According to a press release that was sent out by the Environmental Protection Agency less than 30 minutes ago, they claim that the Center for Biological Diversity and others did, in fact, file a petition to ban lead ammunition. The release states that this particular petition was denied for legal authority reasons.
“EPA today denied a petition submitted by several outside groups for the agency to implement a ban on the production and distribution of lead hunting ammunition. EPA reached this decision because the agency does not have the legal authority to regulate this type of product under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) – nor is the agency seeking such authority.
“This petition, which was submitted to EPA at the beginning of this month, is one of hundreds of petitions submitted to EPA by outside groups each year. This petition was filed under TSCA, which requires the agency to review and respond within 90 days.”
While it appears that my opinion from a previous post was accurate, the bad news in this petition is that the EPA will entertain a second part of the petition and consider the banning of lead sinkers used in fishing tackle.
EPA provides a link for those interested in comment directly on the lead fishing tackle portion.
Tom Remington
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