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RIN: 2070-AJ38

Publication ID: Fall 2010

Title: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Reassessment of Use Authorizations
Abstract: EPA's regulations governing the use of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in electrical equipment and other applications were first issued in the late 1970s and have not been updated since 1998. EPA is initiating rulemaking to reexamine these ongoing PCB uses with an eye to ending or phasing out uses that can no longer be justified under section 6(e) of the Toxics Substances and Control Act (TSCA), which requires that EPA determine certain authorized uses will not present an unreasonable risk of injury to health and the environment.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605 TSCA 6(e)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	04/07/2010	75 FR 17645
ANPRM Extension of Comment Period End	06/16/2010	75 FR 34076
NPRM	05/00/2012

Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0757
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/epawaste/hazard/tsd/pcbs/index.htm
Sectors Affected: 22 Utilities; 31-33 Manufacturing
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: John Smith Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 7404T, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-0512 Fax:202 566-0473 Email: Smith.JohnH@epa.gov Robert Courtnage Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 7404T, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-1081 Email: courtnage.robert@epa.gov