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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" citation="COMAR 26.16.05.12" title_num="26" subtitle_num="16" chapter_num="05" heading="Collection and Laboratory Analysis of Samples.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Determination of lead content in paint shall be in accordance with COMAR 26.16.01.03B.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A person that collects a paint chip, dust, or soil sample in accordance with the procedures contained in this chapter shall be accredited by the Department as a lead paint inspector technician, visual inspector, or risk assessor and employed by a Department-accredited contractor.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A lead paint inspector technician, visual inspector, or risk assessor shall submit a collected sample for analysis to a laboratory:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under 15 U.S.C. §2685(b) as accredited under the National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>That demonstrates it can achieve a quantitation limit equal to or less than:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>20 percent of the lowest level of lead content in paint that constitutes a lead-containing substance, as stated in COMAR 26.16.01.02B;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>20 percent of the lowest action level or regulatory limit for lead content in soil established under 40 CFR §745.65(c) or a more stringent standard published by the Department; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>50 percent of the lowest level of lead content in dust that constitutes lead-contaminated dust, as stated in COMAR 26.16.02.02B.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>