[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 62 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16818-16819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7641]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Parts 982 and 983

[Docket No. FR-3482-C-08]
RIN 2501-AB57


Requirements for Notification, Evaluation and Reduction of Lead-
Based Paint Hazards in Housing Receiving Federal Assistance and 
Federally Owned Residential Property Being Sold; Correction

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary--Office of Lead-Hazard Control, HUD.

ACTION: Correction.

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SUMMARY: This document makes several corrections to HUD's September 15, 
1999 final rule implementing sections 1012 and 1013 of the Residential 
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. Specifically, this 
document corrects two typographical errors contained in the September 
1, 1999 final rule that regard the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher 
program and the Section 8 Project-Based Certificate program.

DATES: Effective date: September 15, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerald J. Benoit, Director, Real 
Estate and Housing Performance Division, Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 4220, 451 
Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-0477, 
extension 4069 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing or speech 
impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 15, 1999, HUD published a final 
rule (64 FR 50140) that implements sections 1012 and 1013 of the 
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
4851 et seq.). The purpose of the rule is to ensure that Federally-
owned or assisted housing does not pose lead-based paint hazards to 
young children. The majority of the provisions contained in the final 
rule will become effective on September 15, 2000 (one year following 
the date of publication). This document corrects two typographical 
errors contained in the September 15, 1999 final rule that regard the 
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (codified at 24 CFR part 982) 
and the Section 8 Project-Based Certificate program (codified at 24 CFR 
part 983). The corrections made by this document are as follows:
    1. Correction to Sec. 982.305 (PHA approval of assisted tenancy). 
This document corrects a typographical error contained in 
Sec. 982.305(b) of the September 15, 1999 final rule. The September 15, 
1999 final rule amended paragraph (b)(3) of Sec. 982.305 to reference 
the lead-based disclosure information required under 24 CFR 35.92(b). 
This reference is more appropriately set forth in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) 
of Sec. 982.305. This document makes the necessary correction. As 
corrected by this document, 982.305(b)(1)(ii) provides that, before the 
beginning of the initial term of the lease for the unit, the landlord 
and the tenant must have executed the lease (including the HUD-
prescribed tenancy addendum, and the lead-based paint disclosure 
information as required in 24 CFR 35.13(b)).
    2. Correction to Sec. 983.1 (Purpose and applicability). This 
document corrects a typographical error contained in Sec. 983.1 of the 
September 15, 1999 final rule. Paragraph (b) of Sec. 983.1 describes 
the provisions of 24 CFR part 982 that apply to the Section 8 Project-
Based Certificate program. The September 15, 1999 final rule amended 
Sec. 983.1(b) by adding a citation to Sec. 982.401(j). However, the 
citation did not explain to readers that Sec. 982.401(j) contains 
applicable lead-based paint requirements. This document adds a 
parenthetical after the citation to clarify this point.

    Accordingly, in the final rule captioned ``Requirements for 
Notification, Evaluation and Reduction of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in 
Federally Owned Residential Property and Housing Receiving Federal 
Assistance,'' FR Document 99-23016, beginning at 64 FR 50140, in the 
issue of Wednesday, September 15, 1999, the following corrections are 
made:
    1. On page 50229, in the third column, regulatory amendment 88 is 
corrected to read as follows:
    88. Revise Sec. 982.305(b)(1)(ii) to read as follows:


Sec. 982.305  PHA approval of assisted tenancy.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (ii) The landlord and the tenant have executed the lease (including 
the HUD-prescribed tenancy addendum, and the lead-based paint 
disclosure information as required in Sec. 35.13(b) of this title); and
* * * * *

    2. On page 50230, in the first column, Sec. 983.1(b)(2)(vii) is 
corrected to read as follows:

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Sec. 983.1  Purpose and applicability.

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    (b) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (vii) In subpart I of this part, Sec. 982.401(j) (lead-based paint 
requirements); Sec. 982.402(a)(3), Sec. 982.402(c) and (d) (Subsidy 
standards); and Sec. 982.403 (Terminating HAP contract when unit is too 
small);
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    Dated: March 22, 2000.
Harold Lucas,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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