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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4350–N–01]

Fiscal Year 1998 Notice of Funding

Availability for the Demolition of

Severely Distressed Public Housing

(HOPE VI Demolition)

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Public and Indian

Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability

(NOFA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of funding for FY 1998 for

the demolition of obsolete and/or

severely distressed public housing units

without revitalization, hereafter referred

to as HOPE VI Demolition, as provided

in the Departments of Veterans Affairs

and Housing and Urban Development,

and Independent Agencies

Appropriations Act, 1998. The 1998

Appropriations Act continued funding

of the HOPE VI program, including

funding to assist in the demolition of

obsolete and/or severely distressed

public housing projects or portions

thereof.

Purpose. HOPE VI Demolition grants

will fund demolition, minimal site

restoration, and related relocation and

administrative costs.

Available funding. Up to $60 million

is available to fund HOPE VI Demolition

grants.

Eligible Applicants. PHAs that own

public housing units are eligible to

apply. Indian Housing Authorities,

Tribes, and Tribally Designated Entities

are not eligible to apply.

This NOFA contains information on

eligible applicants, program

requirements, and application

submission requirements, solely for the

funding of demolition of public

housing. Information about the funding

for Section 8 tenant-based assistance

and for HOPE VI Revitalization, with or

without demolition, has been provided

by separate Federal Register Notice and

NOFA.

APPLICATION DUE DATE: Completed

applications must be submitted to HUD

no later than September 3, 1998 at the

times described in the following section.

Applications may not be sent by e-mail

or facsimile (FAX).

ADDRESSES AND APPLICATION SUBMISSION

PROCEDURES: Addresses. For

Applications to HUD Headquarters. One

copy of the completed application must

be submitted to HUD Headquarters, 451

Seventh Street, SW, Room 4138,

Washington, DC 20410, Attention:

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public

Housing Investments. For Applications

to HUD Field Offices. In addition, 2

copies of the application must be

submitted to the appropriate HUD Field

Office. Please see Appendix A to this

NOFA for a listing of addresses and

hours of operation for the HUD Field

Offices. HUD requests additional copies

in order to expeditiously review your

application and appreciates your

assistance in providing the copies.

Please note that for those applications

for which copies are being submitted to

the Field Offices and HUD

Headquarters, timeliness of submission

will be based on the time the

application is received at HUD

Headquarters.

Application Procedures. Mailed

Applications. Applications will be

considered timely filed if postmarked

on or before 12:00 midnight on the

application due date and received by

HUD Headquarters on or within ten (10)

days of the application due date.

Applications Sent by Overnight/

Express Mail Delivery. Applications sent

by overnight delivery or express mail

will be considered timely filed if

received before or on the application

due date, or upon submission of

documentary evidence that they were

placed in transit with the overnight

delivery service by no later than the

specified application due date.

Hand-Carried Applications. For

applications submitted to HUD

Headquarters, hand-carried applications

must be brought to the specified

location and room number between the

hours of 8:45 am to 5:15 pm, Eastern

time. For applications submitted to the

HUD Field Offices, hand carried

applications will be accepted during

normal business hours before the

application due date.

FOR APPLICATION KITS, FURTHER

INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:

For Application Kits. A HOPE VI

Demolition Application Kit will be

mailed to each eligible applicant. The

HOPE VI Demolition NOFA and

Application Kit are also available

through the HUD web site on the

Internet at http://www.HUD.gov.

For Further Information and

Technical Assistance. For answers to

your questions, you may call Mr. Milan

Ozdinec, Director, Office of Urban

Revitalization, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh

Street, SW, Room 4142, Washington, DC

20410; telephone (202) 401–8812 (this is

not a toll free number). Persons with

hearing or speech impairments may

access this number via TTY by calling

the Federal Information Relay Service at

1–800–877–8339. HUD staff will be

available to provide general guidance

and technical assistance about this

NOFA before the application due date.

Current law does not permit HUD staff

to assist in preparing the application.

Following selection of applicants, but

prior to award, HUD staff will be

available to assist in clarifying or

confirming information that is a

prerequisite to the offer of an award or

Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) by

HUD.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement.

The information collection

requirements contained in this notice

have been approved by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) under

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520) and assigned

approval number is 2577–0075. An

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and

a person is not required to respond to,

a collection of information unless the

collection displays a valid control

number.

I. Authority; Purpose; Amount

Allocated; and Eligibility

(A) Authority

The funding for HOPE VI Demolition

grants made available under this NOFA

is provided by the Departments of

Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban

Development, and Independent

Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998

(Pub.L. 105–65; approved October 27,

1997) (the 1998 Appropriations Act),

under the heading ‘‘Revitalization of

Severely Distressed Public Housing

(HOPE VI).’’

(B) Purpose of HOPE VI Demolition

The Demolition component of the

HOPE VI Program has as its purpose to

expedite the demolition of obsolete and/

or severely distressed public housing

units without subsequent new

construction or revitalization of any

remaining units.

