What will be done to ensure that States and Indian Tribes implement certification programs?
A. The Agency has worked closely with the States and Indian Tribes to develop a program that is protective of human health and the environment, especially the health of children, while acknowledging the needs of States and Indian Tribes. The Agency believes that the Federal training and certification rule provides enough flexibility to States and Indian Tribes for them to implement their own programs while maintaining programs that are “as protective as” the Federal standard. In addition, States and Indian Tribes have received grant money from EPA and HUD over the past few years to develop their own programs. While EPA expects that most States and Indian Tribes will want to administer and enforce their own programs, the rule does not require that they do so. EPA will administer the program in those States and Indian Tribes that do not seek authorization to implement their own programs. Q. Why is this rule necessary now? Hasn’t lead poisoning largely been conquered already? Why is the F
