Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 168 / Tuesday, August 30, 2011 / Notices 53881 

In the third column for page 39813, 

correct the DATES section to read: 

DATES: The deadline for receipt of all 

pre-applications in response to this is 

5:00 p.m., local time to the appropriate 

Rural Development State Office on 

September 6, 2011. * * * 

In the third column for page 39817, 

paragraph (a) entitled New Construction 

Energy Conservation; replace the entire 

paragraph (a) with the following: 

(a) Energy Conservation for New 

Construction (maximum 32 points). 

New construction projects may be 

eligible for up to 32 points when the 

pre-application includes a written 

certification by the applicant to 

participate in the following energy 

efficiency programs. The points will be 

allocated as follows: 

(1) Participation in the Department of 

Energy’s Energy Star for Homes program 

(10 points). http://www.energystar.gov/

index.cfm?c=bldrs_lenders_raters.nh_

multifamily_units. 

(2) Participation in the Green 

Communities program by the Enterprise 

Community Partners. (10 points) 

http://www.enterprisecommunity.org. 

(3) Participation in one of the 

following two programs will be awarded 

points for certification. 

Note: Each program has four levels of 

certification. State the level of certification 

that the applicant plans will achieve in their 

certification: 

• LEED for Homes program by the United 

States Green Building Council (USGBC): 

http://www.usgbc.org/homes. 

Æ Certified Level (4 points), OR 

Æ Silver Level (6 points), OR 

Æ Gold Level (8 points), OR 

Æ Platinum Level (10 points), OR 

• The National Association of Home 

Builders (NAHB) ICC 700–2008 National 

Green Building Standard TM: http:// 

www.nahb.org. 

Æ Bronze Level (4 points), OR 

Æ Silver Level (6 points), OR 

Æ Gold Level (8 points), OR 

Æ Emerald Level (10 points). 

(4) Participation in local green/energy 

efficient building standards; Applicants, 

who participate in a city, county or 

municipality program, will receive an 

additional 2 points. The applicant 

should be aware of and look for 

additional requirements that are 

sometimes embedded in the third-party 

program’s rating and verification 

systems. (2 points) 

Dated: August 23, 2011. 

Robert Lewis, 

Acting Administrator, Housing and 

Community Facilities Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22133 Filed 8–29–11; 8:45 am] 

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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Texas Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a meeting of the Texas 

Advisory Committee (Committee) to the 

Commission will convene on Thursday, 

September 15, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. and 

adjourn at approximately 4:30 p.m. at 

the Fretz Park Branch Library, 6990 Belt 

Line Road, Dallas, TX 75234. The 

purpose of the meeting is for the 

Committee to discuss its past work on 

human trafficking and future Committee 

activity. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 

Western Regional Office by October 14, 

2011. The mailing address is Western 

Regional Office, U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights, 300 N. Los Angeles St., 

Suite 2010, Los Angeles, CA 90012. 

Persons wishing to e-mail their 

comments may do so to 

atrevino@usccr.gov. Persons that desire 

additional information should contact 

Angelica Trevino, Administrative 

Assistant, Western Regional Office, at 

(213) 894–3437. 

Hearing-impaired persons who will 

attend the meeting and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Regional Office at 

least ten (10) working days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Western Regional Office, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this advisory committee are advised 

to go to the Commission’s Web site, 

http://www.usccr.gov, or to contact the 

Western Regional Office at the above email or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission and 

FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, August, 24, 

2011. 

Peter Minarik, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22024 Filed 8–29–11; 8:45 am] 

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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Colorado State Advisory 

Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a meeting of the Colorado 

State Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene at 10 a.m. 

(MDT) on Monday, September 12, 2011, 

at Denver Place, 999 18th Street, 2nd 

Floor Conference Room South Tower, 

Denver, CO 80202. The purpose of the 

meeting is to select a project topic. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days of the 

meeting. Written comments may be 

mailed to the Rocky Mountain Regional 

Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

999–18th Street, Suite 1380S, Denver, 

CO 80202. They may be faxed to (303) 

866–1050, or e-mailed to 

ebohor@usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Rocky Mountain Regional Office at (303) 

866–1040. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Rocky Mountain Regional Office, as 

they become available, both before and 

after the meeting. Persons interested in 

the work of this advisory committee are 

advised to go to the Commission’s Web 

site, http://www.usccr.gov, or to contact 

the Rocky Mountain Regional Office at 

the above e-mail or street address. 

Deaf or hearing-impaired persons who 

will attend the meeting(s) and require 

the services of a sign language 

interpreter should contact the Rocky 

Mountain Regional Office at least ten 

(10) working days before the scheduled 

date of the meeting. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission and 

FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, August 25, 2011. 

Peter Minarik, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22129 Filed 8–29–11; 8:45 am] 

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