NOFA for Mainstream Housing Opportunities for Persons With Disabilities (Mainstream Program), Fiscal Year 1997

SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability in FY 1997 of up to

$48.5 million in five-year budget authority for Section 8 rental

vouchers and certificates for persons with disabilities. This funding

will support approximately 2,000 rental vouchers or certificates.

Housing agencies (HAs), including Indian Housing Authorities, are

invited to respond to this NOFA.

The purpose of the Mainstream Program is to provide rental vouchers

or certificates to enable persons with disabilities to rent affordable

private housing.

DATES: The application deadline for the Mainstream Program NOFA is June

9, 1997, 3:00 p.m., local HUD Office time.

The above-stated application deadline is firm as to date and hour.

In the interest of fairness to all competing HAs, HUD will treat as

ineligible for consideration any application that is not received

before the application deadline. The $48.5 million in funding available

under this NOFA will be used to approve HA applications. HUD will fund

by lottery if it receives approvable applications for more funds than

are available under this NOFA.

Applicants should submit their materials as early as possible to

avoid any risk of loss of eligibility because of unanticipated delays

or other delivery-related problems. HUD will not accept, at any time

during the NOFA competition, application materials sent by facsimile

(FAX) transmission.

ADDRESSES: The local HUD State or Area Office, Attention: Director,

Office of Public Housing, is the official place of receipt for all

applications, except applications from Indian Housing Authorities

(IHAs). HUD's local Office of Native American Programs, Attention:

Administrator, Office of Native American Programs, is the place of

official receipt for IHA applications. For ease of reference, the term

``HUD Office'' will be used throughout this NOFA to mean the HUD State

Office, and HUD Area Office, and HUD's local Office of Native American

Programs. If a particular type of HUD Office needs to be identified,

e.g., HUD's local Office of Native American Programs, the appropriate

office will be used.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerald J. Benoit, Director, Operations

Division, Office of Rental Assistance, Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000,

telephone number (202) 708-0477 (this is not a toll-free number). For

hearing-and speech-impaired persons, this number may be accessed by TTY

(text telephone) by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-

800-877-8339 (this is a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

The Section 8 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 2577-0169. 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 wants to promote 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, the Department in recent years has developed

the Consolidated Planning process designed to help communities

undertake such approaches.

In this spirit, it may be helpful for applicants under this NOFA to

be aware of other related HUD NOFAs that have recently been published

or are expected to be published in this fiscal year. 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 the recent and

upcoming NOFAs and to the community's Consolidated Plan.

Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, the Department has published

a related NOFA concerning Rental Assistance for Persons with

Disabilities in Support of Designated Housing Allocation Plans. On

April 8, 1997, the Department published in the Federal Register the

NOFA for Continuum of Care Assistance. Other related NOFAs the

Department expects to publish in the Federal Register within the next

few weeks include: the Family Unification NOFA, the Housing

Opportunities for Persons with Aids NOFA, the Supportive Housing for

the Elderly NOFA, and the Supportive Housing for Persons with

Disabilities NOFA.

To foster comprehensive, coordinated approaches by communities, the

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

applicants of HUD's NOFA activity. In addition, a complete schedule of

NOFAs to be published during the fiscal year and those already

published appears under the HUD Homepage on the Internet, which can be

accessed at http://www.hud.gov.nofas.html. Additional steps to better

coordinate HUD's NOFAs are being considered for FY 1998.

For help in obtaining a copy of your community's Consolidated Plan,

please contact the community development office of your municipal

government.

Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Requirement

Unless specifically exempted by HUD, all rental certificate funding

reserved in FY 1997 (except funding for renewals or amendments) will be

used to establish or contribute to the minimum size of an HA's FSS

program.

A. Purpose and Substantive Description of Mainstream Program

(1) Authority

Legislative authority for the $48.5 million in five-year budget

authority available under this NOFA (general use rental assistance for

persons with disabilities) is found in the Departments of Veterans

Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies

Appropriations Act, 1997 (Pub. L. No. 104-204, 110 Stat. 2874, at 2882,

approved September 26, 1996) which states that the Secretary may

designate up to 25 percent of the amounts earmarked for Section 811 of

the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 8013) for

tenant-based assistance, as authorized under that section.

