Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Small cities community development block grant programs, etc.— New York; correction,

[Federal Register: December 7, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 234)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4424-C-02]

Notice of Funding Availability for: The HUD-Administered Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program--Fiscal Year 1999, and the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for Small Communities in New York State; Correction

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA); correction.

SUMMARY: On Wednesday, November 25, 1998, HUD published a notice of funding availability (NOFA) announcing: (1) the availability of approximately $54,558,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 funding for the HUD- administered Small Cities Program in New York State under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; and (2) the availability of a maximum of approximately $200,000,000-$250,000,000 in FY 1999 funding under the Section 108 Loan Guarantee program for small cities in New York State. Due to a typographical error, the November 25, 1998 NOFA incorrectly provided for an application deadline date of February 8, 1999. The application due date for this NOFA is February 3, 1999. The purpose of this document is to correct the application due date in the November 25, 1998 NOFA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvette Aidara, State and Small Cities Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 7184, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-1322 (this is not a toll-free number). 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: Accordingly, FR Doc. 98-31516, Notice of Funding Availability for: the HUD-Administered Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program--Fiscal Year 1999; and the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for Small Communities in New York State (FR-4424-N-01), published in the Federal Register on November 25, 1998 (63 FR 65486) is corrected as follows:

1. On page 65486, in column 2, the DATES section is corrected to read as follows:

   DATES: Applications are due by February 3, 1999. Application kits may be obtained from and must be submitted to either HUD's New York or Buffalo Office. (The addresses for these offices are provided in Section II. of this NOFA.) In addition, application kits and additional information are available on HUD's website located at: www.hud.gov or by contacting Community Connections at (800) 998-9999.

   Applications, if mailed, must be postmarked no later than midnight on February 3, 1999 and received within 10 calendar days of the deadline. If an application is hand-delivered to the New York or the Buffalo Office, the application must be delivered to the appropriate office by no later than 4:00 p.m. (local time) on February 3, 1999.

   Application kits will be made available by a date that affords applicants no fewer than 45 days to respond to this NOFA. For further information on obtaining and submitting applications, please see Section II. of this NOFA.

   The above-stated application deadline is firm as to date and hour. In the interest of fairness to all competing applicants, HUD will treat as ineligible for consideration any application that is not received by 4:00 p.m. on, or postmarked by February 3, 1999. Applicants should take this procedure into account and make early submission of their materials to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about by unanticipated delays or other delivery-related problems.

2. On page 65487, in column 3, the first full paragraph in that column is corrected to read as follows:

   If possible, an applicant should submit the abbreviated consolidated plan in advance of the Small Cities application due date. The latest time at which the abbreviated consolidated plan will be accepted by HUD for the HUD-administered Small Cities Program in New York will be February 3, 1999 (the application due date for the Small Cities application). Failure to submit the abbreviated consolidated plan by the due date is not a curable technical deficiency. Questions regarding the abbreviated consolidated plan should be directed to the appropriate HUD field office.

3. On page 65489, in column 3, the first sentence in Section I.E.1. (captioned ``General''), is corrected to read as follows:

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   E. Selection Criteria/Ranking Factors and Final Selection.

1. General. Complete applications received from eligible applicants by February 3, 1999 will be rated and scored by HUD.

4. On page 65490, in column 1, the final full paragraph in that column (captioned ``Note'') is corrected to read as follows:

   Note: These standards will be used as benchmarks in judging program performance, but will not be the sole basis for determining whether the applicant is ineligible for a grant due to a lack of capacity to carry out the proposed project or program. Any applicant that fails to meet the percentages specified above may wish to provide updated data to HUD, either in conjunction with the application submission or under separate cover, but in no case will data received by HUD after February 3, 1999 be accepted, unless specifically requested by HUD.

5. On page 65497, in columns 2 and 3, Section II.B. (captioned ``Submitting Applications'') is corrected to read as follows:

   B. Submitting Applications. A final application must be submitted to HUD no later than February 3, 1999. A final application includes an original and two photocopies. Final applications may be mailed, and if they are received after the deadline, must be postmarked no later than midnight, February 3, 1999. If an application is hand-delivered to the New York or Buffalo Offices, the application must be delivered by 4:00 p.m. on the application deadline date. Applicants in the counties of Sullivan, Ulster, Putnam, and in nonparticipating jurisdictions in the urban counties of Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk should submit applications to the New York Office. All other nonentitled communities in New York State should submit their applications to the Buffalo Office. Applications must be submitted to the HUD office at the addresses listed above in section II.A.

   The above-stated application deadline is firm as to date and hour. In the interest of fairness to all competing applicants, HUD will treat as ineligible for consideration any application that is not received on, or postmarked by February 3, 1999. Applicants should take this practice into account and make early submission of their materials to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about by unanticipated delays or other delivery-related problems.

6. On page 65498, in column 1, Section II.C.2. (captioned ``Streamlined Application Requirements for Certain Applicants'') is corrected to read as follows:

2. Streamlined Application Requirements for Certain Applicants

   Single Purpose applications submitted under the FY 1997/98NOFA but not selected for funding will be reactivated for consideration under this NOFA, if the applicant notifies HUD in writing by February 3, 1999 that the applicant wishes the prior application to be considered in this competition. Applications which are reactivated may be updated, amended or supplemented by the applicant provided that such amendment or supplementation is received no later than the due date for applications under this NOFA. If there is no significant change in the application involving new activities or alteration of proposed activities that will significantly change the scope, location or objectives of the proposed activities or beneficiaries, there will be no further citizen participation requirement to keep the application active for a succeeding round or competition.

   Dated: December 2, 1998. Camille E. Acevedo, Assistant General Counsel for Regulations.

   [FR Doc. 98-32446Filed12-4-98; 8:45 am]

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