# Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Manufacturing (Import) Exemption for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2014-09-29 · Effective 2014-10-01 · 79 FR 58266
## Document
- **Document number:** 2014-23104
- **Category:** chemical-tsca
- **Federal Register citation:** 79 FR 58266
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 761
- **Publication date:** 2014-09-29
- **Effective date:** 2014-10-01
- **EPA docket:** EPA-HQ-RCRA-2013-0396
## Abstract

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is taking final action on a petition from the United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to import foreign-manufactured polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). For purposes of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), "manufacture" is defined to include the import of chemical substances into the customs territory of the United States. With certain exceptions, section 6(e)(3) of TSCA bans the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of PCBs. One of these exceptions is TSCA section 6(e)(3)(B), which gives the EPA authority to grant petitions to import PCBs into the customs territory of the United States for a period of up to 12 months, provided the EPA can make certain findings by rule. On April 23, 2013, the EPA received a petition from DLA, a component of the United States Department of Defense (DOD), to import PCBs that DOD currently owns in Japan for disposal in the United States. The EPA is granting DLA's petition as of October 1, 2014. This decision to grant the petition allows DLA to "manufacture" (i.e., import) certain PCBs for disposal. Without an exemption granted by the EPA, DLA would not be allowed to import the PCB waste to the U.S. for proper disposal.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/09/29/2014-23104/polychlorinated-biphenyls-pcbs-manufacturing-import-exemption-for-the-defense-logistics-agency-dla)
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