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HUD believes that the burden on housing

authorities and project owners will not be

onerous for the reason set forth above, and

also because documentation of citizenship or

noncitizenship status is similar to and can be

undertaken at the same time as determination

of income eligibility. Additionally the house

authority and project owner is not required

to assist the family in obtaining evidence or

to determine the validity of the evidence

submitted.

For family members, the burden should be

minimal because for citizens only a

declaration is required. For noncitizens with

eligible immigration status, such noncitizens

should have with them their evidence of

eligible immigration status.

[FR Doc. 95–12714 Filed 5–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–32–M

[Docket No. N–95–3918; FR–3907–N–01]

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Housing—Federal Housing

Commissioner; FY 1995 Funding

Availability for HUD—Approved

Housing Counseling Agencies

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing

Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Fiscal Year 1995 notice of

funding availability for HUD-approved

housing counseling agencies.

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the

availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 1995

funding from the U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

for HUD-approved housing counseling

agencies to provide housing counseling

to homebuyers, homeowners, and

renters. HUD anticipates that a

maximum of $9.5 million dollars will be

available through this Notice of Funding

Availability (NOFA). All housing

counseling agencies approved by HUD

as of the publication date of this NOFA

may apply for FY 1995 funding. This

includes: (1) Multi-State, regional, or

national intermediary organizations,

and (2) local housing counseling

agencies that do not elect to affiliate

with a HUD-approved intermediary

organization.

This NOFA contains additional

information on the purpose and

background of the NOFA and funding

levels available to local counseling

agencies and intermediary organizations

respectively; eligible activities and

funding criteria; and application

requirements and procedures.

DATES: Completed applications must be

submitted no later than 4 p.m. E.S.T. on

June 23, 1995. As further described

below, any completed application must

be physically received by this deadline

date and hour at the appropriate local

HUD office (for local applicants) or at

the Office of Housing, Department of

Housing and Urban Development, 451

7th Street, SW, Room 9282, Washington

D.C. 20410 (for national, regional or

multi-State applicants). In the interest of

fairness to all applicants, late

applications will be treated as ineligible

for consideration. Applicants should

take this requirement into account and

make early submission of their

applications to avoid loss of eligibility

brought about by any unanticipated

delays or other delivery-related

problems. It is not sufficient for an

application to be postmarked within the

deadline. Applications sent by facsimile

(FAX) will not be accepted. HUD will

not waive this submission deadline for

any reason.

ADDRESSES: For local housing

counseling agency applicants: An

original and two copies of the

completed application must be

submitted to the local HUD office

having jurisdiction over the locality or

area in which the proposed program is

located. These copies should be sent to

the attention of the Single Family

Division Director, and the envelope

should be clearly marked, ‘‘FY 1995

Counseling Application’’. A list of

Single Family Division Directors and

local HUD Offices appears at the end of

this NOFA. Failure to submit an

application to the correct office in

accordance with the above procedures

will result in disqualification of the

application.

For national, regional and multi-State

housing counseling agencies: An

original and two copies of the

completed application must be

submitted to the person listed below in

HUD Headquarters. The envelope

should be clearly marked, ‘‘FY 1995

Counseling Application.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marion F. Connell, Program Advisor,

Office of Housing, Department of

Housing and Urban Development, 451

7th Street, SW, Room 9282, Washington

D.C. 20410; telephone (202) 708–0614,

extension 2315 (voice), or (202) 708–

4594 (TDD number). (These are not tollfree numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

The information collection

requirements contained in this NOFA

have been approved by the Office of

Management and Budget, under section

3504(h) of the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and

assigned OMB control number 2502–

0261.

I. Purpose and Substantive Description

A. Authority and Purpose

HUD’s housing counseling program is

authorized under section 106 of the

Housing and Urban Development Act of

1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x). The purpose of

the program is to promote and protect

the interests of housing consumers

participating in HUD and other housing

programs, as well as to help protect the

interests of HUD and mortgage lenders.

The Housing Counseling program is

generally governed by HUD Handbook

7610.1, REV–3, which is currently

under revision.

The new version of the Handbook is

expected to be in effect by the time

funding under this NOFA is provided.

The new Handbook will differ from the

current Handbook in that national,

regional, and multi-State housing

counseling intermediaries may be

approved as counseling agencies and

reimbursement will no longer be made

on a ‘‘counseling unit’’ basis.

Procedures for the approval of housing

counseling intermediaries were

published on April 25, 1995 (60 FR

20360). New reimbursement procedures

are explained in the grant application

kit for this NOFA. To the extent that this

NOFA and its accompanying

application kit are inconsistent with the

current Handbook, the Handbook is

superseded.

Section 106 authorizes HUD to

provide counseling and advice to

tenants and homeowners with respect to

property maintenance, financial

management, and such other matters as

may be appropriate to assist tenants and

homeowners in improving their housing

conditions and in meeting the

responsibilities of tenancy and

homeownership. In addition, HUDapproved counseling agencies are

permitted and encouraged by HUD to

conduct community outreach activities

and provide counseling to individuals

with the objective of increasing

awareness of homeownership

opportunities and improving access of

low and moderate income households to

sources of mortgage credit. HUD

believes that this activity is key to the

revitalization and stabilization of low

income and minority neighborhoods.

(See the recently published notice

inviting the application by national,

multi-State and regional organizations

for housing counseling agency approval,

described above.)

Under the housing counseling

program, HUD contracts with qualified

public or private nonprofit

organizations to provide the services

authorized by the statute. When

Congress appropriates funds for this
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purpose, HUD announces the

availability of such funds, and invites

applications from eligible agencies,

through a notice published in the

Federal Register. Currently there are

661 HUD-approved housing counseling

agencies, serving over 1,000 locations.

