Środowisko i energia · 6.12.1994

Polychlorinated Biphenyls; Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce; Proposed Decisions on Exemption Petitions

Section 6(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) bans the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, and the use of PCBs unless the PCBs are totally enclosed. Section 6(e) gives EPA authority, however, to allow these activities if the Administrator finds that they will not present an unreasonable risk of injury to health and the environment. This proposed rule addresses 19 individual petitions under TSCA section 6(e)(3)(B) for exemptions from the prohibition against the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). In this proposed rule EPA proposes to deny eight petitions and to grant seven petitions; four petitions were withdrawn by the petitioners. DATES: Written main comments on this proposed rule must be received by February 6, 1995. If requested in writing by December 20, 1994, an informal hearing will be held in Washington, DC on a date to be announced later.