{"abstract":"With certain exceptions, section 6(e)(3) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) bans the manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution in commerce of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). One of these exceptions is TSCA section 6(e)(3)(B), which gives EPA authority to grant petitions through rulemaking, to perform these banned activities for a period of up to 12 months, provided EPA can make certain findings. In January and April 2001, the United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), a component of the Department of Defense (DoD), submitted two petitions to EPA to import foreign-manufactured PCBs that DoD currently owns in Japan and Wake Island for disposal in the United States. EPA is amending its rules to grant both of DLA's petitions; this action will allow DLA to engage in the import of these PCBs for disposal.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2003/01/31/03-2344.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":761,"title":40}],"citation":"68 FR 4934","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This rule shall become effective April 18, 2003, and shall expire on April 17, 2004. This rule shall be promulgated for purposes of judicial review at 1 p.m. eastern standard time on January 31, 2003.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["OPPT-2002-0013","FRL-7288-6"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"03-2344","effective_on":"2003-04-18","end_page":4942,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2003/01/31/03-2344.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/01/31/03-2344/polychlorinated-biphenyls-manufacturing-import-exemptions","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/03-2344?publication_date=2003-01-31","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2003-01-31/03-2344/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":9,"page_views":{"count":273,"last_updated":"2026-06-27 18:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-01-31/pdf/03-2344.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2003-01-31","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2003/01/31/03-2344.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2070-AB20":{"issue":"200210","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2070-AB20/polychlorinated-biphenyls-pcbs-exemptions-from-the-prohibitions-against-manufacturing-processing-and","title":"Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Exemptions From the Prohibitions Against Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200210&RIN=2070-AB20&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["2070-AB20"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":4934,"subtype":null,"title":"Polychlorinated Biphenyls; Manufacturing (Import) Exemptions","toc_doc":"Manufacturing (including import), processing, and distribution in commerce; exceptions","toc_subject":"Toxic substances:","topics":["Environmental protection","Hazardous substances","Labeling","Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's)","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Rule","volume":68}