Thank you.
I have one sort of tentative observation, and I wish somebody from the department was here, which they will be at some point. I was reflecting on how there seems to be a tension between listing something on CEPA or not listing something on CEPA and then wanting a national approach.
I suspect that unless something is listed on CEPA, there really is no federal jurisdiction. I guess that might be one of the reasons the government did that: so that it could show some federal leadership. Even the federal jurisdiction through CEPA was not a slam dunk. It was the result of a six-to-five Supreme Court decision in the nineties.
I hope somebody picks up that question and asks one of the officials when they appear.
This has been a really great panel. I must tell you that as of five o'clock on Friday we hadn't really put the panel together completely, and I was a little concerned that we'd be thin on the panel and that it wouldn't be a success, but I think it has been one of the best panels we've had on the subject.
I want to thank all the witnesses for their insights, which are rooted in great knowledge and experience, and I would like to thank all the members for their very good questions.
We're at the end of our time for this third panel on plastics. We have another couple left. It has been a great study so far.
Thank you, Mr. Albas, for suggesting it.
On that, I'll bang the gavel and wish everyone a good evening.