(2) Background

The Secretary has established a Mainstream Housing Opportunities

for Persons with Disabilities Program (Mainstream Program) to provide

rental voucher or certificates to enable persons with disabilities to

rent affordable private housing of their choice.

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The Mainstream Program will assist HAs in providing Section 8

rental vouchers and certificates to a segment of the population

recognized by HUD's housing research as having one of the worst case

housing needs of any group in the United States; i.e., very low-income

households with adults with disabilities. In addition, the Mainstream

Program will assist persons with disabilities who often face

difficulties in locating suitable and accessible housing on the private

market.

(a) Application Funding. HUD will award funding for rental vouchers

or certificates under the Mainstream Program to HAs that submit an

application for rental assistance for persons with disabilities, and

that currently administer a Section 8 rental voucher or certificate

program. HUD will make available approximately 2,000 Section 8 rental

vouchers and certificates for HAs to increase the supply of mainstream

housing opportunities available to persons with disabilities. HUD will

select HA applications for funding by lottery in the event approvable

applications are received for more funding than is available under this

NOFA.

(b) Limit on Rental Assistance Requested. An eligible HA may apply

for up to 100 rental vouchers or certificates.

(3) Guidelines

(a) Definitions

Disabled Family. A family whose head, spouse or sole member is a

person with disabilities. The term ``disabled family'' may include two

or more persons with disabilities living together, and one or more

persons with disabilities living with one or more live-in aides. A

disabled family may include a person with disabilities who is elderly.

Person with disabilities. A person who--

(a) Has a disability as defined in section 223 of the Social

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423), or

(b) Is determined to have a physical, mental or emotional

impairment that:

(i) Is expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration;

(ii) Substantially impedes his or her ability to live

independently; and

(iii) Is of such a nature that such ability could be improved by

more suitable housing conditions, or

(c) Has a developmental disability as defined in section 102 of the

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C.

6001(5)).

The term ``person with disabilities'' does not exclude persons who

have the disease of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or any

conditions arising from the etiologic agent for acquired

immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV).

Section 8 search assistance. Assistance to increase access by

program participants to housing units in a variety of neighborhoods

(including areas with low poverty concentrations) and to locate and

obtain units suited to their needs.

(b) Eligible HAs. HAs that currently administer a Section 8 rental

voucher or certificate program may apply for funding under this NOFA.

Some housing agencies currently administering the Section 8 rental

voucher and certificate programs have, at the time of publication of

this NOFA, major program management findings that are open and

unresolved or other significant program compliance problems (e.g., HA

has not implemented mandatory FSS Program). HUD will not accept

applications for additional funding from these HAs as contract

administrators if, on the application deadline date, the findings are

not closed to HUD's satisfaction. If the HA wants to apply for funding

under this NOFA, the HA must submit an application that designates

another housing agency, nonprofit agency, or contractor, that is

acceptable to HUD. The HA's application must include an agreement by

the other housing agency, nonprofit agency, or contractor to administer

the new funding increment on behalf of the HA, and a statement that

outlines the steps the HA is taking to resolve the program findings.

Immediately after the publication of this NOFA, the Office of Public

Housing in the local HUD Office will notify, in writing, those HAs that

are not eligible to apply without such an agreement. The HA may appeal

the decision, if HUD has mistakenly classified the HA as having

outstanding management or compliance problems. Any appeal must be

accompanied by conclusive evidence of HUD's error and must be received

prior to the application deadline. HUD will reject applications

submitted by these HAs without an agreement from another housing

agency, nonprofit agency, or contractor, approved by HUD, to administer

the new funding increment on behalf of the HA.

(c) Eligible Participants

Only a disabled family may receive a rental voucher or certificate

awarded under the mainstream program. Applicants with disabilities will

be selected from the HA's Section 8 waiting list.

(d) Rental Voucher and Certificate Assistance

(i) Section 8 regulations. HAs must administer the Mainstream

Program in accordance with HUD regulations and requirements governing

the Section 8 rental voucher and certificate programs.

(ii) Section 8 admissions requirements. Section 8 assistance must

be provided to eligible applicants in conformity with regulations and

requirements governing the Section 8 program and the HA's

administrative plan.

