than 1,000 rental vouchers and 
certificates, but fewer than 1,000 mandatory FSS slots, were also 
eligible to apply and some received funding. In FY 1997, HUD allocated 
funds for FSS program coordinators to allow HAs that were previously 
funded to continue to pay an FSS coordinator. Since funding for FSS 
service coordinators was limited, HUD did not accept applications from 
HAs that were not previously funded. In FY 1998 HUD has allocated funds 
to allow HAs that were previously funded for FSS program coordinators 
to continue to pay for an FSS coordinator for another year. In FY 1998, 
the Department will also accept applications to fund additional small 
HAs and state and regional HAs meeting the requirements of this NOFA 
that did not receive FSS service coordinator funding in previous years.

(B) Authority and Amount Allocated

    The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Pub. L. 
105-65, approved October 27, 1997) allows funding for program 
coordinators under the Section 8 FSS program. As a result, the 
Department determined to make a sufficient amount available under this 
NOFA, under part 984, in accordance with Sec. 984.302(b), to enable 
smaller HAs to hire up to one FSS program coordinator for one year at a 
reasonable cost as determined by the HA and HUD, based on salaries for 
similar positions in the locality.
    For FY 1998, $25.2 million is available for HA administrative fees 
for Section 8 FSS program coordinators. This amount includes 
approximately $1.2 million in FY 97 carryover authority from the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Pub. L. 104-204) for 
funding for program coordinators under the Section 8 FSS program. Of 
the $25.2 million being made available in FY 1998, approximately $15 
million will be provided to those HAs that received funds in response 
to the FY 97 NOFA. This is the fifth fiscal year of funding for FSS 
program coordinators.

(C) Purpose

    HUD determined to make a sufficient amount available under this 
NOFA to enable smaller HAs (i.e, those with programs of less than 1,500 
total rental vouchers and certificates with FSS programs of at least 25 
slots) and state and regional HAs with FSS programs of at least 25 but 
fewer than 1,500 FSS slots, to hire up to one FSS program coordinator 
for one year at a reasonable cost, as determined by the HA and HUD 
based on salaries for similar positions in the locality. Each eligible 
HA is limited to an award of $45,000 under this NOFA.

(D) Eligibility of HAs

    All HAs that received funding under the FY 97 NOFA for FSS program 
coordinators will be funded in FY 1998, except those HAs submitting 
applications that are ineligible under Section IV.(C) of this NOFA, 
provided the HA certifies on the required Attachment A certification of 
this NOFA, subject to HUD verification, that it has hired an FSS 
program coordinator with funding previously awarded for that purpose 
and has made progress in implementing the FSS program demonstrated by 
progress by completing activities in each of the categories in section 
2 of the required Attachment A certification. The HAs funded in FY 97 
will receive 103 percent of FY 97 funding (not to exceed $45,000) 
unless the HA submits a request for a different amount. HUD will not 
provide FY 98 funding to any HA that received FSS Program Coordinator 
funding in FY 97 that does not comply with all of the above 
requirements.
    All HAs that did not receive FSS coordinator funding in FY 97 and 
that currently administer a rental voucher and certificate program of 
less than 1,500 total rental vouchers and certificates and administer 
FSS programs of at least 25 FSS slots and state and regional HAs with 
programs of at least 25 but fewer than 1,500 FSS slots are also 
eligible to apply under this NOFA. HAs with less than 1,500 total 
rental vouchers and certificates and with FSS programs of fewer than 25 
slots may also apply if they apply jointly with one or more eligible HA 
so that between or among the HAs they administer at least 25 FSS slots. 
If eligible applicants apply jointly, their combined total program size 
may exceed 1,500 total rental vouchers and certificates, but the 
$45,000 maximum amount that may be requested still applies. Joint 
applicants must specify a lead co-applicant which will receive and 
administer the FSS program coordinator funding. A state or regional 
(i.e., multi-county jurisdiction) HA that administers a program of more 
than 1,500 rental vouchers and certificates may apply if it administers 
an FSS program of at least 25 but fewer than 1,500 slots.
    HUD has limited eligibility under this NOFA to HAs with less than 
1,500 total Section 8 rental vouchers and certificates and to state and 
multi-county regional HAs that administer FSS programs of at least 25 
but fewer than 1,500 FSS slots, because the $25.2 million available for 
FSS program coordinators is insufficient to fund all HAs administering 
FSS programs. HUD determined that HAs administering large Section 8 
programs are more likely than smaller HAs to have access to other 
resources for FSS program administration. HUD has also decided to allow 
a state or multi-county regional HA that administers an FSS program in 
more than one location to submit an application if the state or multi-
county regional HA administers an FSS program of at least 25 but fewer 
than 1,500 slots.
    HUD is requiring that applicants under this NOFA administer FSS 
programs of at least 25 FSS slots to ensure that the limited program 
coordinator funds are used in a cost-effective manner. The Department 
expects that FSS programs of less than 25 FSS slots can be managed 
within HA resources.

