[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR440.1]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 440--WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 440.1  Purpose and scope.

    This part contains the regulations adopted by the Department of 
Energy to carry out a program of weatherization assistance for low-
income persons established by the Energy Conservation in Existing 
Buildings Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq., enacted as Title IV, Part 
A, of the Energy Conservation and Production Act, Pub.L. 94-385, 90 
Stat. 1150 et seq., and amended by Title II, Part 2, of the National 
Energy Conservation Policy Act, Pub.L. 95-619, 92 Stat. 3206 et seq., by 
the Energy Security Act, Pub. L. 96-294, 94 Stat. 611 et seq., and the 
State Energy Efficiency Programs Improvement Act, Pub. L. 101-440, 104 
Stat. 1006 et seq. It is the purpose of this part to implement a 
weatherization assistance program to increase the energy efficiency of 
dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons, reduce their total 
residential energy expenditures, and improve their health and safety, 
especially low-income persons who are particularly vulnerable such as 
the elderly, the handicapped, and children.

[58 FR 12525, Mar. 4, 1993]

    Effective Date Note: At 65 FR 77217, Dec. 8, 2000, Sec. 440.1 was 
revised, effective Jan. 8, 2001. For the convenience of the user, the 
revised text is set forth as follows:

Sec. 440.1  Purpose and scope.

    This part implements a weatherization assistance program to increase 
the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low-income 
persons, reduce their total residential expenditures, and improve their 
health and safety, especially low-income persons who are particularly 
vulnerable such as the elderly, persons with disabilities, families with 
children, high residential energy users, and households with high energy 
burden.