9534 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 33 / Friday, February 17, 1995 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Community Planning and

Development

[Docket No. N–95–3877; FR–3873–N–01]

Notice of Funding Availability for

Continuum of Care Homeless

Assistance; Supportive Housing

Program (SHP); Shelter Plus Care

(S+C); Sec. 8 Moderate Rehabilitation

Single Room Occupancy Program for

Homeless Individuals (SRO)

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability

(NOFA).

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the

availability of approximately $900

million for applications for assistance

designed to help communities develop

continuum of care systems to assist

homeless persons. These funds are

available under three programs to fill

gaps within the context of developing

coordinated systems for combating

homelessness. The three programs are:

Supportive Housing; Shelter Plus Care;

and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation

for Single Room Occupancy Dwellings

for Homeless Individuals. Funds will be

awarded competitively. This notice of

funding availability (NOFA) contains

information concerning the continuum

of care approach, eligible applicants,

eligible activities, application

requirements, and application

processing.

DEADLINE DATE: All applications are due

in HUD Headquarters on or before close

of business on April 7, 1995. HUD will

treat as ineligible for consideration

applications that are received after that

deadline. Applications may not be sent

by facsimile (FAX).

ADDRESSES: For a copy of application

packages, please contact a HUD Field

Office or call the American

Communities information center at 1–

800–998–9999. Prior to close of business

on the deadline date completed

applications will be accepted at the

following address: Processing and

Control Unit, Room 7255, Office of

Community Planning and Development,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20410, Attention:

Continuum of Care Funding. At close of

business on the deadline date

applications will be received at either

room 7255 or the South lobby of the

Department of Housing and Urban

Development at the above address. Two

copies of the application must also be

sent to the HUD Field Office serving the

area in which the applicant’s project is

located. A list of Field Offices appears

in the appendix of this NOFA. Field

Office copies must be received by the

application deadline as well, but a

determination that an application was

received on time will be made solely on

receipt of the application at HUD

Headquarters in Washington.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please

contact the HUD Field Office for the

area in which the project is located for

additional information. Telephone

numbers are included in the list of Field

Offices set forth in the appendix of this

NOFA.

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 1980,

and assigned OMB approval numbers

2506–0131, 2506–0112, and 2506–0118.

I. Substantive Description

(a) Authority

The Supportive Housing program is

authorized by title IV, subtitle C, of the

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless

Assistance Act (McKinney Act), as

amended, 42 USC 11381. Regulations

for this program are contained in 24

CFR part 583, as amended by an interim

rule published in the Federal Register

on May 10, 1994, and a final rule

published in the Federal Register on

July 19, 1994. Funds made available

under this NOFA for the Supportive

Housing program are subject to the

requirements of the amended

regulations.

The Shelter Plus Care program is

authorized by title IV, subtitle F, of the

McKinney Act, as amended, 42 USC

11403. Regulations for this program are

contained in 24 CFR part 582, as

amended by an interim rule published

in the Federal Register on May 10,

1994. Funds made available under this

NOFA for the Shelter Plus Care program

are subject to the requirements of the

amended regulations.

The Section 8 Moderate

Rehabilitation Program for Single Room

Occupancy (SRO) Dwellings for

Homeless Individuals is authorized by

section 441 of the McKinney Act, as

amended, 42 USC 11401. Regulations

for this program are contained in 24

CFR part 882, subpart H, as amended by

an interim rule published in the Federal

Register on May 10, 1994. Funds made

available under this NOFA for the

Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation

Program for Single Room Occupancy

Dwellings for Homeless Individuals are

subject to the requirements of the

amended regulations.

(b) Funding Availability

Approximately $900 million is

available under this NOFA. This

consists of approximate amounts of

$600 million for Supportive Housing,

$150 million for Shelter Plus Care, and

$150 million for SRO. All of the funds

available under this NOFA were

appropriated under the Departments of

Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban

Development, and Independent

Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995

(Pub. L. 103–327, approved September

28, 1994). Any unobligated funds from

previous competitions or additional

funds that may become available as a

result of deobligations or recaptures

from previous awards may also be used

to fund applications for the same

program submitted in response to this

NOFA. HUD reserves the right to

reallocate funds from one program to

another if an insufficient number of

approvable applications are received for

a program. HUD also reserves the right

to fund less than the full amount

requested in any application.

(c) Purpose

The purpose of this NOFA is to fund

projects and activities which will fill

gaps within the context of developing

continuum of care systems to assist

homeless persons. A continuum of care

system consists of four basic

components:

(1) A system of outreach and

assessment for determining the needs

and conditions of an individual or

family who is homeless, or whether

assistance is necessary to prevent an

individual from becoming homeless;

(2) Emergency shelters with

appropriate supportive services to help

ensure that homeless individuals and

families receive adequate emergency

shelter and referral to necessary service

providers or housing finders;

(3) Transitional housing with

appropriate supportive services to help

those homeless individuals and families

who are not prepared to make the

transition to permanent housing and

independent living; and

(4) Permanent housing, or permanent

supportive housing, to help meet the

long-term needs of homeless individuals

and families.

While not all homeless individuals

and families in a community will need

to access all four, unless all four

components are coordinated within a
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community, none will be successful. A

strong homeless prevention strategy is

also key to the success of the continuum

of care.

Developing a continuum of care

system involves a community process

for coordinating resources. The

community process should include

nonprofit organizations, State and local

government agencies, other homeless

providers, housing developers and

service providers, private foundations,

neighborhood groups, and homeless or

formerly homeless persons.

(d) Coordinating Resources

The Department recognizes that

differing statutory requirements of the

three programs covered by this NOFA

are barriers to creating continuum of

care systems that are truly responsive to

community needs. The Department is

continuing to pursue legislative changes

necessary to provide localities and

providers with the flexibility they need

to create comprehensive systems that

completely address the many

dimensions of the problem in a

coordinated fashion. Meanwhile, under

this NOFA, the Department will

continue to move in that direction by

using its funding resources to help

increase the level of coordination among

nonprofit organizations, government

agencies and other entities that is

necessary to develop systematic

approaches for successfully addressing

homelessness.

