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(23) Applicants are encouraged, but 

not required, to include a checklist of all 

of the application requirements and to 

have their application indexed and 

tabbed to facilitate the review process. 

V. Application Review Information 

All applications for sections 514 and 

516 funds must be filed with the 

appropriate Rural Development State 

Office and must meet the requirements 

of this NOFA. 

Selection Criteria 

Section 514 loan funds and section 

516 grant funds will be distributed to 

States based on a national competition, 

as follows: 

(1) States will accept, review, and 

score requests in accordance with the 

NOFA. The scoring factors are: 

(a) The presence and extent of 

leveraged assistance, including donated 

land, for the units that will serve 

program-eligible tenants, calculated as a 

percentage of the RHS total 

development cost (TDC). RHS TDC 

excludes non-RHS eligible costs such as 

a developer’s fee. Leveraged assistance 

includes, but is not limited to, funds for 

hard construction costs, section 8 or 

other non-RHS tenant subsidies, and 

state or federal funds. A minimum of 

ten percent leveraged assistance is 

required to earn points; however, if the 

total percentage of leveraged assistance 

is less than ten percent and the proposal 

includes donated land, two points will 

be awarded for the donated land. To 

count as leveraged funds for purposes of 

the selection criteria, a commitment of 

funds must be provided with the 

preapplication. Points will be awarded 

in accordance with the following table 

percentages will be rounded to the next 

higher or lower number. (0 to 20 points) 

Percentage Points 

75 or more ........................................ 20 

60–74 ................................................ 18 

50–59 ................................................ 16 

40–49 ................................................ 12 

30–39 ................................................ 10 

20–29 ................................................ 8 

10–19 ................................................ 5 

0–9 .................................................... 0 

Donated land in proposals with less 

than ten percent total leveraged 

assistance: 2 points 

(b) Percent of units for seasonal, 

temporary, migrant housing. (5 points 

for up to and including 50 percent of the 

units; 10 points for 51 percent or more.) 

(c) The selection criteria includes one 

optional criteria set by the National 

Office. The National Office initiative 

will be used in the selection criteria as 

follows: Up to 10 points will be 

awarded based on the presence of and 

extent to which a tenant services plan 

exists that clearly outlines services that 

will be provided to the residents of the 

proposed project. These services may 

include, but are not limited to, 

transportation related services, on-site 

English as a Second Language (ESL) 

classes, move-in funds, emergency 

assistance funds, homeownership 

counseling, food pantries, after school 

tutoring, and computer learning centers. 

Two points will be awarded for each 

resident service included in the tenant 

services plan up to a maximum of 10 

points. Plans must detail how the 

services are to be administered, who 

will administer them, and where they 

will be administered. All tenant service 

plans must include letters of intent that 

clearly state the service that will be 

provided at the project for the benefit of 

the residents from any party 

administering each service, including 

the applicant. (0 to 10 points) 

(d) In an effort to implement USDA’s 

nationwide initiative to promote 

renewable energy and energy 

conservation, Rural Development (RD) 

has adopted incentives for energy 

generation and energy conservation. 

Participation in these nationwide 

initiatives is voluntary, but is strongly 

encouraged. 

Energy Generation. Applicants will be 

awarded points if the proposal includes 

the installation of energy generation 

systems to be funded by a third party. 

The proposal must include an overview 

of the energy generation system being 

proposed. Evidence that an energy 

generation system has been funded by a 

third party and that it has a quantifiable 

positive impact on energy consumption 

will be required. (5 points) 

Energy Conservation. Applicants will 

be awarded points to construct (or 

substantially rehabilitate) housing that 

earns the ENERGY STAR label for new 

residential construction. Units earning 

the ENERGY STAR label must be 

independently verified to meet 

guidelines for energy efficiency as set by 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency. All procedures used in 

verifying a unit for the ENERGY STAR 

label must comply with National Home 

Energy Ratings System (HERS) 

guidelines. ENERGY STAR guidelines 

for residential construction apply to 

homes that are three stories or less and 

single or low-rise multi-family 

residential buildings. 

The Applicant will include in the 

narrative an explanation of how they 

plan to incorporate ENERGY STAR. 

