UNITEDSTATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
REGION
111
1650
Arch
Street
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
19103­
2029
Ms.
Sandra
Handonycead
Abatement
Coordinator
Lead
Poisoning
Prevention
Division
DC
Environmental
Health
Administration
825
North
Capitol
Street
Washington,
DC
20002
SENT
VIA
FAX
Dew
Ms.
Handon,

Region
III
received,
on
May
14,1999,
a
letter
fiom
the
District,
dated
March
15,1999,
which
stated
that
the
following
was
transmitted
with
the
District s
March
15
letter:

1.
Time
line
schedule
[
for
the
implementation
of
the
District s
Lead
Program];
2.
Individual
certification
forms;
and
3.
Third
party
exam
vendor
contract.

Individual
certification
forms
were
included
with
the
March
15
letter
so
this
information
item,
requested
in
EPA s
letter
dated
February
16,
1999,
is
considered
completed.
However,
additional
information
still
is
requested
in
order
to
set
forth,
for
Region
III
consideration
in
review
of
the
District s
application
for
State
Lead
Program
Authorization,
the
phasing
of
the
District s
Lead
Training
and
Certification
Program.

Specifically,
please
provide
a
schedule
which
delineates
dates
by
when
the
following
activities
are
expected
to
occur:

­
Provision
to
EPA
of
a
copy
of
the
signed
contract
to
implement
a
third
party
exam
(
the
document
included
with
the
March
15
letter
appears
to
be
a
Statement
of
Work
to
attach
to
a
request
for
proposals);
business
confidential
idormation
may
be
redacted;

­
A
third
party
exam
will
be
available
for
inspectors,
risk
assessors,
and
supervisors
seeking
certification
in
the
District;

­
Provision
to
EPA
of
a
sample
copy
of
identificationcards
for
certified
individuals
performing
lead­
based
paint
(
LBP)
activities
in
the
District;

­
A
database
that
tracks
certifications
of
individuals
licensed
to
perform
LBP
activities
in
the
District
will
be
operating
(
the
revised
completion
date
listed
in
the
chart
that
was
enclosed
entitled
 
State
Lead
4041402
Grant, 
lists
5/
31/
99
as
the
date;
this
or
whatever
date
is
correct
for
this
milestone
should
be
included
in
the
District s
response);

CustomerService
Hokline:
1­
800­
438­
2474
­­
­
A
database
that
tracks
conduct
of
training
audits
in
the
District
will
be
operating;
(
the
revised
completion
date
listed
in
the
chart
that
was
enclosed
entitled
 
State
Lead
404/
402
Grant 
lists
5/
31/
99
as
the
date;
this
or
whatever
date
is
correct
for
this
milestone
should
be
included
@_
theDistrict s
response);

­
A
database
that
tracks
conduct
of
abatements
in
the
Distrist
will
be
operating;
(
the
revised
completion
date
listed
in
the
chart
that
was
enclosed
entitled
 
State
Lead
404/
402
Grant 
lists
9/
30/
99
as
the
date;
this
or
whatever
date
is
correct
should
be
included
in
the
District s
response);
and
­
Provision
to
EPA
of
sample
copies
of
permit
application
forms
(
the
revised
completion
date
listed
in
the
chart
that­
wasenclosed
entitled
 
State
Lead
Enforcement
Grant 
lists
8/
301/
99
as
the
date;
thisor
whatever
date
is
correct
should
be
included
in
the
District s
response).

Please
include
this
informationwith
the
District s
response
to
EPA s
May
3,
1999
letter,
asthese
items
are
requested
in
items
5
and
6
of
that
letter.
By
all
means,
feel
fiee
to
call
me
at
215­
814­
2084
to
discuss
thisor
any
questions
related
to
authorization
of
the
District s
Lead
Program.
Thankyou.

Sincerely,

Gerallyn
Valls
Region
111Lead
Program
Coordinator
3WC33
cc.
Paul
Cestone
(
7404)
DanGallo
(
3WC33)

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