Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 18/12/1998

Lead; Management and Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Debris

EPA is proposing a rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to provide new standards for the management and disposal of lead-based paint (LBP) debris generated by individuals or firms. In another document in today's Federal Register, the Agency is also separately proposing to suspend temporarily the applicability of regulations under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) which currently apply to LBP debris. The companion RCRA proposal, issued elsewhere in today's Federal Register, is necessary to avoid inconsistent or duplicative Federal requirements under RCRA and TSCA. In addition, this proposal finds LBP debris which is disposed of improperly to be a lead-based paint hazard under TSCA. Today's proposed TSCA standards do not address LBP debris generated by homeowners in their own homes. The Agency is concerned that current RCRA requirements for the identification, management, and disposal LBP debris may be reducing the number of residential LBP abatements by imposing significant disposal costs for LBP debris that is determined to be a hazardous waste under RCRA. Today's proposed rule would provide new management and disposal standards for gener