[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 8176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2561]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Part 1003

[Docket No. FR-4612-F-03]
RIN 2577-AC22


Revision to the Application Process for Community Development 
Block Grants for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages; Delay of 
Effective Date

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This document advises the public that the final rule published 
on January 17, 2001, which amends HUD's regulations for Community 
Development Block Grants for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages 
(the ``ICDBG program''), will take effect on April 16, 2001. The 
amendments made by the final rule will permit the incorporation of the 
ICDBG grant application and selection procedures into HUD's SuperNOFA 
process. As provided in the ``Supplementary Information'' section of 
this final rule, this delay in the effective date is made in response 
to a White House memorandum of January 20, 2001. Given the imminence of 
the effective date of this rule, seeking prior public comment in 
accordance with HUD's regulations on rulemaking would have been 
impractical, as well as contrary to the public interest in the orderly 
promulgation and implementation of regulations.

DATES: The effective date of the final rule amending 24 CFR part 1003 
published at 66 FR 4578 (January 17, 2001) is delayed from February 16, 
2001 until April 16, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Kruszek, Office of Grants 
Management, Office of Native American Programs, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Suite 3390, 1999 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202; 
telephone 1-800-561-5913 (this is a toll-free number). Hearing or 
speech-impaired persons may access this telephone number via TTY by 
calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. Ms. 
Kruszek may also be contacted via e-mail at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 17, 2001 (66 FR 4578), HUD 
published a final rule to amend its regulations for Community 
Development Block Grants for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages 
(the ``ICDBG program''). The final rule follows publication of a 
November 6, 2000 proposed rule, and takes into consideration the public 
comments received on the proposed rule. The principal reason for the 
changes is to allow the integration of the ICDBG program application 
process into HUD's Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) 
approach. The SuperNOFA process, in which the great majority of HUD's 
competitive funds are announced in one document, is designed to 
simplify the application process, bring consistency and uniformity to 
the application and selection process, and accelerate the availability 
of funding.
    The January 17, 2001 final rule provides for the rule to take 
effect on February 16, 2001. On January 20, 2001, the White House 
issued a memorandum to the heads and acting heads of all Executive 
Departments and Agencies regarding regulatory review. The January 20, 
2001 memorandum instructs the agencies to temporarily postpone the 
effective dates of their regulations that have been published in the 
Federal Register but have not yet taken effect by 60 days. Consistent 
with the directive of the January 20, 2001 White House memorandum, the 
purpose of this document is to give notice that the effective date of 
the January 17, 2001 final rule has been changed to April 16, 2001.
    Accordingly, HUD's final rule published on January 17, 2001 at 66 
FR 4578 (Docket No. FR-4612-F-02, FR Doc. 01-1206) will take effect on 
April 16, 2001.

    Dated: January 24, 2001.
Mel Martinez,
Secretary.
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