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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>2060-AF62</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>199710</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2060</CODE>
            <NAME>Air and Radiation</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>AR</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2000</CODE>
            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EPA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>National VOC Emission Standards for Consumer Products</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This regulation will reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from 24 types of consumer products which are currently regulated by California and several other States. The EPA is working with consumer product manufacturers and other stakeholders to ensure that this rule is based on the best possible understanding of the industry and that it affords the flexibility to achieve the necessary emission reductions in the most sensible, cost-effective ways.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 59</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 7401 et seq</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>03/00/1997</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>  </DLINE_DESC>
            </LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
        </LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <RPLAN_INFO>
            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[This regulation will establish VOC content limits for 24 types of consumer products. These limits will reduce the VOC emissions from these products and will reflect best available controls, as defined by section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act. The consumer products category is a significant contributor of VOC emissions in ozone nonattainment areas.]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[Section 183(e) of the CAA requires that the EPA list those categories of consumer and commercial products (CCP) that account for at least 80 percent of VOC from all CCP in ozone nonattainment areas and establish a schedule for regulating the categories. The consumer products category was included on the list and schedule published March 23, 1995, and is in the group of categories to be regulated by March 1997.]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[Alternatives to requirements in the proposed rule that were or are being considered, include alternative VOC content limits; issuance of a control techniques guideline in lieu of a national rule; variances based on economic hardship; and an incentive for innovative product development. The requirements in the proposed rule are based on product reformulation, a pollution prevention method.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[The rule would impose an estimated cost of $27 million per year for consumer product manufacturers and would reduce VOC emissions from the products by an estimated 90,000 tons per year. VOC are a main component in formation of ground-level ozone which can damage lung tissue and cause serious respiratory illness.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
            <RISKS><![CDATA[In the past, the CAA has focused on reducing VOC emissions from mobile sources (cars and trucks) and stationary sources, such as power plants and factories. Requiring additional controls on these sources may be very costly for the emissions reductions achieved. Regulating consumer and commercial products may prove to be a more cost-effective way of substantially reducing VOC emissions nationwide. Consumer and commercial products, such as surface coatings, personal care products, and household cleaning products, contribute about six million tons (approximately 30 percent) annually of VOC emissions nationwide. The consumer products category is one of the largest contributors.]]></RISKS>
        </RPLAN_INFO>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/02/1996</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>61 FR 14531</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/1997</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>SAN No. 3658. ^PRFA:  Y</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Yes</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Local</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>State</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Tribal</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Bruce</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Moore</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>919 541-5460</PHONE>
                <FAX>919 541-0246</FAX>
                <EMAIL>moore.bruce@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>E143-01,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Research Triangle Park</CITY>
                    <STATE>NC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>27711</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>No</REINVENT_GOVT>
        <SIC_DESC>Soap, Detergents &amp; Cleaning Preps., Perfumes, Cosmetics &amp; Other Toilet Preps.; Agricultural Chemicals; Miscellaneous Chemical Products</SIC_DESC>
    </RIN_INFO>
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