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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2010
EPA Seeks Small Businesses Input on Exterior Lead Paint for Public and Commercial Buildings
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses to participate as consultants for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) panel as the agency considers steps to reduce lead-based paint dust during the renovation, repair, and painting of the exterior of public and commercial buildings.
The SBAR panel will include representatives from the Small Business Administration, the Office of Management and Budget and EPA. The panel will ask a selected group of small entity representatives (SER) to provide advice and recommendations on behalf of their company, community or organization to inform the panel about the impacts of a proposed rule on small entities involved in the renovation, repair, and painting of the exterior of public and commercial buildings. SERs may participate by telephone, webinar or in person.
EPA seeks self-nominations directly from the small businesses, governments and organizations that may be subject to the rule requirements to aid in the selection of SERs. An entity is eligible to be an SER if it will be directly subject to the particular proposed regulation under development and meets one of the Small Business Administration's definitions (http://www.sba.gov/contractingopportunities/officials/size/table/index.html) to qualify as a small entity.
EPA usually prefers to have the owners or operators of small businesses, community officials, and non-profit organizations participate for this purpose. However, a person from a trade association that exclusively or primarily represents potentially regulated small entities may also serve as an SER.
Self-nominations may be submitted through the link below and must be received by December 3, 2010.
Nominate yourself: http://www.epa.gov/sbrefa/lead-pncb.htm
More information: http://www.epa.gov/sbrefa/faq.htm
