[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 211 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58905-58906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28855]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
24 CFR Part 954
[Docket No. FR-3567-F-02]
RIN 2577-AB35
Indian HOME Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule adopts as final the interim rule for the Indian HOME
Program at 24 CFR part 954, published on June 21, 1996.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Knott, Office of Native American
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Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1999 Broadway,
Suite 3390, Denver, CO; telephone (303) 675-1600 (voice) or 1-800-877-
8339 (TTY for speech or hearing impaired individuals). These are not
toll-free numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Paperwork Burden
The information collection requirements contained in Secs. 954.106,
954.505, 954.506, 954.507 of this rule have been approved by the Office
of Management and Budget in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and assigned OMB control number 2577-
0191. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless the
collection displays a valid control number.
II. Background
On June 21, 1996, at 61 FR 32292, HUD published an interim rule to
move the Indian HOME Program from 24 CFR part 92 to part 954. The
interim rule also included clarifications and simplifications intended
to facilitate the use of the rule by interested parties, increase
similarity with the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG)
program, and simplify administration of Native American Tribal
Programs.
Comments were solicited on the interim rule for a period of 60
days. No public comments were received, and HUD has determined to
promulgate the June 21, 1996 interim rule without any changes as a
final rule. Although section 505 of the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (Pub. L. 104-
330, approved October 26, 1996) ends the Indian HOME Program in Fiscal
Year (FY) 1998, which begins on October 1, 1997, this final rule is
being issued to provide for the administration of any Indian HOME funds
and Indian HOME-assisted projects that will continue beyond the date
when new funding under the program will no longer be made available.
III. Findings and Certifications
Regulatory Flexibility Act--Impact on Small Entities
The Secretary, in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 605(b)), has reviewed this rule before publication and by
approving it certifies that this rule does not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The rule
promulgates as final the interim rule revisions to the existing Indian
HOME program under which Indian tribes receive grant assistance from
HUD to increase the number of housing opportunities for low-income and
very low-income people. HUD does not anticipate a significant economic
impact on small entities since Indian tribes will continue to carry out
their Indian HOME program activities as they now do.
Environmental Review
At the time of publication of the interim rule, a Finding of No
Significant Impact with respect to the environment was made in
accordance with HUD regulations in 24 CFR part 50 that implement
section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4332). The interim rule is adopted by this final rule without
significant change. Accordingly, the initial Finding of No Significant
Impact remains applicable, and is available for public inspection
between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. weekdays in the office of the Rules
Docket Clerk at the above address.
Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children From Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks
This rule will not pose an environmental health risk or safety risk
on children.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Secretary has reviewed this rule before publication and by
approving it certifies, in accordance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1532), that this rule does not impose a Federal
mandate that will result in the expenditure by state, local, and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100
million or more in any one year.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for the HOME
Program is 14.239.
List of Subjects in 24 CFR Part 954
Grant programs--housing and community development, Manufactured
homes, Rent subsidies, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the preamble, title 24 of
the Code of Federal Regulations is amended by adopting the interim rule
published in the Federal Register on June 21, 1996 (61 FR 32292) as
final without change.
Dated: October 22, 1997.
Kevin Emanuel Marchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 97-28855 Filed 10-30-97; 8:45 am]
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