PART 4100—ORGANIZATION AND CHANNELING OF FUNCTIONS Authority: Title VI, Pub. L. 95-557, 92 Stat. 2115 (42 U.S.C. 8101 et seq. Source: 49 FR 12700, Mar. 30, 1984, unless otherwise noted. § 4100.1 Functions and activities. (a) General statement. the Corporation (b) The Corporation is authorized to receive and expend Federal appropriations and other public and private revenues to conduct a variety of programs designed primarily to revitalize older urban neighborhoods by mobilizing public, private, and community resources at the neighborhood level. These programs include: (1) Neighborhood Housing Services. (2) Mutual Housing Associations. (3) Neighborhood preservation projects. (4) Programmatic supplements. (i) Neighborhood economic development and commercial revitalization strategies. (ii) Housing Development Strategies. (A) The Owner Built Housing program is a supervised housing construction process that helps moderate-income homeowners to collectively build their own homes. The NHS provides technical assistance while private lenders and public bodies providing financing. (B) The Owner Rehab Housing program assists low to moderate income families in collectively rehabilitating existing blighted and vacant structures. (C) The Infill Housing program provides a mechanism for assisting NHSs in building new units on vacant land to meet the needs of prospective lower income homeowners. (D) The Urban Subdivisions program focuses on providing low cost, new housing for low-to-moderate income families on tracts of land suitable for the construction of 20 or more units. (iii) Problem properties strategies. (5) Apartment Improvement Program. (6) Neighborhood Housing Services of America. [49 FR 12700, Mar. 30, 1984, as amended at 54 FR 13061, Mar. 30, 1989] § 4100.2 General organization. (a) The Board of Directors. (2) The Board holds an Annual Meeting each year during the month of May (or as the Bylaws or the Board may specify). The Board also holds regular meetings at least quarterly and special meetings as required. The meetings of the Board are conducted in accordance with provisions of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act, the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), the Corporation's Bylaws, and when not inconsistent with the foregoing, with Robert's Rules of Order. Every portion of every meeting of the Board is open to public observation except as provided by the Government in the Sunshine Act. Interested members of the public may attend such meetings, but may not participate therein unless invited or permitted to do so by the Board. (3) The Secretary of the Corporation, in consultation with the Corporation's General Counsel, is responsible for taking such steps as are required to ensure the Corporation's compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act, as that Act may be amended from time to time. Consistent with this responsibility, the Secretary of the Corporation provides to the Communications Department at the principal office of the Corporation such records as the Act requires to be made available to the public for access during regular office hours on regular business days. (b) The Officers. (2) The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act provides that the Executive Director shall serve as the chief executive officer of the Corporation. Consistent with that authority, the Corporation's Bylaws provide that the Executive Director shall have the responsibility and authority for the day-to-day administration of the affairs of the Corporation under the general supervision of the Board. The Board periodically reviews the activities of the Executive Director and, from time to time, provides guidance and policy direction to the Executive Director in the exercise of his or her authority. (3) The responsibilities and authorities of the other officers of the Corporation are set forth in the Corporation's Bylaws, resolutions and policies adopted by the Board, duties and authorities delegated to each officer, other statutes and this statement. (See, for example, the Government in the Sunshine Act and paragraph (a)(3) of this section for specific duties of the Secretary and General Counsel.) (c) Principal office. [49 FR 12700, Mar. 30, 1984, as amended at 54 FR 13062, Mar. 30, 1989] § 4100.3 Field activities. The Corporation conducts its field activities from district and field offices around the country. District offices provide coordination of field activities in support of local programs within the geographic limits of each district. Field offices within each district provide assistance in the development and support of local programs. A current directory of all district and field offices can be obtained upon request from the Communications Department, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, 1325 G Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005. [49 FR 12700, Mar. 30, 1984, as amended at 54 FR 13061, Mar. 30, 1989] § 4100.4 Inquiries. (a) General. (b) Applications. (c) Records. (2) Although the Corporation finds that the publication of indexes of statements of policy and interpretations or administrative staff manuals and instructions would be unnecessary and impracticable, such information will be made available upon request. (d) Fees for providing copies for records. direct costs search duplication review (1) Categories of requesters. (i) Commercial use requesters. commercial use request (ii) Educational and noncommercial scientific institution requesters. educational institution noncommercial scientific institution commercial (iii) Requesters who are representatives of the news media. representative of the news media news freelance (iv) All other requesters. (2) Limitations on fees to be charged Commercial use requesters. (ii) Educational and noncommercial scientific institution requesters. (iii) Requesters who are representatives of the news media. (iv) All other requesters. (v) Review of records. (vi) Additional copies. (3) Charges for unsuccessful search. (4) Notice of anticipated fees in excess of $25.00. (5) Advance payments. (i) The allowable charges that a requester may be required to pay are likely to exceed $250 and the requester has no history of payment and cannot provide satisfactory assurance that payment will be made; or (ii) A requester has previously failed to pay a fee charged in a timely manner. If such a payment is required, the time limitations contained in the Freedom of Information Act shall not commence until payment is made. (6) Charging interest. (7) Aggregating requests. (8) Waiver or reduction of fee. (9) Schedule of fees. (i) Manual search. (ii) Computer search. (iii) Review. (iv) Duplication. (A) For a paper photocopy of an existing paper record, $.10 per page. (B) For duplication of records other than existing paper records (such as computer-stored information, audio or video tapes, microfiche or microfilm), the fee shall equal the actual direct cost of production and duplication of the records or information in a form that is reasonably usable by the requester. (10) Processing costs. [49 FR 12700, Mar. 30, 1984, as amended at 54 FR 50953, Dec. 19, 1989]