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Posted Date: 2006-01-10T05:00Z

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1995
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPPTS­
62149;
FRL­
4966­
6]

Lead
Hazard
Information
Pamphlet;
Notice
of
Availability
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).

ACTION:
Notice
of
availability.

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SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
the
availability
of
the
joint
EPA
and
Consumer
Product
Safety
Commission
(
CPSC)
final
Lead
Hazard
Information
Pamphlet
entitled
``
Protect
Your
Family
From
Lead
In
Your
Home''
(
formerly
entitled:
``
Lead­
Based
Paint:
Protect
Your
Family'')
for
public
distribution.
EPA
developed
this
Pamphlet
in
response
to
Congressional
concerns
about
the
public's
knowledge
of
lead­
based
paint
hazards
in
the
home.
The
Pamphlet
was
developed
pursuant
to
section
406(
a)
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA),
after
consultation
with
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
(
CDC),
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
(
HUD),
and
CPSC.
After
extensive
product
testing
and
public
review,
EPA,
in
consultation
with
cooperating
Federal
agencies,
has
developed
a
final
draft
and
is
beginning
efforts
to
distribute
the
pamphlet
to
the
general
public.

DATES:
Copies
of
the
Lead
Hazard
Information
Pamphlet
will
be
available
August
1995.

ADDRESSES:
Single
copies
of
the
pamphlet
may
be
obtained
by
calling
the
National
Lead
Information
Clearinghouse
(
NLIC)
at
1­
800­
424­
LEAD
or
TDD:
1­
800­
526­
5456,
or
the
EPA
Public
Information
Center
at
(
202)
260­
2080.
Multiple
copies
are
available
through
the
Government
Printing
Office
(
GPO).
The
public
may
order
by
calling
the
GPO
Order
Desk
at
(
202)
512­
1800,
faxing
(
202)
512­
2233,
or
writing
to
Superintendent
of
Documents,
P.
O.
Box
371954,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15250­
7954.
Request
the
publication
by
title,
``
Protect
Your
Family
From
Lead
in
Your
Home,''
and/
or
GPO
stock
number
055­
000­
00507­
9.
The
price
is
$
26.00
per
pack
of
50
copies.
The
Pamphlet
may
be
reproduced
by
an
individual
or
corporation
without
permission
from
EPA
or
CPSC.
Organizations
that
wish
to
reprint
may
obtain
negatives
and/
or
black
and
white
reproducible
copy
from
NLIC
at
1­
800­
424­
LEAD.
The
pamphlet
is
available
electronically,
and
may
be
accessed
through
the
Internet
at:
gopher.
epa.
gov.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information
on
lead
poisoning
prevention,
call
the
National
Lead
Hotline
at
1­
800­
LEAD­
FYI
or
TDD:
1­
800­
526­
5456,
or
the
TSCA
Hotline
at
(
202)
554­
1404
or
TDD:
(
202)
554­
0551.
For
specific
questions
on
lead
hazard
information,
call
the
National
Lead
Information
Clearinghouse,
1­
800­
424­
LEAD
or
TDD:
1­
800­
526­
5456.
For
technical
information
contact:
Paula
Moser,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
(
7404),
401
M
St.,
SW.,
Washington,
DC
20460,
Telephone:
(
202)
260­
1865,
Fax:
(
202)
260­
0770,
or
Ken
Giles,
Consumer
Product
Safety
Commission,
Office
of
Public
Affairs,
4330
East­
West
Highway,
Bethesda,
MD
20814,
Telephone
(
301)
504­
0580,
Fax:
(
301)
504­
0862.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
Background
Under
the
Congressional
mandate
in
section
406(
a)
of
TSCA,
EPA
has
developed
a
final
lead
hazard
information
pamphlet.
Congress
specifically
required
that
the
pamphlet:
(
1)
Contain
information
regarding
the
health
risks
associated
with
exposure
to
lead;
(
2)
provide
information
on
the
presence
of
lead­
based
paint
hazards
in
Federally­
assisted,
Federally­
owned,
and
target
housing;
(
3)
describe
the
risks
of
lead
exposure
for
children
under
6
years
of
age,
pregnant
women,
women
of
childbearing
age,
persons
involved
in
home
renovation
(
of
target
housing),
and
others
residing
in
a
dwelling
with
lead­
based
paint
hazards;
(
4)
describe
the
risks
of
renovation
in
a
dwelling
with
lead­
based
paint
hazards;
(
5)
provide
information
on
approved
methods
for
evaluating
and
reducing
lead­
based
paint
hazards
and
their
effectiveness
in
identifying,
reducing,
eliminating,
or
preventing
exposure
to
lead­
based
paint
hazards;
(
6)
advise
persons
how
to
obtain
a
list
of
contractors
certified
pursuant
to
TSCA
section
402
in
leadbased
paint
hazard
evaluation
and
reduction
in
the
area
in
which
the
pamphlet
is
to
be
used;
(
7)
state
that
a
risk
assessment
or
inspection
for
lead­
based
paint
is
recommended
prior
to
the
purchase,
lease,
or
renovation
of
target
housing;
(
8)
state
that
certain
State
and
local
laws
impose
additional
requirements
related
to
lead­
based
paint
in
housing
and
provide
a
listing
of
Federal,
State,
and
local
agencies
in
each
State,
including
address
and
telephone
number,
that
can
provide
information
about
applicable
laws
and
available
governmental
and
private
assistance
and
financing;
and
(
9)
provide
such
other
information
about
environmental
hazards
associated
with
residential
real
property
as
the
Administrator
deems
appropriate.
EPA
and
HUD
will
distribute
this
pamphlet
under
several
Congressional
directives
that
will
be
implemented
in
separate
rulemaking
initiatives.
Section
406(
b)
of
TSCA
requires
that
EPA
promulgate
regulations
requiring
each
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person
who
performs
a
renovation
of
target
housing
for
compensation
to
provide
a
lead
hazard
information
pamphlet
to
the
owner(
s)
and
occupant(
s)
of
such
housing
prior
to
commencing
the
renovation.
Section
1012
of
the
Residential
Lead­
Based
Paint
Hazard
Reduction
Act
requires
that
HUD
provide
the
pamphlet
to
purchasers
and
tenants
of
housing
receiving
Federal
assistance.
Section
1018
of
that
Act
requires
that
EPA
and
HUD
promulgate
regulations
requiring
sellers
or
lessors
of
target
housing
to
provide
purchasers
and
lessees
with
the
lead
hazard
information
pamphlet.
These
different
regulations
are
currently
under
development
and
will
be
announced
in
the
Federal
Register
when
completed.
In
addition
to
its
regulatory
distribution,
this
pamphlet
will
be
used
by
other
Federal
programs
to
support
their
educational
and
outreach
goals
and
obligations.
CPSC,
a
cosponsor
of
the
pamphlet,
will
distribute
the
pamphlet
to
interested
parties
through
its
ongoing
outreach
efforts.
This
pamphlet
will
also
become
an
information
resource
for
families
through
the
National
Lead
Information
Center
and
other
Federal
information
outlets.

