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Renovation, Repair and Painting Program - Related Information
Common renovation activities like sanding, cutting, and demolition can create hazardous lead dust and chips by disturbing lead-based paint, which can be harmful to adults and children.
To protect against this risk, EPA requires contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must be certified and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination.
Final Rules and Policy in Effect
Clearance Rule (PDF) (29 pp, 290K). On July 15, 2011, EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register announcing the following amendments to the RRP rule: a provision allowing a certified renovator to collect a paint chip sample and send it to a recognized laboratory for analysis; a requirement that vertical containment or equivalent extra precautions be used on exterior renovations occurring within 10 feet of the property line; minor changes to the training program accreditation application process; standards for e-learning in accredited training programs; minimum enforcement provisions for authorized state and tribal renovation programs; minor revisions to the training and certification requirements for renovators; and clarifications to the prohibited or restricted work practice provisions and the requirements for high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) vacuums.
Opt-out Rule (PDF) (18 pp, 121K). On April 22, 2010, to better prevent against lead paint poisoning, EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register eliminating the opt-out provision. Previously, owner-occupants of homes built before 1978 could certify that no child six years of age or younger or pregnant woman was living in the home and "opt-out" of having their contractors follow lead-safe work practices in their homes. This final rule eliminating this opt-out.
Minor Amendments to the Lead RRP Rule On July 15, 2009, EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register announcing two minor revisions to its April 2008 final Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (RRP) Rule relating to requirements for training providers to submit photos of trainees.
EPA requires accredited providers of renovator or dust-sampling-technician training to submit to the Agency post-course notifications, including digital photographs of each successful trainee. The post-course notification requirement, designed to supply important information for EPA's compliance monitoring efforts, was inadvertently omitted from the final regulatory text of the final RRP rule, although it was discussed in the preamble of the rule.
EPA has also removed the same requirement -- to submit to the Agency a digital photograph of each successful trainee along with their post-course notifications -- for accredited lead-based paint activities training providers. These are persons who provide training for the following work categories: inspector, risk assessor, project designer, and abatement supervisor and worker training. The requirement for these providers was inadvertently imposed as part of the final RRP rule; however, it is unnecessary because EPA already receives photographs of these individuals through other means.
Final Rule: Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program. The RRP rule became fully effective on April 22, 2010, and contractors and firms are required to be certified and trained by December 31, 2010.
Proposed Rules and Other Notices
Note: EPA no longer updates the information below, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.
Proposed Clearance Rule (PDF) (37 pp, 537K). 
Proposed Minor Amendments to the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (PDF) (7 pp, 78K).
Proposed Amendment to the Opt-out and Recordkeeping Provisions in the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (PDF) (19 pp, 120K).
Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (PDF) (27 pp, 376K) (June 5, 2007)
Notice of Availability; New Renovation Studies (March 16, 2007) - EPA announced the availability of two studies in the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program rulemaking docket [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0049].
Proposed Rule: Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (PDF) (130 pp, 320K) (January 10, 2006).
Notice of Availability of Supplemental Information: Lead; Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (March 2, 2006) - EPA sought comment on a revised economic analysis.
Information: Press Releases, Fact Sheets, Q/A's, Etc.
Read EPA's fact sheet on the Lead Fees rule.
Read about lead-hazard information for renovation, repair and painting activities in the EPA lead hazard information pamphlet Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers, and Schools - September 2011 (PDF) (10 pp, 7.0MB) | en Español (PDF) (20 pp, 3.2MB)
Note: EPA no longer updates the information below, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.
EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Lead Review Panel will conduct consultations on various technical matters relating to the development of the Renovation, Repair and Painting Program. Additional information and background materials for the consultation process are available.
Additional background information on the development of this proposal. EPA has held public meetings to discuss this rulemaking. Transcripts of these meetings include: