[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45903-45905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18176]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Chapter IX

[Docket No. FR-5650-N-04]


Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996: Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Membership and First Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of membership and meeting of negotiated rulemaking 
committee.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the final list of committee members of 
the Indian Housing Block Grant Allocation Formula Negotiated Rulemaking 
Committee. The committee will negotiate a proposed rule to revise the 
allocation formula used under the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) 
Program. In addition, this notice announces a two-day first meeting of 
the negotiated rulemaking committee.

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DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, and 
Wednesday, August 28, 2013. On each day, the session will begin at 
approximately 8:30 a.m., and adjourn at approximately 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1750 
Welton Street, Denver, Colorado 80202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodger J. Boyd, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street SW., Room 4126, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 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 Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Native American Housing and Assistance and Self-Determination 
Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4141 et seq.) (NAHASDA) changed the way that 
housing assistance is provided to Native Americans. NAHASDA eliminated 
several separate assistance programs and replaced them with a single 
block grant program, known as the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) 
program. The regulations governing the IHBG formula allocation are 
codified in subpart D of part 1000 of HUD's regulations in title 24 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations. In accordance with section 106 of 
NAHASDA, HUD developed the regulations with active tribal participation 
using the procedures of the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 
561-570).
    Under the IHBG program, HUD makes assistance available to eligible 
Indian tribes for affordable housing activities. The amount of 
assistance made available to each Indian tribe is determined using a 
formula that was developed as part of the NAHASDA negotiated process. 
Based on the amount of funding appropriated for the IHBG program, HUD 
calculates the annual grant for each Indian tribe and provides this 
information to the Indian tribes. An Indian Housing Plan for the Indian 
tribe is then submitted to HUD. If the Indian Housing Plan is found to 
be in compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, the grant 
is made.

II. The Indian Housing Block Grant Allocation Formula Negotiated 
Rulemaking Committee

    Through this notice, HUD announces the establishment of its Indian 
Housing Block Grant Allocation Formula Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. 
The committee will negotiate a proposed rule to revise the allocation 
formula used for the IHBG Program. This notice announces the final list 
of negotiated rulemaking committee members.
    On June12, 2013 at 78 FR 35178, HUD announced in the Federal 
Register the list of proposed members for the negotiated rulemaking 
committee, and requested additional public comment on the proposed 
membership.

III. Discussion of Public Comments Received on the June 12, 2013, 
Notice

    The public comment period on the June 12, 2013, notice closed on 
July 12, 2013. HUD received three (3) public comments on the notice. 
This section presents a summary of the issues raised by the commenters 
on the June 12, 2013, notice, and HUD's responses to these issues.
    Comment: Deirdre Food is nominated to be added to the Negotiated 
Rulemaking Committee.
    HUD Response: Having met the requirements for nomination and 
membership on the Committee, Ms. Flood was added.
    Comment: The proposed membership of committee does not include a 
representative from small tribes in California or Nevada. Two 
commenters made this same comment.
    HUD Response: The addition of Ms. Flood from the Washoe Housing 
Authority now provides such representation.

IV. Final Membership of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee

    This section announces the final list of negotiated rulemaking 
committee members. In making the selections for membership on the 
negotiated rulemaking committee, HUD's goal was to establish a 
committee whose membership reflects a balanced representation of Indian 
tribes. In addition to the tribal members on the committee, there will 
be two HUD representatives on the negotiated rulemaking committee.
    The final list of members of the Indian Housing Block Grant 
Allocation Formula Negotiated Rulemaking Committee is as follows:

Tribal Members

    Jason Adams, Executive Director, Salish-Kootenai Housing Authority, 
Pablo, Montana.
    Annette Bryan, Executive Director, Puyallup Nation Housing 
Authority, Tacoma, Washington.
    Heather Cloud, Representative, Ho-Chunk Nation, Black River Falls, 
Wisconsin.
    Gary Cooper, Executive Director, Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, 
Oklahoma.
    Pete Delgado, Executive Director, Tohono O'odham Housing Authority, 
Sells, Arizona.
    Sami Jo Difuntorum, Executive Director, Siletz Tribal Housing 
Department, Siletz, Oklahoma.
    Jason Dollarhide, 2nd Chief, Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, 
Miami, Oklahoma.
    Earl Evans, Tribal Councilor, Haliwa-Saponi Tribe, Hollister, North 
Carolina.
    Deirdre Flood, Chairwoman, Washoe Housing Authority, Gardnerville, 
Nevada.
    Karin Lee Foster, Legal Counsel, Yakama Nation Housing Authority, 
Toppenish, Washington.
    Carol Gore, President/Chief Executive Officer, Cook Inlet Housing 
Authority, Anchorage, Alaska.
    Lafe Allen Haugen, Executive Director, Northern Cheyenne Tribal 
Housing Authority, Lame Deer, Montana.
    Richard Hill, General Manager, Mille Lacs Housing Authority, 
Onamia, Minnesota.
    Leon Jacobs, Representative, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, 
Mystic, Connecticut.
    Teri Nutter, Executive Director, Cooper River Basin Regional 
Housing Authority, Glennallen, Alaska.
    Sam Okakok, Housing Director, Native Village of Barrow, Barrow, 
Alaska.
    Diana Phair, Executive Director, Lummi Nation, Bellingham, 
Washington.
    Michael Reed, Chief Executive Officer, Cocopah Indian Housing and 
Development, Somerton, Arizona.
    S. Jack Sawyers, Special Projects Coordinator, Paiute Tribe of 
Utah, Cedar City, Utah.
    Marty Shuravloff, Executive Director, Kodiak Island Housing 
Authority, Kodiak, Alaska.
    Russell Sossamon, Executive Director, Choctaw Housing Authority, 
Hugo, Oklahoma.
    Michael Thom, Vice Chairman, Karuk Tribe, Happy Camp, California.
    Sharon Vogel, Executive Director, Cheyenne River Housing Authority, 
Eagle Butte, South Dakota.
    Aneva Yazzie, Chief Executive Officer, Navajo Housing Authority, 
Window Rock, Arizona.

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HUD Representatives

    Sandra Henriquez, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing.
    Rodger Boyd, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American 
Programs.

V. First Committee Meeting

    The first meeting of the Indian Housing Block Grant Allocation 
Formula Negotiated Rulemaking Committee will be held on Tuesday, August 
27, 2013, and Wednesday, August 28, 2013. On each day, the session will 
begin at approximately 8:30 a.m., and adjourn at approximately 5 p.m. 
The meetings will take place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1750 Welton 
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202.
    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 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 section of this notice.

VI. Future Committee Meetings

    Decisions with respect to future meetings will be made at the first 
meeting and from time to time thereafter. Notices of all future 
meetings will be published in the Federal Register. HUD will make every 
effort to publish such notices at least 15 calendar days prior to each 
meeting.

    Dated: July 19, 2013.
Sandra B. Henriquez,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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