110 HR 6903 IH: Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent
U.S. House of Representatives
2008-09-15
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
1.This Act may be cited as the
Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent
Mesothelioma Act of 2008
.
2.Asbestos-containing products
(a)The Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.
2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
<enum>VI</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Asbestos-Containing Products</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H936936BC499A41CE94A16761F0878875" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H67C8D658C12D40488045B46DCFAA746C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Asbestos</header><text>The
term <quote>asbestos</quote> has the meaning given that term in section
202(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE050890BF24E47669CB6AFA9FBA36334"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Asbestos-containing product</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>asbestos-containing
product</term> means any product (including any part) to which asbestos is
deliberately added, or used, or in which asbestos is otherwise present in any
concentration, except concentrations present solely from contamination
from—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB11A45D4D38944699E56CD4E15C91639"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ambient air;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0576670C54414024989BD2768714FF64"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">water that complies with the Safe Drinking
Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300f">42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.</external-xref>) and the regulations issued under that
Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H57EC0B09BB3A4EB9930000577B2191BC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cosmetic</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>cosmetic</quote> has the
meaning given that term in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/321">21 U.S.C. 321</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5595861AA0F442E893EB82C5D4205F58"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distribute in commerce</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCAF2DFF34704181B4CF7FD59B29AB8E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>distribute in
commerce</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8E9CB06C8394ACCACE134FB02D134F9"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>distribute in
commerce</term> does not include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED2076B68B4F436DAF2B3F3D1DB066EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sale, introduction or delivery for
introduction into commerce, or holding of an asbestos-containing product, or an
interest in real property (and improvements thereon), by a person that is an
end user;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94ED7E5805754F699EB4FE49739B3110"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sale, introduction or delivery for
introduction into commerce, or holding of an asbestos-containing product by a
person solely for the purpose of disposal of the asbestos-containing product in
compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local requirements; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HE8DD6547E6AF4FCDBA81595E728C5D2D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sale, introduction or delivery for
introduction into commerce, or holding of a motor vehicle that was manufactured
and sold before the date of enactment of this title and that has an
asbestos-containing product installed in or on the motor vehicle.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC613BA100794594AAD0D28B00753B76"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Drug</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>drug</quote> has the
meaning given that term in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/321">21 U.S.C. 321</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD56AF9F4AAC14D39A0A7207228B5F8BA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Motor
vehicle</header><text>The term <quote>motor vehicle</quote> has the meaning
given that term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30102">section 30102(a)(6)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EBAA624539F4E10A15C81BCC52F7155"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Person</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>person</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0706AD844A744266AEE25EAB027949C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any individual;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C53C4DA3D6846EB94C9C21229ECB76E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any trust, corporation (including a
government corporation), company, association, firm, partnership, joint
venture, sole proprietorship, or other for-profit or nonprofit business entity
(including any manufacturer, importer, distributor, or processor);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A4FEA3120F44EEEAE29B603E302A733"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any Federal, State, or local department,
agency, or instrumentality; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE816AEE42CF94412A36259B78E82B834"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any interstate body.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB860F5B220254056B54595E09D44E9D5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public education program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4BE7687229046969CC9B031D93C600"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this title, the Administrator, in consultation with the Chairman
of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the Secretary of Labor, and other appropriate
Federal agencies, shall establish a plan and initiate a program—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4564FEF0CB6643E2AEE846580895E600"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase awareness of the dangers posed
