EPA Delays Enforcement of Lead Paint Rule (RRP Rule)

After intense pressure from businesses and trade groups, the EPA is delaying enforcement of the Lead Paint Rule (RRP Rule).  A Wall Street Journal article on the subject mentions several important points including:

1) “In a memorandum to EPA regional offices on Friday, Cynthia Giles, the EPA’s assistant administrator for enforcement, said the agency will not take enforcement action against renovation and repair firms for violations of the rule’s certification requirement until October. For individual renovation workers, the agency will not take enforcement action as long as those workers have applied for, or enrolled in, training classes by Sept. 30.”

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2) “The EPA has also come under fire from Congress. Last month, the Senate voted 60 to 37 to bar the EPA from fining companies or individuals found to have violated the rule, a rare instance of Republicans and Democrats supporting legislation to limit the EPA’s power.”

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