[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 88 (Thursday, May 6, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25340-25341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10275]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Part 1000

[Docket No. FR-4676-N-13]


Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee

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

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ACTION: Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This document announces a one-day session of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Negotiated 
Rulemaking Committee (Committee). The Committee has concluded its 
negotiations regarding the development of a proposed rule that will 
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. Subsequent to the 
conclusion of the negotiations, two workgroups were established to 
draft the regulatory text and preamble. The Committee will be convening 
for a one-day session to review the draft language developed by the 
workgroups and to pose questions to the workgroup members regarding the 
draft rule.

DATES: The session will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2004. The session 
will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m., and is scheduled to adjourn at 
approximately 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The one-day session will take place at the Westin Tabor 
Center, 1672 Lawrence Street, Denver, Colorado 80202; telephone: (303) 
572-9100 (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 20410-5000, 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 established the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (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.
    The first meeting of the Committee took place in April 2003 and the 
Committee continued to meet thereafter on approximately a monthly 
basis. The Committee met a total of seven times. Subsequent to the 
conclusion of the negotiations, two workgroups were established. One 
workgroup was assigned the task of reviewing the approved regulatory 
language for content, format, style, and consistent use of terminology. 
The second workgroup was charged with developing the preamble to this 
proposed rule. The membership of both workgroups consisted of HUD and 
tribal representatives.
    The Committee will be convening for a one-day session to review the 
draft regulatory text and preamble developed by the two workgroups. 
This one-day session will provide the members of the Committee with the 
opportunity to review the draft language and to pose questions to the 
workgroup members regarding the draft rule. The session will take place 
as described in the DATES and ADDRESSES section of this document.
    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: April 29, 2004.
Rodger J. Boyd,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-10275 Filed 5-5-04; 8:45 am]
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