Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and Program Guidelines for Homeownership Zones; Fiscal Year 1997

SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the availability of $10 million in funding

for Homeownership Zones authorized under section 205 of the Departments

of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent

Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997. The Homeownership Zones program is

dedicated to large scale development projects designed to reclaim

distressed neighborhoods by creating homeownership opportunities for

low-and moderate-income families, and to serve as a catalyst for

private investment, business creation, and neighborhood revitalization.

This NOFA also contains information concerning basic program

requirements, eligible applicants, funding availability, and

application requirements and procedures.

DATES: One original and two copies of each application must be received

by HUD Headquarters at the address provided below by the deadline date.

One additional copy must be received by the HUD Field Office by the

deadline date. All four copies may be used in reviewing the

application.

Applications Delivered. Applications are due before midnight on

August 29, 1997. Before the deadline date, and on normal workdays

between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., completed applications

will be accepted at the Processing and Control Unit, Room 7255,

Community Planning and Development at the address provided below.

After 4:30 p.m. on the deadline date, hand-delivered applications

will be received at the South Lobby of the Department of Housing and

Urban Development at the address provided below. HUD will treat as

ineligible for consideration hand-delivered applications that are

received after midnight on August 29, 1997.

Applications Mailed. HUD will consider applications as received by

the deadline if they are postmarked before midnight on August 29, 1997,

and received by HUD Headquarters within ten (10) calendar days after

that date.

Applications Sent by Overnight Delivery. HUD will consider

applications sent by overnight delivery as having been received by the

deadline upon submission of documentary evidence that they were placed

in transit with the overnight delivery service by no later than August

29, 1997.

Applications Sent by Facsimile (FAX). HUD will NOT accept any

application sent by FAX.

Applications Sent to HUD Field Offices. One copy of the application

must be received by the HUD field office serving the area in which the

applicant's Homeownership Zone is located. The field office must

receive this copy by the deadline date, but a determination that an

application was received on time will be made solely according to the

receipt of the application at HUD Headquarters in Washington.

ADDRESSES: Please note that one (1) original and two (2) copies of the

completed application must be submitted to HUD Headquarters 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, S.W., Washington, DC 20410. One (1)

additional copy of the application must be sent to the Director of

Community Planning and Development, at the HUD field office serving the

State in which the Homeownership Zone is located. Addresses of HUD's

field offices are attached to this NOFA as Appendix A.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gordon McKay, Director, Office of

Affordable Housing Programs, Room 7164, Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410; telephone

(202) 708-2685 (this is not a toll free number). Hearing- or speech-

impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the

Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-TDDY, which is a toll

free number. You may also contact the HUD field office serving your

area at the number and address provided in Appendix A.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

The information collection requirements contained in this NOFA have

been approved by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and assigned

OMB control number 2506-0164. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and

a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information

unless the collection displays a valid control number.

Promoting Comprehensive Approaches to Housing and Community Development

HUD is interested in promoting comprehensive, coordinated

approaches to housing and community development. Economic development,

community development, public housing revitalization, homeownership,

assisted housing for special needs populations, supportive services,

and welfare-to-work initiatives can work better if linked at the local

level. Toward this end, HUD in recent years has developed the

Consolidated Planning process designed to help communities undertake

such approaches.

It may therefore be helpful for applicants under this NOFA to be

aware of other related NOFAs that HUD has recently published. By

reviewing these NOFAs with respect to their program purposes and the

eligibility of applicants and activities, applicants may be able to

relate the activities proposed for funding under this NOFA to those

proposed under recent NOFAs and to the community's Consolidated Plan.

With respect to homeownership, HUD published the fiscal year (FY) 1997

NOFA for Housing Counseling in the Federal Register on May 1, 1997 (62

FR 23916).

To foster comprehensive, coordinated approaches by communities, HUD

intends for the remainder of FY 1997 to continue to alert applicants to

upcoming and recent NOFAs as each NOFA is published. In addition, a

complete schedule of NOFAs to be published during this fiscal year

appears under the HUD homepage on the Internet, which can be accessed

at http://www.hud.gov/nofas.html. HUD may consider additional steps on

NOFA coordination for FY 1998.

I. Purpose and Substantive Description

A. Authority

The funding made available under this NOFA is authorized by section

205 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban

Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Pub. L.

104-204; approved September 26, 1996).

B. Allocation of Funding

HUD intends to award $10 million. All grants made under this NOFA

shall be made in accordance with section 102 of the Department of

Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545) on a

competitive basis

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according to the criteria set forth in this NOFA. Although HUD has not

established a maximum or minimum grant amount, HUD estimates that it

will fund two (2) to four (4) Homeownership Zones.

C. Eligible Applicants

Any unit of general local government as defined in section

102(a)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42

U.S.C. 5302(a)(1)) may apply under this NOFA. This includes any city,

county, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose

political subdivision of a State. Smaller communities that are not

entitled to receive Community Development Block Grant funds may apply

directly without assistance of the State. Due to the limited amount of

funds available, however, grantees that received FY 1996 Homeownership

Zone grants are not eligible to apply under this FY 1997 NOFA.

D. Definition of a Homeownership Zone

Homeownership Zone means a contiguous, geographically defined area,

primarily residential in character, in which new homeownership

opportunities and the expanded housing choice provided drive

comprehensive revitalization and, together with other physical, social,

and economic development activities, make a substantial, visible

improvement within that community. Homeownership Zone activities

revitalize distressed areas by converting vacant, abandoned, or

blighted land and buildings into dynamic neighborhoods by developing

single family homes (one to four units) and providing these homes for a

mix of incomes, including low- and moderate-income families.

Homeownership serves as a foundation for additional investment in

residential, commercial, and economic development of the Homeownership

Zone. Homeownership Zones do not stand alone, but as a vibrant part of

the jurisdiction as a whole.

Homeownership Zones may be located within Empowerment Zones,

Enterprise Communities (EZ/ECs), or CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization

Strategy Areas. Homeownership Zones, however, are typically

significantly smaller than EZ/ECs.

E. Characteristics of a Successful Homeownership Zone

(1) Visible Improvement

A Homeownership Zone proposal must provide for a significant number

of new homeownership opportunities that will make a visible improvement

in a concentrated area and stimulate additional investments in that

area. For major urban areas, HUD will presume that applications

including at least 300 new single family homes meet this criterion. HUD

realizes it is not always feasible, nor necessary, for smaller

communities to absorb 300 new homeownership opportunities in a short

time frame. All applications must demonstrate how the Homeownership

Zone activities will make a visible improvement and stimulate

additional investments in the designated zone. Include evidence

regarding the impact Homeownership Zone activities will have on the

community in the section of the application responding to the rating

criterion ``Quality of the Homeownership Zone.''

(2) New Urbanism

Homeownership Zones incorporate basic principles of New Urbanism.

Neighborhoods designed according to these principles typically have a

finite size, defined by a comfortable walking distance from their

center, and include: a mix of incomes, ages and lifestyles; a mix of

compatible uses such as housing, shops, workplaces, parks, and civic

and cultural institutions; a mix of housing types; buildings with

architectural variety yet compatible with surrounding structures,

historic buildings, and cultural nature of the area; a public gathering

space at the center such as a square or green; public buildings such as

a library, community center, or day care center; a transit connection

providing easy access to centers of employment and to the surrounding

communities; edges defined by boulevards, greenbelts, or other

features; and a network of pedestrian-friendly streets, alleys, and

blocks that encourage connection with adjacent neighborhoods.

Homeownership Zones are distinctive neighborhoods that are

interconnected to surrounding neighborhoods and the larger community.

In awarding points to each application under ``Quality of Homeownership

Zone,'' HUD will consider all aspects of New Urbanism that are relevant

to the proposal. HUD will be particularly concerned that the plan

include a mix of incomes and uses appropriate to the proposal and the

targeted area. Include this information in the section of the

application responding to the rating criterion ``Quality of the

Homeownership Zone.''

(3) Additional Investment

HUD intends for Homeownership Zone grants to serve as a challenge

and incentive to other public, private, and nonprofit partners to

participate in development of the Homeownership Zone. Thus, it is

expected that applicants will consider donating land, committing to

construct site improvements and public facilities, waiving fees and

taxes, expediting approval of permits and plans, among other things,

and otherwise remove impediments to the revitalization of the

Homeownership Zone. List resources and present evidence of the strength

of resource commitments in the section of the application responding to

the rating criterion ``Leveraging of Non-Federal Resources.''

(4) Partnerships and Initiatives

The Homeownership Zone program complements the Administration's

National Homeownership Strategy launched by the President in 1994. This

Strategy is a partnership with private industry, the nonprofit

community, and all levels of government toward the goal of raising the

homeownership rate in America to an all-time high by the year 2000. It

recognizes homeownership as a means to strengthen families, rebuild

communities, and improve the national economy. Consistent with the

National Homeownership Strategy, HUD expects that Homeownership Zones

will establish extensive partnerships with the private and nonprofit

sectors, such as businesses, lending institutions, real estate

professionals, builders, educational institutions, nonprofit

organizations, faith-based organizations, and other city wide and

community-based organizations. Affiliates of Habitat for Humanity are

one example of potential partners. HUD encourages all applicants to

develop local partnerships recognized by the National Partners in

Homeownership. In addition, and if applicable, indicate how local

processes and building, planning, and zoning regulations would be

reformed or streamlined to result in prompt, cost-effective

construction. It is also anticipated that developers and local

governments will use, to the greatest extent possible, innovations in

construction techniques and land use planning that can reduce the cost

of housing construction. Include descriptions of such initiatives in

the section of the application responding to the rating criterion

``Quality of the Homeownership Zone,'' and describe local partnerships

in the section of the application responding to the rating criterion

``Capacity to Successfully Carry Out the Plan.'' HUD will give special

consideration to qualified Local Partners in the National Homeownership

Strategy when awarding points under Capacity to Successfully Carry Out

the Plan as

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discussed below. (Information regarding the National Partners in

Homeownership may be obtained by contacting (800) 297-4183).

(5) Comprehensive Neighborhood Revitalization

HUD expects Homeownership Zones to provide substantial

homeownership opportunities as part of a comprehensive approach and

overall revitalization of the neighborhood. The result of a

Homeownership Zone should be expanded housing choice and the

improvement of the economic, social, and physical aspects of the

neighborhood and the lives of its residents. Consequently, economic

development, business development, and job creation are vital

components of a successful strategy. Include evidence that

Homeownership Zone activities will be part of comprehensive

neighborhood revitalization, including a description of economic

development efforts, in the section of the application responding to

the rating criterion ``Quality of Homeownership Zone.''

(6) Rapid Turnaround

HUD intends for Homeownership Zones to be large scale construction

projects developed in a relatively short time period. Applications must

demonstrate an ability to begin significant construction activities

promptly upon final approval of the Homeownership Zone plan by HUD.

Therefore, it is in the applicant's interest to design, plan, and

coordinate as many aspects of the project as possible prior to

submission of an application for funding under this NOFA. Applicants

must include a detailed time-line, specifying when all construction

activities will commence and conclude, in the section of the

application responding to the rating criterion ``Quality of the

Homeownership Zone.''

(7) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

The Homeownership Zone proposal must address how the applicant will

affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH). The applicant can best

demonstrate its commitment to AFFH by describing how proposed

activities will assist the jurisdiction in overcoming impediments to

fair housing choice, identified in the jurisdiction's AI (Analysis of

Impediments), which is a required component of the Consolidated Plan,

or any other planning document that addresses fair housing issues.

