Contact Information - Asbestos Program
Licensing
Contact the Environmental & Sanitation Licensing Branch for questions regarding licensing and applications.
Email: Environmental & Sanitation Licensing Branch
Toll-free in Texas: 800-572-5548
Phone: 512-834-6600
Mailing Address
Texas Department of State Health Services
Cash Receipts Branch - MC 2003
PO Box 149347
Austin, Texas 78714-9347
Questions about Applicability of Regulations
Contact the Environmental Operations Branch for general questions about the applicability of asbestos regulations to your renovation or demolition project, and to submit written requests for alternative control methods under Section 295.60(a)(2) of the Texas Asbestos Health Protection Rules.
Email: Asbestos Help
Phone: 512-834-6787
Complaints
Contact the Environmental Operations Branch for submission of complaints.
Email: Asbestos Help
Phone: 512-834-6787
Inspections
Contact the Surveillance Branch for questions or concerns regarding regulatory inspection activities.
Ken Ofunrein, Manager
Phone: 512-834-6770 Ext. 2451
Terry Collins, Group Manager Regions 2, 3, 4, 5N, 7, 9
Phone: 512-834-6770 Ext. 2454
Roxanna B. Vaillancourt, Group Manager Regions 6, 5S, 8, 11
Phone: 512-834-6770 Ext. 2455
Also See: DSHS Asbestos Compliance Inspectors Throughout Texas
Notifications
Contact the Notifications Group of the Inspections Branch for questions regarding asbestos notifications.
Email: Asbestos Notifications
Phone: 512-834-6747
Mailing Address for Notification Forms
Environmental Health Notifications Group
Texas Department of State Health Services
PO Box 143538
Austin, Texas 78714-3538
Mailing Address for Notification Fee Invoice Payments
Payments mailed using original pink color-coded envelope provided with your notification invoice should be emailed to the following address:
LOCKBOX – DSHS Asbestos/ Demolition Notification
PO Box 12190
Austin, Texas 78711-2190
Payments mailed without original pink color-coded envelope provided with your notification invoice should be emailed to the following address:
Cash Receipts Branch, MC 2003
Texas Department of State Health Services
PO Box 149347
Austin, Texas 78714-9347
*Note: No onsite payments of notification invoices will be accepted. Please either use the notifications online system or send your payments with invoice coupon to one of the two addresses provided above.
Compliance
Contact the Compliance Branch for questions regarding the status of enforcement actions.
Email: Asbestos Enforcement
Phone: 512-834-6665
Fax: 512-206-3777
Training Provider Approval and Training Course Notifications Questions and Submittals
Phone: 512-834-6600 or TrainingProviders@dshs.texas.gov
State Examinations
Phone: 512-834-6600 or asbestos.reg@dshs.texas.gov
Mailing Address
Texas Department of State Health Services
Cash Receipts Branch - MC 2003
PO Box 149347
Austin, Texas 78714-9347
*Note: All applications are routed through DSHS Cash Receipts Branch before being received by the Environmental & sanitation Licensing Branch.