[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 110 (Monday, June 9, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14401]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Part 1000

[Docket No. FR-4676-N-08]


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 Tuesday, June 17, 2003, 
Wednesday, June 18, 2003, and Thursday, June 19, 2003. On June 17, 
2003, the meeting will begin at approximately 9 a.m. and end at 
approximately 6 p.m. On June 18, 2003, the meeting will begin at 
approximately 8 a.m. and end at approximately 6 p.m. On June 19, 2003, 
the meeting will begin at approximately 8 a.m. and end at approximately 
3 p.m. The committee workgroups may, at their discretion, schedule 
evening sessions on these days.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Edgewater Hotel, Pier 67, 
2411 Alaskan Way, Seattle, Washington 98121; telephone 1-800-624-0670 
(this is 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 IHBG program regulations 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 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 work group sessions and the discussion of work group progress 
reports by the full committee. 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 CONTACT section of this document.

    Dated: June 3, 2003.
Rodger J. Boyd,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-14401 Filed 6-6-03; 8:45 am]
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