---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 721.11095"
title: "40"
number: "721.11095"
heading: "Asbestos."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/721.11095"
---

# §721.11095. Asbestos.

- (a) **Chemical substance and significant new use subject to reporting.**
  - (1) The chemical substance identified as asbestos (as defined by [15 U.S.C. 2642(3)](/usc/15/2642.md?p=3) as the asbestiform varieties of chrysotile (serpentine), crocidolite (riebeckite), amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite), anthophyllite, tremolite or actinolite) is subject to reporting under this section for the significant new use described in [paragraph (a)(2)](#a-2) of this section except as provided by [paragraph (a)(3)](#a-3) of this section.
  - (2) Except as provided by [paragraph (a)(3)](#a-3) of this section, the significant new use of the chemical substance identified in [paragraph (a)(1)](#a-1) of this section is: Manufacturing (including importing) or processing for any of the following uses:
    - (i) Adhesives, sealants, roof and non-roof coatings;
    - (ii) Arc chutes;
    - (iii) Beater-add gaskets;
    - (iv) Cement products;
    - (v) Extruded sealant tape and other tape;
    - (vi) Filler for acetylene cylinders;
    - (vii) Friction materials;
    - (viii) High grade electrical paper;
    - (ix) Millboard;
    - (x) Missile liner;
    - (xi) Packings;
    - (xii) Pipeline wrap;
    - (xiii) Reinforced plastics;
    - (xiv) Roofing felt;
    - (xv) Separators in fuel cells and batteries;
    - (xvi) Vinyl-asbestos floor tile;
    - (xvii) Woven products;
    - (xviii) Other building products; or
    - (xix) **Any other use of asbestos.**
  - (3) **Exceptions.**
    - (i) The significant new use identified in (a)(2) of this section does not include manufacturing (including importing) or processing for the following uses of the asbestiform variety of chrysotile (serpentine) asbestos:
      - (A) Diaphragms for use in chorine and sodium hydroxide production;
      - (B) Sheet gaskets for use in chemical manufacturing;
      - (C) Brake blocks in oil drilling equipment;
      - (D) Aftermarket automotive brakes/linings;
      - (E) Other vehicle friction products; or
      - (F) **Other gaskets.**
    - (ii) The significant new use does not include the manufacture (including importation) or processing of the asbestos-containing products identified in [§ 763.165](/cfr/40/763.165.md), which continue to be prohibited pursuant to [40 CFR part 763](/cfr/40/part763.md), subpart I.
- (b) **Specific requirements.**
  - (1) [40 CFR 721.45(f)](/cfr/40/721.45.md?p=f) does not apply to this section. A person who intends to manufacture (including import) or process the substance identified in [paragraph (a)(1)](#a-1) of this section for the significant new use identified in [paragraph (a)(2)](#a-2) of this section as part of an article is subject to the notification provisions of [§ 721.25](/cfr/40/721.25.md).
  - (2) Any person who submits a significant new use notice for the substance identified in [paragraph (a)(1)](#a-1) of this section for the significant new use identified in [paragraph (a)(2)](#a-2) of this section must include with the notice adequate documentation or supporting information in the submitter's possession or control that the intended use is not subject to the prohibitions identified in [40 CFR part 763](/cfr/40/part763.md), subpart I.

## Notes

### Amendments

[84 FR 17359, Apr. 25, 2019]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2604, 2607, and 2625(c).

### Source

Source: 49 FR 35018, Sept. 5, 1984, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[84 FR 17359, Apr. 25, 2019]