[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 28 (Friday, February 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7228-7229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2706]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the 
Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI)

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; correction/deadline extension.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is correcting a notice 
published October 27, 2004 (69 FR 62639-62648). This action is taken to 
correct the program requirement and eligibility criteria for the 
location of the low-income rural community office that will be 
receiving the financial and technical assistance. This correction 
provides clarification to applicants on how to determine 80 percent of 
the median household income for a low-income community location. This 
correction also extends the application deadline date from January 25, 
2005, to February 25, 2005.
    Accordingly, the notice published October 27, 2004 (69 FR 62639-
62648), is corrected as follows: On page 62640, in the second column, 
under the heading Program Requirements, number 1 should read: ``1. The 
recipient and beneficiary, but not the intermediary must be located in 
an eligible rural area. The location of the low-income rural community 
office that will be receiving the financial and technical assistance 
must be in a community with a median household income at or below, 80 
percent of the State or national median household income. The 
applicable Rural Development State Office can assist in determining the 
eligibility of an area. A listing of Rural Development State Offices is 
included in this Notice.''
    On page 62640, in the third column, under the heading Program 
Requirements, number 3 should read: ``3. Documentation must be 
submitted to verify recipient eligibility. Acceptable documentation 
varies depending on the type of recipient: Private nonprofit community-
based housing and development organizations must provide a letter 
confirming its tax-exempt status from the IRS, a certificate of 
incorporation and good standing from the Secretary of State, or other 
similar and valid documentation of nonprofit status; for low-income 
rural community recipients, the Agency requires: (a) evidence the 
entity is a public body, and (b) census data verifying that the median 
household income of the community where the office receiving the 
financial and technical assistance is

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located is at, or below, 80 percent of the State or national median 
household income; for federally recognized tribes, the Agency needs the 
page listing their name from the current Federal Register list of 
tribal entities recognized and eligible for funding services (see the 
definition of federally recognized tribes for details on this list).''
    On page 62639, in the second column, under the heading Dates 
paragraph should read: ``The deadline for receipt of an application is 
4 p.m. eastern time February 25, 2005. The application date and time 
are firm. The Agency will not consider any application received after 
the deadline.''
    On page 62642, in the third column, under the heading Submission 
Dates and Times the second paragraph should read: ``The deadline for 
receipt of an application is 4 p.m. eastern time on February 25, 2005. 
The application deadline date and hour are firm and apply to submission 
of the original application to the National Office in Washington, DC. 
The Agency will not consider any application received after the 
deadline. A listing of Rural Development State Offices, their 
addresses, telephone numbers, and person to contact is provided 
elsewhere in this Notice.''

    Dated: February 4, 2005.
Russell T. Davis,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 05-2706 Filed 2-10-05; 8:45 am]
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