To further the purpose of this NOFA,

heavy emphasis is placed upon

coordination in the application

selection criteria. In preparing its

application, the applicant should, to the

maximum extent possible, coordinate its

efforts with other providers of services

and housing to homeless persons, such

as nonprofit organizations, government

agencies, and housing developers, and

consult with homeless or formerly

homeless persons.

Scoring high on the ‘‘Coordination’’

selection criteria will be important to

the success of an application in this

competition. High scores will depend

on organizations working together to:

create, maintain and build upon a

community-wide inventory of current

services and housing for homeless

families and individuals; identify the

full spectrum of needs of homeless

families and individuals; and coordinate

efforts to obtain resources to fill gaps

between the current inventory and

needs. Applicants are advised to pay

special attention to the ‘‘Coordination’’

selection criteria before beginning the

process of developing an application.

(e) Use of NOFA Funds and Matching

Funds to Fill Gaps

Funds available under this NOFA and

matching funds may be used in the

following ways to fill gaps within the

context of developing a continuum of

care system:

(1) Outreach/Assessment. The

Supportive Housing program may

provide funding for outreach to

homeless persons and assessment of

their needs. The Shelter Plus Care

program requires a supportive services

match; outreach and assessment

activities count toward that match. The

SRO program applicants receive rating

points for the extent to which

supportive services, including outreach

and assessment, are provided.

(2) Transitional housing and

necessary social services. The

Supportive Housing program may be

used to provide transitional housing

with services, including both facilitybased transitional housing and

scattered-site transitional services. The

Supportive Housing program may also

be used to provide a safe haven, as

described in section I.(g)(1) of this

NOFA.

(3) Permanent housing or permanent

supportive housing. The Supportive

Housing program may be used to

provide permanent supportive housing

for persons with disabilities, including

both facility-based and scattered-site

permanent supportive housing. The

Shelter Plus Care program may be used

to provide permanent supportive

housing for persons with disabilities in

a variety of housing rental situations.

This program requires a supportive

services match; all supportive service

activities count toward that match. The

SRO program provides permanent

housing for homeless individuals with

incomes that do not exceed the lowincome standard of the Section 8

housing program. The SRO program

applicants receive rating points for the

extent to which supportive services are

provided. Providing permanent housing

for homeless families is not available

under the SRO program or the SRO

component of the Shelter Plus Care

(S+C) program because an SRO unit is

designed for a single individual.

Permanent housing for homeless

families is only eligible under the other

components of the S+C program and

under the Supportive Housing program

if an adult member has a disability.

(f) Targeting

This NOFA is targeted to serving

persons who are sleeping in emergency

shelters (including hotels or motels used

as shelter for homeless families), other

facilities for homeless persons, or places

not meant for human habitation, such as

cars, parks, sidewalks, or abandoned

buildings. This includes persons who

ordinarily live in such places but are in

a hospital or other institution on a shortterm basis (short-term is considered to

be 30 consecutive days or less.) For the

Section 8 SRO program, individuals

currently residing in units to be assisted

and who are eligible for assistance

under Section 8 of the United States

Housing Act of 1937 may also be served

under this NOFA.

(g) Program Summaries

The chart below summarizes key

aspects of the Supportive Housing

Program, the Shelter Plus Care Program,

and the Section 8 Moderate

Rehabilitation Program for Single Room

Occupancy Dwellings for Homeless

Individuals. Descriptions are contained

in the applicable program regulations.
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Element Supportive housing Shelter plus care Section 8 SRO

Authorizing Legislation .................. Subtitle C of Title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as amended.Subtitle F of Title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as amended.Section 441 of the Stewart B.

McKinney Homeless Assistance

Act, as amended.

Implementing Regulations ............ 24 CFR part 583, as amended

May 10 and July 19, 1994.

24 CFR part 582, as amended

May 10, 1994.

24 CFR part 882, subpart H, as

amended May 10, 1994.

Eligible Applicant(s) ...................... • States ........................................

• Units of general local government.

• Public housing agencies (PHAs)

• Tribes ........................................

• Private nonprofit organizations .

• CMHCs that are public nonprofit

organizations .............................

• States ........................................

• Units of general local government.

• Tribes ........................................

• PHAs .........................................

• PHAs

• Private nonprofit organizations.

Components .................................. • Transitional housing ..................

• Permanent housing for disabled

persons.

• Innovative supportive housing ..

• Supportive services not in conjunction with supportive housing.

• Safe Havens ..............................

• Tenant-based ............................

• Sponsor-based ..........................

• Project-based ............................

• SRO-based ................................

• SRO housing.

Eligible Activities ........................... • Acquisition .................................

• Rehabilitation .............................

• New construction .......................

• Leasing ......................................

• Operating costs .........................

• Supportive services ...................

• Rental assistance ...................... • Rental Assistance.

Eligible Populations ...................... • Homeless persons .................... • Homeless disabled individuals ..

• Homeless disabled individuals

and their families. ......................

• Homeless individuals

• Section 8 eligible current occupants.

Populations Given Special Consideration.• Homeless persons with disabilities.

• Homeless families with children.

• Homeless persons who: ............

• are seriously mentally ill ............

• have chronic problems with alcohol and/or drugs.

• have AIDS and related diseases. ........................................

• N/A

Initial Term of Assistance ............. 3 years .......................................... 5 years: TRA, SRA, and PRA if

no rehab 10 years: SRO and

PRA if rehab.

10 years.

(h) Special Program Provisions

(1) Supportive Housing Program

Minimum percentages.

Approximately $600 million is available

for assistance under the Supportive

Housing Program. In accordance with

section 429 of the McKinney Act, as

amended, HUD will allocate Supportive

Housing funds as follows: not less than

25 percent for projects that primarily

serve homeless families with children;

not less than 25 percent for projects that

primarily serve homeless persons with

disabilities; and not less than 10 percent

for supportive services not provided in

conjunction with supportive housing.

After applications are rated and ranked,

based on the criteria described below,

HUD will determine if the conditionally

selected projects achieve these

minimum percentages. If not, HUD will

skip higher-ranked applications in a

category for which the minimum

percent has been achieved in order to

achieve the minimum percent for

another category. If there are an

insufficient number of conditionally

selected applications in a category to

achieve its minimum percent, the

unused balance will be used for the next

highest-ranked approvable Supportive

Housing application.

