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Official agency Headquarters location and telephone Designation start–end

East Indiana .......................................... Muncie, IN, 765–289–1206 .................................................................................. 7/01/2007–6/30/2010

Fremont ................................................. Fremont, NE, 402–721–1270 ............................................................................... 7/01/2007–6/30/2010
Additional locations: Denison, IA .........................................................................
State Grain ............................................ Savage, MN, 952–808–8566 ............................................................................... 7/01/2007–12/31/2008
Titus ...................................................... West Lafayette, IN 765–497–2202 ...................................................................... 7/01/2007–6/30/2010

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq. For information regarding this notice 10.415 Rural Rental Housing Loans
James E. Link,
contact Myron Wooden, Loan Assistant, 10.417 Very Low Income Housing
Single Family Housing Direct Loan Repair Loans and Grants
Administrator , Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
Division, telephone 202–720–4780, for 10.420 Rural Self-Help Housing
single family housing (SFH) issues and Technical Assistance
[FR Doc. 07–2720 Filed 5–30–07; 8:45 am]
Tammy S. Daniels, Senior Loan
BILLING CODE 3410–KD–U
Specialist, Multi-Family Housing (MFH) 10.427 Rural Rental Assistance
Processing Division, telephone 202– Payments
720–0021, for multi-family housing 10.433 Rural Housing Preservation
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grants
issues, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Rural Housing Service 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 10.442 Housing Application Packaging
Washington, DC 20250. (The telephone Grants
Notice of Availability of Funds; Multi- numbers listed are not toll free
numbers.) Discussion of Notice
Family Housing, Single Family
Housing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Part 1940, subpart L of 7 CFR contains
information in this notice describes how the ‘‘Methodology and Formulas for
AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. funds for the various Rural Allocation of Loan and Grant Program
ACTION: Notice. Development Housing programs are Funds.’’ To apply for assistance under
distributed to the States. Interested these programs or for more information,
SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service applicants are encouraged to contact the contact the USDA Rural Development
(RHS) announces the availability of local USDA Rural Development office Office for your area.
housing funds for fiscal year (FY) 2007. for more information and application
This action is taken to comply with 42 Multi-Family Housing (MFH)
information. Please visit http://
U.S.C. 1490p, which requires that RHS offices.sc.egov.usda.gov for the Rural I. General
publish in the Federal Register notice of Development office nearest you.
the availability of any housing A. This provides guidance on MFH
assistance. Programs Affected funding for the Rural Rental Housing
The following programs are subject to program (RRH) for FY 2007. Allocation
DATES: Unless otherwise indicated computations have been performed in
the provisions of Executive Order 12372
below, applications are accepted year- accordance with 7 CFR 1940.575 and
that requires intergovernmental
round at a local Rural Development 1940.578. For FY 2007, State Directors,
consultation with State and local
office. under the Rural Housing Assistance
officials. These programs or activities
Effective Date: May 31, 2007. are listed in the Catalog of Federal Grants (RHAG), will have the flexibility
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Domestic Assistance under Nos. to transfer their initial allocations of
information on applying for assistance, 10.405 Farm Labor Housing (LH) budget authority between the Single
visit our Internet Web site at http:// Loans and Grants Family Housing (SFH) Section 504
offices.sc.egov.usda.gov and select your 10.410 Very Low to Moderate Income Rural Housing Grants and Section 533
State. You may also check the blue Housing Loans Housing Preservation Grant (HPG)
pages in your local telephone directory 10.411 Rural Housing Site Loans and programs.
under ‘‘Rural Development’’ for the Self-Help Housing Land Development B. MFH loan and grant levels for FY
office serving your area. Loans 2007 are as follows:

MFH Loan Programs Credit Sales .................................................................................................................................................. $1,484,998

