[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 113 (Monday, June 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36838-36840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14520]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4581-C-02]


FY 2000 NOFA for the Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP) 
for Section 202 Projects; Technical Correction

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability (NOFA); technical correction.

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SUMMARY: This document makes certain technical corrections to the FY 
2000 NOFA for the Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALP) for Section 
202 Projects, published on March 17, 2000.

DATES: The application due date for this NOFA, as published on March 
17, 2000, is not changed by this notice. The application due date is 
July 17, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: You should contact the lead 
Multifamily Hub where you will be mailing your ALCP Application. 
(Please refer to Hub telephone numbers in Appendix B to the March 17, 
2000, ALCP NOFA, published at 65 FR 14705.)
    You also may contact Aretha Williams, Housing Project Manager, 
Office of Housing Assistance and Grant Administration, Room 6138, at 
(202) 708-2866 x2480, for questions regarding the physical conversion 
of the ALF. Ms. Williams can be reached, also by e:mail, at 
``[email protected]''. For questions about management of the 
ALF and coordination with agencies of the Department of Health and 
Human Services and other third parties, you may contact Carissa Janis, 
Housing Project Manager, Office of Housing Assistance and Grant 
Administration, Room 6168 at (202) 708-3730 x2487. Ms. Janis may be 
reached also by e:mail at ``[email protected]''. Both Ms. 
Williams and Ms. Janis are located at the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410.
    Please note that the above-listed telephone numbers are not toll 
free numbers.
    If you have a hearing or speech impairment, you may access either 
telephone number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay 
Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Background

    On March 17, 2000 (65 FR 14694), HUD published the NOFA for ALCP 
for Section 202 Projects which announced the availability of 
$50,000,000 for the physical conversion of Section 202 projects or 
portions of Section 202 projects to Assisted Living Facilities. The 
purpose of this document is to correct certain technical errors that 
appeared in the published NOFA.

Technical Errors To Be Corrected

    The page numbers referred to in this notice refer to Federal 
Register page numbers.
    On page 14694, second column, under the fourth full paragraph, 
which addresses Application Kits, HUD failed to include the toll free 
TTY number and to indicate that application kits for the ALCP NOFA and 
the Service Coordinators NOFA are available on the Internet. The TTY 
number and a statement that both application kits are available on the 
Internet are included by this document.
    On page 14696, second column, under the sixth full paragraph, which 
identifies contact persons for technical assistance, HUD is correcting 
the name of the office of the contact persons and replacing the name of 
one of the contact persons.
    On page 14696, second column, the paragraph designated ``(14)'' is 
revised by adding a new sentence to the end of the first full paragraph 
of paragraph (14) to clarify that a Section 202/PRAC project is not 
eligible to request funding under the NOFA for Service Coordinators for 
Multifamily Housing, published also on March 17, 2000 (65 FR 14708), 
because the Section 202/PRAC project may pay for the service 
coordinator out of PRAC funds.
    On page 14699, third column, the first full paragraph under 
``Rating Factor 1,'' contains an incorrect cross reference to other 
sections of the NOFA and this reference is corrected by this document.
    On page 14699, third column, the last paragraph in that column 
which continues on page 14700, contains an incorrect cross reference to 
other sections of the NOFA and this reference is corrected by this 
document.
    On page 14700, first column, the first full paragraph under Rating 
Factor 3, contains an incorrect cross-reference to other sections of 
the NOFA, and the reference is corrected by this document.
    On page 14700, second column, the second full paragraph under 
Rating Factor 4 contains an incorrect cross-reference to other sections 
of the NOFA and the reference is corrected by this document.
    On page 14700, third column at the top, the paragraph designated 
``(3)'' under Rating Factor 4 contains an incorrect point assignment 
where the

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answer is ``yes'' and this is corrected by this document.
    On page 14700, third column, the first paragraph under Rating 
Factor 5 contains an incorrect cross-reference to other sections of the 
NOFA, and the reference is corrected by this document.
    On page 14700, third column, in the paragraph designated ``(1)'' 
under Rating Factor 5, the parenthetical phrase (including minority 
residents) is added to relate application submission requirements to 
the appropriate Rating Factor.
    On page 14700, third column, in the paragraph designated ``(3)'' 
under Rating Factor 5, the phrase ``the community at large and with the 
minority and elderly communities in particular'' is added to relate 
application submission requirements to the appropriate Rating Factor.
    On page 14702, first column, the paragraph designated ``paragraph 
(8)'' contains an incorrect cross-reference to another section of the 
NOFA and the reference is corrected.
    On page 14702, second column, a new sentence is added at the end of 
paragraph (b) to require the applicant to also indicate how the 
applicant intends to pay for the service coordinator role.
    On page 14704, third column, paragraph (b) of Appendix A is 
corrected to add ``Birmingham'' to the list of HUD Field Offices which 
will submit applications to HUD's Greensboro Hub.
    Accordingly, in the FY 2000 NOFA for Assisted Living Conversion 
Program (ALCP) for Section 202 Projects, notice document 00-6572, 
beginning at 65 FR 14694, in the issue of Friday, March 17, 2000, the 
following corrections are made:
    1. On page 14694, second column, the paragraph titled ``For 
Application Kits'' is corrected to read as follows:

    For Application Kits. You may obtain an ALCP application kit and 
supplemental information by calling either the Multifamily Housing 
Clearinghouse at (voice) 1-800-MULTI-70 (1-800-685-8470). Persons 
with hearing or speech impairments may call the Clearinghouse's TTY 
number--1-800-483-2209. There is a separate application kit for 
service coordination information (which is necessary for those 
needing to enhance or add service coordination per Section 
III(A)(14) of this NOFA). Please make sure to provide your name, 
address (including zip code), and telephone number (including area 
code). The application kit is also available on the Internet through 
the HUD web site at http://www.hud.gov.

    2. On page 14694, second column, the paragraphs titled ``For 
Further Information and Technical Assistance'' are corrected to read as 
follows:

    For Further Information and Technical Assistance. You should 
contact the lead Multifamily Hub where you will be mailing the ALCP 
Application. (Please refer to Hub telephone numbers in Appendix B).
    You also may contact Aretha Williams, Housing Project Manager, 
Office of Housing Assistance and Grant Administration, Room 6138, at 
(202) 708-2866 x2480, for questions regarding the physical 
conversion of the ALF. Ms. Williams can be reached, also by e:mail, 
at ``[email protected]''. For questions about management of 
the ALF and coordination with agencies of the Department of Health 
and Human Services and other third parties, you may contact Carissa 
Janis, Housing Project Manager, Office of Housing Assistance and 
Grant Administration, Room 6168 at (202) 708-3730 x2487. Ms. Janis 
may be reached also by e:mail at ``[email protected]''. Both 
Ms. Williams and Ms. Janis are located at the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410. 
(The telephone numbers listed in this paragraph are not toll free.)

    3. On page 14696, second column, ``paragraph (14)'' is corrected to 
read as follows:

    (14) The ALCP requires service coordination responsible for 
linking the ALF to services in the community which are available to 
low income persons. All section 202 projects funded under this NOFA 
must have sufficient service coordination in place, or request 
additional funds if appropriate, to ensure that services meeting 
licensing requirements are available to ALF residents on an ongoing 
basis. Service coordination must be described in the application 
(see Section VI(B)(8)(b) through (c) of this NOFA). If you need to 
enhance an existing service coordination program or add one where it 
does not exist, you must apply for funding through the Service 
Coordinator NOFA, published elsewhere in this edition of the Federal 
Register, and attach a copy of the Form HUD 424M so indicating the 
request to the ALCP application. Alternatively, you may show 
evidence that funding for the enhanced service coordination is 
provided by other sources and indicate such funding on the HUD Form 
424M which is exhibit 10(c) of your ALF application. If you are 
funded under this NOFA and requested new or enhanced service 
coordination in this application, you will be funded first under the 
service coordinator NOFA.

    Note: If you are a Section 202/PRAC project, you are NOT 
eligible to request funding under the service coordinator NOFA 
because you can pay for the service coordinator out of PRAC funds.


    4. On page 14699, third column, the first full paragraph under 
``Rating Factor 1'' is corrected to read as follows:

    This factor addresses your capacity to carry out the conversion 
in a timely, cost-conscious and effective manner. It also reviews 
your experience with the supportive services which the ALF intends 
to provide to elderly residents, especially in such areas as meals, 
24-hour staffing and on-site health care. Submit information 
responding to this factor in accordance with Application Submission 
Requirements in Section VI(B)(5)(a), (8)(h), and (2)(d) of this 
NOFA.