(C) Amount Allocated

Up to $60 million in HOPE VI funding

is available for grants to Public Housing

Authorities (PHAs) for the demolition of

obsolete and/or severely distressed

public housing without subsequent new

construction or revitalization of any

remaining units.

(D) Eligible Applicants

PHAs that own public housing units

are eligible to apply. Indian Housing

Authorities, Tribes, and Tribally

Designated Entities are not eligible to

apply.
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(E) Eligible Units

PHAs may request funds for the

demolition of units that:

(1) Are approved by HUD for

demolition in accordance with 24 CFR

part 970, but the approved units have

not yet been demolished, including

those funded for demolition by an FY

1996 or FY 1997 HOPE VI Demolition

grant but require supplemental funds to

cover unanticipated costs related to the

activities funded under the previous

grant; or

(2) Are covered by a conversion plan

(i.e., a plan for removal of the obsolete

and/or severely distressed development

from the public housing inventory in

accordance with the requirements at 24

CFR 971.7(b)) that is either approved by

or submitted to HUD on or before the

HOPE VI demolition application due

date.

(F) Eligible Activities

Eligible activities and costs include:

(1) Demolition, including any

required asbestos and/or lead-based

paint abatement, of dwelling units and

nondwelling facilities;

(2) Minimal site restoration after

demolition and subsequent site

improvements to benefit the remaining

portion of the project to provide project

accessibility, or to make the site more

saleable;

(3) Demolition of nondwelling

facilities, only where related to the

demolition of dwelling units;

(4) Necessary administrative costs;

and

(5) Relocation and other assistance

related to the permanent relocation of

families under the approved demolition,

conducted in accordance with 24 CFR

970.5.

(G) Grant Limitations

(1) Per Unit Limitations. Applicants

may receive no more than:

(a) $5,000 per vacant unit; and

(b) $6,500 per unit occupied as of the

date of HOPE VI demolition application

submission. This amount includes

relocation costs.

(2) Total Grant Amount.

(a) A PHA may submit multiple

applications. However, the total amount

requested by a single PHA for all

applications may not exceed $7.5

million.

(b) Notwithstanding the fact that a

PHA may submit multiple applications,

each individual application may

include a request for funds for only one

public housing development.

Developments immediately adjacent to

one another or in the same

neighborhood will be considered one

development for the purposes of this

NOFA. There is no minimum or

maximum number of housing units for

which funds may be requested in a

single application. However, there is a

limit of $7.5 million total for all

applications from a PHA.

(3) Reductions in Grant Amount. HUD

may select an application for funding

but make an award in an amount lower

than the amount requested by the

applicant, or adjust line items in the

proposed budget within the amount

requested (or both), if HUD determines

that partial funding is a viable option,

and:

(a) The amount requested for one or

more eligible activities is not supported

in the application or is not reasonably

related to the service or activity to be

carried out;

(b) An activity proposed for funding

does not qualify as an eligible activity

and can be separated from the budget;

(c) The amount requested exceeds the

grant limitations established in this

NOFA; or

(d) Insufficient funds are available to

fund the full amount.

(4) Program Income. Where a plan

contemplates the receipt of programrelated income prior to grant closeout

(e.g., the disposition of improved land),

such income must be reflected in the

budget and used for program purposes.

II. Application Selection Process

(A) Threshold Criteria for Funding

Consideration

(1) The applicant must be an eligible

PHA;

(2) The targeted public housing

development or portion thereof must

have either:

(a) An approved demolition

application in conformance with the

requirements specified in Section I.(E)

of this NOFA; or

(b) A conversion plan (i.e., a plan for

removal of the obsolete and/or severely

distressed development from the public

housing inventory), approved by or

submitted to HUD on or before the

HOPE VI demolition application due

date, in accordance with the

requirements at 24 CFR 971.7(b));

(3) The application must include all

required certifications and assurances,

properly signed and executed;

(4) Except for applications submitted

in accordance with Section I.E above,

the applicant must not have an executed

demolition contract or have demolished

the targeted units.

(5) The applicant must be in

compliance with all Fair Housing and

civil rights laws, statutes, regulations,

and executive orders as enumerated in

24 CFR 5.105(a) and Section IV (C), (D),

(E), and (F) of this NOFA. Until the

applicant has resolved any charge,

lawsuit, or letter of finding to the

satisfaction of the Department, an

applicant is ineligible to apply for

funding if it:

(a) Has been charged with a violation

of the Fair Housing Act by the Secretary

of HUD;

(b) Is the defendant in a Fair Housing

Act lawsuit filed by the Department of

Justice; or

(c) Has received a letter of

noncompliance finding under Title VI of

the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the

Rehabilitation Act, or Section 109 of the

Housing and Community Development

Act.

