CFR > Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development > CHAPTER V—OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (parts 500 to 599) > SUBCHAPTER C—COMMUNITY FACILITIES (parts 570 to 599) > PART 598—URBAN EMPOWERMENT ZONES: ROUND TWO AND THREE DESIGNATIONS > SUBPART B—Eligibility Requirements (§598.100 to §598.115) > 598.105—Data used for eligibility determinations.

598.105—Data used for eligibility determinations.

(a) Source of data. The data to be used in determining the eligibility of an area is from the 1990 Decennial Census, and from information published by the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Specific information on appropriate data to be submitted will be provided in the application.
(b) Use of statistics on boundaries. The boundary of an urban area nominated for designation as an Empowerment Zone must coincide with the boundaries of census tracts, as defined in § 598.3.