Section 514 Farm Labor Housing (LH) loans* .............................................................................................................................. 38,116,886
Section 515 Rural Rental Housing (RRH) loans .......................................................................................................................... 99,000,000
Section 521 Rental Assistance (RA) and 502(c)(5)(C) Advance ................................................................................................. 616,020,000
Section 516 LH grants .................................................................................................................................................................. 13,860,000
Sections 525 Technical and Supervisory Assistance grants (TSA) and 509 Housing Application Packaging grants (HAPG)
(Shared between single and multi-family housing) ...................................................................................................................... 990,000
Section 533 Housing Preservation grants (HPG)** ...................................................................................................................... 10,125,728
Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program ............................................................................................................ 99,000,000
Preservation Revolving Loan Fund Demonstration Program .......................................................................................................... 6,300,769
Section 515 Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization Restructuring Demonstration (MPR)*** .............................. 8,910,000
Rural Housing Voucher Program .................................................................................................................................................... 15,840,000
* Does Not Include Carryover Funds.
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** Includes Carryover Funds.

*** State at the budget authority level, rather than at the program level.

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II. Funds Not Allocated to States objective is to ensure that properties determine proper distribution of funds
A. Credit Sales Authority. For FY have sufficient resources to continue between loans and grants.
2007, $1,484,988 will be set aside for providing safe and affordable housing
A. Section 514 Farm LH Loans
credit sales to program and nonprogram for low-income rural residents.
buyers. Credit sale funding will not be D. Rural Housing Voucher Program. 1. These loans are funded in
allocated by State. The Rural Housing Voucher Program, accordance with 7 CFR 1940.579(a).
B. Section 538 Guaranteed Rural authorized under Section 542 of the
Rental Housing Program. Guaranteed Housing Act of 1949, is designed to FY 2007 Appropriation ......... $38,116,886
loan funds will be made available under provide tenant protections in properties Available for Off-Farm Loans 31,937,082
a Notice of Funding Availability that prepay their mortgages after Available for On-Farm Loans 2,000,000
September 30, 2005. These Vouchers are National Office Reserve ....... 4,179,804
(NOFA) being published in this Federal
Register. Additional guidance is portable and will enable tenants to
provided in the NOFA. continue to access affordable housing 2. Off-farm loan funds will be made
C. Multi-family Housing Preservation without benefit of the traditional Rental available under a NOFA being
and Revitalization Restructing Assistance Program. published in this Federal Register.
Demonstration Program (MPR). The Additional guidance is provided in the
III. Farm Labor Housing (LH) Loans and NOFA.
MPR Program is designed to preserve
Grants
and revitalize Section 515 multi-family B. Section 516 Farm LH Grants
rental housing properties. The Program The Administrator has the authority
is designed to utilize several to transfer the allocation of budget 1. Grants are funded in accordance
demonstration revitalization tools to authority between the two programs. with 7 CFR 1940.579(b). Unobligated
restructure debt and financing of an Upon NOFA closing the Administrator prior year balances and cancellations
aging portfolio of rental properties. The will evaluate the responses and will be added to the amount shown.

FY 2007 Appropriation ..................................................................................................................................................................... $13,860,000

Available for LH Grants for Off-Farm .............................................................................................................................................. 10,491,000
National Office Reserve ................................................................................................................................................................... 3,369,960

2. Labor Housing grant funds for Off- C. Labor Housing Rental Assistance total development cost. Projects without
Farm will be made available under a (RA) will be held in the National Office a LH loan cannot receive RA.
NOFA being published in this Federal for use with LH loan and grant
Register. Additional guidance is applications. RA is only available with IV. Section 515 RRH Loan Funds
provided in the NOFA. a LH loan of at least 5 percent of the

FY 2007 Section 515 Rural Rental Housing allocation (Total) ....................................................................................................... $99,000,000
New Construction funds and set-asides .................................................................................................................................. 25,740,000
New construction loans ..................................................................................................................................................... 8,234,537
Set-aside for nonprofits ..................................................................................................................................................... 8,910,000
Set-aside for underserved counties and colonias ............................................................................................................. 4,950,000
Earmark for EZ, EC, or REAP Zones ............................................................................................................................... 2,655,463
State RA designated reserve ............................................................................................................................................ 990,000
Rehab and repair funds and equity .......................................................................................................................................... 53,460,000
Rehab and repair loans ..................................................................................................................................................... 48,510,000
Designated equity loan reserve ........................................................................................................................................ 4,950,000
General Reserve ...................................................................................................................................................................... 19,800,000

