EPA ICR No. 1246.12; OMB Control No. 2070-0072

Attachment C

40 CFR 763 Subpart G
TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

PART 763--ASBESTOS

Subpart G--Asbestos Worker Protection

763.120 What is the purpose of this subpart?

This subpart protects certain State and local government employees who are not protected by the 

Asbestos Standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This subpart 

applies the OSHA Asbestos Standards in 29 CFR 1910.1001 and 29 CFR 1926.1101 to these 

employees.

763.121 Does this subpart apply to me?

If you are a State or local government employer and you are not subject to a State asbestos 

standard that OSHA has approved under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act or 

a State asbestos plan that EPA has exempted from the requirements of this subpart under section 

763.123, you must follow the requirements of this subpart to protect your employees from 

occupational exposure to asbestos.

763.122 What does this subpart require me to do?

If you are a State or local government employer whose employees perform:

(a) Construction activities identified in 29 CFR 1926.1101(a), you must:

(1) Comply with the OSHA standards in 29 CFR 1926.1101.

(2) Submit notifications required for alternative control methods to the Director, 

National Program Chemicals Division (7404), Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460.

(b) Custodial activities not associated with the construction activities identified in 29 

CFR 1926.1101(a), you must comply with the OSHA standards in 29 CFR 1910.1001.

(c) Repair, cleaning, or replacement of asbestos-containing clutch plates and brake pads, 

shoes, and linings, or removal of asbestos-containing residue from brake drums or clutch 

housings, you must comply with the OSHA standards in 29 CFR 1910.1001.

763.123 May a State implement its own asbestos worker protection plan?
This section describes the process under which a State may be exempted from the requirements 

of this subpart.

(a) States seeking an exemption. If your State wishes to implement its own asbestos 

worker protection plan, rather than complying with the requirements of this subpart, your 

State must apply for and receive an exemption from EPA.

(1) What must my State do to apply for an exemption? To apply for an exemption 

from the requirements of this subpart, your State must send to the Director of 

EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) a copy of its asbestos 

worker protection regulations and a detailed explanation of how your State’s 

asbestos worker protection plan meets the requirements of TSCA section 18 (15 

U.S.C. 2617).

(2) What action will EPA take on my State’s application for an exemption? EPA 

will review your State’s application and make a preliminary determination 

whether your State’s asbestos worker protection plan meets the requirements of 

TSCA section 18.

(i) If EPA’s preliminary determination is that your State’s plan does meet 

the requirements of TSCA section 18, EPA will initiate a rulemaking, 

including an opportunity for public comment, to exempt your State from 

the requirements of this subpart. After considering any comments, EPA 

will issue a final rule granting or denying the exemption.

(ii) If EPA’s preliminary determination is that the State plan does not meet 

the requirements of TSCA section 18, EPA will notify your State in 

writing and will give your State a reasonable opportunity to respond to 

that determination.

(iii) If EPA does not grant your State an exemption, then the State and 

local government employers in your State are subject to the requirements 

of this subpart.

(b) States that have been granted an exemption. If EPA has exempted your State from the 

requirements of this subpart, your State must update its asbestos worker protection 

regulations as necessary to implement changes to meet the requirements of this subpart, 

and must apply to EPA for an amendment to its exemption.

(1) What must my State do to apply for an amendment to its exemption? To apply

for an amendment to its exemption, your State must send to the Director of OPPT 

a copy of its updated asbestos worker protection regulations and a detailed 

explanation of how your State’s updated asbestos worker protection plan meets 

the requirements of TSCA section 18. Your State must submit its application for 
an amendment within 6 months of the effective date of any changes to the 

requirements of this subpart, or within a reasonable time agreed upon by your 

State and OPPT.

(2) What action will EPA take on my State’s application for an amendment? EPA 

will review your State’s application for an amendment and make a preliminary 

determination whether your State’s updated asbestos worker protection plan 

meets the requirements of TSCA section 18.

(i) If EPA determines that the updated State plan does meet the 

requirements of TSCA section 18, EPA will issue your State an amended 

exemption.

(ii) If EPA determines that the updated State plan does not meet the 

requirements of TSCA section 18, EPA will notify your State in writing 

and will give your State a reasonable opportunity to respond to that 

determination.

(iii) If EPA does not grant your State an amended exemption, or if your 

State does not submit a timely request for amended exemption, then the 

State and local government employers in your State are subject to the 

requirements of this subpart.