Federal Radon Action Plan Scorecard

(Last updated on  January 12, 2012)

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Status	Commitment	Target Completion Date
	USDA will develop working agreements with nonprofits that can assist 504 home repair grantees and loan recipients in funding mitigation efforts whenever radon is found at or above the EPA 4 pCi/L action level.	April 2012
	USDA will educate Rural Housing Grantee Program lenders and State Housing Finance Authorities about radon risks and encourage the testing of existing homes in Zone 1 and 2 areas.	April 2012
	USDA will leverage financing through renovation/repair programs and essential community programs to test and mitigate radon in schools and daycare facilities.	April 2012
	USDA will collaborate with the Cooperative Extension Service (CES) to focus their testing efforts on new and existing Rural Housing financed properties.	April 2012
	USDA will educate multifamily housing developers about radon risks and what construction mitigation strategies can be used when radon is found.	April 2012
	USDA will promote radon testing and mitigation through Rural Development Housing and Community Facilities Programs.	April 2012

(Last updated on  January 12, 2012)

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

Status	Commitment	Target Completion Date
	DOD will review and update, as appropriate, the Unified Facility Criteria to reflect current standards for radon measurement, mitigation, and radon-resistant new construction for low rise buildings (e.g. multifamily, schools, daycare facilities).
	DOD will develop a communications campaign to educate all personnel - living both on and off base - about the health risks associated with radon exposure and solutions to address these risks	September 2012
	DOD will identify the universe of low-rise buildings in high radon potential areas (Zone 1) and for those buildings not previously addressed, develop a testing and mitigation plan for those at or above the EPA 4 pCi/L action level.

(Last updated on  January 12, 2012)

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Status	Commitment	Target Completion Date
	DOE will finish the radon study as part of the National Evaluation to determine whether the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) impacts radon levels in homes.	March 2012
	DOE will test various remediation protocols to determine what level of effort is required when radon is discovered in a home or when the level rises after WAP services are delivered.	March 2012
	DOE will add a healthy homes curriculum to WAP training requirements that include radon identification and remediation protocols.	Radon addressed in WAP Health and Safety Training Materials
	DOE will include training, described above, as part of DOE's routine health and safety training such that every worker in the WAP network will be trained over the next 2 years.	Radon addressed at Weatherization Plus Health Regional Conferences and during the 2011 National Weatherization Training Conference.

(Last updated on  January 12, 2012)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Status	Commitment	Target Completion Date
	EPA and Treasury will work together to facilitate the deductibility of radon testing and mitigation costs within Health Spending Accounts.	December 2012
	EPA will invest in new standards of practice for school measurement and mitigation, multifamily mitigation, and quality assurance.	June 30, 2012

(Last updated on  January 12, 2012)

General Services Administration (GSA)

Status	Commitment	Target Completion Date
	GSA will explore testing for radon and mitigating high levels in childcare facilities through the Federal Real Property Program.	March 2012
	GSA will promote professional radon services to federal tenants.	May 2012

(Last updated on  January 12, 2012)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Status	Commitment	Target Completion Date
	HHS will include radon in healthy homes activities.	June 2012
	HHS will work to increase radon awareness among states participating in the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program.	July 2012
	HHS will update the current Toxicological Profile for Radon.	June 2012

(Last updated on  January 12, 2012)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Status	Commitment	Target Completion Date
	HUD will incorporate radon testing and mitigation into as many agency programs as possible to include public and other assisted housing.	June 2012
	HUD will prepare a plan within the next 18 months to collect radon test results as part of its ongoing inspection protocol of public and assisted housing as the first step in conducting a baseline study of its housing stock.	Plan by November 2012
	HUD's PowerSaver Loan Program will make radon mitigation an explicitly eligible/allowable expense within the 25% non-energy related set-aside.	Statement on Radon Mitigation As An Eligible PowerSaver Home Improvement Measure (PDF)
	HUD's Healthy Homes Production Program grantees will check for sources of radiation, such as from radon, as required by HUD's Healthy Homes Rating Tool. Mitigation is required for high radon levels.	Radon inclusion in HUD Healthy Homes Rating System (PDF)

(Last updated on  January 12, 2012)

U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)

Status	Commitment	Target Completion Date
	DOI will send a message on the hazards of radon to approximately 70,000 employees.	Agency-wide memo sent June and November 2011
	DOI, through the National Park Service, will test approximately 5,000 residential units for radon.	June 2012
	DOI, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, will test approximately 3,500 residential units and 500 schools, and will work with Tribes to increase awareness of radon risk.	June 2012

(Last updated on  January 12, 2012)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Status	Commitment	Target Completion Date
	VA will promote radon testing and mitigation through a comprehensive disclosure of the radon health risk to borrowers.	June 2012
	VA will explore providing a radon mitigation cost set-aside through its Home Loan Guarantee Program.

(Last updated on  January 12, 2012)

Multi-Agency

Identified Priority Actions from September 19th Meeting

Status	Commitment	Target Completion Date
	EPA, HUD, USDA, and HHS will collaborate on an interagency radon outreach initiative that builds on existing campaigns addressing home-based risk and or healthy homes.	June 2012
	EPA, HUD, and USDA will engage the philanthropic community to support radon risk reduction in the context of their support for local healthy homes programs.	June 2012
	HHS and EPA will explore including radon in environmental health tracking.	September 2012
	DOE and HUD will promote radon awareness through their weatherization and healthy homes outreach.	June 2012