Rule and Implementation Information for Asbestos
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)

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Rule Information

Proposed and Promulgated Rule Notices

Subpart M- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Asbestos

Date	Citation	Action	Description	File Download
03/31/1971	36FR5931	Listing Notice	Air Pollution Prevention and Control: List of Hazardous Air Pollutants	157 kb
12/07/1971	36FR23239	Proposed Rule	[40CFR Part 61] National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Proposed Standards for Asbestos, Beryllium, Mercury	2.3 MB
04/06/1973	38FR8820	Final Rule	Part 61 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Asbestos, Beryllium, Mercury	4.0 MB
05/03/1974	39FR15396	Clarification	Part 61- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Asbestos, Beryllium, Mercury	7.1 MB
10/26/1974	39FR38064	Proposed Amendments	[40CFRPart 61] Asbestos and Mercury: Proposed Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants	1.6 MB
10/14/1975	40FR48292	Amendments	Part 61 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Amendments to Asbestos Standards for Asbestos and Mercury	2.5 MB
03/02/1977	42FR12122	Proposed Amendments Part II	[40CFR Part 61] National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Proposed Amendments to Asbestos Standard	316 kb
03/02/1977	42FR12127	Proposed Amendments Part III	[40CFR Part 61] National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Clarification to Amendments to Asbestos Standard	980 kb
06/19/1978	43FR26372	Final Rule Amendments	Part 61 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Amendments to Asbestos Standard	440 kb
10/10/1979	44FR58642	Proposed Rulemaking	National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Policy and Procedures for Identifying , Assessing, and Regulating Airborne Substances Posing a Risk of Cancer	4.0 MB
10/17/1979	44FR60056	Joint Statement on Coordination of Regulatory Activities	Commercial and Industrial Use of Asbestos Fibers and Consumer Products Containing Asbestos: Statement of Policy and Coordination of Regulatory Activities	1.6 MB
08/26/1981	46FR43081	Availability of Control Techniques Document	Control Techniques Document: Assessment and Control of Chrysotile Asbestos Emissions from Unpaved Roads	282 kb
07/13/1983	48FR32126	Proposed Rule and Notice of Public Hearing	National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Amendments to Asbestos Standard	949 kb
04/05/1984	49FR13658	Final Rule	National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Amendments to Asbestos Standard: Final Rule	1.0 MB
06/21/1984	49FR25453	Corrections	National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Correction	137 kb
01/29/1986	51FR3738	Proposed Rule	Asbestos: Proposed Mining and Import Restrictions and Proposed Manufacturing, Importation, and Processing Prohibitions	4.5 MB
03/10/1986	51FR8199	Correction	National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Final rule; Correction	122 kb
01/10/1989	54FR912	Notice of Proposed Rule	Asbestos NESHAP Revision, Including Disposal of Asbestos Containing Materials Removed From Schools	3.3 MB
07/12/1989	54FR29460	Final Rule	Asbestos: Manufacture, Importation, Processing and Distribution in Commerce Prohibitions	6.6 MB
11/20/1990	55FR48406	Final Rule	National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Asbestos NESHAP Revision	2.9 MB
11/05/1993	58FR58964	Continuing restrictions on certain asbestos-containing products	Asbestos, Manufacture, Importation, Processing, and Distribution Prohibitions	639 kb
07/28/1995	60FR38725	Notice of Clarification	Asbestos NESHAP Clarification of Intent: Notice of Clarification	276 kb
11/30/1995	60FR61550	Notice	National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollution for Asbestos:Initial Source Category List Modification	12 kb
07/1/1997	40CFR Ch. 1	Part 61 corrections	Part 61 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, Subpart M- National Emission standard for Asbestos	408 kb
9/18/2003	68FR54789	Rule	National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollution for Asbestos; Direct Final Rule and Proposed Rule	103 kb
11/28/2006	71FR68777	Proposed	National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollution for Asbestos; Approval of the Clean Air Act, Section 112(l), Proposed Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Asbestos Management and Control; State of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services	46 kb
11/28/2006	71FR68746	Rule	National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollution for Asbestos; Approval of the Clean Air Act, Section 112(l), Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Asbestos Management and Control; State of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services	69 kb

NOTES:All files are Government Printing Office (GPO) files unless otherwise indicated.