If there is ever an insufficient pool of disabled families on the

HA Section 8 waiting list, an HA shall conduct outreach to encourage

eligible persons to apply for this special allocation of rental

vouchers and certificates. Outreach may include contacting independent

living centers, advocacy organizations for persons with disabilities,

and medical, mental health, and social service providers for referrals

of persons receiving such services who would benefit from Section 8

assistance. If the HA's Section 8 waiting list is closed, and if the HA

has insufficient applicants on its Section 8 waiting list to use all

awarded rental vouchers and certificates under this NOFA, the HA shall

open the waiting list to disabled families.

(iii) Turnover. When a rental voucher or certificate under this

NOFA becomes available for reissue (e.g., the family initially selected

for the program drops out of the program or is unsuccessful in the

search for a unit), the rental assistance may be used only for another

individual or family eligible for assistance under this NOFA for five

years from the date the rental assistance is placed under an annual

contributions contract (ACC).

(e) HA Responsibilities

In addition to HA responsibilities under the Section 8 rental

voucher and certificate programs and HUD regulations concerning

nondiscrimination based on disability (24 CFR 8.28) and to

affirmatively further fair housing, HAs that receive rental voucher or

certificate funding shall:

(i) Where requested by an individual, assist program participants

to gain access to supportive services available within the community

but not require eligible applicants or participants to accept

supportive services as a condition of participation or continued

occupancy in the program.

(ii) Identify public and private funding sources to assist

participants in covering the costs of modifications that

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need to be made to their units as a reasonable accommodation for their

disabilities.

(iii) Not deny persons who qualify for rental assistance under this

program other housing opportunities, or otherwise restrict access to HA

programs to eligible applicants who choose not to participate.

(iv) Provide Section 8 search assistance.

B. Mainstream Program Allocation Amounts

This NOFA announces the availability of up to $48.5 million

(approximately) of five-year budget authority that will support about

2,000 rental vouchers or certificates for rental assistance for

disabled families.

C. Application Submission Requirements

(1) Form HUD-52515

All HAs must complete and submit form HUD-52515, Funding

Application, for the Section 8 rental certificate program (dated

January 1996). This form was recently revised to include all necessary

certifications for Fair Housing, Drug Free Workplace and Lobbying

Activities; therefore, HAs can complete and sign the new form HUD-52515

to provide these required certifications. An application must include

the information in Section C, Average Monthly Adjusted Income, of form

HUD-52515 in order for HUD to calculate the amount of Section 8 budget

authority necessary to fund the requested number of units. Copies of

form HUD-52515 may be obtained from the local HUD Office or may be

downloaded from the HUD Home Page site on the Internet's world wide web

(http://www.hud.gov).

A regional (multicounty) or State HA may submit a separate

application for a specific county or municipality for which it

administers a HUD-approved residency preference in addition to its

rental voucher or certificate program. If the regional or State HA has

no such specific county or municipality for which it wants to apply

separately for rental assistance under this NOFA, the HA may only

submit a single application.

(2) Local Government Comments

Section 213 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974

(42 U.S.C. 1439) requires that HUD independently determine that there

is a need for the housing assistance requested in applications and

solicit and consider comments relevant to this determination from the

chief executive officer of the unit of general local government. The

HUD Office will obtain Section 213 comments from the unit of general

local government in accordance with 24 CFR part 791, subpart C,

Applications for Housing Assistance in Areas Without Housing Assistance

Plans. Comments submitted by the unit of general local government must

be considered before an application can be approved.

For purposes of expediting the application process, the HA needs to

encourage the chief executive officer of the unit of general local

government to submit a letter with the HA application commenting on the

HA application in accordance with Section 213. Because HUD cannot

approve an application until the 30-day comment period is closed, the

Section 213 letter needs to not only comment on the application, but

also state that HUD may consider the letter to be the final comments

and that no additional comments will be forthcoming from the unit of

general local government.

