{"description":"Documents matching 'asbestos'","count":2555,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=asbestos&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Asbestos","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested people to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the Asbestos standards. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for this rulemaking to provide an additional 30 days for public comment.","document_number":"2026-14840","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/22/2026-14840/asbestos","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-22/pdf/2026-14840.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-14840.pdf?1784637924","publication_date":"2026-07-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","id":386,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/occupational-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/386","parent_id":271,"slug":"occupational-safety-and-health-administration"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Proposed rule; reopening of the rulemaking record. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested people to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> standards. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for this rulemaking to provide an additional 30 days for public comment. \n \n \n DATES: \n Written comments must be submitted on or before August 21, 2026. \n \n \n ADDRESSES: \n \n \n Written comments:"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan (Renewal)","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans (EPA ICR Number 1365.13, OMB Control Number 2070- 0091) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is approved through May 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on July 23, 2025 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.","document_number":"2026-10193","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/21/2026-10193/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-21/pdf/2026-10193.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10193.pdf?1779281116","publication_date":"2026-05-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":" \n \n Abstract: \n This Information Collection Request addresses reporting and recordkeeping requirements found in the <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span>-Containing Materials in Schools Rule (“AHERA Rule” a.k.a. “Schools Rule”) and the <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> Model Accreditation Plan (MAP) Rule. Section 203 of the <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) 15 U.S.C. 2641-2656, authorizes the EPA Administrator to promulgate regulations “for determining whether <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>-containing material is present in a school building under the authority of a local education agency (LEA).” Accordingly"},{"title":"Asbestos","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"OSHA is extending the period for submitting comments by 60 days to allow stakeholders interested in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Asbestos additional time to review the NPRM and collect information and data necessary for comment.","document_number":"2025-15901","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/20/2025-15901/asbestos","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-20/pdf/2025-15901.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-15901.pdf?1755607532","publication_date":"2025-08-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","id":386,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/occupational-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/386","parent_id":271,"slug":"occupational-safety-and-health-administration"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Proposed rule; extension of comment period. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n OSHA is extending the period for submitting comments by 60 days to allow stakeholders interested in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> additional time to review the NPRM and collect information and data necessary for comment. \n \n \n DATES: \n The comment period for the NPRM that was published at 90 FR 28295 on July 1, 2025, is extended. Comments on any aspect of the NPRM must be submitted by November 1, 2025. \n \n \n ADDRESSES: \n \n \n Written comments: \n You may"},{"title":"Asbestos","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA's Asbestos standards and better aligns these standards with OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard.","document_number":"2025-11633","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-11633/asbestos","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-11633.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11633.pdf?1751287515","publication_date":"2025-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","id":386,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/occupational-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/386","parent_id":271,"slug":"occupational-safety-and-health-administration"}],"excerpts":"Information Collection Requests (ICR) for the <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> in general industry \n 1 \n \n and construction standards,\n 2 \n \n there are 375,479 employees who are subject to exposure monitoring for <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> exposure. In a 1990 economic analysis prepared for the proposed changes to the <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> standards for construction and general industry, OSHA estimated that “from four to 10 percent of total employment . . . are potentially exposed to <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> each year.” \n 3 \n \n Based on this, and given that the <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> standards require periodic monitoring when employees"},{"title":"Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products; Withdrawal","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the withdrawal of the proposed rule entitled \"Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products,\" which published in the Federal Register of December 27, 2024. FDA is taking this action in response to comments received during the comment period for the proposed rule that warrant further consideration and assessment prior to issuing final regulations to establish and require standardized testing methods for detecting and identifying asbestos in talc-containing cosmetic products pursuant to the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022.","document_number":"2025-21407","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/28/2025-21407/testing-methods-for-detecting-and-identifying-asbestos-in-talc-containing-cosmetic-products","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-28/pdf/2025-21407.