(B) Application Evaluation

(1) Applications will be funded on a

first-come, first-served basis within the

three priority groups listed in section 2

below.

(a) Upon receipt, each application

will be assigned an ordinal (i.e., ranking

number), based on the date received at

HUD Headquarters. All applications

received on the same date will be

considered received at the same time on

that date and therefore will receive the

same ordinal.

(b) Each application in Priority Group

1 will be screened for eligibility and

completeness.

(c) Applications found to be ineligible

for consideration will be rejected and

the applicant will be notified in writing

of the reason for rejection.

(d) If an eligible application in

Priority Group 1 is found to be

incomplete, HUD will contact the

applicant in writing to request the

missing information. In such case, the

application’s ordinal will be changed to

the date the requested information is

received by HUD. Applicants whose

applications have been assigned the

same ordinal will be notified of all

incomplete applications with that

ordinal on the same day.

(e) Based on fund availability, all

eligible applications receiving the same

ordinal will be funded. If there are

insufficient funds to fund all

applications with the same ordinal,

HUD will conduct a lottery among those

applications to determine funding.

(f) If funds remain after all eligible

applications in Priority Group 1 have

been funded, each application in

Priority Group 2 will be processed in

accordance with the procedures in

subsections (b) through (e) above.

(g) If funds remain after all eligible

applications in Priority Group 2 have

been funded, each application in

Priority Group 3 will be processed in
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accordance with the procedures in

subsections (b) through (e) above.

(h) If funds remain after all eligible

applications in Priority Group 3 have

been funded, HUD may publish a

subsequent NOFA for this program to

allow submission of additional

applications.

(2) Priority Groups.

(a) Priority Group 1.

(i) Applications targeting sites for

which HOPE VI Revitalization

applications were submitted in FY 1996

but not funded, and for which

demolition applications have been

approved by HUD; or

(ii) Applications targeting sites for

which a conversion plan (i.e., plan for

removal of the obsolete and/or severely

distressed development from the public

housing inventory) has been approved

by HUD on or before the HOPE VI

demolition application due date under

this NOFA, in accordance with the

requirements at 24 CFR 971.7(d)); or

(iii) Applications targeting sites for

which HOPE VI Demolition grants were

received in the FY 1996 or FY 1997

funding round and which request

supplemental funds to cover

unanticipated costs related to the

activities funded under the previous

grants in conformance with the grant

limitations provided in this NOFA.

(b) Priority Group 2. (i) Applications

targeting sites for which HOPE VI

Demolition applications were submitted

in FY 1997 but not funded, and for

which demolition applications have

been approved by HUD.

(ii) Applications targeting sites for

which a conversion plan (i.e., plan for

removal of the obsolete and/or severely

distressed development from the public

housing inventory), has been submitted

to HUD on or before the HOPE VI

demolition application due date under

this NOFA, in accordance with the

requirements at 24 CFR 971.7(b)).

(c) Priority Group 3. All other

applications targeting sites for which a

demolition application has been

approved by HUD.

(C) Applicant Notification and Award

Procedures

(1) Written Notification. In accordance

with the HUD Reform Act, HUD may

not notify applicants as to whether or

not they have been selected to

participate until the announcement of

the selection of all recipients under this

NOFA. HUD will provide written

notification to all applicants.

(2) Environmental Review. Selection

for participation (preliminary approval)

does not constitute approval of the

proposed site(s). Each proposed site will

be subject to a HUD environmental

review, in accordance with 24 CFR part

50. Except to the extent that HUD

approval has already been given in

connection with previous HOPE VI

funding for a demolition proposal, the

PHA must not demolish or convert a

property, or commit HUD or local funds

to fund these activities, until written

approval is received from the

appropriate HUD Environmental

Clearance Officer in its area, certifying

that the proposed activities have been

approved and the PHA is released from

all environmental conditions. The

results of the environmental review may

require that proposed activities be

modified or the proposed site(s)

rejected.

(3) ACC Amendment. Because the

HOPE VI Program does not have Federal

Regulations, upon selection HUD and

the recipient will execute an ACC

Amendment setting forth the amount of

the grant. The ACC Amendment will

provide that the recipient agrees that:

(a) The demolition and relocation

work shall be carried out in accordance

with the funding NOFA, applicable law

including all HUD regulations, the

approved HOPE VI Demolition

Application and Demolition

Application approval, and all other

applicable requirements. In addition,

the PHA agrees to comply with such

other terms and conditions, including

recordkeeping and reports, as HUD may

establish for the purposes of

administering, monitoring, and

evaluating the program in an effective

and efficient manner.

(b) Subject to the provisions of Part A

of the ACC, and to assist in the

demolition and relocation, HUD agrees

to disburse to the PHA from time to time

as needed, up to the amount of funding

assistance specified above.

