Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§2654 Transitional rules
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 53— - TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE › § 2654
Summary
EPA rules that conflict with the rules in this subchapter stop being effective after October 22, 1986. Any advance notices, proposed rules, or regulations the EPA had before October 22, 1986 that match the requirements of section 2643 stay in effect and can be used to meet section 2643, but they will be enforced under this chapter.
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Title 15, §2654
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Any regulation of the Environmental Protection Agency under subchapter I which is inconsistent with this subchapter shall not be in effect after October 22, 1986. Any advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, any proposed rule, and any regulation of the Environmental Protection Agency in effect before October 22, 1986, which is consistent with the regulations required under section 2643 of this title shall remain in effect and may be used to meet the requirements of section 2643 of this title, except that any such regulation shall be enforced under this chapter.
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15 U.S.C. § 2654
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73