(3) Letter of Intent and Narrative

All the items in this Section must be included in the application

submitted to the HUD Office. The HA must state in its cover letter to

the application whether it will accept a reduction in the number of

rental vouchers or certificates, and the minimum number of rental

vouchers or certificates it will accept, since the funding is limited

and HUD may only have enough funds to approve a smaller amount than the

number of rental vouchers or certificates requested. The maximum number

of rental vouchers or certificates that an HA may apply for under this

NOFA is limited to 100, or such smaller number that the HA can lease

within one year. A regional or State HA may not apply for more than 100

rental vouchers or certificates for each of the specific communities in

which it administers a residency preference. If the regional or State

HA has no such specific communities for which it wishes to apply for

rental assistance, the HA shall be limited to one application for up to

a maximum of 100 rental vouchers or certificates.

(4) Description of Need for Mainstream Program Rental Assistance

The application must demonstrate a need for Mainstream Program

rental vouchers or certificates by providing information documenting

that the demand for housing for persons with disabilities would equal

or exceed the requested number of rental vouchers or certificates (not

to exceed a maximum of 100). The HA must assess and document the

housing need for persons with disabilities using a range of sources

including, but not limited to: census data, information from the HA's

waiting list (both public housing and Section 8), statistics on recent

public housing admissions and rental certificate and voucher use, data

from local advocacy groups and local public and private service

agencies familiar with the housing needs of persons with disabilities,

and pertinent information from the Consolidated Plan applicable to the

HA's jurisdiction. (See 24 CFR 91.205(d).)

(5) Mainstream Program Operating Plan

The application must include a description of an adequate plan for

operating a program to serve eligible persons with disabilities,

including:

(a) A description of how the HA will carry out its responsibilities

under 24 CFR 8.28 to assist recipients in locating units with needed

accessibility features; and

(b) A description of how the HA will identify private or public

funding sources to help participants cover the costs of modifications

that need to be made to their units as reasonable accommodations to

their disabilities.

D. Corrections to Deficient Mainstream Program Applications

(1) Acceptable Applications

To be eligible for processing, an application must be received by

the appropriate HUD Office no later than the date and time specified in

this NOFA. The HUD Office will initially screen all applications and

notify HAs of technical deficiencies by letter.

If an application has technical deficiencies, the HA will have 14

calendar days from the date of the issuance of the HUD notification

letter to submit the missing or corrected information to the HUD Office

before the application can be considered for further processing by HUD.

Curable technical deficiencies relate only to items that do not improve

the substantive quality of the application.

All HAs must submit corrections within 14 calendar days from the

date of the HUD letter notifying the applicant of any such deficiency.

Information received after 3 p.m. local time (i.e., the time in the

appropriate HUD Office), of the 14th calendar day of the correction

period will not be accepted and the application will be rejected as

incomplete.

(2) Unacceptable Applications

(a) After the 14-calendar day technical deficiency correction

period, the HUD

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Office will disapprove HA applications that it determines are not

acceptable for processing. The HUD Office notification of rejection

letter must state the basis for the decision.

(b) Applications that fall into any of the following categories

will not be processed:

(i) There is a pending civil rights suit against the HA instituted

by the Department of Justice or there is a pending administrative

action for civil rights violations instituted by HUD (including a

charge of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act).

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

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

the HA is operating in compliance with a court order or implementing a

HUD-approved resident selection and assignment plan or compliance

agreement designed to correct the areas of noncompliance.

(iii) There are outstanding findings of noncompliance with civil

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

formal administrative proceedings, or the Secretary has issued a charge

against the applicant under the Fair Housing Act, unless the applicant

is operating under a conciliation or compliance agreement designed to

correct the areas of noncompliance.

(iv) HUD has denied application processing under Title VI of the

Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Attorney General's Guidelines (28 CFR

50.3), and the HUD Title VI regulations (24 CFR 1.8) and procedures

(HUD Handbook 8040.1), or under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

of 1973 and HUD regulations (24 CFR 8.57).

(v) The HA has serious unaddressed, outstanding Inspector General

audit findings, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity monitoring and

compliance review findings, or HUD management review findings for its

rental voucher or rental certificate programs. HA has serious

underutilization of rental vouchers or certificates not attributable to

the three month statutory delay for the reissuance of rental vouchers

and certificates. The only exception to this category is if the HA has

been identified under the policy established in section A.(3)(b) of

this NOFA and the HA makes application with a designated contract

administrator.