Annually, all HUD-approved agencies

are eligible to apply for housing

counseling grants. However, an agency

that is approved by HUD does not

automatically receive HUD funding, and

HUD expects that all counseling

agencies will continually work to

develop other funding resources. In FY

’94, 431 HUD-approved agencies

received housing counseling funding

from HUD.

B. Allocation Amounts

Approximately $12 million has been

appropriated for FY 1995. Of this

amount, $9.5 million is being made

available under this NOFA for lumpsum, performance-based grants, as

defined at 24 CFR part 84, subpart E.

Approximately $3.5 million is being set

aside to fund national, regional and

multi-State organizations that apply for

funding under this NOFA. No national,

regional, or multi-State agency may

receive more than $1 million.

Approximately $6 million has been

made available for grants to local HUD

approved housing counseling agencies,

and it has been allocated to each of the

10 HUD geographical areas (formerly

Regions) by a formula that gives equal

weight to the percentage of HUD

insured single family mortgage defaults

within each geographical area as of

January 31, 1995, compared to the

nationwide total the percentage of firsttime homebuyers that were approved for

FHA-insured mortgages by geographical

area during 1994 compared to the

nationwide total for those periods. This

formula reflects the increased emphasis

that HUD is placing on the expansion of

homeownership opportunities for firsttime homebuyers. For FY 1995, no

individual local housing counseling

agency may be awarded more than

$100,000.

Amounts allocated for use in local

agency programs, by HUD geographical

area, are as follows:

Geographical areas

Default data

Allocation

amount

First-time homebuyer data

Total

No. of allocation

defaults

Percent of

nat’l

defaults

No. of 1st

timers

Percent of

nat’l 1st

timers

Allocation

amount

New England ............................................ 3,052 1.95 58,623 13,720 2.99 89,589 148,213

NY/NJ ........................................................ 13,145 8.42 252,491 27,593 6.01 180,178 432,669

Mid-Atlantic ............................................... 17,453 11.17 335,239 52,515 11.43 342,915 678,154

SE/Caribbean ............................................ 38,973 24.95 748,598 89,713 19.53 585,812 1,334,410

Midwest ..................................................... 25,174 16.12 483,545 86,977 18.93 567,946 1,051,491

Southwest ................................................. 22,486 14.40 431,914 50,966 11.09 332,800 764,714

Great Plains .............................................. 4,040 2.59 77,601 17,613 3.83 115,010 192,611

Rocky Mts ................................................. 4,125 2.64 79,233 26,062 5.67 170,181 249,414

Pac/Hawaii ................................................ 25,020 16.02 480,587 74,670 16.25 487,584 968,171

NW/Alaska ................................................ 2,716 1.74 52,169 19,600 4.27 127,985 180,154

Totals ................................................. 156,184 100 3,000,000 459,429 100 3,000,000 6,000,000

Allocations of program funding

already made are: $650,000 specifically

to provide training and technical

assistance to Home Equity Conversion

Mortgage (HECM) counselors and to

develop HECM distance learning and

outreach materials; $500,000 to

establish a Housing Counseling

Clearinghouse as recommended by the

National Homeownership Strategy;

$400,000 to develop software for HUDapproved counseling agencies to

computerize record-keeping and create a

communications network; and $250,000

to extend the toll-free 800 number (800/

569–4287) housing counseling referral

service for public use.

If funds remain after HUD has funded

all approvable grant applications in a

HUD geographical area, or if any funds

become available due to deobligation,

that amount shall be reallocated and

used in keeping with the statute and in

a manner that will improve the delivery

of housing counseling service

nationwide. Any balance will be used to

fund training for counselors from HUD

approved agencies as provided by the

Appropriations Act and requested by

program users. HUD already has

earmarked a minimum of $500,000 for

this purpose.

C. Eligible Applicants

1. General

There are two types of HUD-approved

organizations that are eligible to submit

applications pursuant to this NOFA: (1)

National, regional, or multi-State

housing counseling organizations (also

known as ‘‘intermediaries’’ or ‘‘umbrella

groups’’); and (2) local housing

counseling agencies.

National, regional, and multi-State

nonprofit, intermediary organizations

must identify all their proposed

affiliates in their application. These

intermediaries must assure that their

proposed affiliates are unique to their

team and will not undertake a separate

application for funds either as an

affiliate of another intermediary or

directly as a HUD-approved local

counseling agency. Should any

duplication occur, both the

intermediary organization and the local

agency involved will automatically be

ineligible for further consideration to

receive FY 1995 housing counseling

funds. In addition, an intermediaryapplicant must also assure that it has

executed a sub-agreement with its

affiliates that clearly delineates their

mutual responsibilities for program

management, incorporating appropriate

timeframes for reporting results to HUD.

Once funded, the national, regional,

and multi-State intermediaries will be

given broad discretion in implementing

their housing counseling programs. On

behalf of HUD, the intermediaries will

act as managers in the housing

counseling process and, as such, may

determine funding levels and

counseling activity for each of their

affiliates, except that no single affiliate

may receive more than $100,000. HUD

will hold the intermediary organization

accountable for the performance of its

affiliates.

Local counseling agencies may apply

either directly to HUD for funding, or as

a part of an affiliated intermediary

network. Since HUD is not requesting a

continuation of funding for housing

counseling activities as a separate and

discrete program for FY 1996 and

thereafter, it encourages local agencies

to consider affiliating with a larger

entity as one avenue of possible future
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funding and support for local programs.

Local housing counseling agencies that

are not currently HUD-approved may

receive FY 1995 funding only as an

affiliate of a HUD-approved national,

regional, or multi-State intermediary’s

application for FY 1995 funds. In this

instance, the intermediary organization

must certify that the quality of services

provided will meet, or exceed,

standards for local HUD-approved

agencies.

