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water supply benefits and comply with 

the current dam safety and performance 

standards. 

Rehabilitation of MPD No. 5 will 

require the dam to be modified to meet 

current performance and safety 

standards for a high hazard dam. The 

modification will consist of: 

• Modifying the existing principal 

spillway inlet by raising the crest from 

Elev. 713.2 feet to Elev. 714.1 feet to 

provide 2,100 acre-feet of water supply 

storage and 316 acre-feet of submerged 

sediment storage (100-year) and 40 acre 

feet of aerated sediment storage for a 

total sediment storage of 356 acre-feet 

and replacing the drawdown gate and 

metal trash rack; 

• Modifying the vegetated auxiliary 

spillway by raising the auxiliary 

spillway crest from the existing 

Elevation 723.5 feet to Elevation 724.3 

feet to meet the requirements for the 

100-year Principal Spillway Hydrograph 

and increasing the width of the 

auxiliary spillway from the existing 600 

feet to 770 feet and 

• Raising the top of dam from the 

existing Elev. 728.5 feet to Elev. 733.2 

as required to pass the Probable 

Maximum Flood (PMF) without 

overtopping the dam. 

All disturbed areas will be planted to 

plants that have wildlife values. The 

proposed work will not affect any prime 

farmland, endangered or threatened 

species, wetlands, or cultural resources. 

Federal assistance will be provided 

under authority of the Small Watershed 

Rehabilitation Amendments of 2000 

(Section 313, Pub. L. 106–472). Total 

project cost is estimated to be 

$2,048,300, of which $1,443,300 will be 

paid from the Small Watershed 

Rehabilitation funds and $605,000 from 

local funds. 

The notice of a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) has been 

forwarded to the Environmental 

Protection Agency and to various 

Federal, State, and local agencies and 

interested parties. A limited number of 

copies of the FONSI are available to fill 

single copy requests at the above 

address. Basic data developed during 

the environmental assessment are on 

file and may be reviewed by contacting 

Kalven L. Trice, State Conservationist. 

No administrative action on 

implementation of the proposal will be 

taken until 30 days after the date of this 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Dated: April 11, 2007. 

Kalven L. Trice, 

State Conservationist. 

[FR Doc. E7–7405 Filed 4–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for 

Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 

Loans and Section 516 Farm Labor 

Housing Grants for Off-Farm Housing 

for Fiscal Year 2007 

Announcement Type: Initial Notice 

inviting applications from qualified 

applicants for Fiscal Year 2007. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA): 10.405 and 

10.427. 

SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the 

timeframe to submit applications for 

section 514 Farm Labor Housing (FLH) 

loans and section 516 FLH grants for the 

construction of new off-farm FLH units 

and related facilities for domestic farm 

laborers. The intended purpose of these 

loans and grants is to increase the 

number of available housing units for 

domestic farm laborers. Applications 

may also include requests for section 

521 rental assistance (RA) and operating 

assistance for migrant units. This 

document describes the method used to 

distribute funds, the application 

process, and submission requirements. 

DATES: The deadline for receipt of all 

applications in response to this NOFA 

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. The Agency 

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. Acceptance by a post 

office or private mailer does not 

constitute delivery. Facsimile (FAX), 

COD, and postage due applications will 

not be accepted. 

Intergovernmental Review 

The construction of new section 516 

off-farm FLH is subject to the 

Intergovernmental Review provisions of 

7 CFR part 3015, subpart V which 

requires intergovernmental consultation 

with State and local officials. 

Submission Address 

Applicants wishing to apply for 

assistance must contact the Rural 

Development State Office serving the 

place in which they desire to submit an 

application for off-farm labor housing 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 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 Center 4121 Carmichael 

Road, Montgomery, AL 36106–3683, 

(334) 279–3455 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)280–8770, Kathy Wilhelm. 

Arkansas State Office 

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

AR 72201–3225, (501)301–3250 TDD 

(501)301–3063, Clinton King. 

California State Office 

430 G Street, #4169, Davis, CA 95616–

4169, (530) 792–5830 TDD (530) 792–

5848, Debra Moretton. 

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 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) 933–8305 

TDD (808) 933–8321, Jack Mahan. 

Illinois State Office 

2118 W. 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, Stephan Dye. 

Iowa State Office 

210 Walnut Street Room 873, DesMoines, 

IA 50309, (515) 284–4685 TDD (515) 

284–4858, Julie Sleeper. 

