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coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places or vessels. 

7. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this rule 

will not result in such an expenditure, 

we do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

8. Taking of Private Property 

This rule will not cause a taking of 

private property or otherwise have 

taking implications under Executive 

Order 12630, Governmental Actions and 

Interference with Constitutionally 

Protected Property Rights. 

9. Civil Justice Reform 

This rule meets applicable standards 

in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive 

Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to 

minimize litigation, eliminate 

ambiguity, and reduce burden. 

10. Protection of Children 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Executive Order 13045, Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not 

an economically significant rule and 

does not create an environmental risk to 

health or risk to safety that may 

disproportionately affect children. 

11. Indian Tribal Governments 

This rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it does not have a substantial 

direct effect on one or more Indian 

tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes. 

12. Energy Effects 

This action is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under Executive Order 

13211, Actions Concerning Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. 

13. Technical Standards 

This rule does not use technical 

standards. Therefore, we did not 

consider the use of voluntary consensus 

standards. 

14. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Management Directive 023–01 and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, 

which guide the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have determined that this action is one 

of a category of actions that do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule involves a safety 

zone established for the protection of 

spectators from the hazards associated 

with a personal watercraft race 

competition. This rule is categorically 

excluded from further review under 

paragraph 34(g) of Figure 2–1 of the 

Commandant Instruction. A checklist 

and categorical exclusion determination 

will be provided in the docket 

accessible as indicated under 

ADDRESSES. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 

33 CFR 1.05–1; 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. A new temporary section, 

§ 165.T08–0236, is added to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T08–0236 Safety Zone; Sabine River, 

Orange, TX. 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

safety zone: All waters of the Sabine 

River, shoreline to shoreline, adjacent to 

the Orange public boat ramps located in 

Orange, TX. The northern boundary is 

from the end of old Navy Pier One at 

30°05′50′′ N. 93°43′15′′ W. then easterly 

to the rivers eastern shore. The southern 

boundary is a line shoreline to shoreline 

at latitude 30°05′33′′ N. (NAD83). 

(b) Effective dates and enforcement 

times. This rule is effective on May 30 

and 31, 2015. This rule will be enforced 

from 8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on May 

30 and 31, 2015. 

(c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with 

the general regulations in § 165.23 of 

this part, no person or vessel may enter 

into or remain in the zone without 

permission of the Captain of the Port. 

(2) Persons or vessels requiring entry 

into or passage through the zone may 

contact the Captain of the Port, Port 

Arthur, or a designated representative. 

They may be contacted on VHF–FM 

Channels 16, or by phone at (409) 719– 

5070. 

(3) All persons and vessels shall 

comply with the instructions of the 

Captain of the Port, Port Arthur and 

designated on-scene U.S. Coast Guard 

patrol personnel. On-scene U.S. Coast 

Guard patrol personnel include 

commissioned, warrant, and petty 

officers of the U.S. Coast Guard. 

(d) Information Broadcasts. The 

Captain of the Port, Port Arthur or a 

designated representative will inform 

the public through broadcast notices to 

mariners of the enforcement period for 

the safety zone as well as any changes 

in the planned schedule. 

Dated: March 31, 2015. 

R.S. Ogrydziak, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port, Port Arthur. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2014–0220; FRL–9926–34– 

Region 4] 

Air Quality Implementation Plan; 

Florida; Attainment Plan for the 

Hillsborough Area for the 2008 Lead 

National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is taking final action to 

approve revisions to the state 

implementation plan (SIP), submitted 

by the State of Florida through the 

Florida Department of Environmental 

Protection (FL DEP), on June 29, 2012, 

as amended on June 27, 2013, for the 

purpose of providing for attainment of 

the 2008 Lead (Pb) National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in the 

Hillsborough 2008 Lead nonattainment 

area (hereafter referred to as the 

‘‘Hillsborough Area’’ or ‘‘Area’’). The 

Hillsborough Area is comprised of a 

portion of Hillsborough County in 

Florida surrounding EnviroFocus 

Technologies, LLC (hereafter referred to 

as ‘‘EnviroFocus’’). The attainment plan 


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includes the base year emissions 

inventory, an analysis of reasonably 

available control technology (RACT) 

and reasonably available control 

measures (RACM), reasonable further 

progress (RFP) plan, modeling 

demonstration of lead attainment, and 

contingency measures for the 

Hillsborough Area. This action is being 

taken in accordance with the Clean Air 

Act (CAA or Act). 

