New York Laws
Article 30 - Asbestos or Products Containing Asbestos; Licensing
903 - License and Certification Procedure.

§ 903. License and certification procedure. 1. All applications for
asbestos handling licenses or certificates shall be submitted in writing
on forms furnished by the commissioner and shall contain such
information which the commissioner may require. An application for an
asbestos handling license shall contain a statement by the asbestos
contractor or its duly authorized representative, which shall be
subscribed by the asbestos contractor or its duly authorized
representative and affirmed as true under penalties of perjury, that all
persons employed by the asbestos contractor on any asbestos project
whose duties involve the removal, encapsulation, enclosure, repair or
disturbance of asbestos, or any handling of asbestos material that may
result in the release of asbestos fiber or the supervision thereof,
shall have valid asbestos handling certificates and that the asbestos
contractor will abide by all the rules and regulations promulgated
pursuant to this article. The commissioner shall have the authority to
deny the issuance or renewal of a license or certificate for good cause
shown, including the serious violation of state, federal or local laws
by the applicant or by any substantially owned-affiliated entity of the
applicant with regard to the conduct of any job involving asbestos or
asbestos material, or for any serious violation or violations that
resulted in a suspended or revoked license or certificate during the
previous five years.

2. The fee for an asbestos handling license shall be five hundred
dollars, which shall accompany each license application.

3. The renewal fee for an asbestos handling license shall be three
hundred dollars, which shall accompany each license renewal application.

4. An asbestos handling license shall be valid for a period of one
year from the date of issuance and may be renewed on conditions set by
the commissioner related to additional training.

5. The fee for an asbestos handling certificate shall be assessed in
accordance with the following and shall accompany each certificate
application.

Application

Schedule: Asbestos Handling Certificate Category Fee

Management Planner $150

Project Designer 150

Inspector 100

Air Monitor 75

Supervisor 75

Asbestos Handler 50

Operation and Maintenance 50

Restricted Handler 50

6. The renewal fee for any annual asbestos handling certificate shall
be equal to the application fee set forth herein, and shall accompany
each certificate renewal application.

7. An asbestos handling certificate shall be valid for a period of one
year from date of issuance and may be renewed on conditions set by the
commissioner related to additional training.

8. Within thirty days of the receipt of the application and fee for
any license or certificate issued under this section, the commissioner
shall either issue the license or certificate or deny the license or
certificate setting forth the reason for such denial in writing.