Public and Indian housing: Capital Fund Allocation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee— Meetings,

[Federal Register: June 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 109)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 30450]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Chapter IX

[Docket No. FR-4423-N-04]

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Capital Fund Allocation; Meetings

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Negotiated Rulemaking Committee meetings.

SUMMARY: This document announces the fourth, fifth, and sixth meetings of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Capital Fund Allocation. These meetings are sponsored by HUD for the purpose of discussing and negotiating a proposed rule that would change the current method of determining the payment of capital funds to public housing agencies (PHAs).

DATES: The fourth committee meeting will be held on June 17 and June 18, 1999. The fifth committee meeting will be held on June 23 and June 24, 1999. The sixth committee meeting will be held on July 8 and July 9, 1999.

On the first day of each meeting, the meeting will begin at approximately 9:30 am and run until completion. On the second day of each meeting, the meeting will begin at approximately 9:00 am and run until approximately 5:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: The fourth and fifth committee meetings will take place at the Channel Inn Hotel, 650 Water Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024; telephone 1-800-368-5668 or (202) 554-2400.

The sixth committee meeting will take place at the Hyatt Dulles Hotel, 2300 Dulles Corner Boulevard, Herndon, VA 22071.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Flood, Director, Office of Capital Improvements, Public and Indian Housing, Room 4134, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-0500; telephone (202) 708-1640 ext. 4185 (this telephone number is not toll-free). Hearing or speech-impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 26, 1999 (64 FR 20234), HUD announced in the Federal Register the establishment of the Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee on Capital Fund Allocation. The purpose of the committee is to discuss and negotiate a proposed rule that would change the current method of determining the allocation of capital funds to public housing agencies (PHAs).

The fourth, fifth, and sixth meetings of the negotiated rulemaking committee will take place as described in the DATES and ADDRESSES section of this document.

The agenda planned for the committee meetings includes: (1) Discussion of issues related to the development of a Capital Fund formula; (2) development of draft regulatory language; (3) development of agenda for future meetings; and (4) the scheduling of future meetings.

In accordance with the General Services Administration (GSA) regulations implementing the Federal Advisory Committee Act, HUD normally publishes a Federal Register meeting announcement at least 15 calendar days before the date of an advisory committee meeting). The GSA regulations, however, also provide that an agency may give less than 15 days notice if the reasons for doing so are included in the Federal Register meeting announcement. (See 41 CFR 10-6.1015(b).) Due to the difficulty in obtaining suitable hotel and conference room accommodations in the Washington, DC area during June, 1999, it has not been possible for HUD to announce the date and location of the fourth committee meeting before today. Given the October 1, 1999 statutory deadline for implementation of the Capital Fund formula, HUD believes it is imperative that the negotiations for development of the formula not be delayed. Failure to publish the Capital Fund final rule on a timely basis will delay the provision of capital subsidies to PHAs. Accordingly, rather than defer the negotiations, HUD has decided to proceed with the fourth committee meeting on June 17 and June 18, 1999.

The meetings 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 section of this document. Summaries of committee meetings will be available for public inspection and copying at the address in the same section.

Dated: June 2, 1999. Harold Lucas, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

[FR Doc. 99-14455Filed6-7-99; 8:45 am]

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