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        <RIN>2060-AR89</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201310</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2060</CODE>
            <NAME>Air and Radiation</NAME>
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            <CODE>2000</CODE>
            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EPA</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Technical Updates to HTS Codes and Party Ratification Status Under the Montreal Protocol</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This action is a technical update to address outdated appendices in the stratospheric protection regulations as well as associated outdated regulatory text language. First, appendix C (a list of Parties to the Montreal Protocol as of January 2003) will be deleted and regulatory text will refer to the Ozone Secretariat's website for lists of countries that have ratified various amendments of the Montreal Protocol. This will help clarify those countries the Unites States is able to trade with per ratification status and decisions of the Montreal Protocol. Referring to the Montreal Protocol website will increase certainty by avoiding the need for future updates to ratification status. The regulatory text will be updated to reflect that developing countries are now subject to control requirements on hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and therefore the Montreal Protocol's HCFC trade provisions now apply to trade with these countries. Second, appendix K will be updated to reflect the current harmonized tariff schedule (HTS) codes associated with ozone-depleting substances. This will help importers identify what HTS code they should use.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed 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 7671c(d)(6)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2013</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Direct Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2013</TTBL_DATE>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Docket #:EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0600</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/strathome.html</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <NAICS_LIST>
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                <NAICS_CD>325120</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Industrial Gas Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>424690</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
        </NAICS_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Yes</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Staci</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Gatica</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 343-9469</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 343-2338</FAX>
                <EMAIL>Gatica.Staci@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>Elizabeth</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Whiteley</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 343-9310</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>whiteley.elizabeth@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>6205J, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
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