­
GOVERNMWL OFTHE
DISCRICT
OFCOLUMBIA
DEPARTMENT
OFHEALTH
MarchZ,
1999
Ms.
Aqukate.
Dickens,
Chief,
Toxics
Progtams
and
Enforcement
Branch,
3WC33
USBARetgiOnITI
.

1650
Arch
Srrm
Philadelphia,
Ponneylvania
19103­
2029
RE:
Response
to
Notes
onD.
C.
State
Authorization
Dear
Ms.
Dick­:
MhlLINCADDW:
800
9~~
Srrrmer,
S.
W.
3RD
FLOOR
WASwrrJCrON,
D.
C.
200142493
These
cornme&
are
in
response
to
the
ihx
dated
February
22.1999
*
om
Enid
Cerena.
EPA s
~
ead
Liaison
Sot
tkSstrict
ofColumbia
The
following
items
rquired
correction
andor
mation
ofthe
Disrrim
ofCokrmbWs
Authoriznthn
package:.

ACCREDITATION
REQUIREMENTS
A
Orrl
come
teat
allowsd
for
lead
worker
only
The
Dislrict sCertidcation
&
Training
Program
(
C
&
T)
regularion
does
nus
me
that
oral
course
test
are
for
lead
workers
ody. 
TheDistrict
will
provide
alternative
test
taking
procedm
inud
with
&
e
~
hricanr
WithDirhbilities
Act.
Thiv
could
inoludc
oral
iirskuctionq
orany
otlrrt
appropriate
mahods
to
administer
the
eXaminerions.
Tb hese
ohernatives
would
be
extended
to
all
disclptfnes
and
not
to
the
lead
worker
only.

B.
SEVENTY
(
70%)
percent
pusing
acorn
TheDiscria sCenification&
 
mhiqProgram s
parsing
score
will
be
erlablishsd
with
the
mnmtorutilizingvalid,
currently
accepted
procdura
and
methodology.
The
score
will
be
known
prior
to
the
utilization
of
the
examination
and
kbased
upon 
cur
score 
studies
and
newbrmsofthecxamiaatinns.
 

C.
Audit
is
required
one
or
two
dmeu
per
mortb
and
i6
door
before
alrdiorafter
accreditingor
roaccredidng
The
District
wilt
audit
tr&
aina
providcrs
for
accreditdon
There
ie
no
limitation
asto
thu
numbcr
ofuudftr
that
the
District
will
conduct
per
week
becouee
it
will
depand
ontho
nocd.
DISTRICT
OFCOLUMBIA
NOTES
A.
Must
complete
third
party
ermn.
Fee
may
fiencyotiatcd
bttvvcrcn
the
individual
and
the
tng.
providcr.

The
rbbmriation
&'
tn$'
is
believed
to
nand
for
U&$
prddm.
This
should
rad
'
Ifbe
will
be
establinbrvt
and
appmved
by
the
District
with
the
examination
vendor".

VIOLATIONS/
PENALTI&
S
A,
The
penalthe
for
criminal
and
civil
ilL6actiOnsfixthe
District
are
being
amended
to
rctlest
thcEiPA
fees.
The
approval
process
for
those
amendrnQltswill
be
lcngthy
because
they
must
go
thgh
the
stmdard
IegbMve
process.

If
you
have
any
Mer
questiorw,
fieel
tiee10
contaa
me
on(
202)
645­
5360.

/­

ProgramMaruger
Lead
Poisoning
Prevention
Division
Enclosures
cc:
G.
Valls,
EPA
c
­
­
Fee
Supervisor
40
5
1,600
14
f
1,200
,
Risk
Ascsaor
16
$
800
Yroj.
Darriper
40
$
400
'
'
Rwipmcity
Accrdrarioa
SAW
.­­.­­*­­.­
J
Rdhhcris
8
hour
ona
day
for
all
disclplincs
cxccpt
for
project
dtsigucrrwlich
i6
4he.
Monitoratwntrtn
wit
plus
hadeon
pkill
BSB~~~
L.
­.
v
a
Oral
coursa
test
alfound
for
Id
worker
only.­
Seveaty
(
7Ph)
passing
KWC,
.,.
d
Record
keeping
isrequired
f0­
m
of
3
y­.
e
Quality
ControlPlaninclude;
Revidoa
otwainiagmalerials
ad
hmctgr
Coinpttmlcy.
Accrcditatioa
for
bhhgpmvtdcn
shall
expire
12
months
ahcr
initial
approval.

"
L*
Audit
is­
w­
p~
m&
t
and
is
donebefore
and/
or
nib
uaditmg
rc­
accrcditk
or
worker
I
Suppsrvisor
inspector
Risk
hssessor
IIProj.
Dcrignct
*
Rsipmcity
CutIfication
L.­.
­­­.
­­.­.
$
60J
$
bo
$
300I
5300
Q300/
f300
$
300
IS300
$
300
/
smo
S~
Z~
O
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&
ve
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4i
PIX
­
Lead
Ahatrment
Cootdinator
1
FTE­
Community
Ourrcach
Cwdinaror
I
bTE
­
Led
PropnaArris(
ult
2
FTE
­
Complhcc
Field
Monitor
1
FIX­
Ptnnit
Processat
1
Attorney
Advisor
(
sW
cortr)

IY.
VwlariondPenrrlrk:

Criminal
Pdty
=
1s;
offme
S
1,000
urd
$
5,000
for
cacb
rubqusnt
offense.
hriprisonmtnt
not
to
ex&
6
m~~
t)
u
9;
bo&,

­.&
idr
day
of
cadiviolation
sh&
wuumc
a
sepamk
Olft?
nSe.
