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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Secretary--Office of Lead-Based Paint Abatement and 
Poisoning Prevention
[Docket No. N-94-3617; FR-3444-N-05]

 

NOFA for Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction in Priority Housing: 
Category I and Category II Grants: Amendment

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary--Office of Lead-Based Paint Abatement 
and Poisoning Prevention, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of amendment of NOFA and application submission 
deadline.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a deadline of June 30, 1994, for 
applications for Category II, Stage One Lead-Based Paint Hazard 
Reduction grants in the NOFA document that was published in the Federal 
Register on June 4, 1993 (58 FR 31848).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellis G. Goldman, Director, Program Management Division, Office of 
Lead-Based Paint Abatement and Poisoning Prevention, room B-133, 451 
Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 1-800-RID-LEAD (1-
800-743-5323). TDD numbers for the hearing-impaired are: (202) 708-9300 
(not a toll-free number) or 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 4, 1993, the Department published a 
Notice of Funding Availability for this program (58 FR 31848). A notice 
correcting a date applicable to Category II grants was published on 
June 14, 1993 (58 FR 32958). This notice is for the purpose of 
establishing a deadline of June 30, 1994, for the receipt of 
applications for Category II, Stage One, Lead-Based Paint Hazard 
Reduction grants.
    The Department has established this deadline for all Category II 
applicants because it has determined that the Category II Lead-Based 
Paint Hazard Reduction Grant Program is superseded by the Environmental 
Protection Agency Grant Program authorized by the Residential Lead-
Based Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (title X, Pub. L. 102-550; approved 
October 28, 1992) (title X). Section 1021 of title X amends the Toxic 
Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. (TSCA), by adding a new 
title IV, Lead Exposure Reduction. Title X gives the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) the primary responsibility for establishing 
State training, certification or accreditation programs.
    Section 1011(g) of title X authorizes the Secretary to make grants 
of up to $200,000 to establish State training, certification, or 
accreditation programs that meet the requirements of section 402 of the 
TSCA. Under section 402, the EPA is to promulgate final regulations by 
April 28, 1994, governing lead-based paint activities, ``to ensure that 
individuals engaged in such activities are properly trained; that 
training programs are accredited; and that contractors engaged in such 
activities are certified.'' Section 402 also supersedes the provisions 
set forth under the headings ``Lead Abatement Training and 
Certification'' and ``Training Grants'' in title III of the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 (Pub. L. 102-139). Under section 
404(g) of the TSCA, the Administrator of the EPA is authorized to make 
grants to States to develop and carry out authorized State programs.
    The new deadline will apply to all potential applicants. In 
addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the Department is 
sending direct notification of the deadline change to all parties that 
have requested an application.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, FR Doc 93-13101, NOFA for Lead-Based Paint Hazard 
Reduction in Priority Housing: Category I and Category II Grants, 
published in the Federal Register on June 4, 1993 (58 FR 31848), is 
amended by revising the Category II, State One deadline dates, as 
follows:
    1. On page 31848, in column 1 and continuing in column 2, under the 
section headed ``Dates'', the first paragraph under the heading 
``Category II'' is revised to read as follows:
    Category II: Applicants may file a Stage One grant application at 
any time after 9 a.m. (Eastern time) Tuesday, September 21, 1993, but 
the application must be received by HUD no later than 3 p.m. (Eastern 
time) Thursday June 30, 1994. The final half of the grant sum (Stage 
Two) may be requested at any time after April 28, 1994. Category II 
funds will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis (see Sec. 8.5 
of this NOFA for further application information). HUD advises States 
that the Environmental Protection Agency has announced the availability 
of: Grants to Develop and Carry Out Authorized State Accreditation and 
Certification Programs for Lead-Based Paint Professionals (59 FR 10131, 
March 3, 1994).
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    2. On page 31859, in column 3, in section 8.5, ``Selection Criteria 
and Process'', the introductory text of paragraph (b) is revised to 
read as follows:
    (b) Stage One. A State that does not have a statute or that has 
existing legislation that is not consistent with the currently 
identified elements of a State certification program may file a formal 
grant application at any time after an enabling statute, or amendment 
to existing legislation, is signed into law, but not sooner than 9 a.m. 
(Eastern time), Tuesday, September 21, 1993. States that have existing 
enabling legislation that is considered consistent with the currently 
identified elements of a satisfactory State program may file a formal 
Stage I grant application at any time after 9 a.m. (Eastern time), 
Tuesday, September 21, 1993, but no later than 3 p.m. (Eastern time), 
Thursday, June 30, 1994. Upon acceptance by HUD and EPA of the statute, 
the implementation plan, and the budget, the State may apply for one-
half of its total grant sum.
    The application shall include:
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    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4821-4846; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

    Dated: April 7, 1994.
Arthur S. Newburg,
Director, Office of Lead-Based Paint Abatement and Poisoning 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 94-8894 Filed 4-12-94; 8:45 am]
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