A. New Construction Loan Funds. Act of 1949 as amended. Priority will be E. Designated Reserve for Equity
New construction loan funds will be given to proposals to develop units in Loans. An amount of $4,950,000 has
made available using a national NOFA colonias or tribal lands. been designated for the equity loan
being published in this Federal 3. EZ, EC or REAP Zone Earmark. An preservation incentive described in 7
Register. Additional guidance is amount of $2,655,463 has been CFR part 3560. The $4,950,000 will be
provided in the NOFA. earmarked for loan requests to develop further divided into $4 million for
B. National Office New Construction units in EZ or EC communities or REAP equity loan requests currently on the
Set-asides. The following legislatively Zones until June 30, 2007. pending funding list and $950,000 to
mandated set-asides of funds are part of C. Designated Reserves for State RA. facilitate the transfer of properties from
the National office set-aside: An amount of $990,000 of Section 515 for-profit owners to nonprofit
1. Nonprofit Set-aside. An amount of loan funds has been set aside for corporations and public bodies. Funds
$8,234,537 has been set aside for matching with projects in which an for such transfers would be authorized
nonprofit applicants. All Nonprofit loan active State sponsored RA program is only for for-profit owners who are
proposals must be located in designated available. The State RA program must currently on the pending funding list
places as defined in 7 CFR part 3560. be comparable to the RHS RA program. who agree to transfer to nonprofit
2. Underserved Counties and Colonias D. Repair and Rehabilitation Loans. corporations or public bodies rather
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Set-Aside. An amount of $4,950,000 has All funds will be held in the National than to remain on the pending list. If
been set aside for loan requests to office and will be distributed based insufficient transfer requests are
develop units in the underserved 100 upon rehabilitation needs to projects generated to utilize the full $1 million
most needy counties or colonias as selected and processed under the FY set aside for nonprofit and public body
defined in section 509(f) of the Housing 2007 MPR NOFA. transfers, the balance will revert to the

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existing pending equity loan funding Some examples of immediate allowable cooperatives or group homes, or RRH
list. uses include, but are not limited to, preservation.
F. General Reserve. There is one hardships and emergencies, RH
general reserve fund of $19,800,000. V. Section 533 HPG

Total Available (Includes carryover funds) ...................................................................................................................................... $10,125,728

Less General Reserve ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,012,572
Less Earmark for EZ, EC or REAP Zones ...................................................................................................................................... 594,000

Total Available for Distribution ................................................................................................................................................. 8,519,155

Amount available for allocation. (See information or to make application, accordance with 7 CFR 1940.563
end of this Notice for HPG State please contact the Rural Development through 1940.568. Information on basic
allocations.) Fund availability will be office servicing your area. To locate formula criteria, data source and weight,
announced in a NOFA being published these offices, contact the appropriate administrative allocation, pooling of
in the Federal Register. State Office from the attached State funds, and availability of the allocation
The amount of $594,000 is earmarked Office listing, visit our Web site at are located on a chart at the end of this
for EZ, EC or REAP Zones until June 30, http://offices.usda.gov or check the blue notice.
2007. pages in your local telephone directory
under ‘‘Rural Development’’ for the B. The SFH levels authorized for FY
Single Family Housing (SFH) 2007 are as follows:
office serving your area.
I. General A. This notice provides SFH
All SFH programs are administered allocations for FY 2007. Allocation
through field offices. For more computations have been made in

Section 502 Guaranteed Rural Housing (RH) loans:

Nonsubsidized Guarantees—Purchase ............................................................................................................. **$3,439,396,529
Nonsubsidized Guarantees—Refinance ............................................................................................................ ** 204,827,600
Section 502 Direct RH loans ................................................................................................................................... * 1,129,390,957
Credit sales (Nonprogram) ........................................................................................................................................ 10,000,000
Section 504 Housing repair loans ........................................................................................................................... *34,651,692
Section 504 Housing repair grants ......................................................................................................................... */**29,601,000
Section 509 Compensation for construction defects .............................................................................................. 99,000
Section 523 Mutual and self-help housing grants .................................................................................................. */**33,660,000
Section 523 Self-Help Site Loans ........................................................................................................................... 4,998,056
Section 524 RH site loans ...................................................................................................................................... 5,000,000
Section 306C Water and waste disposal grants ..................................................................................................... **1,000,000
Section 525 Supervisory and technical:
Assistance and Section 509 Housing Application Packaging Grants ................................................................ ..................................................

