[Federal Register: July 26, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 144)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 38965-38966]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Part 1000

[Docket No. FR-4676-C-02]

 
Indian Housing Block Grant Allocation Formula; Notice of Intent 
To Establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee and Request for 
Nominations; Correction

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Correction.

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SUMMARY: On July 16, 2001, HUD published a notice announcing its intent 
to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee for the purpose of 
negotiating a proposed rule that would revise the allocation formula 
used under the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Program. The 
establishment of the committee will offer Indian tribal governments the 
opportunity to have input into any changes determined to be necessary 
to improve the distribution of funds under the IHBG Program. The July 
16, 2001 notice contained a typographical error regarding the tentative 
date and locale of the first negotiated rulemaking committee meeting. 
The purpose of this document is to make the necessary correction and to 
advise the public that, at this time, HUD has not yet determined the 
date or location of the first committee meeting.

DATES: Comment Due Date: The comment due date announced in the July 16, 
2001 notice remains unchanged. Comments on the July 16, 2001 notice are 
due on or before August 15, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
the Committee and its proposed members to 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 
20410-0500. 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

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copying between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. weekdays at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Key, Acting Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Native American Programs, Office Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 4126, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-0500; telephone (202) 401-
7914 (this number is not toll-free). Hearing or speech-impaired 
individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On July 16, 2001 (66 FR 37098), HUD published a notice announcing 
its intent to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee for the 
purpose of negotiating a proposed rule that would revise the allocation 
formula used under the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Program. The 
establishment of the committee will offer Indian tribal governments the 
opportunity to have input into any changes determined to be necessary 
to improve the distribution of funds under the IHBG Program. Section 
IV. of the July 16, 2001 notice (entitled ``Tentative Schedule'') 
contained a typographical error regarding the tentative date and locale 
of the first negotiated rulemaking committee meeting. Specifically, the 
notice contained a notation to insert the approximate date and location 
of the meeting, but did not provide the necessary information. The 
purpose of this document is to make the necessary correction.
    At this time, HUD has not yet determined the date or location of 
the first committee meeting. Once determined, HUD will provide advance 
notice of the meeting through Federal Register notice. All meetings of 
the negotiated rulemaking committee will be open to the public without 
advance registration. Public attendance may be limited to the space 
available. Members of the public will be provided the opportunity to 
make statements during the meeting, to the extent time permits, and 
file written statements with the committee for its consideration. In 
the event that the date and time of these meetings are changed, HUD 
will advise the public through Federal Register notice.

    Dated: July 20, 2001.
Paula O. Blunt,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing.
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