EPA Lead Regulations and Materials

(Note - this page is under construction and will be expanded soon)

• List of firms and individuals certified by EPA to perform lead-based paint activities in the New York area
• EPA's Regulations on Disclosure of Lead Hazards, 40 CFR Part 745 Subpart A (published March 6, 1996, 61 FR 9063 )
• Sample Rental Disclosure Form (in English) (in Spanish)
• Sample Seller's Disclosure Form (in English) (in Spanish)
• EPA Fact sheet on disclosure
• EPA "Questions and Answers" on disclosure
• EPA's Lead Pamphlet "Protect Your Family From Lead In Your Home" in  
• English
  
• Spanish
• Russian
• Arabic 
• Vietnamese
  
• EPA's Standards for the Identification of Dangerous Lead Levels (under TSCA § 403), 40 CFR Part 745 Subpart D (published Jan. 5, 2001, 66 FR 1205)
• 40 CFR § 745.227 Work practice standards for conducting lead-based paint activities: target housing and child-occupied facilities.
• Pre-Renovation Rule, Forms, and Guidance (TSCA § 406b)
• EPA's proposed regulations on Notification Requirements for Lead-based Paint Abatement Activities and Training (published Jan. 22, 2001) - in PDF format or in HTML format

Call the federal Environmental Protection Agency at 732-321-6709 to file a complaint of an unsafe lead abatement in violation of these rules, or to find out whether a contractor is certified by EPA to perform lead hazard work.

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