Total Available for single and multi-family section 525 .............................................................................. **$ 990,000
* Includes funds for EZ/EC and REAP communities until June 30, 2007.
** Carryover funds are not included in the balance.

C. SFH Funding Not Allocated to and existing (refunding) grant Packaging Grants (HAPG). $990,000 is
States. The following funding is not applications. available for the TSA and HAPG
allocated to States by formula. Funds 4. Section 523 Mutual and Self-Help programs. Funds for TSA grants will be
are made available to each state on a Site Loans and Section 524 RH Site made through a separate NOFA.
case-by-case basis. Loans. $4,998,056 and $5,000,000 are
Requests should be submitted to the
1. Credit sale authority. Credit sale available for Section 523 Mutual Self-
National Office for HAPG based on
funds in the amount of $10,000,000 are Help and Section 524 RH Site loans,
available only for nonprogram sales of respectively. projected usage of these funds for the
Real Estate Owned (REO) property. 5. Section 306C WWD Grants to quarter or as needed. HAPG requests
2. Section 509 Compensation for Individuals in Colonias. The objective of should be submitted by e-mail to Gloria
Construction Defects. $99,000 is the Section 306C WWD individual grant Denson, Senior Loan Specialist, SFH
available for compensation for program is to facilitate the use of Direct Loan Division, 202–720–1487.
construction defects. community water or waste disposal Reserve funds will be held at the
3. Section 523 Mutual and Self-Help systems for the residents of the colonias National Office and requests from
Technical Assistance Grants. along the U.S.-Mexico border. eligible States will be considered on a
$33,660,000 is available for Section 523 The total amount available to Arizona, first-come, first-served basis. Additional
Mutual and Self-Help Technical California, New Mexico, and Texas will guidance is provided in the NOFA.
Assistance Grants. Of these funds, be $1,000,000 for FY 2007. This amount 7. Natural Disaster Funds. Funds are
$990,000 is earmarked for EZ, EC or is transferred from the Rural Utilities
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available until exhausted to those States

REAP Zones until June 30, 2007. A Service (RUS) to RHS for processing with active Presidential Declarations.
technical review and analysis must be individual grant applications.
completed by the Technical and 6. Section 525 Technical and
Management Assistance (T&MA) Supervisory Assistance (TSA) and
contractor on all predevelopment, new, Section 509 Housing Application

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II. State Allocations

A. Section 502 Nonsubsidized
Guaranteed RH (GRH) Loans
1. Purchase—Amount Available for
Allocation

Total Available—Purchase .............................................................................................................................................................. $3,439,396,529

Less National Office General Reserve ..................................................................................................................................... 1,148,233,612
Less Special Outreach Area Reserve ...................................................................................................................................... 492,100,119
Basic Formula—Administrative Allocation ....................................................................................................................................... 1,799,062,798

a. National Office General Reserve. area. Thirty percent of GRH funds are to c. National Office Special Area
The Administrator may restrict access to be used in special outreach areas. Outreach Reserve. A special outreach
this reserve for States not meeting their Special outreach areas for the GRH area reserve fund has been established
goals in special outreach areas. program are defined as those areas at the National office. Funds from this
b. Special Outreach Areas. FY 2007 within a State that are not located reserve may only be used in special
GRH funding is allocated to States in within a metropolitan statistical area outreach areas.
two funding streams. Seventy percent of (MSA). 2. Refinance—Amount Available for
GRH funds may be used in any eligible Allocation

Total Available—Refinance ............................................................................................................................................................. $204,827,600

Less National office general reserve ............................................................................................................................................... 99,000,000
Basic formula—Administrative Allocation ........................................................................................................................................ 0

a. Refinance Funds. Refinance loan b. National Office General Reserve. B. Section 502 Direct RH Loans
funds will be distributed from the The Administrator may restrict access to
National Office on a case-by-case basis. this reserve for States not meeting their 1. Amount Available for Allocation
goals in special outreach areas.

