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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 22-1698

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Public Comment Period, First Public Hearing and Pennsylvania Housing Advisory Committee Meeting; 2023 Annual Action Plan

[52 Pa.B. 6875]
[Saturday, November 5, 2022]

 The Department of Community and Economic Development (Department) is preparing the Commonwealth's 2023 Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan (Plan) for 2019—2023. The Plan is a document submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) every 5 years analyzing the needs of the nonentitlement areas of the Commonwealth in the areas of housing, community development, homelessness prevention and economic development. From this analysis, a unified strategy for housing, homelessness and community development programs, including the necessary linkages for building successful neighborhoods and communities is created. The Action Plan is the annual application to HUD for Federal funds administered by the Commonwealth for the nonentitlement communities of the State. The HUD funding programs covered by the Plan and administered by the Department are the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), CDBG Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), CDBG-CARES Act (CDBG-CV), ESG-CARES Act (ESG-CV) and Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP-1 and NSP-3) programs. The Plan also covers the following programs which are administered by other Commonwealth agencies: the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) and HOPWA-CARES Act (HOPWA-CV) programs administered by the Department of Health and the National Housing Trust Fund (HTF) administered by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.

Invitation for Public Comment

 The public is invited to provide public comment about topics related to the needs of this Commonwealth in the following areas: community development; housing including special needs; homelessness; economic development; and any changes to the methods of distribution of the existing Federal programs.

 Public comments will be accepted until 4 p.m., Friday, January 13, 2023, for review and consideration for the Action Plan. Comments should be submitted to Megan Sieber, Department of Community and Economic Development, Center for Community Financing, 400 North Street, 4th Floor, Commonwealth Keystone Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225, RA-DCEDcdbghomequestions@ pa.gov.

First Public Hearing

Thursday, December 15, 2022
1 p.m.

 The first public hearing for the 2023 Annual Action Plan will be conducted electronically by means of Microsoft Teams on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 1 p.m. This hearing will be held virtually. Individuals who wish to make comments or discuss policy may participate directly from their phone, personal computer or from a public computer (for example, public library).

 Individuals or organizations may give testimony or comments during this meeting. Comments will be accepted about topics related to the needs of the Commonwealth in the following areas: community development; housing including special needs; homelessness; economic development; any changes to the methods of distribution of the existing Federal programs; and the continued impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on communities. In addition, a summary of the Program Year 2021 accomplishments and an overview of the annual planning process will be provided. The Commonwealth encourages public participation in this process.

 Registration is not required and individuals may join the meeting directly by phone at (267) 332-8737. The conference ID is 949 580 238#.

 The hearing will be recorded for public record. The hearing will be shortened if there is no one to testify or there is minimal response.

 Individuals with a disability or limited English proficiency who wish to participate in the public hearing should contact Megan Sieber at msieber@pa.gov, (717) 720-7404 or TDD (717) 346-0308 at a minimum of 72 hours prior to the meeting to discuss how the Department can accommodate their needs.

Written Comments

 Written testimony, instead of testimony provided during the public hearing, must be submitted by 4 p.m., Friday, January 13, 2023, for review for consideration for the Action Plan. Comments should be submitted to Megan Sieber, Department of Community and Economic Development, Center for Community Financing, 400 North Street, 4th Floor, Commonwealth Keystone Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225, RA-DCEDcdbghomequestions@ pa.gov.

Pennsylvania Housing Advisory Committee

Tuesday, December 13, 2022
9 a.m.—10 a.m.

 The Pennsylvania Housing Advisory Committee (Committee) is responsible for reviewing Statewide housing, community development and support services needs and priorities, as well as advising the Department in the preparation of the Plan, annual action plans and the coordination of Federal, State and local resources to manage the implementation of these plans.

 As part of the planning process for the Plan for the 2023 Annual Action Plan, the Committee will be meeting in an open public forum to discuss the needs of this Commonwealth in terms of housing, including special needs, community development, homelessness, economic development and the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities. Reports from the six Department regions will be presented on the needs in their respective areas of the Commonwealth collected during the annual Regional Housing Advisory Committee meetings. A summary of the accomplishments of the 2021 Program Year will be presented for the CDBG, the HOME, the ESG, CDBG-DR, CDBG-CV, ESG-CV, NSP-1 and NSP-3, HOPWA and HOPWA-CV programs and HTF.

 Individuals who wish to attend the Committee meeting may join by phone at (267) 332-8737. The conference ID is 225 246 564#.

 Individuals with a disability or limited English proficiency who wish to participate in the public hearing should contact Megan Sieber at msieber@pa.gov, (717) 720-7404 or TDD (717) 346-0308 at a minimum of 72 hours prior to the meeting to discuss how the Department can accommodate their needs.

NEIL WEAVER, 
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-1698. Filed for public inspection November 4, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]


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