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, Paul Higgins. 

Louisiana State Office 


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3727 Government Street, Alexandria, LA 

71302, (318) 473–7962 TDD (318) 473–

7655, Yvonne R. Emerson. 

Maine State Office 

967 Illinois Ave., Suite 4, PO Box 405, 

Bangor, ME 04402–0405, (207) 990–9110 

TDD (207) 942–7331, Bob Nadeau. 

Maryland 

Served by Delaware State Office. 

Massachusetts State Office 

451 West Street, 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. Sumbal. 

Minnesota State Office 

375 Jackson Street Building, Suite 410, St. 

Paul, MN 55101, (651) 602–7782 TDD 

(651) 602–7826, Peter Lundquist. 

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) 876–9305 TDD (573) 876–9480, 

Colleen James. 

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) 437–5594 TDD (402) 437–5093, 

Phil Willnerd. 

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 

Dr., 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, Syracuse, NY 13202, 

(315) 477–6419 TDD (315) 477–6447, 

George N. Von Pless. 

North Carolina State Office 

4405 Bland Road, Suite 2120, Raleigh, NC 

271209, (919) 873–2066 TDD (919) 873–

2003, Bill Hobbs. 

North Dakota State Office 

Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East 

Rosser, P.O. Box 1737, Bismarck, ND 

58502, (701) 530–2049 TDD (701) 530–

2113, Kathy Lake. 

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) 414–3325 TDD (503) 

414–3387, Margo Donelin. 

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, 654 Munoz Rivera Ave., 

Suite 601, San Juan, PR 00918, (787) 

766–5095 (ext. 254) TDD 1–800–274–

1572, 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 

3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300, 

Nashville, TN 37203–1084, (615) 783–

1375 TDD (615) 783–1397, Donald 

Harris. 

Texas State Office 

101 South Main St., Suite 102, 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) 

704–7760, Robert Lund. 

Western Pacific Territories 

Served by Hawaii State Office. 

West Virginia State Office 

75 High Street, Room 320, Morgantown, 

WV 26505–7500, (304) 284–4872 TDD 

(304) 284–4836, David Cain. 

Wisconsin State Office 

4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, WI 

54481, (715) 345–7608 (ext. 7145) TDD 

(715) 345–7614, Peter Kohnen. 

Wyoming State Office 

P.O. Box 11005, Casper, WY 82602–6733, 

(307) 233–6715 TDD (307) 233–6733, 

Jack Hyde. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Henry Searcy, Senior Loan Specialist, 

Multi-Family Housing Processing 

Division—STOP 0781 (Room 1263–S) , 

U.S. Department of Agriculture—Rural 

Housing Service, 1400 Independence 

Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250–0781, 

by telephone at (202) 720–1604 (This is 

not a toll free number.) , or via e-mail 

at Henry.Searcy@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The reporting requirements contained 

in this NOFA have been approved by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

under Control Number 0575–0045. 

The FLH program is authorized by the 

Title V Housing Act of 1949: section 514 

(42 U.S.C. 1484) for loans and section 

516 (42 U.S.C. 1486) for grants. Tenant 

subsidies in the form of RA are available 

through section 521 (42 U.S.C. 1490a) . 

Sections 514 and 516 provide Rural 

Housing Service (RHS) the authority to 

make loans and grants for financing offfarm housing to broad-based nonprofit 

organizations, nonprofit organizations of 

farmworkers, federally recognized 

Indian tribes and agencies or political 

subdivisions of State or local 

government. In addition, loans may be 

made to limited partnerships in which 

the general partner is a nonprofit entity. 

Program Administration 

I. Funding Opportunities Description 

Funding for this program comes in the 

form of a loans, grants and rental 

assistance. Housing that is constructed 

with these loans and grants must meet 

the Agency design and construction 

standards contained in 7 CFR part 1924, 

subparts A and C. Once constructed, offfarm FLH must be managed in 

accordance with the program’s 

regulation, at 7 CFR part 3560. Tenant 

eligibility is limited to persons who 

meet the definition of a ‘‘domestic farm 

laborer’’, a ‘‘retired domestic farm 

laborer,’’ or a ‘‘disabled domestic farm 

laborer,’’ as defined in 7 CFR 3560.11. 

Farmworkers who are admitted to this 

country on a temporary basis under the 

Temporary Agricultural Workers (H–2A 

Visa) program are not eligible to occupy 

section 514/516 off-farm FLH. 