II.
EPA's
Development
Process
A.
Interagency
Consultation
Throughout
development
of
the
draft
and
final
pamphlet,
EPA
has
worked
closely
with
other
interested
Federal
agencies,
including
HUD,
CDC,
CPSC,
and
the
14
other
agencies
involved
in
the
Federal
Interagency
Task
Force
on
Lead
Poisoning
Prevention.
B.
Public
Review
and
Comment
EPA
developed
a
draft
pamphlet
and
released
it
for
a
60­
day
public
comment
period
on
March
9,
1994
(
59
FR
11119),
generating
feedback
from
approximately
70
public
commenters.
These
comments
addressed
stylistic,
editorial,
and
policy
concerns.
All
comments
received
have
been
placed
into
the
public
docket
and
are
available
for
public
review
in
the
TSCA
Nonconfidential
Information
Center
(
NCIC)
from
noon
to
4
p.
m,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
TSCA
NCIC
is
located
at
EPA
Headquarters,
Rm.
NE­
B607,
401
M
St.,
SW.,
Washington,
DC.

C.
Targeted
Focus
Tests
and
Interviews
EPA
also
conducted
focus
tests
to
obtain
feedback
on
the
pamphlet's
readability
within
lower
reading­
level
audiences.
EPA
conducted
these
tests
during
the
spring
and
summer
of
1994
in
five
cities:
Mobile,
AL,
Haywood,
CA,
Washington,
DC,
Atlanta,
GA,
and
Chicago,
IL.
The
tests
consisted
of
moderated
group
discussions
and
one­
on­
one
interviews
which
allowed
EPA
to
probe
for
areas
in
the
pamphlet
that
needed
simplification,
clarification,
or
rewording.
EPA
targeted
lower
reading­
level
audiences
in
recognition
that
such
audiences
typically
have
the
greatest
trouble
benefiting
from
written
health
information,
are
least
able
to
participate
in
traditional
public
review
and
comment
periods,
and
may
also
be
at
special
risk
of
lead
hazard
exposure.
The
focus
tests
proved
valuable
in
providing
comments
on
specific
words,
phrases,
and
graphics,
and
in
providing
overall
impressions
of
the
draft
pamphlet's
strengths
and
weaknesses.
EPA
has
placed
summaries
and
background
materials
from
the
focus
tests
into
the
public
docket.

