---
kind: "unit"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
key: "ch53/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/ch53-schII"
sections_count: 16
---

# Subchapter II — Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade › Chapter 53 — Toxic Substances Control

## Sections

- [§2641. Congressional findings and purpose](/usc/15/2641.md)
- [§2642. Definitions](/usc/15/2642.md)
- [§2643. EPA regulations](/usc/15/2643.md)
- [§2644. Requirements if EPA fails to promulgate regulations](/usc/15/2644.md)
- [§2645. Submission to State Governor](/usc/15/2645.md)
- [§2646. Contractor and laboratory accreditation](/usc/15/2646.md)
- [§2647. Enforcement](/usc/15/2647.md)
- [§2648. Emergency authority](/usc/15/2648.md)
- [§2649. State and Federal law](/usc/15/2649.md)
- [§2650. Asbestos contractors and local educational agencies](/usc/15/2650.md)
- [§2651. Public protection](/usc/15/2651.md)
- [§2652. Asbestos Ombudsman](/usc/15/2652.md)
- [§2653. EPA study of asbestos-containing material in public buildings](/usc/15/2653.md)
- [§2654. Transitional rules](/usc/15/2654.md)
- [§2655. Worker protection](/usc/15/2655.md)
- [§2656. Training grants](/usc/15/2656.md)