Construction plans pertaining to energy 

efficiency must be developed with, 

reviewed, and accepted by a HERS 

certified rater, the contractor, and the 

owner. Progress inspections must be 

made at appropriate times by a HERS 

certified rater to ensure that the housing 

is being constructed or rehabilitated 

according to ENERGY STAR 

specifications. In order to receive final 

payment, applicants will be required to 

submit the appropriate rating reports 

from the HERS rater to RD as evidence 

that the housing has been constructed to 

meet the standards of ENERGY STAR. 

In the event that housing does not meet 

ENERGY STAR guidelines for new 

residential construction, the Agency 

shall, at its discretion, deduct 5 points 

from future funding proposals. For 

further information about ENERGY 

STAR, see http://www.energystar.gov or 

call the following toll-free numbers: 

(888) 782–7939 or (888) 588–9920 

(TTY). (5 points) 

(2) Rural Development States Offices 

will conduct the preliminary eligibility 

review, score the applications, and 

forward them to the National Office. 

(3) The National Office will rank all 

requests nationwide and distribute 

funds to States in rank order, within 

funding and RA limits. A lottery in 

accordance with 7 CFR 3560.56(c)(2) 

will be used for applications with tied 

point scores when they all cannot be 

funded. If insufficient funds or RA 

remain for the next ranked proposal, 

that applicant will be given a chance to 

modify their application to bring it 

within remaining funding levels. This 

will be repeated for each next ranked 

eligible proposal until an award can be 

made or the list is exhausted. 

Dated: April 12, 2007. 

Russell T. Davis, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7444 Filed 4–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for 

the Section 533 Housing Preservation 

Grants for Fiscal Year 2007 

Announcement Type: Initial Notice 

inviting applications from qualified 

applicants for Fiscal Year 2007. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA): 10.433. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service 

(RHS) announces that it is soliciting 

applications under its Housing 

Preservation Grant (HPG) program. The 

HPG program is a grant program which 

provides qualified public agencies, 

private nonprofit organizations, and 

other eligible entities grant funds to 


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assist very low- and low-income 

homeowners in repairing and 

rehabilitating their homes in rural areas. 

In addition, the HPG program assists 

rental property owners and cooperative 

housing complexes in repairing and 

rehabilitating their units if they agree to 

make such units available to low- and 

very low-income persons. This action is 

taken to comply with Agency 

regulations found in 7 CFR part 1944, 

subpart N, which require the Agency to 

announce the opening and closing dates 

for receipt of preapplications for HPG 

funds from eligible applicants. The 

intended effect of this Notice is to 

provide eligible organizations notice of 

these dates. 

DATES: The closing deadline for receipt 

of all applications in response to this 

Notice is 5 p.m., local time for each 

Rural Development State Office on June 

18, 2007. The application closing 

deadline is firm as to date and hour. 

RHS will not consider any application 

that is received after the closing 

deadline. Applicants intending to mail 

applications must provide sufficient 

time to permit delivery on or before the 

closing deadline date and time. 

Acceptance by the United States Postal 

Service or private mailer does not 

constitute delivery. Facsimile (FAX) and 

postage due applications will not be 

accepted. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The reporting requirements contained 

in this Notice have been approved by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

under Control Number 0575–0115. 

Program Administration 

I. Funding Opportunities Description 

The funding instrument for the HPG 

Program will be a grant agreement. The 

term of the grant can vary from 1 to 2 

years, depending on available funds and 

demand. No maximum or minimum 

grant levels have been established at the 

National level. You should contact the 

Rural Development State Office to 

determine the allocation. 

II. Award Information 

For Fiscal Year 2007, $10,125,728 is 

available for the HPG Program. The total 

includes $225,728 in carryover funds. 

An earmark of $594,000 has been 

established for grants located in 

Empowerment Zones, Enterprise 

Communities, and Rural Economic Area 

Partnership (REAP) Zones and other 

funds will be distributed under a 

formula allocation to States pursuant to 

7 CFR part 1940, subpart L, 

‘‘Methodology and Formulas for 

Allocation of Loan and Grant Program 

Funds.’’ Decisions on funding will be 

based on pre-applications. 

