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        <RIN>2050-AG42</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200904</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2050</CODE>
            <NAME>Solid Waste and Emergency Response</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>SWER</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2000</CODE>
            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EPA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Manufacturing (Import) Exemption For Disposal</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[Section 6(e)(3)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) provides that the Administrator may grant, by rule, exemptions from the prohibitions against manufacturing, processing and distribution in commerce of PCBs upon finding that 1) no unreasonable risk to health or the environment will occur, and 2) good faith efforts have been made by the petitioner to develop a substitute for PCB which does not pose an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. This entry is intended to capture petitions that request an exemption to dispose of PCBs. These petitions are managed by the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. Any petitions for exemptions to manufacture PCBs other than for disposal are still managed by the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, and are captured by a separate Regulatory Agenda entry.
 
Currently, one petition is pending. On November 14, 2006, Veolia ES Technical Solutions submitted a petition to EPA to import up to 20,000 tons of PCB waste from Mexico for disposal at Veolia's TSCA-approved facility in Port Arthur, Texas. As a result of a public hearing, EPA forwarded a number of questions to Veolia to assist in clarifying material substantive to a rulemaking. Due to time constraints placed on the facility personnel from Hurricane Ike recovery efforts, Veolia has not yet responded to the questions. Additionally, EPA is still gathering additional information to ensure a complete and accurate record for the rulemaking.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Long-Term Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 761</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 USC 2605 &quot;TSCA 6(e)(3)(B)&quot;</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM: Veolia Petition</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/06/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 12053</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Extension of Comment Period Notice</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/21/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 21299</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice of Informal Public Hearing</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/19/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 28786</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final: Veolia Petition</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>To Be Determined</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>SAN No. 2150.2; EPA publication information: NPRM: Veolia Petition - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2008/March/Day-06/t4429.pdf; Split from RIN 2070-AB20.; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0123</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www.epa.gov/pcb</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Yes</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>William</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Noggle</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2050</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Land and Emergency Management</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OLEM</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 566-1306</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>noggle.william@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Frank</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>McAlister</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2050</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Land and Emergency Management</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OLEM</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>703 308-8196</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 566-0473</FAX>
                <EMAIL>mcalister.frank@epamail.epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>7404T,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
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