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RIN: 2070-AK50

Publication ID: Spring 2021

Title: Review of Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels
Abstract: Reducing childhood lead exposure is a priority for EPA. As part of EPA's efforts to reduce childhood lead exposure, and in coordination with the President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children, EPA reevaluated the 2001 dust-lead clearance levels (DLCL). Clearance levels indicate the amount of lead in dust on a surface following the completion of an abatement activity. Surface dust is collected via dust wipe samples that are sent to a laboratory for analysis to determine whether clearance has been achieved. The post-abatement dust-lead levels are evaluated against, and must be below, the applicable clearance levels. The DLCL had not changed since they were issued in 2001. EPA finalized its proposal to lower the DLCL from 40 micrograms of lead per square foot (g/ft2) to 10 g/ft2 for floors, and from 250 g/ft2 to 100 g/ft2 for window sills.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2682

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	06/24/2020	85 FR 37810
Final Rule	01/07/2021	86 FR 983
Final Rule Effective	03/08/2021

Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0063
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: https://www.epa.gov/lead	Public Comment URL: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/24/2020-13582/review-of-dust-lead-post-abatement-clearance-levels
Sectors Affected: 531 Real Estate; 531110 Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings; 531311 Residential Property Managers; 541330 Engineering Services; 541350 Building Inspection Services; 54138 Testing Laboratories; 562910 Remediation Services; 611519 Other Technical and Trade Schools; 92511 Administration of Housing Programs
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Claire Brisse Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404M, Washington, DC 20460-0001 Phone:202 564-9004 Email: brisse.claire@epa.gov Marc Edmonds Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-0758 Email: edmonds.marc@epa.gov