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21407.pdf?1764078345","publication_date":"2025-11-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"excerpts":"Agency has received, and the complexity of <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> testing and legal considerations under the Administrative Procedure Act, we are withdrawing the proposed rule to reconsider best means of addressing the issues covered by the proposed rule and broader principles to reduce exposure to <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>, and to ensure that any standardized testing method requirements for detecting <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> in talc-containing cosmetic products help protect users of talc-containing cosmetic products from harmful exposure to <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>. \n While the Agency is withdrawing the proposed"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal Collection and Request for Comment; Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans","type":"Notice","abstract":"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Asbestos- Containing Materials in Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans (EPA ICR No. 1365.13 and OMB Control No. 2070-0091). This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through May 31, 2026. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.","document_number":"2025-13818","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/23/2025-13818/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-renewal-collection-and-request-for-comment","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-23/pdf/2025-13818.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13818.pdf?1753188310","publication_date":"2025-07-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span>-Containing Materials in Schools and <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> Model Accreditation Plans (EPA ICR No. 1365.13 and OMB Control No. 2070-0091). This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through May 31, 2026. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA,"},{"title":"Asbestos in General Industry Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements","type":"Notice","abstract":"OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Asbestos in General Industry Standard.","document_number":"2025-14000","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/25/2025-14000/asbestos-in-general-industry-standard-extension-of-the-office-of-management-and-budgets-omb-approval","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-25/pdf/2025-14000.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14000.pdf?1753361107","publication_date":"2025-07-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","id":386,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/occupational-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/386","parent_id":271,"slug":"occupational-safety-and-health-administration"}],"excerpts":"information collected under each requirement, as well as how they use it. The purpose of these requirements are to help employers monitor worker exposure to <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>, to take action to reduce worker exposure to the PEL, to monitor worker health, and to provide workers with information about their exposures and the health effects that may result from their occupational involvement with <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>, and provide access to these records by OSHA, the affected workers, and designated representatives. \n II. Special Issues for Comment \n OSHA has a particular"},{"title":"Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement for Recovery of Response Costs; Goodrich Asbestos Superfund Site in Ottawa County, Miami, Oklahoma","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (\"CERCLA\"), notice is hereby given that a proposed CERCLA Section 122(h)(1) Ability to Pay Cashout Settlement (\"Proposed Agreement\") associated with the Goodrich Asbestos Superfund Site, located at or near 1000 Goodrich Boulevard, Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma 74354, was executed by the Environmental Protection Agency (\"EPA\") and is now subject to public comment, after which EPA may modify or withdraw its consent if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the Proposed Agreement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Proposed Agreement would resolve potential EPA claims under sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA against Allan Kaspar (\"Settling Party\") for response costs EPA incurred at the Goodrich Asbestos Superfund Site. Based on an ability to pay analysis, the Proposed Agreement would require Settling Party to pay EPA $100,000.00. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive electronic comments relating to the Proposed Agreement. EPA's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection by request.","document_number":"2026-08370","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/30/2026-08370/comprehensive-environmental-response-compensation-and-liability-act-proposed-administrative","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-30/pdf/2026-08370.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08370.pdf?1777466709","publication_date":"2026-04-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"SUMMARY: \n \n In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), notice is hereby given that a proposed CERCLA Section 122(h)(1) Ability to Pay Cashout Settlement (“Proposed Agreement”) \n \n associated with the Goodrich <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> Superfund Site, located at or near 1000 Goodrich Boulevard, Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma 74354, was executed by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and is now subject to public comment, after which EPA may modify or withdraw its consent if comments received disclose"},{"title":"Asbestos in Shipyards Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements","type":"Notice","abstract":"OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Asbestos in Shipyards Standard.","document_number":"2025-08940","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/20/2025-08940/asbestos-in-shipyards-standard-extension-of-the-office-of-management-and-budgets-omb-approval-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-20/pdf/2025-08940.