by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE61B0E24B714AD497EFBF5A0FA32F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">asbestos-containing products in homes and
workplaces; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H904495959CAD467285F8819400978C4C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">asbestos-related diseases;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H055007902692487A89804E1904E88FF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide current and comprehensive
information to asbestos-related disease patients, family members of patients,
and front-line health care providers on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6C2B38AC32B496D8C983623486916C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the dangers of asbestos exposure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H437D17990719411E90EB188200D38618"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">asbestos-related labeling
information;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE07CCC394E624852AE52063606F5553F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">health effects of exposure to
asbestos;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2B3FC3317DC4D210063B988661C954F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">symptoms of asbestos exposure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEE9D26E461A477200F4F638F86FB8D3"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">available and developing treatments for
asbestos-related diseases, including clinical trials;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71A2036325E449D083A222712C1DC922"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to encourage asbestos-related disease
patients, family members of patients, and front-line health care providers to
participate in research and treatment endeavors relating to asbestos;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E94706CA13747F788E98689F0F674C4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to encourage health care providers and
researchers to provide to asbestos-related disease patients and family members
of patients information relating to research, diagnostic, and clinical
treatments relating to asbestos.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12C87C561D0D4163A0AB89122DEC86ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Greatest
risks</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the
program, the Administrator shall give priority to asbestos-containing products
used by consumers and workers that present or will present the greatest risk of
injury to human health.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H519452F78A134B8E9B506D9932B8E1D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H988DC7E9766E4C3092EC004B1B969806" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>603.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on asbestos-containing
products</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0176185F3EA74C21A0389879D850D163"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition</header>
<paragraph id="H194CB4747E89404B8B0133ABD7376BA2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection
(b), no person shall import, manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce
asbestos-containing products.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5D1BF7BD0DB4C3AAA8B77291F485F78"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The prohibition under
paragraph (1) shall take effect 2 years after the date of enactment of this
title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD17CC56F9046443ABDB8EEF7E0438C2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exemptions</header>
<paragraph id="H59F161BE3B1A4EC2BF59F039198F2CF7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="H77CAF4BC06734E3500F820F5D9C6D7BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Petition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person may petition the Administrator
for an exemption from the requirements of subsection (a) for an
asbestos-containing product and the Administrator may grant, by rule, such an
exemption if the Administrator finds that—</text>
<clause id="H4EA79B655F4F4D2D89AD7DAC58B2C4F7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the use of the
asbestos-containing product will not present an unreasonable risk of injury to
health or the environment;</text>
</clause><clause id="H905CE79A6BB64113AED0526BE0A9FB50"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>there is no
alternative to the asbestos-containing product that is the subject of the
petition; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8F35B033316B45D5A5C4CED8B3AA29B9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the use of the
asbestos-containing product is in compliance with all Federal and State laws
and regulations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2227A0BE1F954682975FF159C203277E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>An exemption granted under this paragraph shall be in
effect for such period (not to exceed a total of 3 years) and subject to such
terms and conditions as the Administrator may prescribe.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25DE601E27C345DC8BA2AD05BF4ECD53"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Information on
users</header><text>Any person seeking an exemption under this paragraph from
the requirements of subsection (a) for an asbestos-containing product shall
include in the petition to the Administrator the names of any manufacturer,
importer, distributor, or processor of the asbestos-containing product known to
the person seeking the exemption at the time of submission of the
petition.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0EAF6054FC144A2895332B43CFA990"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Governmental use</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6B6FCD24E3F4EE4BA2FFDADD3FE0048"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An exemption from the requirements of
