The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting concerning the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting rules on June 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
This meeting is part of the EPA's work to determine if the rules, which currently regulate how renovations are done on homes that are likely to contain lead, need to be expanded to regulate all public and commercial buildings in addition to homes and child-occupied facilities. Members of the public and interested stakeholders can submit additional data for consideration.
The proposed expansion comes after several lawsuits were filed challenging the original rule, asserting, among other things, that EPA violated TSCA section 402(c)(3) by failing to address renovation activities in public and commercial buildings.
The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., at the EPA's East Building. Requests to participate in the meeting must be received before June 3, and all comments on the subject must be received by July 12. More information on how to participate in the meeting is available here.
Edited 4 p.m. May 15, 2013 to add third paragraph.