(4) Failure to Proceed. In the event

that an applicant selected to receive

HOPE VI demolition funding does not

proceed in a manner consistent with its

application or as required by the ACC

Amendment, HUD may withdraw any

unobligated balances of funding and

make this funding available, subject to

applicable law, in HUD’s discretion, to

a subsequent applicant, in conformance

with the priorities set forth in Section

II.(B)(2) of this NOFA. Failure to

proceed with respect to obligated funds

will be governed by the terms of the

ACC amendment.

(D) No funds provided under this

NOFA shall be used directly or

indirectly to provide competitive

advantage in awards to settle litigation

or pay judgments. (E) Duplicative

funding is prohibited for any demolition

activity previously funded by HOPE VI

funds.

III. Application Submission

Requirements

Each HOPE VI Demolition application

must conform to the requirements of the

HOPE VI Demolition Application Kit,

both in format and content. Each

application must include the following,

as directed by the application kit:

(A) OMB Standard Form 424.

Standard Form 424, Request for Federal

Assistance, signed by a person legally

authorized to enter into an agreement

with the Department;

(B) Site Information and Proposed

Activities. Information and description

of the proposed demolition and related

activities.

(C) Documentation of Eligibility.

Evidence of HUD approval of a

demolition/disposition application

(approval letter) or approval by HUD or

submission to HUD by the HOPE VI

demolition application due date of an

obsolete and/or severely distressed

public housing conversion plan in

conformance with the requirements of

24 CFR part 971;

(D) Program Financing. A description

of program financing, including a

program budget submitted on Form

HUD–52825–A and third-party

certification of reasonable and accurate

costs; and

(E) Required Certifications and

Assurances. Required certifications and

assurances as provided in the HOPE VI

Demolition application kit.

IV. Applicability of Other Federal

Requirements

(A) Fair Housing Requirements.

Recipients must comply with the

requirements of the Fair Housing Act

(42 U.S.C. 3601–19) and the regulations

in 24 CFR part 100; Executive Order

11063 (Equal Opportunity in Housing)

and the regulations in 24 CFR part 107;

the fair housing poster regulations in 24

CFR part 110; and Title VI of the Civil

Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d)

and the regulations in 24 CFR part 1.

(B) Nondiscrimination on the Basis of

Age or Disability. Recipients must

comply with the prohibitions against

discrimination on the basis of age

pursuant to the Age Discrimination Act

of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101–07) and the

regulations in 24 CFR part 146; the

prohibitions against discrimination

against, and reasonable, accommodation

and accessibility requirements for,

persons with disabilities under section

504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29

U.S.C. 794) and the regulations in 24

CFR part 8; Title II of the Americans

with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.

12101 et seq.) and regulations issued

pursuant thereto (28 CFR part 35); and
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the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968

(42 U.S.C. 4151) and the regulations in

24 CFR part 40.

(C) Section 3 Employment

Opportunities. Recipients must comply

with section 3 of the Housing and Urban

Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C.

1701u) (Employment Opportunities for

Lower Income Persons in Connection

with Assisted Projects) and its

implementing regulations at 24 CFR part

135. Recipients must ensure that

training, employment and other

economic opportunities are directed, to

the greatest extent feasible, toward low

and very low income persons,

particularly those who are recipients of

government assistance for housing and

to business concerns that provide

economic opportunities to low and very

low income persons. Recipients must

comply with the reporting and

recordkeeping requirements found at 24

CFR part 135, subpart E.

(D) Minority and Women’s Business

Enterprises. The requirements of

Executive Orders 11246, 11625, 12432,

and 12138 apply to this program.

Consistent with HUD’s responsibilities

under these orders, recipients must

make efforts to encourage the use of

minority and women’s business

enterprises in connection with funded

activities.

(E) OMB Circulars. The policies,

guidelines, and requirements of OMB

Circular Nos. A–87 (Cost Principles

Applicable to Grants, Contracts and

Other Agreements with State and Local

Governments) and 24 CFR part 85

(Administrative Requirements for

Grants and Cooperative Agreements to

State, Local, and Federally-Recognized

Indian Tribal Governments), apply to

the award, acceptance, and use of

assistance under the program by PHAs,

and to the remedies for noncompliance,

except when inconsistent with the

provisions of the 1998 Appropriations

Act, other Federal statutes, or this

NOFA. Recipients are also subject to the

audit requirements of OMB Circular A–

133. Copies of OMB Circulars may be

obtained from E.O.P. Publications, room

2200, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503, telephone (202)

395–7332 (this is not a toll-free

number). There is a limit of two free

copies. OMB circulars are also available

on the WEB at www.whitehouse.gov/

WH/EOP/OMB/Grants/.

(F) Drug-Free Workplace. Applicants

must certify that they will provide a

drug-free workplace, in accordance with

the Drug-free Workplace Act of 1988

and HUD’s implementing regulations at

24 CFR part 24, subpart F.

(G) Debarred or Suspended

Contractors. The provisions of 24 CFR

part 24 apply to the employment,

engagement of services, awarding of

contracts, subgrants, or funding of any

recipients, or contractors or

subcontractors, during any period of

debarment, suspension, or placement in

ineligibility status.