Examples of actions that can be taken may include, but are not limited

to: neighborhood revitalization efforts that encourage fair housing

choice (such as schools, grocery stores, transportation, and the

quality of services); increasing the supply of accessible housing

available to low-income persons with disabilities; insuring

accessibility for persons with disabilities to all aspects of the

program; and working with local lenders to develop alternative lending

criteria. Additional examples may be obtained from Chapter 5 of the

``Fair Housing Planning Guide, Vol 1'' which may be ordered from HUD's

Fair Housing Clearinghouse, by calling (800) 343-3442. Include this

information in the section of the application responding to the rating

criterion ``Quality of the Homeownership Zone.''

F. Eligible Activities

Homeownership Zone grant funds may be used to:

(1) Finance and acquire improved or unimproved real property,

including the writedown of costs to developers for acquisition of

properties within the Homeownership Zone.

(2) Finance housing construction.

(3) Finance housing rehabilitation.

(4) Finance site preparation, including demolition, construction,

reconstruction, or installation of public and other site improvements,

utilities, or facilities essential to the Homeownership Zone.

(5) Provide direct financial assistance to homebuyers in the form

of mortgages or settlement costs.

(6) Provide homeownership counseling and homebuyer education to

targeted recipients of Homeownership Zone assistance.

(7) Provide relocation assistance to persons and businesses

displaced by Homeownership Zone activities.

(8) Provide information to community residents about homeownership

opportunities and to market the units, including activities to

affirmatively further fair housing.

(9) Provide project-related soft costs eligible under 24 CFR

92.206(d) (of the HOME program regulations).

(10) Provide (up to five (5) percent of Homeownership Zone grant

funds) for those reasonable administrative costs pertaining to

Homeownership Zone activities eligible under 24 CFR

92.207(a)(1)(2)(3)(4) and 92.207(d) (of the HOME program regulations).

(11) Finance other housing-related activities found by the

applicant to be essential to the success of the Homeownership Zone as

approved by the Secretary.

G. Income Targeting

At least 51 percent of the homebuyers assisted with Homeownership

Zone funds must not have household incomes exceeding 80 percent of the

median income for the area, as determined by HUD, with adjustments for

smaller and larger families.

H. Section 108 Loan Guarantees and Other Funding Sources

Homeownership Zone grants must leverage additional public and

private resources, and may be used in conjunction with funding from

other HUD programs, provided the project meets all applicable laws and

regulations of each program.

Applicants are not required to submit an application for a Section

108 loan guarantee in conjunction with the Homeownership Zone

application, but may do so if they choose. Section 108 funds may,

however, help an applicant diversify or expand Homeownership Zone

activities. A Section 108 loan guarantee may improve the feasibility of

the project by providing for commercial or economic development

activities, or by providing public improvements necessary to a thriving

community.

If an applicant plans to use Section 108 funds to fund essential

Homeownership Zone activities, the applicant must include either a

description of a Section 108 application to be submitted to HUD no more

than 60 days after announcement of Homeownership Zone funding, or a

complete Section 108 guaranteed loan application with a separate

Standard Form 424 in an Appendix to the Homeownership Zone application.

At a minimum, a description of a Section 108 loan guarantee to be used

in conjunction with a Homeownership Zone project must specify how

Section 108 funds would be used, how the loan would be repaid, and how

activities funded with Section 108 funds are related to the

Homeownership Zone. Application requirements for the Section 108

program are found at 24 CFR 570.704 or may be obtained from an

appropriate HUD field office.

I. Application Format

An application for Homeownership Zone funding must adhere to this

NOFA in its entirety, and be submitted in accordance with the following

outline. If an applicant wishes to seek funding for more than one

Homeownership Zone, it must submit a separate, complete application for

each. The following are to be included in the application:

(1) Standard Form [SF] 424, Application for Federal Assistance.

(2) A Table of Contents.

(3) An Executive Summary of not more than 3 typed pages, which

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includes the total cost of the project; the amount and uses of

Homeownership Zone funds requested; the number of new or rehabilitated

homes and total homeownership opportunities; a summary of the major

components of the proposal; a description of the zone including its

size and geographical boundaries; and a vision statement regarding the

goals the applicant has for the Homeownership Zone, and the impact the

Homeownership Zone will have on the goals for the larger jurisdiction.

(4) A concise narrative section of preferably not more than 30

typewritten pages, divided into subsections, each of which responds to

one of the rating criteria listed below (Section J(1) through J(5)),

and includes all information requested under each criterion.

(5) A map of the zone showing its location within the larger

jurisdiction.

(6) The certification regarding lobbying required under 24 CFR part

87 (attached to this NOFA as Appendix B).

(7) Appendices containing all relevant supporting materials,

including a description of, or a completed application for, a Section

108 loan guarantee (if applicable).

J. Criteria for Rating Applications

All applications will be considered for selection based on the

following criteria. Pay close attention to the specific requirements

contained in this section since to the extent your application is

responsive to them, its competitiveness and likelihood of funding will

increase.

(1) Quality of the Homeownership Zone

HUD will award up to 55 points based on the degree to which the

proposed activities will result in the improvement of the economic,

social, and physical aspects of the neighborhood and the lives of its

residents through the creation of new homeownership opportunities,

consistent with the characteristics of a Homeownership Zone described

above. (HUD will award up to 12 points of the 55 points available based

on the extent to which Homeownership Zone activities address

affirmatively furthering fair housing.) In addressing this criterion:

(a) Demonstrate how the proposed activities will cause a visible

improvement and economic transformation of the Homeownership Zone.

(b) Demonstrate how the principles of the New Urbanism described

above have been incorporated into the Homeownership Zone design to

create a sense of neighborhood and community, and to meet the needs of

residents. The following are required: Conceptual site plans, and

illustrative building elevations and unit layouts. The applicant may

also include maps, street scape renderings, and other visual aids. (The

Office of Community Planning and Development's Consolidated Plan

computer software is available for applicants to use in defining their

zone area, planning and coordinating revitalization activities, and

illustrating how zone activities will produce visible change.)

(c) Provide a detailed project time-line with interim benchmarks by

which project progress can be measured, including specific starting and

completion dates for construction activities and all other major

activities associated with the Homeownership Zone.

