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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Air and Radiation</NAME>
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            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2013 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[Methyl bromide was phased out under the Clean Air Act and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 2005, except for limited exemptions. This action authorizes uses that qualify for the 2013 critical use exemption and specifies the amount of methyl bromide that may be produced or imported for those uses. This rule also amends the regulatory framework to remove certain requirements related to sale of pre-phaseout inventory for critical uses. EPA is taking this action under the authority of the Clean Air Act to reflect a consensus decision taken by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer at the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Parties.]]></ABSTRACT>
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        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 82</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 7671c(d)(6)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/14/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 74435</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/22/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 43797</FR_CITATION>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Docket #:EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0280</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>http://www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0280</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
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                <NAICS_CD>111219</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>111332</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Grape Vineyards</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
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                <NAICS_CD>111333</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Strawberry Farming</NAICS_DESC>
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            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>111334</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Berry (except Strawberry) Farming</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>111335</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Tree Nut Farming</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>111336</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Fruit and Tree Nut Combination Farming</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>111339</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>111421</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Nursery and Tree Production</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>111422</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Floriculture Production</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>115112</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>115114</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>311111</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>311211</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Flour Milling</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>311212</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Rice Milling</NAICS_DESC>
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                <NAICS_CD>311822</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Flour Mixes and Dough Manufacturing from Purchased Flour</NAICS_DESC>
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            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>325320</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
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                <NAICS_CD>493110</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>General Warehousing and Storage</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>493130</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Farm Product Warehousing and Storage</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
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        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Yes</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Jeremy</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Arling</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 343-9055</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 343-2338</FAX>
                <EMAIL>arling.jeremy@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>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>David</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Donaldson</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 343-9086</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>donaldson.david@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>6205T,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
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