[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 28]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR745.88]

[Page 516]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 745--LEAD-BASED PAINT POISIONING PREVENTION IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL 
STRUCTURES--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart E--Residential Property Renovation
 
Sec. 745.88   Acknowledgment and certification statements.

    (a)(1) Acknowledgment statement. As required under 
Sec. 745.85(c)(1), acknowledgments shall include a statement of receipt 
of the pamphlet prior to the start of renovation, the address of the 
unit undergoing renovation, the signature of the owner or occupant as 
applicable, and the date of signature.
    (2) Sample acknowledgment language. The following is a sample of 
language that could be used for such acknowledgments:

I have received a copy of the pamphlet, Protect Your Family From Lead In 
Your Home, informing me of the potential risk of lead hazard exposure 
from renovation activity to be performed in my dwelling unit. I received 
this pamphlet before the work began.
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Printed Name and Signature

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Date

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Unit Address

    (b)(1) Certification of attempted delivery. When an occupant is 
unavailable for signature or refuses to sign the acknowledgment of 
receipt of the pamphlet, the renovator is permitted (per 
Sec. 745.85(a)(2)(i)) to certify delivery for each instance. The 
certification shall include the address of the unit undergoing 
renovation, the date and method of delivery of the pamphlet, names of 
the persons delivering the pamphlet, reason for lack of acknowledgment 
(e.g. occupant refuses to sign, no adult occupant available), the 
signature of the renovator, and the date of signature.
    (2) Sample certification language. The following is a sample of 
language that could be used under those circumstances:
    (i) Unavailable for signature.

    I certify that I have made a good faith effort to deliver the 
pamphlet, Protect Your Family From Lead In Your Home, to the unit listed 
below at the dates and times indicated, and that the occupant refused to 
sign the acknowledgment. I further certify that I have left a copy of 
the pamphlet at the unit with the occupant.
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Printed Name and Signature
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Date
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Unit Address

Attempted delivery dates and times:

    (ii) Refusal to sign.

    I certify that I have made a good faith effort to deliver the 
pamphlet, Protect Your Family From Lead In Your Home, to the unit listed 
below, and that the occupant was unavailable to sign the acknowledgment. 
I further certify that I have left a copy of the pamphlet at the unit by 
sliding it under the door.
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Printed Name and Signature
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Date
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Unit Address

Attempted delivery dates and times: