[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 234 (Monday, December 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67490-67491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32446]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4424-C-02]


Notice of Funding Availability for: The HUD-Administered Small 
Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program--Fiscal Year 
1999, and the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for Small Communities 
in New York State; Correction

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

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

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SUMMARY: On Wednesday, November 25, 1998, HUD published a notice of 
funding availability (NOFA) announcing: (1) the availability of 
approximately $54,558,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 funding for the HUD-
administered Small Cities Program in New York State under the Community 
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; and (2) the availability of a 
maximum of approximately $200,000,000-$250,000,000 in FY 1999 funding 
under the Section 108 Loan Guarantee program for small cities in New 
York State. Due to a typographical error, the November 25, 1998 NOFA 
incorrectly provided for an application deadline date of February 8, 
1999. The application due date for this NOFA is February 3, 1999. The 
purpose of this document is to correct the application due date in the 
November 25, 1998 NOFA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvette Aidara, State and Small Cities 
Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Room 7184, 451 Seventh Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-1322 (this is not a toll-free 
number). Hearing or speech-impaired individuals may access this number 
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 
1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Accordingly, FR Doc. 98-31516, Notice of 
Funding Availability for: the HUD-Administered Small Cities Community 
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program--Fiscal Year 1999; and the 
Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for Small Communities in New York 
State (FR-4424-N-01), published in the Federal Register on November 25, 
1998 (63 FR 65486) is corrected as follows:
    1. On page 65486, in column 2, the DATES section is corrected to 
read as follows:

DATES: Applications are due by February 3, 1999. Application kits may 
be obtained from and must be submitted to either HUD's New York or 
Buffalo Office. (The addresses for these offices are provided in 
Section II. of this NOFA.) In addition, application kits and additional 
information are available on HUD's website located at: www.hud.gov or 
by contacting Community Connections at (800) 998-9999.
    Applications, if mailed, must be postmarked no later than midnight 
on February 3, 1999 and received within 10 calendar days of the 
deadline. 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. (local time) on February 3, 1999.
    Application kits will be made available by a date that affords 
applicants no fewer than 45 days to respond to this NOFA. For further 
information on obtaining and submitting applications, please see 
Section II. of this NOFA.
    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 any application that is not received by 
4:00 p.m. on, or postmarked by February 3, 1999. Applicants should take 
this procedure 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.
    2. On page 65487, in column 3, the first full paragraph in that 
column is corrected to read as follows:
    If possible, an applicant should submit the abbreviated 
consolidated plan in advance of the Small Cities application due date. 
The latest time at which the abbreviated consolidated plan will be 
accepted by HUD for the HUD-administered Small Cities Program in New 
York will be February 3, 1999 (the application due date for the Small 
Cities application). Failure to submit the abbreviated consolidated 
plan by the due date is not a curable technical deficiency. Questions 
regarding the abbreviated consolidated plan should be directed to the 
appropriate HUD field office.
    3. On page 65489, in column 3, the first sentence in Section I.E.1. 
(captioned ``General''), is corrected to read as follows:

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E. Selection Criteria/Ranking Factors and Final Selection.

    1. General. Complete applications received from eligible applicants 
by February 3, 1999 will be rated and scored by HUD.
    4. On page 65490, in column 1, the final full paragraph in that 
column (captioned ``Note'') is corrected to read as follows:

    Note: These standards will be used as benchmarks in judging 
program performance, but will not be the sole basis for determining 
whether the applicant is ineligible for a grant due to a lack of 
capacity to carry out the proposed project or program. Any applicant 
that fails to meet the percentages specified above may wish to 
provide updated data to HUD, either in conjunction with the 
application submission or under separate cover, but in no case will 
data received by HUD after February 3, 1999 be accepted, unless 
specifically requested by HUD.

    5. On page 65497, in columns 2 and 3, Section II.B. (captioned 
``Submitting Applications'') is corrected to read as follows:
    B. Submitting Applications. A final application must be submitted 
to HUD no later than February 3, 1999. A final application includes an 
original and two photocopies. Final applications may be mailed, and if 
they are received after the deadline, must be postmarked no later than 
midnight, February 3, 1999. If an application is hand-delivered to the 
New York or Buffalo Offices, the application must be delivered by 4:00 
p.m. on the application deadline date. Applicants in the counties of 
Sullivan, Ulster, Putnam, and in nonparticipating jurisdictions in the 
urban counties of Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Westchester, Nassau, and 
Suffolk should submit applications to the New York Office. All other 
nonentitled communities in New York State should submit their 
applications to the Buffalo Office. Applications must be submitted to 
the HUD office at the addresses listed above in section II.A.
    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 any application that is not received 
on, or postmarked by February 3, 1999. 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.
    6. On page 65498, in column 1, Section II.C.2. (captioned 
``Streamlined Application Requirements for Certain Applicants'') is 
corrected to read as follows:

2. Streamlined Application Requirements for Certain Applicants

    Single Purpose applications submitted under the FY 1997/98 NOFA but 
not selected for funding will be reactivated for consideration under 
this NOFA, if the applicant notifies HUD in writing by February 3, 1999 
that the applicant wishes the prior application to be considered in 
this competition. Applications which are reactivated may be updated, 
amended or supplemented by the applicant provided that such amendment 
or supplementation is received no later than the due date for 
applications under this NOFA. If there is no significant change in the 
application involving new activities or alteration of proposed 
activities that will significantly change the scope, location or 
objectives of the proposed activities or beneficiaries, there will be 
no further citizen participation requirement to keep the application 
active for a succeeding round or competition.

    Dated: December 2, 1998.
Camille E. Acevedo,
Assistant General Counsel for Regulations.
[FR Doc. 98-32446 Filed 12-4-98; 8:45 am]
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