Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§2654 Transitional Rules

Title 15 › CHAPTER 53 — TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER II — ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE › § 2654

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

EPA rules made under subchapter I that conflict with this subchapter stop applying after October 22, 1986. Any advance notices, proposed rules, or regulations that existed before that date and match the requirements of section 2643 stay valid to meet section 2643, but they must 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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102