Privacy Act Statement

Authority: 40 C.F.R. Part 745, and 15 U.S.C. §§ 2682 and 2684.

Purpose: Information collected in this system is used to establish an applicant's eligibility for 1) certification to conduct lead-based paint and renovation, repair and painting (RRP) activities in target housing and child-occupied facilities; and 2) accreditation to teach lead-based paint and RRP activities training courses. In addition, certification and accreditation information, as well as information collected from required notifications are used for compliance monitoring, enforcement purposes, and related research.

Routine Uses: EPA may disclose collected information as necessary pursuant to the routine uses published in the Privacy Act System of Records Notice: Federal Lead-based Paint Program (FLPP) System of Records, EPA-54, F.R. 87 Fed. Reg. No. 201 (October 19, 2022), found at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/10/19/2022-22271/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records. Such disclosures may include, but are not limited to, disclosure to the appropriate federal, state, local, foreign, tribal or other public authority where relevant to the issuance or retention of a license, grant, or other benefit; to contractors, grantees, consultants, volunteers, educational institutions, or research organizations for research purposes; or to contractors, grantees, consultants, or volunteers as necessary to perform their duties or activities for the Agency.

Mandatory or voluntary disclosure and the effects on the individual of not providing information: Providing your personal information is voluntary. However, failure to provide your personal information may prevent the Agency from certifying an applicant to perform lead-based paint or RRP activities, or accrediting training programs to teach lead-based paint and RRP activities training courses.

Form Approved OMB No. 2070-0195 Expires 2/29/24

This collection of information is approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (OMB Control No. 2070-0195). Responses to this collection of information are mandatory (40 CFR 745). An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to range from 0.5 to 3 hours per response. Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden including through the use of automated collection techniques to the Director, Regulatory Support Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2821T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. Include the OMB control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address.