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(i) Expenses associated with gaining 

or keeping employment, such as 

obtaining uniforms, tools, certifications, 

and licenses. 

(ii) Expenses associated with moving 

into permanent housing, such as 

obtaining basic kitchen utensils, 

bedding, and other supplies. 

(iii) Expenses necessary for securing 

appropriate permanent housing, such as 

fees for housing applications, housing 

inspections, or background checks. 

(f) Emergency housing assistance. If 

permanent housing, appropriate shelter 

beds and transitional housing are not 

available and subsequent rental housing 

has been identified but is not 

immediately available for move-in by 

the participant, then a grantee may 

place a participant in emergency 

housing, subject to the following 

limitations: 

(1) Placement for a single veteran may 

not exceed 72 hours. 

(2) Placement for a veteran and his or 

her spouse with dependent(s) may not 

exceed 30 days. 

(3) A participant may be placed in 

emergency housing only once during 

any 3-year period, beginning on the date 

that the grantee first pays for emergency 

housing on behalf of the participant. 

(4) Permanent housing will be 

available before the end of the period 

during which the participant is placed 

in emergency housing. 

(5) The cost of the emergency housing 

must be reasonable in relation to the 

costs charged for other available 

emergency housing considering the 

location, quality, size, and type of the 

emergency housing. 

* * * * * 

■ 9. Amend § 62.35 by: 

■ a. Revising paragraph (a). 

■ b. In paragraph (b), remove 

‘‘§ 62.11(a)(3)’’ and add, in its place, 

‘‘§ 62.11(c)’’ in all places it occurs. 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 62.35 Limitations on and continuations 

of the provision of supportive services to 

certain participants. 

(a) Extremely low-income veteran 

families. A participant classified as an 

extremely low-income veteran family 

will retain that designation as long as 

the participant continues to meet all 

other eligibility requirements. 

* * * * * 

■ 10. Amend § 62.36 by: 

■ a. Revising paragraph (a). 

■ b. Adding a new paragraph (f). 

■ c. Adding a parenthetical at the end of 

the section. 

The revision and additions read as 

follows: 

§ 62.36 General operation requirements. 

(a) Eligibility documentation. Prior to 

providing supportive services, grantees 

must verify and document each 

participant’s eligibility for supportive 

services and classify the participant 

under one of the categories set forth in 

§ 62.11. Grantees must recertify the 

participant’s eligibility as a very lowincome veteran family at least once 

every 3 months. 

* * * * * 

(f) Habitability standards. (1) Grantees 

using supportive services grant funds to 

provide rental assistance, payments of 

utilities fees, security deposits, or 

utilities deposits, as set forth under 

§ 62.34, on behalf of a participant 

moving into a new (different) housing 

unit will be required to conduct initial 

and any appropriate follow-up 

inspections of the housing unit into 

which the participant will be moving. 

Such inspections shall ensure that the 

housing unit meets the conditions set 

forth in 24 CFR 583.300(b) and do not 

require the use of a certified inspector. 

Inspections should occur no later than 

three (3) working days after the housing 

unit has been identified to the SSVF 

grantee, unless the Alternative 

Inspection Method is used to meet the 

requirements of this paragraph. 

(2) Alternative Inspection Method. An 

inspection of a property will be valid for 

purposes of this paragraph if: 

(i) The inspection was conducted 

pursuant to the requirements of a 

Federal, State, or local housing program 

(including, but not limited to, the Home 

investment partnership program under 

title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez 

National Affordable Housing Act or the 

low-income housing tax credit program 

under section 42 of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986); 

(ii) If the inspection was not 

conducted pursuant to the requirements 

of a Federal housing program, the public 

housing agency has certified to the 

Secretary that such standard or 

requirement provides the same (or 

greater) protection to occupants of 

inspected dwelling units; 

(iii) Pursuant to the inspection, the 

property was determined to meet the 

requirements regarding housing quality 

or safety applicable to properties 

assisted under such program; and 

(iv) The inspection was conducted 

within the past 2 years. 

(The Office of Management and Budget 

has approved the information collection 

provisions in this section under control 

number 2900–0757.) 

■ 11. Add § 62.38 to read as follows: 

§ 62.38 Ineligible activities. 

Notwithstanding any other section in 

this part, grantees are not authorized to 

use supportive services grant funds to 

pay for the following: 

(a) Mortgage costs or costs needed by 

homeowners to assist with any fees, 

taxes, or other costs of refinancing. 

(b) Construction or rehabilitation of 

buildings. 

(c) Home care and home health aides 

typically used to provide care in 

support of daily living activities. This 

includes care that is focused on 

treatment for an injury or illness, 

rehabilitation, or other assistance 

generally required to assist those with 

handicaps or other physical limitations. 

(d) Credit card bills or other consumer 

debt. 

(e) Medical or dental care and 

medicines. 

(f) Direct cash assistance to 

participants. 

(g) Court-ordered judgments or fines. 

(h) Pet care. 

(i) Entertainment activities. 

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 2044) 

■ 12. Amend § 62.60 by adding a 

parenthetical at the end of the section to 

read as follows: 

§ 62.60 Program or budget changes and 

corrective action plans. 

* * * * * 

(The Office of Management and Budget 

has approved the information collection 

provisions in this section under control 

number 2900–0757.) 