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Technical Information

Date	Citation	Action	Description	File Download
Circa 1971		NAS Report	Asbestos: The Need For And Feasibility of Air Pollution Controls, National Academy of Sciences	2.2 MB
October 1975	EPA-450/3-76-004	Report	Asbestos Contamination of the Air in Public Buildings	3.3 MB
March 1973	APTD-1503	Background Information Document	Background Information on Development of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Asbestos, Beryllium, and Mercury	4.5 MB
October 1974	EPA-450/2-74-009a	Background Information Document	Background Information on National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants-Proposed Amendments to Standards for Asbestos and Mercury	45.0 MB
June 1986	EPA/600/8-84/003F	Report	Airborne Asbestos Health Assessment Update	22.4 MB
March 21, 1988		Revised Report	Asbestos Exposure Assessment	13.4 MB

Closely Related Rules, Policies or Program Guidance

Date	Citation	Action	Description	File Download
June 8, 2012	Bob Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, US EPA	Program Guidance	Notification of Rules and Regulations Regarding the Demolition of Asbestos-Containing Structures	5.4 MB

Legacy Docket Indexes

Docket Number	Action/Project No.	Description	File Download
A-80-47	EPA Project No. 80/41	Asbestos NESHAP Review, Category I Review of Standards- Subcategory I-A: EPA Studies and Contractor Reports	8.5 MB
A-80-47	EPA Project No. 80/41	Asbestos NESHAP Review, Category I Review of Standards- Subcategory I-D: Correspondence to EPA from Persons Outside the Agency	1.0 MB
A-88-28	EPA Project No. 80/41	Asbestos NESHAP Review, Category I Review of Standards- Subcategory I-A: EPA Studies and Contractor Reports	1.4 MB
A-90-40	EPA Docket A-90-40	Asbestos NESHAP Comprehensive Revision, Category II, Items Considered in Developing Proposal, Subcategory II-A: EPA Studies and Contractor Reports	516 kb
A-94-69		EPA Correspondence and Contractor Reports	120 kb
A-83-02	EPA Docket A-83-02	Subcategory II-A: EPA Studies or Contractor Reports	847 kb

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Implementation Information

EPA Regional NESHAP Asbestos Contacts
(As of February 2013)
EPA Region	NESHAP Coordinator
EPA Region 1 5 Post Office Square Suite 100 Boston, MA 02109-3912	Alexander Aman Mail Code: OES05-4 Phone: 617-918-1722 FAX: 617-918-0722
EPA Region 2 Air Branch 290 Broadway, 21st Floor New York, NY 10007-1866	Victor Tu Phone: 212-637-3476 FAX: 212-637-3998
EPA Region 3 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103	Rich Ponak, Ponak.Rich@epa.gov Phone: (215) 814-2044 FAX: 215-814-3113
EPA Region 4 61 Forsyth Street, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30303-8960	Pam McIlvaine Phone: 404-562-9197 FAX: 404-562-8973
EPA Region 5 77 West Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604	Jeff Bratko, 312-886-6816, bratko.jeffrey@epa.gov Ray Cullen, 312-886-0538, cullen.raymond@epa.gov Linda Rosen, 312-886-6810, rosen.linda@epa.gov
EPA Region 6 1445 Ross Avenue Dallas, TX 75202-2733	Mark Berry Phone 214-665-3183 Fax 214-665-7264 Mail Code: 6PD berry.mark@epa.gov
EPA Region 7 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219	Randall Whipple Mail Code: WWPD/TOPE Phone: 913-551-7093 FAX: Fax 913-551-9073 whipple.randall@epa.gov
EPA Region 8 1595 Wynkoop Street Denver, CO 80202-1129	Regional Air Office Mail Code: 8ENF-AT Phone: 303-312-6312 FAX: 303-312-7202
EPA Region 9 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105	Regional Air Office Mail Code: A-3-3 Phone: TBD FAX: 415-744-3579
EPA Region 10 1200 Sixth Street Seattle, WA 98101	John Pavitt Mail Code: AOO/A Phone: (907) 271-3688 Fax: (907) 271-3424

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