[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 8712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3300]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program 2011 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 are scheduled to occur during the months 
of February, June, and October of 2011. 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.

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 Monica Cole, Financial and Loan Analyst, 
Multifamily Housing Guaranteed Loan Division, Rural Development, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, telephone: (202) 720-1251, fax: (202) 205-
5066, or e-mail: [email protected]. Those who request 
registration less than 15 calendar days prior to the date of a 
teleconference and/or Web conference meetings may not receive notice of 
that teleconference and/or Web conference meeting, but will receive 
notice of future teleconference and/or Web conference meetings. The 
Agency expects to accommodate each participant's preferred form of 
participation by telephone or via Web link. However, if it appears that 
existing capabilities may prevent the Agency from accommodating all 
requests for one form of participation, each participant will be 
notified and encouraged to consider an alternative form of 
participation. Individuals who plan to participate and need language 
translation assistance should inform the Contact Person within ten 
business days in advance of the meeting date.

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 Service (RHS) staff.
     Enhance RHS' awareness of the market and other forces that 
impact the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program.
    Topics to be discussed could include but will not be limited to the 
following:
     Updates on USDAs Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental 
Housing Program activities.
     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.
     The impact of Low Income Housing Tax Credits program 
changes on Section 538 financings.

    USDA prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on 
the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where 
applicable, sex, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic 
information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an 
individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not 
all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities 
who require alternative means for communication of program information 
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET 
Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of 
discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-
3272 (voice), or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). ``USDA is an equal opportunity 
provider, employer, and lender.''

    Dated: February 3, 2011.
Tammye Trevi[ntilde]o,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-3300 Filed 2-14-11; 8:45 am]
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