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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 10-2105

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Consolidated Plan Public Hearing Notice and Pennsylvania Housing Advisory Committee Meeting

[40 Pa.B. 6418]
[Saturday, November 6, 2010]

 The Department of Community and Economic Development (Department) is preparing the Commonwealth's Action Plan for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2011 and the Program Year that begins January 1, 2011. The 2011 Action Plan is an update of the Commonwealth's Consolidated Plan for FFY 2009-2013. Both documents must be submitted to, and approved by, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Commonwealth and organizations within this Commonwealth to receive funding under most HUD housing and community development programs. The Consolidated Plan creates a unified strategy for housing and community development programs, as well as the necessary linkages for building successful neighborhoods and communities.

 The Commonwealth's 2009-2013 Consolidated Plan addresses how the Commonwealth intends to allocate funds under the following programs: Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, Emergency Shelter Grant, Community and Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grant.

Public Hearing

 A public hearing will be conducted electronically by means of the Internet. The format will be more accessible than in an in-person meeting because those who wish to make a comment or discuss policy may participate directly from their personal computer or from a computer location at their public library on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Access to the discussion by means of the Internet will occur between 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. This more widely available personal computer access will replace the usual public hearing.

 Any individual or organization may give testimony or comments by means of the Internet. Comments will be accepted about topics related to community development, housing, the content of the Commonwealth's Action Plan for FFY 2011 and the process by which the public input is gathered. The Commonwealth encourages public participation in this process.

 Persons who want to participate must register in advance. Contact Daniel Fox at (717) 720-7412 to receive registration instructions for the Internet meeting at least 24 hours prior to the meeting date. During the meeting, if support is required, call (717) 720-7401. The meeting will be shortened if no one testifies or if there is minimal response.

 Persons with a disability who wish to participate in the public meeting should contact Daniel Fox, Department of Community and Economic Development, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, 4th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225, (717) 720-7412 to discuss how the Department can accommodate their needs. Text telephone calls can be placed through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984. Calls will be relayed to the Department's number listed previously.

Written Comments

 Written testimony, in lieu of Internet testimony, must be submitted by 5 p.m., Monday, December 6, 2010. Submit comments to Daniel Fox, Department of Community and Economic Development, Center for Community Financing, 400 North Street, 4th Floor, Commonwealth Keystone Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225.

Pennsylvania Housing Advisory Committee Meeting

 The Commonwealth has a Pennsylvania Housing Advisory Committee (PHAC) comprised of appointed members. PHAC is responsible for reviewing Statewide housing, support services, needs and priorities as well as advising the Department in the preparation of the Commonwealth Consolidated Plan and the coordination of Federal, State and local resources to manage the implementation of this plan. A meeting of the PHAC will be held on Monday, December 13, 2010, at 10 a.m. in the Board Room of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency located at 211 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Meetings of this committee are open to the public under 65 Pa.C.S. Chapter 7 (relating to the Sunshine Act).

 Anyone who wants to participate in the PHAC meeting must register in advance. Contact Dan Fox at (717) 720-7412 to receive registration instructions at least 24 hours prior to the meeting date. During the meeting, if support is required, call (717) 720-7412.

 Persons with a disability who wish to participate in the PHAC meeting should contact Daniel Fox, Department of Community and Economic Development, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, 4th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225, (717) 720-7412 to discuss how the Department can accommodate their needs.

Purpose

 The Commonwealth's Plan is the annual update to the 5-Year Consolidated Plan for FFY 2009-2013. This Action Plan will describe how the programs will be administered in 2011. HUD must approve this Plan for the Commonwealth and organizations within this Commonwealth to receive funding under most HUD housing and community development programs. Applicants for funding from Federal housing programs must obtain certification describing that their proposed use of HUD assistance will be consistent with the applicable Plan for the area. The Consolidated Plan creates a unified strategy for housing and community development programs, as well as the necessary linkages for building successful neighborhoods and communities.

 The Plan will have a major impact on the type, location and number of affordable housing units generated and preserved in this Commonwealth, as well as the infrastructure and public facilities, services and other economic development initiatives that communities in this Commonwealth will undertake.

Content

 The Consolidated Plan for FFY 2009-2013 will be updated through this document. There are no significant changes included in the document for 2011. In addition, the Commonwealth will update its action steps to address impediments to fair housing.

Public Review

 The Consolidated Plan is available on the Internet or in hard copy for public comment November 5, 2010, through December 10, 2010, at the following locations:

 1. County offices, the Department's regional offices, and 27 district libraries; in this Commonwealth, call (717) 720-7412 for the locations.

 2. Audiocassette copies of the Consolidated Plan can be obtained by contacting the Tri-County Branch of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind—Harrisburg Area Radio Reading Services at (717) 238-2531.

 3. The Draft Action Plan 2011 can be viewed on the Internet at http://www.newpa.com/strengthen-your-community/technical-assistance/index.aspx. The final plan will be made available again at these same locations following HUD approval.

AUSTIN J. BURKE, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-2105. Filed for public inspection November 5, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]


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