[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 88 (Friday, May 7, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 24546-24547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11718]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Chapter IX

[Docket No. FR-4423-N-03]


Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Capital Fund Allocation; 
Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the second and third meetings of the 
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Capital Fund Allocation. These 
meetings are sponsored by HUD for the purpose of discussing and 
negotiating a proposed rule that would change the current method of 
determining the payment of capital funds to public housing agencies 
(PHAs).

DATES: The second committee meeting will be held on May 11 and May 12, 
1999. On May 11, 1999, the meeting will begin at approximately 9:30 am 
and run until completion; on May 12, 1999, the meeting will begin at 
approximately

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9:00 am and run until approximately 5:00 pm.

    The third committee meeting will be held on May 25 and May 26, 
1999. On May 25, 1999, the meeting will begin at approximately 9:30 am 
and run until completion; on May 26, 1999 the meeting will begin at 
approximately 9:00 am and run until approximately 5:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: The second committee meeting will take place at the Westin 
Fairfax Hotel, 2100 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 20008; 
telephone (202) 293-2100.

    The third committee meeting will take place at the Channel Inn 
Hotel, 650 Water Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024; telephone 1-800-368-
5668 or (202) 554-2400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Flood, Director, Office of 
Capital Improvements, Public and Indian Housing, Room 4134, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, 
DC 20410-0500; telephone (202) 708-1640 ext. 4185 (this telephone 
number is not toll-free). 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: On April 26, 1999 (64 FR 20234), HUD 
published a Federal Register notice announcing the establishment of the 
Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee on Capital Fund Allocation. 
The April 26, 1999 notice also announced the committee members, and the 
dates, location, and agenda for the first committee meeting. The 
purpose of the committee is to discuss and negotiate a proposed rule 
that would change the current method of determining the allocation of 
capital funds to public housing agencies (PHAs).

    The second and third meetings of the negotiated rulemaking 
committee will take place as described in the DATES and ADDRESSES 
section of this notice.

    The agenda planned for the committee meetings includes: (1) 
defining the goals for the Capital Fund formula; (2) discussing the 
various methods for translating these goals into a formula-based 
allocation system; and (3) the scheduling of future meetings.

    In accordance with the General Services Administration (GSA) 
regulations implementing the Federal Advisory Committee Act, HUD 
normally publishes a Federal Register meeting notice at least 15 
calendar days before the date of an advisory committee meeting). The 
GSA regulations, however, also provide that an agency may give less 
than 15 days notice if the reasons for doing so are included in the 
Federal Register meeting notice. (See 41 CFR 10-6.1015(b).) Due to the 
difficulty in obtaining suitable hotel and conference room 
accommodations in the Washington, DC area during April, 1999, it has 
not been possible for HUD to announce the date and location of the 
second committee meeting before today. Given the October 1, 1999 
statutory deadline for implementation of the Capital Fund formula, HUD 
believes it is imperative that the negotiations for development of the 
formula not be delayed. Failure to publish the Capital Fund final rule 
on a timely basis will delay the provision of capital subsidies to 
PHAs. Accordingly, rather than defer the negotiations, HUD has decided 
to proceed with the second committee meeting on May 11 and May 12, 
1999.

    The meetings will be open to the public without advance 
registration. Public attendance may be limited to the space available. 
Members of the public may make statements during the meeting, to the 
extent time permits, and file written statements with the committee for 
its consideration. Written statements should be submitted to the 
address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this notice. 
Summaries of committee meetings will be available for public inspection 
and copying at the address in the same section.


    Dated: May 5, 1999.
Deborah Vincent,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 99-11718 Filed 5-6-99; 8:45 am]
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