[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 69245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28457]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5899-N-01]


Fair Housing Initiatives Program--Fiscal Year 2016--Solicitation 
of Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice invites interested parties to comment on HUD's 
Fair Housing Initiative Program (FHIP) Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 
administration of the funding competition, including FHIP's FY 2015 
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), which closed on August 26, 2015. 
A copy of the FY 2015 NOFA can be found at http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=2015fhipnofa.pdf.
    Comments are being requested as part of an on-going effort to 
evaluate and improve administration of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 
funding competition.

DATES: Comment Due Date: December 9, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
the administration of the FY 2016 FHIP competition to the Regulations 
Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500. 
Communications must refer to the above docket number and title. There 
are two methods for submitting public comments. All submissions must 
refer to the above docket number and title.
    1. Submission of Comments by Mail. Comments may be submitted by 
mail to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 10276, 
Washington, DC 20410-0500.
    2. Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit 
comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly encourages commenters to submit 
comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments allows the 
commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, ensures timely 
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to make them immediately available to 
the public. Comments submitted electronically through the 
www.regulations.gov Web site can be viewed by other commenters and 
interested members of the public. Commenters should follow the 
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.

    Note: To receive consideration as public comments, comments must 
be submitted through one of the two methods specified above. Again, 
all submissions must refer to the docket number and title of the 
rule.

    No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile (FAX) comments are not acceptable.
    Public Inspection of Public Comments. All properly submitted 
comments and communications submitted to HUD will be available for 
public inspection and copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the 
above address. Due to security measures at the HUD Headquarters 
building, an appointment to review the public comments must be 
scheduled in advance by calling the Regulations Division at 202-708-
3055 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with speech or 
hearing impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the 
Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. Copies of all comments submitted 
are available for inspection and downloading at www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myron Newry or Paula Stone of the 
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity's FHIP Division at 202-
402-7095 and 202-402-7054, respectively (these are not toll-free 
numbers).
    Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access these numbers 
via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 (this is a 
toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In anticipation of the next round of funding 
and grant administration under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program 
(FHIP), HUD invites comments from potential applicants, prior grantees 
and applicants, and any other interested parties on HUD's 2016 FHIP 
competition. HUD's FY 2015 FHIP NOFA can be found at http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=2015fhipnofa.pdf.
    HUD will consider the comments received in response to this notice 
when formulating plans for the administration of FHIP grants and 
disposition of funds appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016.

    Dated: November 2, 2015.
Gustavo Velasquez,
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
[FR Doc. 2015-28457 Filed 11-6-15; 8:45 am]
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