Asbestos Guidance

This webpage provides information to assist in answering various compliance questions. It contains guidance and memoranda issued by DEP or EPA on applicability and compliance issues associated with the Asbestos NESHAP (40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M).

EPA Guidelines for Castastrophic Emergency Situations Involving Asbestos

• Guidelines for Catastrophic Emergency Situations Involving Asbestos

Facility classification under Asbestos National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants

• EPA Asbestos Residential Clarification Federal Register Text, July 28, 1995
• EPA Asbestos Residential Clarification Summary, July 28, 1995
• EPA Determination on Residential Facility, April 29, 2002
• EPA Determination on Billboard and Pier as Facility, July 27, 2004
   

Notification requirements for Category I Asbestos Containing Material (e.g., Flooring, Asphalt Roofing) 

• Miami-Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management Letter to EPA on Notice Requirements for Category I Asbestos Containing Material Removal, April 30, 2004
  [PDF - 1.5 MB]
• EPA Response to Miami-Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management on Notice Requirements for Category I Asbestos Containing Material Removal, July 21, 2004
  [PDF - 2.0 MB]
• DEP Letter to EPA on Notice Requirements for Category I Asbestos Containing Material Removal, May 20, 2004
  [PDF - 2.3 MB]
• EPA Response to DEP on Notice Requirements for Category I Asbestos Containing Material Removal, July 21, 2004
  [PDF - 2.4 MB]

Removal requirements for Category I ACM (e.g., Flooring, Asphalt Roofing) 

• Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection Letter to EPA on Demolition with Category I Asbestos Containing Material, October 11, 1993
  [PDF - 683 KB]
• EPA Response to Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection on Demolition with Category I Asbestos Containing Material, December 3, 1993
  [PDF - 1.1 MB]
• DEP Letter to EPA on Removal Requirements for Category I Asbestos Containing Material, July 20, 1994
  [PDF - 965 KB]
• EPA response to DEP on Removal Requirements for Category I Asbestos Containing Material, August 19, 1994
  [PDF - 1.2 MB]

Asbestos-Containing Material Analysis Methods and Procedures 

• EPA Clarification on Multilayer Analysis, January 5, 1994
  [PDF - 181 KB]
• EPA Letter on Homogenous Area in Asbestos Sampling, May 11, 1995
  [PDF - 142 KB]
• EPA Clarification on Multilayer Analysis December 19, 1995
  [PDF - 286 KB]
• EPA Determination on Deerfield Beach Asbestos Analysis Procedures, December 23, 1999
  [PDF - 364 KB]