III. Eligibility Information 

7 CFR part 1944, subpart N provides 

details on what information must be 

contained in the preapplication 

package. Entities wishing to apply for 

assistance should contact their 

respective Rural Development State 

Office to receive further information, the 

State allocation of funds, and copies of 

the preapplication package. Eligible 

entities for these competitively awarded 

grants include state and local 

governments, nonprofit corporations, 

Federally recognized Indian tribes, and 

consortia of eligible entities. 

Federally recognized Indian tribes are 

exempt from the requirement to consult 

with local leaders. Pursuant to 7 CFR 

1944.674, the tribal applicant must 

announce the availability of its 

statement of activities for review in a 

newspaper, as well as obtain written 

concurrence of the tribal governing body 

when program participation is operated 

only on tribal land. 

As part of the application, all 

applicants must also provide a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number. As required by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), all grant applicants must 

provide a DUNS number when applying 

for Federal grants, on or after October 1, 

2003. Organizations can receive a DUNS 

number at no cost by calling the 

dedicated toll-free DUNS number 

request line at 1–866–705–5711. 

Additional information concerning this 

requirement is provided in a policy 

directive issued by OMB and published 

in the Federal Register on June 27, 2003 

(68 FR 38402–38405). 

To comply with the President’s 

Management Agenda, the Department of 

Agriculture is participating as a partner 

in the new government-wide site in FY 

2007 grants.gov. The Web site can be 

found at www.grants.gov. Housing 

Preservation Grants [Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance #10.433] is one of 

the programs included at this Web site. 

Please note that you must locate the 

downloadable application package for 

this program by the CFDA Number or 

FedGrants Funding Opportunity 

Number, which can be found at http:// 

www.fedgrants.gov. If you are an 

applicant under the Housing 

Preservation Grant Program, you may 

submit your application to the Agency 

in either electronic or paper format. The 

deadline for electronic and paper format 

is based on the local time for each 

USDA Rural Development State Office. 

Users of grants.gov will be able to 

download a copy of the application 

package, complete it off line, and then 

upload and submit the application via 

the grants.gov site. You may not e-mail 

an electronic copy of a grant application 

to RHS; however, the Agency 

encourages your participation in 

grants.gov. The following are useful tips 

and instructions on how to use the Web 

site: 

• When you enter the grants.gov site, 

you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site as well as the hours of 

operation. RHS strongly recommends 

that you do not wait until the 

application deadline date to begin the 

application process through grants.gov. 

To use grants.gov, applicants must have 

a DUNS number. 

• You may submit all documents 

electronically through the Web site, 

including all information typically 

included on the Application for Rural 

Housing Preservation Grants, and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

• Your application must comply with 

any page limit requirements described 

in this NOFA. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application through the Web site, 

you will receive an automatic 

acknowledgement from grants.gov that 

contains a grants.gov tracking number. 

• RHS may request that you provide 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

• You must meet the closing date and 

local time deadline. If you experience 

technical difficulties on the closing date 

and are unable to meet the 5 p.m. 

(Washington, DC time) deadline, print 

out your application and submit it to 

your State Office. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

Applicants wishing to apply for 

assistance must make its statement of 

activities available to the public for 

comment. The applicant(s) must 

announce the availability of its 

statement of activities for review in a 

newspaper of general circulation in the 

project area and allow at least 15 days 

for public comment. The start of this 15- 

day period must occur no later than 16 

days prior to the last day for acceptance 

of pre-applications by RHS. 

Applicants must also contact the 

Rural Development State Office serving 

the place in which they desire to submit 

an application to receive further 

information and copies of the 

application package. Rural Development 

will date and time stamp incoming 

applications to evidence timely receipt, 

and, upon request, will provide the 


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applicant with a written 

acknowledgment of receipt. A listing of 

Rural Development State Offices, their 

addresses, telephone numbers, and 

person to contact follows: 

Note: Telephone numbers listed are not 

toll-free. 

Alabama State Office 

Suite 601, Sterling Centre, 4121 

Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL 

36106–3683, (334) 279–3400, TDD (334) 

279–3495, James B. Harris. 

Alaska State Office 

800 West Evergreen, Suite 201, Palmer, AK 

99645, (907) 761–7740, TDD (907) 761–

8905, Debbie Andrys. 