(d) Provide a marketing plan for the project stating how potential

homebuyers will be informed of the availability of new or rehabilitated

housing units, together with the criteria for selection of homebuyers.

This plan must be designed to attract buyers of all majority and

minority groups regardless of sex, disability, and familial status

(families with children) to dwellings that are being marketed by the

applicant. All applicants must include in their plan activities and

specific steps to identify and inform potential buyers and solicit

applications from eligible families who are least likely to apply for

the housing without special outreach because of such factors as

neighborhood customs, price, institutionalized discrimination in the

housing market and other factors that have the effect of denying fair

housing choice. (This marketing plan should not be confused with the

Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan required by 24 CFR part 200,

subpart M for subsidized and unsubsidized housing programs.) See 24 CFR

92.351 of the HOME program regulations for a more detailed description

of ``affirmative marketing.''

(e) Provide a homeowner counseling plan or summary of the plan that

describes the nature and extent of the housing education and counseling

as well as postpurchase assistance provided to homebuyers.

(f) Attach evidence demonstrating community involvement in the

planning of Homeownership Zone activities and public support for the

plan.

(g) Where appropriate, describe how local processes and building,

planning, and zoning regulations have been or will be reformed or

streamlined, and describe innovations in construction techniques and

land use planning that can reduce the cost of housing construction.

(h) To the extent that any of the environmental thresholds

identified in Section L of this NOFA are triggered by Homeownership

Zone activities, describe the mitigating measures to be undertaken.

Note: No portion of a Homeownership Zone may be located within a

designated coastal barrier resource, and, for the construction or

rehabilitation of a building or for acquisition of any real

property, compliance with Federal flood insurance rules is required.

(i) Court-ordered Consideration: Due to an order of the U.S.

District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division,

with respect to any application by the City of Dallas, Texas, for HUD

funds, HUD shall consider the extent to which the Homeownership Zone

strategy for the Dallas area will be used to eradicate the vestiges of

segregation in the Dallas Housing Authority's low-income housing

programs. The City of Dallas should address the effect, if any, that

vestiges of racial segregation in Dallas Housing Authority's low-income

housing programs have on potential participants in the Homeownership

Zone program and identify proposed actions for remedying those

vestiges. HUD may add up to 2 points to the application score based on

this consideration.

For additional background information that may be helpful in

addressing this criterion, please see Section E of this NOFA

(Characteristics of a Successful Homeownership Zone). For information

on the environmental review process and requirements affecting this

criterion, please see Section L.

(2) Distress

HUD will award up to 10 points based on the level of distress in

the immediate community/neighborhood to be served by the project. An

applicant may choose to use a table in its response to this criterion.

HUD will add 2 points to the application score when the Homeownership

Zone is located entirely within a Federally-designated Enterprise Zone

or Empowerment Community.

(a) Up to 5 points out of the 10 available for this criterion will

be awarded on the basis of the rate of poverty in the designated

Homeownership Zone. Applicants must give the rate of poverty in the

Homeownership Zone and provide the source of this information (Example:

1990 U.S. Census). HUD will rank the poverty rates of all proposed

Homeownership Zones, and those with

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the highest rate of poverty will receive the highest relative scores

under this criterion. If the applicant does not provide the poverty

rate for the Homeownership Zone, HUD will use the 1990 Census poverty

rate for the entire jurisdiction in scoring this element. (Since the

poverty rate for the jurisdiction is generally lower than that for the

Homeownership Zone, this should result in a lower score.)

(b) Up to 5 points out of the 10 available for this criterion will

be awarded based on other indicators of distress provided by the

applicant. Examples of such indicators include, but are not limited to:

family income, unemployment rate, homeownership rate, crime and drug

use statistics, homelessness, high school drop-out rate, number of

abandoned buildings and vacant lots, and presence of brownfields.

Applicants are encouraged to include those particular indicators that

accurately present a picture of the level of distress in the

neighborhood, rather than include all possible indicators that may

simply reinforce a point already made.

(3) Financial Soundness

HUD will award up to 25 points based on the thoroughness and

feasibility of the plan for financing Homeownership Zone activities.

The plan must be based upon and be consistent with an analysis of the

local market. In responding to this criterion, an applicant should:

(a) Include a chart clearly stating the sources and uses of all

funds required for development of the project.

(b) Demonstrate how any gap between project development cost and

sales price will be satisfied.

(c) Demonstrate how any affordability gap between the per-unit

sales price and the financial capacity of the targeted homebuyers to

purchase the units will be satisfied.

(d) Attach a copy of a market analysis or summary of the analysis

that supports the proposed absorption rate for new homebuyers in the

Homeownership Zone.

(e) Attach evidence of commitments for financing, both public and

private as specified in the sources and uses table, and lender

commitments for construction and permanent mortgage financing.

Note: A sufficient response to (b) and (c) in this part requires

applicants to indicate the development cost and sales price of units

to be produced, the incomes and debt capacity of targeted

homebuyers, the specific underwriting guidelines to be used when

providing mortgages to homebuyers, and the structure and amounts of

all subsidy to be provided to homebuyers or developers.

(4) Leveraging of Other Resources

HUD will award up to 15 points based on the ratio of other

resources the applicant will leverage with Homeownership Zone grant

funds to the amount of Homeownership Zone grant funds requested. (Since

higher ranked applications in the first Homeownership Zone funding

round generally had a high ratio of other resources to Homeownership

Zone grant funds, applicants in this competition that demonstrate

leveraging of at least $1.00 of other resources for every $1.00 of

Homeownership Zone grant funds will improve their chances for funding.)

HUD will count the following as leveraged funds: Federal, State, and

local public funding, private resources, donations of land or other

real property, commitments of volunteer labor and professional

services, and waivers of local fees or taxes. Commitments for either

construction or permanent financing of housing will not count towards

leveraging on the grounds that such financing will be assumed to be

available for a well designed, financially sound development. All

leveraged resources must be given a monetary value based on the

supportable market value of that resource. All unskilled labor,

however, will be valued at $10.00 an hour for the purpose of this

application. The applicant must state the basis for these market value

estimates.

