[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 55091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21857]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5733-N-01]
Fair Housing Initiatives Program--Fiscal Year 2013 Application
and Award Policies and Procedures--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
administration of the funding competition for the Fair Housing
Initiatives Program during Fiscal Year (FY) 2013.
DATES: Comment Due Date: October 9, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this rule 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 FY 2013 FHIP
competition and HUD's administration of grants during FY 2013. HUD's FY
2013 FHIP NOFA can be found at http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail/nofa13/fhip.
HUD is especially interested in soliciting comments on the Applications
and Awards Procedures and Policies (AAPP) Guide, which can be found at:
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=FY13HUD-FHIPAAPPGuide.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 2014.
Dated: August 27, 2013.
David R. Ziaya,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations and Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-21857 Filed 9-6-13; 8:45 am]
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