Enforcement Response Policy for the

Interim Final Enforcement Response Policy for the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (Jan. 31,1989). 

TSCA regulations require sellers and landlords to disclose the presence of lead-based paint and lead hazards in target housing. These regulations, usually referred to as the Disclosure Rule, were jointly issued by the EPA and HUD, pursuant to a mandate in Section 1018 of Title X of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. The only affirmative act the Disclosure Rule requires is disclosure TSCA does not require landlords and sellers to conduct any lead abatement projects. As the EPA said in the enforcement response policy for the Disclosure Rule, [t]he purpose of the Disclosure Rule is to ensure that individuals and families receive the information necessary to protect themselves and their families from lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards. Because the Disclosure Rule does not require any reduction of lead in homes, it has been criticized as a weak response to a national crisis. On the other hand, the cost of removing lead... 

ERA, Office of Compliance Monitoring, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Interim Final Enforcement Response Policy for the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (Jan. 31, 1989) AHERA ERP 1-31-89 as amended by Memorandum from Jesse Baskerville, Director, Toxics and Pesticides Enforcement Division, Office of Regulatory Enforcement, EPA, Revision of the AHERA Enforcement Response Policy Civil Penalties for Failure to Conduct Reinspections (Aug. 4, 1998) AHERA ERP Amend 8-4-89... 

The enforcement response poHcy appficable to 5 is entitled The Enforcement Response Policy for Reporting and Recordkeeping Rules and Requirements... 

The enforcement response policy applicable to 8 is entitled The Enforcement Response Policy for Reporting and Recordkeeping Rules and Requirements for TSCA Sections 8,12, and 13 (the Reporting Rule ERP). As discussed in connection with imports and exports, which uses the same... 

For TSCA violations, gravity based penalties are the penalties that the EPA calculates applying a series of policies on penalties applicable to the various types of regulatory violations. These policies are the EPAs Enforcement Response Policies. For an in-depth discussion of the Enforcement Response Policies, see Chapter 14, Penalties and Enforcement... 

EPA, Office of Compliance Monitoring, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances. Enforcement Response Policy for Test Rules Under Section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (May 28,1986). 

The EPA took these mandates into account when it issued its enforcement response policy for AHERA (the AHERA ERP) in 1989, as amended. ... 

The EPA has not developed an enforcement response policy specifically for the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule or the Pre-Renovation Education Rule. In In the Matter of Millennium Quests, Inc., the Regional Judicial Hearing Officer relied on the enforcement response policy for PCBs in the absence of an enforcement response policy that was directly applicable to the Pre-Renovation Education Rule. 

Because the microorganism regulations were issued imder TSCA 5, the Enforcement Response Policy (ERP) for 5 applies to any violation of the microorganism rules governing MCANs and TERAs. Violations of the substantial risk reporting provisions of TSCA and the import and export regulations would be penalized under the ERP for 8, 12 and 13. Similarly, each type of violation would be penalized under the corresponding ERP applicable to traditional chemicals. 

EPA has issued an Enforcement Response Policy (ERP) for 4 violations that follows the basic format of aU its TSCA ERPs. Each type of violation is categorized by its nature, extent, and circumstances and then a monetary penalty is calculated and upwards and dovmwards adjustment factors are determined. All 4 violations are assigned a nature of hazard assessment violations. EPA assigns higher penalties to violations involving studies of longer duration simply because they will disrupt the EPA s schedule more significantly. 

See Chapter 14, Penalties and Enforcement for a discussion of the Audit Policy and the Enforcement Response Policies. 

Fed. Reg. 4295 (Jan. 27,2010) Premanufacture Notification Exemption for Polymers Amendment of Polymer Exemption Rule to Exclude Certain Perfluorinated Polymers 75 FR 4295 Polymer Exempt 1-27-10 Amended TSCA Section 5 Enforcement Response Policy (Jan. 8,1989) Sect 5 ERP Amend 1 -8-89, as further amended by memorandum from John J. Neylan, III, Director, Policy and Grants Division, Office of Compliance Monitoring, Amendment to the TSCA Section 5 Enforcement Response Policy—Penalty Limit For Untimely Submissions (July 1,1993) Sect 5 ERP Amend 7-1-93... 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)— The administrative arm for the Occupational Safety and Health Act responsible for regulating and enforcing safety and health policies for the United States. 

Whereas the Health and Safety Commission is responsible for the development of policies in the health and safety field, the Health and Safety Executive, being a separate statutory body appointed by the Commission, will work in accordance with directions and guidance given by the Commission. The Executive will provide advice on health and safety to both sides of industry and will enforce legal requirements. 

The six programmes that constitute the TTP are the Pharmaceutical Assessment responsible for premarket evaluation of drugs the Medical Devices Programme responsible for the administration and enforcement of the new medical devices regulations the Biologies and Radiopharmaceuticals Bureau Drug Surveillance Compliance and Enforcement and the Policy and Coordination Division. 

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