Applicants must provide evidence as to the firmness of specific

commitments for leveraged funds. The greater the likelihood that these

funds will become available for Homeownership Zone activities, the

greater the ratio will be weighted. All applications will be given a

score relative to their weighted leveraging ratios and those of all

other applications. Therefore an application projecting to leverage $5

million, but providing no evidence of commitment, will likely receive

fewer points for this criterion than an application projecting to

leverage $2.5 million that presents letters demonstrating specific,

firm commitments. In responding to this criterion, applicants should:

(a) State the total amount of other resources that Homeownership

Zone grant funds will leverage for the Homeownership Zone, breaking out

by source the amounts and intended uses.

(b) Provide evidence of recent specific and firm commitments from

the entities providing the resources to the Homeownership Zone.

(c) Include other evidence demonstrating the likelihood that

resources projected to be leveraged will be received or otherwise

contributed to the Homeownership Zone Program. This may include, but is

not limited to, evidence of past public/private partnerships, and past

cooperation among the applicant and organizations from which resources

will be obtained.

For additional background information that may be of assistance in

addressing this criterion, please see Section E(3) of this NOFA

(Characteristics of a Successful Homeownership Zone--Additional

Investment).

(5) Capacity to Successfully Carry Out the Plan

HUD will award up to 15 points based on the capacity of the

applicant, its development team, and other partners to implement

Homeownership Zone activities successfully. HUD is primarily concerned

that the experience of the entities and key staff carrying out each

activity reflect the specific areas of competency required for success

in carrying out that activity. For example, if a nonprofit developer

will be responsible for building and marketing 100 homes, HUD will

expect that the developer has successfully undertaken similar projects

in the past. HUD may consider information from performance reports,

financial status information, monitoring reports, audit reports, and

other information available to HUD in making its determination under

this criterion. HUD will not award more than 19 points under this

criterion to any proposal that does not include a local partnership

recognized by the National Partners in Homeownership. In responding to

this criterion, applicants should:

(a) List all entities involved in implementation of Homeownership

Zone activities and clearly define the responsibilities of each.

(b) Provide evidence of the experience of all organizations and

their key staff involved in implementation of Homeownership Zone

activities specific to their areas and level of involvement; for

example, provide evidence of experience with homeowner counseling for

the entity responsible for providing homeowner counseling, provide

evidence of experience with new construction for any entities

responsible for new construction activities, etc. Describe achievements

under the HOME, CDBG, and other Federal programs, as well as progress

in achieving goals set out in the consolidated plan.

(c) Describe specific projects and numbers of units the applicant

and subrecipients have either constructed or rehabilitated within the

past 5 years.

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(d) Explain how weaknesses leading to past HUD performance

findings, if any, have been corrected.

(e) State if the applicant has been recognized by the National

Partners in Homeownership as having formed a Local Partnership

consistent with the National Homeownership Strategy.

For additional background information that may be of assistance in

addressing this criterion, please see Section E(4) of this NOFA

(Characteristics of a Successful Homeownership Zone--Partnerships and

Initiatives).

K. Selection Process

HUD will score all eligible proposals under the selection criteria

above and rank them in order of points assigned, with the applications

receiving more points ranking above those receiving fewer points. HUD

will fund applications in rank order.

HUD reserves the right to establish a maximum amount of any

Homeownership Zone grant and to modify requests accordingly. In

addition, if HUD determines that an application rated, ranked, and

fundable could be funded at a lesser Homeownership Zone grant amount

than requested consistent with the feasibility of the funded project or

activities and the purposes of the Housing and Community Development

Act of 1974, HUD reserves the right to reduce the amount of the

Homeownership Zone award in accordance with such determination. HUD may

decide not to award the full amount of Homeownership Zone grant funds

available under this NOFA and may make any remaining amounts available

under a future NOFA. HUD may establish panels including persons not

currently employed by HUD to obtain certain expertise and outside

points of view in the review and rating of applications.

L. Environmental Review Requirements

HUD will not notify applicants as to whether they have been

preliminarily selected for funding until the announcement of the

selection of all recipients under this NOFA. HUD's notification of

award to a selected applicant will constitute a preliminary approval by

HUD subject to HUD's completion of an environmental review of the

proposed sites in accordance with 24 CFR part 50. Selection for award

(preliminary approval) does not constitute approval of the proposed

site(s). The proposals receiving preliminary approval will be subject

to a HUD environmental review, in accordance with 24 CFR part 50. HUD

will request the applicants selected for award to provide additional

detailed information at that time, and otherwise expects these

applicants to assist HUD in complying with the environmental review

requirements prior to HUD's final approval of the Homeownership Zone

plan. HUD may modify proposals or reject proposed sites as a result of

that review. Upon successful completion of the environmental review and

a commitment to implement environmental mitigation measures, HUD will

release the funds from environmental conditions.

Applicants and their development partners are advised not to engage

in activities related to the Homeownership Zone proposal that will have

an adverse impact on the environment or that will diminish or limit

choices of reasonable alternatives to prospective project sites or

activities prior to preliminary approval or subsequent completion of

the environmental review by HUD under part 50. Applicants are

especially cautioned not to demolish or alter potentially historic

properties without prior consultation with the State Historic

Preservation Officer.

Federal environmental laws and authorities require special analysis

of potential environmental impacts when Homeownership Zone properties:

(i) Are located within designated coastal barrier resources; (ii) are

contaminated by toxic chemicals or radioactive materials; (iii) are

located within a floodplain; (iv) are located within a runway clear

zone at a civil airport or within a clear zone or accident potential

zone at a military airfield; (v) are listed on, or eligible for listing

on, the National Register of Historic Places; located within, or

adjacent to, an historic district, or that have the potential for

affecting a historic district or property; (vi) are located within a

designated coastal zone; (vii) are located near hazardous industrial

operations handling fuels or chemicals of an explosive or flammable

nature; (viii) affect a sole source aquifer; (ix) affect endangered

species; (x) are located within a designated wetland; or (xi) are

located in a high noise area.

