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 PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992 106 STAT. 3919 "(H) risk assessment and inspection methods for lead-based p£dnt hazards; and lead-based paint. "(2) The activities described in paragraph (1) shall be designed to provide educational services and information to— "(A) health professionals; "(B) the general public, with emphasis on parents of young children; "(C) homeowners, landlords, and tenants; "(D) consumers of home improvement products; "(E) the residential real estate industry; and "(F) the home renovation industry. "(3) In implementing the activities described in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall assure coordination with the President's Commission on Environmental Quality's education and awareness campaign on lead poisoning. "(4) The Administrator, in consultation with the Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, shall develop information to be distributed by retailers of home improvement products to provide consumers with practical information related to the hazaros of renovation and remodeling where lead-based paint may be present. "(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. — " (1) CLEAMNGHOUSE. —Not later than 6 months after the Establishment. enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall establish, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, a National Clearinghouse on Childhood Lead Poisoning (hereinafter in this section referred to as 'Clearinghouse'). The Clearinghouse shall— "(A) collect, evaluate, and disseminate current information on the assessment and reduction of lead-based paint hazards, adverse health effects, sources of exposure, detection and risk assessment methods, environmental hazards abatement, and clean-up standards; "(B) maintain a rapid-alert system to inform certified lead-based paint activities contractors of significant developments in research related to lead-based psdnt hazards; and "(C) perform any other duty that the Administrator determines necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act. "(2) HOTLINE.— Not later than 6 months after the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, in cooperation with other Federal agencies and with State and local governments, shall establish a single lead-based paint hazard hotline to provide the public with answers to questions about lead poisoning prevention and referrals to the Clearinghouse for technical information. "(1) PRODUCTS FOR LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES. — Not later President. than 30 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Regulations. President shall, after notice and opportunity for comment, establish by rule appropriate criteria, testing protocols, and performance characteristics as are necessary to ensure, to the greatest extent possible and consistent with the purposes and policy of this title, that lead-based paint hazard evaluation and reduction products introduced into commerce after a period specified in the rule are
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