Request for Information on Legacy Uses of Asbestos for TSCA Section 6 (a) Risk Management for Asbestos, Part 2
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- Request for Information on Legacy Uses of Asbestos for TSCA Section 6 (a) Risk Management for Asbestos, Part 2
Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to address unreasonable risk that EPA has identified as part of a TSCA risk evaluation. EPA completed the Asbestos Part 1 risk evaluation in December 2020 and published a Final Rule in March 2024. On December 3, 2024, EPA published the Asbestos Part 2 Final Risk Evaluation which determined that legacy uses of asbestos that result in asbestos exposure significantly contribute to the unreasonable risk presented by asbestos. Legacy uses are those where the manufacturing (including importing), processing, or distribution of the asbestos or asbestos-containing materials has ended. Examples of legacy uses include floor and ceiling tiles, pipe wraps, insulation, heat protective textiles containing chrysotile and other fiber types. EPA is initiating a rulemaking under TSCA section 6 to address the unreasonable risk identified in the Asbestos Part 2 Final Risk Evaluation. The Asbestos Part 2 rule will cover legacy uses and associated disposals of asbestos found in older products. TSCA section 6(c)(2)(A) requires EPA, in proposing and promulgating TSCA section 6(a) rules, to include a statement of effects addressing certain issues, including the effects of the chemical substance on health and the environment; the magnitude of exposure of the chemical substance to humans and the environment; the benefits of the chemical substance for various uses; and the reasonably ascertainable economic consequences of the rule, including consideration of the likely effects of the rule on the national economy, small business, technological innovation, the environment and public health; and the costs and benefits and the cost effectiveness of the regulatory action and of the one or more primary alternative regulatory actions considered by the Administrator. EPA will develop an economic analysis for the proposed rule to support the TSCA section 6(c)(2)(A) requirements for the proposed rule. EPA reviewed reasonably available information and determined that additional information is necessary for a proposed rule that would most effectively address the unreasonable risk for asbestos identified in the risk evaluation. EPA is requesting information that it will use in preparing the economic analysis for the proposed rule in order to fully address the issues in TSCA section 6(c)(2)(A).
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- Jun 23, 2026