DATES: This rule will be effective May 

18, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket 

Identification No. EPA–R04–OAR– 

2014–0220. All documents in the docket 

are listed on the www.regulations.gov 

Web site. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, i.e., Confidential Business 

Information or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically through 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Regulatory Management Section 

(formerly the Regulatory Development 

Section), Air Planning and 

Implementation Branch, Air (formerly 

the Air Planning Branch), Pesticides and 

Toxics Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. EPA 

requests that if at all possible, you 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

schedule your inspection. The Regional 

Office’s official hours of business are 

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zuri 

Farngalo, Air Regulatory Management 

Section, Air Planning and 

Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides 

and Toxics Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Zuri 

Farngalo may be reached by phone at 

(404) 562–9152 or via electronic mail at 

farngalo.zuri@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What is the background for this 

action? 

On November 12, 2008 (73 FR 66964), 

EPA revised the Lead NAAQS, lowering 

the level from 1.5 micrograms per cubic 

meter (mg/m3) to 0.15 mg/m3 calculated 

over a three-month rolling average. EPA 

established the NAAQS based on 

significant evidence and numerous 

health studies demonstrating that 

serious health effects are associated 

with exposures to lead emissions. 

Following promulgation of a new or 

revised NAAQS, EPA is required by the 

CAA to designate areas throughout the 

United States as attaining or not 

attaining the NAAQS; this designation 

process is described in section 107(d)(1) 

of the CAA. On November 22, 2010 (75 

FR 71033), EPA promulgated initial air 

quality designations for the 2008 Lead 

NAAQS, which became effective on 

December 31, 2010, based on air quality 

monitoring data for calendar years 

2007–2009, where there was sufficient 

data to support a nonattainment 

designation. Designations for all 

remaining areas were completed on 

November 22, 2011 (76 FR 72097), 

which became effective on December 

31, 2011, based on air quality 

monitoring data for calendar years 

2008–2010. Effective December 31, 

2010, the Hillsborough Area was 

designated as nonattainment for the 

2008 Lead NAAQS. This designation 

triggered a requirement for Florida to 

submit a SIP revision with a plan for 

how the Area would attain the 2008 

Lead NAAQS, as expeditiously as 

practicable, but no later than December 

31, 2015. 

FL DEP submitted its 2008 Lead 

NAAQS attainment SIP for the 

Hillsborough Area on June 29, 2012, as 

amended on June 27, 2013, which 

included the base year emissions 

inventory and the attainment 

demonstration. EPA proposed to 

approve the Hillsborough Area 

attainment SIP for the 2008 Lead 

NAAQS on February 5, 2015. EPA’s 

analysis of the submitted attainment 

demonstration included a review of the 

pollutant addressed, emissions 

inventory requirements, modeling, 

RACT and RACM requirements, RFP 

plan, and contingency measures for the 

Hillsborough Area. Refer to EPA’s 

February 5, 2015, proposed rulemaking 

for a detailed rationale on EPA’s 

analysis of the Hillsborough area 

attainment demonstration. See 80 FR 

6485. 

II. What is the action EPA is taking? 

EPA is taking final action to approve 

Florida’s SIP submittal for the 

Hillsborough Area, as submitted 

through FL DEP to EPA on June 29, 

2012, as amended on June 27, 2013, for 

the purpose of demonstrating 

attainment of the 2008 Lead NAAQS. 

Florida’s lead attainment plan for the 

Hillsborough Area includes a base year 

emissions inventory, a modeling 

demonstration of lead attainment, an 

analysis of RACM/RACT, a RFP plan, 

and contingency measures. 

EPA has determined that Florida’s 

attainment plan for the 2008 Lead 

NAAQS for the Hillsborough Area meets 

the applicable requirements of the CAA. 

Thus, EPA is taking final action to 

approve Florida’s attainment plan for 

the Hillsborough Area. EPA’s analysis 

for this final action is discussed in 

Section IV of EPA’s February 5, 2015, 

proposed rulemaking. See 80 FR 6485. 

III. Why is EPA taking this action? 

EPA has determined that all the 

criteria for Florida’s lead attainment 

plan for the Hillsborough Area have 

been met. EPA has determined that 

Florida’s June 29, 2012, SIP submission, 

as amended on June 27, 2013, meets the 

applicable requirements of the CAA. 