(E) Eligible Activity

    Funds are available under this NOFA to employ or otherwise retain 
the services of up to one FSS program coordinator for one year. A part-
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FSS program coordinator may be retained where appropriate. Under the 
FSS program, HAs are required to use Section 8 rental assistance 
together with public and private resources to provide supportive 
services to enable participating families to achieve economic 
independence and self-sufficiency. Effective delivery of supportive 
services is a critical element in a successful program.
(1) Program Coordinator Role
    HAs administering the FSS program use program coordinating 
committees (PCCs) to assist them to secure resources for and implement 
the FSS program. The PCC is made up of representatives of local 
government, job training and employment agencies, local welfare 
agencies, educational institutions, child care providers, nonprofit 
service providers, and businesses.
    An FSS program coordinator works with the PCC and with local 
service providers to assure that program participants are linked to the 
supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency. The FSS 
program coordinator may ensure, through case management, that the 
services included in participants' contracts of participation are 
provided on a regular, ongoing and satisfactory basis, and that 
participants are fulfilling their responsibilities under the contracts.
(2) Staffing Guidelines
    Under normal circumstances, a full-time FSS program coordinator 
should be able to serve approximately 50 FSS participants, depending on 
the coordinator's case management functions.

(F) Eligible Applicants With HUD-Approved Exceptions to Mandatory 
Minimum Program Size

    If HUD has approved either a full or partial exception to 
implementing an FSS program of the mandatory minimum size for an 
eligible HA, solely because of lack of funds for reasonable 
administrative costs, the approval of the exception is hereby rescinded 
after funding for an FSS program coordinator is awarded under this 
NOFA.

(G.) Other Requirements

(1) Multifamily Tenant Characteristics System (MTCS) Reporting
    To qualify for funding under this NOFA, HAs must have adequately 
reported on their FSS participants through the MTCS system. Adequate 
reporting means that the MTCS system shows tenant records for at least 
75 percent of currently enrolled FSS families.
(2) Compliance With Fair Housing and Civil Rights Laws
    All applicants, with the exception of Federally recognized Indian 
tribes, must comply with all Fair Housing and civil rights laws, 
statutes, regulations and executive orders as enumerated in 24 CFR 
5.105(a). Federally recognized Indian tribes must comply with the Age 
Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973, and the Indian Civil Rights Act. If an applicant: (1) Has been 
charged with a violation of the Fair Housing Act by the Secretary; (2) 
is the defendant in a Fair Housing Act lawsuit filed by the Department 
of Justice; or (3) has received a letter of noncompliance findings 
under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act, or Section 109 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act, the applicant is not eligible to apply for funding 
under this NOFA until the applicant resolves such charge, lawsuit, or 
letter of findings to the satisfaction of the Department.
(3) Additional Nondiscrimination Requirements
    Applicants must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, 
and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. In addition to 
compliance with the civil rights requirements listed at 24 CFR 5.105, 
each successful applicant must comply with the nondiscrimination in 
employment requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
U.S.C. sections 2000e et seq.; the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. section 
206(d); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. 
sections 621 et seq., and Titles I and V of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. sections 12101 et seq.
(4) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
    Each successful applicant will have a duty to affirmatively further 
fair housing. After the application is approved, applicants will be 
required to identify the specific steps that they will take to (1) 
address the elimination of impediments to fair housing that were 
identified in the jurisdiction's Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair 
Housing Choice; (2) remedy discrimination in housing; or (3) promote 
fair housing rights and fair housing choice. Further, applicants have a 
duty to carry out the specific activities cited in their responses in a 
manner which will affirmatively further fair housing.

