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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 117 / Tuesday, June 22, 2021 / Notices
TABLE 1ALLOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW
115123
Grantee
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands

III. Use of Funds
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Electrical power system allocation under Public Law 115123

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As required by the Appropriations Act, prior to HUDs obligation of the funds to the grantee, a grantee shall submit a plan to HUD for approval detailing the proposed use of all funds.
The action plan submitted in response to this notice must describe uses that 1
are electrical power system improvements and satisfy all requirements for electrical power system improvement activities as described in V.A.8.; and 2 meet the criteria for a national objective, as established by this notice.
Section V.A.8. of this notice establishes a waiver and alternative requirement that creates electrical power system improvements as a CDBGDR eligible activity. As described in section V.A.2.a.1 of this notice, in the action plan, a grantee must assess the unmet needs for the enhancement or improvement of their respective electrical power system. The unmet needs assessment must inform the action plan and guide the development and prioritization of planned activities to improve each grantees electrical power system. The action plan must include the criteria to be used by the grantee to prioritize the expenditure of CDBGDR funds identified in this notice for the specific components of its electrical power system and describe how the use of these CDBGDR funds will improve the cost-effectiveness, reliability, resilience, efficiency, sustainability, and long-term financial viability of its electrical power systems.
Puerto Rico is subject to the requirements of the State CDBG
program, as modified by applicable waivers and alternative requirements.
Section 102a2 of the HCDA defines state to include the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 42 U.S.C. 5302a2. HUD
waives the provisions of 24 CFR part 570, subpart F to authorize the USVI to administer its CDBGDR allocation in accordance with the regulatory and statutory provisions governing the State CDBG program, as modified by this notice. This includes the requirement that the aggregate total for administrative and technical assistance expenditures by the USVI must not
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exceed 5 percent of any CDBGDR grant made pursuant to the Appropriations Act, plus 5 percent of program income generated by the grant.
Funds allocated pursuant to this notice shall not be subject to previous notices that govern CDBGDR or CDBG
Mitigation CDBGMIT funds awarded to Puerto Rico or the USVI. The use of other CDBGDR funds or CDBGMIT
funds, allocated pursuant to other notices for electrical power system improvements, shall be subject to the requirements of the notices governing the use of those funds and to the requirements established in section V.B.4 of this notice.
All references in this notice pertaining to timelines and/or deadlines are in terms of calendar days unless otherwise noted.
IV. Overview of Grant Process The grant process outlined below aligns with the typical process for awarding CDBGDR grants. To begin expending CDBGDR funds pursuant to this notice, the following steps are required:
Grantee develops or amends its citizen participation plan for disaster recovery to include the grant for electrical power system improvements in accordance with the requirements in section V.A.3 of this notice.
Grantee consults with stakeholders, including the required consultation with the Federal members of the Energy Technical Coordination Team TCT
described in section V.A.2.e.1 of this notice, affected local government public utilities, rural electrical cooperatives, regulators, commercial and industrial users of the system, residential customers and public interest groups representing residential customers of the system and others pursuant to section V.A.6 of this notice.
Grantees under this notice have previously submitted materials in support of the Departments certification of the proficiency of its financial controls and procurements processes and the adequacy of its procedures to prevent any duplication of benefits as defined by section 312 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C.

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5155, to ensure timely expenditure of funds, maintain a comprehensive website regarding all assisted mitigation activities, and detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds for purposes of its CDBGMIT grant. Accordingly, as described in section V.A.1.a., for CDBG
DR grants governed by this notice, HUD
will rely on the grantees submissions and certifications in support of the CDBGMIT certifications, provided, however, that each grantee shall be required to submit updates to reflect any material changes in its certification submissions, as necessary. Grantees must submit the required information within 60 days of the applicability date of this notice.
Grantee publishes its action plan for electrical power system improvements on the grantees required disaster recovery website for no less than 45
calendar days to solicit public comment and convenes not less than two public hearings on the proposed plan. The grantee may convene virtual hearings in lieu of in-person hearings, pursuant to section V.A.3.b. of this notice.
Grantee responds to public comments and submits its action plan within 120 days of the applicability date of this notice which includes Standard Form 424 SF424 and certifications, its implementation plan and capacity assessment in accordance with the requirements in section V.A.1.b, and projection of expenditures and outcomes to HUD in accordance with V.A.2.g.
Grantee may begin to enter activities into the Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting DRGR system before or after submission of the action plan to HUD. Any activities that are changed as a result of HUDs review must be updated once HUD approves the action plan.
HUD reviews within 60 days from the date of receipt the action plan according to criteria identified in this notice, and either approves or disapproves the plan.
HUD will send an action plan approval letter, grant conditions, and an unsigned grant agreement to the grantee.
If the action plan is not approved, HUD
will notify the grantee of the deficiencies. The grantee must then
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