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EPA/OCSPP RIN: 2070-AJ57 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: Lead; Clearance and Clearance Testing Requirements for the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program 
Abstract: On May 6, 2010, EPA proposed a number of revisions to the 2008 Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (RRP) rule that established accreditation, training, certification, and recordkeeping requirements as well as work practice standards for persons performing renovations for compensation in most pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities. For the final rule that was promulgated on August 5, 2011, EPA decided not to promulgate dust wipe testing and clearance requirements as proposed. However, EPA promulgated several other revisions to the RRP rule, including a provision allowing a certified renovator to collect a paint chip sample and send it to a recognized laboratory for analysis in lieu of using a lead test kit, minor changes to the training program accreditation application process, standards for e-learning in accredited training programs, minimum enforcement provisions for authorized state and tribal renovation programs, and minor revisions to the training and certification requirements for renovators. EPA also promulgated clarifications to the requirements for vertical containment on exterior renovation projects, the prohibited or restricted work practice provisions, and the requirements for high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) vacuums. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601(c)    15 USC 2682(c)(3)    15 USC 2684    15 USC 2686    15 USC 2687   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Judicial  Signature  04/22/2010 
Final  Judicial  Signature  07/15/2011 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/06/2010  75 FR 25038   
NPRM Extension of Comment Period  07/07/2010  75 FR 38959   
Final Action  08/05/2011  76 FR 47918   
Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ae7efa; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0049
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm  
Sectors Affected: 236 Construction of Buildings; 238 Specialty Trade Contractors; 531 Real Estate; 541330 Engineering Services; 541350 Building Inspection Services; 611110 Elementary and Secondary Schools; 611519 Other Technical and Trade Schools; 624410 Child Day Care Services 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Cindy Wheeler
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-0484
Email: wheeler.cindy@epa.gov

Michelle Price
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-0744
Email: price.michelle@epa.gov