[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 14204-14205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05400]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
24 CFR Chapter IX
[Docket No. FR-5650-N-06]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of
1996: Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Third Meeting
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of meeting of negotiated rulemaking committee.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the third meeting of the negotiated
rulemaking committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, Thursday,
April 24, 2014, and Friday, April 25, 2014. 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 Washington Hilton Hotel,
1919 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20009.
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
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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.
On June 12, 2013 (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. On July 30, 2013 (78 FR 45903), HUD announced the final
list of committee members and announced the first meeting of the
negotiated rulemaking committee. On August 27, 2013, and August 28,
2013, the first meeting of the negotiated rulemaking committee was
held. HUD announced the second meeting of the negotiated rulemaking
committee on September 4, 2013 (78 FR 54416). The second meeting was
held on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, Wednesday, September 18, 2013, and
Thursday, September 19, 2013.
II. Third Committee Meeting
The third meeting of the Indian Housing Block Grant Allocation
Formula Negotiation Rulemaking Committee will be held on Wednesday,
April 23, 2014, Thursday, April 24, 2014, and Friday, April 25, 2014.
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
Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20009.
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 CONTACT section of this
document.
III. Future Committee Meetings
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: March 5, 2014.
Sandra B. Henriquez,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2014-05400 Filed 3-12-14; 8:45 am]
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