PUBLIC LAW 100-242—FEB. 5, 1988
101 STAT. 1963
fication, the Secretary may seek the views of interested parties and, if the views are to be sought, determine how they should be obtained and to what extent, if any, they should be taken into account in considering the request. The Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Federal Register stating any waiver or modification of a rule under Register, publication. this section. (h) EFFECT OF SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT OF RULES.—In the event that the Secretary proposes to amend a rule for which a waiver or modification under this section is in effect, the Secretary shall not change the waiver or modification to impose additional requirements unless the Secretary determines, consistent with standards contained in subsection (d), that such action is necessary. (i) EXPIRATION OF WAIVERS AND MODIFICATIONS.—No waiver or modification of a rule under this section shall remain in effect for a longer period than the period for which the enterprise zone designation remains in effect for the area in which the waiver or modification applies. (j) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: (1) RULE.—The term "rule" means— (A) any rule as defined in section 551(4) of title 5, United States Code; or (B) any rulemaking conducted on the record after opportunity for an agency hearing pursuant to sections 556 and 557 of such title 5. (2) SECRETARY.—The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or, with respect to any rule issued under title V of the Housing Act of 1949, the Secretary of Agriculture. SEC. 705. COORDINATION OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN ENTERPRISE ZONES.
Section 3 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 42 USC 3532. "(d) The Secretary shall— "(1) promote the coordination of all programs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that are carried on within an enterprise zone designated pursuant to section 701 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987; "(2) expedite, to the greatest extent possible, the consideration of applications for programs referred to in paragraph (1) / through the consolidation of forms or otherwise; and "(3) provide, whenever possible, for the consolidation of peri- Reports, odic reports required under programs referred to in paragraph (1) into one summary report submitted at such intervals as may be designated by the Secretary.".
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