---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 745.81"
title: "40"
number: "745.81"
heading: "Effective dates."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/745.81"
---

# §745.81. Effective dates.

- (a) **Training, certification and accreditation requirements and work practice standards.** The training, certification and accreditation requirements and work practice standards in this subpart are applicable in any State or Indian Tribal area that does not have a renovation program that is authorized under subpart Q of this part. The training, certification and accreditation requirements and work practice standards in this subpart will become effective as follows:
  - (1) **Training programs.** Effective June 23, 2008, no training program may provide, offer, or claim to provide training or refresher training for EPA certification as a renovator or a dust sampling technician without accreditation from EPA under [§ 745.225](/cfr/40/745.225.md). Training programs may apply for accreditation under [§ 745.225](/cfr/40/745.225.md) beginning April 22, 2009.
  - (2) **Firms.**
    - (i) Firms may apply for certification under [§ 745.89](/cfr/40/745.89.md) beginning October 22, 2009.
    - (ii) On or after April 22, 2010, no firm may perform, offer, or claim to perform renovations without certification from EPA under [§ 745.89](/cfr/40/745.89.md) in target housing or child-occupied facilities, unless the renovation qualifies for one of the exceptions identified in § [745.82(a)](/cfr/40/745.82.md?p=a) or [(c)](/cfr/40/745.82.md?p=c).
  - (3) **Individuals.** On or after April 22, 2010, all renovations must be directed by renovators certified in accordance with [§ 745.90(a)](/cfr/40/745.90.md?p=a) and performed by certified renovators or individuals trained in accordance with [§ 745.90(b)(2)](/cfr/40/745.90.md?p=b-2) in target housing or child-occupied facilities, unless the renovation qualifies for one of the exceptions identified in § [745.82(a)](/cfr/40/745.82.md?p=a) or [(c)](/cfr/40/745.82.md?p=c).
  - (4) **Work practices.** On or after July 6, 2010, all renovations must be performed in accordance with the work practice standards in [§ 745.85](/cfr/40/745.85.md) and the associated recordkeeping requirements in § [745.86(b)(1)](/cfr/40/745.86.md?p=b-1) and [(b)(6)](/cfr/40/745.86.md?p=b-6) in target housing or child-occupied facilities, unless the renovation qualifies for the exception identified in [§ 745.82(a)](/cfr/40/745.82.md?p=a).
  - (5) The suspension and revocation provisions in [§ 745.91](/cfr/40/745.91.md) are effective April 22, 2010.
- (b) **Renovation-specific pamphlet.** On or after December 22, 2008, renovators or firms performing renovations in States and Indian Tribal areas without an authorized program must provide owners and occupants the following EPA pamphlet: Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers and Schools.
- (c) **Pre-Renovation Education Rule.** With the exception of the requirement to use the pamphlet entitled Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers and Schools, the provisions of the Pre-Renovation Education Rule in this subpart have been in effect since June 1999.

## Notes

### Amendments

[73 FR 21758, Apr. 22, 2008, as amended at 75 FR 24818, May 6, 2010; 89 FR 89457, Nov. 12, 2024]

### Source

Source: 63 FR 29919, June 1, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607, 2681-2692 and 42 U.S.C. 4852d.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 9085, Mar. 6, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[73 FR 21758, Apr. 22, 2008, as amended at 75 FR 24818, May 6, 2010; 89 FR 89457, Nov. 12, 2024]