Safe havens. As described in the

program summaries chart above, the

Supportive Housing program includes

five different types of projects. Safe

haven projects are one type. As used in

this NOFA, a safe haven is a form of

supportive housing designed

specifically to provide a safe residence

for homeless persons with serious

mental illness who are currently

residing primarily in public or private

places not designed for, or ordinarily

used as, a regular sleeping

accommodation for human beings, and

who have been unwilling or unable to

participate in mental health or

substance abuse treatment programs or

to receive other supportive services.

For many persons with mental illness

who have been living on the street, the

transition to permanent housing is best

made in stages, starting with a small,

highly supportive environment where

an individual can feel at ease, out of

danger, and subject to relatively few

immediate service demands. Traditional

supportive housing settings often

assume a readiness by the clientele to

accept a degree of structure and service

participation that could overwhelm and

defeat a person with mental illness who

has come fresh from the street.

Safe havens are designed to provide

persons with serious mental illness who

have been living on the streets with a

secure, non-threatening, noninstitutional, supportive environment.

These facilities can serve as a ‘‘portal of

entry’’ to the service system and provide

access to basic services such as food,

clothing, bathing facilities, telephones,

storage space, and a mailing address.

Safe havens do not require

participation in services and referrals as

a condition of occupancy. Rather, it is

hoped that after a period of stabilization

in a safe haven, residents will be more

willing to participate in services and

referrals, and will eventually be ready to

move to a more traditional form of

housing. While all rules applicable to
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the Supportive Housing Program apply

to safe havens, to ensure that safe

havens projects are competitive with

other Supportive Housing projects, the

‘‘Quality of Project Plan’’ rating criteria

in this NOFA have been modified to

reflect the special characteristics of safe

havens.

Specifically, the term ‘‘safe haven’’

means a structure or a clearly

identifiable portion of a structure: (1)

that proposes to serve hard-to-reach

homeless persons with severe mental

illness; (2) that provides 24-hour

residence for eligible persons who may

reside for an unspecified duration; (3)

that provides private or semi-private

accommodations; (4) that may provide

for the common use of kitchen facilities,

dining rooms, and bathrooms; and, (5)

in which overnight occupancy is limited

to no more than 25 persons. A ‘‘safe

haven’’ may also provide supportive

services to eligible persons who are not

residents on a drop-in basis. To be

considered for funding under the Safe

Havens component of the Supportive

Housing Program, a proposed project

must be consistent with the five features

listed above.

(2) Shelter Plus Care Program

Approximately $150 million is

available for assistance under the

Shelter Plus Care program. In

accordance with section 463(a) of the

McKinney Act, as amended by the 1992

Act, at least 10 percent of Shelter Plus

Care funds will be allocated for each of

the four components of the program:

Tenant-based Rental Assistance;

Sponsor-based Rental Assistance;

Project-based Rental Assistance; and

Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation of

Single Room Occupancy Dwellings for

Homeless Individuals (provided there

are sufficient numbers of approvable

applications to achieve these

percentages). After applications are

rated and ranked, based on the criteria

described below, HUD will determine if

the conditionally selected projects

achieve these minimum percentages. If

necessary, HUD will skip higher-ranked

applications for a component for which

the minimum percent has been achieved

in order to achieve the minimum

percent for another component. If there

are an insufficient number of

approvable applications in a component

to achieve its minimum percent, the

unused balance will be used for the next

highest-ranked approvable Shelter Plus

Care application.

Any applicant that is a unit of general

local government, a local public housing

authority, or an Indian tribe may submit

only one Shelter Plus Care application.

Any applicant that is a State or a State

public housing authority may submit

applications for more than one

jurisdiction but must submit a separate

application for each and may only

submit one application for each

jurisdiction. In accordance with section

455(b) of the McKinney Act, no more

than 10 percent of the assistance made

available for Shelter Plus Care in any

fiscal year may be used for programs

located within any one unit of general

local government. Ten percent for this

fiscal year equals $15 million.

With regard to the Shelter Plus Care/

Section 8 SRO component, applicant

States, units of general local government

and Indian tribes must subcontract with

a Public Housing Authority to

administer the Shelter Plus Care

assistance. Also with regard to this

component, no single project may

contain more than 100 units.

(3) Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation

Program for Single Room Occupancy

Dwellings for Homeless Individuals

Approximately $150 million is

available for assistance under the SRO

program. Applicants need to be aware of

the following limitations on the

allocation of Section 8 SRO funds:

• A separate application must be

submitted for each site for which

assistance is requested and, under

section 8(e)(2) of the United States

Housing Act of 1937, no single project

may contain more than 100 units;

• Under section 441(c) of the

McKinney Act, no city or urban county

may have projects receiving a total of

more than 10 percent of the assistance

made available under this program;

• Applicants that are private

nonprofit organizations must

subcontract with a Public Housing

Authority to administer the SRO

assistance; and

• Under section 441(e) of the

McKinney Act and 24 CFR

882.805(g)(1), HUD publishes the SRO

per unit rehabilitation cost limit each

year to take into account changes in

construction costs. For purposes of

Fiscal Year 1995 funding, the cost

limitation is raised from $15,900 to

$16,100 per unit to take into account

increases in construction costs during

the past 12-month period.

II. Application Requirements

An application for Supportive

Housing, Shelter Plus Care, or Section 8

SRO assistance consists of narrative,

numerical, and financial information.

The application requires a description

of: gaps that need to be filled in the

community’s response to homelessness;

how the proposed project will help the

community develop a continuum of care

system by filling one of these gaps; the

proposed project, including the plan for

housing and/or services to be provided

to participants; resources expected for

the project and the amount of assistance

requested; the experience of all

organizations who will be involved in

the project; and the sources and number

of proposed participants. An application

also contains certifications that the

applicant will comply with fair housing

and civil rights requirements, program

regulations, and other Federal

requirements, and (in most cases) that

the proposed activities are consistent

with the HUD-approved Consolidated

Plan (or Comprehensive Housing

Affordability Strategy if still in effect) of

the applicable State or unit of general

local government.