subsection (a) shall apply, only to the extent necessary for the critical
functions described in a certification provided under clause (i) or (ii), if
the exemption is—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37E72A5C43094A4CACF336839CEF30A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sought by the Secretary of Defense, and the
Secretary provides a copy of a certification to the Administrator and Congress
that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DD5BCB6EBC94D38958476988D00FE00"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the scope of each use of the
asbestos-containing product, and certifies that each use is necessary to the
critical functions of the Department of Defense;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H105FB700F48B45B3ACD7E434E2190053"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certifies that no reasonable alternatives
to the asbestos-containing product exist for the intended uses;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE0138C37A6947F9BFB2FE7DC60055E3"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certifies that use of the
asbestos-containing product will not present an unreasonable risk of injury to
health or the environment; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H3AEEEA9FCE6A4DF3A46821A11B3214C9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>certifies that
the use of the asbestos-containing product is in compliance with all Federal
laws and regulations; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9EF60513C6D44C5ACEF9364C28CEAFB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sought by the Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration provides a copy of a certification to the
Administrator and Congress that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36E1114119964696B9BE267CEF77EB7"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certifies that the asbestos-containing
product is necessary to the critical functions of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H675561FDAFF74180BDA008C4C5156D92"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certifies that no reasonable alternatives
to the asbestos-containing product exist for the intended use;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD226EFBB35F423AA1461BC9A1F64742"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certifies that the use of the
asbestos-containing product will not present an unreasonable risk of injury to
health or the environment; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC85201EAC6F0420FAD56CCA520E7EEA2"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certifies that the use of the
asbestos-containing product is in compliance with all Federal laws and
regulations.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D42819319DB4F7885529E007EAF4999"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A
certification required under subparagraph (A) shall include a description of
the critical functions, and shall identify any authorized manufacturer,
importer, distributer, or contract-authorized user of the exemption on behalf
of the Department of Defense or the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F7A0218F3084E6DAFF149A64C4672C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certification under this paragraph shall
not be effective for more than 5 years, unless the Secretary of Defense or the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration recertifies
within 5 years after a prior certification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H432E07402E9D48B9B2A09DD9F69765E3"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Diaphragms for existing chlor-alkali
electrolysis installations</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F2F889B8B744DD584B89626EA291CAB"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of subsection (a) shall
not apply to any chlor-alkali electrolysis installation in existence and using
asbestos diaphragms as of the date of enactment of this title, or to caustic
soda produced at such an installation that contains asbestos in an amount less
than .01 percent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FE2C7D23D1D49E5897169823522BAD7"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H661162F28DCE4092A5003E7DC69FA957"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this title, and every 6 years thereafter, the Administrator shall
review the exemption provided under subparagraph (A) to determine the
appropriateness of the exemption.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0A3EAA5A3A64522BA546930ADF10937"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scope</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the review of the exemption
provided under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall examine whether the
chlor-alkali electrolysis installation presents or will present an unreasonable
risk of injury to health or the environment, including the risk of injury to an
individual relating to the operation by the individual of each chlor-alkali
electrolysis installation described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CA03FE2337847D8B2CD004000D54DEE"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the review of the exemption
provided under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall provide public notice
and a 30-day period of public comment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0567C845053459E9FA3C32C8C54072C"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Decision relating to extension of
exemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of
a review of a chlor-alkali electrolysis installation under subparagraph (B)(i),
if the Administrator determines that the chlor-alkali electrolysis installation
presents or will present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the
environment, the Administrator shall terminate the exemption provided to the
electrolysis installation under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H18383D6AD10D4FAB00808CA1A9F0372C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Aggregate
products</header>