Arizona State Office 

Phoenix Courthouse and Federal Building, 

230 North First Ave., Suite 206, Phoenix, 

AZ 85003–1706, (602) 280–8766, TDD 

(602) 280–8706, Kathy Wilhelm. 

Arkansas State Office 

700 W. Capitol Ave., Rm. 3416, Little Rock, 

AR 72201–3225, (501) 301–3258,TDD 

(501) 301–3063, Clinton King. 

California State Office 

430 G Street, #4169, Davis, CA 95616–

4169, (530) 934–4614 ext. 123, TDD (530) 

792–5848, Linda Eveland. 

Colorado State Office 

655 Parfet Street, Room E100, Lakewood, 

CO 80215, (720) 544–2923, TDD (800) 

659–2656, Mary Summerfield. 

Connecticut 

Served by Massachusetts State Office 

Delaware and Maryland State Office 

1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200, Dover, 

DE 19904, (302) 857–3615, TDD (302) 

857–3585, Pat Baker. 

Florida & Virgin Islands State Office, 

4440 NW. 25th Place, Gainesville, FL 

32606–6563, (352) 338–3465, TDD (352) 

338–3499, Elizabeth M. Whitaker. 

Georgia State Office 

Stephens Federal Building, 355 E. Hancock 

Avenue, Athens, GA 30601–2768, (706) 

546–2164, TDD (706) 546–2034, Wayne 

Rogers. 

Hawaii State Office 

(Services all Hawaii, American Samoa, 

Guam, and Western Pacific), Room 311, 

Federal Building, 154 Waianuenue 

Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, (808) 933–8300, 

TDD (808) 933–8321, Gayle Kuheana. 

Idaho State Office 

Suite A1, 9173 West Barnes Dr., Boise, ID 

83709, (208) 378–5628, TDD (208) 378–

5644, Miriam Haylett. 

Illinois State Office 

2118 West Park Court, Suite A, Champaign, 

IL 61821–2986, (217) 403–6222, TDD 

(217) 403–6240, Barry L. Ramsey. 

Indiana State Office 

5975 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 

46278, (317) 290–3100 (ext. 423), TDD 

(317) 290–3343,Stephen Dye. 

Iowa State Office 

210 Walnut Street Room 873, Des Moines, 

IA 50309, (515) 284–4493, TDD (515) 

284–4858, Sue Wilhite. 

Kansas State Office 

1303 SW First American Place, Suite 100, 

Topeka, KS 66604–4040, (785) 271–2721, 

TDD (785) 271–2767, Virginia M. 

Hammersmith. 

Kentucky State Office 

771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, 

KY 40503, (859) 224–7325, TDD (859) 

224–7422, Beth Moore. 

Louisiana State Office 

3727 Government Street, Alexandria, LA 

71302, (318) 473–7962, TDD (318) 473–

7655, Yvonne R. Emerson. 

Maine State Office 

967 Illinois Ave., Suite 4, P.O. Box 405, 

Bangor, ME 04402–0405, (207) 990–

9110, TDD (207) 942–7331, Bob Nadeau. 

Maryland 

Served by Delaware State Office. 

Massachusetts, Connecticut, & Rhode Island 

State Office 

451 West Street Suite 2, Amherst, MA 

01002, (413) 253–4315, TDD (413) 253–

4590, Paul Geoffroy. 

Michigan State Office 

3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East 

Lansing, MI 48823, (517) 324–5192, TDD 

(517) 337–6795, Ghulam R. Simbal. 

Minnesota State Office 

375 Jackson Street Building, Suite 410,St. 

Paul, MN 55125, (651) 602–7804, TDD 

(651) 602–7830, Thomas Osborne. 

Mississippi State Office 

Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 W. Capitol 

Street, Jackson, MS 39269, (601) 965–

4325, TDD (601) 965–5850, Darnella 

Smith-Murray. 

Missouri State Office 

601 Business Loop 70 West, Parkade 

Center, Suite 235, Columbia, MO 65203, 

(573) 876–9303, TDD (573) 876–9480, 

Becky Eftink. 

Montana State Office 

900 Technology Blvd, Suite B, Bozeman, 

MT 59718, (406) 585–2515, TDD (406) 

585–2562, Deborah Chorlton. 