(vi) The HA is involved in litigation and HUD determines that the

litigation may seriously impede the ability of the HA to administer the

rental vouchers or certificates.

(vii) An HA application that does not comply with the requirements

of 24 CFR 982.102 and this NOFA after the expiration of the 14-calendar

day technical deficiency correction period will be rejected from

processing.

(viii) An HA application submitted after the deadline date.

E. Mainstream Program Application Selection Process

After the HUD Office has screened HA applications and disapproved

any applications found unacceptable for further processing, the HUD

Office will review all acceptable applications to ensure that they are

technically adequate and responsive to the requirements of the NOFA.

Each HUD Office will send to HUD Headquarters the following information

on each application that is found technically adequate and responsive:

(a) Name and address of the HA;

(b) HUD Office contact person and telephone number;

(c) The completed fund reservation worksheet, indicating the number

of Section 8 rental vouchers or certificates requested in the HA

application and approved by the HUD Office during the course of its

review, and the corresponding budget authority.

Headquarters will fund all applications from HAs that are

recommended for funding by the HUD Offices, unless HUD receives

approvable applications for more funds than are available. If HUD

receives approvable applications for more funds than are available, HUD

will select applicants to be funded by lottery. All HAs identified by

the HUD Offices as having submitted technically adequate and responsive

applications will be included in the lottery. As HAs are selected, the

cost of funding the applications will be subtracted from the funds

available. In order to achieve geographic diversity, HUD Headquarters

will limit the number of applications selected for funding from any

state to 10 percent of the budget authority available for the general

use Mainstream Program. However, if establishing this geographic limit

would result in unreserved budget authority, HUD may modify this limit

to assure that all available funds are used.

Applications will be funded for the total number of units requested

by the HA and approved by the HUD Office (not to exceed 100 units) in

accordance with the NOFA. However, when remaining budget authority is

insufficient to fund the last selected HA application in full, HUD

Headquarters will fund that application to the extent of the funding

available, unless the HA's application indicates it will only accept a

higher number of units. In that event, the next selected application

shall be one which has indicated a willingness to accept the lesser

amount of funding for units available.

F. Other Matters

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

The Federal Domestic Assistance numbers for this program are:

14.855 and 14.857.

Environmental Impact

This NOFA provides funding under, and does not alter environmental

requirements of, 24 CFR part 982. This NOFA provides funding only for

tenant-based assistance, which is a categorical exclusion not subject

to the individual environmental compliance requirements cited in 24 CFR

50.4. The regulations referred to above, therefore, do not contain

environmental review requirements. Accordingly, under 24 CFR 50.19

(c)(5) this NOFA is categorically excluded from environmental review

requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321).

Federalism Impact

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

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

contained in this notice will 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 notice is not subject to review under the Order. This notice is a

funding notice and does not substantially alter the established roles

of the Department, the States, and local governments, including HAs.

Impact on the Family

The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under Executive

Order 12606, The Family, has determined that this notice does not have

potential for significant impact on family formation, maintenance, and

general well-being within the meaning of the Executive Order and, thus,

is not subject to review under the Order. This is a funding notice and

does not alter program requirements concerning family eligibility.

Accountability in the Provision of HUD Assistance

Section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

Reform Act of 1989 (HUD Reform Act) and the final rule codified at 24

CFR part 4, subpart A, published on April 1, 1996 (61 FR 1448), contain

a number of

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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, 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:

a. 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 five-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.

b. 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.

Section 103 HUD Reform Act

Section 103 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

Reform Act of 1989, and HUD's implementing regulation codified at

subpart B of 24 CFR part 4, applies to the funding competition

announced today. These requirements 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 section 103 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 section 103 and subpart B of 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. Section 1352

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

Act of 1995, Public Law 104-65 (December 19, 1995).

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

Part 87, prohibits applicants for Federal 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 any payments or agreement to make payments of

nonappropriated funds for these purposes have been made, a form SF-LLL

disclosing such payments must be submitted. The certification and the

SF-LLL are included in the application package.

The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, Public Law 104-65 (December

19, 1995), which repealed Section 112 of the HUD Reform Act and

resulted in the elimination of the regulations at 24 CFR Part 86,

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: April 7, 1997.

Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

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