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EPA/OPPTS RIN: 2070-AB20 Publication ID: Spring 2007 
Title: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Exemptions From the Prohibitions Against Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce 
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 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. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605 "TSCA 6(e)(3)(B)"   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM: New DOD Petition  06/00/2007    
Additional Information: SAN No. 2150;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/pcb  
Sectors Affected: 2211 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution; 31-33 Manufacturing; 5133 Telecommunications 
Agency Contact:
Tom Simons
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7404T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-0517
Fax:202 566-0473
Email: Simons.Tom@epa.gov