Total Available ................................................................................................................................................................................. $1,129,390,957

Less Required Set Aside for Underserved Counties and Colonias ................................................................................................ 56,469,548
EZ, EC and REAP Earmark ............................................................................................................................................................ 10,857,427
Less General Reserve ..................................................................................................................................................................... 170,939,096
Administrator’s Reserve ................................................................................................................................................................... 32,939,096
Hardships & Homelessness ............................................................................................................................................................ 2,000,000
Rural Housing Demonstration Program .......................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000
Homeownership Partnership ........................................................................................................................................................... 110,000,000
Program funds for the sale of REO properties ............................................................................................................................... 25,000,000
Less Designated Reserve for Self-Help .......................................................................................................................................... 175,000,000
Basic Formula Administrative Allocation ......................................................................................................................................... 716,124,885

2. Reserves Indian reservations, communities made Homeownership Partnerships. These

a. State Office Reserve. State Directors up mainly of Native Americans, Indian funds will be used to expand existing
must maintain an adequate reserve to trust and restricted land, and tribal partnerships and create new
fund the following applications: allotted lands. Another purpose of the partnerships, such as the following:
(i) Hardship and homeless applicants reserve will be to provide funding for (i) Department of Treasury,
including the direct Section 502 loan subsequent loans for essential Community Development Financial
and Section 504 loan and grant improvements or repairs and transfers Institutions (CDFI). Funds will be
programs. with assumptions. The Administrator’s available to fund leveraged loans made
(ii) Rural Home Loan Partnerships reserve may also be made available to in partnership with the Department of
(RHLP) and Community Development States beginning in the 3rd Quarter Treasury CDFI participants.
Financial Institutions (CDFI) loans. when demand for funds is unusually
(ii) Partnership initiatives established
(iii) States will leverage with funding high.
to carry out the objectives of the rural
from other sources. (ii) Hardship and Homelessness
home loan partnership (RHLP).
(iv) Areas targeted by the State Reserve. $2 million has been set aside
according to its strategic plan. for hardships and homeless. d. Designated Reserve for Self-Help.
b. National Office Reserves. (iii) Rural Housing Demonstration $175 million dollars has been set aside
(i) General Reserve. The National Program. $1 million dollars has been set to assist participating Self-Help
office has a general reserve of $170.9 aside for innovative demonstration applicants. The National office will
million. Of this amount, the initiatives. contribute 100 percent from the
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Administrator’s reserve is $32,939,096. (iv) Program Credit Sales. $25 million National office reserve. States are not
One of the purposes of the dollars has been set aside for program required to contribute from their
Administrator’s reserve will be for loans sales of REO property. allocated Section 502 RH funds.
in Indian Country. Indian Country c. Homeownership Partnership. $110 e. Underserved Counties and
consists of land inside the boundaries of million dollars has been set aside for Colonias. An amount of $56,469,548 has

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been set aside for the 100 underserved days of the first, second, or third offices at the field or area level. No field
counties and colonias. quarter. (There are no restrictions on office will have its access to funds
f. Empowerment Zone (EZ), Enterprise pooling in the fourth quarter.) restricted without the prior written
Community (EC) or Rural Economic h. Suballocation by the State Director. approval of the Administrator.
Area Partnership (REAP) earmark. An The State Director may suballocate to B. Section 504 Housing Loans and
amount of $10,857,427 has been each area office using the methodology Grants. Section 504 grant funds are
earmarked until June 30, 2007, for loans and formulas required by 7 CFR part included in the Rural Housing
in EZ, EC or REAP Zones. 1940, subpart L. If suballocated to the Assistance Grant program (RHAG) in the
FY 2007 appropriation.
g. State Office Pooling. If pooling is area level, the Rural Development
1. Amount Available for Allocation
conducted within a State, it must not Manager will make funds available on a
take place within the first 30 calendar first-come, first-served basis to all Section 504 Loans

Total Available ................................................................................................................................................................................. $34,651,692

