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Part II
Environmental
Protection Agency
40 CFR Part 745
Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting
Program; Lead Hazard Information
Pamphlet; Notice of Availability; Final
Rule
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 78 / Tuesday, April 22, 2008 / Rules and Regulations
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 745
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0049; FRL–8355–7]
RIN 2070–AC83
Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting
Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: EPA is issuing a final rule
under the authority of section 402(c)(3)
of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) to address lead-based paint
hazards created by renovation, repair,
and painting activities that disturb lead-
based paint in target housing and child-
occupied facilities. ‘‘Target housing’’ is
defined in TSCA section 401 as any
housing constructed before 1978, except
housing for the elderly or persons with
disabilities (unless any child under age
6 resides or is expected to reside in such
housing) or any 0-bedroom dwelling.
Under this rule, a child-occupied
facility is a building, or a portion of a
building, constructed prior to 1978,
visited regularly by the same child,
under 6 years of age, on at least two
different days within any week (Sunday
through Saturday period), provided that
each day’s visit lasts at least 3 hours and
the combined weekly visits last at least
6 hours, and the combined annual visits
last at least 60 hours. Child-occupied
facilities may be located in public or
commercial buildings or in target
housing. This rule establishes
requirements for training renovators,
other renovation workers, and dust
sampling technicians; for certifying
ren