2060-AS38 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2060 Air and Radiation AR 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Extension of the Laboratory and Analytical Use Exemption for Essential Class I Ozone-Depleting Substances

The Laboratory and Analytical Use Exemption allows for the limited production and import of small quantities of ozone-depleting substances for use in laboratories. Laboratory uses include equipment calibration; use as extraction solvents, diluents or carriers for chemical analysis; and biochemical research. This exemption is permitted under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer but is currently set to expire on December 31, 2014. The Parties to the Montreal Protocol are expected to take action to renew this exemption in November 2014. The lab use exemption in EPA's regulations is currently in effect only through December 31, 2014, consistent with the date under the Montreal Protocol. This rule would extend its effectiveness.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 40 CFR 82 42 USC 7414 42 USC 7601 42 USC 7671 to 7671q No NPRM 11/10/2014 79 FR 66679 NPRM Comment Period End 12/10/2014 Final Rule 02/00/2015 Docket #:EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0621 No No Federal No No http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/exemptions/laboratory.html 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing No No Jeremy Arling 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 202 343-9055 202 343-2338 arling.jeremy@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 6205T, Washington DC 20460 David Donaldson 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 202 343-9086 donaldson.david@epa.gov 6205T, Washington DC 20460