United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1996_register executive 2010-09-24 article Part VIII Rules and Regulations D09002ee1be04fc15 D09002ee1be04fd31 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency As a result of past Federal, State, and local efforts to reduce lead in the environment, the percentage of children with elevated levels of lead in their blood has declined considerably over the last 20 years. Approximately 1.7 million children, however, still have blood-lead levels high enough to raise health concerns. Studies suggest that lead exposure from deteriorated residential lead-based paint, contaminated soil, and lead in dust are among the major existing sources of lead exposure among children in the United States. Section 1018 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 directs EPA and HUD to jointly issue regulations requiring disclosure of known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards by persons selling or leasing housing constructed before the phaseout of residential lead-based paint use in 1978. Under that authority, EPA and HUD are establishing the following requirements: (1) Sellers and lessors of most residential housing built before 1978 must disclose the presence of known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the housing; (2) sellers and lessors must provide purchasers and lessees with any available records or reports pertaining to the presence of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards; (3) sellers and lessors must provide purchasers and lessees with a federally approved lead hazard information pamphlet; (4) sellers must provide purchasers with a 10-day opportunity to conduct a risk assessment or inspection for the presence of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards before the purchaser is obligated under any purchase contract; (5) sales and leasing contracts must include certain disclosure and acknowledgment language; and (6) agents must ensure compliance with these requirements. These provisions ensure that families receive both specific information on the housing's lead history and general information on lead exposure prevention. With this information, consumers can make more informed decisions concerning home purchase, lease, and maintenance to protect their families from lead hazard exposure. 61 FR 9064 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1996-03-06/96-5243 96-5243 fr06mr96-22 RIN 2501-AB58 RIN 2070-AC75 6560-50-F OPPTS-62130A FRL-5347-9 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1996-03-06/96-5243 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-03-06/html/96-5243.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-03-06/pdf/96-5243.pdf 25 p. 9064 9088 61 FR 9064 Title 24 Part 35 24 CFR Part 35 Title 24 Part 3540 24 CFR Part 3540 Title 40 Part 745 40 CFR Part 745 RIN 2501-AB58 RIN 2070-AC75 Lead; Requirements for Disclosure of Known Lead-Based Paint and/ or Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing; Federal Register Vol. 61, Issue RULE 96-5243 VIII DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1996-03-06 OPPTS-62130A FRL-5347-9 6560-50-F 96-5243 Final rule.

As a result of past Federal, State, and local efforts to reduce lead in the environment, the percentage of children with elevated levels of lead in their blood has declined considerably over the last 20 years. Approximately 1.7 million children, however, still have blood-lead levels high enough to raise health concerns. Studies suggest that lead exposure from deteriorated residential lead-based paint, contaminated soil, and lead in dust are among the major existing sources of lead exposure among children in the United States. Section 1018 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 directs EPA and HUD to jointly issue regulations requiring disclosure of known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards by persons selling or leasing housing constructed before the phaseout of residential lead-based paint use in 1978. Under that authority, EPA and HUD are establishing the following requirements: (1) Sellers and lessors of most residential housing built before 1978 must disclose the presence of known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the housing; (2) sellers and lessors must provide purchasers and lessees with any available records or reports pertaining to the presence of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards; (3) sellers and lessors must provide purchasers and lessees with a federally approved lead hazard information pamphlet; (4) sellers must provide purchasers with a 10-day opportunity to conduct a risk assessment or inspection for the presence of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards before the purchaser is obligated under any purchase contract; (5) sales and leasing contracts must include certain disclosure and acknowledgment language; and (6) agents must ensure compliance with these requirements. These provisions ensure that families receive both specific information on the housing's lead history and general information on lead exposure prevention. With this information, consumers can make more informed decisions concerning home purchase, lease, and maintenance to protect their families from lead hazard exposure.

Effective date: March 6, 1996 except for 24 CFR 35.88, 35.90, 35.92, and 35.94 and 40 CFR 745.107, 745.110, 745.113, and 745.115 which contain information collection requirements that have not been approved by OMB. Once OMB has approved these information collection requirements, EPA and HUD will publish a document giving notice of the effective date and adding the OMB approval number to 24 CFR part 35 and 40 CFR part 9. For general information or to obtain copies of the final rule, pamphlet, or background materials, contact the National Lead Information Clearinghouse (NLIC), toll free, at (800) 424-LEAD or fax requests to the NLIC at (202) 659-1192. Copies of the final rule, a brief question-and-answer document, and the pamphlet Protect Your Family From Lead In Your Home, are available on the Internet at the National Safety Council's gopher at cais.com and on the World Wide Web at http://www.nsc.org/nsc/ehc/ehc.html. For technical information: At HUD, contact Conrad C. Arnolts, Office of Lead-Based Paint Abatement and Poisoning Prevention, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St., SW., Washington, DC 20410, Telephone: (202) 755-1810, E-mail: conrad--c.--arnolts@hud.gov (use underscore characters), or John B. Shumway, Office of General Counsel, Telephone: (202) 708-9988, E-mail: John--B.--Shumway@hud.gov (use underscore characters). Persons who are hearing impaired may access these telephone numbers by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-TDDY. Vol. 61, no. 45 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1996-03-06 continuing daily deposited born digital 246 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1996-03-06 P0b002ee180a2166f 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr06mr96 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1996-03-06 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-03-06/pdf/FR-1996-03-06.pdf fdlp 8851 9088 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-07 FR-1996-03-06 machine generated eng FR FR-1996-03-06 61 45