§ 965.702 - Definitions.

Applicable surface. All intact and nonintact interior and exterior painted surfaces of a residential structure.

Defective lead-based paint surface. Paint on applicable surfaces having a lead content of greater than or equal to 1 mg/cm2, that is cracking, scaling, chipping, peeling or loose.

Defective paint surface. Paint on applicable surfaces that is cracking, scaling, chipping, peeling or loose.

Elevated blood lead level or EBL. Excessive absorption of lead, that is, a confirmed concentration of lead in whole blood of 25 ug/dl (micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood) or greater.

Family project. Any project assisted under section 9 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 which is not an elderly project. For this purpose, an elderly project is one which was designated for occupancy by the elderly at its inception (and has retained that character) or, although not so designated, for which the PHA gives preference in tenant selection (with HUD approval) for all units in the project to elderly families. A building within a mixed-use project which meets these qualifications shall, for purposes of this subpart, be excluded from any family project. Zero bedroom units, for purposes of this subpart, are excluded from any family project.

Lead-based paint. A paint surface, whether or not defective, identified as having a lead content greater than or equal to 1.0 mg/cm2, or .5% by weight.