(H) Conflict of Interest. In addition to

the conflict of interest requirements in

24 CFR part 85 and Section 19 of the

ACC, no person who is an employee,

agent, consultant, officer, or elected or

appointed official and who exercises or

has exercised any functions or

responsibilities with respect to activities

assisted by HOPE VI funds, or who is in

a position to participate in a

decisionmaking process or gain inside

information with regard to such

activities, may obtain a financial interest

or benefit from the activity, or have an

interest in any contract, subcontract, or

agreement with respect thereto, or the

proceeds thereunder, either for himself

or herself or for those with whom he or

she has family or business ties, during

his or her tenure or for one year

thereafter.

(I) Labor Standards. Davis-Bacon

wage rates apply to demolition followed

by construction on the site. HUDdetermined wage rates apply to

demolition followed only by filling in

the site and establishing a lawn.

(J) Lead-Based Paint Testing and

Abatement. PHAs shall comply with the

Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention

Act (42 U.S.C. 4821 et seq.) and 24 CFR

part 35; 24 CFR part 965, subpart H; and

24 CFR 968.110(k). Tenant-based

assistance provided to PHAs under this

program will be subject to 24 CFR

982.401 and 24 CFR part 35. Unless

otherwise provided, PHAs shall be

responsible for testing and abatement

activities before demolition as

appropriate to meet state and Federal

requirements.

V. Findings and Certifications

(A) Environmental Impact. This

NOFA provides funding under, and

does not alter the environmental

provisions of, regulations in 24 CFR part

970, which have been published

previously in the Federal Register.

Accordingly, under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(5),

this NOFA is categorically excluded

from environmental review under the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321). The

environmental review provisions of 24

CFR part 970 are found in § 970.4.

(B) Federalism Impact. The General

Counsel, as the Designated Official

under section 6(a) of Executive Order

12612, Federalism, has determined that

this NOFA will not have substantial,

direct effects on States, on their political

subdivisions, or on their relationship

with the Federal Government, or on the

distribution of power and

responsibilities between them and other

levels of government. Where this NOFA

offers financial assistance to PHAs that

are units of general local government,

none of its provisions will have an effect

on the relationship between the Federal

Government and the States, or the

States’ political subdivisions.

(C) Accountability in the Provision of

HUD Assistance. Section 102 of the

Department of Housing and Urban

Development Reform Act of 1989 (HUD

Reform Act) and the final rule codified

at 24 CFR part 4, subpart A, published

on April 1, 1996 (61 FR 1448), contain

a number of provisions that are

designed to ensure greater

accountability and integrity in the

provision of certain types of assistance

administered by HUD. On January 14,

1992, HUD published, at 57 FR 1942, a

notice that also provides information on

the implementation of section 102. The

documentation, public access, and

disclosure requirements of section 102

are applicable to assistance awarded

under this NOFA as follows:

Documentation and public access

requirements. HUD will ensure that

documentation and other information

regarding each application submitted

pursuant to this NOFA are sufficient to

indicate the basis upon which

assistance was provided or denied. This

material, including any letters of

support, will be made available for

public inspection for a five-year period

beginning not less than 30 days after the

award of the assistance. Material will be

made available in accordance with the

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.

552) and HUD’s implementing

regulations at 24 CFR part 15. In

addition, HUD will include the

recipients of assistance pursuant to this

NOFA in its Federal Register notice of

all recipients of HUD assistance

awarded on a competitive basis.

Disclosures. HUD will make available

to the public for five years all applicant

disclosure reports (HUD Form 2880)

submitted in connection with this

NOFA. Update reports (also Form 2880)

will be made available along with the

applicant disclosure reports, but in no

case for a period less than three years.

All reports—both applicant disclosures

and updates—will be made available in

accordance with the Freedom of

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and

HUD’s implementing regulations at 24

CFR part 15.

(D) Section 103 of the HUD Reform

Act. HUD’s regulation implementing

section 103 of the Department of

Housing and Urban Development
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Reform Act of 1989, codified as 24 CFR

part 4, applies to the funding

competition announced today. The

requirements of the rule continue to

apply until the announcement of the

selection of successful applicants. HUD

employees involved in the review of

applications and in the making of

funding decisions are limited by part 4

from providing advance information to

any person (other than an authorized

employee of HUD) concerning funding

decisions, or from otherwise giving any

applicant an unfair competitive

advantage. Persons who apply for

assistance in this competition should

confine their inquiries to the subject

areas permitted under 24 CFR part 4.

Applicants or employees who have

ethics related questions should contact

the HUD Office of Ethics (202) 708–

3815. (This is not a toll-free number.)