2. Civil Rights Prerequisites

Applicants that fall into any one of

the following categories will be

ineligible for funding under this NOFA:

a. The Department of Justice has

brought a civil rights suit against the

applicant and the suit is pending;

b. There has been an adjudication of

a civil rights violation in a civil action

brought against the applicant by a

private individual, unless the applicant

is operating in compliance with a court

order, or implementing a HUD-approved

compliance agreement designed to

correct the areas of noncompliance;

c. There are outstanding findings of

noncompliance with civil rights

statutes, Executive Orders or regulations

as a result of formal administrative

proceedings, or the Secretary has issued

a charge against the applicant under the

Fair Housing Act, unless the applicant

is operating under a conciliation or

compliance agreement designed to

correct the areas of noncompliance; or

d. HUD has deferred application

processing by HUD under one of the

following authorities:

i. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of

1964 and the implementing guidelines

of the Attorney General (28 CFR 50.3)

and the HUD regulations (24 CFR 1.8);

ii. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973 and the HUD section 504

regulations (24 CFR 8.57);

iii. Executive Order 11063, as

amended by Executive Order 12892 and

HUD regulations (24 CFR Part 107);

iv. Title II of the Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990 and applicable

regulations (28 CFR Part 36); or

v. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975

(42 U.S.C. 6101–6107) and

implementing regulations (24 CFR Part

146).

3. Requirements Applicable to Religious

Organizations

Where the applicant is, or proposes to

contract with, a primarily religious

organization, or a wholly secular

organization established by a primarily

religious organization, to provide,

manage, or operate a housing counseling

program, the organization must

undertake its responsibilities under the

counseling program in accordance with

the following principles:

a. It will not discriminate against any

employee or applicant for employment

under the program on the basis of

religion and will not limit employment

or give preference in employment to

persons on the basis of religion;

b. It will not discriminate against any

person applying for counseling under

the program on the basis of religion and

will not limit such assistance or give

preference to persons on the basis of

religion; and

c. It will provide no religious

instruction or religious counseling,

conduct no religious services or

worship, engage in no religious

proselytizing, and exert no other

religious influence in the provision of

assistance under the housing counseling

program.

D. Eligible Activities

Eligible activities will vary depending

upon whether the applicant is a HUDapproved local counseling agency or a

HUD-approved national, regional, or

multi-State housing counseling

intermediary.

1. Local Housing Counseling Agencies

Local housing counseling agencies

funded under this NOFA may use HUD

funds to deliver comprehensive housing

counseling or to specialize in the

delivery of particular housing

counseling services according to the

housing needs they identified for their

target area in the plan that was

previously approved by HUD. HUD

recognizes that local housing counseling

agencies may offer a wide range of

services, including:

a. Renter assistance, including

information about rent subsidy

programs, rights and responsibilities of

tenants, lease and rental agreements,

etc.;

b. Outreach initiatives, including

providing general information about

housing opportunities within the

community and providing appropriate

information to persons with disabilities;

c. Pre-purchase homeownership

counseling, covering such issues as

purchase procedures, mortgage

financing, downpayment/closing cost

fund accumulation, accessibility

requirements of the property—if

appropriate, credit improvement, debt

consolidation, etc.;

d. Post-purchase counseling,

including such issues as property

maintenance, personal money

management, home equity conversion

mortgages, etc.; or

e. Mortgage delinquency and default

resolution, including restructuring debt,

arrangement of reinstatement plans,

loan forbearance, assignment of

mortgage to HUD, etc.

HUD-funded local counseling

agencies may elect to offer their services

to a wide range of clients or may elect

to serve a more limited audience.

Potential clients include: renters;

potential homebuyers; homeowners

eligible for and applying for HUDrelated, VA, FmHA, State, local, or

conventionally financed housing or

housing assistance; or persons who

occupy such housing and seek the

assistance of a HUD-approved housing

counseling agency to resolve a housing

need (including the need of a person

with a disability for accessible housing)

or problem. Local housing counseling

agencies may elect to offer this

assistance in conjunction with any HUD

housing program but must be familiar

with FHA’s single family and

multifamily housing programs.

2. National, Regional, or Multi-State

Counseling Intermediaries

The primary activity of national,

regional, or multi-State nonprofit

housing counseling intermediaries will

be to manage the use of HUD housing

counseling funds, including the

distribution of counseling funding to

affiliated local housing counseling

organizations. Local affiliates of the

selected national, regional, or multiState counseling intermediaries are

eligible to undertake any or all of the

housing counseling activities outlined

above for the HUD-approved local

housing counseling agencies. The local

affiliates receiving funding through

intermediaries do not need to be HUDapproved in order to receive these funds

from the intermediary. However, the

national, regional, or multi-State

intermediary organization must be

HUD-approved as of the NOFA

publication date.

E. Selection Process

1. Local Housing Counseling Agencies

All applications meeting the

requirements of this NOFA will be

selected for funding, if sufficient funds

are available within the HUD geographic

allocation area for local housing

counseling agency applicants.

a. Criteria/Ranking Factors

All applications will be rated and

ranked by staff in the appropriate local

HUD office using the following criteria:

i. Capability of the applicant as

determined by HUD, including

competent delivery of counseling

services and timely drawdown of any

HUD funds awarded in the prior Fiscal

Year—up to 50 points;
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ii. Adequacy of the activities

proposed by the applicant in response

to housing needs identified in the

applicant’s housing counseling plan as

previously approved by HUD—up to 25

points;

iii. Evidence of private funding

sources contributing to the applicant’s

operating budget over the past calendar

year—up to 15 points; and

iv. Evidence of current funding

support from units of government

located within the target area which the

applicant intends to serve—up to 10

points.

b. Selection Procedure

National, regional, and multi-State

applications will be ranked in

Headquarters and selected for funding,

in rank order, until all funds for such

agencies are depleted. Local agency

applications will be reviewed by the

Field Office and assigned points under

the selection criteria. Then the Field

Office will submit its recommendations

for funding to HUD Headquarters for

final review, to ensure appropriate

geographical distribution of program

funds and consistent application of the

criteria described above. HUD

Headquarters will then rank the local

agency applications within the

geographical areas and select for

funding, in rank order, all acceptable

applications to the point at which all

funds are depleted.

i. Breaking a Tie

If two or more applications receive

the same number of points and

sufficient funds are not available to fund

all such applications, first the

application or applications requesting

the smallest grants will be selected, if a

sufficient amount remains to fund them.

