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EPA/OCSPP RIN: 2070-AJ60 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Mercury Export Ban Act (MEBA); Essential Use Exemption Instructions 
Abstract: The Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 amended section 12 of the Toxics Substances and Control Act (TSCA) to prohibit the export of elemental mercury from the United States effective January 1, 2013. The new provision in TSCA allows any person residing in the U.S. to petition the Administrator for an exemption to the export ban. If the Administrator makes certain findings listed in the Act, the Administrator may grant exemptions to the ban through notice and comment rulemaking. Through a posting on the Web site, EPA will provide the basic instructions and information related to these exemptions. Exemption requests themselves will be acted on through separate rulemakings that will be covered by a separate entry in the Regulatory Agenda, as appropriate. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 110-414   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  The mercury export ban goes into effect January 1, 2013.  01/01/2013 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Website Posting  12/00/2010    
Additional Information: SAN No. 5387.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/mercury/  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Julie Simpson
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
7404T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-1980
Email: Simpson.Julie@epa.gov

Sue Slotnick
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-1973
Email: slotnick.sue@epa.gov