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Are sleeping areas in buildings built before 1978, such as those in fire and police stations, considered target housing?
Firehouses and police stations are not target housing. Therefore, places of temporary rest for employees in these buildings, such as sleeping rooms, are not subject to the Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule . Question Number: 23002-33291 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead…
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Are state and local government employees who often do renovation work required to be certified?
Answer: If the state or local government uses its own employees to do the work, the state or local government must be a certified firm and at least one of the employees assigned to each job must be a certified renovator. If the state or local government hires a renovation…
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Are Department of Energy weatherization projects covered under the RRP Rule?
Answer : The Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule defines “renovation” to include weatherization projects such as cutting holes in painted surfaces to install blown-in insulation or to gain access to attics, and planing thresholds to install weather stripping. Other types of weatherization projects, such as window replacement, are…
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Are renovations that disturb stucco subject to the RRP Rule? Does it matter whether the stucco has been painted?
Answer: The Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule applies to work that disturbs painted surfaces. Therefore, renovations that disturb stucco are subject to the RRP Rule only if the stucco has been painted. Question Number: 23002-14025 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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Tribal Air Programs in EPA's Pacific Southwest (Region 9)
EPA in the Pacific Southwest (Region 9) assists the 148 Tribes in Region 9 with air quality planning, permitting, rulemaking, enforcement and compliance, indoor air, monitoring and related technical support, air grants, and climate change.
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Estratégias preliminares da EPA com o objetivo de reduzir os níveis de exposições e disparidades de chumbo na comunidade norte americana
Portuguese Translation of Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities
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Perguntas e respostas sobre a água potável na cidade de Newark
Perguntas e respostas sobre a água potável na cidade de Newark, November 2019
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Atualizações anteriores relacionadas à água potável de Newark
Atualizações anteriores relacionadas à água potável de Newark
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Carta de Peter D. Lopez Administrador Regional da EPA ao Comissário McCabe e Prefeito Baraka, 20 de novembro de 2019
Carta de Peter D. Lopez Administrador Regional da EPA ao Comissário McCabe e Prefeito Baraka, 20 de novembro de 2019
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Ang EPA ay nagkakaloob ng kritikal na impormasyon sa publiko ng America tungkol sa ligtas na paggamit ng disinfectant
Tagalog translation of 4/23 press release: EPA is continuing its efforts to provide critical information on surface disinfectant products that can be used to protect the health of all Americans throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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Água potável de Newark
Água potável de Newark, NJ, em português
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Atualizações anteriores relacionadas à água potável de Newark
Atualizações anteriores relacionadas à água potável de Newark
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Vietnamese Hurricane Response Fact Sheets
Các tờ dữ kiện được cung cấp nơi đây mô tả vai trò của EPA trong việc đáp ứng với bão và cách các chương trình cụ thể cung cấp sự hỗ trợ. The Vietnamese fact sheets provided here describe EPA's role in a hurricane response.
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What costs does EPA incur that must be recovered by the fees under the Fee Rule for Abatement and RRP Programs?
Answer: The fees recover EPA's costs for processing applications, enforcing program requirements, and administrative activities such as maintenance of the central database and administering certification examinations. Question Number: 23002-33303 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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How can I tell if my home contains lead-based paint?
Answer: The older your home, the more likely it contains lead-based paint. For example, 87% of homes built before 1940 have some lead-based paint, while 24% of homes built between 1960 and 1978 have some lead-based paint. Lead-based paint may be present in private single-family homes or apartments, government-assisted, or…
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Student Manual - LEAD Safety for Renovation, Repair, and Painting Model Certified Renovator Initial Training Course, EPA-740-R-09-002
This course was developed by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency in collaboration with HUD to train renovation, repair, and painting contractors.
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Does the Fee Rule for Abatement and RRP Programs apply nationwide?
Answer: The rule applies only in those states and tribes without their own authorized lead programs. Currently, EPA implements the Lead-based Paint Activities program in 11 states and the Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule in 36 states. Question Number: 23002-33305 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions…
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Documents of USDOE Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Niskayuna, New York
Documents of USDOE Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Niskayuna, New York
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Must refresher course completion certificates for lead-based paint abatement certification bear an expiration date?
Answer: No. The requirement that a completion certificate include an expiration date only applies to “interim certifications.” Refresher course completion certificates do not expire in the Federal program. Specifically, 40 CFR 745.225(e)(4) and (e)(5)(vi), in describing requirements for refresher courses, refer back to 40 CFR 745.225(c), the requirements for initial…
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How should lead-containing wastes from RRP renovations be handled and disposed?
While at the work site, wastes must be collected at the conclusion of each work day and at the conclusion of the renovation and stored under containment, in an enclosure, or behind a barrier that prevents release of dust and debris out of the work area and prevents access to…