[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: 24CFR598.3]

[Page 306]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND 
        DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 598_URBAN EMPOWERMENT ZONES: ROUND TWO AND THREE DESIGNATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 598.3  Definitions.

    In addition to the definitions of ``HUD'' and ``Secretary'' found in 
24 CFR 5.100, the following definitions apply to this part.
    Census tract means a census tract, as the term is used by the Bureau 
of the Census, or, if census tracts are not defined for the area, a 
block numbering area.
    Designation means the process by which the Secretary designates 
urban areas as Empowerment Zones eligible for tax incentives and credits 
established by Subchapter U of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
amended (26 U.S.C. 1391, et seq.) and for special consideration for 
programs of Federal assistance.
    Developable site means a parcel of land in a nominated area that may 
be developed for commercial or industrial purposes.
    Empowerment Zone means an urban area so designated by the Secretary 
in accordance with this part.
    EZ/EC SSBG funds means any funds that may be provided to States or 
Tribes by HHS in accordance with section 2007(a) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397f), for use by the designated Round II Empowerment 
Zone.
    HHS means the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
    Local government means any county, city, town, township, parish, 
village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State, and 
any combination of these political subdivisions that is recognized by 
the Secretary.
    Nominated area means an area nominated by one or more local 
governments and the State or States in which it is located for 
designation in accordance with this part.
    Revocation of designation means the process by which the Secretary 
may revoke the designation of an urban area as an Empowerment Zone . 
(See subpart E of this part.)
    State means any State of the United States.
    Urban area means:
    (1) An area that lies inside a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), 
as designated by the Office of Management and Budget; or
    (2) An area outside an MSA if the jurisdiction of the nominating 
local government documents:
    (i) The urban character of the area, or
    (ii) The link between the area and the proposed area in the MSA.