EPA's Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Program is a federal regulatory program that affects contractors, property managers, and others involved in disturbing painted surfaces. The program applies to residential houses, apartments, and child-occupied facilities (e.g., schools, day-care centers) built before 1978. The program involves both pre-renovation education requirements (i.e., distribution of an EPA lead pamphlet, distribution of renovation notices (for work in common areas of multi-family housing or child-occupied facilities) or posting of informational signs) and training, certification, and work practice requirements. The training, certification and work practice requirements have a deadline of April 22, 2010, after which renovation firms must be certified, individuals performing renovation activities must have completed training, and lead-safe work practices must be followed. Firms must be re-certified by EPA every five years, including completion of a refresher training course and submission of a completed application to EPA (along with the correct fees). Contractors must be careful to maintain records which verify the firm's certification, employee training, documentation of distribution of the EPA pamphlet, etc. The training, certification, and work practice requirements do not apply if the firm obtains a signed statement from the owner stating that: the renovation will occur in the owner's residence, no child under age 6 lives there, the housing is not child-occupied, no pregnant woman lives there, and the owner acknowledges that the renovation firm will not be required to use the work practices in this EPA rule. Failure to comply with this lead-safe rule can result in the assessment of penalties of up to $32,500 per violation, per day.