[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33767-33768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11747]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5076-D-15]


Redelegation of Authority to the Director of the HUD Office of 
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Regarding Lead-Based Paint 
Enforcement

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of redelegation of authority.

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SUMMARY: This notice redelegates to the Director of the Office of 
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control authority presently residing with 
the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner or 
the Assistant Secretary's designee under 24 CFR 30.45 and 30.68 with 
respect to enforcement of lead-based paint requirements. These lead-
based paint regulations, which are set out in 24 CFR part 35, subparts 
B, G, H, and R, require the notification, evaluation, and reduction of 
lead-based paint hazards in (1) multifamily residential properties for 
which HUD is the owner of the mortgage or for which a lender receives 
mortgage insurance, including non-residential properties being 
converted to multifamily residential properties and (2) multifamily 
residential properties for which the owner receives project-based 
housing assistance.

DATES: Effective Date: June 8, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Ammon, Deputy Director, Office 
of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh

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Street, SW., Room 8236, Washington, DC 20410-3000; telephone (202) 755-
1785, extension 4337 (this is not a toll-free number). Speech- or 
hearing-impaired individuals may access this number through TTY by 
calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 35, subparts B through R, set out 
general lead-based paint requirements for all federally-assisted pre-
1978 housing. Specifically, subparts B and R set forth general 
requirements applying to all HUD programs and subparts G and H describe 
the procedures for notification, evaluation, and reduction of lead-
based paint hazards in (1) multifamily residential properties for which 
HUD is the owner of the mortgage or for which a lender receives 
mortgage insurance, including non-residential properties being 
converted to multifamily residential properties and (2) multifamily 
residential properties for which an owner receives project-based 
housing assistance, respectively.
    HUD regulations at 24 CFR 30.45 and 30.68 authorize the Assistant 
Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner, or the Assistant 
Secretary's designee, to initiate civil money penalty actions for 
violations of section 537(c)(1)(B) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1735f-15(c)(1)(B)) and for violations of Section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), including the failure to 
provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing, as set out by 24 CFR 5.703. 
Pursuant to this authority, the Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner redelegates to the Director of the Office 
of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control authority to initiate civil 
money penalty actions pursuant to 24 CFR 30.45 and 30.68 against a 
property owner who fails to provide information documenting compliance 
with or fails to comply with HUD regulations that require the 
notification, evaluation, and reduction of lead-based paint hazards in 
(1) multifamily residential properties for which HUD is the owner of 
the mortgage or for which a lender receives mortgage insurance, 
including non-residential properties being converted to multifamily 
residential properties and (2) multifamily properties for which an 
owner receives project-based housing assistance as set out in 24 CFR 
part 35, subparts B, G, H, and R.
    Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner hereby retains and redelegates authority as follows:

I. Redelegation of Authority

    The Director of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control 
is hereby authorized to initiate a civil money penalty action pursuant 
to and within the scope of 24 CFR 30.45 and 30.68 against property 
owners who fail to provide information documenting compliance with or 
fail to comply with HUD regulations that require the notification, 
evaluation, and reduction of lead-based paint hazards in (1) 
multifamily residential properties for which HUD is the owner of the 
mortgage or for which a lender receives mortgage insurance, including 
non-residential properties being converted to multifamily residential 
properties and (2) multifamily residential properties for which an 
owner receives project-based housing assistance as set out in 24 CFR 
part 35, subparts B, G, H, and R.

II. Authority To Redelegate

    The Director of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control 
is not authorized to redelegate the authority described herein.

III. Revocation

    The Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner 
may revoke the authority authorized herein, in whole or in part, at any 
time.

    Dated: June 8, 2007.
Brian D. Montgomery,
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
 [FR Doc. E7-11747 Filed 6-18-07; 8:45 am]
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