If two or more tied applications request

the same amount and sufficient funds

are not available to fund all such

applications, the following system will

be used to break the ties:

A. If the tied applications are for

programs to be carried out in different

jurisdictions, applications with the

highest number of points for the rating

criterion a. ii. (adequacy of activities)

stated above will be selected, if

sufficient funds remain.

B. If the tied applications are to be

carried out in the same jurisdiction,

applications with the highest number of

points for the rating criterion a. i.

(capability) stated above will be

selected, if sufficient funds remain.

ii. Reallocations

Funds remaining after applying the

procedures described in paragraph

E.1.b. will be reallocated to fund the

highest ranking remaining applications

without regard to their location.

iii. Procedural Errors

Procedural errors by HUD discovered

after initial ratings, but before

notification to Congress of selected

applicants, will be corrected and

rankings will be revised.

iv. Reductions

HUD will approve an application for

an amount lower than the amount

requested or adjust line items in the

proposed budget within the amount

requested (or both) if it determines that:

A. The amount requested for one or

more eligible activities is unreasonable,

unnecessary, or unjustified;

B. An activity proposed for funding

does not qualify as an eligible activity;

C. The applicant is not able to carry

out all the activities requested; or

D. Insufficient amounts remain in that

funding round to fund the full amount

requested in the application.

v. Limitation of Geographic Scope

HUD may reduce the geographic

scope of the proposed program if it

determines that:

A. Two or more fundable applications

substantially overlap; or

B. The proposed geographic scope is

overly large given the capacity of the

organization.

2. National, Regional, and Multi-State

Counseling Organizations

If more applications are submitted to

HUD Headquarters from national,

regional, and multi-State organizations

that meet all the requirements of this

NOFA than can be funded with the

amount allocated for this purpose, they

will be rated by staff in HUD

Headquarters using the above ranking

criteria stated in paragraph 1. a., and the

top-rated applicants will be selected.

Paragraphs 1. c. iii., iv., and v., above

also apply to the selection of national,

regional, and multi-State counseling

organizations.

3. Notification of Approval or

Disapproval

After completion of the selection

process, but no later than six months

after the deadline date for submission of

the applications, as stated in this NOFA,

HUD will notify, in writing, the

applicants that have been selected and

the applicants that have not been

selected.

F. Funding Levels

Funding levels will be based on the

amount authorized by the Congress,

geographical distribution as described

above, the performance record of each

counseling agency as determined by

HUD’s analysis of prior year counseling

workload and results of the most recent

biennial performance review, competent

delivery of counseling services and

timely drawdown of funds awarded,

and the agency’s needs, as specified in

the application according to its housing

counseling plan previously approved by

HUD. In addition, applicants that can

demonstrate successful efforts to obtain

non-HUD funding in their applications

will receive extra consideration in

HUD’s rating and ranking process. HUD

funding provided must be less than the

total actual cost of the agency’s housing

counseling program.

1. Local Housing Counseling Agencies

HUD will fund local agencies

according to the budget submitted with

the application, in an amount not to

exceed $100,000. Amounts requested by

local housing counseling agencies

should reflect anticipated operating

needs for housing counseling activities,

based upon counseling experience

during the last year and existing agency

capacity. To the maximum extent

possible, local counseling agencies also

must seek other private and public

sources of funding to supplement HUD

funding. HUD never intends for its

counseling grant funds to cover all costs

incurred by an agency participating in

the program.

Local housing counseling agencies

may use the HUD grant to undertake any

of the eligible counseling activities

described in this NOFA and included in

their HUD-approved plan. FY 1995

housing counseling grant funds also

may be used for ‘‘capacity building’’ as

defined in this NOFA. Up to $4,000 of

the grant amount may be used to:

purchase computer equipment that

meets, or exceeds, HUD specifications;

enhance existing telephone service,

such as purchasing a

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

(TDD) to serve persons with hearing

impairments (as an alternative to using

TDD relay service); and install FAX

machines. The Department will require

that all funded grantees that do not

currently have adequate computer

systems use all or a portion of their

$4,000 capacity building portion of the

grant to purchase computer hardware

according to HUD specifications.

Computer training for one staff person

also may be paid from the $4,000 setaside, as may training on how to use a

TDD. Title to equipment acquired by a

recipient with program funds shall vest

in the recipient, subject to the

provisions of 24 CFR part 84, subpart E.
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2. National, Regional, or Multi-State

Counseling Intermediaries

The intermediary organization will

distribute the majority of funds awarded

to their proposed local housing

counseling affiliates. Intermediaries

should budget an amount which reflects

their best estimate of cost to oversee and

fund these counseling efforts, as well as

the funding needs of their affiliates.

Note that HUD housing counseling

funding is not intended to fully fund

either the intermediary’s housing

counseling program or the housing

counseling programs of the local

affiliates. To the maximum extent

possible, intermediaries and their local

affiliates are expected to seek other

private and public sources of funding

for housing counseling to supplement

HUD funding.

An intermediary may use up to $5,000

of its total grant amount for capacity

building expenses such as: purchasing

computer equipment; enhancing

telephone service, such as purchasing a

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

(TDD) to serve persons with hearing

impairments (as an alternative to using

TDD relay service); installing FAX

machines; and preparing or publishing

counseling materials. If the intermediary

does not have an adequate computer

system, the Department will require that

the $5,000 capacity building portion of

the grant be used to purchase necessary

equipment meeting HUD specifications.

