Modifying HUD's Elevated Blood Lead Level Threshold for Children Under Age 6 Who are Living in Certain HUD-Assisted Target Housing Covered by the Lead Safe Housing Rule; Notice for Comment
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Abstract
This notice for comment seeks public input regarding HUD's intention to revise the elevated blood lead level (EBLL) threshold in HUD's requirements for assisted housing. HUD intends to revise its EBLL threshold to 3.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter ([micro]g/dL) of blood for a child under the age of 6, consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) current blood lead reference value (BLRV) of 3.5 ([micro]g/dL) of blood for a child under the age of 6. The CDC uses its BLRV for encouraging actions such as environmental investigations of homes to identify potential sources of lead. When HUD last amended its EBLL threshold in 2017, CDC's BLRV for children under the age of 6 was 5 [micro]g/dL, the level HUD uses as its current EBLL threshold.
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