Nebraska State Office 

Federal Building, room 152, 100 

Centennial Mall N, Lincoln, NE 68508, 

(402) 437–5035, TDD (402) 437–5093, 

Sharon Kluck. 

Nevada State Office 

1390 South Curry Street, Carson City, NV 

89703–5146, (775) 887–1222 (ext. 25), 

TDD (775) 885–0633, Angilla Denton. 

New Hampshire State Office 

Concord Center, Suite 218, Box 317, 10 

Ferry Street, Concord, NH 03301–5004, 

(603) 223–6046, TDD (603) 229–0536, 

Jim Fowler. 

New Jersey State Office 

5th Floor North, Suite 500, 8000 Midlantic 

Drive, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054, (856) 787–

7740, TDD (856) 787–7784, George Hyatt, 

Jr. 

New Mexico State Office 

6200 Jefferson St., NE, Room 255, 

Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 761–

4944, TDD (505) 761–4938, Carmen N. 

Lopez. 

New York State Office 

The Galleries of Syracuse, 441 S. Salina 

Street, Suite 357 5th Floor, Syracuse, NY 

13202, (315) 477–6404, TDD (315) 477–

6447, Tia Baker. 

North Carolina State Office 

4405 Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh, NC 

27609, (919) 873–2066, TDD (919) 873–

2003, William A. Hobbs. 

North Dakota State Office 

Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East 

Rosser, PO Box 1737, Bismarck, ND 

58502, (701) 530–2046, TDD (701) 530–

2113, Barry Borstad. 

Ohio State Office 

Federal Building, Room 507, 200 North 

High Street, Columbus, OH 43215–2477, 

(614) 255–2418, TDD (614) 255–2554, 

Melodie Taylor-Ward. 

Oklahoma State Office 

100 USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater, OK 

74074–2654, (405) 742–1070, TDD (405) 

742–1007, Ivan Graves. 

Oregon State Office 

1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 801, Portland, 

OR 97232, (503) 414–3351, TDD 

(503)414–3387, Diana Chappell. 

Pennsylvania State Office 

One Credit Union Place, Suite 330, 

Harrisburg, PA 17110–2996, (717) 237–

2282, TDD (717) 237–2261, Martha E. 

Hanson. 

Puerto Rico State Office 

IBM Building, Suite 601, Munoz Rivera 

Ave. #654, San Juan, PR 00918, (787) 

766–5095 (ext. 249), TDD (787) 766–

5332, Lourdes Colon. 

Rhode Island 

Served by Massachusetts State Office 

South Carolina State Office 

Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 1835 

Assembly Street, Room 1007, Columbia, 

SC 29201, (803) 253–3432, TDD (803) 

765–5697, Larry D. Floyd. 

South Dakota State Office 

Federal Building, Room 210, 200 Fourth 

Street, SW., Huron, SD 57350, (605) 352–

1132, TDD (605) 352–1147, Roger 

Hazuka or Pam Reilly. 

Tennessee State Office 

Suite 300, 3322 West End Avenue, 

Nashville, TN 37203–1084, (615) 783–

1375, TDD (615) 783–1397, Larry 

Kennedy. 

Texas State Office 

Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 South 

Main, Temple, TX 76501, (254) 742–

9758, TDD (254) 742–9712, Julie Hayes. 

Utah State Office 

Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 

S. State Street, Room 4311, Salt Lake 

City, UT 84138, (801) 524–4325, TDD 

(801) 524–3309, Janice Kocher. 

Vermont State Office 

City Center, 3rd Floor 89 Main Street, 

Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828–6021, 

TDD (802) 223–6365, Heidi Setien. 

Virgin Islands 

Served by Florida State Office 

Virginia State Office 

Culpeper Building, Suite 238, 1606 Santa 

Rosa Road, Richmond, VA 23229, (804) 

287–1596, TDD (804) 287–1753, CJ 

Michels. 

Washington State Office 

1835 Black Lake Blvd., Suite B, Olympia, 

WA 98512, (360) 704–7730, TDD (360) 

704–7742, Robert L. Lund. 