II. Application Selection Process for FSS Program Coordinator 
Funding

    The funds available under this NOFA are not being awarded on a 
competitive basis. The Department anticipates that there may be 
sufficient funds available under the NOFA to fund all applications that 
meet the NOFA requirements. Applications will be reviewed by the local 
HUD Field Office to determine whether or not they are technically 
adequate based on the NOFA requirements.
    Upon completion of its review, each local HUD field office will 
prepare a listing of all technically adequate letters and 
certifications, which includes each applicant's total program size and 
FSS program size, and the amount approved for each applicant. This 
listing will be forwarded to the Office of Public and Assisted Housing 
Delivery in HUD Headquarters which will then allocate the available 
funding among approvable applications. For new applicants, the listing 
should be in rank order by program size from the smallest HA to the 
largest. All technically adequate applications will be funded to the 
extent funds are available. If HUD receives applications for funding 
greater than the amount made available under this NOFA, HUD will first 
fund applications from the HAs that received FSS program coordinator 
funding under the FY 97 NOFA. If funding remains, HUD will then fund 
new applicants in size order from the smallest HAs first (i.e., those 
HAs with the smallest combined rental voucher and certificate programs, 
or, in the case of state and multi-county regional HAs, smallest FSS 
program size). The size of a State or multi-county regional HA's 
program will be determined based on the number of FSS slots it plans to 
administer with the funds for the FSS Coordinator.

III. FSS Program Coordinators Application Submission Requirements

(A) Application Requirement for HAs That Received FY 97 FSS Program 
Coordinator Funding

(1) Applications for Funding at 103 Percent of FY 97 Funding
    All HAs that received funding for FSS program coordinators under 
the FY 97 NOFA and that wish to receive funding under this NOFA at 103 
percent of the FY 97 funding, must complete a certification in the 
format shown as ``Attachment A'' of this NOFA and submit it to the 
appropriate local HUD field office by the due date. The completed 
Attachment A certification along with the Fair Housing Certification 
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NOFA) constitute the entire HA application for funding under this 
section.
(2) Application for Funding Other than 103 Percent of FY 97 Funding
    HAs that received FSS Program Coordinator funding in FY 97 that 
wish to receive funding for FY 98 at an amount other than 103 percent 
of the FY 97 funding must submit the completed Attachment A 
certification, the Attachment C Fair Housing Certification, and the 
Attachment B letter required under III. (B) of this NOFA.

(B) Request for FSS Program Coordinator Funds by Eligible HAs That Were 
Not Funded in FY 97

    The applications of all HAs that have not received funding under 
the FY 97 NOFA must contain the following information stated in a 
letter from the Executive Director of the HA to the HUB, Director of 
Public Housing or the Program Center Coordinator in the local HUD field 
office (see sample letter format, Attachment B). That letter plus the 
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity certification which is Attachment C 
of this NOFA constitute the entire HA application for funding under 
this section. The HA letter must state:
    (1) The total number of budgeted Section 8 rental certificates and 
rental vouchers from the most recent HUD-approved form HUD-52672.
    (2) The total number of currently enrolled FSS families.
    (3) The total number of FSS slots in the HUD approved FSS Action 
Plan of the HA.
    (4) The annual salary proposed for the FSS program coordinator, 
plus any fringe benefits. Do not include costs of training, 
transportation, clerical support, equipment, supplies, or other 
administrative costs or overhead. The program coordinator salary should 
be set as follows:
    (a) Determine the salary level, taking into consideration salaries 
for comparable jobs, modified by the hours worked.
    (b) Set the annual salary, including any fringe benefits that 
pertain to the job.
    (5) Evidence that demonstrates salary comparability with similar 
positions in the local jurisdiction.
    (6) Joint applicants must indicate which HA will be the lead 
applicant and will receive and administer the FSS program coordinator 
funding.

(C) Fair Housing Certification

    All HAs must submit the Certification Regarding Fair Housing and 
Equal Opportunity which is included as Attachment C of this NOFA.

