# Restrictions on Discontinued Uses of Asbestos; Significant New Use Rule
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2019-04-25 · Effective 2019-06-24 · 84 FR 17345
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-08154
- **Category:** chemical-tsca
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 17345
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 9
- **Publication date:** 2019-04-25
- **Effective date:** 2019-06-24
- **EPA docket:** EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0159
## Abstract

Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA is promulgating a rule to ensure that any discontinued uses of asbestos cannot re-enter the marketplace without EPA review, closing a loophole in the regulatory regime for asbestos.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/04/25/2019-08154/restrictions-on-discontinued-uses-of-asbestos-significant-new-use-rule)
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