19786 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 76 /Tuesday, April 21, 1998 / Notices

1A copy of this list may be obtained by

contacting Ms. Neila Sheahan, Assistant General

Counsel, at 202/619–5030, and the address is Room

700, U.S. Information Agency, 301 4th Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20547–0001.

Diamonds’’ (See list 1), imported from

abroad for the temporary exhibition

without profit within the United States,

is of cultural significance. This object is

imported pursuant to a loan agreement

with the foreign lender. I also determine

that the exhibition or display of the

listed object at the American Museum of

Natural History, New York, New York,

from approximately April 24, 1998

through August 30, 1998, is in the

national interest. Public Notice of this

determination is ordered to be

published in the Federal Register.

Dated: April 15, 1998.

Les Jin,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 98–10498 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8230–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Fund Availability Under the VA

Homeless Providers Grant and Per

Diem Program

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans

Affairs is announcing the availability of

funds for applications for assistance

under the grant component of VA’s

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem

Program. This Notice contains

information concerning the program,

application process and amount of

funding available.

DATES: An original completed and

collated grant application (plus three

collated copies) for assistance under the

VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per

Diem Program must be received in

Mental Health Strategic Healthcare

Group, Washington, DC, by 4:30 PM

Eastern Time on June 10, 1998.

Applications may not be sent by

facsimile (FAX). In the interest of

fairness to all competing applicants, this

deadline is firm as to date and hour, and

VA will treat as ineligible for

consideration any application that is

received after the deadline. Applicants

should take this practice into account

and make early submission of their

material to avoid any risk of loss of

eligibility brought about by

unanticipated delays or other deliveryrelated problems.

FOR A COPY OF THE APPLICATION PACKAGE,

CONTACT: Veterans Industries at (813)

228–2871 (this is not a toll-free call). For

a document relating to the VA Homeless

Providers Grant and Per Diem Program,

see the final rule codified at 38 CFR Part

17.700.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION: An original

completed and collated grant

application (plus three copies) must be

submitted to the following address:

Mental Health Strategic Healthcare

Group (116), Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20420. Applications

must be received in the Mental Health

Strategic Healthcare Group by the

application deadline.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Theresa Hayes, Victor Harris, or Roger

Casey, VA Homeless Providers Grant

and Per Diem Program, Mental Health

Strategic Healthcare Group (116),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20420; (202) 273–8966 (this is not a tollfree number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

Notice announces the availability of

funds for assistance under VA’s

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem

Program. This program is authorized by

Public Law 102–590, the Homeless

Veterans Comprehensive Service

Programs Act of 1992. Funding applied

for under this Notice may be used for:

(1) Remodeling or alteration of existing

buildings; (2) acquisition of buildings,

acquisition and rehabilitation of

buildings; (3) new construction.

Applicants may apply for more than one

type of assistance.

Although a separate notice will be

published announcing fund availability

for the Per Diem Component of the

program, grant applicants seeking such

assistance should indicate this request

on the application submitted for a grant.

The applicants who are awarded grants

will not be required to complete a

separate application for per diem

assistance. VA will review those

portions of the grant application that

pertain to per diem.

Grant applicants may not receive

assistance to replace funds provided by

any state or local government to assist

homeless persons. For existing projects,

VA will fund only the portion of the

project that will house the new program

or new component of an existing

program. A proposal for an existing

project that seeks to shift its focus by

changing the population to be served or

the precise mix of services to be offered

is not eligible for consideration. No

more than 25 percent of services

available in projects funded through this

grant program may be provided to

clients who are not receiving those

services as veterans.

Authority

VA’s Homeless Providers Grant and

Per Diem Program is authorized by

Sections 3 and 4 of Public Law 102–590,

the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive

Service Programs Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C.

7721 note) and has been extended

through fiscal year 1999 by Public Law

105–114. The program is implemented

by the final rule codified at 38 CFR Part

17.700. The final rule was published in

the Federal Register on June 1, 1994

and February 27, 1995, and revised

February 11, 1997. The regulations can

be found in their entirety in 38 CFR,

Volume 1, Sec. 17.700 through 17.731,

revised July 1, 1997. Funds made

available under this Notice are subject

to the requirements of those regulations.

Allocation

Approximately $5.0 million is

available for the grant component of this

program.

Application Requirements

The specific grant application

requirements will be specified in the

application package. The package

includes all required forms and

certifications. Conditional selections

will be made based on criteria described

in the application. Applicants who are

conditionally selected will be notified of

the additional information needed to

confirm or clarify information provided

in the application. Applicants will then

have one month to submit such

information. If an applicant is unable to

meet any conditions for grant award

within the specified time frame, VA

reserves the right to not award funds

and to use the funds available for other

grant and per diem applicants.

Dated: April 15, 1998.

Togo D. West, Jr.,

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 98–10542 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0129]

Proposed Information Collection

Activity: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of