[Federal Register: May 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 93)] [Notices] [Page 26429-26430] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr14my99-83] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-4316-FA-05] Announcement of Funding Award--Fiscal Year 1999 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control National Institute of Building Sciences AGENCY: Office of the Secretary--Office of Lead Hazard Control, HUD. ACTION: Announcement of funding award. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of a funding decision made by the Department of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). This announcement contains the name and address of the awardee and the amount of the award. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Levitt, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Ro9m P3206, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 755-1785, ext. 156. Hearing- or speech- impaired individuals may access this number by calling the Federal Information Relay Service TTY at 1-800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The fiscal year 1999 appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development established the Healthy Homes Initiative and requested a report on the Department's plan for the initiative. Public Law 105-276 (the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 1999) provides $10 million for the initiative to, as described in the Appropriations Committee's report, ``develop and implement a program of research and demonstration projects that would address multiple housing-related problems affecting the health of children'' of which at least $4 million is to be ``devoted to preventive measures to correct moisture and mold problems in inner-city housing occupied by families with infants in communities where toxic mold exposure has been linked to acute pulmonary hemorrhage an infant death.'' The Appropriations Committee requested that HUD submit a plan that ``inventories the problems to be addressed, described their intersections, identifies key technical questions, and provides a spending plan allocation funds among technical and policy studies, pilot projects, and emergency remediation.'' In developing this plan, the Committee advised HUD to seek expert advice. The National Institute of Building Sciences was awarded a grant to organize, facilitate, and record a two day meeting of recognized experts from a broad range of professions, from Federal, State, and local government agencies, and national and local practitioners in the private sector. NIBS is responsible for collecting and collating all comments from meeting participants, facilitating the exchange of ideas and information at the meeting, recording the meeting proceedings, generating a written summary of the meeting along with all supporting materials (e.g. scientific reports, peer reviewed journal articles), and forwarding all materials to the OLHC. In addition, NIBS is responsible for the distribution of the final HHI Plan of Action to all meeting participants. This notice announces the award of $75,828 to NIBS. This funding will be used by NIBS to accomplish the tasks described above. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 14.900. In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, 42 U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing the name, address, and amount of the award as follows: National Institute of Building Sciences, [[Page 26430]] 1090 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005, Amount of Grant: $75,828.00. Dated: May 5, 1999. David E. Jacobs, Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control. [FR Doc. 99-12222 Filed 5-13-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-32-M