Responsible Personnel Certification (RPC)

The State of Maryland and Frederick County Code 1-10-17 (8), (i) states,“Certification by the owner/developer that any clearing, grading, construction, or development will be done pursuant to the approved erosion and sediment control plan. The certification must also require that the responsible personnel involved in the construction project have a Certificate of Training at a Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) approved training program for the control of erosion and sediment prior to beginning the project…”

On January 9, 2013, MDE and those jurisdictions that are delegated inspection and enforcement authority for erosion and sediment control, adopted the '2011 Maryland Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control'. 2011 Maryland Standards and Specifications. Frederick County is pleased to offer the latest version of the Responsible Personnel Certification training course in a format that can be utilized from this webpage.

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Instructions

Access the training presentation: RPC Training Course  (You may OPEN or SAVE this document.)

Access the 50 question test: RPC Test  (You may also OPEN or SAVE this document.)
The RPC Test is an interactive document that you may complete online or from the saved file on your computer. Online submission is not available at this time.

Upon completing the RPC Test, you have several options:

1. PRINT the test to a .pdf distiller and then attach the file to an e-mail and send to

2. PRINT the test to a printer and then scan the document and attach the scan to the above e-mail.

3. PRINT the test and mail it to:

Department of Permits and Inspections
Environmental Compliance Section
30 North Market Street
Frederick, MD 21701

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Course Fee and Payment

Frederick County charges $25.00 to recover the costs of administering the RPC training course. This fee is required prior to the issuance of the RPC card. At this time we are not able to take online payments. Your payment options are as follows:

1. You may deliver a check made payable to "Frederick County" either in person or by mail to the address above.

2. You may charge the course fee on your credit or debit card, but the following procedures are required in order to utilize this method:

**Please be advised that there is a 2.5%service charge (per transaction total)added to all credit or debit card payments.**

2A. The completed test must be delivered to the County by one of the methods outlined in the above instructions.

2B. You must indicate in the delivery e-mail, cover letter or on the test document itself of you preference to pay by credit or debit card.

2C.Once the test is recorded, you will be sent a "License" number that must be referenced to complete the credit or debit transaction.

2D. You may then phone 301-600-6719 to speak to a Treasurer's Office employee who can collect your credit or debit information.