Laws & Regulations
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What is the potential danger posed by historical lead smelting sites?
Answer: The potential danger posed by historical lead smelting sites varies by site and depends upon whether a completed exposure pathway to the contaminant exists. For example, if site surfaces are redeveloped and, as a result, covered, there is no direct contact. Therefore, without such exposure, there is no current…
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A child’s consecutive visits to a particular building (such as a hospital) can technically qualify that building as a child-occupied facility, even if the visits were an isolated event. How long does such a building remain a child-occupied facility?
Answer: A building, or portion of a building, is defined as a child-occupied facility when visited regularly by the same child, under six years of age, on at least two different days within any week, provided that each day’s visit lasts at least three hours and the combined weekly visits…
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Are components removed from the home to be cleaned up and reused subject to the waste handling requirements in the rule?
Answer : While components to be reused rather than disposed of are not considered waste for the purposes of the Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule , it is likely that, even if they do not contain lead-based paint, they are contaminated with dust or debris from the project…
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What is the responsibility of an agent if the seller or landlord fails to comply with the EPA and HUD Real Estate Notification and Disclosure Rule?
Answer: The agent is responsible for informing the seller or lessor of his or her obligations under the EPA and HUD Real Estate Notification and Disclosure Rule . In addition, the agent is responsible if the seller or lessor fails to comply. However, an agent is not responsible for information…
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Why doesn't the EPA and HUD Real Estate Notification and Disclosure Rule affect housing built after 1978?
Answer : Congress did not extend the law to housing built after 1978 because the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the use of lead-based paint in housing in 1978. Question Number: 23002-33210 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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Kansas SIP: Volatile Organic Compound Emissions
EPA Approved Kansas Regulations - 40 CFR 52.870
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Kansas SIP: Construction Permits and Approvals
EPA Approved Kansas Regulations - 40 CFR 52.870
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Kansas SIP: Air Pollution Emergencies
EPA Approved Kansas Regulations - 40 CFR 52.870
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Kansas SIP: Volatile Organic Compound Emissions
EPA Approved Kansas Regulations - 40 CFR 52.870
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Benefits and Costs of Five Important Clean Air Rules in 2030 for Vehicles and Engines
The benefits of EPA rules to control emissions from cars, truck, and nonroad engines are illustrated in the document.
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Kansas SIP: Waste Incinerators
EPA Approved Kansas Regulations - 40 CFR 52.870
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Kansas SIP: 28-19-6 to 28-19-15 - General Regulations
EPA Approved Kansas Regulations - 40 CFR 52.870
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Kansas SIP: Conformity
EPA Approved Kansas Regulations - 40 CFR 52.870
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Kansas SIP: Processing Operation Emissions
EPA Approved Kansas Regulations - 40 CFR 52.870
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Hazardous Air Pollutants: Sources and Exposure
Where do hazardous air pollutants come from and how are people exposed
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Cedar Valley Recycling & Transfer Co. - Clean Water Act Public Notice
The EPA is providing notice of a proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment in the form of an Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) against Cedar Valley Recycling & Transfer Co., for alleged violations at the Waterloo, Iowa facility.
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Lesson 7: Key Decision 1 - Type of Credential Used
CROMERR 101: Lesson 7. The type of credential used is a key decision when planning your CROMERR compliant system.
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Alter Trading Corporation d.b.a. Alter Metal Recycling - Clean Water Act Public Notice
The EPA is providing notice of a proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment against Alter Trading Corporation d.b.a. Alter Metal Recycling (“Respondent") for alleged violations of the CWA associated with industrial activity at facilities located at 3440 Ea
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Finding of Failure to Submit State Implementation Plans for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)
On November 29, 2017 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that three states failed to submit timely state implementation plan (SIP) revisions necessary to satisfy certain Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA requirements for implementing the 2008 oz
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Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: Nonattainment Area State Implementation Plan Requirements
Updates the implementing regulations previously promulgated for the 2008 ozone standards and retains without significant revision most of those provisions to implement the 2015 ozone standards.