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-08940.pdf?1747658715","publication_date":"2025-05-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","id":386,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/occupational-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/386","parent_id":271,"slug":"occupational-safety-and-health-administration"}],"excerpts":"OSHA is requesting that OMB extend the approval of the information collection requirements contained in the <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> in Shipyards Standard. The agency is requesting an adjustment decrease in burden hours from 1,038 hours to 976 hours, a difference of 62 hours. This decrease is due to a reduction in the number of establishments and employees, as well as a decrease in the estimated number of <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>-containing materials and presumed <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>-containing materials in their work environments. \n OSHA will summarize the comments submitted in response to"},{"title":"Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is proposing to require testing of talc-containing cosmetic products using standardized testing methods for detecting and identifying asbestos that may be present as a contaminant in talc. We are also proposing corresponding adulteration provisions. Asbestos is a potential contaminant in talc, which is used in certain cosmetic products, and is a known human carcinogen. This proposed rule, if finalized, will help protect users of talc-containing cosmetic products from harmful exposure to asbestos given the potential for contamination of these products.","document_number":"2024-30544","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/27/2024-30544/testing-methods-for-detecting-and-identifying-asbestos-in-talc-containing-cosmetic-products","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-27/pdf/2024-30544.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30544.pdf?1735220714","publication_date":"2024-12-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"excerpts":"(cummingtonite-grunerite <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>), crocidolite (riebeckite <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>), tremolite <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>, actinolite <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>, and anthophyllite <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>. In a strictly mineralogical sense, <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> also refers to minerals identifiable as being among the amphibole or serpentine group and having a unique fibrous morphology resulting from an asbestiform habit of growth (Ref. 27). Therefore, we propose applying a mineralogical definition of <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> in talc and talc-containing cosmetic products because the commercial definitions of <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> in other federal regulations"},{"title":"Asbestos Part 2 Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals; Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Notice of Availability","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the final supplemental risk evaluation under the under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for asbestos Part 2: addressing legacy uses and associated disposal. The purpose of risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, without consideration of costs or non-risk factors, including unreasonable risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations identified as relevant to the risk evaluation by EPA, under the conditions of use. For the part 2 supplemental risk evaluation, the Agency evaluated legacy uses and associated disposals of asbestos including chrysotile asbestos, five additional fiber types, conditions of use for asbestos-containing talc that are subject to TSCA, and Libby asbestos. EPA used the best available science to prepare this final supplemental risk evaluation and determined, based on the weight of scientific evidence, that asbestos poses unreasonable risk to human health. Under TSCA, EPA must initiate risk management actions to address the unreasonable risk.","document_number":"2024-28285","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/03/2024-28285/asbestos-part-2-supplemental-evaluation-including-legacy-uses-and-associated-disposals-risk","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-03/pdf/2024-28285.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28285.pdf?1733147127","publication_date":"2024-12-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"use. As a result, the risk evaluation for <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> was split into two parts.\n \n \n 1. \n <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> (Part 1: Chrysotile <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span>). \n (Ref. 2) The final risk evaluation for <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> (Part 1: Chrysotile <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span>) was released in January 2021 (86 FR 89, January 4, 2021; FRL-10017-43), covering all intended, known, or reasonably foreseen import, processing, and distribution of chrysotile <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>; uses of chrysotile <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> that have been imported, processed, and distributed; and disposal of such chrysotile <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> uses. The final rule to address the unreasonable"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Asbestos in Shipyards Standard","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.","document_number":"2026-06026","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/30/2026-06026/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request-asbestos-in","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-30/pdf/2026-06026.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06026.pdf?1774615510","publication_date":"2026-03-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"}],"excerpts":"email at \n DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. \n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n \n The Standard requires employers to train workers about the hazards of <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>, to monitor worker exposure, to provide medical surveillance, and maintain accurate records of worker exposure to <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>. These records will be used by employers, workers, and the Government to ensure that workers are not harmed by exposure to <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> in the workplace. