Remodelers and contractors who are trained and certified under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule now have the opportunity to provide the agency with comments on the cost of certification and recordkeeping under the new regulation.

The EPA announced it was seeking comments in a routine Information Collection Request published in the Federal Register on Jan. 26.

The various estimated cost burdens of the RRP rule are included in a supporting statement from the EPA.

In its economic analysis of the rule, the EPA estimated that remodelers would spend 3-1/2 hours familiarizing themselves with the rule and completing the initial firm certification form. It should take another three minutes per project to complete, present and explain the post-renovation checklist to the property owners or tenants, according to EPA projections.

Lastly, the EPA said that it expected remodelers to spend a little less than five hours on recordkeeping.

Comments from remodelers are due by March 28. 

For more information, e-mail Matt Watkins at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8327.

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