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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. |
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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:
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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 |