Operating assistance may be used in 

lieu of tenant-specific rental assistance 

in off-farm labor housing projects 

financed under section 514 or section 

516(i) of the Housing Act of 1949 

(U.S.C. 1486(i)) that serve migrant 

farmworkers. To be eligible for the 

operating assistance, projects must be 

off-farm FLH projects financed under 

section 514 or section 516 with units 

that are for migrant farmworkers 

(housing units for year-round 

farmworker households are ineligible) 


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and must otherwise meet the 

requirements of 7 CFR 3560.574. 

‘‘Migrants or migrant agricultural 

laborer’’ is defined in 7 CFR 3560.11 

Owners of eligible projects may choose 

tenant-specific RA or operating 

assistance, or a combination of both; 

however, any tenant or unit assisted 

with operating assistance may not also 

receive RA. 

II. Award Information 

Applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 

will only be accepted through the date 

and time listed in this NOFA. 

Because RHS has the ability to adjust 

loan and grant levels, final loan and 

grant levels will fluctuate. The 

estimated funds available for FY 2007 

for off-farm housing are: section 514, 

$31,937,082 and section 516, 

$10,491,000. 

Individual requests may not exceed 

$3 million (total loan and grant). If RA 

is available, it will be held in the 

National Office and will be awarded 

based on each project’s financial 

structure and need. Section 516 off-farm 

FLH grants may not exceed 90 percent 

of the total development cost of the 

housing. Applications that require 

leveraged funding must have firm 

commitments in place for all of the 

leveraged funding within 1 year of the 

issuance of a ‘‘Notice of Preapplication 

Review Action,’’ Form AD–622. In order 

to be eligible for leveraged funding 

selection points, the commitment for 

leveraged funds must be submitted with 

the initial preapplication. If leverage 

funds are in the form of tax credits, the 

applicant must document a history of 

receiving tax credits. 

III. Eligibility Information 

Applicant Eligibility 

(1) To be eligible to receive a section 

516 grant for off-farm FLH, the 

applicant must be a broad-based 

nonprofit organization, a nonprofit 

organization of farm workers, a federally 

recognized Indian tribe, an agency or 

political subdivision of a State or local 

government, or a public agency (such as 

a housing authority). 

(2) To be eligible to receive a section 

514 loan for off-farm FLH, the applicant 

must be a broad-based nonprofit 

organization, a nonprofit organization of 

farm workers, a federally recognized 

Indian tribe, an agency or political 

subdivision of a State or local 

government, a public agency (such as a 

housing authority), or a limited 

partnership which has a nonprofit entity 

as its sole general partner and: 

(a) Be unable to provide the necessary 

housing from its own resources; and 

(b) Except for State or local public 

agencies and Indian tribes, be unable to 

obtain similar credit elsewhere at rates 

that would allow for rents within the 

payment ability of eligible residents. 

(3) Broad-based nonprofit 

organizations must have a membership 

that reflects a variety of interests in the 

area where the housing will be located. 

Cost Sharing or Matching 

Section 516 grants for off-farm FLH 

may not exceed the lesser of 90 percent 

of the total development cost or the 

amount provided in 7 CFR 

3560.562(c)(2). 

Other Administrative Requirements 

The following policies and 

regulations apply to loans and grants 

made in response to this NOFA: 

(1) The equal opportunity 

requirements contained in 7 CFR part 

1901, subpart E regarding equal 

opportunity requirements; 

(2) The requirements of 7 CFR part 

3015, and 7 CFR part 3016 or 7 CFR part 

3019 (as applicable), which establish the 

uniform administrative requirements for 

grants and cooperative agreements to 

State and local governments and to nonprofit organizations; 

(3) The requirements of 7 CFR part 

1901, subpart F regarding historical and 

archaeological properties; 

(4) The environmental assessment 

requirements contained in 7 CFR part 

1940, subpart G regarding 

environmental assessments; 

(5) The requirements contained in 7 

CFR part 3560, subpart L regarding the 

loan and grant authorities of the off-farm 

FLH program; 

(6) The requirements contained in 7 

CFR part 1924, subpart A regarding 

planning and construction; 

(7) The requirements contained in 7 

CFR part 1924, subpart C regarding the 

planning and performing of site 

development work; and 

(8) All requirements contained in 7 

CFR part 3560 regarding the section 

514/516 off-farm FLH program. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

The application process will be in two 

phases: the initial preapplication (or 

proposal) and the submission of a 

formal application. Only those 

proposals that are selected for funding 

will be invited to submit formal 

applications. In the event that a 

proposal is selected for further 

processing and the applicant declines, 

the next highest ranked unfunded 

preapplication may be selected. 