The specific application requirements

will be specified in the application

package for each program. This package

includes all required forms and

certifications, and may be obtained from

a HUD Field Office listed in the

appendix of this NOFA or by calling the

American Communities information

center on 1–800–998–9999.

Care should be taken in the selection

of projects and in the preparation of

applications to ensure that

environmental and historic preservation

impediments do not cause an

application to be denied or approval

severely delayed. In general, any

application HUD receives from a state or

local government will require that the

environmental assessment be prepared

by the local or state government before

the grant application can be approved.

The environmental assessments for nongovernmental applicants will be

conducted by HUD. Questions about

which environmental and historic

preservation laws may apply should be

addressed to the HUD Field Office.

III. Application Selection Process

The Department will use the same

review, rating, and conditional selection

process for all three programs (S+C,

SRO, and SHP):

(a) Review

Applications will be reviewed to

ensure that they meet the following

requirements:

(1) Applicant eligibility. The applicant

and project sponsor, if relevant, must be

eligible to apply for the specific

program.

(2) Eligible population to be served.

The population to be served must meet

the eligibility requirements of the

specific program.

(3) Eligible activities. The activities for

which assistance is requested must be

eligible under the specific program.
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(4) Fair housing and equal

opportunity. Organizations that receive

assistance through the application must

be in compliance with applicable civil

rights laws and Executive Orders.

(5) Vacancy rate. For the Section 8

SRO program, at least 25 percent of the

units to be assisted at any one site must

be vacant at the time of application.

(b) Rating and Conditional Selection

Applications for S+C, SRO, and SHP

grants will be conditionally selected in

three separate categories, one for each

program. To rate applications, the

Department may establish panels

including persons not currently

employed by HUD to obtain outside

points of view, including views from

other Federal agencies.

After all points have been awarded,

applications will be ranked from highest

point score to lowest for each program.

A bonus of 2 points will be added in

determining the final score of any

project that will serve homeless persons

living within the boundaries of a federal

Empowerment Zone or Enterprise

Community. Whether an application is

conditionally selected will depend on

its overall ranking compared to other

applications submitted for the same

program, except that HUD reserves the

right to select lower rated applications

if necessary to achieve geographic

diversity; ensure that the overall amount

of assistance received by a jurisdiction

is not disproportionate to the

jurisdiction’s overall need for homeless

assistance, as calculated from generally

available data; or achieve diversity of

assistance provided in a community as

determined through a comparison of

applications from a given jurisdiction.

For all programs, in the event of a tie

between applicants, the applicant with

the highest score for the coordination

criterion will be selected. If a tie

remains, the applicant with the highest

score for the quality of project criterion

will be selected. In the event of a

procedural error that, when corrected,

would result in selection of an

otherwise eligible applicant during the

funding round under this NOFA, HUD

may select that applicant when

sufficient funds become available.

For Shelter Plus Care and Supportive

Housing, in cases where the applicant

requests assistance for more than one of

the components of the program within

one application, the components will

not be rated separately. Rather, the

application will be rated as a whole.

(For Section 8 SRO, only one project is

allowed per application.)

(c) Core Selection Criteria

The following five core selection

criteria apply to each of the programs

covered by this NOFA and account for

105 of the 110 points available for

award.

(1) Coordination. HUD will award up

to 40 points based on the extent to

which the application demonstrates:

• Participation in a community

process for developing a continuum of

care strategy, which could include

nonprofit organizations, State and local

governmental agencies, other homeless

providers, housing developers and

service providers, private foundations,

local businesses and the investment

banking community, neighborhood

groups, and homeless or formerly

homeless persons.

• Need for the type of project

proposed in the area to be served, and

that the proposed project will effectively

and appropriately fill a gap in the

community’s response to homelessness.

• Coordination with other applicants,

if any, applying for assistance under this

NOFA for projects in the same local

jurisdiction. (If more than one

organization within a local jurisdiction

is submitting an application under this

NOFA, higher scores will be assigned

where it is clear that the proposed

projects have been coordinated within a

single, appropriate continuum of care

strategy and that each project effectively

and appropriately fills a gap in the

community’s response to homelessness.)

• Use by the project of mainstream

services, such as income supports,

mental health services, and substance

abuse treatment, and how the project

uses or will use mainstream housing

programs, such as Section 8 rental

assistance, HOME, and State programs,

and other permanent housing resources

to complete the continuum of care.

(2) Need. HUD will award up to 20

points based on:

• the jurisdiction’s need for homeless

assistance, as calculated from generally

available data including data on

poverty, housing overcrowding,

population, age of housing and growth

lag; and

• the extent of need in that

jurisdiction taking into account the

higher rated applications and the extent

of need nationwide.

(3) Quality of project. HUD will award

up to 25 points based on the extent to

which the applicant demonstrates that

the proposed project will:

• Reach out and engage potential

eligible participants. The most needy

are homeless persons who are sleeping

in places not meant for human

habitation, such as cars, tunnels and

parks, and persons who are staying at

shelters, transitional housing or other

facilities for homeless persons who

originally came from the streets or

emergency shelter.

• Provide appropriate housing. HUD

will consider how the housing fits the

needs of participants and ensures their

safety; empowers participants through

involvement in decision-making and

project operations; employs participants

in the project or otherwise helps

increase their incomes; and ensures that

transportation is available and

accessible. HUD will also consider

project staffing and the scale of the

project, viewing the concentration of

very large numbers of homeless persons

at one location unfavorably.

For transitional housing projects,

appropriateness of housing also

includes how the project assists

participants in locating and succeeding

in permanent housing, and provides

necessary follow-up services upon the

completion of transitional housing. For

permanent housing projects,

appropriateness of housing also

includes how the project assists

integration of participants into the

surrounding community.

• Provide appropriate services. HUD

will consider whether the project

provides up-front, individualized, needs

assessments and ongoing case

management, how services fit the needs

of participants, and the availability of

needed services.

• For projects serving families, the

project serves the family together, and

works to strengthen the family structure.

Projects that mix families with singles

populations in the same structure will

be viewed unfavorably.

