# Polychlorinated Biphenyls; Manufacturing (Import) Exemption
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2007-09-18 · Effective 2008-01-07 · 72 FR 53152
## Document
- **Document number:** E7-18345
- **Category:** chemical-tsca
- **Federal Register citation:** 72 FR 53152
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 761
- **Publication date:** 2007-09-18
- **Effective date:** 2008-01-07
- **EPA docket:** EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0042
## Abstract

With certain exceptions, section 6(e)(3) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) bans the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). For purposes of TSCA, "manufacture" is defined to include import into the Customs Territory of the United States. One of these exceptions is TSCA section 6(e)(3)(B), which gives EPA authority to grant petitions to perform these activities for a period of up to 12 months, provided EPA can make certain findings by rule. On July 21, 2005, the United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), a component of the United States Department of Defense (DOD), submitted a petition to EPA to import foreign-manufactured PCBs that DOD currently owns in Japan for disposal in the United States. In this document, EPA is granting DLA's petition. This decision to grant the petition allows DLA to manufacture (i.e., import) certain PCBs for disposal.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/09/18/E7-18345/polychlorinated-biphenyls-manufacturing-import-exemption)
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