Title to equipment acquired by a

recipient with program funds shall vest

in the recipient, subject to the

provisions of 24 CFR part 84, subpart E.

HUD will give the selected nonprofit

intermediaries wide discretion to

implement the housing counseling

program with their affiliates. The

intermediary may decide how to

allocate funding among its affiliates and

may determine funding levels at or

below $100,000 for individual affiliates

with the understanding that a written

record will be kept of how this

determination is made. This record shall

be made available to the agencies

affiliated with the intermediary.

III. Checklist of Application

Submission Requirements

A. General

Contents of an application will differ

somewhat for local housing counseling

agencies and for national, regional, or

multi-State intermediaries; however, all

applicants are expected to submit:

1. Standard Form 424, Application for

Federal Assistance.

2. Standard Form 424B, AssurancesNon-construction Programs.

3. Certification of a Drug Free

Workplace, in accordance with the

Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, and

HUD’s regulations at 24 CFR part 24,

subpart F.

4. Anti-lobbying certification in

accordance with section 319 of the

Department of Interior and Related

Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal

Year 1990 (31 U.S.C. 1352), and the

regulations at 24 CFR part 87.

5. Form HUD–2880, Applicant/

Recipient Disclosure Update Report, as

required under subpart C of 24 CFR part

12, Accountability in the Provision of

HUD Assistance.

6. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

on SF–LLL must be used to disclose

lobbying with other than Federal funds

at the time of application.

7. HUD Form 9902–Housing

Counseling Agency Fiscal Year Activity

Report for 1994. Where an applicant did

not participate in HUD’s Housing

Counseling Program during FY 1994,

this report should be completed to

reflect the agency’s counseling workload

during that period in any case. This

form must be fully completed and

submitted by every applicant for FY

1995 HUD funding. HUD will reject any

application that does not include this

form.

8. Assurance that, if funded, it will

administer its housing counseling

program in keeping with the provisions

of HUD Handbook 7610.1, as revised.

9. A description of the counseling

services to be offered in response to

housing needs in the agency’s target

area, according to the plan previously

approved by HUD, with any

modifications necessitated by changing

housing market conditions in the

agency’s target area(s).

10. A realistic, proposed budget for

use of HUD funds if awarded. This

should be broken down into two

categories: direct counseling costs and

capacity building costs. Note that the

budget submitted by a local agency may

not exceed a total of $100,000. Capacity

building costs for local agencies may not

exceed $4,000. National, regional and

multi-state organizations may submit a

proposed budget up to $1 million.

Capacity building costs for these

organizations may not exceed $5,000.

B. National, Regional, and Multi-State

Intermediaries

National, regional, and multi-State

intermediaries must submit an

application which covers both their

network organization and their affiliated

agencies. This application must include:

1. Description of affiliated agencies.

For each, list the following information:

a. Organization name

b. Address

c. Director and contact person (if

different)

d. Phone/FAX numbers (including

TDD, if appropriate)

e. Federal tax identification number

f. ZIP code service areas

g. Number of staff providing

counseling

h. Type of services offered (defined by

renter assistance, outreach initiatives,

pre-purchase counseling, post-purchase

counseling, and mortgage default and

delinquency counseling)

i. Number of years of housing

counseling experience

2. Relationship with affiliates. Briefly

describe the intermediary’s relationship

with affiliates (i.e. membership

organization, field or branch offices,

subsidiary organizations, etc.).

3. Oversight system. Describe the

process that will be used for

determining affiliate funding levels,

distributing funds, and monitoring

affiliate performance.

IV. Corrections to Deficient

Applications

After the submission deadline,

applicants may cure only nonsubstantial, technical deficiencies that

surface during HUD screening of their

application. Applicants will have a

‘‘cure period’’ to correct such

deficiencies that are not integral to

HUD’s review of the application.

Applicants have 14 calendar days from

the date HUD notifies them of any

problem to submit the appropriate

information to HUD. Notification of a

technical deficiency may be in writing

or by telephone. If the HUD notification

is by telephone, a written confirmation

will be transmitted by HUD to the

applicant. Where HUD determines that

an application as initially submitted is

fundamentally incomplete, or would

require substantial revisions, it will not

consider the application further. Note:

HUD will not inform applicants

regarding application deficiencies other

than as described in this section.

V. Other Matters

Environmental Impact

A Finding of No Significant Impact

with respect to the environment was

made in accordance with HUD

regulations at 24 CFR part 50 that

implement section 102(2)(C) of the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332, in connection

with the Notice of Funding Availability

published in connection with the

Housing Counseling program on March

21, 1994 (59 FR 13366). That Finding is

applicable to this NOFA and is available
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for public inspection during business

hours in the Office of the Rules Docket

Clerk, Office of General Counsel, room

10276, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street,

SW, Washington, DC 20410.

Federalism Impact

The General Counsel, as the

Designated Official under section 6(a) of

Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has

determined that this NOFA does not

have ‘‘federalism implications’’ because

it does not have substantial direct

effects on the States (including their

political subdivisions), or on the

distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various

levels of government. This NOFA only

affects nonprofit or public organizations

who seek funding for their housing

counseling activities.

Impact on the Family

The General Counsel, as the

Designated Official under Executive

Order 12606, the Family, has

determined that this NOFA has

potential significant impact on family

formation, maintenance, and general

well-being only to the extent that the

entities who qualify for participation in

HUD’s housing counseling program

under this notice will provide families

with the counseling and advice they

need to avoid rent delinquencies or

mortgage defaults, and to develop

competence and responsibility in

meeting their housing needs. Since the

potential impact on the family is

considered beneficial, no further review

under the Order is necessary.

