One More Week to Comment on EPA Lead Paint Clearance Requirement

Next Friday is the deadline for public comment on the EPA's proposed change to the LRRP to include a post-project clearance requirement.

The proposed change would require remodelers to test for lead and provide the results to owners and occupants after projects in a pre-1978 house.

To comment on the rule and see past comments, visit www.regulations.gov. The docket number for the rule is EPAHQ-OPPT-2005-00492. NAHB members can also access tips that the association put together for its members to comment on the proposed revision.

This is separate from the removal of the opt-out provision, which has already taken effect, but is being challenged in court by NAHB and other trade associations.