[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19049-19050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07654]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program 2014 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program, which are 
scheduled to occur during the months of March, July, and November of 
2014. 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 email 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, 
Multi-Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Division, Rural Development, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, telephone: (202) 720-1251, fax: (202) 205-
5066, or email: [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 Monica Cole within 10 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.
     Update industry participants and Rural Housing Service 
(RHS) staff on developments involving the Section 538 program.
     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 USDA's 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 financing.
    USDA prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and 
applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, 
age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal and where 
applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental 
status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is 
derived from any public assistance program or protected genetic 
information in employment or any program activity conducted or funded 
by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs and/
or employment activities.)
    Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech 
disabilities and you wish to file either an EEO or program complaint, 
please contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 
or (800) 845-6136 (in Spanish). Persons with disabilities, who wish to 
file a program complaint, please see information below on how to 
contact us by mail directly or by email. Persons with disabilities who 
require alternative means of communication for program information 
(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)

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should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). 
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, 
complete the USDA Program Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, 
or call (866) 632-9992 to request a form. You may also write a letter 
containing all of the information requested on the form. Send your 
completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at to USDA, Director, 
Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at [email protected]. 
``USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.''

    Dated: March 25, 2014.
Tony Hernandez,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-07654 Filed 4-4-14; 8:45 am]
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