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" ~, ;, . FmKA Inseruction 1944-N Exhibie F-l - ' Guide'Fo~ Completing Form FmHA 1940-20, "R.equest,__for Environmental Information" 'for _ Preapplieation for Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) Iner~duction 'The purpose of this guide is to simplify the' HPG applicant's task in completing Form FmKA 1940.720" "R.equest For 'Environmental Info~tion'." The guide tailors the use of the form to the needs of, ehe HPG program. Applicants should first read the 'questiOns on tpe form and' then use this' guide in preparing eheir responses. Completion of"Ite~,lb , " -'Item Ib of the form is completed whenever the applicant checks the "No" block under ieem la. '-'Since financial assistance for a~ HPG has been defined by Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) as'a Cl.ss 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 ehe FaHA office processing the preapplicat10n. The following is a discussion on how to respond to thes. six required parts. 1. Prima~ Beneficiaries ." For the purPoses of'determining the HPG proposal's environmental impacts,:the primary, beneficiaries for' an HPG will be ehe residents' of the dwellings to be repairedan~/or rehabilitated. Therefore, the applicant should briefly staee the expected nUmber and, ,type of,' dwellings that the proposal ~ay assist 'and, in particular, all repair and rehabilitation activities that are part of the' pro?osal. 2. ~rea Descrintion " , , (a) The applicant does not need to provide any description of the' specific dwellings to be repaired or rehabilitated'. , Kost of these' are probably un~nown a~' the time of preapplicat~on submittal. Therefore, a more 'general description should be provided of the geographical area(s) in which the applicant'S ~PG program will operate. ~The, applicant must, describe: . ' -(1) The environmentally sensitive land uses within this geographical area( s) sitch as f,loodplains, wetlands, and',coas cal areas; '" t- (09-01-93) PN. . , . \ -,' .' "