straight from EPA website

[crappie josh]

Section 21 Petitions Filed with EPA Since September 2007 | Chemical Information Collection and Data Development (Testing) | USEPA

Lead for Shot, Bullets, and Fishing Sinkers

August 30, 2010 -- On August 3, 2010, the American Bird Conservancy, the Association of Avian Veterinarians, and a number of other groups submitted a petition (PDF) (2 pp. 92 kb, About PDF) and attachment (PDF) (100 pp. 901 kb, About PDF) to EPA under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) asking EPA to "prohibit the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of lead for shot, bullets, and fishing sinkers." Read EPA's letter acknowledging receipt of the petition (PDF). (1 p. 189 kb, About PDF). On August 27, 2010, EPA denied the portion of the petition relating to lead in ammunition because the Agency does not have the legal authority to regulate this type of product under TSCA. EPA will continue to evaluate the petition request regarding fishing sinkers and will consider comments submitted by September 15, 2010. Comments can be submitted at www.regulations.gov; enter Docket ID# EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0681.

[Corker]

EPA will continue to evaluate the petition request regarding fishing sinkers and will consider comments submitted by September 15, 2010.

Right. At first I missed the second part of EPA's 8/27 actions. In addition to leaving some unknown part of the petition in play, the agency shortened the comment period by a month or more. If I was trying to sneak one past fishermen, this is how I would do it.

[crappie josh]

has any one called the TV stations and asked them to look in to the matter to make this more well know and mabey do a little segment on it after all were looking at alot of jobs at steak here after all 95% of fishing tackle would be effect by this ban causing loss of millions and millions of dollars in the fishing world and not to mention the loss of all the jobs