For HUD employees who have specific

program questions, such as whether

particular subject matter can be

discussed with persons outside HUD,

the employee should contact the

appropriate Field Office Counsel, or

Headquarters counsel for the program to

which the question pertains.

(E) Prohibition Against Lobbying

Activities. The use of funds awarded

under this NOFA is subject to the

disclosure requirements and

prohibitions of section 319 of the

Department of the Interior and Related

Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal

Year 1990 (31 U.S.C. 1352) (the Byrd

Amendment) and the implementing

regulations in 24 CFR part 87. These

authorities prohibit recipients of Federal

contracts, grants, or loans from using

appropriated funds for lobbying the

executive or legislative branches of the

Federal Government in connection with

a specific contract, grant, or loan. The

prohibition also covers the awarding of

contracts, grants, cooperative

agreements, or loans unless the

recipient has made an acceptable

certification regarding lobbying. Under

24 CFR part 87, applicants, recipients,

and subrecipients of assistance

exceeding $100,000 must certify that no

Federal funds have been or will be spent

on lobbying activities in connection

with the assistance.

(F) Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number. The Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance number for

the HOPE VI Program is 14.866.

Dated: May 19, 1998.

Deborah Vincent,

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public

and Indian Housing.

Appendix A—HUD Field Office Contact

Information

Not all Field Offices listed handle all of the

programs contained in the SuperNOFAs.

Applicants should look to the SuperNOFAs

for contact numbers for information on

specific programs. Office hour listings are

local time. Persons with hearing or speech

impediments may access any of these

numbers via TTY by calling the Federal

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339.

New England

Connecticut State Office, One Corporate

Center, 19th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103–

3220, 860–240–4800, Office Hours: 8:00–

4:30 PM

Maine State Office, 99 Franklin Street, Third

Floor, Suite 302, Bangor, ME 04401–4925,

207–945–0467, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–

4:30 PM

Massachusetts State Office, Thomas P.

O’Neill, Jr. Federal Building, 10 Causeway

Street, Room 375, Boston, MA 02222–1092,

617–565–5234, Office Hours: 8:30 AM–

5:00 PM

New Hampshire State Office, Norris Cotton

Federal Building 275 Chestnut Street,

Manchester, NH 03101–2487, 603–666–

7681, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Rhode Island State Office, Sixth Floor, 10

Weybosset Street, 6th floor, Providence, RI

02903–2808, 401–528–5230, Office Hours:

8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Vermont State Office, U.S. Federal Building,

Room 237, 11 Elmwood Avenue, P.O. Box

879, Burlington, VT 05402–0879, 802–951–

6290, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

New York/New England

Albany Area Office, 52 Corporate Circle,

Albany, NY 12203–5121, 518–464–4200,

Office Hours: 7:30 AM–4:00 PM

Buffalo Area Office, Lafayette Court, 465

Main Street, Fifth Floor, Buffalo, NY

14203–1780, 716–551–5755, Office Hours:

8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Camden Area Office, Hudson Building, 800

Hudson Square, Second Floor, Camden, NJ

08102–1156, 609–757–5081, Office Hours:

8:00 AM–4:30 PM

New Jersey State Office, One Newark Center,

13th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102–5260, 973–

622–7900, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

New York State Office 26 Federal Plaza, New

York, NY 10278–0068, 212–264–6500,

Office Hours: 8:30 AM–5:00 PM

Mid Atlantic

Delaware State Office, 824 Market Street,

Suite 850, Wilmington, DE 19801–3016,

302–573–6300, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–

4:30 PM

District of Columbia Office, 820 First Street,

N.E., Suite 450, Washington, DC 20002–

4205, 202–275–9200, Office Hours: 8:30

AM–4:30 PM

Maryland State Office, City Crescent

Building, 10 South Howard Street, Fifth

Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201–2505, 410–

962–2520, Office Hours: 8:30 AM–4:30 PM

Pennsylvania State Office, The Wanamaker

Building, 100 Penn Square East,

Philadelphia, PA 19107–3380, 215–656–

0600, Office Hours: 8:30 AM–4:30 PM

Pittsburgh Area Office, 339 Sixth Avenue,

Sixth Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222–2515,

412–644–6428, Office Hours: 8:30 AM–

4:30 PM

Virginia State Office, The 3600 Centre, 3600

West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230–

4920, 804–278–4539, Office Hours: 8:30

AM–4:30 PM

West Virginia State Office, 405 Capitol Street,

Suite 708, Charleston, WV 25301–1795,

304–347–7000, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–

4:30 PM

Southeast/Caribbean

Alabama State Office, Beacon Ridge Tower,

600 Beacon Parkway West, Suite 300,

Birmingham, AL 35209–3144, 205–290–

7617, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Caribbean Office, New San Juan Office

Building, 159 Carlos E. Chardon Avenue,

San Juan, PR 00918–1804, 787–766–5201,

Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Florida State Office, Gables One Tower, 1320

