National Center for Healthy Housing

The EPA Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule is the most important federal lead regulation since the HUD Lead-Safe Housing Rule a decade ago. It has the potential to ensure the widespread use of lead-safe work practices in homes and child-occupied facilities and may be extended to public and commercial buildings in the future.

Latest Version of EPA's Lead Rule
Summary of EPA Lead RRP Revisions (Greenville Technical College) [PDF]
Form for Reporting Suspected Violation(s) of U.S. EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule Requirements
Regional EPA Contacts for Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule Tips and Complaints [PDF]
EPA - Further Implementation Guidance for RRP Rule (6-18-10) [PDF]
Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rules (revised 3-22-09) [PDF]
EPA's Renovate Right pamphlet (English version) [PDF]
Owens Giles EPA RRP Imp Guidance [PDF]
Waxman EPA RRP Support Letter to OMB [URL]
Statement - Maintain Momentum on EPA RRP Rule [PDF]
Public Interest Group Settlement with Enviromental Protection Agency [PDF]
Letter to Chairman Waxman from EPA On Status of RRP Training [PDF]
Collins Amendment to Delay EPA Lead Rule [PDF]
States Authorized by EPA to Manage the RRP Rule
Differences Between EPA's RRP Program and Individual State Programs

Comments to the Proposed Rule:

Comment addressing the issue of clearance testing requirements (submitted August 6, 2010) [PDF]

Letter to EPA from the NCHH and NAHB Regarding Implementation of the Lead Renovation Remodeling and Painting Rule (submitted March 12, 2010) [PDF]

Letter to EPA to add the Renovation, Repair, and Painting rule to EPA's list of Candidate National Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Priorites (submitted January 15, 2010) [PDF]

National Health and Housing Groups Urge EPA to Issue Long Overdue Regulation to Protect Children from Lead Poisoning - Call on EPA to Ensure Safe Renovations 

In a letter to administrator Stephen Johnson, national organizations call upon EPA to immediately finalize the Lead Renovation, Remodeling, and Repainting Rule. [PDF]

NCHH and the Alliance for Healthy Homes submit comments on two new studies related to the Lead Renovation, Remodeling, and Repainting Rule.  [PDF]

The first comment, addressing the issue of clearance (submitted March 16, 2006) [PDF]  

The second comment, addressing the issue of dangerous work practices (submitted March 24, 2006) [PDF] 
 
The third comment, addressing the issue of clearance for carpets (submitted March 31, 2006) [PDF] 

The fourth comment, addressing EPA's Economic Analysis (submitted April 24, 2006) [PDF]

The fifth comment, addressing EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (submitted July 5, 2007) [PDF]

Regarding the Final Rule and Its Release:

EPA's full announcement
The NCHH/AFHH press release [PDF]
A summary of EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule [PDF]

EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program
(EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0049; FRL–8355–7; RIN 2070–AC83) Final Rule [PDF]

Frequently-asked questions regarding the EPA requirements for safe renovation, remodeling, and painting in pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities [PDF]

Proposed legislative actions to address shortcomings in EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting Regulation [PDF]