UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
REGfON
IW
1650
Arch
Street
PtMadelphia,
Pemnsyivania
19103
sfp
10
1998
Mr.
Theodore
J.
Gordon,
DeputyDirector
Department
of
Health,
Environmental
Health
Administration
800
9th
Street,
S.
W.
3rd
Floor
Washington,
D.
C.
20024­
2493
Dear
Mr.
Gordon:

Section
404
of
the
Toxics
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
allows
states
to
seek
authorization
to
administer
and
enforce
the
regulations
under
Section
402
of
TSCA.
The
District
of
Columbia
bas
applied
for
authorization
in
order
to
have
properly
trained
andcertified
individuals
conduct
lead­
based
paint
activities
in
target
housing
and
child­
occupied
facilities.

On
August
17,1998,
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Region
3
received
the
District
of
Columbia s
application
for
authorizationof
the
District s
training
and
certification
program
for
lead­
based
paint
activities.
In
addition,
a
letter
from
the
District s
Corporation
Counsel,
John
M.
Ferren
hasbeen
received,
certifying
that
the
program
satisfied
federal
regulatory
requirements.

The
District s
applicationhasbeen
reviewed
for
completeness
with
respect
to
the
requirements
specified
in
Section
745.325
and
EPA
has
determined
that
yourapplication
is
administratively
and
technically
complete.
Thiscompleteness
determination
starts
the
180
days
official
review
period
for
the
approval
or
disapproval
of
the
application.

We
will
continue
ourreview
of
the
program
application
to
determine
whether
it
meets
the
substantive
program
requirements
of
Part745
and
EPA s
decision
willbe
provided
in
Writing
to
the
District
of
Columbia.
.
If
you
or
your
staff
have
any
questions
about
EPA s
review
process,
please
contact
me
or
Enid
A.
Gerena,
at
(
215)
814­
2067.

Jo&
A.
Armstead,
Director
Waste
&
Chemicals
Management
Division
cc:
S:
Arnold
P.
Cestone
D.
Gallo
D.
Mastro
CustomerService
Hotline:
I­
800­
438­
2474
