ALCOAST 199/26 - JUL 2026 REVISED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY LEAD DUST AND SOIL STANDARDS

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
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ALCOAST 199/26
SSIC 16455
SUBJ: REVISED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY LEAD DUST AND SOIL
STANDARDS
A. Safety and Environmental Health Manual, COMDTINST 5100.47D
B. Lead Hazard Awareness and Management Tactics, Techniques, and
Procedures (CGTTP) 4-11.6A
C. Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention in Certain Residential
Structures, 40 C.F.R. Chapter 1, Subchapter R, Part 745
D. Residential Lead Directive for CERCLA Sites and RCRA Hazardous
Waste Cleanup Program Facilities, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Directive (2025)
1. This ALCOAST announces updates to the Coast Guard's lead hazard
management program in REFs (A) and (B), to align service policy with
the revised dust and soil standards in REFs (C) and (D).
2. Summary of Changes: The Coast Guard is aligning with the EPA's
updated lead dust hazard standards in REF (C) for residential
settings, Child Development Centers (CDCs), hygienic, and
non-hygienic areas, which lower the monitoring and action level
thresholds for floors, windowsills, and window troughs. Units must
ensure compliance with these updated standards during all lead dust
hazard assessments and post-abatement clearance evaluations. The
following updated EPA standards are now in effect: For all surfaces,
the monitoring level is any detectable lead dust. The action levels
are now 5 µg/ft² for floors, 40 µg/ft² for windowsills, and
100 µg/ft² for window troughs. Per REF (D), the action level for
lead in residential soil is 200 ppm.
3. Coast Guard Definitions of Lead-Based Paint (LBP) and Bulk Lead
Content: These updates do not change existing Coast Guard
definitions for LBP or Lead-Containing Paint (LCP). LBP remains
defined as paint containing =1.0 mg/cm² of lead or =0.5% by weight.
LCP is any paint with detectable lead below the LBP threshold.
Management is based on paint condition. Deteriorated LBP requires
corrective action, while intact LBP or LCP may be managed in place.
Any activity that disturbs LBP or LCP requires lead-safe work
practices in accordance with REF (B).
4. Occupational Settings (Hygienic and Non-Hygienic Areas): Units
shall continue to classify workspaces as hygienic or non-hygienic
per REF (A) and apply controls per REF (B).
5. Resources: For more information, view the EPA standards at:
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https://www.epa.gov/lead/hazard-standards-and-clearance-levels-
lead-paint-dust-and-soil-tsca-sections-402-and-403

and
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https://www.epa.gov/superfund/residential-soil-lead-directive-
cercla-sites-and-rcra-hazardous-waste-cleanup-facilities

The SAFECEN Lead Hazard Awareness and Management TTP Library
Portal site includes REF (B):
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https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/hswlsc/SafeEvHealth/
SitePages/Lead%20Hazard%20Awareness%20and%20Management%20
TTP%20Library.aspx

6. A revised CGTTP is in development to support implementation; it
will be published per internal controls requirements in the CG PUBs
Library located on the on the Pixel Dashboard.
7. For guidance regarding lead dust hazards, contact your local
SEHO at:
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https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/hswlsc/SafeEvHealth/SitePages/
Contacts.aspx

8. POC: Email LCDR Claire Tipton, Environmental Health Branch Deputy
Chief at Claire.C.Tipton@uscg.mil
9. RADM Charles E. Fosse, Deputy Commandant for Personnel (CG-DCP),
sends.
10. Internet release is authorized.