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USDA RD Announces Self-Help Housing Forums
Update, April 19, 2010 – The date of the Washington, DC forum has been changed. That session will now be held on June 30. Visit USDA’s site for time and location details. Also, July 15 is established as the deadline date for written comments, and the USDA contact information has been changed.
Update, March 11, 2010 – The date of the Mississippi forum has been changed. That session will now be held on March 29. Visit USDA’s site for time and location details.
The following announcement has been posted on USDA Rural Housing programs’ website at https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/Admin/2010SelfHelpForums.htm and in the Federal Register on February 2, 2010. HAC will post additional details about the forums as they become available.
Responding to President Obama’s initiative for an open, transparent government, the Rural Housing Service intends to hold public forums to solicit feedback from the public on whether the current method of delivering the self-help program is the most efficient and cost effective in terms of cost and program delivery.
Transparency encourages accountability by delivering information to the public about what the Government is doing. Participation provides the public with opportunities to contribute ideas and expertise to the Government which will enable them to make sound policy decisions that represent a wider group of diverse individuals throughout society. Collaboration improves effectiveness of the Government by encouraging partnerships and cooperation within the Federal Government, across levels of government, and between the Government and private institutions.
Forum schedule is:
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Date |
State |
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February 18, 2010 |
Arkansas |
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March 5, 2010 |
Puerto Rico |
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March 12, 2010 |
North Carolina |
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March 29, 2010 |
Mississippi |
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April 9, 2010 |
Arizona |
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April 23, 2010 |
Ohio |
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May 14, 2010 |
Washington |
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June 4, 2010 |
Vermont |
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June 11, 2010 |
Iowa |
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June 18, 2010 |
Washington, D.C. |
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Posted: February 2, 2010
Updated: July 1, 2010
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