View Rule

View EO 12866 Meetings Printer-Friendly Version     Download RIN Data in XML

EPA/OCSPP RIN: 2070-AJ64 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: Lead Wheel Weights; Regulatory Investigation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 
Abstract:

In 2009, EPA initiated a proceeding in response to a citizen's petition under section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to investigate potential lead hazards associated with the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of lead wheel balancing weights ("wheel weights"). Lead is highly toxic, especially to young children. According to a U.S. Geological Survey study in 2003, 65,000 tons of lead wheel weights were in use in the United States and approximately 2,000 tons of these weights were lost from vehicles into the environment. Voluntary actions on the part of U.S. auto manufactures and a European Union ban on their use has reduced the number of lead wheel weights, but they continue to be a predominant product in the tire replacement market.

 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2625 Toxic Substances Control Act   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  04/03/2024  89 FR 22972   
Notice  12/00/2024 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/lead/  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Sean Duenser
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 343-9157
Email: duenser.sean@epa.gov

Victoria Ellenbogen
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
Mail Code 7404M, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-2053
Email: ellenbogen.victoria@epa.gov