Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§4852c Guidelines for lead-based paint hazard evaluation and reduction activities
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 63A— - RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION › § 4852c
Summary
Within 12 months after October 28, 1992, the Secretary, with EPA, Labor, and HHS (CDC), must issue guidelines for federally supported lead-paint work—risk assessment, inspection, controls, abatement—based on housing condition and children under 6, not residents' health.
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Title 42, §4852c
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Not later than 12 months after October 28, 1992, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control), shall issue guidelines for the conduct of federally supported work involving risk assessments, inspections, interim controls, and abatement of lead-based paint hazards. Such guidelines shall be based upon criteria that measure the condition of the housing (and the presence of children under age 6 for the purposes of risk assessments) and shall not be based upon criteria that measure the health of the residents of the housing.
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Change of Name
Centers for Disease Control changed to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Pub. L. 102–531, title III, § 312, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3504.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 4852c
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73