Asbestos Letters

Asbestos Letters, Determinations and Clarifications

Often, questions arise concerning compliance with the asbestos regulations in Florida. This webpage provides information to assist in answering these compliance questions and contains memoranda issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) or its agents and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on applicability and compliance issues associated with the Asbestos National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutant (NESHAP, 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M).

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]

Facility classification under Asbestos National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants

• EPA Asbestos Residential Clarification Federal Register Text, July 28, 1995
  [PDF - 388 KB]
• EPA Asbestos Residential Clarification Summary, July 28, 1995
  [PDF - 16 KB]
• EPA Determination on Residential Facility, April 29, 2002
  [PDF - 175 KB]
• EPA Determination on Billboard and Pier as Facility, July 27, 2004
  [PDF - 126 KB]