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<n FmHA Instruction 1944-N Exhibit F-1 Guide For Completing Form FmHA 1940-20, "Request for Environmental Information" for a Preapplication for Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) Introduction The purpose of this guide is to simplify the HPG applicant's task in completing Form FmHA 1940-20, "Request For Environmental Information." The guide tailors the use of the form to the needs of the HPG program. Applicants should first read the questions on the form and then use this guide in preparing their responses. Completion of Item 1b Item lb of the form is completed whenever the applicant checks the "No" block under item la. Since financial assistance for an HPG has been defined by Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) as a Class I action, the applicant need only provide the following information when filing a preapplication. If further information is required, the applicant will be so advised by the FmHA office processing the preapplication. The following is a discussion on how to respond to these six required parts. 1. Primay Beneficiaries . For the purposes of determining the HPG proposal's environmental impacts, the primary beneficiaries for an HPG will be the residents of the dwellings to be repaired and/or rehabilitated. Therefore, the applicant should briefly state the expected number and type of dwellings that the proposal may assist and, in particular, all repair and rehabilitation activities that are part of the proposal. 2. Area Description (a) The applicant does not need to provide any description of the specific dwellings co be repaired or rehabilitated. Most of these are probably unknown at the time of preapplication submittal. Therefore, a more general description should be provided of the geographical area(s) in which the applicant's HPG program will operate. The applicant must describe: (1) The environmentally sensitive land uses within this ' geographical area(s) such as floodplains, wetlands, and coastal areas; (09-01-93) PN 212