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the \n Federal Register \n on May 20"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Asbestos in General Industry Standard","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.","document_number":"2026-10958","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/02/2026-10958/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request-asbestos-in","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-02/pdf/2026-10958.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10958.pdf?1780317914","publication_date":"2026-06-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"}],"excerpts":"DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. \n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n \n This standard requires employers to monitor employee exposure, provide medical surveillance, and to maintain accurate records of employee exposure to <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>. These records will be used by employers, employees, and the Government to ensure that employees are not harmed by exposure to <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> in the workplace. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the \n Federal Register \n on July 25, 2025 (90 FR 35319).\n \n Comments are invited on: (1) whether"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 (R8) is giving notice that it proposes to rescind a system of records pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act. The Libby Asbestos Exposure Assessment Records System of Records is being rescinded because R8 is no longer using the System as defined in the Privacy Act.","document_number":"2026-22060","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/29/2026-22060/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-29/pdf/2026-22060.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-22060.pdf?1793191513","publication_date":"2026-10-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Rescindment of a system of records notice. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 (R8) is giving notice that it proposes to rescind a system of records pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act. The Libby <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> Exposure Assessment Records System of Records is being rescinded because R8 is no longer using the System as defined in the Privacy Act. \n \n \n DATES: \n EPA Region 8 stopped maintaining this system of records in August 2010. Comment on this system of records notice must be received on or before"},{"title":"Asbestos in Construction Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements","type":"Notice","abstract":"OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Asbestos in Construction Standard.","document_number":"2024-17891","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/12/2024-17891/asbestos-in-construction-standard-extension-of-the-office-of-management-and-budgets-omb-approval-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-12/pdf/2024-17891.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-17891.pdf?1723207536","publication_date":"2024-08-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","id":386,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/occupational-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/386","parent_id":271,"slug":"occupational-safety-and-health-administration"}],"excerpts":"it. \n The <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> in Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.1101) protects workers from adverse health effects arising from workplace exposure to <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>, including lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis (an emphysema-like condition) and gastrointestinal cancer. The standard requires employers to monitor worker exposure, provide medical surveillance, and maintain accurate records of worker exposure to <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>. These records will be used by employers, workers, and the Government to ensure that workers are not harmed by exposure to <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> in the workplace"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping for Asbestos Abatement Worker Protection (Renewal)","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Reporting and Recordkeeping for Asbestos Worker Protection, (EPA ICR Number 1246.15, OMB Control Number 2070-0072) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on April 23, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.","document_number":"2024-29065","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/11/2024-29065/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-11/pdf/2024-29065.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29065.pdf?1733838329","publication_date":"2024-12-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"with <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> and who are not covered by a state plan approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Currently, some 23 states and state equivalent territories have reporting and recordkeeping requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act, Section 8, documenting worker protection actions for state and local government employees involved in <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> work. EPA's <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> work protection regulations incorporate, by reference, the OSHA Construction Industry Standard for <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span>, and the General Industry Standard for <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span>. EPA"},{"title":"Asbestos Part 1; Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation of Certain Conditions of Use Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is issuing this final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to address to the extent necessary the unreasonable risk of injury to health presented by chrysotile asbestos based on the risks posed by certain conditions of use. The injuries to human health include mesothelioma and lung, ovarian, and laryngeal cancers resulting from chronic inhalation exposure to chrysotile asbestos.","document_number":"2024-05972","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/28/2024-05972/asbestos-part-1-chrysotile-asbestos-regulation-of-certain-conditions-of-use-under-the-toxic","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-28/pdf/2024-05972.