40 CFR § 427.70 - Applicability; description of the asbestos floor tile subcategory.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s427.70"
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title: "40 CFR § 427.70 - Applicability; description of the asbestos floor tile subcategory."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "427.70"
section_name: "Applicability; description of the asbestos floor tile subcategory."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"
part_number: "427"
part_name: "ASBESTOS MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 301, 304 (b) and (c), 306 (b) and (c), 307(c), Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; 33 U.S.C. 1251, 1311, 1314 (b) and (c), 1316 (b) and (c), 1317(c); 86 Stat. 816  Pub. L. 92-500."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 7527, Feb. 26, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "427"
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# 427.70 Applicability; description of the asbestos floor tile subcategory.

The provisions of this subpart are applicable to discharges resulting from the process in which asbestos, polyvinyl chloride resin, chemical stabilizers, limestone, and other fillers are used in the manufacture of asbestos floor tile.