All preapplications for sections 514 

and 516 funds must be filed with the 

appropriate Rural Development State 

Office and must meet the requirements 

of this NOFA. Incomplete 

preapplications will not be reviewed 

and will be returned to the applicant. 

No preapplication will be accepted after 

5 p.m., local time for each Rural 

Development State Office on June 18, 

2007 unless date and time is extended 

by another NOFA published in the 

Federal Register. 

If a preapplication is accepted for 

further processing, the applicant will be 

expected to submit a complete, formal 

application prior to the obligation of 

Agency funds. 

Preapplication Requirements 

The preapplication must contain the 

following: 

(1) A summary page listing the 

following items. This information 

should be double-spaced between items 

and not be in narrative form. 

(a) Applicant’s name. 

(b) Applicant’s Taxpayer 

Identification Number. 

(c) Applicant’s address. 

(d) Applicant’s telephone number. 

(e) Name of applicant’s contact 

person, telephone number, and address. 

(f) Amount of loan and grant 

requested. 

(g) For grants, the applicant’s 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). 

(2) A description of the applicant’s 

ability to meet the eligibility 

requirements stated in this NOFA. 

(3) Application for Federal Assistance 

(Standard Form 424) which can be 

found online at http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ 

sf424.pdf. 

(4) A current, dated, and signed 

financial statement showing assets and 

liabilities with information on the 

repayment schedule and status of all 

debts. 

(5) Evidence that the applicant is 

unable to obtain credit from other 

sources. Letters from credit institutions 

who normally provide real estate loans 

in the area should be obtained and these 

letters should indicate the rates and 


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terms upon which a loan might be 

provided. 

Note: Not required from State or local 

public agencies or Indian tribes. 

(6) A statement concerning the need 

for a labor housing grant. The statement 

should include preliminary estimates of 

the rents required with and without a 

grant. 

(7) A statement of the applicant’s 

experience in operating labor housing or 

other rental housing. If the applicant’s 

experience is limited, additional 

information should be provided to 

indicate how the applicant plans to 

compensate for this limited experience 

(i.e., obtaining assistance and advice of 

a management firm, non-profit group, 

public agency, or other organization 

which is experienced in rental 

management and will be available on a 

continuous basis). 

(8) A brief statement explaining the 

applicant’s proposed method of 

operation and management (i.e., on-site 

manager, contracting for management 

services, etc.). As stated in this NOFA: 

(a) The housing must be managed in 

accordance with the program’s 

management regulation, found in 7 CFR 

part 3560; and 

(b) Tenancy is limited to ‘‘domestic 

farm laborers,’’ ‘‘retired dometic farm 

laborers,’’ and ‘‘disabled domestic farm 

laborers’’ as defined 7 CFR 3560. 

(9) Applicants must provide: 

(a) A copy of, or an accurate citation 

to, the special provisions of State law 

under which they are organized, a copy 

of the applicant’s charter, their Articles 

of Incorporation, and their By-laws; 

(b) The names, occupations, and 

addresses of the applicant’s members, 

directors, and officers; and 

(c) If a member or subsidiary of 

another organization, the organization’s 

name, address, and nature of business. 

(10) A preliminary survey to identify 

the supply and demand for labor 

housing in the market area. The market 

area must be clearly identified and may 

include only the area from which 

tenants can reasonably be drawn for the 

proposed project. Documentation must 

be provided to justify a need within the 

intended market area for housing for 

‘‘domestic farm laborers’’, as defined in 

this NOFA. The preliminary survey 

should address or include the following 

items: 

(a) The annual income level of 

farmworker families in the area and the 

probable income of the farm workers 

who are apt to occupy the proposed 

housing; 

(b) A realistic estimate of the number 

of farm workers who are home-based in 

the area and the number of farm workers 

who normally migrate into the area. 