<subparagraph id="HDE2EB1EBF211401EA7B9607F19E2DE59"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a)(1)
shall not apply to aggregate products (extracted from stone, sand, or gravel
operations) that—</text>
<clause id="H2CFF35E45DED438BB6D26F68053B52BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are imported,
manufactured, processed, or distributed in commerce for the uses described in
subparagraph (D) of this paragraph; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE33A5DF209624AFF9500162C82AD6EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have been tested
using a test method established under subparagraph (B) and determined to have
an asbestos content that is less than—</text>
<subclause id="H60C3C8E9A7C04E98BED9CEA73CDE0A6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>0.25 percent;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H24D0CAD84C424C1B91608019BD438028"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if a lower
asbestos content level has been established by the Administrator under
subparagraph (C), such level.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F1C7656B1D640A4885E7DB446547DD9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Asbestos test
method</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H69FA517D304347AC8F31183FAA52FB42"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this title, the Administrator shall issue guidance establishing
the test method, including the sampling frequency, for purposes of compliance
with this paragraph. In developing the test method under this clause, the
Administrator shall evaluate and take into account—</text>
<subclause id="HA1FE231307E544F9848C4ECEF72C5846" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the most accurate and precise test
methods for sampling and analysis of asbestos-containing aggregate products;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H260E240FF72E4AEB8C21FF1212412113" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>actual and potential human exposures to
asbestos-containing aggregate products; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD341564173C1412C8812A2267E269BFB" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>activity-based monitoring of
asbestos-containing aggregate products.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H5F1C013B0E02424C0011CA244F81C68" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this title, and at least every 3 years thereafter, the
Administrator shall promulgate final regulations establishing the test method,
including the sampling frequency, for purposes of compliance with this
paragraph. In establishing the test method under this clause, the Administrator
shall evaluate and take into account the factors described in clause (i)(I)
through (III).</text>
</clause><clause id="HCC6FB3C9D8454864B9FD01AC41C9CD3E" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>No person shall import or
distribute in commerce any aggregate product (extracted from stone, sand, or
gravel operations) unless a test has been performed on the product using the
test method established under this subparagraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B94FACC446C45C993AEF4614C4B689"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Review and
revision of content level</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this title, and at least
every 3 years thereafter, the Administrator shall review the currently
effective asbestos content level under subparagraph (A)(i)(I) or (II) and
determine whether the level for aggregate products results in asbestos
exposures that are not protective of human health and the environment. If the
Administrator determines that the asbestos content level results in exposures
that are not protective of human health and the environment, the Administrator
shall promulgate regulations establishing a lower asbestos content level within
3 years of the Administrator’s determination.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70CCBF85A3ED4B2088F84798C7566B9B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Uses for
exempted aggregate products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aggregate products are exempted under
subparagraph (A) only to the extent that they are imported, manufactured,
processed, or distributed in commerce for use—</text>
<clause id="H3302CC37569F4F45AAAD77E448192289"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as
an integral part of asphalt concrete;</text>
</clause><clause id="H00C9B12436284E6EA53F8415F559733E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as an integral
part of Portland cement concrete; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HFEDDC0D353DC4D40838E275DEFCC7C5D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>as an integral
part of other similarly cemented materials.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19F752D435194F8DBC626BABFA00B75E"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Receipt to
recipient</header><text>Any person who imports, manufactures, processes, or
distributes in commerce aggregate products exempted pursuant to this paragraph
shall provide to each recipient of such products a written receipt that
includes the following information:</text>
<clause id="H346B769C869243B98DF8D69F4E98FDC0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The amount of such
products provided to the recipient.</text>
</clause><clause id="HB94FA64A72CD490388F6349C755D7B08"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The date the products were provided to the
recipient.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE6574FC2149D477D836CCE39CC198EF1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certification that the products have been
tested pursuant to this paragraph and determined to have an asbestos content of
less than the currently effective asbestos content level under subparagraph
(A)(i)(II) or (II).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H94407D8DBB4E4BA6B000CB5B00CA9D9C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Calcium
Carbonate, Olivine, Talc, Vermiculite, and Wollastonite</header>
