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EPA/OCSPP RIN: 2070-AC21 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Lead Fishing Sinkers; Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce 
Abstract: In 1991, EPA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in response to a citizen's petition filed by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Federation of Fly Fishers, Trumpeter Swan Society, and North American Loon Fund under section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The petition asked EPA to initiate rulemaking proceedings under section 6 of TSCA to require that the sale of lead fishing sinkers be accompanied by an appropriate label or notice warning that such products are toxic to wildlife. In 1994, EPA proposed a rule under section 6(a) of TSCA to prohibit the manufacturing, processing, and distribution in commerce in the United States, of certain smaller size fishing sinkers containing lead and zinc, and mixed with other substances, including those made of brass. EPA intends to re-evaluate the 1994 proposal. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605 TSCA 6   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  05/13/1991  56 FR 22096   
NPRM  03/09/1994  59 FR 11122   
Supplemental NPRM  To Be Determined    
Additional Information: SAN No. 3252
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/lead/  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Christina Wadlington
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
7404T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-1859
Fax:202 566-0471
Email: Wadlington.Christina@epa.gov

Tom Simons
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
7404T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-0517
Fax:202 566-0473
Email: Simons.Tom@epa.gov