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Federal Register · December 16, 2024
The title they went with Reconsideration of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels; Correction Noisy translates that to

US environmental regulators fix a typo in lead paint rules

What happened
The US environmental regulators are correcting a previous rule about lead-based paint hazards. This correction fixes errors in the instructions for updating the official rulebook.
Why it matters
This document is a technical correction, not a substantive change. It ensures that the new lead paint standards, which were finalized in November 2024, are correctly written into the Code of Federal Regulations. Without this fix, the new rules might not have been legally enforceable as intended.
The signal
There is nothing to watch here; this is a clerical fix to ensure a previous rule is correctly recorded.
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