Documentation and Public Access

Requirements: HUD Reform Act

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 fiveyear 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. (See 24 CFR 12.14(a) and

12.16(b).)

Prohibition Against Advance

Information on Funding Decisions: HUD

Reform Act

HUD’s regulation implementing

section 103 of the Department of

Housing and Urban Development

Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3537a),

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

restrained 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 who have questions

should contact the HUD Office of Ethics

(202) 708–3815 (voice) or (202) 708–

1112 (TDD). (These are not toll-free

numbers.) The Office of Ethics can

provide information of a general nature

to HUD employees, as well. However, a

HUD employee who has specific

program questions, such as whether

particular subject matter can be

discussed with persons outside the

Department, should contact his or her

Assistant General Counsel or

Headquarters counsel for the program to

which the question pertains.

Influence on Awards: HUD Reform Act

Section 112 of the Department of

Housing and Urban Development Act

(42 U.S.C. 3537b) contains two

provisions dealing with efforts to

influence HUD’s decisions with respect

to financial assistance. The first imposes

disclosure requirements on those who

are typically involved in these efforts—

those who pay others to influence the

award of assistance or the taking of a

management action by the Department

and those who are paid to provide the

influence the award of HUD assistance,

if the fees are tied to the amount of

assistance received, or if they are

contingent upon the receipt of

assistance. See 24 CFR part 86.

Any questions about these

requirements should be directed to the

Office of Ethics, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20410–

0500. Telephone: (202) 708–3815

(voice); (202) 708–1112 (TDD). (These

are not toll-free numbers.) Forms

necessary for compliance with the rule

may be obtained from the local HUD

office.

Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities

The use of funds awarded under this

NOFA is subject to the disclosure

requirements and prohibitions of 24

CFR part 87. That regulation prohibits

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.

Catalog

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Program number is 14.169.

Dated: May 12, 1995.

Jeanne K. Engel,

General Deputy, Assistant Secretary for

Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

Appendix A—HUD Offices

Note: The title of all those listed is:

Director, Single Family Division, U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban

Development. Telephone numbers are not

toll-free.

Applicants within the Oklahoma State/

Southwest Area who would have submitted

applications to the HUD Oklahoma State

Office in Oklahoma City, should send their

applications to the Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Office.

HUD—New England Area

Connecticut State Office

Mr. Ronald T. Black, First Floor, 330 Main

Street, Hartford, CT 06106–1860, (203)

240–4569.

Massachusetts State Office

Mr. Edward T. Bernard, Room 375, Thomas

P. O’Neill, Jr. Federal Building, 10

Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02222–1092,

(617) 565–5101.

New Hampshire State Office

Mr. Loren Cole, Norris Cotton Federal

Building, 275 Chestnut Street, Manchester,

NH 03101–2487, (603) 666–7755.

Rhode Island State Office

Mr. Michael Dziok, Sixth Floor, 10

Weybosset Street, Providence, RI 02903–

2808, (401) 528–5351.

HUD—New York, New Jersey Area

New Jersey State Office

Ms. Encarnacion Loukatos, Thirteenth Floor,

One Newark Center, Newark, NJ 07102–

5260, (201) 622–7900 X3400.
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New York State Office

Mr. Juan Baustista, 26 Federal Plaza, New

York, NY 10278–0068, (212) 264–0777

X3746.

Albany Area Office

Mr. Robert S. Scofield, Jr., 52 Corporate

Circle, Albany, NY 12203–5121, (518) 464–

4204.

Buffalo Area Office

Mr. Glenn Ruggles, Fifth Floor, Lafayette

Court, 465 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203–

1780, (716) 846–5732.

Camden Area Office

Mr. Philip Caulfield, Second Floor, Hudson

Building, 800 Hudson Square, Camden, NJ

08102–1156, (609) 757–5083.

HUD—Midatlantic Area

District of Columbia Office

Ms. Carole Catineau, 820 First Street, NE,

Washington, D.C. 20002–4502, (202) 275–

9200 X3055.

Maryland State Office

Ms. Candace Simms, Fifth Floor, City

Crescent Building, 10 South Howard

Street, Baltimore, MD 21201–2505, (410)

962–2520 X3094.

Pennsylvania State Office

Mr. Mike Perretta, The Wanamaker Building,

100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA

19107–3380, (215) 656–0507.

Virginia State Office

Ms. Rheba G. Gwaltney, The 3600 Centre,

3600 West Broad Street, P.O. Box 90331,

Richmond, VA 23230–0331, (804) 278–

4512.

West Virginia State Office

Mr. Peter Minter, Kanawha Valley Building,

Suite 708, 405 Capitol Street, Charleston,

WV 25301–1795, (304) 347–7064.

Pittsburgh Area Office

Mr. Richard Nemoytin, 412 Old Post Office

Courthouse, 7th Avenue and Grant Street,

Pittsburgh, PA 15219–1906, (412) 644–

6940.

HUD—Southeast/Caribbean Area

Alabama State Office

Ms. Martha Andrus, Suite 300, Beacon Ridge

Tower, 600 Beacon Parkway, West,

Birmingham, AL 35209–3144, (205) 290–

7648.

Caribbean Office

Ms. Margarita Delgado, New San Juan Office

Building, 159 Carlos Chardon Avenue, San

Juan, PR 00918–1804, (809) 766–5402.

Georgia State Office

Ms. Janice Cooper, Richard B. Russell Federal

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

GA 30303–3388, (404) 331–4801.

Kentucky State Office

Mr. David A. Powell, 601 West Broadway,

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

(502) 582–6167.

Mississippi State Office

Mr. Jerry F. Perkins, Suite 910, Doctor A.H.

McCoy Federal Building, 100 West Capitol

Street, Jackson, MS 39269–1016, (601)

965–4930.

