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EPA/OPPTS RIN: 2070-AB20 Publication ID: Fall 1996 
Title: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Applications for Exemptions From the Ban on Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution 
Abstract: Section 6(e)(3)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) provides that the Administrator may grant, by rule, exemptions from the prohibitions on the manufacturing, processing, and distribution in commerce of PCBs upon finding: 1) that granting the exemption will not pose an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment; and 2) that good faith efforts have been made to develop a PCB substitute which does not pose an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605TSCA 6(e)(3)(B)   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/06/1994  59 FR 62875   
Final Action  12/00/1996    
Additional Information: SAN No. 2150. ^PRFA: Y
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Tony Baney
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-0514
Fax:202 566-0473
Email: baney.tony@epamail.epa.gov