The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has proposed new rules on Certification of Radon Testers and Mitigators (N.J.A.C. 7:28-27A) and the proposed prospective repeal of N.J.A.C. 7:28-27.
This proposed rulemaking represents a continuation of the Department’s and Commission’s efforts to prohibit and prevent unnecessary radiation. The existing rules at N.J.A.C. 7:28-27 govern the certification of individuals and businesses who test for and mitigate radon. The proposed rules establish a new certification program that is based on an affiliate relationship between the certified business and certified individual; update the testing and mitigation protocols to the most recent science; discontinue the mitigation technician category for certification (after a period of time to allow existing mitigation technicians to apply for certification as mitigation specialists); and amend the experience and education requirements for other certification categories. The proposed rules also require out-of-State businesses to pay the Department inspectors’ costs associated with travel to conduct inspections.
The proposal may be viewed at at http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/proposals/20210405a.pdf.
A public hearing was held May 5, 2021, and the deadline for comments was June 4, 2021.
For more information, contact:
Alice A. Previte, Esq.
ATTN: DEP Docket No. 04-21-03
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Legal Affairs
Mail Code 401-04L; PO Box 402
401 East State Street, 7th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08625-0402
https://www.state.nj.us/dep/rpp/radon/index.htm
United States