Jan. 10, 2024. Reno/Sparks, Nev. – The Northern Nevada Public Health (NNPH) – Air Quality Management Division (AQMD) is taking comments on proposed revisions to asbestos regulations and stakeholder input on a business impact statement (BIS) survey.
Comments and survey responses will be accepted until midnight on Jan. 24, 2025. All comments must include first and last name, mailing address, and contact information. Your comments can be submitted the following ways:
- Email to AQMDPlanning@nnph.org.
- Mailed or dropped off to the AQMD office at 1001 E. 9th St. Bldg. B, Reno, NV 89512 (Find the AQMD Dropbox here).
The proposed revisions and BIS survey are for “Prohibited Emissions” under District Board of Health (DBOH) Regulations governing Air Quality Management, Chapter 040, and are currently available on the AQMD website, OurCleanAir.com, on the “Public Outreach” page. The BIS Survey can be found here.
The Chapter 040 revisions were initiated in response to revisions to DBOH Regulations Governing Air Quality Management Chapter 030 – General Source Permitting, adopted by the DBOH on September 26, 2024. The revisions to Chapter 030 included a wholesale replacement of the previous rule, where sections pertaining to asbestos were removed and will be relocated to Chapter 040 – Prohibited Emissions. This relocation will include an extensive rule revision, where the new language will also be a wholesale replacement of the previous rule. The replaced sections pertaining to asbestos will now be covered in two new parts of Chapter 040:
- Asbestos Control Standards (Part 040.110)
- Acknowledgment of Asbestos Assessment (Part 040.115)
The sections pertaining to asbestos have not been significantly reviewed nor revised since 1995, and do not reflect the current asbestos acknowledgement process or intended purpose of the federal regulation. The revisions will also clarify asbestos sampling, notification, contamination, and abatement requirements.
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For more information regarding the Northern Nevada Public Health’s Air Quality Efforts, visit the AQMD’s website at OurCleanAir.com.
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Northern Nevada Public Health (NNPH) is nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board and has jurisdiction over all public health matters in Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County through the policy-making District Board of Health. NNPH consists of five divisions: Administrative Health Services, Air Quality Management, Community and Clinical Health Services, Environmental Health Services and Epidemiology & Public Health Preparedness. More info can be found here.