[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 230 (Friday, November 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72444-72445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28244]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


USDA Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program 2009 
Industry Forums--Open Teleconference and/or Web Conference Meetings

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a series of teleconference and/or Web 
conference meetings regarding the USDA Section 538 Guaranteed Rural 
Rental Housing Program, which will take place during the months of 
January, April, July and October in 2009. This notice also outlines 
suggested discussion topics for the meetings and is intended to notify 
the general public of their opportunity to participate in the 
teleconference and/or Web conference meetings.

DATES: The dates and times for the teleconference and/or Web conference 
meetings will be announced via e-mail to parties registered as 
described below in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
register for the calls and obtain the call-in number, access code, Web 
link and other information for any of the public teleconferences and or 
Web conferences may contact James F. Carey, Financial and Loan Analyst, 
Multifamily Housing Guaranteed Loan Division, Rural Development, United 
States Department of Agriculture, telephone: (202) 401-

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2307, fax: (202) 205-5066, or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objectives of this series of 
teleconferences are as follows:
     Enhance the effectiveness of the Section 538 Guaranteed 
Rural Rental Housing Program.
     Establish a two-way communications forum to update 
industry participants and Rural Housing staff.
     Enhance RHS' awareness of the market and other forces that 
impact the Section 538 Multifamily Guaranteed Loan program.

Topics to be discussed could include but will not be limited to the 
following:
     Update on the USDA Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental 
Housing Program FY 2008 activities.
     Perspectives on the current state of equity financing and 
its impact on the Section 538 program.
     Use of the Section 538 program for financing ``Workforce 
Housing''.
     Perspectives on the current state of debt financing and 
its impact on the Section 538 program.
     Enhancing the use of Section 538 financing with the 
transfer and/or preservation of Section 515 developments.

    Dated: November 12, 2008.
Russell T. Davis,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. E8-28244 Filed 11-26-08; 8:45 am]
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