• For safe haven projects, the above

factors are modified to award up to 25

points on the extent to which the

applicant demonstrates how the project

will link persons to other housing and

supportive services after stabilization in

a safe haven, the availability of basic

services in the safe haven, and how the

security of participants will be assured

by the applicant.

The rating under this criterion will

also consider the extent to which the

project represents an innovative

approach when viewed nationally that

promises to be successful and

replicable. Applications submitted

under the ‘‘innovative supportive

housing’’ component of the Supportive

Housing Program must achieve points

for innovation.

Applications receiving less than 8

points under the quality of project

criterion will not be selected for a grant

award.
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(4) Capacity. HUD will award up to 15

points based on extent to which all the

organizations involved in the project

demonstrate:

• Experience in carrying out similar

activities to those proposed either as an

ongoing provider of housing and/or

services to homeless people, or as an

ongoing provider of housing and/or

services who is in some way tangibly

connected to an ongoing homeless

delivery system.

• Timeliness in the speed with which

the project will become operational,

taking into account differences in the

types of projects proposed for funding.

The rating under this criterion will

also consider the Department’s

knowledge of the prior experience of the

applicant (and any organizations that

will participate in carrying out the

program) in serving homeless persons

and in carrying out programs similar to

those proposed in the application, and

the prior performance of the applicant

(and any organizations that will

participate in carrying out the program)

with any-HUD administered programs.

An applicant receiving less than 7

points under the capacity criterion will

not be selected for a grant award.

(5) Leveraging. HUD will award up to

5 points based on the extent to which

the amount of assistance to be provided

under this grant is supplemented with

documented cash or in-kind resources

from public and private sources that

will be used for the project. For S+C and

SRO applications, leveraging will be

based on documented resources for

supportive services. For SHP

applications, leveraging will be based

on documented resources for any

project activity.

(d) Supportive Housing Additional

Selection Criterion

The following selection criterion

accounts for the remaining 5 points

available for award for SHP

applications.

(1) Cost effectiveness. HUD will award

up to 5 points based on the extent to

which supportive services are provided

from resources other than the

Supportive Housing Program grant.

(e) Shelter Plus Care Additional

Selection Criterion

The following selection criterion

accounts for the remaining 5 points

available for award for S+C

applications.

(1) Serving targeted disabilities.

Within the eligible population to be

served, HUD will award up to 5 points

based on the percentage of individuals

to be served (beyond 50 percent) who

experience serious mental illness, have

chronic alcohol and/or drug abuse

problems, or have AIDS and related

diseases in relation to the total number

of people proposed to be served.

(f) Section 8 SRO Additional Selection

Criterion

The following selection criterion

accounts for the remaining 5 points

available for award for Section 8 SRO

applications.

(1) Availability of vacant units. HUD

will award up to 5 points based on the

percentage of units (beyond the required

25 percent) proposed for assistance

which are vacant at the time of

application.

(g) Clarification of Application

Information

In accordance with the provisions of

24 CFR part 4, subpart B, HUD may

contact an applicant to seek clarification

of an item in the application, or to

request additional or missing

information, but the clarification or the

request for additional or missing

information shall not relate to items that

would improve the substantive quality

of the application pertinent to the

funding decision.

(h) Technical Assistance

Prior to the application deadline,

HUD staff will be available to provide

advice, guidance and general technical

assistance to potential applicants on

application requirements and program

policies. Following conditional

selection, HUD staff will be available to

assist in clarifying or confirming

information that is a prerequisite to the

offer of a grant agreement by HUD.

However, between the application

deadline and the announcement of

conditional selections, HUD will accept

no information that would improve the

substantive quality of the application

pertinent to the funding decision.

IV. Grant Award Process

HUD will notify conditionally

selected applicants in writing. As

necessary, HUD will subsequently

request them to submit additional

project information, which may include

documentation to show the project is

feasible; documentation of firm

commitments for cash match;

documentation showing site control;

information necessary for HUD to

perform an environmental review,

where applicable; and such other

documentation as specified by HUD in

writing to the applicant, that confirms

or clarifies information provided in the

application. SRO and S+C/SRO

applicants will be notified of the date of

the two month deadline for submission

of such information; other S+C

applicants and all SHP applicants will

be notified of the date of the one month

deadline for submission of such

information. If an applicant is unable to

meet any conditions for grant award

within the specified timeframe, HUD

reserves the right not to award funds to

the applicant, but instead to either: use

them to select the next highest ranked

application(s) from the original

competition for which there are

sufficient funds available; or add them

to funds available for the next

competition for the applicable program.

V. Special Incentive for Purchase of

HUD-Owned Single Family Properties

Under the Single Family Property

Disposition Homeless Program

Supportive Housing funds may be

used to purchase HUD-owned single

family (one- to four unit) properties

under the Single Family Property

Disposition Homeless Program,

provided the properties are used to

house homeless persons. This includes

both eligible homes owned by HUD and

those presently under lease.

The Department is offering a special

incentive for the purchase of HUDowned single family properties located

in zip code areas designated by HUD as

‘‘revitalization’’ areas. Lessees and other

qualifying nonprofit organizations and

governmental entities may purchase

uninsurable properties in revitalization

areas at a 30 percent discount; FHA

insurable properties in revitalization

areas are offered at a discount of 10

percent. There are 230 revitalization

areas nationwide. Contact your local

HUD Office for assistance in identifying

revitalization areas.

Qualifying nonprofit organizations

and governmental entities may purchase

HUD-owned homes outside

revitalization areas at a discount

approved by the Secretary, usually 10

percent. However, if five or more homes

are purchased and closed

simultaneously, a 15 percent discount

will be applied in all areas. The sales

price, to which any discount will be

applied, is the current fair market value,

or the value established at the time of

the lease, whichever is less, provided

that the lessee agrees to use the property

either to house homeless persons for 10

years or to resell only to a lower-income

buyer.

The incentives described above

should be especially attractive to

organizations currently operating

transitional housing for the homeless in

homes leased from HUD. Providers with

a maximum five-year lease term may

purchase uninsurable properties at the

30 percent discount in revitalization
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areas, thus making the purchase of their

leased property far more affordable.

Lessees operating satisfactory homeless

programs, and who purchase, will also

have a competitive advantage under the

rating criterion, ‘‘Capacity’’, since they

may demonstrate experience with HUD

homeless programs.