    5. On page 14699, third column, the last paragraph in that column 
which continues on page 14700 is corrected to read as follows:

    The factor also addresses your inability to fund the repairs or 
conversion activities from existing financial resources. In making 
this determination, HUD will consider project financial information. 
The Department will also review more favorably those applications 
which establish a connection between the proposed ALF and the 
community's Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) or 
other planning document that analyzes fair housing issues and is 
prepared by a local planning or similar organization. Submit 
information responding to this factor in accordance with Application 
Submission Requirements in Section VI(B)(4)(a) through (d), (2)(c) 
and (9)(a) through (c) of the NOFA. In evaluating this factor, HUD 
will consider: * * *

    6. On page 14700, first column, the first full paragraph under 
Rating Factor 3 is corrected to read as follows:

    This factor addresses the quality and effectiveness of your 
proposal in addressing the proposed conversion, effectiveness of 
service coordination and management planning and the meals and 
supportive services which the ALF intends to provide. There must be 
a relationship between the proposed activities, the project's and 
the community's needs and purposes of the program funding for your 
application to receive points for this factor. Submit information 
responding to this factor in accordance with Application Submission 
Requirements in Section VI(B)(5)(b) through (e), and (h) and (7) and 
(B)(8))(a) through (e) and (g) and (h) of this NOFA.

    7. On page 14700, second column, the second full paragraph under 
Rating Factor 4 is corrected to read as follows:

    Submit information responding to this factor in accordance with 
Application Submission Requirements in Section VI(B)(5)(f),(g), and 
(B)(8)(f) of this NOFA.

    8. On page 14700, third column at the top, the paragraph designated 
``paragraph (3)'' under Rating Factor 4 is corrected to read as 
follows:

    (3) (2 points) The extent of local organizational support which 
is firmly committed to providing funds for additional repair or 
retrofit necessary for the project NOT specifically directed to 
activities eligible under this NOFA (consider yes = 2 point, no = 0 
points).

    9. On page 14700, third column, the first paragraph under Rating 
Factor 5 is corrected to read as follows:

    This factor addresses the extent to which you have evidenced 
general support for conversion by participating in your

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community's Consolidated Planning Process, involving the residents 
in the planning and are working toward addressing the need in a 
holistic and comprehensive manner through linkages with other 
activities in the community. Submit information responding to this 
factor in accordance with Application Submission Requirements in 
Section VI(B)(2)(a) through (d) of this NOFA.

    10. On page 14700, third column, the paragraph designated ``(1)'' 
under Rating Factor 5, is corrected to read as follows:

    (1) (3 points) The involvement of project residents (including 
minority residents) or their representatives, in the development of 
the ALCP application, and your intent to involve residents, in the 
development and operation of the project and in relocation planning 
(Minus one (-1) point if not addressed);

    11. On page 14700, third column, the paragraph designated ``(3)'' 
under Rating Factor 5 is corrected to read as follows:

    (3) (1 point) The extent to which you developed linkages with 
the community at large and the elderly and minority communities in 
particular and with other activities, programs or projects related 
to the proposed project to coordinate your activities so solutions 
are holistic and comprehensive.

    12. On page 14702, first column, the paragraph designated 
``paragraph 8'' is corrected to read as follows:

    (8) A supportive services plan (SSP), a copy of which must be 
submitted to the appropriate state and/or local agency as instructed 
in Section IV(B) of this NOFA. For those applicants needing to 
contact state Medicaid offices, a list of them may be accessed on 
the Internet at ``www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/scon1.htm''. The fifth 
character from the end is the numeral ``1'', not the letter ``l'' 
that includes: * * *

    13. On page 14702, second column, the paragraph designated ``(b)'' 
is corrected to read as follows:

    (b) A description of how you will provide the supportive 
services to those who are frail and have disabilities (i.e., on or 
off-site or combination of on or off-site), including an explanation 
of how the service coordination role will facilitate the adequate 
provision of such services to ALF residents, and how the services 
will meet the identified needs of the residents. Also indicate how 
you intend to fund the service coordinator role.

    14. On page 14704, third column, paragraph (b) of Appendix A is 
corrected to read as follows:

    (b) Applicants required to submit applications to the Greensboro 
Hub are normally serviced by the Greensboro, Columbia, Atlanta, 
Caribbean, Knoxville, Louisville, Nashville, Jacksonville, Miami, 
Jackson, Birmingham, Ft. Worth, Albuquerque, Dallas, Houston, Little 
Rock, New Orleans, San Antonio, and Shreveport Field Offices.


    Dated: June 2, 2000.
William C. Apgar,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 00-14520 Filed 6-9-00; 8:45 am]
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