[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49032-49033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23845]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4663-N-04]


Notice of Extension of Application Due Dates for Third Round 
Designation of Seven Urban Empowerment Zones and Designation of Forty 
Renewal Communities

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

ACTION: Extension of application due dates.

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SUMMARY: This notice extends by 15 business days the application due 
date for the designation of seven Round III Empowerment Zones (EZs), 
from September 28, 2001, to October 22, 2001. This notice also extends 
the application due date for the designation of 40 Renewal Communities 
(RCs) by 15 business days, from October 12, 2001, to November 2, 2001.

APPLICATION DUE DATE FOR ROUND III EZ DESIGNATION: Completed 
applications (one original and 2 copies) for Round III EZ designation 
must be submitted no later than October 22, 2001. See below for 
specific procedures governing the form of application submission (e.g., 
mailed application or hand delivery). No facsimile (FAX) applications 
will be accepted for consideration by HUD.
    Delivered Applications. Completed applications (one original and 
two copies) for Round III EZ designation must be submitted no later 
than 5:00 p.m. eastern time, on October 22, 2001. Up until 5:00 p.m. on 
the deadline date, completed applications will be accepted

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at the address and room number specified below.
    Mailed Applications. Applications for Round III EZ designation will 
be considered timely if received on or before October 22, 2001.
    Applications Sent by Overnight Delivery. Overnight delivery items 
for Round III EZ designation will be considered filed on time if 
received on or before October 22, 2001.

Electronic Submission of Application Information

    Information submitted electronically for Round III EZ designation 
using the RC/EZ On-Line Application System must be submitted not later 
than 5:00 PM, Eastern Time on October 22, 2001. This is done by hitting 
the ``Submit'' button at each appropriate location in the software. The 
system will not be available after the deadline.

APPLICATION DUE DATE FOR RC DESIGNATION: Completed applications (one 
original and 2 copies) for RC designation must be submitted no later 
than November 2, 2001. See below for specific procedures governing the 
form of application submission (e.g., mailed application or hand 
delivery). No facsimile (FAX) applications will be accepted for 
consideration by HUD.
    Delivered Applications. Complete applications (one original and two 
copies) for RC designation must be received no later than 5:00 PM 
eastern time, on November 2, 2001. Up until 5:00 PM on the deadline 
date, completed applications will be accepted at the address and room 
number specified below.
    Mailed Applications. Applications for RC designation will be 
considered timely if received on or before November 2, 2001.
    Applications Sent by Overnight Delivery. Overnight delivery items 
for RC designation will be considered filed on time if received on or 
before November 2, 2001.

Electronic Submission of Application Information

    Information submitted electronically for RC designation using the 
RC/EZ On-line Application System must be submitted not later than 5:00 
PM, Eastern Time on November 2, 2001. This is done by hitting the 
``Submit'' button at the appropriate location in the software. The 
system will not be available after the deadline.

ADDRESSES: Address for submitting all applications. Completed paper 
applications (one original and two copies) for either Round III EZ 
designation or RC designation must be submitted to: Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, c/o Processing and Control Unit, Room 7255, 451 7th 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, by mail or hand delivery.
    For Round III EZ Application and Other Materials. For a copy of the 
EZ Round III Application Guidebook, which includes the Nomination Forms 
and the EZ Round III rule at 24 CFR part 598 (which also implemented EZ 
Round II), please call the Community Connections Information 
Clearinghouse at (800) 998-9999. Round III publications are also 
available on the HUD web site at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/ezec. 
Requests for application materials should be made immediately to insure 
sufficient time for application preparation. Hearing- or speech-
impaired persons should use the Federal Information Relay Service 
telephone number, (800) 877-8339, to obtain application materials.
    The Round III EZ designation publications consist of:
     The Notice Inviting Applications for Round III EZ 
designation published on July 19, 2001 (66 FR 37878);
     Urban Application Guide for Empowerment Zones Round III 
(Application Guide and Nomination forms);
     The Round II and Round III Rule at 24 CFR part 598;
     Tax Incentive Guide for Businesses in Renewal Communities, 
Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities; and
     Federal Programs Guide.
    For RC Application and Other Materials. For a copy of all RC 
publications, including the Application Guide, Nomination Forms, and 
the interim rule (24 CFR part 599, published July 9, 2001, 66 FR 
35850), please call the Community Connections Information Clearinghouse 
at (800) 998-9999. The RC publications are also available from HUD's 
web site at: 
http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/ezec. Requests for application materials 
should be made immediately to allow sufficient time for application 
preparation. Hearing- or speech-impaired persons should use the Federal 
Information Relay Service telephone number, (800) 877-8339, to obtain 
application materials.
    The Renewal Community publications consist of:
     The Notice Inviting Applications for RC designation 
published on August 7, 2001 (66 FR 41432);
     The Renewal Communities Interim Rule (24 CFR part 599);
     Renewal Communities Application Guide, 2001 (RC 
Application Guide); and
     Tax Incentive Guide for Businesses in the Renewal 
Communities, Empowerment Zones, and Enterprise Communities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions relating to 
Round III EZ designation, contact Lisa Hill, Empowerment Zone/
Enterprise Community Initiative; for technical questions relating to RC 
designation, contact John Haines, Renewal Community Initiative; both 
with the Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 7130, 
Washington, DC 20410, (202) 708-6339. Hearing- or speech-impaired 
individuals may call (800) 877-8339 (the Federal Information Relay 
Service--TTY).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 
(CRTR Act) authorizes HUD to designate up to 40 Renewal Communities 
within which special tax incentives would be available. The CRTR Act 
also authorizes the designation of nine Round III Empowerment Zones 
(EZs). Seven of the Round III EZs are to be designated in urban areas 
by the Secretary of HUD. The remaining two Round III EZs are to be 
designated in rural areas by the Secretary of Agriculture.
    On July 19, 2001, at 66 FR 37878, HUD published a Notice Inviting 
Applications for Round III EZ designation, with an application due date 
of September 28, 2001. A Notice Inviting Applications for RC 
designation was published on August 7, 2001 (66 FR 41432), with an 
application due date of October 26, 2001. Because of the widespread 
disruptions resulting from recent tragic events, HUD in this Notice is 
extending by 15 business days the application due dates for both the 
Round III EZ designations, to October 22, 2001, and the RC 
designations, to November 2, 2001.
    While these extended due dates are available to all communities 
applying for RC or Round III EZ designations, many applicants may still 
be able to keep their schedules in meeting the original due dates and, 
to the extent feasible, HUD encourages them to do so.

    Dated: September 19, 2001.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development
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