VI. Employment Opportunities for

Homeless Persons

A key goal of the continuum of care

approach is to assist homeless persons

achieve independent living whenever

possible. Each of the three programs

under this NOFA has as a goal

increasing the skill level and/or income

of program participants. Employment

opportunities not only help achieve

these goals but are also important in

rebuilding self-esteem.

The McKinney Act recognizes the

importance of employment

opportunities in requiring that, to the

maximum extent practicable, recipients

involve homeless persons through

employment, volunteer services, or

otherwise, in constructing,

rehabilitating, maintaining, and

operating the project and in providing

supportive services. Under the

Supportive Housing Program,

employment assistance activities are

eligible, and grant recipients can use

these funds for such activities as job

training, wages, and educational awards

for homeless persons. While Shelter

Plus Care Program and SRO Program

funds may only be used for rental

assistance, employment assistance

activities paid from other sources count

towards the match requirement of the

Shelter Plus Care Program and can also

count for purposes of the ‘‘leveraging’’

rating criterion.

Inclusion in the application of

employment assistance activities for

homeless persons may improve the

rating score under the ‘‘Quality of

Project’’ criterion, making the

application more competitive.

VII. Linking Homeless Assistance

Programs and AmeriCorps

The Corporation for National Service,

established in 1993 to engage Americans

of all ages and backgrounds in

community-based service, supports a

range of national and community

service programs. AmeriCorps, one of

the national service programs supported

by the Corporation, engages thousands

of young Americans on a full or parttime basis to help communities address

their toughest challenges, while earning

support for college, graduate school, or

job training.

Applicants for the Supportive

Housing Program are encouraged to link

their proposed projects with

AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps Members can

be an excellent source of committed,

caring staff. An applicant may call The

Corporation for National Service in

Washington, DC, on (202) 606–5000 to

ask for the State Commission contact

name and phone number. Through the

information received from the State

Commission, the applicant may contact

an AmeriCorps Program Sponsor in the

local area. The Sponsor recruits, selects,

trains, and places individuals who

become AmeriCorps Members.

Full-time AmeriCorps members (those

working 1,700 hours over a 9 to 12

month period) are eligible to receive

approximately $7,600 as a living

allowance, health care and child care if

necessary, and a post-service award of

$4,725 to be used for current or future

college, graduate school, or job training,

or to repay existing qualified loans.

AmeriCorps is able to support a greater

number of Members if other

organizations or programs, such as the

Supportive Housing Program, can pay

the program and Member-related

expenses, with AmeriCorps providing

the post-service educational awards.

For Supportive Housing, applicants

may request funds for paying operating

and supportive services costs. These

costs may include payment for

AmeriCorps Members, such as living

allowances, health care costs, and

reasonable overhead costs of the

AmeriCorps program sponsor, but may

not exceed the cost which would be

paid by the applicant for the same

services when procured from a

contractor. An applicant does not fill

out a special exhibit for AmeriCorps

Members. Instead, the costs for the

AmeriCorps Members are included in

the operating and supportive services

budgets, as appropriate, just as other

staff costs are.

If Members are used in operating the

Supportive Housing project, the costs

are subject to the requirement that

operating costs be shared. Examples of

how Members may be used in operating

a project include maintenance, security,

and facility management. Supportive

services are not subject to cost-sharing,

so if Members are engaged in delivering

supportive services, such as substance

abuse counseling, case management, or

recreational programs, no local share is

required.

VIII. Other Matters

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

Interior and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1990

(31 U.S.C. 1352) (the ‘‘Byrd

Amendment’’) and the implementing

regulations at 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 sub-recipients 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.

Environmental Impact

In accordance with 40 CFR 1508.4 of

the regulations of the Council on

Environmental Quality and 24 CFR

50.20(k) and (l) of the HUD regulations,

the policies and procedures set forth in

this document are determined not to

have the potential for having a

significant impact on the quality of the

human environment, and therefore are

exempt from further environmental

reviews under the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969. (This

same determination was made at the

time of development of the interim rule

on the Supportive Housing Program,

Shelter Plus Care, and Section 8

Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room

Occupany Program for Homeless

Individuals, that was published in the

Federal Register on May 10, 1994 (59

FR 24252).

Executive Order 12606, The Family

The General Counsel, as the

Designated Official under Executive

Order 12606, The Family, has

determined that the policies announced

in this Notice would have a significant

impact on the formation, maintenance,

and general well-being of families, but

since this impact would be beneficial,

no further analysis under the Order is

necessary.

Executive Order 12612, Federalism

The General Counsel has determined,

as the Designated Official for HUD

under section 6(a) of Executive Order

12612, Federalism, that the policies

contained in this Notice will not have

federalism implications and, thus, are

not subject to review under the Order.

The promotion of activities and policies

to end homelessness is a recognized

goal of general benefit without direct
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implications on the relationship

between the national government and

the states or on the distribution of

power and responsibilities among

various levels of government.

Drug-Free Workplace Certification

The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988

requires grantees of Federal agencies to

certify that they will provide drug-free

workplaces. Thus, each applicant must

certify that it will comply with drug-free

workplace requirements in accordance

with 24 CFR part 24, subpart F.

Accountability in the Provision of HUD

Assistance

HUD has promulgated a final rule to

implement section 102 of the

Department of Housing and Urban

Development Reform Act of 1989 (HUD

Reform Act). The final rule is codified

at 24 CFR part 12. Section 102 contains

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

additional information that gave the

public (including applicants for, and

recipients of, HUD assistance) further

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 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 quarterly

Federal Register notice of all recipients

of HUD assistance awarded on a

competitive basis. (See 24 CFR 12.14(a)

and 12.16(b), and the notice published

in the Federal Register on January 16,

1992 (57 FR 1942), for further

information on these documentation

and public access requirements.)

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. (See 24 CFR subpart C, and

the notice published in the Federal

Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR

1942), for further information on these

disclosure requirements.)

