Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan

EPA is informing the general public and the providers of asbestos training courses approved pursuant to Subchapter II of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of a clarification regarding the training course self-certification requirements of the Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan (MAP), Interim Final Rule. The Agency recognizes upgraded training courses as being self-certified as of the date upon which EPA received the original self-certification, even though one or more approving state programs may not have received a copy of the self- certification until a later date, provided that all self-certifications were received on or before October 4, 1994. If EPA and all approving state programs received a proper self-certification for a course from an approved training provider on or before October 4, 1994, the provider retains the approval for that course, and a student who successfully completes a course on or after the self-certification date for that course will be fully accredited. Consistent with this clarification, EPA will adjust the self-certification effective dates of affected courses and publish these new dates in its National Directory of AHERA Accredited Courses (NDAAC). This information will become publicly available through the NDAAC update scheduled for May 31, 1995.