M. Program Threshold Criteria

HUD will use the following standards to assess compliance with

civil rights laws at the threshold review. In making this assessment,

HUD shall review appropriate records maintained by the Office of Fair

Housing and Equal Opportunity, such as records of monitoring, audit, or

compliance review finding, complaint determinations, compliance

agreements. If the review reveals the existence of any of the

following, the application will be rejected:

(1) There is a pending civil rights suit against the sponsor

instituted by the Department of Justice.

(2) There is an outstanding finding of noncompliance with civil

rights statutes, Executive Orders, or regulations as a result of formal

administrative proceedings, unless the applicant is operating under a

HUD-approved compliance agreement designed to correct the area of

noncompliance, or is currently negotiating such an agreement with HUD.

(3) There is an unresolved Secretarial charge of discrimination

issued under section 819(g) of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.

3619(g)), as implemented by 24 CFR 103.400.

(4) There has been an adjudication of a civil rights violation in a

civil action brought against it by a private individual, unless the

applicant is operating in compliance with a court order designed to

correct the area of noncompliance, or the applicant has discharged any

responsibility arising from such litigation.

(5) There has been a deferral of the processing of applications

from the sponsor imposed by HUD under title VI of the Civil Rights Act

of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-2000d-4) and HUD regulations (24 CFR 1.8), the

Attorney General's Guidelines (28 CFR 50.3), or under section 504 of

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and HUD regulations (24

CFR 8.57).

N. Technical Deficiencies and Technical Assistance

To the extent permitted by law, HUD may advise applicants of

technical deficiencies in Homeownership Zone applications after

submission and permit them to be corrected. Technical deficiencies

relate only to items that would not improve the substantive quality of

the application relative to the selection criteria, such as a failure

to submit or sign a required certification. Applicants will have 14

calendar days from the date HUD notifies the applicant of any such

technical deficiency to submit the appropriate information in writing

to HUD.

At any time during the selection process, which began with

preparation of this NOFA, HUD staff are limited by the requirements of

the HUD Reform Act in the assistance they are permitted to provide

regarding applications for Homeownership Zone grants. The assistance

and advice they may provide includes such activities as explaining and

responding to questions about program regulations or generally

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discussing strengths and weaknesses observed in applications submitted

for previous competitions, the dates by which decisions will be made,

and the procedures that are required to be performed to process an

application. The term ``technical assistance,'' however, does not

include advising the applicant how to make substantive improvements in

its application that will affect ratings. In addition, HUD staff may

discuss any information published in the Federal Register and in this

NOFA, and any information that has been made public through a means

other than the Federal Register or this NOFA. An informational

satellite broadcast on the NOFA for potential applicants is being

planned for July. Your HUD field office will inform you of the date and

time.

O. Other Federal Requirements

Grantees awarded funds under this NOFA are subject to the following

requirements: the administrative requirements of 24 CFR part 85, OMB

Circular A-87, and the audit requirements of 24 CFR part 44

(implementing OMB Circular A-128, as amended); the equal opportunity

requirements referred to in 24 CFR 5.105(a); the Uniform Relocation

Act, as implemented by 49 CFR part 24; the lead-based paint

requirements in 24 CFR part 35; the environmental review requirements

in 24 CFR part 50; restrictions on participation by ineligible,

debarred, or suspended persons or entities referred to in 24 CFR

5.105(c); and the Drug-Free Workplace authorities referred to in 24 CFR

part 24.

II. Other Matters

Section 3

Assistance provided under this NOFA is subject to the requirements

of section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, and the

implementing regulations in 24 CFR part 135. Section 3, as amended,

requires that economic opportunities generated by certain HUD financial

assistance for housing (including public and Indian housing) and

community development programs shall, to the greatest extent feasible,

be given to low-and very low-income persons, particularly those who are

recipients of government assistance for housing, and to businesses that

provide economic opportunities for these persons. The eligible

activities for which funding is required under this NOFA are consistent

with the objectives of section 3.

Environmental Impact

A Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the environment

has been made for the program in accordance with HUD regulations at 24

CFR part 50, which implements section 102(2)(C) of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The Finding of No Significant Impact

is available for public inspection between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

weekdays in the Office of the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of the General

Counsel, Room 10276, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451

7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410.

Federalism

The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under section 6(a)

of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that the policies

contained in this NOFA would not have substantial direct effects on

States or their political subdivisions, or the relationship between the

Federal Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various levels of government. As a result,

the rule is not subject to review under the Order.

Section 102 of the HUD Reform Act

Section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545) (HUD Reform Act) and the

regulations in 24 CFR part 4, subpart A, contain a number of provisions

designed to ensure greater accountability and integrity in the

provision of certain types of assistance administered by HUD. On

January 14, 1992 (57 FR 1942), HUD published a notice that also

provides information on the implementation of section 102. The

documentation, public access, and disclosure requirements of section

102 are applicable to assistance awarded under this NOFA as follows:

Documentation and Public Access Requirements

HUD will ensure that documentation and other information regarding

each application submitted pursuant to this NOFA are sufficient to

indicate the basis upon which assistance was provided or denied. This

material, including any letters of support, will be made available for

public inspection for a 5-year period beginning not less than 30 days

after the award of the assistance. Material will be made available in

accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's

implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 15. In addition, HUD will

include the recipients of assistance pursuant to this NOFA in its

Federal Register notice of all recipients of HUD assistance awarded on

a competitive basis.

Disclosures

HUD will make available to the public for 5 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

3 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.

Section 103 of the HUD Reform Act

HUD's regulations implementing section 103 of the Department of

Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3537a),

codified in 24 CFR part 4, apply to this funding competition. The

regulations 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 the

regulations from providing advance information to any person (other

than an authorized employee of HUD) concerning funding decisions, or

from otherwise giving any applicant an unfair competitive advantage.

