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• If a property owner and a property management company have entered in to a consent agreement that does not admit an actual violation, is the property management company required to acknowledge a lead-based paint violation for firm certification?

  No. Question Number: 23002-18350 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .

  • Last published: November 19, 2024

• My non-profit organization receives grants to arrange renovations in older housing. My organization is responsible for locating eligible properties and hiring firms to perform the renovations. Must my organization become an RRP-certified firm?

  My non-profit organization receives grants to arrange for renovations in older housing, such as weatherization projects or general modernization. Typically, these grants come with eligibility conditions for properties and/or property owners and tenants, but specific properties or projects are not identified. My organization is responsible for locating eligible properties and…

  • Last published: November 19, 2024

• What changes in a renovation firm's status require an amendment of certification and how much will it cost?

  Answer : In accordance with § 745.89(c), any change to the information reported to EPA in a firm's most recent certification application must be reported in an amended certification application. There is no fee associated with the submission of an amended certification. Question Number: 23002-21581 Find a printable PDF copy…

  • Last published: November 19, 2024

• DOE provides weatherization grants to states, which in turn provide grants to non-profit sub-grantees. These sub-grantees fall into one of three categories: 1. The sub-grantee uses its own employees to perform all the weatherization services in the home, 2. The sub-grantee uses a combination of its own employees and contractors to perform weatherization services, or 3. The sub-grantee has no employees that perform weatherization services; instead, every service is performed by a hired contractor. Must these sub-grantees be RRP-certified firms?

  Answer : Beginning April 22, 2010, no firm may perform, offer, or claim to perform renovations covered by the RRP Rule without certification from EPA. Sub-grantees that use their own employees to perform any or all of the weatherization services in the home, such as the sub-grantees in the first…

  • Last published: November 20, 2024

• What do you need to do to become a certified firm?

  Answer: Firm certification is easy and straightforward – you only submit an application and fee to EPA online through EPA’s CDX system, the EPA’s electronic reporting system: https://cdx.epa.gov . Certified firms will be able to advertise that they are certified by EPA under the RRP program, and will also be…

  • Last published: January 13, 2025

• Atmospheric conditions used for off-site consequence analyses

  What atmospheric conditions must a source assume when performing the offsite consequence analyses required under 40 CFR Part 68, Subpart B? For the worst-case release analysis, 1.5 meters per second wind speed and F atmospheric stability class must be assumed, unless the stationary source owner or operator can demonstrate that…

  • Last published: May 26, 2024

• Program levels and the difference in worst-case release analysis requirements

  The preamble to the Risk Management Program Rule ( 61 FR 31668; June 20, 1996 ) states that "one worst-case release scenario will be defined to represent all toxics, and one worst-case release scenario will be defined to represent all flammables held above the threshold at the source" ( 61…

  • Last published: May 26, 2024

• Methods to identify affected populations

  As part of the risk management program, a facility owner or operator must prepare an off-site consequence analysis (OCA) and estimate in the risk management plan (RMP) the residential population within the geographical area that could be affected by the hypothetical worst-case or alternative releases that the facility has analyzed…

  • Last published: May 26, 2024

• Definition of recreational area for determining offsite impacts in RMP

  What is considered a recreational area? Recreational areas would include land that is designed, constructed, designated, or used for recreational activities. Examples are national, state, county, or city parks, other outdoor recreational areas such as golf courses or swimming pools and bodies of waters (oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams) when…

  • Last published: May 28, 2024

• Worst case release scenario for toxic and flammable substances in same Program 1 process

  Under the risk management program regulations in 40 CFR Part 68, if a Program 1 process contains a threshold amount of both a regulated toxic substance and a regulated flammable substance, should a worst case release scenario be analyzed for each of the substances in the process? Yes, a worst…

  • Last published: May 29, 2024

• Definition of off-site for identifying public receptors

  My processes are fenced, but my offices and parking lot for customers are not restricted. What is considered offsite? What is considered a public receptor? The unrestricted areas would be considered offsite. However, they would not be public receptors because you are responsible for the safety of those who work…

  • Last published: May 29, 2024

• What measures qualify as "passive mitigation"?

  Passive mitigation is defined in § 68.3 as "equipment, devices, or technologies that function without human, mechanical, or other energy input." Passive mitigation systems include building enclosures, dikes, and containment walls. Measures such as fire sprinkler systems, water curtains, valves, scrubbers, or flares would not be considered passive mitigation because…

  • Last published: May 29, 2024

• Ammonia (concentration 20% or greater) and Ammonia (anhydrous) Alternative Release Scenarios

  Pursuant to the Risk Management Program regulations, the owner or operator shall identify and analyze at least one alternative release scenario for each regulated toxic substance held in a Program 2 or Program 3 process above its threshold (40 CFR §68.28). If a facility has both ammonia and ammonia (anhydrous)…

  • Last published: August 20, 2024

• Does the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule require a certified state lead inspector or risk assessor, who does not do renovation work, to become a certified renovation firm in order to take dust wipe samples?

  Answer : No. A certified inspector or risk assessor may make determinations regarding the presence of leadbased paint at a renovation site without becoming certified as a renovation firm. Question Number: 23002-15697 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .

  • Last published: November 14, 2024

• If a firm does business in several states, must they become certified in all states in which they manage a target property or is this requirement satisfied by certifying the firm in the state in which they are headquartered?

  The RRP Rule applies in states and tribal areas that are not operating EPA-authorized programs. A firm with Federal certification under the RRP Rule may perform, offer, or claim to perform renovations in any of these states. In states and tribal areas with EPA-authorized programs, check with the state or…

  • Last published: November 19, 2024