Richmond Complete Home Improvement Co

On September 30, 2014, Region 5 filed a Part 22 CAFO commencing and concluding a TSCA § 16(a) administrative action against Richmond’s Complete Home Improvement (Richmond), a business entity in Richmond, Indiana. On July 12, 2011, EPA inspected a residential lead paint renovation conducted by Richmond to determine whether it was done in compliance with the lead safe work practices required by the TSCA Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule (RRP) and the Pre-Renovation Education Rule (PRE). See 40 C.F.R. Part 745, Subparts E and L. Subsequent responses to EPA’s information request revealed that Richmond had retained no acknowledgements of residential owners’ receipt of the Renovate Right pamphlet, nor any documentation of compliance with RRP work practice standards, for five renovations on pre-1978 housing from August 2010 to October 2010. After considering the relevant enforcement penalty policies and Richmond’s ability-to-pay, EPA and Richmond agreed to settle the matter with a civil penalty of $2,590. In the CAFO, Richmond certifies that it has implemented new recordkeeping standard operating procedures to ensure compliance with the RRP and PRE Rules.