Persons who apply for assistance in this competition should confine

their inquiries to the subject areas permitted under 24 CFR part 4.

Applicants or employees who have ethics related questions should

contact the HUD Office of Ethics (202) 708-3815. (This is not a toll-

free number.) For HUD employees who have specific program questions,

such as whether particular subject matter can be discussed with persons

outside HUD, the employee should contact the appropriate field office

counsel, or Headquarters counsel for the program to which the question

pertains.

Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities

Applicants for funding under this NOFA are subject to the

provisions of section 319 of the Department of Interior and Related

Agencies Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (31 U.S.C. 1352) (the

Byrd Amendment) and to the provisions of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of

1995 (Pub. L. 104-65; approved December 19, 1995).

The Byrd Amendment, which is implemented in regulations at 24 CFR

part 87, prohibits applicants of Federal

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contracts and grants from using appropriated funds to attempt to

influence Federal executive or legislative officers or employees in

connection with obtaining such assistance, or with its extension,

continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification. The Byrd Amendment

applies to the funds that are the subject of this NOFA. Therefore,

applicants must file a certification stating that they have not made

and will not make any prohibited payments, and if applicants have made

any payments or agreement to make payments of nonappropriated funds for

these purposes, they must submit a completed Form SF-LLL disclosing

such payments. A blank Form SF-LLL is attached to this NOFA as Appendix

B.

The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, requires all persons and

entities who lobby covered executive or legislative branch officials to

register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of

Representatives and file reports concerning their lobbying activities.

Dated: June 16, 1997.

Jacquie Lawing,

General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Community Planning and

Development.

Appendix A--List of Hud Field Offices

Telephone numbers for Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf

(TTY machines) are listed for CPD Directors in HUD Field Offices;

all HUD numbers, including those noted *, may be reached via TTY by

dialing the Federal Information Relay Service on 1-800-877-TDDY or

(1-800-877-8339).

Alabama

William H. Dirl, Beacon Ridge Tower, 600 Beacon Pkwy. West, Suite

300, Birmingham, AL 35209-3144; (205) 290-7645; TTY (205) 290-7624.

Alaska

Colleen Bickford, 949 E. 36th Avenue, Suite 401, Anchorage, AK

99508-4399; (907) 271-4684; TTY (907) 271-4328.

Arizona

Martin H. Mitchell, Two Arizona Center, Suite 1600, 400 N. 5th St.,

Phoenix, AZ 85004; (602) 379-4754; TTY (602) 379-4461.

Arkansas

Billy M. Parsley, TCBY Tower, 425 West Capitol Ave., Suite 900,

Little Rock, AR 72201-3488; (501) 324-6375; TTY (501) 324-5931.

California

(Southern) Herbert L. Roberts, 611 West Sixth St., Suite 800, Los

Angeles, CA 90017-3127; (213) 894-8026; TTY (213) 894-8133.

(Northern) Steve Sachs, 450 Golden Gate Ave., P.O. Box 36003, San

Francisco, CA 94102-3448; (415) 436-6597; TTY (415) 436-6594.

Colorado

Guadalupe M. Herrera, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St.,

Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TTY (303) 672-5248.

Connecticut

Mary Ellen Morgan, 330 Main St., Hartford, CT 06106-1866; (860) 240-

4508; TTY (860) 240-4665.

Delaware

Joyce Gaskins, Wanamaker Bldg., 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia,

PA 19107; (215) 656-0624; TTY (215) 656-3452.

District of Columbia (and MD and VA Suburbs)

James H. McDaniel, 820 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002; (202)

275-0994; TTY (202) 275-0772.

Florida

(Northern) James N. Nichol, 301 West Bay St., Suite 2200,

Jacksonville, FL 32202-5121; (904) 232-3587; TTY (904) 232-1241.

(Miami-So. Dade) Angelo Castillo, Gables Tower 1, 1320 South Dixie

Hwy., Coral Gables, FL 33146-2911; (305) 662-4570; TTY (305) 662-

4511.

Georgia

John L. Perry, Russell Fed. Bldg., Room 270, 75 Spring St., SW,

Atlanta, GA 30303-3388; (404) 331-5139; TTY (404) 730-2654.

Hawaii (and Pacific)

Patty A. Nicholas, 7 Waterfront Plaza, Suite 500, 500 Ala Moana

Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96813-4918; (808) 522-8180 x264; TTY (808) 522-

8193.

Idaho

John G. Bonham, 400 S.W. Sixth Ave., Suite 700, Portland, OR 97204-

1632 (503) 326-7012; TTY * via 1-800-877-8339.

Illinois

James Barnes, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604-3507; (312)

353-1696; TTY (312) 353-5944.

Indiana

Robert F. Poffenberger, 151 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis, IN 46204-

2526; (317) 226-5169; TTY * via 1-800-877-8339.

Iowa

Gregory A. Bevirt, Executive Tower Centre, 10909 Mill Valley Road,

Omaha, NE 68154-3955; (402) 492-3144; TTY (402) 492-3183.

Kansas

William Rotert, Gateway Towers 2, 400 State Ave., Kansas City, KS

66101-2406; (913) 551-5485; TTY (913) 551-6972.

Kentucky

Ben Cook, P.O. Box 1044, 601 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40201-1044;

(502) 582-6141; TTY 1-800-648-6056.

Louisiana

Gregory J. Hamilton, 501 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130; (504)

589-7212; TTY (504) 589-7237.

Maine

David Lafond, Norris Cotton Fed. Bldg., 275 Chestnut St.,

Manchester, NH 03101-2487; (603) 666-7640; TTY (603) 666-7518.

Maryland

Joseph J. O'Connor, Acting Director, 10 South Howard Street, 5th

Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202-0000; (410) 962-2520 x3071; TTY (410)

962-0106.

