Meeting
with
representatives
of
the
National
Association
of
Home
Builders,
January
31,
2006
In
attendance:

Mike
Mittelholzer,
Assistant
Staff
Vice
President,
Environmental
Policy,
NAHB
Peggy
Cullom,
Staff
Vice
President,
Policy,
Multifamily,
NAHB
Gary
Suskauer,
Policy
Analyst,
Environmental
Policy,
Advocacy,
NAHB
Therese
Ford
Crahan,
Executive
Director,
Remodelors
Council,
NAHB
Jessie
Pouin,
Intern,
Labor,
Safety
&
Helath,
NAHB
Victor
D'Amato,
Director,
Atrium
Environmental
Health
and
Safety
Services
Jackie
Mosby,
Chief,
Program
Assessment
and
Outreach
Branch,
National
Program
Chemicals
Division,
USEPA
Julie
Simpson,
Chief,
Lead,
Heavy
Metals,
and
Inorganics
Branch,
National
Program
Chemicals
Division,
USEPA
John
Schwemberger,
Program
Assessment
and
Outreach
Branch,
National
Program
Chemicals
Division,
USEPA
Mike
Wilson,
Lead,
Heavy
Metals,
and
Inorganics
Branch,
National
Program
Chemicals
Division,
USEPA
The
following
topics
were
discussed:

 
NAHB
is
conducting
research
to
assess
the
lead
exposures
that
result
from
the
renovation
activities
most
frequently
performed
by
NAHB
members.
The
goals
of
the
project
would
be
to
determine
which
activities
did
not
result
in
lead
exposures
and
did
not
need
to
be
regulated;
and
to
measure
the
effectiveness
of
a
more
streamlined
set
of
work
practices
to
be
used
with
projects
that
did
have
the
potential
for
resulting
in
lead
exposures.
Renovation
projects
included
in
the
research
would
be
performed
by
individuals
who
had
taken
the
EPA/
HUD
approved
lead
safe
work
practices
training.
EPA
suggested
that
the
research
report
include
specifics
on
sample
size,
lead
concentrations
found
in
the
paint
samples,
and
dust
lead
levels
before
and
after
the
renovation
work
was
performed.
 
NAHB
requested
information
on
a
protocol
that
could
be
used
to
collect
dust
lead
from
carpets.
EPA
referred
NAHB
to
the
dust
collection
protocol
in
the
HUD
Guidelines.
 
NAHB
stated
that
it
will
be
requesting
a
90­
day
extension
of
the
comment
period,
in
part
to
allow
submission
of
the
results
of
the
research.
 
NAHB
stated
that
there
is
confusion
among
its
members
on
the
requirement
for
use
of
HEPA­
equipped
vacuums.
There
is
a
range
of
"
HEPA"
equipment
available
and
effective,
relatively
inexpensive
equipment
is
available,
but
the
proposal
was
not
clear
as
to
whether
it
could
be
used.
 
NAHB
suggested
clarification
of
the
exemption
for
projects
that
disturb
less
that
2
sq.
ft.
of
painted
surface.
