Asbestos by State

State rules

Florida

Florida’s asbestos air program is inside the Department of Environmental Protection, which says EPA delegated primary NESHAP authority to the state in 1982. DEP administers the program under Chapter 62-257, Florida Administrative Code, and has adopted the federal asbestos NESHAP by reference in Rule 62-204.800. Notices of renovation or demolition go to the appropriate DEP district compliance office, not to a single statewide clerk. EPA’s contact list adds a second person at the Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s licensing site, so the air notice and the professional license are different desks. Florida is not one of the twelve AHERA waiver states EPA names.

Checked against official sources on October 11, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.

Try a ZIP like 30303, “Travis County” or “Columbus, OH”
Who runs the asbestos program
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, with a separate licensing contact at the Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Who must be licensed or accredited
DEP administers the asbestos NESHAP program. EPA lists a second contact at myfloridalicense.com for the state license side.
Official program page
Official page →

DEP’s page traces the rule from EPA’s 1971 listing of asbestos as a hazardous pollutant and the 1973 NESHAP, then states the 1982 delegation. The program’s stated intent is to minimize fiber release during processing, handling, and disposal of asbestos-containing material. Work practices apply during demolition and renovation of structures, installations, and buildings, excluding buildings that meet the residential exemption criteria in the asbestos NESHAP. The owner of the building, the operator, or both must notify the applicable compliance office before any demolition or before renovations of buildings subject to the standard.

DEP says a Notice of Renovation or Demolition must be submitted to the appropriate district office. That district structure is the practical difference from states that use one central portal. A project in one part of Florida is not filed with a district that does not cover that county. The page is an air permitting and compliance page, so it does not itself issue the professional license. EPA lists Mollie Peck at myfloridalicense.com beside the DEP contact, which is the cue to check the business-and-professional-regulation credential separately from the NESHAP form.

Because Florida is not an AHERA waiver state, school inspections and management plans follow the federal school rule even when a renovation notice also goes to a DEP district. OSHA’s construction standard still governs how employees are protected on the job. Before you hire, ask the district which form it wants, ask the licensing contact whether the company holds the Florida credential for the work, and keep the residential-exemption question tied to the NESHAP criteria DEP cites rather than to a local building permit alone.

Official resources in Florida

Florida DEP asbestos program

1982 delegation, Chapter 62-257, and district notices.

EPA state asbestos contacts

DEP contact and the separate myfloridalicense.com contact.

EPA asbestos NESHAP overview

Federal standard DEP adopted by reference.

EPA asbestos in schools

AHERA duties. Florida is not a listed waiver state.

Key facts for Florida

What to do next

  1. Ask which DEP district covers the county before you send the notice.
  2. Check the professional license on the business-regulation side, not only the air notice.
  3. Do not assume a house is exempt until it meets the NESHAP residential criteria DEP cites.
  4. Keep school management-plan questions on the federal AHERA track.

Looking for your city or county in Florida?

We haven't found official program-level pages for Florida we can verify yet, so we don't show local numbers here rather than guess. Here's what to use instead, in order:

  1. General Start with the statewide information above. It applies across Florida, but cities and counties can add their own steps, fees or deadlines.
  2. Call to confirm Ask the official office. They have the current local rule, fee and form.
    Florida Department of Environmental Protection
    Website →
    Phone: (850) 717-9033 (as listed on that page, checked Oct 4, 2026)
    Your city or county office: Local governments →
    Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Florida page on USA.gov can point you to the right office.
  3. Know the current info? Tell us and include a link to the official page. We check every tip before it goes up.

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