Less 5% for 100 Underserved Counties and Colonias ................................................................................................................... 1,732,584
EZ, EC or REAP Zone Earmark ...................................................................................................................................................... 586,294
Less General Reserve ..................................................................................................................................................................... 733,915
Basic Formula—Administrative Allocation ....................................................................................................................................... 31,598,899

Section 504 Grants

Total Available ................................................................................................................................................................................. $29,601,000

Less 5% for 100 Underserved Counties and Colonias ................................................................................................................... 1,450,350
EZ, EC or REAP Zone Earmark ...................................................................................................................................................... 594,000
Less General Reserve ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,649,895
Basic Formula—Administrative Allocation ....................................................................................................................................... 25,906,755

2. Reserves and Set-asides c. Empowerment Zone (EZ) and in the general reserve. For Section 504
a. State Office Reserve. State Directors Enterprise Community (EC) or Rural grants, an extreme hardship case is one
must maintain an adequate reserve to Economic Area Partnership (REAP) requiring a significant priority in
handle all anticipated hardship Earmark (Loan Funds Only). $586,294 funding, ahead of other requests, due to
applicants based upon historical data and $594,000 have been earmarked severe health or safety hazards, or
and projected demand. through June 30, 2007, for EZ, EC or physical needs of the applicant.
b. Underserved Counties and REAPs for the Section 504 loan and
Colonias. $1,732,584 and $1,450,350 grant programs, respectively. Information on Basic Formula Criteria,
have been set aside for the 100 d. General Reserve. $733,915 for Data Source and Weight,
underserved counties and colonias until Section 504 loan hardships and Administrative Allocation, Pooling of
June 30, 2007, for the Section 504 loan $1,649,895 for Section 504 grant Funds, and Availability of the
and grant programs, respectively. extreme hardships have been set-aside Allocation
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1. Data derived from the 2000 U.S.
Census is available on the Web at
http://census.sc.egov.usda.gov.
2. Due to the absence of Census data.
3. All dates are tentative and are for
the close of business (COB). Pooled
funds will be placed in the National
office reserve and made available
administratively. The Administrator
reserves the right to redistribute funds
based upon program performance.
4. Funds will be distributed
cumulatively through each quarter
listed until the National office year-end
pooling date.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all
its programs and activities on the basis
of race, color, national origin, sex,
religion, age, disability, political beliefs,
sexual orientation, marital status or
family status (not all prohibited basis
apply to all programs). Persons with
disabilities who require alternative
means for communication of program
information (Braille, large print,
audiotape, etc.) should contact the
USDA’s Target Center at (202) 720–2600
(voice or TDD).
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To file a complaint of discrimination,
write USDA, Director, Office of Civil
Rights, Room 326–W, Whitten Building,
1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington DC 20250–9410, or call toll
free, (866) 632–9992 (Voice). TDD users
can contact USDA through local relay
(800) 720–6382 (TDD) or (866) 377–8642
(relay voice users). USDA is an equal
opportunity provider and employer.
Dated: May 23, 2007.
Thomas E. Hannah,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
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[FR Doc. 07–2682 Filed 5–30–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–XV–C
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of State Coastal
Management Programs and National
Estuarine Research Reserves
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Intent To Evaluate and
Notice of Availability of Final Findings.
SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate
the performance of the Guana Tolomato
Matanzas (Florida) National Estuarine
Research Reserve, the San Francisco Bay
(California) National Estuarine Research
Reserve, the Jacques Cousteau (New
Jersey) National Estuarine Research
Reserve, the Maryland Coastal
Management Program, and the Florida
Coastal Management Program.
The Coastal Zone Management
Program evaluations will be conducted
pursuant to section 312 of the Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972, as
amended (CZMA) and regulations at 15
CFR part 923, Subpart L. The National
Estuarine Research Reserve evaluations
will be conducted pursuant to sections
312 and 315 of the CZMA and
regulations at 15 CFR Part 921, Subpart
E and Part 923, Subpart L. The CZMA
requires continuing review of the
performance of states with respect to
