25-E-0042 - Recommendation 3

In coordination with the assistant administrator for Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, develop guidance that: a. Directs regional offices to conduct the periodic adequacy evaluations required by 40 C.F.R. 745.324(g) and specifies the expected frequency of the periodic evaluations and the enforcement elements required to evaluate the adequacy of an authorized program. Doing so will help verify that authorized state programs continue to provide adequate enforcement after initial authorization. b. Provides examples of what might constitute a "significant change" in the content or administration of an authorized lead-based paint program as it relates to 40 C.F.R. 745.324(h)(1). This will help the EPA to specify the types of program changes that authorized states must report to their EPA regional offices. c. Provides examples of when the withdrawal process under 40 C.F.R. 745.324(i) may be warranted for an authorized lead-based paint program. Doing so will help EPA staff communicate the circumstances that could result in a recommendation for authorized state program withdrawal to the delegated EPA official.