South Dixie Highway, Coral Gables, FL

33146–2926, 305–662–4500, Office Hours:

8:30 AM–5 PM

Georgia State Office, Richard B. Russell

Federal Building, 75 Spring Street, S.W.,

Atlanta, GA 30303–3388, 404–331–5136,

Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Jacksonville Area Office, Southern Bell

Tower, 301 West Bay Street, Suite 2200,

Jacksonville, FL 32202–5121, 904–232–

2627, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Kentucky State Office, 601 West Broadway,

P.O. Box 1044, Louisville, KY 40201–1044,

502–582–5251, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–

4:45 PM

Knoxville Area Office, John J. Duncan

Federal Building, 710 Locust Street, 3rd

Floor, Knoxville, TN 37902–2526, 423–

545–4384, Office Hours: 7:30 AM–4:15 PM

Memphis Area Office, One Memphis Place,

200 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 1200,

Memphis, TN 38103–2335, 901–544–3367,

Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Mississippi State Office, Doctor A. H. McCoy

Federal Building, 100 West Capital Street,

Room 910, Jackson, MS 39269–1096, 601–

965–4738, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:45 PM

North Carolina State Office, Koger Building,

2306 West Meadowview Road, Greensboro,

NC 27407–3707, 910–547–4000, Office

Hours: 8:00 AM–4:45 PM

Orlando Area Office, Langley Building, 3751

Maguire Blvd, Suite 270, Orlando, FL

32803–3032, 407–648–6441, Office Hours:

8:00 AM–4:30 PM

South Carolina State Office, Strom

Thurmond Federal Building, 1835

Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201–

2480, 803–765–5592, Office Hours: 8:00

AM–4:45 PM

Tampa Area Office, Timberlake Federal

Building Annex, 501 East Polk Street, Suite

700, Tampa, FL 33602–3945, 813–228–

2501, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Tennessee State Office, 251 Cumberland

Bend Drive, Suite 200, Nashville, TN

37228–1803, 615–736–5213, Office Hours:

8:00 AM–4:30 PM
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Midwest

Cincinnati Area Office, 525 Vine Street, 7th

Floor, Cincinnati, OH 45202–3188, 513–

684–3451, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:45 PM

Cleveland Area Office, Renaissance Building,

1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 500, Cleveland,

OH 44115–1815, 216–522–4065, Office

Hours: 8:00 AM–4:40 PM

Flint Area Office, The Federal Building, 605

North Saginaw, Suite 200, Flint, MI 48502–

2043, 810–766–5108, Office Hours: 8:00

AM–4:30 PM

Grand Rapids Area Office, Trade Center

Building, 50 Louis Street, NW, 3rd Floor,

Grand Rapids, MI 49503–2648, 616–456–

2100, Office Hours: 8:00 AM –4:30 PM

Illinois State Office, Ralph H. Metcalfe

Federal Building, 77 West Jackson Blvd,

Chicago, IL 60604–3507, 312–353–5680,

Office Hours: 8:15 AM–4:45 PM

Indiana State Office, 151 North Delaware

Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204–2526, 317–

226–6303, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:45 PM

Michigan State Office, Patrick V. McNamara

Federal Building, 477 Michigan Avenue,

Detroit, MI 48226–2592, 313–226–7900,

Office Hours: 8:00 AM –4:30 PM

Minnesota State Office, 220 Second St.,

South, Minneapolis, MN 55401–2195, 612–

370–3000, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Ohio State Office, 200 North High Street,

Columbus, OH 43215–2499, 614–469–

5737, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:45 PM

Wisconsin State Office, Henry S. Reuss

Federal Plaza, 310 West Wisconsin

Avenue, Suite 1380, Milwaukee, WI

53203–2289, 414–297–3214, Office Hours:

8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Southwest

Arkansas State Office, TCBY Tower, 425

West Capitol Avenue, Suite 900, Little

Rock, AR 72201–3488, 501–324–5931,

Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Dallas Area Office, Maceo Smith Federal

Building, 525 Griffin Street, Room 860,

Dallas, TX 75202–5007, 214–767–8359,

Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Houston Area Office, Norfolk Tower, 2211

Norfolk, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77098–

4096, 713–313–2274, Office Hours: 7:45

AM–4:30 PM

Louisiana State Office, Hale Boggs Federal

Building, 501 Magazine Street, 9th Floor,

New Orleans, LA 70130–3099, 504–589–

7201, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Lubbock Area Office, George H. Mahon

Federal Building and United States

Courthouse, 1205 Texas Avenue, Lubbock,

TX 79401–4093, 806–472–7265, Office

Hours: 8:00 AM–4:45 PM

New Mexico State Office, 625 Truman Street,

N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87110–6472, 505–

262–6463, Office Hours: 7:45 AM–4:30 PM

Oklahoma State Office, 500 West Main Street,

Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405–

553–7401, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

San Antonio Area Office, Washington

Square, 800 Dolorosa Street, San Antonio,

TX 78207–4563, 210–472–6800, Office

Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Shreveport Area Office, 401 Edwards Street,