D.
Informal
Public
Meeting
On
August
29,
1994,
EPA
held
an
informal
public
meeting
in
Washington,
DC
after
publishing
a
notice
in
the
Federal
Register
(
59
FR
42043)
and
notifying
all
initial
commenters.
The
meeting,
which
was
moderated
by
an
impartial
facilitator,
probed
the
attendants
for
comments
on
various
aspects
of
a
revised
draft
pamphlet
using
many
of
the
same
questions
posed
to
focus
group
participants.
Attendants
at
the
meeting
represented
a
wide
range
of
views
and
backgrounds.
A
written
verbatim
transcription
of
the
meeting
is
available
for
review
in
the
public
docket.

III.
Summary
of
Key
Comments
and
Changes
During
the
public
comment
period,
focus
tests,
and
the
public
meeting,
EPA
received
hundreds
of
comments
and
recommendations
for
improving
the
pamphlet,
covering
editorial,
layout,
graphics,
and
policy
recommendations.
EPA
and
consulting
agencies
have
considered
all
comments
in
developing
this
revised
pamphlet.
A
Response
to
Comments
Document
is
available
for
review
in
the
public
docket.
Below
is
a
summary
of
some
of
the
key
points
raised
and
changes
to
the
pamphlet.
1.
Pamphlet
layout/
design/
format.
EPA
received
many
comments
concerning
the
draft
pamphlet's
length,
reading
level
and
overall
design.
To
respond
to
these
concerns
EPA
has
shortened
the
length
of
the
pamphlet
by
10
pages
and
completely
redesigned
the
graphic
look
and
layout
of
the
final
pamphlet.
This
redesign
includes
making
better
use
of
artwork,
bold
fonts,
bullets,
and
sidebars
to
emphasize
key
messages
and
highlight
important
information.
EPA
has
also
lowered
the
reading
level
of
the
pamphlet
overall
and
has
simplified
the
wording
wherever
possible.
The
new
draft
provides
pages
at
the
beginning
and
end
of
the
pamphlet
summarizing/
emphasizing
key
points
and
messages
and
action
items
for
reader
consideration.
Using
these
different
techniques,
EPA
and
CPSC
believe
that
the
revised
pamphlet
provides
varying
levels
of
detail
to
different
audiences,
depending
on
their
education
and
areas
of
interest.
At
all
levels
of
the
pamphlets
detail,
however,
EPA
and
CPSC
have
sought
to
reinforce
the
prevention
theme
of
the
document.
Recognizing
that
private
reproduction
of
the
pamphlet
will
be
a
key
mechanism
for
distribution,
EPA
has
resized
the
pamphlet
to
use
a
5\
1/
2\
x
8\
1/
2\
format
to
facilitate
photocopy
reproduction
using
regular
8\
1/
2\
x
11
paper.
In
addition
to
providing
color
negatives
to
private
entities
that
wish
to
reproduce
the
pamphlet
in
color,
EPA
is
also
releasing
black
and
white
camera­
ready
copy
of
the
pamphlet
available
for
photocopy
and
print
reproduction.
To
further
encourage
such
reproduction,
EPA
has
also
added
space
on
the
back
cover
for
names
and
contact
information
of
organizations
that
reprint
and
distribute
the
pamphlet.
2.
Role
of
qualified
professionals
in
reducing
lead
hazards.
Several
commenters
suggested
that
the
pamphlet
address
the
role
certified
professionals
should
play
in
identifying
and
reducing
lead
hazards
under
future
Federal
regulations.
Recognizing
that
the
pamphlet
will
be
distributed
in
advance
of
the
completion
of
Federal
training
and
certification
standards
for
lead
workers,
the
pamphlet
focuses
on
the
use
of
lead
hazard
reduction
professionals
``
with
special
training
for
correcting
lead
problems''
rather
than
requiring
the
use
of
certified
contractors,
which
may
not
be
available
in
many
States.
The
pamphlet
does,
however,
acknowledge
that
a
certification
program
is
being
put
into
place
and
that
persons
are
encouraged
to
use
certified
lead
abatement
contractors
where
possible.
3.
Detail
of
discussion
of
lead
hazard
evaluation
and
reduction
techniques.
Feedback
from
public
commenters
and
focus
test
participants
indicated
that
much
of
the
discussion
of
lead
hazard
evaluation
and
reduction
methods
was
too
detailed
and
technical
to
serve
the
pamphlet's
general
purpose.
At
the
same
time,
many
commenters
recommended
that
the
pamphlet
include
additional
discussion
of
the
difference
between
risk
assessments
and
inspections
as
well
as
the
differences
between
abatement
and
interim
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controls.
Recognizing
that
the
concepts
of
risk
assessment
versus
inspection
and
abatement
versus
interim
controls
are
crucial
distinctions
for
future
hazard
reduction
efforts,
EPA
has
added
language
clarifying
these
terms.
However,
EPA
has
also
removed
much
of
the
more
technical
discussion
of
the
specific
steps
involved
in
each
activity.
This
revised
language
more
effectively
accomplishes
the
pamphlets
goal
of
providing
homeowners
and
occupants
with
an
understanding
of
the
key
concepts
and
activities
in
reducing
their
risk
of
lead
hazard
exposure.
4.
Testing/
screening
children
for
lead.
EPA
received
considerable
comment
on
appropriate
recommendation
language
for
childhood
testing
and
screening.
EPA
has
worked
closely
with
CDC
to
analyze
these
comments
and
to
develop
revised
testing
and
screening
language
that
is
fully
consistent
with
CDC
guidelines
and
also
understandable
for
lay
readers.
5.
Developing
workable
effective
day­
to­
day
cleaning
measures.
A
number
of
commenters
suggested
modifications
to
simple
steps
recommended
for
reducing
lead
hazards
in
housing.
In
particular,
commenters
identified
potential
issues
related
to
recommending
trisodium
phosphate
(
TSP)
or
other
high
phosphate
cleaning
products
for
regular
cleaning
on
all
surfaces.
In
consultation
with
other
Federal
agencies,
EPA
has
revised
the
recommendations
to
place
the
focus
more
on
day­
to­
day
types
of
home
maintenance
activities
that
can
be
effective
at
reducing,
but
not
eliminating,
lead
hazard
when
conducted
regularly.
6.
Comments
not
addressed.
EPA
received
many
specific
language
changes
and
detailed
policy
recommendations
that
were
not
incorporated
into
the
final
pamphlet.
During
the
pamphlet's
revision,
EPA,
CPSC,
and
other
participating
agencies
analyzed
each
recommendation
in
terms
of
the
policy,
technical,
and
editorial
merit
(
and
in
light
of
the
pamphlet's
goals,
target
audience,
and
scope).
As
the
whole
document
evolved,
changes
to
the
draft
pamphlet
frequently
rendered
some
specific
comments
moot.
The
fact
that
a
comment
is
not
directly
reflected
in
the
final
pamphlet
does
not
necessarily
indicate
that
the
comment
lacked
merit.
Rather,
many
comments
were
excluded
since
the
comments
no
longer
fit
within
the
pamphlet's
level
of
detail
or
scope.

