[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR597.101]

[Page 296]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND 
        DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 597_URBAN EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES: ROUND 
ONE DESIGNATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart B_Area Requirements
 
Sec. 597.101  Data utilized for eligibility determinations.

    (a) Source of data. The data to be employed in determining 
eligibility pursuant to the criteria set forth at Sec. 597.102 shall be 
based upon the 1990 Decennial Census, and from information published by 
the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data 
shall be comparable as to point or period of time and methodology 
employed. Specific information on appropriate data to be submitted will 
be provided in the application.
    (b) Use of statistics on boundaries. The boundary of an urban area 
nominated for designation as an Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community 
must coincide with the boundaries of census tracts, or, where tracts are 
not defined, with block numbering areas.