Suite 1510, Shreveport, LA 71101–3289,

318–676–3385, Office Hours: 7:45 AM–

4:30 PM

Texas State Office, 1600 Throckmorton

Street, P.O. Box 2905, Fort Worth, TX

76113–2905, 817–978–9000, Office Hours:

8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Tulsa Area Office, 50 East 15th Street, Tulsa,

OK 74119–4030, 918–581–7434, Office

Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Great Plains

Iowa State Office, Federal Building, 210

Walnut Street, Room 239, Des Moines, IA

50309–2155, 515–284–4512, Office Hours:

8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Kansas/Missouri State Office, Gateway Tower

II, 400 State Avenue, Kansas City, KS

66101–2406, 913–551–5462, Office Hours:

8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Nebraska State Office, Executive Tower

Centre, 10909 Mill Valley Road, Omaha,

NE 68154–3955, 402–492–3100, Office

Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

St. Louis Area Office, Robert A. Young

Federal Building, 1222 Spruce Street, 3rd

Floor, St. Louis, MO 63103–2836, 314–

539–6583, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Rocky Mountains

Colorado State Office, 633—17th Street,

Denver, CO 80202–3607, 303–672–5440,

Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Montana State Office, Federal Office

Building, 301 South Park, Room 340,

Drawer 10095, Helena, MT 59626–0095,

406–441–1298, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–

4:30 PM

North Dakota State Office, Federal Building,

P. O. Box 2483, Fargo, ND 58108–2483,

701–239–5136, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–

4:30 PM

South Dakota State Office, 2400 West 49th

Street, Suite I–201, Sioux Falls, SD 57105–

6558, 605–330–4223, Office Hours: 8:00

AM–4:30 PM

Utah State Office, 257 Tower Building, 257

East–200 South, Suite 550, Salt Lake City,

UT 84111–2048, 801–524–3323, Office

Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Wyoming State Office, Federal Office

Building, 100 East B Street, Room 4229,

Casper, WY 82601–1918, 307–261–6250,

Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Pacific/Hawaii

Arizona State Office, Two Arizona Center,

400 North 5th Street, Suite 1600, Phoenix,

AZ 85004, 602–379–4434, Office Hours:

8:00 AM–4:30 PM

California State Office, Philip Burton Federal

Building and U.S. Courthouse, 450 Golden

Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102–

3448, 415–436–6550, Office Hours: 8:15

AM–4:45 PM

Fresno Area Office, 2135 Fresno Street, Suite

100, Fresno, CA 93721–1718, 209–487–

5033, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Hawaii State Office, Seven Waterfront Plaza,

500 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 500,

Honolulu, HI 96813–4918, 808–522–8175,

Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:00 PM

Los Angeles Area Office, 611 West 6th Street,

Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90017–3127,

213–894–8000, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–

4:30 PM

Nevada State Office, 333 North Rancho Drive,

Suite 700, Las Vegas, NV 89106–3714,

702–388–6525, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–

4:30 PM

Reno Area Office, 1575 Delucchi Lane, Suite

114, Reno, NV 89502–6581, 702–784–5356,

Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Sacramento Area Office, 777 12th Street,

Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95814–1997,

916–498–5220, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–

4:30 PM

San Diego Area Office, Mission City

Corporate Center, 2365 Northside Drive,

Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92108–2712,

619–557–5310, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–

4:30 PM

Santa Ana Area Office, 3 Hutton Centre

Drive, Suite 500, Santa Ana, CA 92707–

5764, 714–957–3745, Office Hours: 8:00

AM–4:30 PM

Tucson Area Office, Security Pacific Bank

Plaza, 33 North Stone Avenue, Suite 700,

Tucson, AZ 85701–1467, 520–670–6237,

Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Northwest/Alaska

Alaska State Office, University Plaza

Building, 949 East 36th Avenue, Suite 401,

Anchorage, AK 99508–4135, 907–271–

4170, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Idaho State Office, Plaza IV, 800 Park

Boulevard, Suite 220, Boise, ID 83712–

7743, 208–334–1990, Office Hours: 8:00

AM–4:30 PM

Oregon State Office, 400 Southwest Sixth

Avenue, Suite 700, Portland, OR 97204–

1632, 503–326–2561, Office Hours: 8:00

AM–4:30 PM

Spokane Area Office, Farm Credit Bank

Building, Eighth Floor East, West 601 First

Avenue, Spokane, WA 99204–0317, 509–

353–2510, Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Washington State Office, Seattle Federal

Office Building, 909 1st Avenue, Suite 200,

Seattle, WA 98104–1000, 206–220–5101,

Office Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

[FR Doc. 98–14367 Filed 5–29–98; 8:45 am]

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