<subparagraph id="H16957C3D347C4AD1B2751FF43500C0DC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subparagraph (D), subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to calcium carbonate,
olivine, talc, vermiculite, and wollastonite, including any product containing
calcium carbonate, olivine, talc, vermiculite, or wollastonite, that has been
tested using a test method established under subparagraph (B) and determined to
have an asbestos content that is less than—</text>
<clause id="H2E53504A4B21448D851E23379464BEDC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>0.001 percent; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HDEF88270FBD64F45A6FFE4876CAF003D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if a lower
asbestos content level has been established by the Administrator under
subparagraph (C), such level.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6EF8A1CDF22D4E949ED916BEDA334498"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Asbestos test
method</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H627DF0F6B328447DB171D1FE904BA385"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this title, the Administrator
shall issue guidance establishing the test method, including the sampling
frequency, for purposes of compliance with this paragraph. In developing the
test method under this clause, the Administrator shall evaluate and take into
account—</text>
<subclause id="H4C98C61923DF4983BAA700BCE32FB7F0" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the most accurate and precise test
methods for sampling and analysis of asbestos-containing calcium carbonate,
olivine, talc, vermiculite, and wollastonite;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H202EDF96DD5546929CB6575EC7313648" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>actual and potential human exposures to
asbestos-containing calcium carbonate, olivine, talc, vermiculite, and
wollastonite; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H93169E7756F0406C92279802CC7BA28D" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>activity-based monitoring of
asbestos-containing calcium carbonate, olivine, talc, vermiculite, and
wollastonite.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HB4EBD459D7D248EF949F0057217C3977" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Not later than 3 years after the
date of enactment of this title, the Administrator shall promulgate final
regulations establishing the test method, including the sampling frequency, for
purposes of compliance with this paragraph. In establishing the test method
under this clause, the Administrator shall evaluate and take into account the
factors described in clause (i)(I) through (III).</text>
</clause><clause id="H95260953345C47DFBFD6D39221F05C3" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of
promulgation of final regulations under clause (ii), and at least every 3 years
thereafter, the Administrator shall evaluate the currently effective test
method established under those regulations to determine whether the test method
should be revised, taking into account the factors described in clause (i)(I)
through (III). If the Administrator determines that the test method should be
revised, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations establishing a new test
method for purposes of compliance with this paragraph.</text>
</clause><clause id="HD0ECD37E2EC844C18E6F83CB32F9DCEB" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No person shall import or distribute in
commerce any calcium carbonate, olivine, talc, vermiculite, or wollastonite
unless it has been tested using the test method established under this
subparagraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCED2C879F9C94DC1BE4CB907506CF0C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Review and
revision of content level</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this title, and at least
every 3 years thereafter, the Administrator shall review the asbestos content
level under subparagraph (A)(i) or (ii) for calcium carbonate, olivine, talc,
vermiculite, and wollastonite and determine whether the level is protective of
human health and the environment. If the Administrator determines that the
asbestos content level is not protective of human health and the environment,
the Administrator shall promulgate regulations establishing a lower asbestos
content level.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C8079962EA14371BC3F45E9BB686617"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Prohibited
uses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A) and any other provision of this Act, subsection (a)(1) shall
apply to asbestos-containing calcium carbonate, olivine, talc, vermiculite, and
wollastonite imported, manufactured, processed, or distributed in commerce for
use in, or for processing—</text>
<clause id="H49BE55BFC368458E008D004223934EB1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>food that is
intended for human consumption;</text>
</clause><clause id="H026E2D2508214221B6F9346E000765AB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">products used by individuals for personal
health or cosmetic reasons, including soaps and shampoos;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3585B67541A54E3D8D49B7CD00E3EC37"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>drugs for use
with respect to humans;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCAD8B845A9AF4785B48126181E969210"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>consumer garden
products;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE2F88E6C6B6E43028B92FDB63368F2EE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>cosmetics;</text>
</clause><clause id="H78E8321C258A4A8C8F80196668D76EB6"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>products designed
or intended primarily for use by children 12 years of age or younger; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H97F7F0B141B44F78981B17BB66C7252E"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other product with respect to which the
Administrator has determined the presence of asbestos-containing calcium