IV. Corrections to Deficient FSS Program Coordinators Applications

(A) Acceptable Applications

    To be eligible for processing, an application must be received by 
the appropriate local HUD field office no later than the date and time 
specified in this NOFA. The local HUD field office will initially 
screen all applications and notify HAs of technical deficiencies by 
letter.

(B) Correction of Deficient Applications.

    After the application due date, HUD may not, consistent with 24 CFR 
part 4, subpart B, consider unsolicited information from an applicant. 
HUD may contact an applicant, however, to clarify an item in the 
application or to correct technical deficiencies. Applicants should 
note, however, that HUD may not seek clarification of items or 
responses that improve the substantive quality of the applicant's 
response to any eligibility or selection criterion. Examples of curable 
technical deficiencies include failure to submit the proper 
certifications or failure to submit an application containing an 
original signature by an authorized official. In each case, HUD will 
notify the applicant in writing by describing the clarification or 
technical deficiency. HUD will notify applicants by facsimile or by 
return receipt requested. Applicants must submit clarifications or 
corrections of technical deficiencies in accordance with the 
information provided by HUD within 14 calendar days of the date of 
receipt of the HUD notification. If the deficiency is not corrected 
within this time period, HUD will reject the application as incomplete.

(C) Unacceptable Applications

    (1) After the 14-calendar day technical deficiency correction 
period, the local HUD field office will disapprove HA applications that 
it determines are not acceptable for processing. The HUD notification 
of rejection letter must state the basis for the decision.
    (2) Applications from HAs that fall into any of the following 
categories will not be processed:
    (a) An HA application submitted after the deadline date for this 
NOFA will be rejected from processing.
    (b) An HA application that does not comply with the requirements of 
III.(A) and (B) of this NOFA.
    (c) Applications from HAs that do not meet the requirements of 
I.G.(2) of this NOFA, Compliance with Fair Housing and Civil Rights 
Laws.
    (d) The HA has serious unaddressed, outstanding Inspector General 
audit findings, or HUD Office management review findings for one or 
more of its Rental Voucher, Rental Certificate or Moderate 
Rehabilitation Program.
    (e) An HA that has not adequately reported on its FSS participants 
through the MTCS system. Adequate reporting means that the MTCS system 
shows tenant records for at least 75 percent of currently enrolled FSS 
families.

V. Other Matters

(A) Environmental Requirements

    This NOFA provides funding under 24 CFR Part 984, which does not 
contain environmental review provisions because it concerns activities 
that are listed in 24 CFR 50.19(b) as categorically excluded from 
environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 C.F.R. 4321) (``NEPA''). Accordingly, under 24 CFR 
50.19(c)(5), this NOFA is categorically excluded from environmental 
review under NEPA. No environmental review is required in connection 
with the award of assistance under this NOFA, because the NOFA only 
provides funds for employing a coordinator that provides public and 
supportive services, which are categorically excluded under 24 CFR 
50.19(c)(4) and (12).

(B) Executive Order 12612, Federalism

    The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under section 6(a) 
of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that the 
provisions of this NOFA do not have ``federalism implications'' within 
the meaning of the Order. The NOFA makes funds available for HAs to 
employ or otherwise retain the services of up to one FSS program 
coordinator for one year. As such, there are no direct implications on 
the relationship between the national government and the states or on 
the distribution of power and responsibilities among various levels of 
government.

(C) Accountability in the Provision of HUD Assistance

    Section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Reform Act of 1989 (HUD Reform Act) and the final rule codified at 24 
CFR part 4, subpart A, published on April 1, 1996 (61 FR 1448), contain 
a number of provisions that are designed to ensure greater 
accountability and integrity in the provision of certain types of 
assistance administered by HUD. On January 14, 1992, HUD published, at 
57 FR 1942, a notice that also provides