Western Pacific Territories 

Served by Hawaii State Office 

West Virginia 

Parkersburg West Virginia County Office, 

91 Boyles Lane, Parkersburg, WV 26104, 

(304) 422–9070, TDD (304) 284–4836, 

Penny Thaxton. 

Wisconsin State Office 

4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, WI 

54481, (715) 345–7608 (ext.151), TDD 

(715) 345–7614, Peter Kohnen. 


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Wyoming State Office 

PO Box 82601, Casper, WY 82602–5006, 

(307) 233–6715, TDD (307) 233–6733, 

Jack Hyde. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information, applicants may 

contact Bonnie Edwards-Jackson, Senior 

Loan Specialist, Multi-Family Housing 

Processing Division, Rural Housing 

Service, United States Department of 

Agriculture, Stop 0781, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, 20250–0781, telephone 

(202) 690–0759 (voice) (this is not a toll 

free number) or (800) 877–8339 (TDDFederal Information Relay Service) or 

via e-mail at, 

Bonnie.Edwards@wdc.usda.gov. 

V. Application Review Information 

All applications for Section 533 funds 

must be filed with the appropriate Rural 

Development State Office and must 

meet the requirements of this Notice 

and 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N. Preapplications determined not eligible 

and/or not meeting the selection criteria 

will be notified by the Rural 

Development State Office. 

All applicants will file an original and 

two copies of Standard Form (SF) 424, 

‘‘Application For Federal Assistance,’’

and supporting information with the 

appropriate Rural Development State 

Office. A pre-application package, 

including SF–424, is available in any 

Rural Development State Office. All 

preapplications shall be accompanied 

by the following information which 

Rural Development will use to 

determine the applicant’s eligibility to 

undertake the HPG program and to 

evaluate the preapplication under the 

project selection criteria of § 1944.679 of 

7 CFR part 1944, subpart N. 

(a) A statement of activities proposed 

by the applicant for its HPG program as 

appropriate to the type of assistance the 

applicant is proposing, including: 

(1) A complete discussion of the type 

of and conditions for financial 

assistance for housing preservation, 

including whether the request for 

assistance is for a homeowner assistance 

program, a rental property assistance 

program, or a cooperative assistance 

program; 

(2) The process for selecting 

recipients for HPG assistance, 

determining housing preservation needs 

of the dwelling, performing the 

necessary work, and monitoring/ 

inspecting work performed; 

(3) A description of the process for 

identifying potential environmental 

impacts in accordance with 7 CFR 

1944.672 and the provisions for 

compliance with Stipulation I, A–G of 

the Programmatic Memorandum of 

Agreement, also known as PMOA, (RD 

Instruction 2000–FF, available in any 

Rural Development State Office) in 

accordance with 7 CFR 1944.673(b); 

(4) The development standard(s) the 

applicant will use for the housing 

preservation work; and, if not the Rural 

Development standards for existing 

dwellings, the evidence of its 

acceptance by the jurisdiction where the 

grant will be implemented; 

(5) The time schedule for completing 

the program; 

(6) The staffing required to complete 

the program; 

(7) The estimated number of very lowand low-income minority and nonminority persons the grantee will assist 

with HPG funds; and, if a rental 

property or cooperative assistance 

program, the number of units and the 

term of restrictive covenants on their 

use for very low- and low-income; 

(8) The geographical area(s) to be 

served by the HPG program; 

(9) The annual estimated budget for 

the program period based on the 

financial needs to accomplish the 

objectives outlined in the proposal. The 

budget should include proposed direct 

and indirect administrative costs, such 

as personnel, fringe benefits, travel, 

equipment, supplies, contracts, and 

other cost categories, detailing those 

costs for which the grantee proposes to 

use the HPG grant separately from nonHPG resources, if any. The applicant 

budget should also include a schedule 

(with amounts) of how the applicant 

proposes to draw HPG grant funds, i.e., 

monthly, quarterly, lump sum for 

program activities, etc.; 

(10) A copy of a indirect cost proposal 

as required in 7 CFR parts 3015, 3016, 

and 3019, when the applicant has 

another source of federal funding in 

addition to the Rural Development HPG 

program; 

(11) A brief description of the 

accounting system to be used; 

