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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AL94 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Process for Exempting Emergency Uses of Methyl Bromide 
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, this rule would seek to create an exemption for emergency uses of methyl bromide, an ozone depleting substance. This exemption will be limited to no more than 20 metric tons per emergency event. This rule would define what qualifies as an emergency use. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 82   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7671 to 7671q   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  To Be Determined    
Final Action  To Be Determined    
Additional Information: SAN No. 4819
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr  
Sectors Affected: 111 Crop Production; 115 Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry; 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing; 42469 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers; 56171 Exterminating and Pest Control Services 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jeremy Arling
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 6205T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 343-9055
Fax:202 343-2338
Email: arling.jeremy@epa.gov