[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14381-14382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7344]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
24 CFR Part 35
[Docket No. FR-4444-F-02]
Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention in Certain Residential
Structures--Information Collection Approval Numbers; Technical
Amendment
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary-Office of Lead Hazard Control, HUD.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: The rule amends various sections of HUD's regulations relating
to lead-based hazards to include the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval numbers for the information collections contained in
those provisions.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 25, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail Ward, Reports Liaison Officer,
Office of Lead Hazard Control, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Room B-133, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410,
telephone (202) 755-1785, ext. 111. (This is not a toll-free number.)
For persons with hearing or speech impairments, this number may be
accessed by TTY through the Federal Information Relay Service, (800)
877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD's regulations on Lead-Based Paint
Poisoning Prevention in Certain Residential Structures are set forth in
24 CFR part 35. Information collection requirements are in Secs. 35.88,
35.90, 35.92, and 35.94, which pertain to disclosure requirements for
sellers and lessors, evaluation, certifications and acknowledgments of
disclosure, and agent responsibilities. This final rule amends those
sections to remove inaccurate notations about the effectiveness of the
information
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collections and to insert the OMB approval number assigned in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, as amended).
Justification for Final Rule
In general, the Department publishes a rule for public comment
before issuing a rule for effect, in accordance with its own
regulations on rulemaking at 24 CFR part 10. Part 10 does provide,
however, for exceptions from that general rule where the agency finds
good cause to omit advance notice and public participation. The good
cause requirement is satisfied when prior public procedure is
``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.'' (24
CFR 10.1)
In this case, the changes being made to the rule are technical in
nature, conforming the rule to the OMB approval actions that have
already taken place. Therefore, prior public procedure is unnecessary.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for the program
affected by this rule is 14.900.
List of Subjects in 24 CFR Part 35
Grant programs--housing and community development, Lead poisoning,
Mortgage insurance, Rent subsidies, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Accordingly, part 35 of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations
is amended as follows:
PART 35--LEAD-BASED PAINT POISONING PREVENTION IN CERTAIN
RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES
1. The authority citation for part 35 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d), 4821-4846 and 4852d.
Secs. 35.88, 35.90, 35.92 and 35.94 [Amended]
2. Sections 35.88, 35.90, 35.92, and 35.94 are amended to add at
the end of each section the following statement:
``(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control
number 2070-0151).''
Dated: March 18, 1999.
David E. Jacobs,
Director of the Office of Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 99-7344 Filed 3-24-99; 8:45 am]
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