40 CFR § 763.121 - Does this subpart apply to me?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s763.121"
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title: "40 CFR § 763.121 - Does this subpart apply to me?"
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "763.121"
section_name: "Does this subpart apply to me?"
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT"
part_number: "763"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607(c), 2643, and 2646."
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# 763.121 Does this subpart apply to me?

If you are a State or local government employer and you are not subject to a State asbestos standard that OSHA has approved under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act or a State asbestos plan that EPA has exempted from the requirements of this subpart under § 763.123, you must follow the requirements of this subpart to protect your employees from occupational exposure to asbestos.