North Carolina State Office

Mr. Robert Dennis, Koger Building, 2306

West Meadowview Road, Greensboro, NC

27407–3707, (910) 547–4053.

South Carolina State Office

Mr. David L. Ball, Strom Thurmond Federal

Building, 1835 Assembly Street, Columbia,

SC 29201–2480, (803) 765–5593.

Coral Gables Area Office

Ms. Sara D. Warren, Gables 1 Tower, 1320

South Dixie Highway, Coral Gables, FL

33146–2911, (305) 662–4527.

Jacksonville Area Office

Ms. Martha A. Littlefield, Suite 2200,

Southern Bell Tower, 301 West Bay Street,

Jacksonville, FL 32202–5121, (904) 232–

2811.

Knoxville Area Office

Mr. John Robbins, Third Floor, John J.

Duncan Federal Building, 710 Locust

Street, Knoxville, TN 37902–2526, (615)

545–4377.

Memphis Area Office

Ms. Bonnie G. Johnson, Suite 1200, One

Memphis Place, 200 Jefferson Avenue,

Memphis, TN 38103–2335, (901) 544–

3403.

Tennessee State Office

Mr. Ed M. Phillips, Suite 200, 251

Cumberland Bend Drive, Nashville, TN

37228–1803, (615) 736–7154.

Orlando Area Office

Mr. Robert K. Osterman, Suite 270, Langley

Building, 3751 Maguire Boulevard,

Orlando, FL 32803–3032, (407) 648–6441.

Tampa Area Office

Ms. Nikki A. Spitzer, Suite 700, Timberlake

Federal Building Annex, 501 East Polk

Street, Tampa, FL 33602–3945, (813) 228–

2504.

HUD—Midwest Area

Illinois State Office

Ms. Debra F. Robinson, Ralph H. Metcalfe

Federal Building, 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604–3507, (312)

886–9043.

Indiana State Office

Ms. Brenda Laroche, 151 North Delaware

Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204–2526, (317)

226–7034.

Michigan State Office

Mr. John Frelich, Patrick V. McNamara

Federal Building, 477 Michigan Avenue,

Detroit, MI 48226–2592, (313) 226–6885.

Minnesota State Office

Mr. John E. Buenger, 220 Second Street,

South, Minneapolis, MN 55401–2195,

(612) 370–3053.

Ohio State Office

Mr. Verlon Shannon, 200 North High Street,

Columbus, OH 43215–2499, (614) 469–

5536.

Wisconsin State Office

Mr. Larry Milewski, Suite 1380, Henry S.

Reuss Federal Plaza, 310 West Wisconsin

Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203–2289, (414)

297–3156.

Cincinnati Area Office

Ms. Louistine Tuck, 525 Vine St., Suite 700,

Cincinnati, OH 45202–3253, (513) 684–

2233.

Cleveland Area Office

Mr. Kendel King, Fifth Floor, Renaissance

Building, 1350 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland,

OH 44115–1815, (216) 522–2784.

Flint Area Office

Mr. Gary Levine, Room 200, 605 North

Saginaw Street, Flint, MI 48502–1953,

(810) 766–5107.

Grand Rapids Area Office

Ms. Shirley Bryant, 2922 Fuller Avenue, NE,

Grand Rapids, MI 49505–3499, (616) 456–

2146.

HUD—Southwest Area

Arkansas State Office

Ms. Susan E. Finister, Suite 900, TCBY

Tower, 425 West Capitol Avenue, Little

Rock, AR 72201–3488, (501) 324–5961.

Louisiana State Office

Mr. Byron D. Duplantier, 9th Floor, Hale

Boggs Federal Building, 501 Magazine St.,

New Orleans, LA 70130–3099, (504) 589–

6833.

New Mexico State Office

Ms. Carol G. Johnson, 625 Truman Street, NE,

Albuquerque, NM 87110–6443, (505) 262–

6269.

Texas State Office

Mr. Louis Ybarra, 1600 Throckmorton Street,

P.O. Box 2905, Fort Worth, TX 76113–

2905, (817) 885–6255.

Houston Area Office

Mr. Henry Hadnot, Suite 200, Norfolk Tower,

2211 Norfolk, Houston, TX 77098–4096,

(713) 834–3289.

Lubbock Area Office

Mr. Miguel Rincon (Acting), Federal Office

Building, 1205 Texas Avenue, Lubbock, TX

79401–4093, (806) 743–7262.

San Antonio Area Office

Mr. Antonio C. Cabral, Washington Square,

800 Dolorosa Street, San Antonio, TX

78207–4563, (210) 229–6898.

Shreveport Area Office

Ms. Martha Sakre, Suite 1510, 401 Edwards

Street, Shreveport, LA 71101–3107, (318)

676–3387.

Tulsa Area Office

Ms. Jeanne King, 50 East 15th Street, Suite

110, Tulsa, OK 74119–4032, (918) 581–

7442.

HUD—Great Plains

Iowa State Office

Mr. Patrick Liao, Room 239, Federal

Building, 210 Walnut Street, Des Moines,

IA 50309–2155, (515) 284–4804.
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Kansas/Missouri State Office

Mr. Deryll Sellmeyer, Room 200, Gateway

Tower II, 400 State Avenue, Kansas City,

KS 66101–2406, (913) 551–6820.

Nebraska State Office

Ms. Nancy Sheets, Executive Tower Centre,

10909 Mill Valley Road, Omaha, NE

68154–3955, (402) 492–3135.

Saint Louis Area Field Office Mr. Art

Pearrow, Third Floor, Robert A. Young

Federal Building, 1222 Spruce Street, St.

Louis, MO 63103–2836, (314) 539–6388.

HUD—Rocky Mountains Area

Colorado State Office

Ms. Sheryl S. Miller, First Interstate Tower

North, 633 17th Street, Denver, CO 80202–

3607, (303) 672–5343.