carbonate, olivine, talc, vermiculite, or wollastonite endangers human health
or the environment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F7C2BBA49144B25AAC6D9E7B1C49974"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Receipt to
recipient</header><text>Any person who imports, manufactures, processes, or
distributes in commerce calcium carbonate, olivine, talc, vermiculite, or
wollastonite exempted pursuant to this paragraph shall provide to each
recipient of such mineral products a written receipt that includes the
following information:</text>
<clause id="H4785F262FB044030BEA276924E459C3E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The amount of such
mineral products provided to the recipient.</text>
</clause><clause id="H06C6770489EA49ECB2ABC0AF45571CF7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The date the
mineral products were provided to the recipient.</text>
</clause><clause id="H02CE24B4426F44DAAF6C920000CB1368"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A certification
that the mineral products have been tested pursuant to this paragraph and
determined to have an asbestos content of less than the currently effective
asbestos content level under subparagraph (A)(i) or (ii), which shall include a
statement indicating the asbestos content level found through such
tests.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11E0A3B0EE5A4FC4802931B53487C508"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Additional
minerals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
may, by rule, add an additional mineral to the list of minerals subject to this
paragraph if the Administrator determines that any mined deposit of the mineral
is associated with asbestos.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H77BA3B34003D4A23A52BB45E878FA147"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Taconite
pellets</header><text>Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to taconite pellets or
iron ore that will be used to produce taconite pellets. The exemption under
this paragraph shall not apply to tailings, waste material, or other byproducts
of iron ore extraction.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD26B66BFE314DB0A3EF637FB490E53C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disposal</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H965DFE378D8A4069BCA6CE9ABB9D2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this title, each person that
is subject to the prohibition established under this section that possesses an
asbestos-containing product shall dispose of the asbestos-containing product,
by a means that is in compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local
requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56A236CF2C5E402DA2268DB5606BFF33"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in paragraph (1) requires that an
asbestos-containing product be removed or replaced.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E0EBF354A5B455AA5D1F5FC48DD9308"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance testing</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1ADE2463A6CD420A90A473951075854E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with paragraph (2), not later
than 1 year after the date on which the prohibition takes effect under
subsection (a), and annually thereafter, to ensure compliance with this
section, the Administrator shall carry out tests on an appropriate quantity of
products, as determined by the Administrator, to determine if the products are
asbestos-containing products.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58A216CE78334F1F91F4D100109929D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate test
methodologies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out
the compliance testing under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall use the
appropriate test methodology for each product that is the subject of the
compliance testing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7901DBCFE767400EA7B454FA13473534"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3459E24F59F040CFA71DB99DB520C1C5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of each annual testing
period described in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall prepare a report for
the annual testing period covered by the report, describing those products that
are asbestos-containing products.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07675552EE7342BFA3AB97CE9303AE9B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
completion of each annual testing period described in paragraph (1), the
Administrator shall make the report for the annual testing period covered by
the report available to the public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H68130FF72A6E4FC3A133B92D03F9886"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Savings
clause</header><text>Except as specifically provided in this title, nothing in
this title shall be construed to override, change, or otherwise affect the
obligations of any person, including a Federal agency, to comply with the
regulations contained in part 763 of title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H300B78B7BF8E4F1799CF4857EC8A1E4"><enum>604.</enum><header>Criminal
penalty</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding
section 16(b), any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of
this title shall, in addition to or in lieu of any civil penalty which may be
imposed under section 16(a) for such violation, be subject, upon conviction, to
a fine of not more than $25,000 for each day of violation, or to imprisonment
for not more than 5 years, or both.</text>
</section><section id="HD053A5C0274743B7007613EFF6DDB35B"><enum>605.</enum><header>Citizen
petitions</header>
<subsection id="H3118BAE77E6C452DBCA24FA15C9BD4AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person may
petition the Administrator to initiate a proceeding for the issuance,
amendment, or repeal of a rule or order under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA739828AF4C24D6CB7BB813BA038EE7B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Filing and
