15436 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 56 / Thursday, March 23, 1995 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Public and Indian Housing

[Docket No. N–95–3885; FR–3884–N–01]

Notice of Public Housing

Apprenticeship Demonstration

Program in the Construction Trades

and Public Housing Operations

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Public and Indian

Housing.

ACTION: Notice of demonstration

program.

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the

Department’s intention to award $9

million to HOPE VI eligible housing

authorities who have partnered with the

Laborers International Union of North

America (LIUNA); the United

Brotherhood of Carpenters and the

International Brotherhood of Painters;

and the American Federation of State,

County and Municipal Employees

(AFSCME) to enhance the long-term

welfare of youth living in public

housing through Apprenticeship

Demonstration Programs. The

Department will enter into Memoranda

of Agreement with the above referenced

organizations for the same purpose—to

enhance the long-term welfare of youth

living in public housing.

The Public Housing Apprenticeship

Demonstration Program in the

Construction Trades and Public Housing

Operations will provide job training and

ensure bonafide apprenticeship and

employment opportunities in the

construction trades and public housing

operations that will lead to selfsufficiency for public housing youth.

This notice provides guidelines for the

use of these funds and invites comments

on the demonstration.

DATES: Proposal Due Date: Applicant

proposals will be due to the Department

May 8, 1995. Proposals must be received

in the Office of Community Relations

and Involvement, Office of Public and

Indian Housing, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh

St., SW., Room 4112, Washington, DC

20410 no later than 3:00 pm, local time

on the proposal due date.

Comment Due Date: April 24, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this notice to the Rules Docket Clerk,

Office of General Counsel, Room 10276,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20410–0500.

Communications should refer to the

above docket number and title.

Facsimile (FAX) comments are not

acceptable. A copy of each

communication submitted will be

available for public inspection and

copying between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30

p.m. weekdays at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia Lehrer, Office of Community

Relations and Involvement, Department

of Housing and Urban Development,

451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4112,

Washington, DC 20410, Telephone

Number (202) 619–8201. (This is not a

toll free number). Hearing- or speechimpaired persons may use the

Telecommunications Devices for the

Deaf (TDD) by contacting the Federal

Information Relay Service on (202) 708–

9300 or 1–800–877–8339) for

information on the program.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

The information collection

requirements contained in this notice

have been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget for approval

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). The OMB

control number when assigned will be

published by separate notice in the

Federal Register.

II. Authority

The $9 million for the Public Housing

Apprenticeship Demonstration Program

in the Construction Trades and Public

Housing Operations is funded from a

portion of the $20 million appropriated

in the Department of Veterans Affairs

and Housing and Urban Development

and Independent Agencies

Appropriations Act for 1994 (Pub. L.

103–124, approved October 28, 1993)

(the 1994 Appropriations Act), under

the heading ‘‘Severely Distressed Public

Housing Projects’’, for implementation

of Youthbuild programs by eligible

grantees under the Urban Revitalization

Demonstration Program (HOPE VI). (On

September 14, 1994 (59 FR 47222), the

Department announced a Youth

Apprenticeship program funded with a

separate $10 million portion of the $20

million, which the Appropriations Act

specifically earmarked for youth

apprenticeship training activities

pursuant to section 3 of the Housing and

Urban Development Act of 1968, as

amended (Economic Opportunities for

Low- and Very-Low-Income Persons).)

This grant program provides funds for

the implementation of Youthbuild

programs authorized under subtitle D of

title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez

National Affordable Housing Act, as

added by section 164 of the Housing

and Community Development Act of

1992 (Pub. L. 102–550, approved

October 28, 1992).

III. Announcement of Demonstration

This notice announces the

Department’s intention to award $9

million to HOPE VI eligible housing

authorities who have partnered with the

Laborers International Union of North

America (LIUNA); the United

Brotherhood of Carpenters and the

International Brotherhood of Painters;

and the American Federation of State,

County and Municipal Employees

(AFSCME) to enhance the long-term

welfare of youth living in public

housing through Apprenticeship

Demonstration Programs.

In accordance with the requirements

of section 470(a) of the Housing and

Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (42

U.S.C. 3542), this notice describes the

Public Housing Apprenticeship

Demonstration Program in the

Construction Trades and Public Housing

Operations and invites public comment.

Any changes made in this

demonstration as a result of the

Department’s consideration of public

comments, and any extension of time

for commitment of funds that may be

necessary because of these changes, also

will be published in the Federal

Register.

The Department will not commit

funds for the demonstration until after

the latest of: (1) The date the

Department has considered any

comments received in response to this

notice; (2) May 22, 1995, which is 60

days after today’s publication date; and

(3) the date the Department has received

and approved a proposal that meets the

requirements set forth in this notice and

any subsequent notice announcing

changes in the demonstration.

IV. Maximum Award

The maximum award for a Public

Housing Apprenticeship Demonstration

Program in the Construction Trades and

Public Housing Operations is $250,000;

however, the Department reserves the

right to increase the maximum

individual award based on the number

of applications funded.

The Memoranda of Agreement that

the Department will enter with the

above mentioned organizations will

indicate that HUD will make up to $3.5

million available to public housing

authorities to partner with the Laborers

International Union of North America

(LIUNA); up to $3.5 million available

for housing authorities to partner with

the United Brotherhood of Carpenters

and the International Brotherhood of

Painters; up to $2.0 million available to
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housing authorities to partner with

American Federation of State, County

and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Under this demonstration, housing

authorities may partner with one trade

union and/or AFSCME.

