New York Asbestos Regulation: Notification of Asbestos Projects

Work not constituting an asbestos project. If the work is not an asbestos project, no notification or fee payable to the department shall be required, unless notification and fees are otherwise required by these regulations.

Asbestos Projects. If the cumulative total of all surfaces affected by the work is an asbestos project, the department's "Asbestos Inspection Report," completed by the building owner or authorized agent, and listing each work area within the building separately, shall be submitted directly to the Department of Environmental Protection one week in advance of the start of the work along with a filing fee in the following amounts: For work which will disturb more than 25 linear feet but less than 100 linear feet, or more than 10 square feet but less than 50 square feet, of friable asbestos-containing material, the fee shall be $200.

For work which will disturb at least 100 linear feet and less than 260 linear feet, or at least 50 square feet and less than 160 square feet, of friable asbestos-containing material, the fee shall be $400.

For work which will disturb at least 260 linear feet and less than 1,000 linear feet, or at least 160 square feet and less than 1,000 square feet, of friable asbestos-containing material, the fee shall be $800.

For work which will disturb 1,000 linear feet or more, or 1,000 square feet or more, of friable asbestos-containing materials, the fee shall be $1,200.