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Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110

§2663 Epa Citizen’s Guide

Title 15 › CHAPTER 53 — TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER III — INDOOR RADON ABATEMENT › § 2663

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

The EPA Administrator must publish an updated version of "A Citizen’s Guide to Radon" by June 1, 1989. The guide must be put out to the public and updated again as needed to help meet the long-term goal in section 2661. The guide must describe a set of action levels that show health risk at different radon amounts. It must also explain how risk changes for sensitive groups and for people with risky behaviors, the cost and practicality of reducing radon in new and existing buildings, how short-term and long-term tests compare and relate to the action levels, and outdoor radon levels across the country.

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Title 15, §2663

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(a)Publication
In order to make continuous progress toward the long-term goal established in section 2661 of this title, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, not later than June 1, 1989, publish and make available to the public an updated version of its document titled “A Citizen’s Guide to Radon”. The Administrator shall revise and republish the guide as necessary thereafter.
(b)Information included
(1)Action levels
The updated citizen’s guide published as provided in subsection (a) shall include a description of a series of action levels indicating the health risk associated with different levels of radon exposure.
(2)Other information
The updated citizen’s guide shall also include information with respect to each of the following:
(A)The increased health risk associated with the exposure of potentially sensitive populations to different levels of radon.
(B)The increased health risk associated with the exposure to radon of persons engaged in potentially risk-increasing behavior.
(C)The cost and technological feasibility of reducing radon concentrations within existing and new buildings.
(D)The relationship between short-term and long-term testing techniques and the relationship between (i) measurements based on both such techniques, and (ii) the actions levels set forth as provided in paragraph (1).
(E)Outdoor radon levels around the country.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 2663

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110