R. A. Huber to Distribution List on Guidance for Compliance with EPA Asbestos Regulation (1977)

Internal correspondence from the Maintenance Operations Manager of Chemicals and Plastics transmitting an outline for complying with the EPA asbestos regulation (40 CFR 61) on removal and disposal of asbestos-containing insulation and on notifying regulatory agencies. The package includes the outline, a draft notification form, general notes, excerpts of the regulation, and a distribution list. The memo estimated compliance costs at $100,000 - $200,000 per year.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Cover memo from R. A. Huber, June 22, 1977, on guidance for compliance with the EPA asbestos regulation
• Pages 2-3: Outline of regulation applicability, removal and disposal practices, EPA notification timing and offices, and suggested notification letter text
• Page 4: Form of Notification of intent to demolish or renovate structures involving friable asbestos insulation
• Page 5: General notes on friable asbestos, notification, OSHA overlap, contractors, and disposal site fencing
• Page 6: Attachment 1: excerpts from EPA hazardous air pollutant regulation (40 CFR 61 sections 61.04, 61.22, 61.25)
• Page 7: Distribution list of plant managers and others by location
• Pages 8-17: Environment Reporter reprint of 40 CFR 61 national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (121:0461 ff.), including the asbestos standard; page 17 ends mid-section

People and organizations

From R. A. Huber (Maintenance Operations Manager) to See Attached Distribution List (Plant managers, assistant plant managers, EP/OH coordinators and others at Chemicals and Plastics locations).

• R. A. Huber (author)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Environment Reporter (named)
• EPA (named)
• Maintenance Operations Team (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: EPA · OSHA · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-3442 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 17 pages. Production numbers UCC 017295 to UCC 017310.