Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§2653 EPA study of asbestos-containing material in public buildings

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 53— - TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE › § 2653

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 360 days after October 22, 1986, the Administrator must study asbestos in public and commercial buildings and send the results to Congress. The study must estimate how much asbestos is present, check its condition and the chance occupants and maintenance workers could breathe fibers, decide if these buildings need the same inspection and response rules as schools, review federal protections during renovation and demolition, and recommend whether to set rules and exposure limits.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §2653

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Within 360 days after October 22, 1986, the Administrator shall conduct and submit to the Congress the results of a study which shall—

(1)assess the extent to which asbestos-containing materials are present in public and commercial buildings;

(2)assess the condition of asbestos-containing material in commercial buildings and the likelihood that persons occupying such buildings, including service and maintenance personnel, are, or may be, exposed to asbestos fibers;

(3)consider and report on whether public and commercial buildings should be subject to the same inspection and response action requirements that apply to school buildings;

(4)assess whether existing Federal regulations adequately protect the general public, particularly abatement personnel, from exposure to asbestos during renovation and demolition of such buildings; and

(5)include recommendations that explicitly address whether there is a need to establish standards for, and regulate asbestos exposure in, public and commercial buildings.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 2653

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73