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- 52 • Federal Register 4•V61.-61h-No.-153.1-.VVednesdgy,•-August -and•Regul•, � •- t g ations--�41289 (3)During the period of a suspension assistance is designed to provide ' . §115.303 Eligible activities For capacity the Assistant Secretary hall not refer supp ort for. building funds. , .. complaints to the agency:* (at The processing of dual-filed .The primtry purposes of capacity (4)Suspension under this paragraph complaints: building funding is to provide for also renders the hgenry ineligible to (b)Training under the Fair Housing complaint activities and to support receive Fair Housing Assistance = Act and the agencies'fair housl4law; activities that produce increased, Program Funds under subpart C of this (c)The provision of technical. awareness of fair housing rights and part,pending correction of the assistance; remedies.All such activities must deficiencies by the agency: (d)The creation and maintenance of ; • support the agency's administration of (5)Before the end of the suspension, data and information systems;and.. - its fair housing law or ordinance and a final performance assessment will be (e)The development and address matters affecting fair housing provided to the Assistant Secretary enhancement of other fair housing which are cognizable under the Fair upon which a determination will be enforcement projects' Housing Act.HUD will periodically made as to the adequacy of the agency's 1115.301 Agency eligibility criteria..: publish a list of eligible activities in the performance. Any agency with certification or Federal Register. (c)HUD will provide as agency with interim certification tinder subpart A of §11&304 Agencies eligible for notice of the specific reasons for the this part,and which has entered into a contributions funds. suspension of its certification and an MOU or interim agreement.is eligible to (a)An agency that has received C9 Opportunity to respond,in accordance participate in the FHAP, funds far three consecutive received is with the procedures set forth in HUD Y issued guidance. §115.302 Capacity building funds, eligible for contributions funding. (a)Capacity building(CB)funds are Contributions finding consists of three §115.212 K94hdruwai of certificatiom ids that HUD may provide to an catagorie3: (a)If the Assistant Secretary finds,as agency with interim certification during (`)Complaint Procewing(CP)finds; a result of a review undertaken in the agency's first three years of (2)Administrative Costs(AC)funds; accordance with this art,that the and P participation iii the FHAP.Agencies (3)Special Enforcement Efforts(SEE) agency's fair housing law or ordinance receiving CB funds are not eligible to fluids(§115.305 sees forth the no longer meets the requirements of this receive contributions funds under requirements for SEE funding). part.the Assistant Secretary shall -- §115.304.- g to withdraw the certification )CP funds.(1)Agencies receiving propose (b)CS funds will by provided in a CP funds will receive such support previously granted. fixed rnnual amo=t to be utilized for based solely on the number of (b)The Assistant Secretary will the eligible activities established complaints processed by the agency and propose withdrawal of certification pursuant to§115.303.However,in the accepted for payment by the Director of under pa.-agraf•h(a)of this section second and third year of the agency's FFMO during a consecutive,specifically unless further review and information participation.in the FHAP.HUD has the identified.12-month period.Normally or documentation establishes that the option to permit the agency to receive this period will be the previous year's current law and/or the agency's CB funding on a per case basis,rather funding ycle. administration of the law meets the than in a single annual amount. (2)Funding for agencies in their criteria set out is this part. (c)In order to receive CB funding, fourth year of participation in the FHAP (c)If the Assistant Secretary agencies wiil be required to submit a wiL be based on the number of determines,arter apFL'cation of the statement of work,.vhich identifies: complaints acceptably processed by the criteria set forth in this part,that the (1)The objectives and activities to be agency during the agency's third year of state or local law or ordinance,in carried out with the CB funds received; participation in the FHAP. operation,does not provide substantive (2)A plan for training all of the (ci Admirisrrative Cost W.)funds.(1) rights.procedures.remedies,and agency's employees involved in the agencies which acceptably process 100 availability of judicial review for alleged administration of the agency's fair or more cases will receive no less than discriminatory housing practices which housing law or ordinance; 10 percent of the agency's annual FHAP are substantially equivalent to those (3)A statement of the agency's payment amount for the preceding year, provided in thi Fair Housing Act,the intention to participate in HUD- in addition to case processing funds, Assistant Secretary shall inform the sponsored,:ai.iing in accordance with contingent on fiscal year appropriations. State or local official in writing of the the training requirements set out in the Agencies that acceptably process fewer reasons for that determination. cooperative agreement; than 100 cases will receive a flat rate (4)A description of the agency's contingent on fiscal year appropriations. Subpart C--Faiir Housing Assistance complain:processing data and contingent,agencies will be year appropriations.ri Program (F:.,,. ) in.craiation system or,alternatively, provide HUD with a statement ot:how §115.300 Purpose, whether the agency plans to use at they intend to use the AC funds.HUD funds to purchase and install a data may require that some or all AC funding The purpose of the Fair Housing system;and be directed to activities designed to Assistance Program(FHAP)is to (5)A and of any other fair provide assistance to State and local fair housing activities that the agency will create,modify,or improve local. housing enforcement agencies.The undertake with its CB funds.All such regional,or national information intent of this funding program is to activities must address matters affecting systems concerning fair housing matters build a coordinated intergovernmental fair housing enforcement which are (including the purchase of state of l ine enforcement effort to further fair cognizable under the Fair Housing Act. art computer systems and getting on l housing and to encourage the agencies Any activities which do not address the or Internet access,etc.). to assume a greater share of the implementation of the agency's fair §115.305 Special enforcement effort(SEE) responsibility for the administration and housing law or ordinance,and which funds. enforcement of their fair housing laws are therefore not cognizable under the (a)SEE funds are funds that HUD will and ordinances.This financial Fair Housing Act,will be disapproved. provide to an agency to enhance.