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Is there lead in lipstick?
Answer: In response to a number of inquiries regarding reports of lead contamination in lipstick, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) developed and validated a method for analyzing lead content in currently marketed lipstick. Learn more . Question Number : 23002-33252 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent…
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Does EPA’s announcement of June 18, 2010 modify the Lead Renovation Repair and Painting Rule’s requirements that contractors use lead-safe work practices when working in pre-1978 housing or child-occupied facilities?
Answer: This announcement does not change the requirement that all contractors take steps to protect children and families from the dangers of lead poisoning by becoming certified and following the work practice standards and the associated recordkeeping requirements. As of April 22, 2010 all contractors have been required to be…
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How does the June 18, 2010 announcement impact renovators in states that have adopted their own RRP programs?
Answer: If you work in a state authorized by EPA to run their own renovation program, you should contact them for information on their certification requirements. If you work in a state where EPA administers the renovation program your firm needs to be certified by EPA. Please refer to the…
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Thousands of renovators are already trained and their firms are EPA certified. Will EPA enforce against renovators who did not receive their training certification before December 31, 2010?
It is most important that all contractors follow the RRP work practice standards. However, EPA is providing additional time for renovation firms and workers to obtain the necessary training and certifications before the enforcement of the firm certification and individual renovator requirements begins. Therefore, renovators who have not been able…
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What are the recordkeeping requirements for a renewable fuel producer that uses used cooking oils and fats as feedstocks for renewable fuel?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Renewable fuel producers using used cooking oils or animal wastes as feedstocks are required under 40 CFR 80.1454(d)(3) to obtain from their feedstock supplier, and maintain in their records, documents which certify that the feedstock meets the definition…
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What materials from non-federal forestlands meet the definition of renewable biomass in RFS?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Slash and pre-commercial thinnings from non-federal forestland that is not ecologically sensitive forestland qualify as renewable biomass for purposes of RFS. Slash is defined in 40 CFR 80.1401 as the residue, including treetops, branches and bark, left on…
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How does the "active management" requirement in the definition of renewable biomass apply to land that changes status in the future?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . In RFS2, EPA has interpreted the EISA requirement that existing agricultural land be "cleared or cultivated at any time prior to [December 19, 2007] and actively managed or fallow and nonforested" to apply to land that existed as…
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Does the June 18, 2010, announcement mean that EPA will not enforce certification and training requirements until after October 1, 2010, for firms and December 31, 2010, for renovators?
Answer: EPA is not stopping its enforcement against any renovation firms and individual renovators who do not comply with requirements of work practice standards and associated recordkeeping requirements. However, EPA is providing additional time for renovation firms and workers to obtain the necessary training and certifications before enforcement of the…
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Does a renewable fuel producer have to report and maintain records on the feedstocks for every batch of renewable fuel they produce?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . All renewable fuel producers must report and maintain records concerning the type and amount of feedstocks used for each batch of renewable fuel produced (see 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(K) and 80.1454(b)(3)(vi)). With regard to the renewable biomass recordkeeping and reporting requirements…
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How does a renewable fuel producer document that the MSW feedstock that they are using to produce cellulosic ethanol meets the definition of separated MSW as defined in Section 80.1426(f)(5)(i)(C )? How does the producer quantify the portion of the final
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The renewable fuel producer using separated MSW feedstock to produce renewable fuels such as cellulosic ethanol, cellulosic diesel, cellulosic naphtha, etc. must document that their feedstock meets the definition of separated municipal solid waste (MSW), which is "material…
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How does the "active management" requirement in the definition of renewable biomass apply to land that changes status in the future?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . In RFS2, EPA has interpreted the EISA requirement that existing agricultural land be "cleared or cultivated at any time prior to [December 19, 2007] and actively managed or fallow and nonforested" to apply to land that existed as…
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Are palm oil plantations considered agricultural land or tree plantations under RFS2?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Palm oil trees are planted and managed for the purpose of harvesting palm fruit and not for harvesting the trees themselves, in the same way that a fruit orchard is planted and managed to yield fruit and not…
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Who would be liable for the fine if a state or local government that was not a certified firm hired a contractor that was not certified?
Answer: The hired firm would be in violation of the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule if it was uncertified and performing a covered renovation. Question Number: 23002-24814 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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What are the RFS2 requirements for renewable fuel producers to track soy feedstocks?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Since soy is considered a planted crop for purposes of RFS2, producers of renewable fuel made from soy grown on U.S. agricultural lands are covered by the aggregate compliance approach in §80.1454(g). Those producers using domestic soy need…
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