(e) STUDY DEADLINE.-Not later than June 1, 1990, the head of each Federal department or agency conducting a study under subsection (a) shall complete the study and provide the study to the Administrator. (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.-Not later than October 1, 1990, the Administrator shall submit a report to the Congress describing the results of the studies conducted pursuant to subsection (a). [15 U.S.C. 2669] SEC. 310. REGULATIONS. The Administrator is authorized to issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. [15 U.S.C. 2670] SEC. 311. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. Amounts authorized to be appropriated in this title for purposes of carrying out the provisions of this title are in addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated under other provisions of law for radon-related activities. [15 U.S.C. 2671] = APPENDIX CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATED TO ASBESTOS ASBESTOS INFORMATION ACT OF 1988 1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Asbestos Information Act of 1988". [15 U.S.C. 2607 note] SEC. 2. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION BY MANUFACTURERS. Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any person who manufactured or processed, before the date of the enactment of this Act, asbestos or asbestos-containing material that was prepared for sale for use as surfacing material, thermal system insulation, or miscellaneous material in buildings (or whose corporate predecessor manufactured or processed such asbestos or material) shall submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency the years of manufacture, the types or classes of product, and, to the extent available, other identifying characteristics reasonably necessary to identify or distinguish the asbestos or asbestos-containing material. Such person also may submit to the Administrator protocols for samples of asbestos and asbestos-containing material. [15 U.S.C. 2607 note] SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION. Within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall publish a notice in the Federal Register that explains how, when, and where the information specified in section 2 is to be submitted. The Administrator shall receive and organize the information submitted under section 2 and, within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall publish the information. In carrying out this section, the Administrator may not(1) review the information submitted under section 2 for accuracy, or (2) analyze such information to determine whether it is reasonably necessary to identify or distinguish the particular asbestos or asbestos-containing material. [15 U.S.C. 2607 note] SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) The term "asbestos" means 1 The Asbestos Information Act of 1988 is Public Law 100-577 (Oct. 31, 1988; 102 Stat. 2901). (A) chrysotile, amosite, or crocidolite, or (B) in fibrous form, tremolite, anthophyllite, or actinolite. (2) The term "asbestos-containing material" means any material containing more than one percent asbestos by weight. (3) The term "identifying characteristics" means a description of asbestos or asbestos-containing material, including — (A) the mineral or chemical constitutents (or both) of the asbestos or material by weight or volume (or both), (B) the types or classes of the product in which the asbestos or material is contained. (C) the designs, patterns, or textures of the product in which the asbestos or material is contained, and (D) the means by which the product in which the asbestos or material is contained may be distinguishable from other products containing asbestos or asebestos-containing material. (4) The term "miscellaneous material" means building material on structural components, structural members, or fixtures, such as floor and ceiling tiles. The term does not include surfacing material or thermal system insulation. (5) The term "protocol" means any procedure for taking, handling, and preserving samples of asbestos and asbestos-containing material and for testing and analyzing such samples for the purpose of determining the person who manufactured or processed for sale such samples and the identifying characteristics of such samples. (6) The term "surfacing material" means material in a building that is sprayed on surfaces, troweled on surfaces, or otherwise applied to surfaces for acoustical, fireproofing, or other purposes, such as acoustical plaster on ceilings and fireproofing material on structural members. (7) The term "thermal system insulation" means material in a building applied to pipes, fittings, boilers, breeching, tanks, ducts, or other structural components to prevent heat loss or gain or water condensation, or for other purposes. [15 U.S.C. 2607 note] |