(12) The method of evaluation to be 

used by the applicant to determine the 

effectiveness of its program. The 

evolution method should include the 

requirements for quarterly reports to 

Rural Development in accordance with 

7 CFR § 1944.683(b) and the monitoring 

plan for rental properties and 

cooperatives (when applicable) 

according to 7 CFR § 1944.689; 

(13) The source and estimated amount 

of other financial resources to be 

obtained and used by the applicant for 

both HPG activities and housing 

development and/or supporting 

activities; 

(14) The use of program income, if 

any, and the tracking system used for 

monitoring same; 

(15) The applicant’s plan for 

disposition of any security instruments 

held by them as a result of its HPG 

activities in the event of its loss of legal 

status; 

(16) Any other information necessary 

to explain the proposed HPG program; 

and 

(17) The outreach efforts outlined in 

7 CFR 1944.671(b). 

(b) Complete information about the 

applicant’s experience and capacity to 

carry out the objectives of the proposed 

HPG program. 

(c) Evidence of the applicant’s legal 

existence, including, in the case of a 

private nonprofit organization, a copy of 

or an accurate reference to, the specific 

provisions of State law under which the 

applicant is organized; a certified copy 

of the applicant’s Articles of 

Incorporation and Bylaws or other 

evidence of corporate existence; 

certificate of incorporation for entities 

other than public bodies; evidence of 

good standing from the State when the 

corporation has been in existence 1 year 

or more; and the names and addresses 

of the applicant’s members, directors 

and officers. If other organizations are 

members of the applicant-organization, 

or the applicant is a consortium, preapplications should be accompanied by 

the names, addresses, and principal 

purpose of the other organizations. If the 

applicant is a consortium, 

documentation showing compliance 

with paragraph (4)(ii) under the 

definition of ‘‘organization’’ in 7 CFR 

1944.656 must also be included. 

(d) For a private nonprofit entity, the 

most recent audited statement and a 

current financial statement dated and 

signed by an authorized officer of the 

entity showing the amounts and specific 

nature of assets and liabilities together 

with information on the repayment 

schedule and status of any debt(s) owed 

by the applicant. 

(e) A brief statement which includes 

information about the area to be served 

and the need for improved housing 

(including both percentage and the 

actual number of both low-income and 

low-income minority households and 

substandard housing for the area to be 

covered by HPG funds), the need for the 

type of housing preservation assistance 

being proposed, the anticipated use of 

HPG resources for historic properties, 

the method of evaluation to be used by 

the applicant in determining the 

effectiveness of its efforts. 

(f) Applicant must submit an original 

and one copy of Form RD 1940–20 

prepared in accordance with Exhibit F–

1 of RD Instruction 1944–N (available in 

any Rural Development State Office). 


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(g) Applicant must also submit a 

description of its process for: 

(1) Identifying and rehabilitating 

properties listed on or eligible for listing 

on the National Register of Historic 

Places; 

(2) Identifying properties that are 

located in a floodplain or wetland; 

(3) Identifying properties located 

within the Coastal Barrier Resources 

System; and 

(4) Coordinating with other public 

and private organizations and programs 

that provide assistance in the 

rehabilitation of historic properties 

(Stipulation I, D, of the PMOA, RD 

Instruction 2000–FF, available in any 

Rural Development State Office). 

(h) The applicant must also submit 

evidence of the State Historic 

Preservation Office’s (SHPO) 

concurrence in the proposal, or in the 

event of nonconcurrence, a copy of 

SHPO’s comments together with 

evidence that the applicant has received 

information from the Advisory Council 

on Historic Preservation’s advice as to 

how the disagreement might be 

resolved, and a copy of any advice 

provided by the Council. 

(i) The applicant must submit written 

statements and related correspondence 

reflecting compliance with § 1944.674 

(a) and (c) of 7 CFR part 1944, subpart 

N regarding consultation with local 

government leaders in the preparation 

of its program and the consultation with 

local and state government pursuant to 

the provisions of Executive Order 

12372. 

(j) The applicant is to make its 

statement of activities available to the 

public for comment prior to submission 

to Rural Development pursuant to 

§ 1944.674 (b) of 7 CFR part 1944, 

subpart N. The application must contain 

a description of how the comments (if 

any were received) were addressed. 

