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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-94-3823; FR-3800-N-01]

 

Task Force on Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction and Financing; 
Open Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of open meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Task Force was established by the Secretary pursuant to 
section 1015 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act 
of 1992. The charter of the Task Force was approved July 14, 1993.
    The Task Force includes individuals representing the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development; the Farmers Home Administration; the 
Department of Veterans Affairs; the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
Corporation; the Federal National Mortgage Association; the 
Environmental Protection Agency; employee organizations in the building 
and construction trades industry; landlords; tenants; primary lending 
institutions; private mortgage insurers; single-family and multifamily 
real estate interests; nonprofit housing developers; property liability 
insurers; public housing agencies; low-income housing advocacy 
organizations; national, State, and local lead-poisoning prevention 
advocates and experts; and community-based organizations located in 
areas with substantial rental housing. These members were selected on 
the basis of personal experience and expert knowledge. Three committees 
were established by the Task Force members; (1) Finance Committee; (2) 
Liability Committee; and (3) Implementation Committee. The members of 
these committees are members of the Task Force.

DATES: A public hearing for the Task Force on Lead-Based Paint Hazard 
Reduction & Financing, is being held on November 14, 1994 from 1:00 to 
6:00 p.m., at the James R. Thompson-Auditorium (this is the old State 
of Illinois Building) 100 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois. Two 
panel presentations will be presented at 1:00 p.m.--one panel will 
consist of low-income tenants and the other panel will consist of small 
property owners. Members of the general public will begin speaking at 
3:30 p.m. If you are interested in speaking at the public hearing, 
please contact Ruth Wright on (202) 755-1805. There will be full Task 
Force meetings on November 15-16, 1994 at the Radisson Plaza Ambassador 
West Hotel, 1300 North State Parkway, Chicago, IL 60610, telephone 
number (800) 333-3333, or (312) 787-3700 (9:00 to 5:00).

ADDRESSES: Members of the public are invited to provide written 
material to: Ruth Wright, Task Force Staff Director, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room B-133, 
Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Wright, Task Force Staff 
Director, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 
SW, Room B-133, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 755-1805. The TTD 
numbers are (202) 708-9300 or 1-800-877-8339. (Except for the ``800'' 
number, these are not toll-free numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The last Task Force Committee meetings were 
held on September 8 & 9 in Washington, DC. An announcement will be 
published in the Federal Register at least 15 days before each meeting. 
All meetings will be open to the public, with limited seating available 
on a first-come, first-served basis.
    The mandate of the Task Force is to make recommendations to the 
Secretary of HUD and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) concerning:
    (1) Incorporating the need to finance lead-based paint hazard 
reduction into underwriting standards;
    (2) Developing new loan products and procedures for financing lead-
based paint hazard evaluation and reduction activities;
    (3) Adjusting appraisal guidelines to address lead safety;
    (4) Incorporating risk assessments or inspections for lead-based 
paint as a routine procedure in the origination of new residential 
mortgages;
    (5) Revising guidelines, regulations, and educational pamphlets 
issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other 
Federal agencies relating to lead-based paint poisoning prevention;
    (6) Reducing the current uncertainties of liability related to 
lead-based paint in rental housing, by clarifying standards of care for 
landlords and lenders and by exploring the ``safe harbor'' concept;
    (7) Increasing the availability of liability insurance for owners 
of rental housing and certified contractors and establishing 
alternative systems to compensate victims of lead-based paint 
poisoning; and
    (8) Evaluating the utility and appropriateness of requiring both 
risk assessments or inspections and notification to prospective lessees 
of rental housing.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4852a, 4852b.

    Dated: October 11, 1994.
Ronald J. Morony,
Acting Director, Office of Lead-Based Paint Abatement and Poisoning 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 94-25592 Filed 10-14-94; 8:45 am]
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