Environmental Protection Agency
Reducing childhood lead exposure is a priority for EPA. As part of EPA's efforts to reduce childhood lead exposure, backed by the President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children, EPA evaluated the current dust-lead clearance levels (DLCL). Clearance levels are currently defined as the maximum amount of lead permitted in dust on a surface following completion of an abatement activity. Surface dust is collected via dust wipe samples that are sent to a laboratory for analysis. The post-abatement dust- lead levels must be below the clearance levels. The DLCL have not changed since they were issued in 2001. EPA is now proposing to lower the DLCL from 40 micrograms of per square feet ([mu]g/ft\2\) and 250 [mu]g/ft\2\ to 10 [mu]g/ft\2\ and 100 [mu]g/ft\2\ for floors and window sills, respectively.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Part 745 [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0063; FRL-10009-95] RIN 2070-AK50 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: Reducing childhood lead exposure is a priority for EPA. As part of EPA's efforts to reduce childhood lead exposure, backed by the President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children, EPA evaluated the current dust-lead clearance levels (DLCL). Clearance levels are currently defined as the maximum amount of lead permitted in dust on a surface following completion of an abatement activity. Surface dust is collected via dust wipe samples that are sent to a laboratory for analysis. The post-abatement dust-lead levels must be below the clearance levels. The DLCL have not changed since they were issued in 2001. EPA is now proposing to lower the DLCL from 40 micrograms of per square feet (μg/ft 2 ) and 250 μg/ft 2 to 10 μg/ft 2 and 100 μg/ft 2 for floors and window sills, respectively. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 24, 2020 ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0063, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Mail: Doc…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Citation: 85 FR 37810