contact</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such petition shall
be filed in the principal office of the Administrator and shall set forth the
facts which it is claimed establish that it is necessary to issue, amend, or
repeal a rule or order under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H59743FBED1054EDDA8C8E11FC26BD8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Hearing or
investigation</header><text>The Administrator may hold a public hearing or may
conduct such investigation or proceeding as the Administrator deems appropriate
in order to determine whether or not such petition should be granted.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6B21DC9D86254535BFF60099CEE7E600"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Granting or
denial</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 90 days after
filing of a petition described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall
either grant or deny the petition. If the Administrator grants such petition,
the Administrator shall promptly commence an appropriate proceeding in
accordance with this title. If the Administrator denies such petition, the
Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register the Administrator's reasons
for such denial. The granting or denial of a petition under this subsection
shall not affect any deadline or other requirement of this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H30605777513649FC93722670F9AAF4F8"><enum>606.</enum><header>State and
Federal law</header>
<subsection id="HBD823BF66E4B4D4992FF1E00C048B3E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>No
preemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
title or any regulation issued under this title shall be construed,
interpreted, or applied to—</text>
<paragraph id="H63801E23B63F44609298B782FE00A16D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>preempt, displace,
or supplant any other State or Federal law, whether statutory or common, or any
action based on such a law; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C7870C664E34E14B9B6C812DED1AE6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>preempt a State
from establishing any additional liability or more stringent requirements with
respect to asbestos within such State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H14B45903E7DF45DDA4E7EE75907CE58C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>No Federal Cause
of Action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
title creates a cause of action, or in any other way increases or diminishes
the liability of any person, under any other law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3CC15718FEBD4F0A9795BEBD5AEB3BF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Intent of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is not the intent
of Congress that this title or rules, regulations, or orders issued pursuant to
this title be interpreted as influencing, in either the plaintiff's or
defendant's favor, the disposition of any civil action for damages relating to
asbestos.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0477FDF8856B40F2AEB966825CE2B7DE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Drinking
water</header><text>Nothing in this title shall be construed, interpreted, or
applied to prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing, or distribution
in commerce of drinking water in a manner that complies with the requirements
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300f">42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.</external-xref>) and regulations issued
under that
Act.</text>
</subsection></section>.
(b)Section 202(3) of
such Act (15 U.S.C. 2642(3)) is amended—
(1)in each of subparagraphs (A) through (D),
by striking the commas at the end of the subparagraphs and inserting
semicolons;
(2)in subparagraph (E), by striking ,
or
and inserting a semicolon;
(3)in subparagraph (F), by striking the period
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(4)by adding at the end the following:
(G)any material formerly classified as
tremolite, including—
(i)winchite asbestos; and
(ii)richterite asbestos; and
(H)any asbestiform amphibole
mineral.
.
(c)(1)The table of contents in sections 1 of the
Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. prec. 2601) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
Title VI—Asbestos-containing products
Sec. 601. Definitions.
Sec. 602. Public education program.
Sec. 603. Prohibition on asbestos-containing
products.
Sec. 604. Criminal penalty.
Sec. 605. Citizen petitions.
Sec. 606. State and Federal
law.
.
(2)Section 7(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C.
2606(a)) is amended by inserting or title VI
after or
title IV
both places it appears.
(3)Section 11(a) and (b) of such Act (15
U.S.C. 2610(a) and (b)) are amended by inserting or title VI
after to title IV
both places it appears.
(4)Section 13(a)(1)(B) of such Act (15
U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting or title VI
after
or title IV
each place it appears.
(5)Section 15(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C.
2614(1)) is amended by inserting or title VI
after title
II
both places it appears.
(6)Section 15(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C.
2614(2)) is amended—
(A)by inserting or title
VI
after section 5 or 6
both places it appears;
and
(B)by
inserting or title VI
after section 5 or
7
.
(7)Section 17 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2616) is
amended by inserting or title VI
after title IV
each place it appears.
(8)Section 19(a)(1)(A) of such Act (15
U.S.C. 2618(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking title II or IV
and
inserting title II, IV, or VI
.
(9)Section 19(a)(3)(B) of such Act (15
U.S.C. 2618(a)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting or title VI
after
under title IV
.
(10)Section 20(a)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C.
2619(a)(1)) is amended by striking title II or IV
both places it
appears and inserting title II, IV, or VI
.