He was addressing a public meeting of the Policing Board in Belfast.
Mr Byrne was speaking after the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) last week appeared to place a question mark over the continuation of the 1994 ceasefires.
The chief constable also appealed for people to "calm the rhetoric".
Mr Byrne added: "We are far from complacent and we will continue to remain vigilant."
He acknowledged ongoing "tensions and palpable frustrations" among loyalists over the Brexit/NI Protocol arrangements.
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He said police had examined the LCC letter and are of the view there is nothing of a criminal nature contained within it.
The LCC letter was sent to the leaders of the four unionist parties and warned of "dire consequences" should joint London-Dublin rule be imposed in the continued absence of Stormont.
The Northern Ireland Office has stated joint authority is not under consideration.
With many thanks to: BBC News (NI) and Julian O'Neill (Home Affairs Correspondent) for the original story.
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