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 PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 161-MAR. 30, 1948 be required to fill vacancies. Nothing in the foregoing provisions shall require the reappointment of present members of local advisory boards, but any change in the membership of any local advisory board necessitated by this provision shall be effectuated as promptly as may be practicable. Each such board shall have sufficient members to enable it promptly to consider individual adjustment cases coming before it on which the board shall make recommendations to the officials administering this title within its area; and before recom- mending any such adjustment the board shall give notice to the parties and shall hold a hearing at the request of either party. Any local board may make such recommendations to the Housing Expediter as it deems advisable with respect to the following matters: Removal of ma - "(A) Removal of any or all maximum rents in the area, or any portion thereof, over which the local board has jurisdiction, or with respect to any class of housing accommodations within such area or any portion thereof, if in the judgment of the local board the need for continuing maximum rents in such area or portion thereof or with respect to such class of housing accommodations no longer exists, due to sufficient construction of new housing accommodations or when the demand for rental housing accommodations has been otherwise reason- ably met; and Adjustments. "(B) Adjustments, other than individual adjustments, in maximum rents in such area or any portion thereof or with respect to any class of housing accommodations within such area or any portion thereof, deemed by the local board to be necessary to remove hardships or to correct other inequities, or further to carry out the purposes and provi- sions of this title; and Hardship cases. "(C) Operations generally of the local rent office with particular reference to hardship cases. ffice space, etc. "(2) The Housing Expediter shall furnish the local boards suitable office space and stenographic assistance and shall make available to such boards any records and other information in the possession of the Housing Expediter with respect to the establishment and maintenance of maximum rents and housing accommodations in the respective defense-rental areas which may be requested by such boards. Approval of reo om n- "(3) Upon receipt of any recommendation from a local board, the Housing Expediter shall promptly notify the local board, in writing, of the date of his receipt of such recommendation. Except as provided hereinafter in this subsection, within thirty days after receipt of any recommendation of a local board such recommendation shall be approved or disapproved or the local board shall be notified in writing of the reasons why final action cannot be taken in thirty days. Any recommendation of a local board appropriately substantiated and in accordance with applicable law and regulations shall be approved and appropriate action shall promptly be taken to carry such recommenda- tion into effect. "(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3) any recommendation of a Supra. local board as to a matter referred to in paragraph (1) (A) or (B) shall be deemed to be appropriately substantiated and in accordance with applicable law and regulations, and shall be carried into effect mffecng of recom- as hereinafter provided- "(A) if the local board held a public hearing on such matter, at which interested persons (including representatives of the State and of political subdivisions thereof) were given a reasonable opportunity to be heard, by interpleader or otherwise, with right to be represented by counsel; "(B) if notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of such hearing was given (i) in writing to the Governor of the State not less than fifteen days prior to such date, and (ii) by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the area over which the 96 [62 STAT.

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