Section 103 HUD Reform Act

HUD’s regulation implementing

section 103 of the Department of

Housing and Urban Development

Reform Act of 1989 was published May

13, 1991 (56 FR 22088) and became

effective on June 12, 1991. That

regulation, 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 who have questions

should contact the HUD Office of Ethics

(202) 708–3815 (TDD/Voice). (This is

not a toll-free number.) 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

Regional or Field Office Counsel, or

Headquarters counsel for the program to

which the question pertains.

Section 112 HUD Reform Act

Section 13 of the Department of

Housing and Urban Development Act

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 second

restricts the payment of fees to those

who are paid to influence the award of

HUD assistance, if the fees are tied to

the number of housing units received or

are based on the amount of assistance

received, or if they are contingent upon

the receipt of assistance.

Section 13 was implemented by final

rule published in the Federal Register

on May 17, 1991 (56 FR 22912) as 24

CFR part 86. If readers are involved in

any efforts to influence the Department

in these ways, they are urged to read the

final rule, particularly the examples

contained in Appendix A of the rule.

Submissions

Applications which are mailed prior

to April 7, 1995 but received within ten

(10) days after that date will be deemed

to have been received by that date if

postmarked by the United States Postal

Service by no later than April 4, 1995.

Overnight delivery items received after

April 7, 1995 will be deemed to have

been received by that date upon

submission of documentary evidence

that they were placed in transit with the

overnight delivery service by no later

than April 6, 1995.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11403 note; 42 U.S.C.

11389; 42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437c, and 1437f; 42

U.S.C. 3535(d); 24 CFR parts 582, 583, and

882.

Dated: February 8, 1995.

Andrew Cuomo,

Assistant Secretary for Community Planning

and Development.

Appendix: List of HUD Field Offices

Telephone numbers for

Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf

(TDD machines) are listed for field offices; all

HUD numbers, including those noted *, may

be reached via TDD by dialing the Federal

Information Relay Service on 1–800–877–

TDDY or (1–800–877–8339) or (202) 708–

9300.

Alabama—John D. Harmon, Beacon Ridge

Tower, 600 Beacon Pkwy. West, Suite 300,

Birmingham, AL 35209–3144; (205) 290–

7645; TDD (205) 290–7624.

Alaska—Dean Zinck, 949 E. 36th Avenue,

Suite 401, Anchorage, AK 99508–4399;

(907) 271–3669; TDD (907) 271–4328.

Arizona—Lou Kislin, 400 N. 5th St., Suite

1600, Arizona Center, Phoenix AZ 85004;

(602) 379–4754; TDD (602) 379–4461.

Arkansas—Billy M. Parsley, TCBY Tower,

425 West Capitol Ave., Suite 900, Little

Rock, AR 72201–3488; (501) 324–6375;

TDD (501) 324–5931.

California—(Southern) Herbert L. Roberts,

1615 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

90015–3801; (213) 251–7235; TDD (213)

251–7038. (Northern) Steve Sachs, 450

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

Francisco, CA 94102–3448; (415) 556–

5576; TDD (415) 556–8357.

Colorado—Sharon Jewell, First Interstate

Tower North, 633 17th St., Denver, CO
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80202–3607; (303) 672–5414; TDD (303)

672–5248.

Connecticut—Daniel Kolesar, 330 Main St.,

Hartford, CT 06106–1860; (203) 240–4508;

TDD (203) 240–4522.

Delaware—John Kane, Liberty Sq. Bldg., 105

S. 7th St., Philadelphia, PA 19106–3392;

(215) 597–2665; TDD (215) 597–5564.

District of Columbia—James H. McDaniel,

820 First St., NE, Washington, DC (and MD

and VA suburbs) 20002; (202) 275–0994;

TDD (202) 275–0772.

Florida—James N. Nichol, 301 West Bay St.,

Suite 2200, Jacksonville, FL 32202–5121;

(904) 232–3587; TDD (904) 791–1241.

Georgia—John Perry, Russell Fed. Bldg.,

Room 688, 75 Spring St., SW, Atlanta, GA

30303–3388; (404) 331–5139; TDD (404)

730–2654.

Hawaii and Pacific)—Patti A. Nicholas, 7

Waterfront Plaza, Suite 500, 500 Ala

Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96813–4918;

(808) 522–8180; TDD (808) 541–1356.

Idaho—John G. Bonham, 520 SW 6th Ave.,

Portland, OR 97204–1596;(503) 326–7018;

TDD * via 1–800–877–8339.

Illinois—Jim Barnes, 77 W. Jackson Blvd.,

Chicago, IL 60604–3507; (312) 353–1696;

TDD (312) 353–7143.

Indiana—Robert F. Poffenberger, 151 N.

Delaware St., Indianapolis, IN 46204–2526;

(317) 226–5169; TDD * via 1–800–877–

8339.

Iowa—Gregory A. Bevirt, Executive Tower

Centre, 10909 Mill Valley Road, Omaha,

NE 68154–3955; (402) 492–3144; TDD

(402) 492–3183.

Kansas—William Rotert, Gateway Towers 2,

400 State Ave., Kansas City, KS 66101–

2406; (913) 551–5484; TDD (913) 551–

6972.

Kentucky—Ben Cook, P.O. Box 1044, 601 W.

Broadway, Louisville, KY 40201–1044;

(502) 582–5394; TDD (502) 582–5139.

Lousiana—Greg Hamilton, P.O. Box 70288,

1661 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70112–

2887; (504) 589–7212; TDD (504) 589–

7237.

Maine—David Lafond, Norris Cotton Fed.

Bldg., 275 Chestnut St., Manchester, NH

03101–2487; (603) 666–7640; TDD (603)

666–7518.

Maryland—Harold Young, 10 South Howard

Street, 5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202–

0000; (410) 962–2520x3116; TDD (410)

962–0106.

Massachusetts—Frank Del Vecchio, Thomas

P. O’Neill, Jr., Fed. Bldg., 10 Causeway St.,

Boston, MA 02222–1092; (617) 565–5342;

TDD (617) 565–5453.

Michigan—Richard Paul, Patrick McNamara

Bldg., 477 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI

48226–2592; (313) 226–4343; TDD * via 1–

800–877–8339.

Minnesota—Shawn Huckleby, 220 2nd St.

South, Minneapolis, MN 55401–2195;

(612) 370–3019; TDD (612) 370–3186.

