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104 STAT. 4720 PUBLIC LAW 101-645—NOV. 29, 1990 Public information. Records. Federal Register, publication. Public information. Telephone. Public information. "(ii) a statement that there is further and compelling Federal need for the property (including a full explanation of such need) and that, therefore, the property is not presently available for use to assist the homeless. "(2)(A) All properties identified by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be available for application— "(i) in the case of property other than surplus property, for use to assist the homeless in accordance with the provisions of this section; and "(ii) in the case of surplus property, for use to assist the homeless either in accordance with this section or as a public health use in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 203(k) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(k)(1) and (4)). "(3) The Secretary shall maintain a written public record of— "(A) the identification of buildings and other properties by the Secretary under this subsection and the reasons for such identifications; and "(B) the responses of landholding agencies to such identifications. "(c) PUBLICATiON OF PROPERTIES. —(I)(A) No later than 15 days after the last day of the 45-day period provided for under subsection (b)(D, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register— "(i) a list of all properties reviewed by the Secretary under subsection (a); and "(ii) a list of all properties that are available under subsection (b)(2) for application for use to assist the homeless. "(B) Each publication of properties shall include a description and the location of each property (including the address and zip code) and the current classification of each property as unutilized, underutilized, excess property, or surplus property. "(C) The Secretary shall make available to the public upon request all information in the possession of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (other than valuation information), regardless of format, about all properties reviewed and not identified as being suitable for use to assist the homeless, including the reasons such properties were not so identified. "(D) The Secretary shall publish separately, on an annual basis, all properties identified as being suitable for use to assist the homeless, but reported to be unavailable, and the reasons such properties were unavailable. "(2)(A) No later than 15 days after the last day of the 45-day period provided for under subsection (b)(D, the Secretary shall transmit a copy of the list of available properties published under paragraph (IXAXii) to the Interagency Council on the Homeless. The dJouncil shall immediately distribute to all State and regional homeless coordinators area-relevant portions of the list. "(B) The Secretary, the Administrator, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make such efforts as are necessary to ensure the widest possible dissemination of the information on such list. "(C) The Secretary shall establish a toll-free number to provide the public with specific information about properties on such list. "(3) The Secretary shall make available to the public upon request all information (other than valuation information) regardless of format in the possession of the Department of Housing and Urban Development about the properties published under paragraph (I)(A),