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EPA/OCSPP RIN: 2070-AJ82 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: ●Lead; Residential Lead Dust Hazard Standards 
Abstract: On August 10, 2009, EPA was petitioned under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) to lower the residential lead dust hazard standards. Pursuant to section 403 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA promulgate regulations on January 5, 2001 (66 FR 1206) to establish standards for lead-based paint hazards in most pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities. Under these standards, lead is considered a hazard when equal to or exceeding 40 micrograms of lead in dust per square foot on floors, 250 micrograms of lead in dust per square foot on interior window sills, and 400 parts per million (ppm) of lead in bare soil in children's play areas or 1200 ppm average for bare soil in the rest of the yard. These standards provide a regulatory threshold and it is important to note that given the potential dangers related to lead poisoning, any exposure to deteriorated lead-based paint presents a hazard. In addition to this citizen's petition, the Clean Air Science Advisory Committee (CASAC) has advised EPA that based on recent epidemiological studies the current hazard standards are insufficiently protective. Therefore, based on the APA petition and CASAC recommendation, EPA will be analyzing current science to determine if new standards are required under TSCA section 403. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2681   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/00/2012    
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA–HQ–OPPT–2009–0665
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/leadhaz.htm  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Christina Wadlington
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
7404T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-1859
Fax:202 566-0471
Email: Wadlington.Christina@epa.gov

Erik Winchester
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-6450
Email: winchester.erik@epa.gov