V. Description of Demonstration

The Public Housing Apprenticeship

Demonstration Program in the

Construction Trades and Public Housing

Operations is part of HUD’s

comprehensive strategy to restore and

revitalize communities in urban

America, preserve and rebuild public

housing stock and create ladders of

economic opportunity for public

housing residents. This demonstration

program specifically links public

housing authorities (PHAs) and their

residents and the following

organizations: the Laborers International

Union of North America (LIUNA); the

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and

the International Brotherhood of

Painters; and the American Federation

of State, County and Municipal

Employees (AFSCME).

This demonstration will bring

together the skills needed to provide

public housing youth with job training,

apprenticeship opportunities and

employment opportunities leading to

self-sufficiency. Further, this

demonstration will assist PHAs in

meeting the requirements of section 3 of

the Housing and Urban Development

Act of 1968, as amended (Economic

Opportunities for Low- and Very-LowIncome Persons).

Eligible Public Housing Authorities

Under this demonstration, eligible

public housing authorities include:

(1) Housing authorities that are

recipients of HOPE VI grants, and/or

(2) Housing authorities on the

Troubled PHA List as of 2/5/95, and/or

(3) Housing authorities in the 40 most

populous cities.

Eligible PHAs will create partnerships

with participating construction trade

organizations and/or AFSCME. All

participating construction trade

organizations will subsequently recruit,

train, mentor and place public housing

residents in Department of Labor (DOL)

approved apprenticeship programs.

AFSCME will recruit, train, mentor and

provide work experience and

employment opportunities for youth in

public housing.

Eligible Program Participants

Eligible program participants must be

public housing residents, and in

accordance with Youthbuild:

(1) Participants must be very lowincome individuals aged 16 to 24 years,

who are high school dropouts. An

exception allows for 25 percent of the

participants to be individuals who do

not meet the program’s income or

educational requirements but who have

educational needs despite attainment of

a high school diploma or its

equivalency.

(2) Any eligible individual selected

for full-time participation in this

program may be offered full-time

participation for a period of not less

than 6 months and not more than 24

months unless the apprenticeship

program extends beyond this timeframe.

(3) Programs must be structured so

that 50 percent of the time spent by

participants in the program is devoted

to educational services and activities.

All educational programs and activities

supported with funds from the

demonstration program must be

consistent with applicable State and

local educational standards. Standards

and procedures for academic credit and

certifying educational attainment must

be consistent with applicable State and

local educational standards.

(4) Wages and benefits, labor

standards, and nondiscrimination

requirements shall apply under this

program as they would under the

Youthbuild program. Housing

authorities participating in this

demonstration program may not be

prevented from using funds from nonFederal sources to increase wages and

benefits under the program, if

appropriate.

Eligible Activities

Eligible activities, under this program,

are:

(1) Work and activities associated

with the acquisition, rehabilitation, or

construction of the housing and related

facilities to be used in the program;

(2) Relocation payments and other

assistance required to comply with 24

CFR 585.308;

(3) Costs for the ongoing training and

technical assistance needs of the

applicant that are related to carrying out

this program;

(4) Education, job training,

counseling, employment and leadership

development services and activities;

(5) Wages, benefits and stipends for

participants prior to entering an

apprenticeship program or in the case of

AFSCME an employment opportunity.

Restrictions

(1) The $9 million authorized under

the Public Housing Apprenticeship

Demonstration Program in the

Construction Trades and Public Housing

Operations may not be used for wages

in any post-training employment

provided under this program;

(2) No more than 15 percent of the

total grant amount may be used for

administrative costs.

Selection

Threshold Requirements

(1) The submission of an agreement

that meets the requirements of the

program;

(2) Certification that participants will

be eligible as defined in the notice;

(3) A description of how training

activities will prepare participants for

apprenticeship and employment

opportunities;

(4) Proof that residents are involved in

the planning and implementation of the

program;

(5) A description of efforts to provide

job placement for successful program

participants specifying the number of

jobs that will be created; and

(6) The supportive services, based on

projected need, that will be provided

under the program. The Secretary

reserves the right to award grants based

on distribution among the three

organizations referenced in this notice.

Method of Selection

Applications will be date and time

stamped to authenticate when they were

received. If the applicant meets the

above mentioned threshold

requirements, they will be funded in the

order received (within the parameters

set forth in Section IV—Maximum

Awards) until the funding authorized

for this program is no longer available.

The Secretary reserves the right to

award grants based on distribution

among the three organizations

referenced in this notice. If a sufficient

number of applications are not received,

representing all three organizations, the

Secretary reserves the right to award

grants to the remaining applicants

among the other organizations in

accordance with the aforementioned

requirements.

Reports

Each PHA receiving a grant shall

submit to HUD an annual progress

report (in a format to be provided by

HUD) regarding the implementation of

this program and the effectiveness of the

Public Housing Apprenticeship

Demonstration Program in the

Construction Trades and Public Housing

Operations in meeting its purpose.

Grantees will cooperate with

researchers who will be carrying out an

evaluation of this initiative for the

Department.
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Proposal Requirements

In order to receive the funding

proposed in this notice, each PHA must

submit a proposal describing its

program in detail. Proposals are not

limited to but must include:

(1) A copy of the agreement between

the PHA and the construction trade

organization or AFSCME;

(2) A description of how eligible

participants will be recruited;

(3) An accompanying implementation

schedule;

(4) A description of training and

placement activities under the

demonstration;

(5) A description of resident

involvement in the program’s planning

and implementation;

(6) A description of efforts to provide

job placement for successful program

participants;

(7) A description of how program

success will be measured, describing the

baseline indicators against which

success will be measured; and

(8) A description of how program

participants’ supportive service needs

will be met.

Dated: March 16, 1995.

Michael B. Janis,

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public

and Indian Housing.

[FR Doc. 95–7106 Filed 3–22–95; 8:45 am]

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