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EPA/OPPTS RIN: 2070-AJ38 Publication ID: Spring 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 EPA to determine that 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: Prerule Stage 
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 Comment Period End  07/06/2010    
Additional Information: SAN No. 5256.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
John Smith
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-0512
Fax:202 566-0473
Email: Smith.JohnH@epa.gov

Christine Zachek
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-2219
Email: Zachek.Christine@epa.gov