Title

Radon Testing and Remediation in Low-Income Communities in North Dakota

Document Number

N2024250

Document Type

EA/FONSI

Project Description

North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will address indoor air pollution inequities in low-income communities through radon testing, remediation, and mitigation. Radon is estimated to cause tens of thousands of lung cancer deaths each year. Due to the health risk and health hazard from high radon levels in indoor air, the need to start testing and mitigating for radon in dwellings needs to occur sooner rather than later. EPA has waived the 30-calendar day comment period due to the health risk that high levels of indoor radon pose in these disadvantaged communities. The deviation is required for the processing of grant funds to the North Dakota DEQ in a timely manner. This will enable the North Dakota DEQ to address a health risk to its residents in disadvantaged communities from exposure to high levels of radon that causes lung cancer.

EPA Region/Headquarters Office

8

State or Territory

ND

Point of Contact

Clayton Ovado
303-312-6408
ovado.clayton@epa.gov

Date of Issuance

2024-09-05 00:00:00.0

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