§704.180. Asbestos. — Inbound Citations

(a) The definitions in subpart A of this part apply to § 704.180 unless otherwise specified in this section.

Asbestos is a collective term meaning any of the substances listed in Table 1 of this paragraph (a).

Bulk asbestos means any quantity of asbestos fiber of any type or grade, or combination of types or grades, that is mined or milled with the purpose of obtaining asbestos. This term does not include asbestos that is produced or processed as a contaminant or an impurity.

Bulk materials containing asbestos means bulk materials in which asbestos is being mined or milled as an impurity.

Chemical Information Submission System or CISS means EPA's electronic, web-based reporting tool for the completion and submission of CDR data, reports, and other information, or its successors.

Form A means an abbreviated form for persons who know or can reasonably ascertain that they manufactured (including imported) or processed asbestos, including as an impurity, during the reporting period described in paragraph (f) of this section but do not know and cannot reasonably ascertain the amount of asbestos manufactured (including imported) or processed by them.

Form B means the standard form to be used by persons who know or can reasonably ascertain that they manufactured (including imported) or processed asbestos, including as an impurity, during the reporting period described in paragraph (f) of this section and know or can reasonably ascertain how much asbestos they manufactured (including imported) or produced.

Primary processor means a person who starts with bulk asbestos or bulk materials containing asbestos, and makes a mixture that contains asbestos as a component.

Secondary processor means a person who further processes asbestos, after primary processing of asbestos is completed, including as a component of a mixture, or an article containing asbestos.

Small processor means any processor whose total annual sales, when combined with those of its parent company (if any), are less than $12 million.

(A) Site NAICS code required by § 704.180(e)(3)(v);

(iii) For mining, milling, or importing of bulk asbestos reported under activity in paragraphs (e)(4)(i)(A) through (C) of this section, report by year:

(A) Select from among the asbestos types listed in Table 1 of paragraph (a) in this section. If the specific asbestos type is not known or reasonably ascertainable, report the general listing, “asbestos CASRN 1332-21-4”.

(B) For each asbestos type, report the following:

(1) Quantity of asbestos, in pounds.

(2) Disposition of asbestos (see Table 3 to this paragraph (e)).

(iii) For mining, milling, or importing of bulk asbestos reported under activity in paragraphs (e)(4)(i)(A) through (C) of this section, report by year:

(A) Select from among the asbestos types listed in Table 1 of paragraph (a) in this section. If the specific asbestos type is not known or reasonably ascertainable, report the general listing, “asbestos CASRN 1332-21-4”.

(B) For each asbestos type, report the following:

(1) Quantity of asbestos, in pounds.

(2) Disposition of asbestos (see Table 3 to this paragraph (e)).

(iii) For mining, milling, or importing of bulk asbestos reported under activity in paragraphs (e)(4)(i)(A) through (C) of this section, report by year:

(A) Select from among the asbestos types listed in Table 1 of paragraph (a) in this section. If the specific asbestos type is not known or reasonably ascertainable, report the general listing, “asbestos CASRN 1332-21-4”.

(B) For each asbestos type, report the following:

(1) Quantity of asbestos, in pounds.

(2) Disposition of asbestos (see Table 3 to this paragraph (e)).

(B) For chemical identities and bulk material forms required by §§ 704.180(e)(4)(iii)(A), (iv)(A), (iv)(B)(3), (v)(B)(1), (vi)(B)(1), and (vii)(B)(2);

(B) For chemical identities and bulk material forms required by §§ 704.180(e)(4)(iii)(A), (iv)(A), (iv)(B)(3), (v)(B)(1), (vi)(B)(1), and (vii)(B)(2);

(B) For chemical identities and bulk material forms required by §§ 704.180(e)(4)(iii)(A), (iv)(A), (iv)(B)(3), (v)(B)(1), (vi)(B)(1), and (vii)(B)(2);

(B) For chemical identities and bulk material forms required by §§ 704.180(e)(4)(iii)(A), (iv)(A), (iv)(B)(3), (v)(B)(1), (vi)(B)(1), and (vii)(B)(2);

(B) For chemical identities and bulk material forms required by §§ 704.180(e)(4)(iii)(A), (iv)(A), (iv)(B)(3), (v)(B)(1), (vi)(B)(1), and (vii)(B)(2);

(B) For chemical identities and bulk material forms required by §§ 704.180(e)(4)(iii)(A), (iv)(A), (iv)(B)(3), (v)(B)(1), (vi)(B)(1), and (vii)(B)(2);

(D) Health and safety data required by § 704.180(e)(5)(iii), except that the following information may be claimed as confidential:

(1) Information that would reveal processes used in the manufacturing, importing, or processing of the substance or mixture, or the portion of a mixture comprised by any of the substances in the mixture, provided that the information is expressly identified as revealing processing information or portion of a mixture;

(2) Company name or address, financial statistics, and product codes used by a company and contained in a study; and

(3) Information other than company name or address, financial statistics, and product codes used by a company, which is contained in a study, the disclosure of which would clearly be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy (such as individual medical records).

(i) Any person submitting information under this part may assert a confidentiality claim for that information, except for information described in paragraph (h)(1)(ii) of this section. Any such confidentiality claims must be asserted electronically, pursuant to § 704.180(i), at the time the information is submitted. Information claimed as confidential in accordance with this section will be treated and disclosed in accordance with the procedures in 40 CFR part 2 and section 14 of TSCA.