Massachusetts

Robert L. Paquin, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Fed. Bldg., 10 Causeway

St., Boston, MA 02222-1092; (617) 565-5342; TTY (617) 565-5453.

Michigan

Richard Paul, Patrick McNamara Bldg., 477 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI

48226-2592; (313) 226-4343; TTY * via 1-800-877-8339.

Minnesota

Shawn Huckleby, 220 2nd St. South, Minneapolis, MN 55401-2195; (612)

370-3019; TTY (612) 370-3185.

Mississippi

Jeanie E. Smith, Dr. A. H. McCoy Fed. Bldg., 100 W. Capitol St.,

Room 910, Jackson, MS 39269-1096; (601) 965-4765; TTY (601) 965-

4171.

Missouri

(Eastern) James A. Cunningham, 1222 Spruce St., St. Louis, MO 63103-

2836; (314) 539-6524; TTY (314) 539-6331.

(Western) William Rotert, Gateway Towers 2, 400 State Ave., Kansas

City, KS 66101-2406; (913) 551-5485; TTY (913) 551-6972.

Montana

Guadalupe Herrera, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St.,

Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TTY (303) 672-5248.

Nebraska

Gregory A. Bevirt, Executive Tower Centre, 10909 Mill Valley Road,

Omaha, NE 68154-3955; (402) 492-3144; TTY (402) 492-3183.

Nevada

(Las Vegas, Clark Cnty) Martin H. Mitchell, Two Arizona Center,

Suite 1600, 400 N. 5th St., Phoenix, AZ 85004; (602) 379-4754; TTY

(602) 379-4461.

(Remainder of State) Steve Sachs, 450 Golden Gate Ave., P.O. Box

36003, San Francisco, CA 94102-3448; (415) 436-6597; TTY (415) 436-

6594.

New Hampshire

David J. Lafond, Norris Cotton Fed. Bldg., 275 Chestnut St.,

Manchester, NH 03101-2487; (603) 666-7640; TTY (603) 666-7518.

New Jersey

Kathleen Naymola, Acting Director, 1 Newark Center, Newark, NJ

07102; (201) 622-7900x3300; TTY (201) 645-3298.

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New Mexico

Frank Padilla, 625 Truman St. N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87110-6472;

(505) 262-6463; TTY (505) 262-6463.

New York

(Upstate) Michael F. Merrill, Lafayette Ct., 465 Main St., Buffalo,

NY 14203-1780; (716) 551-5768; TTY * via 1-800-877-8339.

(Downstate) Joseph D'Agosta, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-

0068; (212) 264-0771; TTY (212) 264-0927.

North Carolina

Charles T. Ferebee, Koger Building, 2306 West Meadowview Road,

Greensboro, NC 27407; (910) 547-4006; TTY (910) 547-4055.

North Dakota

Guadalupe Herrera, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St.,

Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TTY (303) 672-5248.

Ohio

John E. Riordan, 200 North High St., Columbus, OH 43215-2499; (614)

469-6743; TTY (614) 469-6694.

Oklahoma

David H. Long, 500 West Main Place, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK

73102; (405) 553-7569; TTY * via 1-800-877-8339.

Oregon*

John G. Bonham, 400 S.W. Sixth Ave., Suite 700, Portland, OR 97204-

1632 (503) 326-7012; TTY * via 1-800-877-8339.

Pennsylvania

(Western) Bruce Crawford, 339 Sixth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2515;

(412) 644-5493; TTY (412) 644-5747.

(Eastern) Joyce Gaskins, Wanamaker Bldg., 100 Penn Square East,

Philadelphia, PA 19107; (215) 656-0624; TTY (215) 656-3452.

Puerto Rico (and Caribbean)

Carmen R. Cabrera, 159 Carlos Chardon Ave., San Juan, PR 00918-1804;

(787) 766-5576; TTY (787) 766-5909.

Rhode Island

Robert L. Paquin, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Fed. Bldg., 10 Causeway

St., Boston, MA 02222-1092; (617) 565-5342; TTY (617) 565-5453.

South Carolina

Louis E. Bradley, Fed. Bldg., 1835 Assembly St., Columbia, SC 29201;

(803) 765-5564; TTY (803) 253-3071.

South Dakota

Guadalupe Herrera, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St.,

Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TTY (303) 672-5248.

Tennessee

Virginia E. Peck, John J. Duncan Federal Bldg., Third Floor, 710

Locust St. S.W., Knoxville, TN 37902-2526; (423) 545-4391; TTY (423)

545-4559.

Texas

(Northern) Katie Worsham, 1600 Throckmorton, P.O. Box 2905, Fort

Worth, TX 76113-2905; (817) 978-9016; TTY (817) 978-9274.

(Southern) John T. Maldonado, Washington Sq., 800 Dolorosa, San

Antonio, TX 78207-4563; (210) 472-6820; TTY (210) 472-6885.

Utah

Guadalupe Herrera, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St.,

Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TTY (303) 672-5248.

Vermont

David J. Lafond, Norris Cotton Fed. Bldg., 275 Chestnut St.,

Manchester, NH 03101-2487; (603) 666-7640; TTY (603) 666-7518.

Virginia

Joseph K. Aversano, 3600 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23230-4920;

(804) 278-4503; TTY (804) 278-4501.

Washington*

John W. Peters, Federal Office Bldg., 909 First Ave., Suite 200,

Seattle, WA 98104-1000; (206) 220-5150; TTY (206) 220-5185.

West Virginia

Bruce Crawford, 339 Sixth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2515; (412)

644-5493; TTY (412) 644-5747.

Wisconsin

Lana J. Vacha, Henry Reuss Fed. Plaza, 310 W. Wisconsin Ave., Ste.

1380, Milwaukee, WI 53203-2289; (414) 297-3113; TTY * via 1-800-877-

8339.

Wyoming

Guadalupe Herrera, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St.,

Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TTY (303) 672-5248.

*The following areas in Washington State are served by the

Oregon CPD office: Clark, Klickitat and Shamania Counties.

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