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        <RIN>2060-AQ84</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201210</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>Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances--Fire Protection</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This direct final action would list as acceptable (subject to use restrictions) three substitutes for ozone-depleting halons used in the fire suppression and explosion protection sector under EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program. The SNAP Program evaluates substitutes for ozone-depleting substances and publishes lists of acceptable and unacceptable substitutes. The intended effect of the SNAP Program is to support the transition away from ozone-depleting substances through review of substitutes and their effects on human health and the environment. Halons are chemicals that were once widely used in the fire protection sector, but new production has been banned in the U.S. since 1994 because their emissions into the atmosphere are highly destructive to the stratospheric ozone layer. This rulemaking lists three substitutes as acceptable, subject to use restrictions, for ozone-depleting halons in the fire suppression and explosion protection sector. Two of the substitutes are for use as total flooding agents to replace halon 1301, and one substitute is for use as a streaming agent to replace halon 1211. This action provides users of specialized fire protection systems with additional flexibility in choosing alternatives to ozone-depleting halons. The primary users for these fire suppressants are specialty industrial and commercial fire protection applications.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</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 82</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 7414</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 7601</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 7671 to 7671(q)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/19/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 58081</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Direct Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/19/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 58035</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/00/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Docket #:EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0111</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/fire/</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <NAICS_LIST>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>238210</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>325998</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>332919</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>334290</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>336411</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Aircraft Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>336413</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>336611</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Ship Building and Repairing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>339999</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
        </NAICS_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Bella</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Maranion</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 343-9749</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 343-2363</FAX>
                <EMAIL>Maranion.Bella@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>6205J,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Cindy</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Newberg</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 343-9729</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 343-2338</FAX>
                <EMAIL>newberg.cindy@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 6205T,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
    </RIN_INFO>
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