Asbestos by State

State rules

Tennessee

Tennessee’s verified asbestos filing document is Department of Environment and Conservation form CN-1055, Notification of Demolition and/or Asbestos Renovation, revised October 2024. The form says to submit it 10 working days before the activity by email to Asbestos.NESHAP.Program@tn.gov. It implements 40 CFR 61.145 and Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control Regulation 0400-30-38-.01(2)(b)(13). The form asks whether asbestos is present and, if it is, for a copy of the inspection report. Questions on the form go to (615) 969-5162. A general environment-department HTML page did not load, so this entry stays with the form that did. Tennessee is not an AHERA waiver state.

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

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Who runs the asbestos program
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Air Pollution Control
Who must be licensed or accredited
The official notification form is the demolition and asbestos-renovation notice under the NESHAP program. A separate licensing roster page was not verified with HTTP 200.
Official program page
Official page →

The form covers original, revised, courtesy, annual, and cancelled notices, and it distinguishes demolition, renovation, ordered demolition, and emergency renovation. Facility information includes the owner, the asbestos removal contractor, and any other operator. Scheduled dates cover preparation, asbestos removal, and demolition or renovation. The instructions say failure to tell the division about a start-date change before the activity can bring enforcement. The person who signs certifies that someone trained under 40 CFR Part 61 Subpart M will be on site during stripping and removal and that the training proof will be available.

Emergency renovations need the date and hour, a description of the sudden event, and an explanation of the unsafe condition, equipment damage, or financial burden. Ordered demolitions need the government order. Unexpected regulated material and nonfriable material that might be made friable must be described. Those fields are how Tennessee collects the federal notice content. They are not a license to start early. Courtesy notices are a box on the form, but the header still says to submit 10 working days prior to the activity.

EPA lists a NESHAP contact and a second state contact for Tennessee. Use (615) 969-5162, the number printed on the form, for help completing CN-1055. Because Tennessee is not on the AHERA waiver list, schools follow the federal school rule in addition to this air notice when a school is renovated or demolished. OSHA’s construction standard applies to the crew. Ask the division whether your project is a demolition that must be noticed even when the inspection finds no asbestos, which is the question the yes/no asbestos field is built to record.

Official resources in Tennessee

Tennessee form CN-1055

10-working-day demolition and asbestos renovation notice.

EPA state asbestos contacts

Tennessee NESHAP contacts. The state is not an AHERA waiver state.

40 CFR 61.145

Federal demolition and renovation section cited on the form.

EPA asbestos NESHAP overview

Plain-language overview of the federal standard.

Key facts for Tennessee

What to do next

  1. Email CN-1055 at least 10 working days before the start.
  2. Attach the inspection report when asbestos is present.
  3. Revise the notice before you move the start date.
  4. Call (615) 969-5162 rather than guessing whether a courtesy box skips the deadline.

Looking for your city or county in Tennessee?

We haven't found official program-level pages for Tennessee 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 Tennessee, 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.
    Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control
    Website →
    Phone: (615) 969-5162 (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 Tennessee page on USA.gov can point you to the right office.
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