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EPA/OPPTS RIN: 2070-AB20 Publication ID: Spring 1997 
Title: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Exemptions From the Prohibitions Against Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce; New Applications and Renewals 
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 against manufacturing, processing and distribution in commerce of PCBs upon finding that 1) no unreasonable risk to health and 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. In addition, the Interim Procedural Rules were amended to require certain petitioners to reapply for EPA approval to continue PCB activities previously approved by EPA. Rules were amended to require certain petitioners to reapply for EPA approval to continue PCB activities previously approved by EPA. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605TSCA 6(e)(3)(B)   
Additional Information: SAN No. 2150. ^PRFA: N
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