Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Public notice of a Tennessee Department of Human Resources Board of Appeals hearing for a Step III employee disciplinary appeal.

Public notice of a Tennessee Department of Human Resources Board of Appeals hearing for a Step III employee disciplinary appeal.

The purpose of this rulemaking is to update the endangered plant list in Rule 0400-06-02-.04 by removing, adding, and correcting names that appear on the current list.

DSWM proposes to amend lead-based paint abatement regulations, outlined in CHAPTER 0400-13-01, to lower the dust-lead hazard standards to any reportable level greater than ‘zero’ as analyzed by a laboratory recognized by the National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program (NLLAP). The amended Tennessee rule also lowers the post-abatement dust-lead clearance levels to 5 micrograms per square foot (mg/ft2), 40 mg/ft2, and 100 mg/ft2 for floors, windowsills, and troughs, respectively. The rule also changes the nomenclature to adopt the terms dust-lead reportable levels (DLRL) to replace dust-lead hazard standards, and dust-lead action levels (DLAL) to replace clearance levels. The definition of abatement is revised so that the recommendation for action is based on dust-lead when dust-lead loadings are at or above the action levels, rather than the hazard standards. Also revised is the definition of target housing and the need for child-occupied facilities to comply with the pre-renovation education requirements. Tennessee’s lead-based paint (LBP) regulations do not compel property owners or occupants to evaluate their property or child-occupied facility for LBP hazards or to take control actions. However, if an LBP activity, such as an abatement, is performed, then Tennessee regulations apply.