Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons

The Department of Energy is issuing an interim final rule to amend the regulations for the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons to incorporate the regulatory changes proposed in the notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on January 26, 2000. The preamble of this interim final rule also discusses the new legislative amendments that Congress recently enacted which were not a part of the proposed rulemaking. These statutory amendments, as well as other clarifying language from previous rulemakings will be incorporated into the program regulations in a final rule to be issued by the Department early next year. This interim final rule adds clarifying language, deletes obsolete language, and improves the overall operation of the Program to assist State and local agencies in administering the Program.