Our Asbestos Reporting & Tracking System (ARTS) enables you to submit forms for abatement activities and receive approvals (or objections) electronically:
If you have questions about ARTS, please contact artsfeedback@dep.nyc.gov. For general asbestos information, visit Asbestos Abatement.
Use these filing instructions to submit forms in ARTS for abatement activities of asbestos-containing materials.
Asbestos Assessment Report (ACP-5 Form)
Building owners are responsible for having a DEP-certified asbestos investigator perform an asbestos survey to determine if asbestos-containing material (ACM) will be disturbed during the course of work on their building. If the investigator determines that the building (or portion thereof) affected by the work is free ACM, the ACM present will not be disturbed by the work, or the amount of ACM to be abated constitutes a minor project, they must complete, sign, and seal an Asbestos Assessment Report (ACP-5 Form) and submit it to DEP in accordance with 15 RCNY § 1-22(b)(1) (refer to 15 RCNY § 1-23(b)(1–3) for a list of exempt activities).
The Department of Buildings (DOB) will only issue a full demolition permit based on an Asbestos Assessment Report (ACP-5 Form) issued by a DEP-certified asbestos investigator with box 8d checked (which indicates that the entire building is free of asbestos containing material). The Asbestos Project Completion (ACP-21 Form) or Asbestos Project Conditional Completion (ACP-20 Form) will not be accepted as the basis for issuing a full building demolition permit. The only exceptions are a concurrent demolition and Abestos Technical Review Unit (A-TRU) permitted project, immediate emergency demolition, or emergency demolition.
The Statement of Agreement for filing ACP-5 Forms must have original signatures, dates and seal. If you are an employee of a company that has a New York State Department of Labor Asbestos Handling License number, you will be required to submit a letter of authorization from the company together with your forms. The form can either be mailed or hand delivered. Once the form is accepted, we will notify you via email and provide a temporary password with the link where you will electronically file your ACP-5 Form.
Asbestos Project Notification (ACP-7 Form)
An asbestos project is defined as any form of work that will disturb more than 25 linear feet or more than 10 square feet of asbestos-containing material. When the work to be performed constitutes an asbestos project, the building owner or authorized agent must submit an asbestos project notification (ACP-7 Form) in ARTS at least one week in advance of the start of the work along with the associated filing fee (refer to 15 RCNY § 1-25). An ACP-7 Form is valid for one year from the original date of filing.
Modification of or deviation from the information provided in the ACP-7 Form must be immediately reported using the ACP-8 Form.
*If a Building Owner’s Authorization Letter is required, it must have the owner’s signature and date.
Login to ARTS for the ACP-7 Form
The Asbestos Techinical Review Unit (A-TRU) permit ensures that workplace safety plans and tenant protection plans are prepared by a registered design professional and approved by DEP prior to initiating asbestos abatement activities.
In questions 28 and 29 on the ACP-7 Form, DEP screens the applications for key words associated with the “A-TRU Triggers.” These are the most common words that trigger a clarification to confirm whether an A-TRU permit is required:
Section of Floor | Building Component |
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Corridor | Ceiling |
Entire Floor | Columns |
Foyer | Elevator Door |
Ground Floor | Exit Door |
Lobby | Fire Alarm System Component |
Passageway | Fire Dampers |
Stairwell Landing | Fire Door |
Stairs | Fire Escape |
Vestibule | Fire Stopping Materials |
Riser (clarify if exposed or concealed) |
When an A-TRU permit is required, please review the filing instructions:
You must upload a site-specific emergency scope of work on the contractor’s letterhead.
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, abatement contractors are to include the COVID-19 Special Conditions Affirmation to comply with the emergency filing procedures during the execution of emergency work. Upload the ACP COVID-19 Special Conditions Affirmation with your scope of work.
Download the ACP COVID-19 Special Conditions for Emergency Filings Affirmation
For demolitions ordered by the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) Immediate Emergency Declaration (IED), Emergency Declaration (ED), Unsafe Building (UB) Violation or Building Owners Condemnation Letter:
Download the Emergency Demolitions Filing Procedures (DEP-DOB Service Notice) for additional information.
Within 21 days of project completion (including the successful clearance air monitoring), an Asbestos Project Monitor’s Report (ACP-15 Form) must be submitted in ARTS. This report must be based on an inspection performed after the completion of all steps listed in §1-112(m) Additional Clean-up Procedures (Final) of Chapter 1, Title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York. The project monitor who prepares the report must be independent of the abatement contractor. If a project is being performed on multiple floors of a building, a separate project monitor’s report may be filed as each floor is completed. Compliance with this subdivision is the responsibility of the building owner.
Asbestos Project Amendment for ACP-7 Form (ACP-8 Form)
A modification of or deviation from the information provided in an ACP-7 Form must be reported immediately in ARTS if the change refers to the asbestos abatement contractor, air monitoring firm, amount of asbestos-containing materials to be disturbed, the dates of the project, or the project location.
*If a Building Owner’s Authorization Letter is required, it must have the owner’s signature and date.
Login to ARTS for the ACP-8 Form
Section of Floor | Building Component |
---|---|
Corridor | Ceiling |
Entire Floor | Columns |
Foyer | Elevator Door |
Ground Floor | Exit Door |
Lobby | Fire Alarm System Component |
Passageway | Fire Dampers |
Stairwell Landing | Fire Door |
Stairs | Fire Escape |
Vestibule | Fire Stopping Materials |
Riser (clarify if exposed or concealed) |
Asbestos Variance Application (ACP-9 Form)
This form must be submitted by a New York State Department of Labor Asbestos Project Designer who has been authorized by the building owner or authorized agent.
Applications for any Variance from Asbestos Control Program Rules or Part 56 of Title 12 of New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (Subpart 56-4 through 56-17) must be submitted in ARTS at least two weeks prior to commencement of work.
Work involving a variance may not commence prior to receiving application approval.
An approved variance, except for a variance from Subdivision b of 15 Rules of the City of New York § 1-22, is valid for a period of six months from the start date. An application to renew an existing variance must be submitted to DEP two weeks prior to the expiration date of the variance.
*Updated variance attachments are available in ARTS starting July 13, 2020.
Login to ARTS for the ACP-9 Form
Proposed Method of Work (Variance Proposal Letter) should include the following:
Asbestos Control Program section # and Text | Variance Justification | Alternate method | DEP Variance Attachment employed |
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§ 1-82(a) worker decontamination unit shall be located outside the work area | There is not enough space to install the worker decontamination unit directly outside the work area on this floor | Provide a detailed description that matches the layout drawing | Attachment R |
Layout Drawing should include the following:
In accordance with §3307.6.2 of the 2014 New York City Building Code, applicants should be prepared to provide verification of approved/permitted sidewalk shed for the following applications:
As per Asbestos Rules and Regulations, Title 15, Chapter 1 of the Rules of the City of New York, simultaneous abatement and full/partial demolition projects require an approved Asbestos Technical Review Unit (A-TRU) permit and 1-22(b) variance prior to the start of demolition/abatement. Abating an entire building prior to the start of demolition may pose an undue hardship to a complex or multi-phased project. This allows applicants the flexibility to phase the project so that a Department of Buildings permit can be issued before the completion of abatement activities with the following mandated stipulations:
The A-TRU will also review the corresponding 1-22(b) variance application to permit the corresponding Department of Buildings Full Demolition application prior to the completion of abatement.