Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil

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June 23, 2008	Unaccredited renovator or dust sampling technician training programs may not advertise or provide training leading to EPA certification
	States, Tribes, and Territories may begin to apply for authorization
	Persons performing renovations for compensation in pre-1978 child-occupied facilities (e.g., child care facilities, kindergarten and pre-kindergarten classrooms) must provide either Protect Your Family or Renovate Right to the owners and occupants before beginning renovations
	Modifications to Pre-renovation Education Rule take effect: Minor repair and maintenance exception changes to < 6 ft2 for interiors, 20 ft2 for exteriors. To qualify, the project cannot involve the use of high dust generating ("prohibited") practices or window replacement. Emergency renovations specifically include interim controls performed in response to an elevated blood lead level in a child. Persons performing renovations for compensation in pre-1978 housing may use either Protect Your Family or Renovate Right to comply with the existing requirement to provide a lead hazard information pamphlet to the owners and occupants of target (pre-1978) housing before beginning renovations.
December 22, 2008	Persons performing renovations for compensation in target (pre-1978) housing or child-occupied facilities must provide Renovate Right to the owners and occupants before beginning renovations.
April 22, 2009	Training providers may begin applying to EPA for accreditation to provide renovator or dust sampling technician training.
	Persons seeking certification as renovators or dust sampling technicians may take accredited training as soon as it is available.
October 22, 2009	Firms may begin applying to EPA for certification to conduct renovations.
April 22, 2010	Renovations in target (pre-1978) housing and child-occupied facilities must be conducted by certified renovation firms, using renovators with accredited training, and following the work practice requirements of the rule.