Montana State Office

Mr. Gerald Boone, Room 340, Federal Office

Building, Drawer 10095, 301 S. Park,

Helena, MT 59626–0095, (406) 449–5205.

Utah State Office

Mr. Richard P. Bell, Suite 550, 257 Tower,

257 East, 200 South, Salt Lake City, UT

84111–2048, (801) 524–5241.

HUD—Pacific/Hawaii Area

Arizona State Office

Ms. Bernice Campbell, Suite 1600, Two

Arizona Center, 400 North 5th Street,

Phoenix, AZ 85004–2361, (602) 379–6704.

California State Office

Mr. Keith Axtell (Acting), Philip Burton

Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 450

Golden Gate Avenue, P.O. Box 36003, San

Francisco, CA 94102–3448, (415) 556–

0796.

Hawaii State Office

Ms. Jill B. Hurt, 7 Waterfront Plaza (Suite

500), 500 Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu,

HI 96813–4918, (808) 522–8190.

Nevada State Office

Mr. Benjamin F. Davis, Suite 700, Atrium

Building, 333 No. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas,

NV 89106–3714, (702) 388–6500.

Fresno Area Office

Ms. Yvielle Edwards-Lee, Suite 138, 1630 E.

Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA 93710–8193,

(209) 487–5032.

Los Angeles Area Office

Mr. Malcolm Findley, 1615 West Olympic

Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015–3801,

(213) 251–7217.

Reno Area Office

Mr. William Fattic, Suite 114, 1575 Delucchi

Lane, Reno, NV 89502–6581, (702) 784–

5388.

Sacramento Area Office

Mr. Ron M. Johnson (Acting), Suite 200, 777

12th Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95814–1997,

(916) 498–5254.

San Diego Area Office

Mr. Danny E. Mendez, Mission City

Corporate Center, 2365 Northside drive

(Suite 300), San Diego, CA 92108–2712,

(619) 557–2608.

Santa Ana Area Office

Mr. David A. Westerfield, Suite 500, 3 Hutton

Centre, Santa Ana, CA 92707–5764, (714)

957–7352.

Tucson Area Office

Ms. Sharon K. Atwell, Suite 700, Security

Pacific Bank Plaza, 33 North Stone

Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701–1467, (520)

670–6000.

HUD—Northwest/Alaska Area

Alaska State Office

Mr. Paul O. Johnson, Suite 401, University

Plaza Building, 949 East 36th Avenue,

Anchorage, AK 99508–4399, (907) 271–

4610.

Idaho State Office

Mr. Gary L. Gillespie, Suite 220, Plaza IV,

800 Park Boulevard, Boise, ID 83712–7743,

(208) 334–1991.

Oregon State Office

Ms. Pamela D. West, 520 S.W. 6th Avenue,

Portland, OR 97204–1596, (503) 326–2684.

Washington State Office

Mr. David L. Rodgers, Suite 200, Seattle

Federal Office Building, 909 First Avenue,

Seattle, WA 98104–1000, (206) 220–5200

X3252.

[FR Doc. 95–12729 Filed 5–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–27–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–030–1220–00; Closure Notice No. NV–

030–95–03]

Emergency Closure of Federal Lands

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

certain public lands in the vicinity of

Golden Valley, Washoe County, Nevada,

are closed to all motorized vehicles.

This closure is necessary due to

unauthorized road construction and offroad vehicle use which is causing

considerable adverse effects to soil,

vegetation and wildlife habitat in the

area.

DATES: This closure goes into effect on

June 1, 1995, and will remain in effect

until the Carson City District Manager

determines it is no longer needed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James M. Phillips, Lahontan Resource

Area Manager, Carson City District,

1535 Hot Springs Road, Carson City,

Nevada 89706. Telephone (702) 885–

6100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

authorities for this closure are 43 CFR

8341.2,43 CFR 8342.3 and 43 CFR

8364.1. Any person who fails to comply

with a closure order is subject to arrest

and fines in accordance with applicable

provisions of 18 USC 3571 and/or

imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

This closure applies to all motorized

vehicles excluding (1) any emergency or

law enforcement vehicle while being

used for emergency purposes, and (2)

any vehicle whose use is expressly

authorized in writing by the Lahontan

Resource Area Manager.

The public lands affected by this

closure are located in Golden Valley,

and while excluding the main access

road running from the west-southwest

to the east-northeast through these

lands, include all other lands within:

Mt. Diablo Meridian

T.20N., R.19E.,

Sec. 2, E1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

A map of the area closed to motorized

vehicles is posted in the Carson City District

Office.

Dated: May 16, 1995.

John O. Singlaub,

Carson City District Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–12706 Filed 5–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M

[WY–920–05–1320–01; WYW136447]

Invitation for Coal Exploration License;

Campbell County, WY

May 15, 1995.

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of invitation for coal

exploration license.

SUMMARY: .Pursuant to section 2(b) of

the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25,

1920, as amended by section 4 of the

Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act

of 1976, 90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201 (b),

and to the regulations adopted as

Subpart 3410, Title 43, Code of Federal

Regulations, all interested parties are

hereby invited to participate with

Antelope Coal Company on a pro rata

cost sharing basis in its program for the

exploration of coal deposits owned by

the United State of America in the

following-described lands in Campbell

County, Wyoming:

T. 41 N., R. 71 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming,

Sec. 22: Lots 2, 10;

Sec. 23: Lots 11, 12, 14, 15;

Sec. 27: Lots 6, 11;

Containing approximately 33.60 acres.

All of the coal in the above-described

land consists of unleased Federal coal

within the Powder River Basin Known

Recoverable Coal Resource Area. The

purpose of the exploration program is to

conduct off-lease exploration by

drilling.

ADDRESSES: The proposed exploration

program is fully described and will be

conducted pursuant to an exploration

plan to be approved by the Bureau of