coastal program implementation.
Evaluation of Coastal Management
Programs and National Estuarine
Research Reserves requires findings
concerning the extent to which a state
has met the national objectives, adhered
to its Coastal Management Program
document or Reserve final management
plan approved by the Secretary of
Commerce, and adhered to the terms of
financial assistance awards funded
under the CZMA.
Each evaluation will include a site
visit, consideration of public comments,
and consultations with interested
Federal, state, and local agencies and
members of the public. A public
meeting will be held as part of each site
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visit. Notice is hereby given of the dates
of the site visits for the listed
evaluations, and the dates, local times,
and locations of the public meetings
during the site visits.
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Dates and Times: The Guana
Tolomato Matanzas (Florida) National
Estuarine Research Reserve evaluation
site visit will be held July 17–19, 2007.
One public meeting will be held during
the week. The public meeting will be
held on Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at 6
p.m. at the Guana Tolomato Matanzas
National Estuarine Research Reserve
Environmental Education Center, 505
Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach,
Florida.
The San Francisco Bay (California)
National Estuarine Research Reserve
evaluation site visit will be held August
27–30, 2007. One public meeting will be
held during the week. The public
meeting will be held on Tuesday,
August 28, 2007, at 7 p.m. at the
Farallon Room, Aquarium of the Bay,
Pier 39, The Embarcadero at Beach
Street, San Francisco, California.
The Jacques Cousteau (New Jersey)
National Estuarine Research Reserve
evaluation site visit will be held
September 11–13, 2007. One public
meeting will be held during the week.
The public meeting will be held on
Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at 7
p.m. at the Jacques Cousteau National
Estuarine Research Reserve Coastal
Education Center, 130 Great Bay
Boulevard, Tuckerton, New Jersey.
The Maryland Coastal Management
Program evaluation site visit will be
held September 10–14, 2007. One
public meeting will be held during the
week. The public meeting will be held
on Monday, September 10, 2007, at 6:30
p.m. at the Maryland Department of
Natural Resources, Tawes State Office
Building, C–1 Conference Room, 580
Taylor Avenue, Annapolis Maryland.
The Florida Coastal Management
Program evaluation site visit will be
held September 17–21, 2007. One
public meeting will be held during the
week. The public meeting will be held
on Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at 6:30
p.m. at the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, Marjorie
Stoneman Douglas Building, Conference
Room A, 3900 Commonwealth
Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida.
ADDRESSES: Copies of states’ most recent
performance reports, as well as OCRM’s
evaluation notification and
supplemental information request
letters to the states, are available upon
request from OCRM. Written comments
from interested parties regarding these
Programs are encouraged and will be
accepted until 15 days after the public
meeting held for a Program. Please
direct written comments to Ralph
Cantral, Chief, National Policy and
Evaluation Division, Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management,
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NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway,
10th Floor, N/ORM7, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910. When the evaluation is
completed, OCRM will place a notice in
the Federal Register announcing the
availability of the Final Evaluation
Findings.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given of the availability of the
final evaluation findings for the
Virginia, Georgia, Connecticut, Oregon,
Texas, and New Hampshire coastal
management programs. Section 312 of
the Coastal Zone Management Act of
1972 (CZMA), as amended, requires a
continuing review of the performance of
coastal states with respect to approval of
CMPs. The states of Virginia, Georgia,
Connecticut, Oregon, Texas, and New
Hampshire were found to be
implementing and enforcing their
federally approved coastal management
programs, addressing the national
coastal management objectives
identified in CZMA Section 303(2)(A)–
(K), and adhering to the programmatic
terms of their financial assistance
awards.
Copies of these final evaluation
findings may be obtained upon written
request from: Ralph Cantral, Chief,
National Policy and Evaluation
Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, NOS/NOAA,
1305 East-West Highway, 10th Floor, N/
ORM7, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910,
or Ralph.Cantral@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ralph Cantral, Chief, National Policy
and Evaluation Division, Office of
Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-
West Highway, 10th Floor, N/ORM7,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, (301)
563–7118.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419
Coastal Zone Management Program
Administration)
Dated: May 24, 2007.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
[FR Doc. E7–10486 Filed 5–30–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–08–P
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
Air University Board of Visitors
Meeting
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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