Specifically, EPA is taking final action 

to approve Florida’s June 29, 2012, SIP 

submission (as amended on June 27, 

2013), which includes the attainment 

demonstration, base year emissions 

inventory, RACM/RACT analysis, 

contingency measures and RFP plan. 

IV. EPA’s Response to Comments 

EPA received one comment on March 

9, 2015, from the Center for Biological 

Diversity and Center for Environmental 

Health (hereafter referred to as the 

‘‘Commenter’’), in response to EPA’s 

proposed rule to approve the attainment 

demonstration for the Hillsborough Area 

for the 2008 Lead NAAQS. A summary 

of the comment and EPA’s response is 

provided below. 

Comment: The Commenter mentions 

that FDEP fails to account for the 

significant lead air pollution being 

generated by leaded aviation fuel 

(‘‘avgas’’) from regional airports. 

Specifically, the Commenter states that 

that the ‘‘SIP must address the 

significant contributions of lead air 

pollution from Hillsborough County’s 

regional aviation airports and include 

Reasonably Available Control 

Technology and Reasonably Available 

Control Measures (‘‘RACT/RACM’’) to 

reduce those lead air pollution threats.’’ 

Response: EPA does not believe that 

it is necessary for the attainment 

demonstration for the Hillsborough Area 

for the 2008 lead NAAQS to regulate the 

lead emissions resulting from avgas 

emitted by aircrafts using regional 

airports that are located near to the 

nonattainment area. First, although this 

is not determinative, there are no 

airports within the 2008 Lead 

nonattainment boundary for the 

Hillsborough Area to which RACT/

RACM could be applied. Second, and 

more importantly, available information 

does not indicate that lead emissions 


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1The analysis of the technical data supporting the 

boundary can be found in the 2008 Lead 

Designation Technical Support Document (TSD) for 

Florida. See EPA–HQ–OAR–2009–0443–0316. This 

document can also be found in EPA–R04–OAR– 

2014–0220. 

from nearby airports or from general 

aviation aircrafts that use them are 

impacting receptors in the Hillsborough 

Area. The nonattainment area is about a 

1.14 mile radius circle encompassing 

the EnviroFocus facility, the source that 

available information indicates is the 

sole cause of the lead NAAQS violations 

in this nonattainment area. Prior to 

making the determination concerning 

the appropriate boundary for the 

nonattainment area, EPA reviewed the 

technical supporting data 1 and 

considered all the potential sources of 

lead in Hillsborough County. EPA 

determined, based on this information 

that lead emissions from aircraft 

combusting avgas and using the regional 

airports did not cause or contribute to 

the monitored violations of the 2008 

Lead NAAQS. Therefore, the 

designation of the Hillsborough County 

area excluded those airports. The closest 

airport where leaded avgas is used, 

Tampa Executive Airport is located 

approximately 4 miles outside the 

designated nonattainment boundary. 

Monitoring data from other locations 

confirm that there is a sharp decrease in 

lead concentrations as the distance from 

a lead source increases. The available 

technical data for the Hillsborough Area 

continues to support the EPA’s prior 

conclusion that the airport sources of 

lead are located too distant from the 

area to contribute significantly to 

receptors in the designated 

nonattainment area. Consequently, EPA 

believes that the control measures 

described in the proposed rule for the 

EnviroFocus facility should be adequate 

to bring this area into attainment with 

the 2008 Lead NAAQS. 

V. Final Action 

EPA is taking final action to approve 

Florida’s lead attainment plan for the 

Hillsborough Area. EPA has determined 

that the SIP meets the applicable 

requirements of the CAA. Specifically, 

EPA is taking final action to approve 

Florida’s June 29, 2012, SIP submission 

(as amended on June 27, 2013), which 

includes the attainment demonstration, 

base year emissions inventory, RACM/

RACT analysis, contingency measures 

and RFP plan. 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

Act and applicable Federal regulations. 

42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, 

EPA’s role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the CAA. Accordingly, this action 

merely approves state law as meeting 

Federal requirements and does not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by state law. For that 

reason, this action: 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• Is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• Does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and 

• Does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, the SIP is not approved 

to apply on any Indian reservation land 

or in any other area where EPA or an 

Indian tribe has demonstrated that a 

tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of 

Indian country, the rule does not have 

tribal implications and will not impose 

substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. EPA will submit a 

report containing this action and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, 

petitions for judicial review of this 

action must be filed in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the appropriate 

circuit by June 15, 2015. Filing a 

petition for reconsideration by the 

Administrator of this final rule does not 

affect the finality of this action for the 

purposes of judicial review nor does it 

extend the time within which a petition 

for judicial review may be filed, and 

shall not postpone the effectiveness of 

such rule or action. This action may not 

be challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. See section 

307(b)(2). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Lead, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: April 3, 2015. 

