| (B) the appropriate DSHS regional office must be provided
with a fax or email copy of the notice of cancellation as soon as
possible, but no later than the current notified start date; and
(C) the appropriate DSHS regional office must also
be contacted by phone of the cancellation as soon as possible, but
no later than the current notified start date.
(2) When asbestos abatement and demolition are both
notified on the same notification, and either the abatement or demolition
will not occur, an amendment must be submitted to remove the abatement
or demolition activity that will not occur on or before the notified
start date for that activity.
(k) Consolidated notification of nonscheduled asbestos
O&M activities in a public building.
(1) Notification of a series of nonscheduled, separate
O&M activities involving ACBM, each of which does not meet or
exceed a threshold of 160 square feet of surface area, 260 linear
feet of pipe length, or 35 cubic feet volume off facility components
where the length or area could not be measured previously, may be
made annually. An individual project that meets or exceeds this threshold
must be notified separately and must not be notified as part of the
consolidated notification. The consolidated notification must include
a prediction of the cumulative amount of asbestos to be removed, enclosed,
or encapsulated from January 1 through December 31 of the calendar
year for which consolidated notification is being given. Consolidated
notifications must be submitted at least 10 working days before the
calendar year for which notification is being given for a single building,
or for a group of public buildings at one site under the control of
one owner or operator. Consolidated notification must be submitted
as required in subsection (d) of this section.
(2) The building owner or delegated agent must notify
the appropriate DSHS regional office by fax or email before each O&M
activity for which notification is given in a consolidated notification
under this subsection.
(3) The building owner must keep records of the individual
O&M activities. If, at any point during the calendar year for
which consolidated notification was given, the amount of asbestos
removed, enclosed, or encapsulated changes from the notified amount
by 20% or more, an amendment must be submitted within 10 working days
thereafter.
(l) Consolidated notification of nonscheduled renovation
operations in a facility that is not a public building.
(1) A notification is required when the combined amount
of RACM for planned renovation operations involving individual nonscheduled
renovation operations, such as renovations resulting from equipment
failure, meets or exceeds the NESHAP threshold of 160 square feet
of surface area, 260 linear feet of pipe length, or 35 cubic feet
off facility components where the length or area could not be measured.
To determine whether notification is required, the facility owner
or operator must predict the combined additive amount of RACM to be
removed from January 1 to December 31 of the calendar year for which
consolidated notification is being given. These operations may be
notified on a single consolidated notification form for each facility
for which a consolidated notification is required under this paragraph.
Consolidated notifications must be submitted at least 10 working days
before the calendar year for which notice is being given. Consolidated
notification must be submitted as required in subsection (d) of this
section.
(2) Upon request by DSHS, the facility owner or operator
must be able to demonstrate that the amount of RACM stripped or removed
did not change from the notified amount by 20% or more. If, at any
point during the calendar year for which consolidated notification
was given, the amount of RACM stripped or removed changes from the
notified amount by 20% or more, an amendment must be submitted within
10 working days thereafter.
(3) If the facility owner or operator determines that
the NESHAP threshold amount will be exceeded and a consolidated notification
was not previously submitted under this subsection, a notification
must be submitted at least 10 working days before the start date of
the activity that will exceed the threshold.
(m) Notification of emergency renovation operations.
(1) An emergency notification must be submitted when
the need for an emergency renovation operation arises. A description
of the sudden, unexpected event precipitating the emergency renovation
operation must be documented on the form. Notification of an emergency
renovation operation must be submitted as soon as possible, but no
later than the first working day after the date of the incident that
precipitates the emergency operation. Initial notification can be
made by phone followed by written notification, as required in subsection
(d) of this section.
(2) The building owner or the delegated agent or the
facility owner or operator, as applicable, must also notify the appropriate
DSHS regional office by phone and fax or email as soon as possible,
but no later than the first working day after the date of the incident
that precipitates the emergency renovation operation. The fax or email
must include a description of the emergency and a copy of the notification
form.
(n) Addition of asbestos abatement or demolition to
an existing notification. If asbestos abatement or demolition is to
be added to a notification and the notified abatement or demolition
stop date has not passed, a notification amendment must be submitted
to DSHS, as required in subsection (d) of this section to add the
asbestos abatement or demolition no fewer than 10 working days before
the start date of the added abatement or demolition.
(o) Notification of ordered demolitions for structurally
unsound buildings.
(1) If the facility is being demolished under an order
of a state or local government agency or a court-issued order because
the facility is structurally unsound and in danger of imminent collapse,
the DSHS notification must be submitted as soon as possible, but no
later than the first working day after the start date of the demolition.
The determination that a structure is in danger of imminent collapse
or that it is unsafe for anyone to enter must be made by a professional
engineer or government official reasonably qualified to make the decision.
A copy of the order must be attached to the notification form. Notification
must be made as required in subsection (d) of this section. If an
owner is unable to obtain a demolition order from a city, county,
or state government official and has a letter from a professional
engineer stating that the building is structurally unsound and in
danger of imminent collapse, the owner may contact DSHS to request
a waiver from the 10 working day notification deadline. Documentation
supporting the inability to obtain an order must be submitted with
the waiver request.
(2) For structurally unsound buildings that are in
danger of imminent collapse, the building owner or the delegated agent
or the facility owner or operator must also notify the appropriate
DSHS regional office by phone and fax or email as soon as possible,
but no later than the first working day after the start date of the
demolition. The email must include a copy of the demolition order
or letter from a professional engineer, as applicable, and the notification
form.
(p) Notification of asbestos abatement and demolition.
In a public building or a facility, including a commercial building,
when asbestos abatement and demolition are notified on the same notification
form and all asbestos abatement included in the notification concludes
early, the demolition may start as early as the next calendar day
when an amended notification is submitted, as required in the following
paragraphs. It is the responsibility of the person that submits the
notification to amend the abatement stop date and demolition start
date.
(1) A statement must be included on the initial notification
submitted that demolition will start early if abatement concludes
early.
(2) An amended notification must be submitted, as required
in subsection (d) of this section to DSHS as soon as possible, but
no later than the new abatement stop date.
(3) The appropriate DSHS regional office must be provided
with a fax or email copy of the amended notice as soon as possible,
but no later than the new abatement stop date.
(4) The appropriate DSHS regional office must also
be contacted by phone of the amended notice as soon as possible, but
no later than the new abatement stop date and demolition start date.
(q) Notification of a phased project for asbestos abatement,
demolition, or abatement and demolition in a public building or facility.
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