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15 U.S.C. § 2663 — EPA citizen’s guide

submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 94-469 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 211 words · no verdicts yet

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This section requires the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator to publish and update a citizen’s guide about radon. It lists the health, testing, cost, technology, and outdoor-level information the guide must include.

(a) Publication to make continuous progress toward the long-term goal established in section 2661 of this title , the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency must, by June 1, 1989 , publish and make available to the public an updated version of its document titled “A Citizen’s Guide to Radon”. The Administrator must revise and republish the guide as necessary after that. (b) Information included (1) Action levels The updated citizen’s guide published as provided in subsection (a) must include a description of a series of action levels indicating the health risk associated with different levels of radon exposure. (2) Other information The updated citizen’s guide must also include information about each of the following: (A) The increased health risk associated with the exposure of potentially sensitive populations to different levels of radon. (B) The increased health risk associated with the exposure to radon of people engaged in potentially risk-increasing behavior. (C) The cost and technological feasibility of reducing radon concentrations within existing and new buildings. (D) The relationship between short-term and long-term testing techniques and the relationship between (i) measurements based on both such techniques, and (ii) the actions 1 levels set forth as provided in paragraph (1). (E) Outdoor radon levels around the country.

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(a) Publication

In order to make continuous progress toward the long-term goal established in section 2661 of this title, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, not later than June 1, 1989, publish and make available to the public an updated version of its document titled “A Citizen’s Guide to Radon”. The Administrator shall revise and republish the guide as necessary thereafter.

(b) Information included
(1) Action levels

The updated citizen’s guide published as provided in subsection (a) shall include a description of a series of action levels indicating the health risk associated with different levels of radon exposure.

(2) Other information

The updated citizen’s guide shall also include information with respect to each of the following:

(A)

The increased health risk associated with the exposure of potentially sensitive populations to different levels of radon.

(B)

The increased health risk associated with the exposure to radon of persons engaged in potentially risk-increasing behavior.

(C)

The cost and technological feasibility of reducing radon concentrations within existing and new buildings.

(D)

The relationship between short-term and long-term testing techniques and the relationship between (i) measurements based on both such techniques, and (ii) the actions 1 levels set forth as provided in paragraph (1).

(E)

Outdoor radon levels around the country.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 94–469, title III, § 303, as added Pub. L. 100–551, § 1(a), Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2755.)

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  • 1988Enacted · Pub. L. 94-469 · 102 Stat. 2755

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