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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 770 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0018; FRL–9910–75] 

RIN 2070–AJ92 

Formaldehyde Emission Standards for 

Composite Wood Products 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On June 10, 2013, EPA 

published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking in the Federal Register 

entitled ‘‘Formaldehyde Emissions 

Standards for Composite Wood 

Products.’’ On April 8, 2014, EPA 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register announcing a public meeting 

and reopening the comment period for 

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30 days for comments related to the 

treatment of laminated products under 

the proposed rule. Based on requests 

from the public, EPA extended the 

public comment period. On May 6, 

2014, EPA posted a memorandum in the 

docket for this proposed rule. That 

memorandum ensured that the docket 

would remain open until the 

announcement of the extension of the 

public comment period, which was set 

to end on May 8, 2014, could be 

published in the Federal Register. On 

May 6, 2014, an Agency-compiled list of 

stakeholders was notified of the 

extension of the comment period via 

email. This document announces the 

extension of the comment period until 

May 26, 2014. 

DATES: Comments, identified by docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPPT–2012–0018, must be received on 

or before May 26, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed 

instructions as provided under 

ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 

document of June 10, 2013 (78 FR 

34820) (FRL–9342–3). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Kemme, National Program Chemicals 

Division (7404T), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 566–0511; 

email address: Kemme.Sara@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document formally announces the 

extension of the public comment period 

established in the Federal Register of 

April 8, 2014 (79 FR 19306) (FRL–9909– 

05). In that document, EPA announced 

a public meeting on April 28, 2014, and 

reopened the comment period for the 

June 10, 2013 Federal Register 

document for 30 days to allow 

additional comments to be submitted by 

the public and interested stakeholders 

specifically on the issue of laminated 

products. On May 6, 2014, EPA posted 

a memorandum in the docket for this 

proposed rule. That memorandum 

ensured that the docket would remain 

open until the announcement of the 

extension of the public comment period, 

which was set to end on May 8, 2014, 

could be published in the Federal 

Register. On May 6, 2014, an Agencycompiled list of stakeholders was 

notified of the extension of the comment 

period via email. On May 12, 2014, the 

Agency placed a transcript of the public 

meeting in the docket for this proposed 

rule. This document announces the 

extension of the comment period until 

May 26, 2014. 

To submit comments, or access the 

docket, please follow the detailed 

instructions as provided under 

ADDRESSES in the June 10, 2013 Federal 

Register document. If you have 

questions, consult the technical person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 770 

Environmental protection, 

Formaldehyde, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Toxic 

substances, Wood. 

Dated: May 6, 2014. 

Louise P. Wise, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10809 Filed 5–7–14; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[Docket Nos. FWS–R4–ES–2013–0100; 

FWS–R4–ES–2013–0030; 4500030113] 

RIN 1018–AY72; 1018–AZ55 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Threatened Species Status 

and Designation of Critical Habitat for 

Arabis georgiana (Georgia Rockcress) 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rules; reopening of 

comment periods. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

reopening of the public comment period 

on the September 12, 2013, proposed 

rule to list Arabis georgiana (Georgia 

rockcress) as a threatened species under 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act); the reopening of the 

public comment period on the 

September 12, 2013, proposed rule to 

designate critical habitat for A. 

georgiana; the amended required 

determinations section of the proposed 

rule to designate critical habitat; and the 

availability of a draft economic analysis 

(DEA) for the proposed designation of 

critical habitat. We are reopening both 

proposed rules’ comment periods to 

allow all interested parties an 

opportunity to comment simultaneously 

on the proposed rules, the associated 

DEA, and the amended required 

determinations section. Comments 

previously submitted need not be 

resubmitted, as they will be fully 

considered in preparation of the final 

rules. 

DATES: Written comments: We will 

consider comments received or 

postmarked on or before June 9, 2014. 

Comments submitted electronically 

using the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

(see ADDRESSES section, below) must be 

received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 

the closing date. 

Public informational session and 

public hearing: We will hold a public 

informational session and public 

hearing on the proposed rules in 

Columbus, Georgia on May 28, 2014, 

from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability: For 

the proposed listing, you may obtain 

copies of the proposed rule and 

associated documents on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov at Docket 

No. FWS–R4–ES–2013–0100. For the 

proposed critical habitat designation, 

you may obtain copies of the proposed 

rule, associated documents, and the 

draft economic analysis on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket 

No. FWS–R4–ES–2013–0030. You may 

also obtain copies of these materials by 

mail from the Ecological Services Office 

in Athens, Georgia (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Written comments: You may submit 

written comments by one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Electronically: Go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

on the proposed listing by searching for 

Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2013–0100 or 

on the proposed critical habitat 

designation and its associated draft 

economic analysis by searching for 

Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2013–0030. 

(2) By hard copy: Submit comments 

on the proposed listing by U.S. mail or 

hand-delivery to: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: FWS–R4–ES–2013– 

0100; Division of Policy and Directives 

Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS 

2042–PDM; Arlington, VA 22203. 

Submit comments on the proposed 

critical habitat designation and its 

associated draft economic analysis by 

U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public 

Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–R4– 

ES–2013–0030; Division of Policy and 

Directives Management; U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, 

MS 2042–PDM; Arlington, VA 22203. 

We request that you send comments 

only by the methods described above. 

We will post all comments on http://

www.regulations.gov. This generally 

means that we will post any personal 

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