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RIN: 2070-AC21

Publication ID: Spring 2010

Title: Lead Fishing Sinkers; Response to Citizens' Petition and Proposed Ban
Abstract: In 1991, EPA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in response to a citizens' petition filed by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Federation of Fly Fishers, Trumpeter Swan Society, and North American Loon Fund under section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The petition asked EPA to initiate rulemaking proceedings under section 6 of TSCA to require that the sale of lead fishing sinkers be accompanied by an appropriate label or notice warning that such products are toxic to wildlife. In 1994, EPA proposed a rule under section 6(a) of TSCA to prohibit the manufacturing, processing, and distribution in commerce in the United States, of certain smaller size fishing sinkers containing lead and zinc, and mixed with other substances, including those made of brass. EPA intends to re-evaluate the 1994 proposal.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 745
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2605 TSCA 6

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	05/13/1991	56 FR 22096
NPRM	03/09/1994	59 FR 11122
Supplemental NPRM	To Be Determined

Additional Information: SAN No. 3252.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/oppt/lead/
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Doreen Cantor Environmental Protection Agency Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances 7404T, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-0486 Fax:202 566-0471 Email: cantor.doreen@epa.gov Julie Simpson Environmental Protection Agency Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances 7404T, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-1980 Email: Simpson.Julie@epa.gov