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-05972.pdf?1711543523","publication_date":"2024-03-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"Disposal of Chrysotile <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span>-Containing Brake Blocks in the Oil Industry; \n • Commercial Use and Disposal of Aftermarket Automotive Chrysotile <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span>-Containing Brakes/Linings; \n • Commercial Use and Disposal of Other Chrysotile <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span>-Containing Vehicle Friction Products; \n • Commercial Use and Disposal of Other Chrysotile <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span>-Containing Gaskets; \n • Consumer Use and Disposal of Aftermarket Automotive Chrysotile <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span>-Containing Brakes/Linings; and \n • Consumer Use and Disposal of Other Chrysotile <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span>-Containing Gaskets. \n "},{"title":"Asbestos Part 1; Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation of Certain Conditions of Use Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Correction","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of Thursday, March 28, 2024, which finalized the rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to address to the extent necessary the unreasonable risk of injury to health presented by chrysotile asbestos based on the risks posed by certain conditions of use. The injuries to human health include mesothelioma and lung, ovarian, and laryngeal cancers resulting from chronic inhalation exposure to chrysotile asbestos.","document_number":"2024-08871","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/25/2024-08871/asbestos-part-1-chrysotile-asbestos-regulation-of-certain-conditions-of-use-under-the-toxic","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-25/pdf/2024-08871.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08871.pdf?1713962746","publication_date":"2024-04-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"finalized the rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to address to the extent necessary the unreasonable risk of injury to health presented by chrysotile <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> based on the risks posed by certain conditions of use. The injuries to human health include mesothelioma and lung, ovarian, and laryngeal cancers resulting from chronic inhalation exposure to chrysotile <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>.\n \n \n \n DATES: \n This correction is effective on May 28, 2024. \n \n \n ADDRESSES: \n \n The docket for this action, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0057"},{"title":"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","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NH DES) the authority to implement and enforce the state's amended Asbestos Disposal Site Rule in place of the National Emission Standard for Asbestos provisions for inactive waste disposal sites. NH DES's amended rule applies to all inactive waste disposal sites that ceased operation on or before July 9, 1981. This approval makes the NH DES amended Asbestos Disposal Site Rule federally enforceable. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).","document_number":"2024-11422","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/24/2024-11422/approval-of-the-clean-air-act-section-112l-authority-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-asbestos","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-24/pdf/2024-11422.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-11422.pdf?1716468321","publication_date":"2024-05-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"January 12, 2023 (88 FR 2057), the EPA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) that proposed approval of NH DES's amended rules in Env-Sw 2100, “Management and Control of <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> Sites Not Operated after July 9, 1981,” (<span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> Disposal Site Rule) effective September 1, 2018, as a partial rule substitution for the National Emission Standard for <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> (<span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> NESHAP). \n \n Under CAA section 112(l), EPA may approve state or local rules or programs to be implemented and enforced in place of certain otherwise applicable Federal rules, emissions"},{"title":"Asbestos Part 2 Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals; Draft Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act; Notice of Availability, Webinar and Request for Comment","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on a draft document titled \"Draft Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Part 2: Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals of Asbestos\" and is announcing a webinar on May 13, 2024. EPA is evaluating legacy uses and associated disposals of asbestos including chrysotile asbestos, five additional fiber types, asbestos-containing talc, and Libby asbestos. EPA has used the best available science to preliminarily determine that asbestos poses unreasonable risk to human health.","document_number":"2024-08024","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/16/2024-08024/asbestos-part-2-supplemental-evaluation-including-legacy-uses-and-associated-disposals-draft-risk","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-16/pdf/2024-08024.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08024.pdf?1713185133","publication_date":"2024-04-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"for <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> was split into two parts.\n \n \n 1. \n <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> (Part 1: Chrysotile <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span>). \n The final risk evaluation for <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> (Part 1: Chrysotile <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span>) was released in January 2021 (86 FR 89, January 4, 2021; FRL-10017-43), covering all intended, known, or reasonably foreseen import, processing, and distribution of chrysotile <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span>; uses of chrysotile <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> that have been imported, processed, and distributed; and disposal of such chrysotile <span class=\"match\">asbestos</span> uses. The final rule to address the unreasonable risk identified in the <span class=\"match\">Asbestos</span> Part"}]}