[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26555-26556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12206]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Part 1000

[Docket No. FR-4676-N-07]


Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This document announces a meeting of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Negotiated Rulemaking 
Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to discuss and negotiate a 
proposed rule that would change the regulations for the Indian Housing 
Block Grant (IHBG) program allocation formula, and other regulatory 
issues that arise out of the allocation or reallocation of IHBG funds.

DATES: The committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2003, 
Thursday, May 29, 2003, and Friday, May 30, 2003. On May 28, 2003, and 
May 29, 2003, the meeting will begin at 9 am and end at 5 pm. On May 
30, 2003, the meeting will begin at 9 am and end at 4 pm.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Adams-Mark Hotel, 1550 
Court Place Street, Denver, Colorado 80202; telephone (303) 893-3333 
(this is not a toll-free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodger J. Boyd, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Native American Programs, Room 4126, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone, (202) 401-7914 
(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:

I. Background

    HUD has established the Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Negotiated Rulemaking Committee for the purposes of 
discussing and negotiating a proposed rule that would change the 
regulations for the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program 
allocation formula, and other regulatory issues that arise out of the 
allocation or reallocation of IHBG funds.
    The IHBG program was established under the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) 
(NAHASDA). NAHASDA reorganized housing assistance to Native Americans 
by eliminating and consolidating a number of HUD assistance programs in 
a single block grant program. In addition, NAHASDA provides federal 
assistance for Indian tribes in a manner that recognizes the right of 
Indian self-determination and tribal self-government. Following the 
procedures of the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 561-570), 
HUD and its tribal partners negotiated the March 12, 1998 (63 FR 12349) 
final rule, which created a new 24 CFR part 1000

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containing the IHBG program regulations.

II. Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Meeting

    This document announces a meeting of the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. The 
committee meeting will take place as described in the DATES and 
ADDRESSES section of this document. The agenda planned for the meeting 
includes the discussion of proposed work groups and committee 
recommendations. The meeting will be open to the public without advance 
registration. Public attendance may be limited to the space available. 
Members of the public may be allowed to 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 document.

    Dated: May 12, 2003.
Rodger J. Boyd,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-12206 Filed 5-15-03; 8:45 am]
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