Information on migratory workers 

should indicate the average number of 

months the migrants reside in the area 

and an indication of what type of family 

groups are represented by the migrants 

(i.e., single individuals as opposed to 

families); 

(c) General information concerning 

the type of labor intensive crops grown 

in the area and prospects for continued 

demand for farm laborers (i.e., prospects 

for mechanization, etc.); 

(d) The overall occupancy rate for 

comparable rental units in the area and 

the rents charged and customary rental 

practices for these units (i.e., will they 

rent to large families, do they require 

annual leases, etc.); 

(e) The number, condition, adequacy, 

rental rates and ownership of units 

currently used or available to farm 

workers; 

(f) A description of the units 

proposed, including the number, type, 

size, rental rates, amenities such as 

carpets and drapes, related facilities 

such as a laundry room or community 

room and other facilities providing 

supportive services in connection with 

the housing and the needs of the 

prospective tenants such as a health 

clinic or day care facility, estimated 

development timeline, estimated total 

development cost, and applicant 

contribution; and 

(g) The applicant must also identify 

all other sources of funds, including the 

dollar amount, source, and commitment 

status. (Note: A section 516 grant may 

not exceed 90 percent of the total 

development cost of the housing.) 

(11) A completed Form RD 1940–20, 

‘‘Request for Environmental 

Information,’’ and a description of 

anticipated environmental issues or 

concerns. The form can be found online 

at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/regs/ 

forms/1940-20.pdf. 

(12) A prepared HUD 935.2, 

‘‘Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing 

Plan.’’ The plan will reflect that 

occupancy is open to all qualified 

‘‘domestic farm laborers,’’ regardless of 

which farming operation they work and 

that they will not discriminate on the 

basis of race, color, sex, age, disability, 

marital or familial status or National 

origin in regard to the occupancy or use 

of the units. The form can be found 

online at http://www.hudclips.org/ 

sub_nonhud/html/pdfforms/935-a.pdf. 

(13) Evidence of site control such as 

an option or sales contract. In addition, 

a map and description of the proposed 

site, including the availability of water, 

sewer, and utilities and the proximity to 

community facilities and services such 

as shopping, schools, transportation, 

doctors, dentists, and hospitals. 

(14) Preliminary plans and 

specifications, including plot plans, 

building layouts, and type of 

construction and materials. The housing 

must meet the Agency’s design and 

construction standards contained in 7 

CFR part 1924, subparts A and C and 

must also meet all applicable Federal, 

State, and local accessibility standards. 

(15) A Supportive Services Plan 

describing services that will be provided 

on-site or made available to tenants 

through cooperative agreements with 

service providers in the community, 

such as a health clinic or day care 

facility. Off-site services must be 

accessible and affordable to farm 

workers and their families. Letters of 

intent from service providers are 

acceptable documentation at the 

preapplication stage. 

(16) A proposed operating budget 

utilizing Form RD 3560–7, ‘‘Multiple 

Family Housing Project Budget/Utility 

Allowance.’’ The form can be found 

online at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ 

regs/forms/3560-07.pdf. 

(17) An estimate of development cost 

utilizing Form RD 1924–13, ‘‘Estimate 

and Certificate of Actual Cost.’’ The 

form can be found online at http:// 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/regs/forms/1924- 

13.pdf. 

(18) Form RD 3560–30, ‘‘Certification 

of No Identity of Interest (IOI)’’ and 

Form RD 3560–31, ‘‘Identity of Interest 

Disclosure/Qualification Certification.’’

These forms can be found online at 

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/regs/fmi/ 

fm3560-30.pdf and http://

www.rurdev.usda.gov/regs/fmi/fm3560- 

31.pdf, respectively. 

(19) Form HUD 2530, ‘‘Previous 

Participation Certification.’’ The form 

can be found online at http:// 

www.hudclips.org/sub?nonhud/html/ 

pdfforms/2530.pdf. 

(20) If requesting RA or Operating 

Assistance, Form RD 3560–25, ‘‘Initial 

Request for Rental Assistance or 

Operating Assistance.’’ The form can be 

found online at http:// 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/regs/forms/3560- 

25.pdf. 

(21) A Sources and Uses Statement 

showing all sources of funding included 

in the proposed project. The terms and 

schedules of all sources included in the 

project should be included in the 

Sources and Uses Statement. 

(22) A separate one-page information 

sheet listing each of the ‘‘Application 

Scoring Criteria’’ contained in this 

NOFA, followed by the page numbers of 

all relevant material and documentation 

that is contained in the proposal that 

supports the criteria. 


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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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