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Public Comment on EPA RRP Proposed Changes
As we have mentioned in some previous posts that the EPA has requested Public Comments on a Proposed Extension into Public, Commercial & Industrial Buildings & a Clearance Testing Proposal. In both of those articles & on numerous forums, we have encouraged others to leave a comment whether they are for or against it. With that in mind, we [...]
EPA RRP: Proposed Extension into Public, Commercial & Industrial Buildings?
As we have mentioned in our recent articles on the EPA RRP updates, the EPA is requesting public comments on numerous items. One item they are considering is should they extend the current RRP policies to include public, commercial, and possibly industrial buildings. While this one issue theoretically does not affect Homeowners directly, it can [...]
EPA RRP Proposed Changes: Clearance Testing
Oh boy, here we go again. As a quick history recap - The following “proposed” & open for “public comment” changes to the RRP are due in part to the Sierra Club settlement that the EPA agreed to back on August 26, 2009. In this settlement, the EPA committed to propose (more like implement) several changes [...]
EPA RRP Updates – The New Record Keeping Requirement
*** Update: The reg as stated below was not what they fully published - new article here *** But hey, who knows they might fix their mistake - yeah right As we mentioned in the EPA RRP & HomeStar Updates article back on May 6th, there is a new record keeping regulation that goes into effect [...]
RRP Updates: Home Insurance, LSHR, HR 5177, & the Brochures
Well this has been a busy week on many fronts. For most of this week, I have been attending RESNET Training here in Atlanta. Needless to say, the EPA and the fallout from the RRP has not started to dissipate yet. In this article, I have three quick updates, followed by a guest post today from Dean Lovvorn of the Certified Renovator Council of North America’s explaining why many legal “EPA certified” contractors may be working illegally.
Posted in EPA Lead Regulations, Goverment Programs Also tagged Certified Lead Renovator, Guest Article's, LSHR 4 Comments
EPA RRP & HomeStar Updates
The RRP’s Opt-Out Provision: As we mentioned in the 10 days later article, the Opt-Out is going bye-bye. The EPA’s proposed changes to remove the Opt-Out provision have been published in the Federal Registrar. In essence, that means any jobs your customers wish to Opt-Out of, will need to be completed within 60 days, aka [...]
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10 days later; EPA RRP Updates
It has now been 10 full days now since the EPA’s Renovation, Repair & Painting Regulations were put fully in place. According to all of the EPA’s talk, we should have had plenty of news on this subject, but it has ended up being pretty quite overall. With that said, there have been a few [...]
Last day before the RRP goes into effect: The 6/20 Exemption Limits
Well this is it – tomorrow the EPA’s new regulation goes into full effect. While there are plenty of misconceptions out there, we tried to concentrate on some of the biggest ones in the closing days. On day 5, we covered misconceptions concerning Certified Firms, while on day 4 we covered Certified Lead Renovators. Unfortunately, [...]
2 Days to Go: The Logos, Testing & Pricing Misconceptions
Seeing I missed yesterday’s article on clearing up some RRP misconceptions, I figured I would double it up today & just for fun, I added in a third one that popped up today. Many of these items we have covered previously in other articles, but they bear some repeating. Lead Testing: The first of three today [...]
EPA RRP Updates – The Three Stooges & a few other updates