[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR1003.4]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 1003_COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES AND 
ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 1003.4  Definitions.

    Act means Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)
    Area ONAPs mean the HUD Offices of Native American Programs having 
field office responsibility for the ICDBG Program.
    Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Buildings for the general conduct of government mean office 
buildings and other facilities in which the legislative, judicial or 
general administrative affairs of the government are conducted. This 
term does not include such facilities as neighborhood service centers or 
special purpose buildings located in low and moderate income areas that 
house various non-legislative functions or services provided by the 
government at decentralized locations.
    Chief executive officer means the elected official or legally 
designated official who has the prime responsibility for the conduct of 
the affairs of an Indian tribe or Alaska native village.
    Eligible Indian population means the most accurate and uniform 
population data available from data compiled and published by the United 
States Bureau of the Census available from the latest census referable 
to the same point or period of time for Indian tribes and Alaska native 
villages eligible under this part.

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    Extent of overcrowded housing means the number of housing units with 
1.01 or more persons per room, based on data compiled and published by 
the United States Bureau of the Census available from the latest census 
referable to the same point or period of time.
    Extent of poverty means the number of persons whose incomes are 
below the poverty level, based on data compiled and published by the 
United States Bureau of the Census referable to the same point or period 
in time and the latest reports from the Office of Management and Budget.
    HUD means the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    ICDBG Program means the Indian Community Development Block Grant 
Program.
    Identified service area means:
    (1) A geographic location within the jurisdiction of a tribe (but 
not the entire jurisdiction) designated in comprehensive plans, 
ordinances, or other tribal documents as a service area;
    (2) The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) service area, including 
residents of areas outside the geographic jurisdiction of the tribe; or
    (3) The entire area under the jurisdiction of a tribe which has a 
population of members of under 10,000.
    Imminent threat means a problem which if unresolved or not addressed 
will have an immediate negative impact on public health or safety.
    Low and moderate income beneficiary means a family, household, or 
individual whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income 
for the area, as determined by HUD, with adjustments for smaller and 
larger households or families. However, HUD may establish income 
ceilings higher or lower than 80 percent of the median for the area on 
the basis of HUD's findings that such variations are necessary because 
of unusually high or low household or family incomes. In reporting 
income levels to HUD, the applicant must include and identify the 
distributions of tribal or village income to families, households, or 
individuals.
    Microenterprise means a business that has five or fewer employees, 
one or more of whom owns the enterprise.
    Secretary means the Secretary of HUD.
    Small business means a business that meets the criteria set forth in 
section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, 636, and 637).
    Subrecipient means a public or private nonprofit agency, authority 
or organization, or a for-profit entity described in Sec. 1003.201(o), 
receiving ICDBG funds from the grantee or another subrecipient to 
undertake activities eligible for assistance under subpart C of this 
part. The term excludes a CBDO receiving ICDBG funds from the grantee 
under the authority of Sec. 1003.204, unless the grantee explicitly 
designates it as a subrecipient. The term does not include contractors 
providing supplies, equipment, construction or services subject to the 
procurement requirements in 24 CFR 85.36 or in 24 CFR Part 84, as 
applicable.
    Tribal government, Tribal governing body or Tribal council means the 
governing body of an Indian tribe or Alaska native village as recognized 
by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    Tribal resolution means the formal manner in which the tribal 
government expresses its legislative will in accordance with its organic 
documents. In the absence of such organic documents, a written 
expression adopted pursuant to tribal practices will be acceptable.
    URA means the Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition 
Policies Act of 1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4601 et. seq.).