[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 52303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21072]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Funding Availability: Rural Development Voucher Program
AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; Correction.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service published a document in the Federal
Register on April 14, 2010, announcing the funding available for the
Rural Development Voucher Program. A correction to the document is
needed to clarify what documentation is required for proof of
citizenship and to correct the median income hyperlink.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie B.M. White, Director, Multi-
Family Housing Portfolio Management Division, Rural Development, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 0782,
Washington, DC 20250-0782, telephone (202) 720-1615. Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may access this number via TDD by calling
the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
Correction
In the Federal Register of Wednesday, April 14, 2010, Vol. 75, No.
71, page 19354 in the second column, is corrected to read: (c) As
required by section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1980 [42 U.S.C. Sec. 1436a] the tenant must be a United States
citizen, United States non-citizen national or qualified alien. (1) For
each family member who contends that he or she is a U.S. citizen or a
noncitizen with eligible immigration status, the family must submit to
Rural Development a written declaration, signed under penalty of
perjury, by which the family member declares whether he or she is a
U.S. citizen or a noncitizen with eligible immigration status. (i) For
each adult, the declaration must be signed by the adult. (ii) For each
child, the declaration must be signed by an adult residing in the
assisted dwelling unit who is responsible for the child. Each family
member, regardless of age, must submit the following evidence to the
responsible entity. (1) For citizens, the evidence consists of a signed
declaration of U.S. citizenship. Rural Development may request
verification of the declaration by requiring presentation of a United
States passport, social security card, or other appropriate
documentation. (2) For noncitizens who are 62 years of age or older,
the evidence consists of: (i) A signed declaration of eligible
immigration status; and (ii) Proof of age document. (3) For all other
noncitizens, the evidence consists of: (i) A signed declaration of
eligible immigration status; (ii) alien registration documentation or
other proof of immigration registration from the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS) that contains the individual's alien
admission number or alien file number; and (iii) a signed verification
consent form, which provides that evidence of eligible immigration
status may be released to Rural Development and INS for purposes of
verifying the immigration status of the individual. Rural Development
shall provide a reasonable opportunity, not to exceed 30 days, to
submit evidence indicating a satisfactory immigration status, or to
appeal to the Immigration and Naturalization Service the verification
determination of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and;
Correction
In the Federal Register of Wednesday, April 14, 2010, Vol. 75, No.
71, page 19354 in the third column is updated to read: (d) The family
must be a low-income family on the date of the prepayment or
foreclosure. A low-income family is a family whose annual income does
not exceed 80 percent of the family median income for the area as
defined by HUD. HUD's definition of median income can be found at
http://www.huduser.org/portal/datasets/il/il10/index_mfi.html.
Dated: August 17, 2010.
Kathy McEntee,
Acting Administrator, Housing and Community Facilities Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-21072 Filed 8-24-10; 8:45 am]
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