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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4663-N-02]

Notice Inviting Applications: Designation of Forty Renewal Communities

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice inviting applications.

SUMMARY: The Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 (CRTR Act) authorizes HUD to designate up to 40 Renewal Communities within which special tax incentives would be available. This Notice invites applications for designation of nominated areas as Renewal Communities (RCs) in accordance with the designation process described in this Notice.

APPLICATION DUE DATE: To be eligible, a complete application (one original and 2 copies) must be received no later than October 12, 2001. See below for specific procedures applicable to the type of delivery used (e.g., mailed, express mail, overnight delivery). No facsimile (FAX) applications will be accepted for consideration by HUD. Delivered Applications. Complete applications (one original and two copies) must be received no later than 5:00 PM eastern time, on October 12, 2001. Up until 5:00 PM on the deadline date, completed applications will be accepted at the address and room number specified below. Mailed Applications. Applications will be considered timely if postmarked on or before October 12, 2001. Applications Sent by Overnight Delivery. Overnight delivery items will be considered filed on time if received on or before October 12, 2001. Electronic Submission of Application Information. Information submitted electronically using the RC/EZ On-line Application System must be submitted not later than 5 PM, Eastern Time on October 12, 2001. This is done by hitting the ``Submit'' button at the appropriate location in the software. The system will not be available after the deadline.

ADDRESSES: Address for submitting applications. All paper application materials (one original and two copies) must be submitted to: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development, c/o Processing and Control Unit, Room 7255, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410. Some information may also be submitted electronically, as provided elsewhere in this notice. For Application and Other Materials. For a copy of all RC publications, including the Application Guide, Nomination Forms, and the interim rule (24 CFR part 599, published July 9, 2001, 66 FR 35850), please call the Community Connections Information Clearinghouse at (800) 998-9999. The RC publications are also available from HUD's web site at: https://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/ezec. Requests for application materials should be made immediately to allow sufficient time for application preparation. Hearing- or speech-impaired persons should use the Federal Information Relay Service telephone number, (800) 877-8339, to obtain application materials. The Renewal Community publications consist of: (1) This Notice Inviting Applications; (2) The Renewal Communities Interim Rule (24 CFR part 599, published July 9, 2001, 66 FR 35850); (3) Renewal Communities Application Guide, 2001 (RC Application Guide); and (4) Tax Incentive Guide for Businesses in the Renewal Communities, Empowerment Zones, and Enterprise Communities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For technical questions, contact John Haines, Renewal Community Initiative, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 7130, Washington, DC 20410, (202) 708-6339. Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may call (800) 877-8339 (the Federal Information Relay Service-TTY). HUD prefers to receive technical questions by email to john_haines@hud.gov or by facsimile (FAX) to (202) 401-7615 or (202) 708-3363, since email or FAX enables the questions and answers to be communicated as rapidly as possible in writing.