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information on the implementation of section 102. The documentation, 
public access, and disclosure requirements of section 102 are 
applicable to assistance awarded under this NOFA as follows:
    Documentation and public access requirements. HUD will ensure that 
documentation and other information regarding each application 
submitted pursuant to this NOFA are sufficient to indicate that basis 
upon which assistance was provided or denied. This material, including 
any letters of support, will be made available for public inspection 
for a five-year period beginning not less than 30 days after the award 
of the assistance. Material will be made available in accordance with 
the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing 
regulations at 24 CFR part 15. In addition, HUD will include the 
recipients of assistance pursuant to this NOFA in its Federal Register 
notice of all recipients of HUD assistance awarded on a competitive 
basis.
    Disclosures. HUD will make available to the public for five years 
all applicant disclosure reports (HUD Form 2880) submitted in 
connection with this NOFA. Update reports (also Form 2880) will be made 
available along with the applicant disclosure reports, but in no case 
for a period of less than three years. All reports--both applicant 
disclosures and updates--will be made available in accordance with the 
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing 
regulations at 24 CFR part 15.

(D) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers

    The catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for the Section 8 
rental certificate program is 14.855. The number for the Section 8 
rental voucher program is 14.857.

    Dated: May 20, 1998.
Deborah Vincent,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing

Attachment A--Required Certification Format for HAs That Received FY 97 
FSS Program Coordinator Funding*

    Dear HUD Field Office HUB Director of Public Housing or Field 
Office Program Center Coordinator:
    In connection with the FY 98 NOFA for FSS program coordinators, 
I hereby certify for the ________________ (enter name) HA that:
    (1) The HA has hired an FSS program coordinator using HUD funds 
provided for that purpose on ____________ (enter the ACC effective 
date of FY 97 FSS program coordinator funding increment), and
    (2) The HA has (check all that apply):
    (a) Formed and convened an FSS program coordinating committee 
____________,
    (b) Developed an FSS action plan and submitted it to HUD for 
approval ____________,
    (c) Executed contracts of participation with FSS participants 
____________.
    (3) The HA has an FSS program size of ________ (enter number) in 
its approved FSS action plan. The HA has ________ (enter number) 
Section 8 families currently enrolled in the FSS program.

      Sincerely,
Executive Director

    *Note: To qualify for funding under this NOFA, HAs that received 
Section 8 FSS Program Coordinator funding in FY 97 must have hired 
an FSS program coordinator and demonstrate activities in each of the 
categories in section 2.(a), 2.(b) and 2(c) of this Attachment A 
certification.

Attachment B--New Requests for FSS Program Coordinator Funds Sample 
Letter Format

    Dear HUD Field Office HUB Director of Public Housing or Field 
Office Program Center Coordinator:
    This is to request funds to pay the salary of a Family Self-
Sufficiency (FSS) program coordinator for one year, for the 
________________ housing agency (HA) FSS program.
    1. Total number of budgeted Section 8 rental certificates and 
rental vouchers from the most recent HUD-approved form HUD-
52672:________.
    2. Total number of currently enrolled FSS families: ________
    3. Total number of FSS program slots (based on number identified 
in the HA's HUD-approved Action Plan or, when HAs are applying 
jointly, the combined total of FSS program slots approved for the 
HAs) oR for State or multi-county regional HAs state the number of 
FSS slots that will be administered with funding under this 
NOFA:________.
    4. Service Coordinator Salary:
    a. Salary level, based on salaries for comparable jobs (modified 
by number of hours worked) ____________
    b. Annual Salary plus Fringe Benefits:

________ Hours/Week; ________ $/Hour; ________ Fringe Rate(%)
Annual Salary----------------------------------------------------------

    5. Attachment: Evidence demonstrating salary comparability to 
similar positions in the local jurisdiction.
    6. For joint applications: The lead applicant HA that will 
receive and administer the FSS program coordinator funding 
is:________________.
    If there are any questions, please contact ________________ at 
________________.

      Sincerely,
Executive Director

Attachments

Attachment C--Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Certifications

    The housing agency (HA) certifies that in administering the 
funding for the Family Self-Sufficiency program coordinators it will 
comply with the requirements of the Fair Housing Act, Title VI of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and will 
affirmatively further fair housing. CDBG recipients also must 
certify to compliance with section 109 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act. Federally recognized Indian tribes must certify 
that they will comply with the requirements of the Age 
Discrimination Act of 1975, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973, and the Indian Civil Rights Act.
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Name of HA

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Signature and Title of HA Representative

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 Date

[FR Doc. 98-14361 Filed 5-29-98; 8:45 am]
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