V. Anne Heard, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

Therefore, 40 CFR part 52 is amended 

as follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart K—Florida 

■ 2. In § 52.520, the table in paragraph 

(e) is amended by adding entries for 

‘‘2008 Lead Attainment Demonstration 

for the Hillsborough Area’’ and ‘‘2008 

Lead Attainment Demonstration for 

Hillsborough Area Amendment’’ at the 

end of the table to read as follows: 


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§ 52.520 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

EPA-APPROVED FLORIDA NON-REGULATORY PROVISIONS

Provision State effective 

date 

EPA approval 

date Federal Register notice Explanation 

*******

2008 Lead Attainment Demonstration for 

Hillsborough Area.

6/29/2012 4/16/2015 [Insert Federal Register 

citation].

2008 Lead Attainment Demonstration for 

Hillsborough Area Amendment.

6/27/2013 4/16/2015 [Insert Federal Register 

citation].

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 745 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0304; FRL–9925–71] 

RIN 2070–AK04 

Lead-Based Paint Programs; 

Extension of Renovator Certifications 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Agency is extending the 

certifications of certain renovators 

under the Lead Renovation, Repair, and 

Painting (RRP) rule. In January 2015, the 

Agency published a proposed rule that 

would, among other things, change the 

requirements for the refresher training 

course that renovators must take to 

become recertified. EPA is extending 

certifications of thousands of renovators 

that will otherwise expire before that 

rule can be finalized. EPA is taking this 

action so that, if and when the changes 

in the proposed rule are finalized, these 

renovators can take advantage of the 

changes. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

April 16, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0304, is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPPT 

Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Marc 

Edmonds, National Program Chemicals 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (7404M), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 566–0758; 

email address: edmonds.marc@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you operate a training 

program required to be accredited under 

40 CFR 745.225, or if you are an 

individual who must be certified to 

conduct renovation activities in 

accordance with 40 CFR 745.90. This 

rule applies only in states, territories, 

and tribal areas that do not have 

authorized programs pursuant to 40 CFR 

745.324. For further information 

regarding the authorization status of 

States, territories, and Tribes, contact 

the National Lead Information Center at 

1–800–424–LEAD (5323). 

The following list of North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

to help readers determine whether this 

document applies to them. Potentially 

affected entities may include: 

• Building construction (NAICS code 

236), e.g., single-family housing 

construction, multi-family housing 

construction, residential remodelers. 

• Specialty trade contractors (NAICS 

code 238), e.g., plumbing, heating, and 

air-conditioning contractors, painting 

and wall covering contractors, electrical 

contractors, finish carpentry contractors, 

drywall and insulation contractors, 

siding contractors, tile and terrazzo 

contractors, glass and glazing 

contractors. 

• Real estate (NAICS code 531), e.g., 

lessors of residential buildings and 

dwellings, residential property 

managers. 

• Child day care services (NAICS 

code 624410). 

• Elementary and secondary schools 

(NAICS code 611110), e.g., elementary 

schools with kindergarten classrooms. 

• Other technical and trade schools 

(NAICS code 611519), e.g., training 

providers. 

If you have any questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

II. Background 

A. What action is the agency taking? 

On January 14, 2015, EPA published 

a proposed rule (Ref. 1) that would, 

among other things, amend the RRP 

rule’s refresher training requirements 

(Ref 2). Specifically, EPA proposed to 

eliminate the hands-on requirement in 

the refresher training that renovators 

must take to maintain their certification 

as required by the RRP rule. This change 

would make it easier for renovators to 

take the refresher training, especially 

renovators who live far from a training 

facility. Renovators would save time 

and travel costs by taking the course 

from a single location, possibly their 

own home. If taking the training is made 

easier, EPA believes that more 

renovators would take the refresher 

training and become recertified. Having 

more renovators take the refresher 

training would lead to a higher number 

of certified renovators, resulting in a 

workforce better able to perform 

renovations in a lead-safe manner. 

If the Agency issues a final rule 

eliminating the hands-on requirement, it 

would not happen until near the end of 

2015. Unfortunately, many renovator 

certifications will expire before the final 

rule can be published. In light of this, 


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