IV.
Alternative
Languages
EPA
recognizes
that
this
lead
hazard
information
may
be
important
in
some
communities
that
have
a
limited
ability
to
utilize
information
provided
in
English.
For
that
reason,
EPA
is
currently
developing
a
Spanish
language
version
of
the
pamphlet.
EPA
and
CPSC
will
announce
the
availability
of
the
Spanish­
language
pamphlet
in
the
Federal
Register
when
available
and
immediately
begin
efforts
to
distribute
the
document
through
available
channels.
In
addition,
the
Agency
is
exploring
avenues
such
as
public­
private
partnerships
for
conducting
translations
into
additional
languages,
such
as
Chinese
and
Korean.
Organizations
interested
in
working
with
EPA
and
CPSC
to
print
and
distribute
the
pamphlet,
or
to
develop
new
pamphlet
translations
should
write
to:
Paula
Moser,
Program
Development
Branch,
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
7404),
401
M
St.,
SW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
Based
on
the
response
from
interested
organizations,
EPA
and
CPSC
will
develop
a
plan
for
preparing
additional
translations.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Lead.

Dated:
July
25,
1995.
Lynn
R.
Goldman
Assistant
Administrator
for
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances.
[
FR
Doc.
95­
18875
Filed
7­
31­
95;
8:
45
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CODE
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