(k) The applicant must submit an 

original and one copy of Form RD 400–

1, ‘‘Equal Opportunity Agreement,’’ and 

Form 400–4, ‘‘Assurance Agreement,’’

in accordance with § 1944.676 of 7 CFR 

part 1944, subpart N. 

Applicants should review 7 CFR part 

1944, subpart N for a comprehensive list 

of all application requirements. 

IV. Selection Criteria 

The Rural Development State Offices 

will utilize the project selection criteria 

for applicants in accordance with 

§ 1944.679. 

In addition to the criteria established 

in 7 CFR part 1944.679 and in an effort 

to implement USDA’s nationwide 

initiative to promote renewable energy 

and energy conservation, Rural 

Development (RD) has adopted 

incentives for energy generation and 

energy conservation. Participation in 

these nationwide initiatives is 

voluntary, but is strongly encouraged. 

Energy Generation. Applicants will be 

awarded points if the proposal includes 

the installation of energy generation 

systems to be funded by a third party. 

The proposal must include an overview 

of the energy generation system being 

proposed. Evidence that an energy 

generation system has been funded by a 

third party and that it has a quantifiable 

positive impact on energy consumption 

will be required. (5 points) 

Energy Conservation. Applicants will 

be awarded points to construct (or 

substantially rehabilitate) housing that 

earns the ENERGY STAR label for new 

residential construction. Units earning 

the ENERGY STAR label must be 

independently verified to meet 

guidelines for energy efficiency as set by 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency. All procedures used in 

verifying a unit for the ENERGY STAR 

label must comply with National Home 

Energy Ratings System (HERS) 

guidelines. ENERGY STAR guidelines 

for residential construction apply to 

homes that are three stories or less and 

single or low-rise multi-family 

residential buildings. 

The Applicant will include in the 

narrative an explanation of how they 

plan to incorporate ENERGY STAR. 

Construction plans pertaining to energy 

efficiency must be developed with, 

reviewed, and accepted by a HERS 

certified rater, the contractor, and the 

owner. Progress inspections must be 

made at appropriate times by a HERS 

certified rater to ensure that the housing 

is being constructed or rehabilitated 

according to ENERGY STAR 

specifications. In order to receive final 

payment, applicants will be required to 

submit the appropriate rating reports 

from the HERS rater to RD as evidence 

that the housing has been constructed to 

meet the standards of ENERGY STAR. 

In the event that housing does not meet 

ENERGY STAR guidelines for new 

residential construction, the Agency 

shall, at its discretion, deduct 5 points 

from future funding proposals. For 

further information about ENERGY 

STAR, see http://www.energystar.gov or 

call the following toll-free numbers: 

(888) 782–7939 or (888) 588–9920 

(TTY). (5 points) 

In the event more than one 

preapplication receives the same 

amount of points, those preapplications 

will then be ranked based on the actual 

percentage figure used for determining 

the points. Further, in the event that 

preapplications are still tied, then those 

pre-applications still tied will be ranked 

based on the percentage for HPG fund 

use (low to high). Further, for 

applications where assistance to rental 

properties or cooperatives is proposed, 

those still tied will be further ranked 

based on the number of years the units 

are available for occupancy under the 

program (a minimum of 5 years is 

required). 

For this part, ranking will be based 

from most to least number of years. 

Finally, if there is still a tie, then a 

lottery system will be used. 

Dated: April 12, 2007. 

Russell T. Davis, 

Administrator Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7455 Filed 4–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

(A–580–816) 

Corrosion–Resistant Carbon Steel Flat 

Products from Korea: Extension of 

Time Limits for the Preliminary Results 

of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victoria Cho at (202) 482–5075, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office 3, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 29, 2006, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce 

(‘‘Department’’) published a notice of 

initiation of the administrative review of 

the antidumping duty order on 

corrosion–resistant carbon steel flat 

products from Korea, covering the 

period August 1, 2005 to July 31, 2006. 

See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Reviews, 71 FR 57465 (September 29, 

2006). The preliminary results of this 

review are currently due no later than 

May 3, 2007. 

Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary 

Results 

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), 

requires the Department to make a 

preliminary determination within 245 

days after the last day of the anniversary 

month of an order or finding for which 

a review is requested. Section 


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