Mississippi—Jeanie E. Smith, Dr. A. H.

McCoy Fed. Bldg., 100 W. Capitol St.,

Room 910, Jackson, MS 39269–1096; (601)

965–4765; TDD (601) 965–4171.

Missouri—(Eastern) David H. Long, 1222

Spruce St., St. Louis, MO 63103–2836;

(314) 539–6524; TDD (314) 539–6331;.

(Western) William Rotert, Gateway Towers

2, 400 State Ave., Kansas City, KS 66101–

2406; (913) 551–54843; TDD (913) 551–

6972.

Montana—Sharon Jewell, First Interstate

Tower North, 633 17th St., Denver, CO

80202–3607; (303) 672–5414; TDD (303)

672–5248.

Nebraska—Gregory A. Bevirt, Executive

Tower Centre, 10909 Mill Valley Road,

Omaha, NE 68154–3955; (402) 492–3144;

TDD (402) 492–3183.

Nevada—(Las Vegas, Clark Cnty) Lou Kislin,

400 N. 5th St., Suite 1600, 2 Arizona

Center, Phoenix, AZ 85004; (602) 379–

4754; TDD (602) 379–4461; (Remainder of

State) Steve Sachs, 450 Golden Gate Ave.,

P.O. Box 36003, San Francisco, CA 94102–

3448; (415) 556–5576; TDD (415) 556-

8357.

New Hampshire—David Lafond, Norris

Cotton Fed. Bldg., 275 Chestnut St.,

Manchester, NH 03101–2487; (603) 666–

7640; TDD (603) 666–7518.

New Jersey—Frank Sagarese, 1 Newark

Center, Newark, NJ 07102; (201) 622–7900;

TDD (201) 645–3298.

New Mexico—Katie Worsham, 1600

Throckmorton, P.O. Box 2905, Fort Worth,

TX 76113–2905; (817) 885–5483; TDD

(817) 885–5447.

New York—(Upstate) Michael F. Merrill,

Lafayette Ct., 465 Main St., Buffalo, NY

14203–1780; (716) 846–5768; TDD * via 1–

800–877–8339; (Downstate) Jack Johnson,

26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278–

0068; (212) 264–2885; TDD (212) 264–

0927.

North Carolina—Charles T. Ferebee, Koger

Building, 2306 West Meadowview Road,

Greensboro, NC 27407; (910) 547–4005;

TDD (910) 547–4055.

North Dakota—Sharon Jewell, First Interstate

Tower North, 633 17th St., Denver, CO

80202–3607; (303) 672–5414; TDD (303)

672–5248.

Ohio—Jack E. Riordan, 200 North High St.,

Columbus, OH 43215–2499; (614) 469–

6743; TDD (614) 469–6694.

Oklahoma—Ted Allen, Murrah Fed. Bldg.,

200 NW 5th St., Oklahoma City, OK

73102–3202; (405) 231–4973; TDD (405)

231–4181.

Oregon—John G. Bonham, 520 SW 6th Ave.,

Portland, OR 97204–1596 (503) 326–7018;

TDD * via 1–800–877–8339.

Pennsylvania—(Western) Bruce Crawford,

Old Post Office and Courthouse Bldg., 700

Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219–1906; (412)

644–5493; TDD (412) 644–5747; (Eastern)

Joyce Gaskins, Liberty Sq. Bldg., 105 S. 7th

St., Philadelphia, PA 19106–3392; (215)

597–2665; TDD (215) 597–5564.

Puerto Rico (and Caribbean)—Carmen R.

Cabrera, 159 Carlos Chardon Ave., San

Juan, PR 00918–1804; (809) 766–5576; TDD

(809) 766–5909.

Rhode Island—Frank Del Vecchio, Thomas P.

O’Neill, Jr., Fed. Bldg., 10 Causeway St.,

Boston, MA 02222–1092; (617) 565–5342;

TDD (617) 565–5453.

South Carolina—Louis E. Bradley, Fed. Bldg.,

1835–45 Assembly St., Columbia, SC

29201–2480; (803) 765–5564; TDD * via 1–

800–877–8339.

South Dakota—Sharon Jewell, First Interstate

Tower North, 633 17th St., Denver, CO

80202–3607; (303) 672–5414; TDD (303)

672–5248.

Tennessee—Virginia Peck, 710 Locust St.,

Knoxville, TN 37902–2526; (615) 545–

4396; TDD (615) 545–4559.

Texas—(Northern) Katie Worsham, 1600

Throckmorton, P.O. Box 2905, Fort Worth,

TX 76113–2905; (817) 885–5483; TDD

(817) 885–5447; (Southern) John T.

Maldonado, Washington Sq., 800 Dolorosa,

San Antonio, TX 78207–4563; (210) 229–

6820; TDD (210) 229–6885.

Utah—Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower

North, 633 17th St., Denver, CO 80202–

3607; (303) 672–5414; TDD (303) 672–

5248.

Vermont—David Lafond, Norris Cotton Fed.

Bldg., 275 Chestnut St., Manchester, NH

03101–2487; (603) 666–7640; TDD (603)

666–7518.

Virginia—Joseph Aversano, 3600 W. Broad

St., P.O. Box 90331, Richmond, VA 23230–

0331; (804) 278–4503; TDD (804) 278–

4501.

Washington—John Peters, Federal Office

Bldg., 909 First Ave., Suite 200, Seattle,

WA 98104–1000; (206) 220–5150; TDD

(206) 220–5185.

West Virginia—Bruce Crawford, Old Post

Office & Courthouse Bldg., 700 Grant St.,

Pittsburgh, PA 15219–1906; (412) 644–

5493; TDD (412) 644–5747.

Wisconsin—Lana J. Vacha, Henry Reuss Fed.

Plaza, 310 W. Wisconsin Ave., Ste. 1380,

Milwaukee, WI 53203–2289; (414) 297–

3113; TDD * via 1–800–877–8339.

Wyoming—Sharon Jewell, First Interstate

Tower North, 633 17th St., Denver, CO

80202–3607; (303) 672–5414; TDD (303)

672–5248.

[FR Doc. 95–3992 Filed 2–16–95; 8:45 am]

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