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Persons who, as a result of national origin, do not speak English as their primary language and who have limited ability to
<br />speak, read, write, or understand English ("limited English proficient persons" or "LEP") may be entitled to language
<br />assistance under 'Title VI in order to receive a particular service, benefit, or encounter. In accordance with Title VI of the
<br />Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) and its implementing regulations, the Recipient agrees to take reasonable steps to ensure
<br />meaningful access to activities funded with CDBG funds by LEP persons. Any of the following actions could constitute
<br />"reasonable steps", depending on the circumstances: acquiring translators to translate vital documents, advertisements, or
<br />notices, acquiring interpreters for face to face interviews with LEP persons, placing advertisements and notices in
<br />newspapers that serve LEP persons, partnering with other organizations that serve LEP populations to provide
<br />interpretation, translation, or dissemination of information regarding the project, hiring bilingual employees or volunteers
<br />for outreach and intake activities, contracting with a telephone line interpreter service, etc.
<br />TEMPORARY RELOCATION
<br />Participation in the LHRD program is voluntary, so participants are not eligible for permanent relocation assistance. I -IUD
<br />expects that the lead hazard control work and temporary relocation will take 10 days or less. Assisting with reasonable costs
<br />of temporary relocation for those persons required to vacate housing while participating in this voluntary maintenance
<br />program for lead hazard reduction is an eligible activity. Occupants must be treated fairly and equitably, in particular,
<br />regarding removing participation barriers created by relocation requirements if housing must be vacated while lead hazard
<br />reduction measures are being conducted. Such tenant -occupants are entitled to receive temporary relocation assistance
<br />where applicable pursuant to the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
<br />(URA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4601-4655, as described in regulations at 49 CFR 24.2(a)(9)(ii)(D) and the corresponding Appendix
<br />A to Part 24. (These regulations can be accessed from the Government Publishing Office website at
<br />http://www.gpoaccess.gov/efr/indox.html.) Owner -occupants temporarily relocating while lead hazard reduction measures
<br />are conducted pursuant to a program described in this NOFA are not entitled to URA relocation assistance. When tenant
<br />occupants with physical disabilities are temporarily relocated, they must receive relocation assistance. When tenant
<br />occupants with physical disabilities are temporarily relocated, they must be offered housing that can be approached, entered,
<br />and used by persons with physical disabilities, For additional information on relocation requirements, see the HUD
<br />Handbook 1378 (Real Estate Acquisition and Relocation Policy and Guidance).
<br />INELIGIBLE COSTS AND ACTIVITIES.
<br />Recipient may not use the Awards for any of the following activities_
<br />A. Purchase of real property.
<br />B. Purchase or lease of equipment having a per -unit cost in excess of $5,000, except for the purchase or lease of up to
<br />two X-ray fluorescence analyzers to be used exclusively by the grant program.
<br />C. Chelation or other medical treatment costs, including case management, related to children with elevated blood
<br />lead levels (EBLs). Non-federal funds used to cover these costs may not be counted as part of the matching
<br />contribution.
<br />D. Lead hazard evaluation or control activities in public housing, project -based Section 8 housing, housing for the
<br />elderly or persons with disabilities (except if a child under age 6 resides or is expected to reside in such a housing
<br />unit), zero bedroom housing units, or housing built after 1977).
<br />E. Lead hazard evaluation or control activities in housing covered by a pending or final I -IUD, EPA, and/or
<br />Department of Justice settlement agreement, consent decree, count order or other similar action regarding violation
<br />of the Lead Disclosure Rule (24 CFR part 35, Subpart A, or the equivalent 40 CFR part 745,subpart F), or by I -IUD
<br />regarding the Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR part 35, subparts BR).
<br />F. Activities that do not comply with the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. § 3501).
<br />G. Lead -hazard control or rehabilitation of a building or manufactured home that is Iocated in an area identified by the
<br />Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. §§
<br />4001— 4128) as having special flood hazards.
<br />H. Demolition of housing units or detached buildings.
<br />TRAINED AND CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS
<br />Funded activities must be conducted by firms certified for, and persons qualified for, the activities according to 24 CFR part
<br />35, subparts B--R (possessing certification as risk assessors, inspectors, abatement supervisors, abatement workers, or
<br />sampling technicians (clearance inspections); or certified renovator (for workers and supervisors performing non -abatement
<br />work), as applicable to each scope of work. Any abatement activities conducted under this Award requires a certified
<br />abatement firm, certified abatement supervisor, and certified abatement worker credentialing. Each certified person must
<br />work for an appropriately certified firm, e.g., a certified risk assessment, certified inspection, certified abatement or certified
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