Minnesota Administrative Rules

7025.0360 POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIRED.

An owner or contractor who removes lead paint from the exterior surface of a steel structure that is not included in parts 7025.0260 to 7025.0300 and 7025.0320 to 7025.0350 shall use the methods required in part 7025.0370, except that paint removal conducted only for the purpose of coatings analysis is exempt. These structures include, but are not limited to, railcars, pipelines, boats and barges, transmission towers, transformers, light poles, exterior metal components of buildings, parking ramps, handrails, and vehicles that are used for commerce, industry, or construction. Paint removal from any other vehicle by the vehicle owner who does not act as a contractor, and who is not a licensed vehicle dealer, is exempt.

The owner or contractor may apply a method of paint removal and containment of any class of bridge in parts 7025.0260 to 7025.0300, or any class of storage structure in parts 7025.0320 to 7025.0350 if:

A.

lead paint is removed from a total surface area less than 200 square feet on one or more structures at one location in one calendar year; or

B.

the risk factor (RF) calculation for the steel structure or structures is less than 1.0 and the structure is not within 300 feet of group A properties or 200 feet of group B properties in part 7025.0310, subparts 2 and 3.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115.03; 116.07; 144.9508

History:

21 SR 202

Published Electronically:

April 14, 2000