DIY Asbestos abatement in Los Angeles?

[Chad Green]

Perhaps this isn't the best place to post this question.  If anyone has any suggestion of a better place, please let me know!

Bought an older house in Los Angeles (City), started doing some light demo, then thought it's best to stop and get things tested for asbestos before I really started tearing things out. Had a company collect and test a bunch of samples, found that some of the materials contain asbestos, including material I had already "damaged" (e.g., linoleum floor, of which I removed a few square inches). Company states the following:

" Due to the presence of damaged asbestos containing materials and debris, a Procedure 5 (P5) cleanup plan is required to be generated by a Certified Asbestos Consultant (CAC), such as JLM Environmental, and approved by the SCAQMD prior to asbestos abatement in accordance with SCAQMD Rule 1403."

A few questions:

Does the company report its findings to any government agency?

Am I obligated to hire professionals / certified people to submit a cleanup plan and then also to clean it up? The FAQ for SCAQMD Rule 1403 (http://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/compliance/Asbestos-Demolition-/1403-frequently-asked-questions.pdf) states the following:

- Survey requirements do not apply to an owner-occupant of a residential single-unit dwelling who resides at the property and solely and personally conducts a renovation activity at that dwelling

- No Notifications are required for ... Renovations by owner-occupants of single-family residences.

So I understand those above two points to mean that I don't need to involve any further professionals and I can proceed to carefully take care of this on my own (I'm in the process of educating myself on proper abatement methodology).

Anything else I should know?